113 HR 2642 PCS: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-07-16
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Federal Agriculture Reform and
Risk Management Act of 2013
.
(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
Sec. 1101. Repeal of direct payments.
Sec. 1102. Repeal of counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of average crop revenue election
program.
Sec. 1104. Definitions.
Sec. 1105. Base acres.
Sec. 1106. Payment yields.
Sec. 1107. Farm risk management election.
Sec. 1108. Producer agreements.
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 program.
Subtitle D—Dairy
Part I—Dairy Producer Margin Insurance Program
Sec. 1401. Dairy producer margin insurance program.
Sec. 1402. Rulemaking.
Part II—Repeal or reauthorization of other dairy-related
provisions
Sec. 1411. Repeal of dairy product price support and milk
income loss contract programs.
Sec. 1412. Repeal of dairy export incentive
program.
Sec. 1413. Extension of dairy forward pricing
program.
Sec. 1414. Extension of dairy indemnity program.
Sec. 1415. Extension of dairy promotion and research
program.
Sec. 1416. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review
Commission.
Part III—Effective date
Sec. 1421. Effective date.
Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Programs
Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster
assistance.
Sec. 1502. National Drought Council and National Drought Policy
Action Plan.
Subtitle F—Administration
Sec. 1601. Administration generally.
Sec. 1602. Repeal of permanent price support
authority.
Sec. 1603. Payment limitations.
Sec. 1603A. Payments limited to active farmers.
Sec. 1604. Adjusted gross income limitation.
Sec. 1605. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers.
Sec. 1606. Personal liability of producers for
deficiencies.
Sec. 1607. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving
payments under farm commodity programs.
Sec. 1608. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1609. Assignment of payments.
Sec. 1610. Tracking of benefits.
Sec. 1611. Signature authority.
Sec. 1612. Implementation.
Sec. 1613. Protection of producer information.
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. Effective date.
Subtitle B—Conservation Stewardship Program
Sec. 2101. Conservation stewardship program.
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives
Program
Sec. 2201. Purposes.
Sec. 2202. Establishment and administration.
Sec. 2203. Evaluation of applications.
Sec. 2204. Duties of producers.
Sec. 2205. Limitation on payments.
Sec. 2206. Conservation innovation grants and
payments.
Sec. 2207. Effective date.
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. Agricultural management assistance
program.
Sec. 2507. Emergency watershed protection program.
Subtitle G—Funding and Administration
Sec. 2601. Funding.
Sec. 2602. Technical assistance.
Sec. 2603. Reservation of funds to provide assistance to
certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access.
Sec. 2604. Annual report on program enrollments and
assistance.
Sec. 2605. Review of conservation practice
standards.
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.
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. Technical amendments.
Title III—Trade
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act
Sec. 3001. General authority.
Sec. 3002. Support for organizations through which 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. General provisions.
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. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3013. Micronutrient fortification programs.
Sec. 3014. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer
Program.
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
Sec. 3101. Funding for 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.
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. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign
Agricultural Services.
Sec. 3208. Department of Agriculture certificates of
origin.
Title IV—Credit
Subtitle A—Farm ownership loans
Sec. 4001. Eligibility for farm ownership loans.
Sec. 4002. Conservation loan and loan guarantee
program.
Sec. 4003. Down payment loan program.
Sec. 4004. Elimination of mineral rights appraisal
requirement.
Subtitle B—Operating loans
Sec. 4101. Eligibility for farm operating loans.
Sec. 4102. Elimination of rural residency requirement for
operating loans to youth.
Sec. 4103. Authority to waive personal liability for youth
loans due to circumstances beyond borrower control.
Sec. 4104. Microloans.
Subtitle C—Emergency loans
Sec. 4201. Eligibility for emergency loans.
Subtitle D—Administrative provisions
Sec. 4301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development
accounts pilot program.
Sec. 4302. Eligible beginning farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 4303. Loan authorization levels.
Sec. 4304. Priority for participation loans.
Sec. 4305. Loan fund set-asides.
Sec. 4306. Conforming amendment to borrower training provision,
relating to eligibility changes.
Subtitle E—State agricultural mediation programs
Sec. 4401. State agricultural mediation programs.
Subtitle F—Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated
land
Sec. 4501. Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated
land.
Title V—Rural development
Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act
Sec. 5001. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility
grants.
Sec. 5002. Rural business opportunity grants.
Sec. 5003. Elimination of reservation of community facilities
grant program funds.
Sec. 5004. Utilization of loan guarantees for community
facilities.
Sec. 5005. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider
program.
Sec. 5006. Tribal college and university essential community
facilities.
Sec. 5007. Essential community facilities technical assistance
and training.
Sec. 5008. Emergency and imminent community water assistance
grant program.
Sec. 5009. Household water well systems.
Sec. 5010. Rural business and industry loan
program.
Sec. 5011. Rural cooperative development grants.
Sec. 5012. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products.
Sec. 5013. Intermediary relending program.
Sec. 5014. Rural college coordinated strategy.
Sec. 5015. Rural water and waste disposal
infrastructure.
Sec. 5016. Simplified applications.
Sec. 5017. Grants for NOAA weather radio
transmitters.
Sec. 5018. Rural microentrepreneur assistance
program.
Sec. 5019. Delta Regional Authority.
Sec. 5020. Northern Great Plains Regional
Authority.
Sec. 5021. Rural business investment program.
Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936
Sec. 5101. Relending for certain purposes.
Sec. 5102. Fees for certain loan guarantees.
Sec. 5103. Rural utilities service contracting
authority.
Sec. 5104. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for
electrification or telephone purposes.
Sec. 5105. Expansion of 911 access.
Sec. 5106. Access to broadband telecommunications services in
rural areas.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Sec. 5201. Distance learning and telemedicine.
Sec. 5202. Value-added agricultural market development program
grants.
Sec. 5203. Agriculture innovation center demonstration
program.
Sec. 5204. Program metrics.
Sec. 5205. Study of rural transportation issues.
Sec. 5206. Certain Federal actions not to be considered
major.
Sec. 5207. Telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
areas.
Sec. 5208. Regional economic and infrastructure
development.
Title VI—Research, Extension, and Related Matters
Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977
Sec. 6101. Option to be included as non-land-grant college of
agriculture.
Sec. 6102. National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
Sec. 6103. Specialty crop committee.
Sec. 6104. Veterinary services grant program.
Sec. 6105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture
sciences education.
Sec. 6106. Policy research centers.
Sec. 6107. Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health
promotion research program.
Sec. 6108. Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical
and agricultural research.
Sec. 6109. Nutrition education program.
Sec. 6110. Continuing animal health and disease research
programs.
Sec. 6111. Repeal of appropriations for research on national or
regional problems.
Sec. 6112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences
facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University.
Sec. 6113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science
facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions.
Sec. 6114. Repeal of national research and training virtual
centers.
Sec. 6115. Hispanic-serving institutions.
Sec. 6116. Competitive Grants Program for Hispanic Agricultural
Workers and Youth.
Sec. 6117. Competitive grants for international agricultural
science and education programs.
Sec. 6118. Repeal of research equipment grants.
Sec. 6119. University research.
Sec. 6120. Extension service.
Sec. 6121. Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative
requirements.
Sec. 6122. Supplemental and alternative crops.
Sec. 6123. Capacity building grants for NLGCA
institutions.
Sec. 6124. Aquaculture assistance programs.
Sec. 6125. Rangeland research programs.
Sec. 6126. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and
response.
Sec. 6127. Distance education and resident instruction grants
program for insular area institutions of higher education.
Sec. 6128. Matching funds requirement.
Sec. 6129. Sense of Congress regarding expansion of the land
grant program to include enhanced funding and additional
institutions.
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990
Sec. 6201. Best utilization of biological
applications.
Sec. 6202. Integrated management systems.
Sec. 6203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and
transfer program.
Sec. 6204. National training program.
Sec. 6205. National Genetics Resources Program.
Sec. 6206. Repeal of National Agricultural Weather Information
System.
Sec. 6207. Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension
program.
Sec. 6208. Repeal of agricultural genome
initiative.
Sec. 6209. High-priority research and extension
initiatives.
Sec. 6210. Repeal of nutrient management research and extension
initiative.
Sec. 6211. Organic agriculture research and extension
initiative.
Sec. 6212. Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and
energy efficiency research and extension initiative.
Sec. 6213. Farm business management.
Sec. 6214. Centers of excellence.
Sec. 6215. Repeal of red meat safety research
center.
Sec. 6216. Assistive technology program for farmers with
disabilities.
Sec. 6217. National rural information center
clearinghouse.
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998
Sec. 6301. Relevance and merit of agricultural research,
extension, and education funded by the Department.
Sec. 6302. Integrated research, education, and extension
competitive grants program.
Sec. 6303. Repeal of coordinated program of research,
extension, and education to improve viability of small and medium size dairy,
livestock, and poultry operations.
Sec. 6304. Fusarium Graminearum grants.
Sec. 6305. Repeal of Bovine Johne's disease control
program.
Sec. 6306. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 6307. Specialty crop research initiative.
Sec. 6308. Food animal residue avoidance database
program.
Sec. 6309. Repeal of national swine research
center.
Sec. 6310. Office of pest management policy.
Sec. 6311. Repeal of studies of agricultural research,
extension, and education.
Subtitle D—Other Laws
Sec. 6401. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
Sec. 6402. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
1994.
Sec. 6403. Research Facilities Act.
Sec. 6404. Repeal of carbon cycle research.
Sec. 6405. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant
Act.
Sec. 6406. Renewable Resources Extension Act of
1978.
Sec. 6407. National Aquaculture Act of
1980.
Sec. 6408. Repeal of use of remote sensing data.
Sec. 6409. Repeal of reports under Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002.
Sec. 6410. Beginning farmer and rancher development
program.
Sec. 6411. Inclusion of American Samoa, Federated States of
Micronesia, and Northern Mariana Islands as a State under McIntire-Stennis
Cooperative Forestry Act.
Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008
Part 1—Agricultural Security
Sec. 6501. Agricultural biosecurity communication
center.
Sec. 6502. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural
biosecurity planning, preparation, and response.
Sec. 6503. Research and development of agricultural
countermeasures.
Sec. 6504. Agricultural biosecurity grant program.
Part 2—Miscellaneous
Sec. 6511. Enhanced use lease authority pilot
program.
Sec. 6512. Grazinglands research laboratory.
Sec. 6513. Budget submission and funding.
Sec. 6514. Research and education grants for the study of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Sec. 6515. Repeal of farm and ranch stress assistance
network.
Sec. 6516. Repeal of seed distribution.
Sec. 6517. Natural products research program.
Sec. 6518. Sun grant program.
Sec. 6519. Repeal of study and report on food
deserts.
Sec. 6520. Repeal of agricultural and rural transportation
research and education.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 6601. Agreements with nonprofit organizations for National
Arboretum.
Sec. 6602. Cotton Disease Research Report.
Sec. 6603. Acceptance of facility for Agricultural Research
Service.
Sec. 6604. Miscellaneous technical corrections.
Sec. 6605. Legitimacy of industrial hemp research.
Title VII—Forestry
Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain Forestry Programs
Sec. 7001. Forest land enhancement program.
Sec. 7002. Watershed forestry assistance program.
Sec. 7003. Expired cooperative national forest products
marketing program.
Sec. 7004. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land
national resources leadership program.
Sec. 7005. Tribal watershed forestry assistance
program.
Sec. 7006. Separate Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals
process.
Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Cooperative Forestry Assistance
Act of 1978 Programs
Sec. 7101. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest
resources.
Sec. 7102. Forest Legacy Program.
Sec. 7103. Community forest and open space conservation
program.
Subtitle C—Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related
Laws
Sec. 7201. Rural revitalization technologies.
Sec. 7202. Office of International Forestry.
Sec. 7203. Change in funding source for healthy forests reserve
program.
Sec. 7204. Stewardship end result contracting project
authority.
Subtitle D—National Forest Critical Area Response
Sec. 7301. Definitions.
Sec. 7302. Designation of critical areas.
Sec. 7303. Application of expedited procedures and activities
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to critical areas.
Sec. 7304. Good neighbor authority.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 7401. Revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and
analysis.
Sec. 7402. Forest Service participation in ACES
Program.
Sec. 7403. Green science and technology transfer research under
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.
Sec. 7404. Extension of stewardship contracts authority
regarding use of designation by prescription to all thinning sales under
National Forest Management Act of 1976.
Sec. 7405. Reimbursement of fire funds expended by a State for
management and suppression of certain wildfires.
Sec. 7406. Ability of National Forest System lands to meet
needs of local wood producing facilities for raw materials.
Sec. 7407. Report on the National Forest System
roads.
Sec. 7408. Forest Service large airtanker and aerial asset
firefighting recapitalization pilot program.
Sec. 7409. Land conveyance, Jefferson National Forest in Wise
County, Virginia.
Sec. 7410. Categorical exclusion for forest projects in
response to emergencies.
Title VIII—Energy
Sec. 8001. Definition of renewable energy system.
Sec. 8002. Biobased markets program.
Sec. 8003. Biorefinery assistance.
Sec. 8004. Repowering assistance program.
Sec. 8005. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels.
Sec. 8006. Biodiesel Fuel Education Program.
Sec. 8007. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 8008. Biomass Research and Development.
Sec. 8009. Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy
Producers.
Sec. 8010. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
Sec. 8011. Community wood energy program.
Sec. 8012. Repeal of biofuels infrastructure study.
Sec. 8013. Repeal of renewable fertilizer study.
Sec. 8014. Energy efficiency report for USDA
facilities.
Title IX—Horticulture
Sec. 9001. Specialty crops market news allocation.
Sec. 9002. Repeal of grant program to improve movement of
specialty crops.
Sec. 9003. Farmers market and local food promotion
program.
Sec. 9004. Organic agriculture.
Sec. 9005. Investigations and enforcement of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990.
Sec. 9006. Food safety education initiatives.
Sec. 9007. Specialty crop block grants.
Sec. 9008. Department of Agriculture consultation regarding
enforcement of certain labor law provisions.
Sec. 9009. Report on honey.
Sec. 9010. Bulk shipments of apples to Canada.
Sec. 9011. Consolidation of plant pest and disease management
and disaster prevention programs.
Sec. 9012. Modification, cancellation, or suspension on basis
of a biological opinion.
Sec. 9013. Use and discharges of authorized
pesticides.
Sec. 9014. Seed not pesticide or device for purposes of
importation.
Sec. 9015. Stay of regulations related to Christmas Tree
Promotion, Research, and Information Order.
Sec. 9016. Study on proposed order pertaining to sulfuryl
fluoride.
Sec. 9017. Study on local and regional food production and
program evaluation.
Sec. 9018. Annual report on invasive species.
Title X—Crop Insurance
Sec. 10001. Information sharing.
Sec. 10002. Publication of information on violations of
prohibition on premium adjustments.
Sec. 10003. Supplemental coverage option.
Sec. 10004. Premium amounts for catastrophic risk
protection.
Sec. 10005. Repeal of performance-based discount.
Sec. 10006. Permanent enterprise unit subsidy.
Sec. 10007. Enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated
crops.
Sec. 10008. Data collection.
Sec. 10009. Adjustment in actual production history to
establish insurable yields.
Sec. 10010. Submission and review of policies.
Sec. 10011. Equitable relief for specialty crop
policies.
Sec. 10012. Budget limitations on renegotiation of the standard
reinsurance agreement.
Sec. 10013. Crop production on native sod.
Sec. 10014. Coverage levels by practice.
Sec. 10015. Beginning farmer and rancher
provisions.
Sec. 10016. Stacked income protection plan for producers of
upland cotton.
Sec. 10017. Peanut revenue crop insurance.
Sec. 10018. Authority to correct errors.
Sec. 10019. Implementation.
Sec. 10020. Research and development priorities.
Sec. 10021. Additional research and development contracting
requirements.
Sec. 10022. Program compliance partnerships.
Sec. 10023. Pilot programs.
Sec. 10024. Technical amendments.
Sec. 10025. Advance public notice of crop insurance policy and
plan changes.
Title XI—Miscellaneous
Subtitle A—Livestock
Sec. 11101. Repeal of the National Sheep Industry Improvement
Center.
Sec. 11102. Repeal of certain regulations under the Packers and
Stockyards Act, 1921.
Sec. 11103. Trichinae certification program.
Sec. 11104. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.
Sec. 11105. Country of origin labeling.
Sec. 11106. National animal health laboratory
network.
Sec. 11107. Repeal of duplicative catfish inspection
program.
Sec. 11108. National Poultry Improvement Program.
Sec. 11109. Report on bovine tuberculosis in Texas.
Sec. 11110. Economic fraud in wild and farm-raised
seafood.
Subtitle B—Socially disadvantaged producers and limited
resource producers
Sec. 11201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 11202. Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
Sec. 11203. Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy
Research Center.
Sec. 11204. Receipt for service or denial of service from
certain department of agriculture agencies.
Subtitle C—Other miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 11301. Grants to improve supply, stability, safety, and
training of agricultural labor force.
Sec. 11302. Program benefit eligibility status for participants
in high plains water study.
Sec. 11303. Office of Tribal Relations.
Sec. 11304. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison.
Sec. 11305. Prohibition on keeping GSA leased cars
overnight.
Sec. 11306. Noninsured crop assistance program.
Sec. 11307. Ensuring high standards for agency use of
scientific information.
Sec. 11308. Evaluation required for purposes of prohibition on
closure or relocation of county offices for the Farm Service
Agency.
Sec. 11309. Acer access and development program.
Sec. 11310. Regulatory review by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Sec. 11311. Prohibition on attending an animal fighting venture
or causing a minor to attend an animal fighting venture.
Sec. 11312. Prohibition against interference by State and local
governments with production or manufacture of items in other
States.
Sec. 11313. Increased protection for agricultural interests in
the Missouri River Basin.
Sec. 11314. Increased protection for agricultural interests in
the Black Dirt region.
Sec. 11315. Protection of honey bees and other
pollinators.
Sec. 11316. Produce represented as grown in the United States
when it is not in fact grown in the United States.
Sec. 11317. Urban agriculture coordination.
Sec. 11318. Sense of Congress on increased business
opportunities for black farmers, women, minorities, and small
businesses.
Sec. 11319. Sense of Congress regarding agriculture security
programs.
Sec. 11320. Report on water sharing.
Sec. 11321. Scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food
Safety Modernization Act.
Sec. 11322. Improved Department of Agriculture consideration of
economic impact of regulations on small business.
Sec. 11323. Silvicultural activities.
Sec. 11324. Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure rule.
Sec. 11325. Agricultural producer information
disclosure.
Sec. 11326. Report on National Ocean Policy.
Sec. 11327. Sunsetting of programs.
Subtitle D—Chesapeake Bay Accountability and
Recovery
Sec. 11401. Short title.
Sec. 11402. Chesapeake Bay Crosscut Budget.
Sec. 11403. Restoration through adaptive
management.
Sec. 11404. Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay
Program.
Sec. 11405. Definitions.
2.Definition of
Secretary of AgricultureIn
this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
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Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8713">7 U.S.C. 8713</external-xref>, 8753), 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
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application for 2014 and 2015 crop years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to this subtitle, the amendments
made by sections 1603 and 1604 of this Act, and sections 1607 and 1611 of this
Act, section 1103 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C.
8713), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act, shall continue to apply through the 2014 and 2015 crop years with
respect to upland cotton only (as defined in section 1001 of that Act
(7 U.S.C.
8702)), except that, in applying such section 1103, the term
<term>payment acres</term> means the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H077CC3D51A7F473C82047293C26EF866"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For crop year
2014, 70 percent of the base acres of upland cotton on a farm on which direct
payments are made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42DEFDE8FCA0444489BD42EBCA099173"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For crop year
2015, 60 percent of the base acres of upland cotton on a farm on which direct
payments are made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1219E0C37AE646DE960720BC6F542B20"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Repeal of
counter-cyclical payments</header>
<subsection id="H4660F82212E341568693EDB3A033A0EB"><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="H530D9D5947654588A162271A387B015D"><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="HC828DBF5595B450F9677388230D9B30A"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Repeal of
average crop revenue election program</header>
<subsection id="HF29BD45C077F4267BA9C807CC282748D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</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>) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83140C373D5F4A919AF2FE93BC133799"><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><section id="H1DF6E3D16AE74B24B42FC9E99D48EE8C"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle and subtitle B:</text>
<paragraph id="HB3E6E9E9047841EA8AC50B134623A56B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Actual county
revenue</header><text>The term <term>actual county revenue</term>, with respect
to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined by the
Secretary under section 1107(c)(4) to determine whether revenue loss coverage
payments are required to be provided for that crop year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0132E74085124E1ABC095FE9E491A8F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Base
acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base
acres</term>, with respect to a covered commodity and cotton on a farm, means
the number of acres established under sections 1101 and 1302 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7911">7 U.S.C. 7911</external-xref>, 7952) or sections
1101 and 1302 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8711">7 U.S.C. 8711</external-xref>,
8752), as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject to any adjustment under
section 1105 of this Act. For purposes of making payments under subsections (b)
and (c) of section 1107, base acres are reduced by the payment acres calculated
in section 1101(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA6C4C1AFA574A0292B15799AC8DA6B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>County revenue
loss coverage trigger</header><text>The term <term>county revenue loss coverage
trigger</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the
amount determined by the Secretary under section 1107(c)(5) to determine
whether revenue loss coverage payments are required to be provided for that
crop year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5C46D7C9F074EA4804EC2A09464BDE9"><enum>(4)</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="HCCB7B55756214294A95944AA527D2B3F"><enum>(5)</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 1107(b)(2) to
determine whether price loss coverage payments are required to be provided for
that crop year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8F0F59EA7F94A2D8702634C201B308A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Extra long
staple cotton</header><text>The term <term>extra long staple cotton</term>
means cotton that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H593835DA9EA7479CB82D1B7B1B887B37"><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="H49F63C9831264FCDB03D21F6C8BEEAA3"><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="H8294AB7E080A4201A730BA92E89C74BE"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Farm base
acres</header><text>The term <term>farm base acres</term> means the sum of the
base acreage for all covered commodities and cotton on a farm in effect as of
September 30, 2013, and subject to any adjustment under section 1105.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3BAC430DC9049B8A2BBAAE7E1899757"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Medium grain
rice</header><text>The term <term>medium grain rice</term> includes short grain
rice.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DA9498E96094C98A5511A3DBAB98795"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Midseason
price</header><text>The term <term>midseason price</term> means the applicable
national average market price received by producers for the first 5 months of
the applicable marketing year, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9EB12594CEA4BA1AEEA5F6D802E8ABB"><enum>(10)</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="H215C29F99A314CFE95752F6D5B3B9D44"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Payment
acres</header>
<subparagraph id="H9D000C5D59C64E6E9DF84EE551D9EF05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) through (D), the term <term>payment acres</term>, with
respect to the provision of price loss coverage payments and revenue loss
coverage payments, means—</text>
<clause id="H6774FD6D698D41EB897E2F3DFAF54FE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>85
percent of total acres planted for the year to each covered commodity on a
farm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H859CC9FFB4FD443BA63FB9600B99529D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>30
percent of total acres approved as prevented from being planted for the year to
each covered commodity on a farm.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0810A8F75D614C3E8A8C29E1D2BD0B16"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum</header><text>The
total quantity of payment acres determined under subparagraph (A) shall not
exceed the farm base acres.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0743D366BD2D4A62A6528EAFB496666D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the sum of all payment acres for a farm
exceeds the limits established under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
reduce the payment acres applicable to each crop proportionately.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DC87F1D89E8429E8DB8255CCDF347BB"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>payment acres</term> does
not include any crop subsequently planted during the same crop year on the same
land for which the first crop is eligible for payments under this subtitle,
unless the crop was approved for double cropping in the county, as determined
by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB194EFD097744A2C9D0F8BD2432B4A10"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Payment
yield</header><text>The term <term>payment yield</term> means the yield
established for counter-cyclical payments under section 1102 or 1302 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7912">7 U.S.C. 7912</external-xref>, 7952), 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>), as
in effect on September 30, 2013, or under section 1106 of this Act, for a farm
for a covered commodity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12429AC76E1C4949B6627788D29EEEC7"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Price loss
coverage</header><text>The term <term>price loss coverage</term> means coverage
provided under section 1107(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52DDBF5474F64C0CA5DC27CC9EE9EA4A"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Producer</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DF4832962E54C2185D9F8F9ECE85E36"><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="HA2991F4AE645403997628F36B986DE3C"><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="HE68CE92DB4174410AC90C0CD82499E4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5A6222B1C7FF4500B9F08ACA0435CF4A"><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="H64529EB9153D441FB4986F0396596A5E"><enum>(15)</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="H2AD07FF77A4242638AB075F64BA99A5F"><enum>(16)</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="HBF457C93C2BE4DF880EC9BB8BFB1970E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Wheat, $5.50 per
bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7ED465D716D04AF8A18204079161DC00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Corn, $3.70 per
bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F933EDD073E4C708F9829C53AA88C5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Grain sorghum,
$3.95 per bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD530219A496D4A2CB8B2A600E5899880"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Barley, $4.95 per
bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A6FC371196441A4821030D1FEFA3CED"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Oats, $2.40 per
bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H69AFADB8130D4D27AB1B7A74BF8E90CD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Long grain rice,
$14.00 per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF748510C68AE42C6BAEADDB5328F1B81"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Medium grain rice,
$14.00 per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H156D666B79D24CA1B2F0F8FE00D070CD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Soybeans, $8.40
per bushel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H7DA94FF65F904E2DAF0F24B523110C26"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Other oilseeds,
$20.15 per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA58CACEC581F45798B54AC20BF212023"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Peanuts $535.00
per ton.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F8389EF4CBF4CA1BB8F0EA86153A6FC"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Dry peas, $11.00
per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCBAADE6E17934729B7CA7F1CDDB6EAC1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Lentils, $19.97
per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4BED6B311D1A4CC4BD2ECCEEE91985F9"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Small chickpeas,
$19.04 per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FD33EDC9EC2455D839354E94F4FB6FD"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Large chickpeas,
$21.54 per hundredweight.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2C9988FD927848589389CEA73D4BF382"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Revenue loss
coverage</header><text>The term <term>revenue loss coverage</term> means
coverage provided under section 1107(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E02D117E10640159AAA83A36583A954"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB16BD877CCFE40E782EACEA190ED98EE"><enum>(19)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF83537205B5452D8B429819CA977BE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE599A66CDCCF4749A0BD96348C7F47FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of
Columbia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13789B0F06F44AAAAA3D52DF062ACAA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4732D93E852A46A2900E6F8EB36A8BA4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB86C11247FAD4504B88A6C1EDBA76680"><enum>(20)</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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE1E17D25EE94434BB21BAC789E81722"><enum>(21)</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="H40D49180D057426AA753EBF5593B7F6D"><enum>(22)</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="HBC12E38715CC4D1CA4DA0D75C4B6C339"><enum>(23)</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="HE44E8807727F4966B1E994E86A212191"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Base
acres</header>
<subsection id="H02B1974FEB8141E9A42F9F6EBF2CD5F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment of
base acres</header>
<paragraph id="HCA4F53E774764DDCB4598BC6BE9B69C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for an adjustment, as
appropriate, in the base acres for covered commodities and cotton for a farm
whenever any of the following circumstances occurs:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H01EC46CE417F42ACA04954CDE952E755"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A conservation
reserve contract entered into under section 1231 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831) with respect to the farm expires or is voluntarily
terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1831B70D5DF04483BBB626702F64696C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Cropland is
released from coverage under a conservation reserve contract by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6C6A554863D4337AB99A1E8C768A70D"><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 (7 U.S.C.
8711(a)(1)(D)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FD0CC0AD6BB494180A86EA36AF56A27"><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 revenue loss
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="HC796004EE7E24EC09B33AE7B9E1D32D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prevention of
excess base acres</header>
<paragraph id="HA6CDBE7F3C214265AE89AE429FC23278"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
reduction</header><text>If the sum of the base acres for a farm, together with
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 cotton for the farm so that the sum of the base acres and
acreage described in paragraph (2) does not exceed the actual cropland acreage
of the farm.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAABB19B27CF54105969E61E341B30EA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
acreage</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0590B59C86B414CB24245F505EF4D88"><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="HCA9BE102CA7341049C56C8E0799507D3"><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="H337DB7B151724C1BAC4B06EF8D5F56EE"><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
(a)(1)(C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H34B8DEC607D646AC91DF8649622C6B12"><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 cotton for the
farm against which the reduction required by paragraph (1) will be made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2050B44DDB1E4F84BFC2E270FB66DC33"><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="H449C6FE0BA814FF7AC86BC1FF9814FFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reduction in
base acres</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCC5A18DFDFC0409B9ADFCE876A74818B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reduction at
option of owner</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H76A2C10048CF4D2D962BD40ED3C06B4F"><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 cotton for the farm.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC5C2E91C88E342329527B865643AA28C"><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="H90E759C30CB74F6AB84B2B6CCB93D98A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required action
by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9652A894C3DB4D258218E642D28E79EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall proportionately reduce base acres on
a farm for covered commodities and cotton 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="H19E96D290668448196139947FB0D250C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remains devoted to
commercial agricultural production; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H9C88B7695A6446CFBB73F2EEE77E7E67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is likely to be
returned to the previous agricultural use.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3415649C195843B29198E2F381DF304F"><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="H192B8FD45A0442BB8A1E9CA1E4E7D20E"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Payment
yields</header>
<subsection id="H9A7F16C6B47B4FEA9F493EAEBEC5943D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
and purpose</header><text>For the purpose of making payments under this
subtitle, 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
(7 U.S.C.
8712) in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A43D0D310DD418280F980D7973C2432"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment yields
for designated oilseeds</header>
<paragraph id="H6A86D5E7165D4FDB9B3E17179B3D2F13"><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="H1B86B8EC15D44F8A95949C534597B8DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment for
payment yield</header>
<subparagraph id="HB4DD4892F25742969C80E02E71DC93CB"><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="H1FEC0636BB88490B8838003E342877AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
average yield for the designated oilseed determined under paragraph (1).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFBF0CE24F5E64A8B8512CC281AC8D67D"><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="HEF34E88695704A1D816F7D8749BC180D"><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="H3637B11B7AD64E77A3FDDD66D497E9AD"><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><paragraph id="H33D435642B9B49E9A6BE8123621846CB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No historic
yield data available</header><text>In the case of establishing yields for
designated oilseeds, if historic yield data is not available, the Secretary
shall use the ratio for dry peas calculated under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) in
determining the yields for designated oilseeds, as determined to be fair and
equitable by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED9ECAF273C24BAE9702395914C3D302"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of lack
of payment yield</header>
<paragraph id="H6ABA376F87BE44529B76C37A7D0D1B3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment by
secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If no payment yield
is otherwise established for a farm for which a covered commodity is planted
and eligible to receive price loss coverage payments, the Secretary shall
establish an appropriate payment yield for the covered commodity on the farm
under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DB1B4B7EA8D491FB45F72E123C6F667"><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="HCD1AFFB603F94D92AA03A25A806E78C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Single
opportunity To update yields used To determine price loss coverage
payments</header>
<paragraph id="H4BFB8A8F1DB747A98E04A34E0F48D2FD"><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 the payment yields on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis
that would otherwise be used in calculating any price loss coverage payment for
covered commodities on the farm.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDCDAAD7CC1F84206B70A86AA4FECC8A6"><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 for the 2014 crop year as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED8616A35EAE460F8CBCE71895FC3721"><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="H25321762166A412FBDBE1F6AE03DAC30"><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><paragraph id="HC9EB257EEFE1485BAF9D46F859480E63"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effect of lack
of payment yield</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC5625BA4CD54ADEBCCC4AEC336216BB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment by
secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
this subsection, if no payment yield is otherwise established for a covered
commodity on a farm, the Secretary shall establish an appropriate updated
payment yield for the covered commodity on the farm under subparagraph
(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7079AAE41194A6B863BE2FA4FC5258D"><enum>(B)</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
subparagraph (A), 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HBAB2FBFF283A4EBE92076846E9126B16"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Farm risk
management election</header>
<subsection id="H888E00BDC9EF4D16A10880FADA3CF9FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H475B83F3E22A4829AE65C9FB80EDF467"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in paragraph (2), if the Secretary determines that payments are required under
subsection (b)(1) or (c)(2) for a covered commodity, the Secretary shall make
payments for that covered commodity available under such subsection to
producers on a farm pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02B31AB1B9D748F8BF94CE76249045C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
payments; exceptions</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
revenue loss coverage payments if the sum of the planted acres of covered
commodities on the farm is 10 acres or less, as determined by the Secretary,
unless the producer is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BC9F081A70545F29FE3FD8B688D1947"><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 (7 U.S.C.
2003(e))); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31EC062A577141A6AC50ABABBF57B1FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a limited resource
farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83B29BA6014B418BBC3D44EF909700F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Price loss
coverage</header>
<paragraph id="H7DB14AC1EAED4817B940EBAB4F67DAC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2014 crop year and each succeeding
crop year, the Secretary shall make price loss coverage payments to producers
on a farm for a covered commodity if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H258C4EF209144186BDCED646D33321D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective price for the covered
commodity for the crop year; is less than</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34AFD0D209334B54BFE3A7DA0AB190F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reference
price for the covered commodity for the crop year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D7125225115477EB809D2ABD1DF3B98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
price</header><text>The effective price for a covered commodity for a crop year
shall be the higher of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H206FEA45D7FC4411B54867B463DCDFD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the midseason
price; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0B2AC88192F4C9AAEC828C2E0900512"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4713BC8A838E45D3A508275C88C699D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment
rate</header><text>The payment rate shall be equal to the difference
between—</text>
<subparagraph id="H49FE4B870D7246E2839BD572D5056899"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reference
price for the covered commodity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC505FDEBCE3F4E2CB206BBE3C173265D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the effective
price determined under paragraph (2) for the covered commodity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6F80B22A0624D4C991386A5E3B5872A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If price loss coverage
payments are required to be provided under this subsection for the 2014 crop
year or any succeding crop year 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>
<subparagraph id="H02C5D03E073241CC9E05BEEEC8C241C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the payment rate
for the covered commodity under paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4927FE1CD2964233ADF8964E33164B84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment yield
for the covered commodity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82E637C2F7F746088EC9DAA5411F4CAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the payment acres
for the covered commodity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEDDFC6E09B5B482BBB58B2E6EDDFE9DA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Time for
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines under this subsection 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AA1456A7B244B908F97BEE5A95351E4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special rule for
barley</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the
effective price for barley in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall use the
all-barley price.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40DE16109B684522B22A44BA4D7FAEBB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Special rule 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 1104(16) in order to reflect price
premiums.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EBA3831F46749CA8A69BABF763DD310"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revenue loss
coverage</header>
<paragraph id="H08DA83AAE9494894A67DF3312BB449E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Available as an
alternative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As an alternative
to receiving price loss coverage payments under subsection (b) for a covered
commodity, all of the owners of the farm may make a one-time, irrevocable
election on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis to receive revenue
loss coverage payments for each covered commodity in accordance with this
subsection. If any of the owners of the farm make different elections on the
same covered commodity on the farm, all of the owners of the farm shall be
deemed to have not made the election available under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE762B2C15A9E49358EFE82409428D7F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of owners of a farm that make
the election described in paragraph (1) for a covered commodity, the Secretary
shall make revenue loss coverage payments available under this subsection for
the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H214AF751A84D4FD2BACDA9F56690CEFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actual county
revenue for the crop year for the covered commodity; is less than</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB1815C6DCAD404FB0A75819B5798015"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the county revenue loss coverage trigger
for the crop year for the covered commodity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H74554CEAFC794F1B8E018EE90DEC54B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Time for
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary
determines under this subsection that revenue loss 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6122A77F593C4D279C3904A821BEA167"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Actual county
revenue</header><text>The amount of the actual county revenue for a crop year
of a covered commodity shall be equal to the product obtained by
multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0A45C6C88574120BDB741143DB07389"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actual county
yield, as determined by the Secretary, for each planted acre for the crop year
for the covered commodity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4237B755E77471BA74CCF4C2580B7ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the higher
of—</text>
<clause id="H3EEAE27E49384E428BE4C1A37509362B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
midseason price; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HCCAD68D0C3AA496E9AAB4A5EF8FF75B5"><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 commented="no" id="HAA7F8882A8A74FABA9A0B028DF1AF7C2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>County revenue
loss coverage trigger</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H143EDC698EA545CA8983902362203769"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The county revenue
loss coverage trigger for a crop year for a covered commodity on a farm shall
equal 85 percent of the benchmark county revenue.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12CA285B42604E1F93242B39A5DA3BE4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Benchmark county
revenue</header>
<clause id="HB18F6ADBC1F747D0B8E57A496129D6B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The benchmark county
revenue shall be the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause id="HA91D74B13F784059BD806F3001B31921"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subject to clause
(ii), 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>
</subclause><subclause id="H6F72C6D9BD674E18B193A1AEF4B6E272"><enum>(II)</enum><text>subject to clause
(iii), the average national marketing year average price for the most recent 5
crop years, excluding each of the crop years with the highest and lowest
prices.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H8ED98DB36DD44F66B8AE6BD1DEBCDDAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Yield
conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the historical
county yield in clause (i)(I) 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
clause (i)(I) shall be 70 percent of the transitional yield.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F60397C8CD04F4F883535293A351647"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reference
price</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the national
marketing year average price in clause (i)(II) 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 clause (i)(II).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA85BF64F1124B0B858926802C49E75C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Payment
rate</header><text>The payment rate shall be equal to the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F5EBE7B20DA472BB0A5EB5AB8AAD4A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the difference
between—</text>
<clause id="HA4E5FC1D86F14F7CB2972BF84E497BF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the county revenue loss coverage trigger
for the covered commodity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCFFA443CDB6342178BAF386FA807273E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
actual county revenue for the crop year for the covered commodity; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1A4BFA05A754C81BA81EE9868DE9662"><enum>(B)</enum><text>10 percent of the
benchmark county revenue for the crop year for the covered commodity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6BEAB3126952498EBC50E2215C756C24"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Payment
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If revenue loss
coverage payments under this subsection are required to be provided for the
2014 crop year or any succeeding crop year of a covered commodity, the amount
of the revenue loss coverage payment to be provided to the producers on a farm
for the crop year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H64FD21A69A104851B0EA55C03166214B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the payment rate
under paragraph (6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF38F7E4483504550B322D85CC125390A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment acres
of the covered commodity on the farm.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11BF31A026294EA2801659BCC4A6441A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Duties of the
secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing
revenue loss coverage payments under this subsection, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38FA98742DAB4B8E95E5E199EE0934D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall ensure that
producers on a farm do not reconstitute the farm of the producers to void or
change the election made under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4CA30869DCC40B98CFE3B4DB4B4F142"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, shall
use all available information and analysis, including data mining, to check for
anomalies in the provision of revenue loss coverage payments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H619C997873134DA58379211974CBE748"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, shall
calculate a separate county revenue loss coverage trigger for irrigated and
nonirrigated covered commodities and a separate actual county revenue for
irrigated and nonirrigated covered commodities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E7F209889CE4E55A9E2F3AAFF1A6CD4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall assign a
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>
<clause id="H3C7FAF08973D41CCB1DDFDA118BD6CDA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary cannot establish the benchmark county yield for each planted acre for
a crop year for a covered commodity in the county in accordance with paragraph
(5); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9790E5E506734171BFD12FEE169E5C1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
yield determined under paragraph (5) is an unrepresentative average yield for
the county (as determined by the Secretary); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB52674E266DB45AC9040B2E4F556B34F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, shall
ensure that in order to be eligible for a payment under this subsection, the
producers on the farm suffered an actual loss on the covered commodity for the
crop year for which payment is sought.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FBFD151A6C24C1CB27993BBEE68DD2B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
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
annually containing an evaluation of the impact of price loss coverage and
revenue loss coverage—</text>
<paragraph id="H04841E03287743C3A3C9C526D5DB76D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the planting,
production, price, and export of covered commodities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H752F934FB38144C3807B4379DBCC4E59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on the cost of
each commodity program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC284C4A7DFBE41268983B72864961BF2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cap on total
obligations and expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, the total amount of price loss coverage payments and revenue loss
coverage payments made under this section during the period of fiscal years
2014 through 2020 shall not exceed $16,956,500,000. Producer agreements
required by section 1108 shall specifically state that payments made under this
section shall be reduced as necessary to comply with this subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H23A2749B51814951BA193FE5B09DBCCC"><enum>1108.</enum><header>Producer
agreements</header>
<subsection id="H3DA3C187F1A84B388F99230400E9E1AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with
certain requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H55CF3960F72D4379A01C31D567E6D9D8"><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="H6B736DDEFB784490833BC5FA4968D309"><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="HFB424600388E429098AB120245476F16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to comply with
applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of
that Act (16 U.S.C.
3821 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B76A0D99BFC4765B7931975F1993F19"><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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H63216E3FE7F846A18029FAB1A8920CF2"><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="H81167E44D24444E98410913B621B40EE"><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="HE27163BB3F1649FF9F25D59CE84C8E6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer or
change of interest in farm</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCFCBCBBBF9C842518BE967B65921848C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H830EB60EE69C4DB4A5E619F10E899041"><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="H894F738AF3684F798673BAD564DCD46B"><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="H40A002D3A32543B997A46645F135653C"><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="H4D1F0DA8FD9C4B16BDABF9E8C00960AB"><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 commented="no" id="HE5563F717B684B60A672F7A183638402"><enum>(d)</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="H74B79EE26E944FD485D66726B63FAF6C"><enum>(e)</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></subtitle><subtitle id="H5FBC48DD445C405AA893451DED4A5A40"><enum>B</enum><header>Marketing
loans</header>
<section id="H418561D5367F481B8E291E41E2D6EC43"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Availability
of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities</header>
<subsection id="H86A8E247AC144593963772D8B88B99D6"><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="H3DD120B9155F46E889B184CBFA33D791"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonrecourse
loans available</header>
<paragraph id="HCFF723AE8A004CD391EA308C19E4C98D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2014 crops
and each succeeding annual 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="HAF32AA0D3DB5465D8F2E9A3C9274E3A9"><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="H5AD97789A2FB426F87F4F7B2243A5B2B"><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="H9C428547AFAB4C15B37083B6D02F7101"><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 (16 U.S.C.
3821 et seq.) during the term of the loan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H668630F89F01410AAD53369BB5E1CB83"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rules
for peanuts</header>
<paragraph id="H982EBF3DD75442B683B42D401AD2C5DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>This subsection shall apply only to producers of
peanuts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96C9B7E4AA214B99BF40C989DA43C0B7"><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="HEE19B2AD20324E46A1D998D9DCE63206"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a designated
marketing association or marketing cooperative of producers that is approved by
the Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H951D0547E2F442D3B12629C29E0936F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Farm Service
Agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC9360BC7495F4721A5A4310FF70203D9"><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="H45C62EDB08FF4EA297B9833859130743"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide the
storage on a nondiscriminatory basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CA2CBE1BFA34291BD487B57F5ACD682"><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="H893CEE2FF57F4344B132D0EE60403E08"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Storage,
handling, and associated costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H3205E1305F614CBEB89D2375ECF02590"><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="HA3C03E75B0404E52854D22B1895721AF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Redemption and
forfeiture</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="HD9EDEDDF7F4D43D2A927DBFDF3B2F58E"><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="H5FFB6224E64744F6A6C862A48302F885"><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="HD9380E89FF9042D9BE2F53327F49D5BE"><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="H825377580B8C47C6BDD69D5B14A6B5DD"><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="HCFD6CA93771D4426BB586DC4D128BA67"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Loan rates for
nonrecourse marketing assistance loans</header>
<subsection id="HB111C0B393544FE9B1B92E72B09F1524"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the
2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, the loan rate for a marketing
assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity shall be equal to the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8656A929F62A4A2BA020C04312BADFE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of
wheat, $2.94 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H527DC0ED4097478CA9FFF7F02E63B464"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the case of
corn, $1.95 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC65FA34FD1154149996BC9B6EC0743C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of
grain sorghum, $1.95 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E10A40EC4D946FB9C847768AD95B08C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the case of
barley, $1.95 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE01A7150CEE545D9B27EF95E2465AE11"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the case of
oats, $1.39 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8894F51FEF424BD8B7B66BC07FAAAD4C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In the case of
base quality of upland cotton, for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop
year, 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 $0.47 per pound or more than $0.52 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H177F0F154E06463FBD470CBCEF55C056"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In the case of
extra long staple cotton, $0.7977 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CC5FE584FCA4C35B9E21BF0A350D4F6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In the case of
long grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47A479F113164454B622EC0EF4BB42E1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>In the case of
medium grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2762B140E6A0415D9B0F5E19E0F762F7"><enum>(10)</enum><text>In the case of
soybeans, $5.00 per bushel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0375D03BC644AA1815685F16E9E5B75"><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="H83F19B8151064DE6971CE1C369CAED43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sunflower
seed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H942E2BEE707843C6B1C4DF167D7915CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Rapeseed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFDDB5827F07440F92AACFC93BB5104C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Canola.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA56184909CAC4BA08EDE423214D0D17D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Safflower.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC90BFF924D304DCF939F916195241448"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Flaxseed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA19E618A86BE409B8DBE90B25C67204A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Mustard
seed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04C8DB7319D341AC83D62D97A561CBA8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Crambe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEA76C20627549E78294C654EB530F34"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Sesame
seed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CD68EBF53614FE79C5DD0087A30783B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Other oilseeds
designated by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2DBA0A3068AB44F8B47C816BD43FB759"><enum>(12)</enum><text>In the case of
dry peas, $5.40 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB76CEF385C624ABFAA0198AFD345207A"><enum>(13)</enum><text>In the case of
lentils, $11.28 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H480F9F0E4E3840089F36BA0BA9814973"><enum>(14)</enum><text>In the case of
small chickpeas, $7.43 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEEBB6FFF4D542DDB34098024BE3BD1E"><enum>(15)</enum><text>In the case of
large chickpeas, $11.28 per hundredweight.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6654FDB0C7B54BF0B2C30107A3F9FC4F"><enum>(16)</enum><text>In the case of
graded wool, $1.15 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52DA54FED21F492A8FB4AD81B8720B10"><enum>(17)</enum><text>In the case of
nongraded wool, $0.40 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89DDD274B22D4B45B45D72BBFD42A61A"><enum>(18)</enum><text>In the case of
mohair, $4.20 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BAC420FD29C4CD6A9891681D9F7FA77"><enum>(19)</enum><text>In the case of
honey, $0.69 per pound.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED44C41A663E4805BD5B1ADB4CA1A228"><enum>(20)</enum><text>In the case of
peanuts, $355 per ton.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB1FA80984A44B68AEA1666A87F57DF6"><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="H6B1B6078829847649B4A66C37EF3E2E6"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Term of
loans</header>
<subsection id="H643A251BAAB84039822ABD863818C662"><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="H43A727F735F0469E92C274E42B6C40D7"><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="HFF283AE6302C4742A87EBC81770010A1"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Repayment of
loans</header>
<subsection id="HEEB6520A61FF4528917E2C13E14309DD"><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="H42A112DEB5DE45D888876C3605FE91AF"><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 (7 U.S.C.
7283));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23D482F8B7424D09BC1C9AE5C6CC8584"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
rate (as determined by the Secretary) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9786F70649D45EB9D388DED098EF42E"><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="HFFA5DC13868246D487B0DFC1352D7CA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will minimize
discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across
county boundaries; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7646241A9B544CACB902BEE264380D58"><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="HA2CBD121D17C4B28B3D0A12C10681CFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize potential
loan forfeitures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84DA728398CB462AAE50746831ABE816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the
accumulation of stocks of the commodity by the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81A5F410FB4546DA949CDB60E349AC4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimize the cost
incurred by the Federal Government in storing the commodity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA4B2A2E371C46B3B0E6D062E31F9E33"><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="HB7B250855FE6479D9AF5B434AF755D05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>minimize
discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across
county boundaries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8D62678D6B049EFA8BD223A7283F59D"><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="H2D79144D73BA4E55803B22029DE9F4F6"><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 (7 U.S.C.
7283)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DC693EACBF1434F8F282E5362EA5D07"><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="H125DE5B3A44447DC94AE48A49E040689"><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
(7 U.S.C.
7283)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFB40B0190439412D9F3C51C593787772"><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="H7E65E28E8D914696BBC42A0774A239D7"><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="H2D0DB2D7FD284079B005A39BB4010DF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce periodically those prevailing
world market prices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H79BB156F85514F7D8B53097CE56FD6B0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjustment of
prevailing world market price for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium
grain rice</header>
<paragraph id="HB5B2F4B44C344DB2A0D057C6E62EA458"><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="H0821C58A95F94A22981A0E664B225D88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cotton</header><text>The
prevailing world market price for upland cotton determined under subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27D0FF85B09640198B4FC7EECD7947A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be adjusted
to United States quality and location, with the adjustment to include—</text>
<clause id="H9F07A623CF49433992C17F92D3FFEDFC"><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="HBEAD9C5914514C8184F23FFBBBB3BC1C"><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="H25B39F4476E74CBA943F5D900AEB6740"><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="HE4417A956E1C46848FD730318DE8585E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
minimize potential loan forfeitures;</text>
</clause><clause id="H336C4F96BB9E475985A74E4457129859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
minimize the accumulation of stocks of upland cotton by the Federal
Government;</text>
</clause><clause id="H01D4A36FD41548868180420EE9D1B060"><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="HA3CA3CCB5D734ADAA8E3AC8C604B3E2B"><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="HD8EE1406575342C28D7160C66D62495E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>there are
insufficient current-crop price quotations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF9AC1C0AF5E34A9989BCCE96016EEADD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the forward-crop
price quotation is the lowest such quotation available.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC13A6B5F76F1467F821C70B36074ABAF"><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="HE88B46EB0317447CB32D743B231C7B01"><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="HBB5DD371DB1F4BD0B233CF381F2AA875"><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 (7 U.S.C.
7283)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDCB5FB040C04381B311AC33B641D624"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the repayment rate
established for oil sunflower seed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5C704138CE264D2690960A6B9D29A5BB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Payment of
cotton storage costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for the 2014 crop year and each
succeeding crop year, 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="HBD3F81E332DB4E588836F1590C6987DC"><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="H98571FB5260D4D9DB1ACC32E8380EFE5"><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 (7 U.S.C.
7283)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CD3569B4E7E451D8D527A9E50178FAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
rate that the Secretary determines will—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBC2F559FEF1417596DD67F3334B7E5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize potential
loan forfeitures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D6EAAB5E35449DC949A780D7F49B183"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the
accumulation of stocks of peanuts by the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85944A643872465E82CFF3FFEE0070E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimize the cost
incurred by the Federal Government in storing peanuts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H797CA027A5954255A9AA87EB0F8B5F2B"><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="H44555DE046C146F7A6A786E908A79A25"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority To
temporarily adjust repayment rates</header>
<paragraph id="HDD9DA012A7D545F3AA68238A00E51947"><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="H352487F536D44683B5D8516D224CDB49"><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="HC40BAD7B351C4D30ACF0627C61E4CA6E"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Loan
deficiency payments</header>
<subsection id="H5A35362BFA644F4682B226E5EA3527E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
loan deficiency payments</header>
<paragraph id="H5D0C4AE74E6C47C49C99527AB262F27B"><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="H085E306159AD42939B9B598EC6C93BCB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unshorn pelts,
hay, and silage</header>
<subparagraph id="H9A09FD2C08674A19B805071B0B40F2F5"><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="H788F8BECBD424F0B9586578C09D1BDDF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Loan deficiency
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for the
2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, 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="HCE33EA91EF024DE2A5F51147C3B70120"><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="HEB789D1E0EEE43F899FA38FFCD43AF52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the payment rate
determined under subsection (c) for the commodity; by</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0A5EEB9FF76420F9F8F150DDD7CB51C"><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="H593A466A8F7D4DA6A1E98050FD42A196"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment
rate</header>
<paragraph id="HAC3E1DBA1CD7429B9E29B39F4B76237C"><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="HD91C122162A94D68893629E883445978"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate
established under section 1202 for the loan commodity; exceeds</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D8B6788D1274A53B5C24C2155100077"><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="HF21DB2A9FB05426299751C36062600F4"><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="H281D902AE61A47CB91D9427901D03FB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate
established under section 1202 for ungraded wool; exceeds</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20D417DA75B942599071A095091589A9"><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="H80F3CF5A6F1F42F79A3685C79962FBF0"><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="H12F9B931C89D4F9C8D2E10DBF7EDD2BC"><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="H86E571B1FC8E4170AFCCAECA1F72A9CD"><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="H234D278D7B7C47C983A0C185D941870C"><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="H2D895ECB745A4B69BF398E05DCB91EAB"><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="H0DAA71B77FF8453EA55F2EFA52281E50"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Payments in
lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage</header>
<subsection id="HB630E162723D4A388B65E574A98FA598"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible
producers</header>
<paragraph id="H5E0BA0897D4C4EE7A53F07F80A57ED5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for the
2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, 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="H45AC3C65E11840FCA29F6B4658A00509"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grazing of
triticale acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, 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="HEF0E849BC769447F8F6F22201E73E3C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment
amount</header>
<paragraph id="H2DCA1977E3B14DEBA65E8FF992450828"><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="H34CD6026DB704F2098E3E26E8B121DC6"><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="H1306BD1D5D67468199FFB1EF552429C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment
quantity determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="HC9D37B0494F74B81AF3041220C6BAADA"><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="H880E9EA04276420A9579D1BAED182FB6"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7530F2CA2AE24DDD9E6BD0758C435D60"><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 that loan
commodity on the farm; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF69521CBE6B74459852973EB38C8D59C" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a farm without a payment
yield for that loan commodity, an appropriate yield established by the
Secretary in a manner consistent with section 1106(c) of this Act.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBD4DB76E1074057BEB1DD7C045F069C"><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="H0A04C3DEF6F1424490A06FDAAE989B73"><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="HB57A8AB55B7F4BC59D64D428EFADDFA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment
quantity determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H94ED5C4CB69B4482B8134FCC7C5712FF"><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="H4A484FF9F18940F6A514FD005A66EBE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H504EE777B6E64F8D9B14DA56CFB7872B"><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; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7E71578F3EB847C384B80B7A6AC0245D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a farm without a payment
yield for wheat, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner
consistent with section 1106(c) of this Act.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9795D041BE294048B7D6124DA3D318F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time, manner,
and availability of payment</header>
<paragraph id="H06EE0D486C854574ADB485E76C59FABE"><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="HFE0464B7F695474EBA4E2411CF5D3D34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header>
<subparagraph id="H8062D3ED31214FCFA6C3AECD20676255"><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="HA07C7A6875AB46FAB405FF1E977B4B84"><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="H077C579EBF52484BA23D15C9B13B86DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on
crop insurance indemnity or noninsured crop assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 2014 crop or succeeding annual 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 (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop assistance under
section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C.
7333).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA74AB0265C9C4BFF8DB73125B1D69E5F"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Special
marketing loan provisions for upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="HE8B0AE4552874F859DFB1F15983FC523"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special import
quota</header>
<paragraph id="H50B1398F9E01498CBFB314E56141DD56"><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="HB160AC29641D4FC69651E3F56D1F7B03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCF43300931744166B75D9BB5C7DD640B"><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="H1F5B16C4C8364A11A79D05C6082F3A8D"><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="HED5F04BF1ED243749E79B5F9728B2149"><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="H686268863F7F4A92AEF4F00C71624635"><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="HACD7D41FC1D544A8A4AEB1D04E71CA25"><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="H4DF1DAC8E9EA468DBBCAFC0DB0095065"><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="H9C5F5C12E7B84FAD9AEE495DFF08AAB7"><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="H83FD0398E91147AE94786E354B7325DB"><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="H284704E51B3A414E993AB29CD5DCADA5"><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="HA124323669754328AAE2B8728BFF8AC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>General Note
3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6EB8E834FD044AC883485EBC42261C6A"><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="HBB7D892B3B2142B09CD2E2921CD1EF6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limited global
import quota for upland cotton</header>
<paragraph id="H3912B681BC984A929A0D2D36C15E4BEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H66ED08F51A1148C29B9069E174023C36"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Demand</header><text>The
term <term>demand</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HCB5C5420538D40BB9AF9A84AACE7A3F7"><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="H9065F60191A9493EA8DE9070AE68D2A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
larger of—</text>
<subclause id="H6061B47E73E142CE9B592C4E13F5898A"><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="H64841E19FE6B42DCA88A19F44E24A78A"><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="HD1B633325C6943EEAB0191FD9176BA2C"><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="HBCFB546E21CB41B3BD459731662E65A8"><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="HB99202141D974728A30A8B102DDD178B"><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="HB00587A001494CBA83406CFE0A681D54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>production of the
current crop; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6187A7B4C10143B6A8A5DCCBCAC4EFD1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>imports to the
latest date available during the marketing year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC692E9501F3746259FD00B2F68A80113"><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="HFF28003AC4094EC7AE83CD7073BC84B9"><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="H75FEFBF98A03413285D5C7A6192D741F"><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="HD0E2BA02A44240C9A1B505D2511DB723"><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="H3C4D20F8A2A044248CFE40921628E08D"><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="HC8EBC5E2283A473B80090AACBBD5FFB6"><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="HCA2AF10DBAE54FF49BEA81BD1FD7007F"><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="HF995A5C65CE54712AE914648AF322A29"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>General Note
3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93C6EED8ECC141E184C15C06307DDB73"><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="HF68CA30BDA0840D0B48B635F79264918"><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="H5EF7D8551BBC4B118C120A737DFD141D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Economic
adjustment assistance to users of upland cotton</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H603DC369425D44CF900F2B261E52CEE7"><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="H1AA2547ACD9848FCAB9237BD2E3D3337"><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="H8538C215BB61443F90B7A5FF0EDDCBDD"><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="H038D6692F2A44835BDA3DC2F4E2BF98A"><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="H405A254702664AF1BB8447F21DD6D333"><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="H080ED68708334187B3C5E6CA84BA6340"><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="H22072B0C6A564A549158E236B102573A"><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="HFED59A0182C94EEA8243A54BFA40F614"><enum>1208.</enum><header>Special
competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton</header>
<subsection id="H6F7F94DEFA3E458BA56B9F5A2203D5CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitiveness
program</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
shall carry out a program—</text>
<paragraph id="H9DC6728C4E33474C84B8F94F7A894762"><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="H0C86D617D24646F1878155F2C72385BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase
exports of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59185B86D66940349616D3489D3444D1"><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="H947072213D404ABEA2109DA1D3D7CA87"><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="H9024F327D529442CA79E03B7917FAD72"><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="H1DEF71F2A3E24EAF9AAEDFC329E94C6F"><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="HF44331FEEA9B439DA5702C137B9813D1"><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="H1ACCB5B4746849E8B845B76937FDD28D"><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="H50DF786748764AC88FA2FC12E5C383D8"><enum>1209.</enum><header>Availability
of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton</header>
<subsection id="HE2BDE3640DD4410E826E2DF1E4DC67F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High moisture
feed grains</header>
<paragraph id="H33D1F11368664E6FBE053D7BFF2C1FC3"><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="HF6C526729FCD43B18D43FC1939A66553"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recourse loans
available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2014 crop
and each succeeding annual crop 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="H1D1C1563F5444846BAA81BA8883E7ECE"><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="H4787235259FB4705859BFD0B9946C55E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present—</text>
<clause id="HD74E7A72004242C9A0AC5439B193CE44"><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="H80F0FF8D54FD4EC88DFF4EDE3396B234"><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="H6B3127B0547F404EB754425E41AE0068"><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="H47ED9E77CB354EB596E90FE5C726CE80"><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="HE3624CA87D2C4803BF94D361011AC1DF"><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="H1BEE56F10D734154A8C017C49BAD0A85"><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="HB888C863723A4762BA7E9D0E8C3D6784"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lower of the
farm program payment yield used to make payments under subtitle A or the actual
yield on a field, as determined by the Secretary, that is similar to the field
from which the corn or grain sorghum was obtained.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC2E2F4701E964C2CB57774A87EADC72C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recourse loans
available for seed cotton</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
the 2014 crop and each succeeding annual crop 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="H59052E093FB34E5D87F8855A74FB8B8B"><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="H1F7CD4FD8601464EAD5548C3849965D8"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Adjustments of
loans</header>
<subsection id="H8B0E0CAFFE2649E89DCEC40F85AE35C4"><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="H6B4E11771F094215A2CB8DC8DADE0F30"><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="H76181F4CFE7F42849BEF7F506379A30A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment on
county basis</header>
<paragraph id="H03E4DC168BFD44BDB4D8C7BBA2665731"><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="HBA5978E1DEF34749BA256EBDAB9780AB"><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="HC0F73C6BFBAF4A0894AEAFC17A7013A6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment in
loan rate for cotton</header>
<paragraph id="HF5A194132DC74E6AB969CB90E5A40091"><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="H68354EAF0BE64AA6B94FA2406FD9CC79"><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="H51CC3CE90A864203A2D2036B4E4916EF"><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="H4D37E94110D24872A381D736BCEDB37C"><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="HA2D86F93530F43269344ABCB325EE7D0"><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="HF665B5B07BCD43DF8B61D5C66E89ACC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation
with private sector</header>
<subparagraph id="H3B0F5E5BACA644E88BC239B752591C6E"><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="HD8E513FD9E4E456E9F7BC391041EF096"><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="HEB7ED03309E84046A549DAA6669758BD"><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="H22BFEA764A8548168CDDCF00C46D014E"><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="HDB832F1BC43C4BDE889FC327C1122593"><enum>C</enum><header>Sugar</header>
<section id="HA851421B94B34BAFA0D36950D00CF287"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Sugar
program</header>
<subsection id="H6481140ECC7045BE8837263BBAE0A279"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuation of
current program and loan rates</header>
<paragraph id="HBDD0C7C430A04B3C948AAB38D75580C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sugarcane</header><text>Section
156(a)(5) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C.
7272(a)(5)) is amended by striking <quote>the 2012 crop
year</quote> and inserting <quote>the 2012 crop year and each succeeding crop
year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9976E2A786674C57A53EB92533228B88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sugar
beets</header><text>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>each of the 2009 through 2012 crop years</quote> and inserting
<quote>the 2009 crop year and each succeeding crop year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA805DB702F10499B89D9CB1BF8270022"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
period</header><text>Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7272(i)) is repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57EF70C019D348C095A22DA4550A2788"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Flexible
marketing allotments for sugar</header>
<paragraph id="H7F395552E206412D8857E94659AB9A86"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sugar
estimates</header><text>Section 359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C.
1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>each of the 2008
through 2012 crop years</quote> and inserting <quote>the 2008 crop year and
each succeeding crop year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD13A354BC5DE45CA8AAD6A1C10A2ED72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
period</header><text>Section 359i(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
(7 U.S.C.
1359ii(a)) is amended by striking <quote>only for the 2008
through 2012 crop years</quote> and inserting <quote>for the 2008 crop year and
each succeeding crop year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H1EC2498EF096466893A344717AC77AB3"><enum>D</enum><header>Dairy</header>
<part id="H5A0A35452E1F4267A3519BA0EF67E4DF"><enum>I</enum><header>Dairy
Producer Margin Insurance Program</header>
<section id="H5E0F563FBC8C4D8E9B94A533E8FD8A4C"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Dairy producer
margin insurance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title I of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8771">7 U.S.C. 8771 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF392A1697A004957884B3A7345C16C37" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B786092A15F4D2C9EC197A227378ABF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1511.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dairy producer margin insurance
program</header>
<subsection id="HC6F2DC63DF4B4B35B1A051C5C2F89189"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H5A346D41BED2447895F3DBB2C8D6586D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Actual dairy
producer margin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>actual dairy producer margin</term> means the difference between the
all-milk price and the average feed cost, as calculated under subsection
(b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H343B6C3FE2284FCB9531AF06DFF46412"><enum>(2)</enum><header>All-milk
price</header><text>The term <term>all-milk price</term> means the average
price received, per hundredweight of milk, by dairy producers for all milk sold
to plants and dealers in the United States, as reported by the National
Agricultural Statistics Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3ECB97B6541A422E8662CB8CFBC94FB9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>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 subsection (b)(1) using the
sum of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2085199A50024677AADCB02CE9D70CDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The product
determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H5C9CD83F28CA460BBE850A46B3C3600E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1.0728; by</text>
</clause><clause id="H3DB6FBD55D1A4543989C4164BE67791B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the price of corn
per bushel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D62A940471F4438AEB4123649ED8008"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The product determined by
multiplying—</text>
<clause id="HD07B3E8B8EA24F8B9073A123799B12F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.00735; by</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EDF14FEE5EF4595B29419F6AF040763"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the price of soybean meal per ton.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H584D5656D21249D7BD07B0C8CFC9E477"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The product determined by
multiplying—</text>
<clause id="HBE77D4C0BA9E439A9A2FA29E240A92FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.0137; by</text>
</clause><clause id="H4A0221DBF4BE4EFB8DA69CE1194EC156"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the price of alfalfa hay per ton.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H491BBBECB4D340A6953BFFC53B906951"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consecutive
2-month period</header><text>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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED3AFDCBBD724F02A527E5E7EB9EFBE9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dairy
producer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dairy
producer</term> means an individual or entity that directly or indirectly (as
determined by the Secretary)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H704C6FCB106A41788B3287DE7E58EDDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shares in the risk
of producing milk; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H812B0EB00B884C66806E71141E4B2799"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes
contributions (including land, labor, management, equipment, or capital) to the
dairy operation of the individual or entity that are at least commensurate with
the share of the individual or entity of the proceeds of the operation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC048122D162042F6BF504CEF527EDA36"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Margin insurance
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>margin
insurance program</term> means the dairy producer margin insurance program
required by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A90CFDB4EA9439788A3EC28A811CA6B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Participating
dairy producer</header><text>The term <term>participating dairy producer</term>
means a dairy producer that registers under subsection (d)(2) to participate in
the margin insurance program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF05D31A5C9A546D288BBA37C7177D969"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Production
history</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>production history</term> means the quantity of annual milk marketings
determined for a dairy producer under subsection (e)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B42EEBDA0641059B90BDBC0F6E5B9D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>United
States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United
States</term>, in a geographical sense, means the 50 States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA406177C38F840B6ADEDFEB31926532F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Calculation of
average feed cost and actual dairy producer margins</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABD0F0E94DBB4D2694D2F611514CB329"><enum>(1)</enum><header>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>
<subparagraph id="H9BD8539EC0AC42DE8F457D9716CD015C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The price of corn for a month shall be the
price received during that month by agricultural producers in the United States
for corn, as reported in the monthly Agriculture Prices report by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA017032A24747338A2D7D18B35FD467"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8F58325B3644825A7FFB3523514DCA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall
be the price received during that month by agricultural producers in the United
States for alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly Agriculture Prices report by
the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA3A49BDF88C4C52A9D169F21E62C66C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Calculation of
actual dairy producer margins</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the actual
dairy producer margin for each consecutive 2-month period by
subtracting—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EA0AEFC7CED452B83E7A84298827625"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average feed
cost for that consecutive 2-month period, determined in accordance with
paragraph (1); from</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H425F8C74CDC9437681D400CF6199CD9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the all-milk price
for that consecutive 2-month period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H219320CD6EDB4EF090B57B1CA89D830A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
dairy producer margin insurance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and
administer a dairy producer margin insurance program for the purpose of
protecting dairy producer income by paying participating dairy producers margin
insurance payments when actual dairy producer margins are less than the
threshold levels for the payments.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HACAC32539A444503A51953BA99A86E58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility and
registration of dairy producers for margin insurance program</header>
<paragraph id="H867C6EDFB96E46C3AD244552CE6C0ED5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All dairy producers in the United States
shall be eligible to participate in the margin insurance program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30790CD5A3D14BA98924ACDE90EEE2DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Registration
process</header>
<subparagraph id="HC5AE767539E44935BF9E6D90D7C72D8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Registration</header>
<clause id="HAD9AB4056D4545CB9C786F8B989AFDB1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Annual
registration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On an annual
basis, the Secretary shall register all interested dairy producers in the
margin insurance program.</text>
</clause><clause id="H25E487A279534CDA9FD27B6B0DFFD354"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Manner and
form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
specify the manner and form by which a dairy producer shall register for the
margin insurance program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0895FF3F79864B8BBEE48A99C3F1E294"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
multi-producer operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If
a dairy operation consists of more than 1 dairy producer, all of the dairy
producers of the operation shall be treated as a single dairy producer for
purposes of—</text>
<clause id="HD38F08C735344423BEF5B96052581120"><enum>(i)</enum><text>purchasing margin
insurance; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF5450636C847418FB315FDB2F302CF5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>payment of
producer premiums under subsection (f)(4).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE61B66C735FC409294BC18A5D8680285"><enum>(C)</enum><header>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 require a separate
registration to participate and purchase margin insurance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6CC49E4CD7664DFCB4DAD07234CE33C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Time for
registration</header>
<subparagraph id="HBCAB5A8E66B84579A9386651204D0A13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing dairy
producers</header><text>During the 1-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, a dairy producer that is
actively engaged in a dairy operation as of that date may register with the
Secretary to participate in the margin insurance program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF0704FA9D27948F1B835A3BD84145334"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New
Entrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A dairy producer
that has no existing interest in a dairy operation as of the date of enactment
of this section, but that, after that date, establishes a new dairy operation,
may register with the Secretary during the 180-day period beginning on the date
on which the dairy operation first markets milk commercially to participate in
the margin insurance program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDC4A0ADECB784AF894485632D37B0579"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Retroactivity</header>
<subparagraph id="H3A62FF81AFDD4161A7891B374563E1B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice of
availability of retroactive protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the effective
date of this section, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register to inform dairy producers of the availability of retroactive margin
insurance, subject to the condition that interested producers must file a
notice of intent (in such form and manner as the Secretary specifies in the
Federal Register notice) to participate in the margin insurance program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H795EFED708E045B8A7394FD35BF9D143"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Retroactive
margin insurance</header>
<clause id="HB0D92F49F20A4F4EB82917462EF99EB2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a dairy producer files a notice of
intent under subparagraph (A) to participate in the margin insurance program
before the initiation of the sign-up period for the margin insurance program
and subsequently signs up for the margin insurance program, the producer shall
receive margin insurance retroactive to the effective date of this
section.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF3AD5F00B4C94BE5BBC145E1EB3F1CA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retroactive margin insurance under this
paragraph for a dairy producer shall apply from the effective date of this
section until the date on which the producer signs up for the margin insurance
program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED1BE08D91974231AB38D471E8A3CAEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notice of intent
and obligation to participate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In no way does filing a notice of intent
under this paragraph obligate a dairy producer to sign up for the margin
insurance program once the program rules are final, but if a producer does file
a notice of intent and subsequently signs up for the margin insurance program,
that dairy producer is obligated to pay premiums for any retroactive margin
insurance selected in the notice of intent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H28A619CD2B994F6CB258A1790D54F6E0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reconstitution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that a dairy
producer does not reconstitute a dairy operation for the sole purpose of
purchasing margin insurance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA05F6386753476A8FA81F49B51B1D5C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Production
history of participating dairy producers</header>
<paragraph id="HF667BA3997E74DC1A3ED162522D71814"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination of
production history</header>
<subparagraph id="H2E956EFDA7A24D30802ADDC58F4138D3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
determine the production history of the dairy operation of each participating
dairy producer in the margin insurance program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE1316DA897E47DF8D51942ADAC44498"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and
(D), the production history of a participating dairy producer shall be equal to
the highest annual milk marketings of the dairy producer during any 1 of the 3
calendar years immediately preceding the registration of the dairy producer for
participation in the margin insurance program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AC0DF8FDD994AACB33E1DFB5588F8A9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updating
production history</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">So long as
a participating producer remains registered, the production history of the
participating producer shall be annually updated based on the highest annual
milk marketings of the dairy producer during any one of the 3 immediately
preceding calendar years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26F4348D47134468A3433F08A9C55022"><enum>(D)</enum><header>New
producers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a dairy producer
has been in operation for less than 1 year, the Secretary shall determine the
initial production history of the dairy producer under subparagraph (B) by
extrapolating the actual milk marketings for the months that the dairy producer
has been in operation to a yearly amount.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF4EA2ED79A5B4C56B19CA88110CF1CF2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating
dairy producer shall provide all information that the Secretary may require in
order to establish the production history of the dairy operation of the dairy
producer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48203BA1E87E4606AF692CB7D8E6D645"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of
production history</header>
<subparagraph id="HEBCACCBF50FB4155873648DB89C50BAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Transfer by
sale</header>
<clause id="H155D5F7409EA4844B8930FAFDC53BF26"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Request for
transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an existing dairy
producer sells an entire dairy operation to another party, the seller and
purchaser may jointly request that the Secretary transfer to the purchaser the
interest of the seller in the production history of the dairy operation.</text>
</clause><clause id="H67396D3A93F54F6D89CCE17C330C7A84"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the seller has sold the entire dairy operation to
the purchaser, the Secretary shall approve the transfer and, thereafter, the
seller shall have no interest in the production history of the sold dairy
operation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA933A3E9F64D44838C4C31504322A96C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer by
Lease</header>
<clause id="H664DBD350CE04397B92E90C280D26778"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Request for
transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an existing dairy
producer leases an entire dairy operation to another party, the lessor and
lessee may jointly request that the Secretary transfer to the lessee for the
duration of the term of the lease the interest of the lessor in the production
history of the dairy operation.</text>
</clause><clause id="H07D87DEB539540EBBD6D7CC3529A9528"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the lessor
has leased the entire dairy operation to the lessee, the Secretary shall
approve the transfer and, thereafter, the lessor shall have no interest for the
duration of the term of the lease in the production history of the leased dairy
operation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CA86325B1484205B4EA81B4E9BFB0A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coverage
level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A purchaser or lessee
to whom the Secretary transfers a production history under this paragraph may
not obtain a different level of margin insurance coverage held by the seller or
lessor from whom the transfer was obtained.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD696DD5225754F029A8DBB9F3D8311D4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>New
entrants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
not transfer the production history determined for a dairy producer described
in subsection (d)(3)(B) to another person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD2C0789084C4F49A6424E2083AF80CB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Movement and
transfer of production history</header>
<subparagraph id="HD606767E481946919C05909F148DFE67"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Movement and
transfer authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject
to subparagraph (B), if a dairy producer moves from 1 location to another
location, the dairy producer may maintain the production history associated
with the operation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1DB53C0D5164D1FBC5E4C54477083A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification
requirement</header><text>A dairy producer shall notify the Secretary of any
move of a dairy operation under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F7BE63EE60045CF87B07D52C804B109"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent
occupation of vacated location</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A party subsequently occupying a dairy
operation location vacated as described in subparagraph (A) shall have no
interest in the production history previously associated with the operation at
that location.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA88E6C1274EB4E6A81C6ADC0E8E7E2B4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Margin
insurance</header>
<paragraph id="H67448BD92CB047BFB27C4A5BF2A7A0CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the time of the
registration of a dairy producer in the margin insurance program under
subsection (d) and annually thereafter during the duration of the margin
insurance program, an eligible dairy producer may purchase margin
insurance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE76CFC55BF5748819CAC1D280417854A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of
payment threshold</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
participating dairy producer purchasing margin insurance shall elect a coverage
level in any increment of $0.50, with a minimum of $4.00 and a maximum of
$8.00.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC57AF75C18804FA09F32EFAFDE73E300"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection of
coverage percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
participating dairy producer purchasing margin insurance shall elect a
percentage of coverage, equal to not more than 80 percent nor less than 25
percent, of the production history of the dairy operation of the participating
dairy producer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED6A66BBC55546BDBCFE4264DAF86B8D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Producer
Premiums</header>
<subparagraph id="HBE764E39623B44E785796A14F8BA4510"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Premiums
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating
dairy producer that purchases margin insurance shall pay an annual premium
equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="HDB5686C52D174785866BC646AFB5B626"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the percentage
selected by the dairy producer under paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="HCABE5AFA80AE404C9BA6E0184E93D830"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the production
history applicable to the dairy producer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BED410518D94097ACDC25337C0261E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the premium per hundredweight of milk, as
specified in the applicable table under subparagraph (B) or (C).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E88672187EF441181F245EC97457E52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Premium per
hundredweight for first 4 million pounds of production</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the first 4,000,000 pounds of milk
marketings included in the annual production history of a participating dairy
operation, the premium per hundredweight corresponding to each coverage level
specified in the following table is as follows:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" no-carding="1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec align="center" coldef="fig" colname="column1" colwidth="106pts" min-data-value="19" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec align="center" coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="106pts" min-data-value="19" rowsep="0"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">Coverage Level</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">Premium per Cwt.</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$4.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.00</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$4.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.01</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$5.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.02</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$5.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.035</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$6.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.045</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$6.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.09</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$7.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.18</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$7.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.60</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$8.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.95</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C125EEA562547BB992B62F62512201E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Premium per
hundredweight for production in excess of 4 million pounds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000
pounds included in the annual production history of a participating dairy
operation, the premium per hundredweight corresponding to each coverage level
is as follows:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" grid-typeface="1.1" no-carding="1" rowsep="0" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec align="center" coldef="fig" colname="column1" colwidth="106pts" min-data-value="19" rowsep="0"></colspec><colspec align="center" coldef="fig" colname="column2" colwidth="106pts" min-data-value="19" rowsep="0"></colspec>
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="1">Coverage Level</entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="1">Premium per Cwt.</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$4.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.030</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$4.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.045</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$5.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.066</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$5.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.11</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$6.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.185</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$6.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.29</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$7.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.38</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$7.50</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$0.83</entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">$8.00</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr" rowsep="0">$1.06</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DF4BBD893664AC4BAF60F2A200A5225"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Time for
payment</header>
<clause id="H2B5C1CF4F0F84B758753B4FE9AFC094D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>First
year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable
after a dairy producer registers to participate in the margin insurance program
and purchases margin insurance, the dairy producer shall pay the premium
determined under subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer for the first calendar
year of the margin insurance.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC64748FEE1F64AC89E68004B4E0C771E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subsequent
years</header>
<subclause id="H49FC5B91C3B94EFD98474F9E8136D18D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the dairy
producer first purchases margin insurance, the dairy producer shall also elect
the method by which the dairy producer will pay premiums under this subsection
for subsequent years in accordance with 1 of the schedules described in
subclauses (II) and (III).</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HAFEBE314FC734651958EA60CCC8046D5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Single annual
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participating
dairy producer may elect to pay 100 percent of the annual premium determined
under subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer for a calendar year by not later
than January 15 of the calendar year.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H361E11F7CACC4F059154716B130EE707"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Semi-annual
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The participating
dairy producer may elect to pay—</text>
<item id="HDBA69C3D39ED42DDA6C920646B1B6FBE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of the annual premium determined
under subparagraph (A) for the dairy producer for a calendar year by not later
than January 15 of the calendar year; and</text>
</item><item id="HFDE05393D3864CBEA01CD79C0AF56F65"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the remaining 50 percent of the premium by
not later than June 15 of the calendar year.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11EB042062624397AE35CB93A6D54334"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Producer premium
obligations</header>
<subparagraph id="HB0732FCB01D2459EABA27D2BFD865AC9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Pro-ration of
first year premium</header><text>A participating dairy producer that purchases
margin insurance after initial registration in the margin insurance program
shall pay a pro-rated premium for the first calendar year based on the date on
which the producer purchases the coverage.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H313B11A69DD242C2A1F721FC938D1352"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
premiums</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (A), the annual
premium for a participating dairy producer shall be determined under paragraph
(4) for each year in which the margin insurance program is in effect.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F76BAFFEB374A1E93DA7588E03814F8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Legal
obligation</header>
<clause id="H1F86934126824592BE71F93DCE367007"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), a
participating dairy producer that purchases margin insurance shall be legally
obligated to pay the applicable premiums for the entire period of the margin
insurance program (as provided in the payment schedule elected under paragraph
(4)(B)), and may not opt out of the margin insurance program.</text>
</clause><clause id="HAF06B1490FF44A1F8A1C2F94BD720629"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Death</header><text>If
the dairy producer dies, the estate of the deceased may cancel the margin
insurance and shall not be responsible for any further premium payments.</text>
</clause><clause id="H5AA45696A6634333BC81D68297AE6F3B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Retirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the dairy producer retires, the producer
may request that Secretary cancel the margin insurance if the producer has
terminated the dairy operation entirely and certifies under oath that the
producer will not be actively engaged in any dairy operation for at least the
next 7 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FE7C7BA9E50450F9E51A29FEADFA886"><enum>(6)</enum><header> Payment
threshold</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating
dairy producer with margin insurance shall receive a margin insurance payment
whenever the average actual dairy producer margin for a consecutive 2-month
period is less than the coverage level threshold selected by the dairy producer
under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E9C9D9ACED041F38C9161EE94BA989A"><enum>(7)</enum><header> Margin
insurance payments</header>
<subparagraph id="H08C2BF9F9B52458AA6FD1F64767CE0BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
make a margin insurance protection payment to each participating dairy producer
whenever the average actual dairy producer margin for a consecutive 2-month
period is less than the coverage level threshold selected by the dairy producer
under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DFB756C7114401D9064EBB1103A4FD9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount of
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The margin insurance
payment for the dairy operation of a participating dairy producer shall be
determined as follows:</text>
<clause id="H00F21B0BE18A434D9202C20CCAC9FC68"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the
difference between—</text>
<subclause id="H46CD481053C246C4A7CF8A5982A4148D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coverage level threshold selected by
the dairy producer under paragraph (2); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9FE51812E9C84E37A02D9776F8D38F69"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the average
actual dairy producer margin for the consecutive 2-month period.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H13C04619627947AC911100E4CE1ED75D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount determined under clause (i)
shall be multiplied by—</text>
<subclause id="HD0DD6B01710E4D05A837C998D8BC5077"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the percentage selected by the dairy
producer under paragraph (3); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA10F19EBED694C7AB08F7B1ED14C141A"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lesser of—</text>
<item id="H683C6AAD66064334856C64C37FC32109"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quotient obtained by dividing—</text>
<subitem id="HFD8FCEA2DFA44C059D56715AE4A59C04"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production history applicable to the
producer under subsection (e)(1); by</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H08A06E99DBF44F3DA49AAAD1DDDD0BC8"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6; and</text>
</subitem></item><item id="H21FAD8086CC74A2F88466A415E92831B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
actual quantity of milk marketed by the dairy operation of the dairy producer
during the consecutive 2-month period.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDF43FFA5440442F8CBD5AF55F2B283B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect of
failure To pay premiums</header>
<paragraph id="H41F1EC4EDF32419B9C49D71DCA89BD4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loss of
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating
dairy producer that is in arrears on premium payments for margin
insurance—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FED127312644DC9B63F1A6321128FB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remains legally obligated to pay the
premiums; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD219E764EBDB4996B5A287A3497D7DED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not receive margin insurance until the
premiums are fully paid.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H491676370990490EBAE5607235724281"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may take such action as is
necessary to collect premium payments for margin insurance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E5C26210863424C8F1D80F943120A4B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Use of Commodity
Credit Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and the authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF68FEE2828CD4180AF7543F403054318"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Program start
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
conduct the margin insurance program beginning on October 1,
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAFDE6A4ECDA24D628014A40F36352FD5"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<subsection id="H58C94FBBBFEA4392B70A53D7B711B205"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The promulgation of regulations for the
initiation of the margin insurance program, and for administration of the
margin insurance program, shall be made—</text>
<paragraph id="H105AD5DD121D4F838E50ECA664278721"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62AEBA19495143F4A9C4AA41A62FDB21"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">without regard to 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; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECC0286D87044D70A5B42BE0330CEE48"><enum>(3)</enum><text>subject to
subsection (b), pursuant to
section
553 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H992574C859664370999FF4BCEEC6B1AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
rulemaking requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H7D5C403A42234B57BDF86986C6EE00C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim rules
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to
the margin insurance program, the Secretary may promulgate interim rules under
the authority provided in subparagraph (B) of
section
553(b) of title 5, United States Code, if the Secretary
determines such interim rules to be needed. Any such interim rules for the
margin insurance program shall be effective on publication.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A6D3637FB4440298D90E422D8DDDF0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the
margin insurance program, the Secretary shall promulgate final rules, with an
opportunity for public notice and comment, no later than 21 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H279E5D5BF98D4F9790638C698F021E60"><enum>(c)</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
(7 U.S.C.
7253(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: <quote>Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to the authority of the
Secretary under this subsection.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part id="H4A2268C2DF554E68A5927279C41C3BE7"><enum>II</enum><header>Repeal or
reauthorization of other dairy-related provisions</header>
<section id="H0FE085BF294240059D7AB50857B1B27F"><enum>1411.</enum><header>Repeal of
dairy product price support and milk income loss contract programs</header>
<subsection id="H1EF1DA02915941EB8F50825AB3093A7E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of dairy
product price support program</header><text>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>
</subsection><subsection id="H1CC8D2C6798F48288015EC5C9FF51EDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of milk
income loss contract program</header><text>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>
</subsection></section><section id="H67061FA25CB9489C8AFA89D87AAC115C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1412.</enum><header>Repeal of dairy
export incentive program</header>
<subsection id="H408401D0CE504651BE20C5156DEBA68A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 153 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (15 U.S.C.
713a–14) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5AC3F184E03470DA4EF22300F7304FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>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 id="HEC4222826A3D48CFBD342D3A5317C069"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (D); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27080F8B1AE945F79544D853767968B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF4414CF4AEFD4BAEBB932457CEA3B2CB"><enum>1413.</enum><header>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 id="H17C524DA62484FD287388200927E9DF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C99334F46C14A19836F8225CAF99B16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H98A620A7029D4AFE9E380C02BE226537"><enum>1414.</enum><header>Extension of
dairy indemnity program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of
Public Law
90–484 (<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" id="H82C93A98F87A4DB6A2F8C9F6DC4BCC20"><enum>1415.</enum><header>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 id="HAC5B564B67384C49A2E9860C3238ACA1"><enum>1416.</enum><header>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="HE646CF1B98914DAAB8E9B127FD0CC570"><enum>III</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<section commented="no" id="H4C060EB2E38C446AA136CA1A7FECE7F9"><enum>1421.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="H300A534121E3493D935AB0F3ED3AFDBD"><enum>E</enum><header>Supplemental
Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs</header>
<section id="HF6D9A1DC7C804A2C849DD5CA99EFFD0F"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Supplemental
agricultural disaster assistance</header>
<subsection id="H45ECBB77895947E9AF25C2B361A171E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H55EDC37B75DB4B8AA709AFB883BA4550"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
producer on a farm</header>
<subparagraph id="HA8979C1469754119B347D1D0B67F604B"><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="H8DDDC106173047689799AA9198969FE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description</header><text>An
individual or entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text>
<clause id="HE10186BBDC8347E3ABE60A5A85086E01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
citizen of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H664407437EC145E9A22A86B8C0D93EC6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
resident alien;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3A0954C653CA4B3F9C35F25915A44EBA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
partnership of citizens of the United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H949624100EB64031B82C411EC5D76F14"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational
structure organized under State law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC490F1D7DE7A4758A9A4B86AAED1E7DB"><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="H1E3AB710305E4064AF034A3A51CCD7A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Livestock</header><text>The
term <term>livestock</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9145A74C73194113A7FAA7A1F1AEF0AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cattle (including
dairy cattle);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7FC4FD9C6A04826B23B04662B1C2D28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bison;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF617F51523A41CA8874A4D868D67C3B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>poultry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A9F6F9853254D388C85175865FD6630"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sheep;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE3EBE5683DD4A398B23B7382F0EAC3C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>swine;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59DDFD0C36604B2F99FBD034FFDA5F8B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>horses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B439B2334AC4C2AA130A70BBA5C1537"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other livestock,
as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45B78EA79462458496D190FC08EB15ED"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9E59D31A57484C619EEAA2A1F7575472"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Livestock
indemnity payments</header>
<paragraph id="H277C633C12974F5A924D436EFAEA84F0"><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="H27172F334A9C428BA89DF83DD0811293"><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="HADF1383F5F274A71BA61A427E5FB3410"><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="H7E671370D10A4375A8D72E313E9DC7B1"><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="H171B67960DD24FBE80B3DDC126A23E88"><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="H19A78A0AE2EA4DDBB8296A4A5AEEAC42"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Livestock forage
disaster program</header>
<paragraph id="HC222439668564090832D2C486C942C98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H462760A43B8247B2B525489CE06E524F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Covered
livestock</header>
<clause id="H641A6B5C2D9F41B0A8C3677EC74063C6"><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="H7AC9A93DDAAE458E984640F09B16C887"><enum>(I)</enum><text>owned;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB9356F217219471C9B98FAD6708A1D88"><enum>(II)</enum><text>leased;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF2DD01E0C4304212A47D28E65A4C8F9C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>purchased;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC2CF5D5E697F4091BB6818410594F925"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>entered into a
contract to purchase;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8D37843FC4894BE9A3BFBEDA4494DDEB"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is a contract
grower; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2C4909C090ED4C59801AA2A66DA6F7AB"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>sold or otherwise
disposed of due to qualifying drought conditions during—</text>
<item id="H7EFA64C9C01D4AB3876B7263572401D8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
current production year; or</text>
</item><item id="H9E7A6B8AFD70445E95509F426F00D87C"><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="H9DDA5A6465C945C2951AD71B8AD36E12"><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="HFF6BADDB229048C2BD96D69EBBCA7D31"><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="H20C47B1A867E4C7E968C46C9A5692C5C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible
livestock producer</header>
<clause id="HA52FA77174914187A49AB7DB6FC6CFA1"><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="H171D295688144C109989DD7CD5D15872"><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="H0BC5CC1B3A614EEBAE6D582F1A82372A"><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="H02449EDBC4B34553A81B9B7F451A7F1C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>certifies
grazing loss; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1775EC58EAFF4EB797AC9EF2433B1F71"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>meets all other
eligibility requirements established under this subsection.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF0ABDFE1C9864416A83EDEFDE94A63F6"><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="H58FA9C4DAEF5458A8C47833721C295B6"><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="HBB898873164D442EA4651908ACEF6E3D"><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="H974B960E647E4AD4BF43F3D287DE00C3"><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="H775EC267AF164D488E7572766B0F6288"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a drought
condition, as described in paragraph (3); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E3DDBB589AE4428A2B6333D289F1D67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fire, as described
in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11C6A53C1FEF4FA896CA896AC010D8BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance for
losses due to drought conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="HC3C792D675E44C1D8DDC7A6E39DC7374"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
losses</header>
<clause id="H1626A2CB302C4A3CAC22DDBEB2C21A57"><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="H9C674AED92CE4B4EBC0986AFD418B0E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is native or
improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2CF951667D22425FB750AF41E0A0C1A9"><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="HD6A7B8003A804097A6052B0571A0862C"><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 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et
seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DFDCFB5539B488D95C41ECA1E8D7ACB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Monthly payment
rate</header>
<clause id="H4633D0B017054E88AD46843F397B7071"><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="H606FAA3B23C04C20AE2EABA72FD9D678"><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="HBAABFAA9E68C42988B513FED15C47A20"><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="H6FF2F14D1FC0458FA45B5246E93C0D3E"><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="H9129368D443B406BB346FCEC41B5D9D9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Monthly feed
cost</header>
<clause id="H96C6A59A147D406C82991CB45867E4CF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The monthly feed cost shall equal the product obtained by
multiplying—</text>
<subclause id="H6A74A25FDAC546E4BCF5B7DF3DB82462"><enum>(I)</enum><text>30 days;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0FA9592ECA81436DAE0BCEB4AEF092BA"><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="H0340C87200C146E6B4A3CDB13FC54F30"><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="H51028B2E29384665B7F9160640C5F402"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Feed grain
equivalent</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(II), the feed grain
equivalent shall equal—</text>
<subclause id="H5A2A97F90007469EB9B4A9DC81814EB3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an
adult beef cow, 15.7 pounds of corn per day; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDE25400454954F609C1B555F032BF659"><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="H65D7F8C8C0D742BAA979121562A46725"><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="HAE0DC51B37A243B1AFA1ECA1A50CCDEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the higher
of—</text>
<item id="HA31F025FF92D4ED8B24C44E0AFDE6319"><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="H0FE4BA59FF594F098B7D654EC0318783"><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="HF9FC77DDFA61453AA35E72D13F4978B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">56.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2AA0CFD2BB684C8FBDFA39A14256FB01"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Normal grazing
period and drought monitor intensity</header>
<clause id="H2C54C6B5C974439CA9895736AADC141B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>F<enum-in-header>SA</enum-in-header>
county committee determinations</header>
<subclause id="HCDF09BE42EF44B4FBF991EA743CA2DCE"><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="H6DA7874F0CF249C5A1AC00B17307C52D"><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="H29BD55030A564A86AB069CC0F3BF39C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Drought
intensity</header>
<subclause id="H18D7ED2DDAF8474DA3B089D72212B42D"><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="HD95BE4F2C8E847A792F6A17CCA4F7F9A"><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="HE7360E3451E4409E869939262D2E6A6E"><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="HE0C2AFB3A52F4CA59B3CB831B4A50DFE"><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="HE2942DBBBC534BE5ACF02B64B2A69BD0"><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="HE321F7B002F648C1B43BF2FB39BFC589"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assistance for
losses due to fire on public managed land</header>
<subparagraph id="H1141D9BF341445BAACE9093C76211034"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible livestock producer may receive assistance
under this paragraph only if—</text>
<clause id="H060FAEC1565649B5848D0F77D55C6285"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
grazing losses occur on rangeland that is managed by a Federal agency;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AB42E2FA74D45D69F79C8FB14A10332"><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="H173B8C32592E499FA87E5A0A4ACA5DBD"><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="H53E80920E8DA4AF4A6C45EB01C46AC53"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment
duration</header>
<clause id="HADBAA2C47A82439E946F54B9CD8BA92A"><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="H864ED8A077AE44759A93016D63E63A25"><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="HC6A010E7A70142328470345B32DC4027"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ending on the
last day of the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB209C86BD02B4A21BBFE80C01ED8EF93"><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="H8D7898B5B43A454ABAF72C92E1A891A7"><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="H3A280ED7D92B43228388A85D849B0773"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency
assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-Raised fish</header>
<paragraph id="HF6D86D58A5E742F2B52B3ACAC72EC813"><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="H59AB21F1BA934D21B5B1F2C06A32389D"><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="HFAC471F4600441CC81B05E120BFD8E2C"><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="HCCF9216377734AD3A601AC9F138B83EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tree assistance
program</header>
<paragraph id="H27BFC0C89F5640919654B16E2DB103F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E148AF7CF3F4AC5A2748251C45B3997"><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="H8A370B0D921F4B89ADB9BA4F8B60B041"><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="H4CB95461C3AC419992194F86E9298F1D"><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="H8969171ECED641FBA8A41473EDB9A23E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Tree</header><text>The
term <term>tree</term> includes a tree, bush, and vine.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A41B31A2036471FAF0CB2DD18D456A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="H5C113A3A4440424F9C8E58D46CAB9F50"><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="HED4DD9A9677F46E1ACB0B9B6111A5DAC"><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="H550F972363A04CA989C197A154FB672F"><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="H08D8F5A3E9924141B1610A690100CDCA"><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="HB490C9AC0DCC4A78A74AE9369B9FD3F7"><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="HF806CF0D2FA044CBA6D867C45F36D5EE"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAA20F29B842D476AB9418CFDD169F8E9"><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="H46031C7D10EB4E399282BFF4E252617D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at the option of the Secretary,
sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1629A2727374477FA546ECE7FBD350ED"><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="H220CC9F5A4CB4E998001ABEB0D9D9FAD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations on
assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="HE5C7854794BC4D69B300A0FF6448B286"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1308(a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H716382E74FDD471C8B732291FA566676"><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="HB1F76CC7427549249E018A26D24297C4"><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="HF140C06D1041470E9F666D6F7A4E79CD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Payment
limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H6CF8E6BB34554D73AC35A205F891C4AB"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1308(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AD014857CA3432CB559F0C5BB8DB8DB"><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="HD65291544B564781878BE4C16764616D"><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><section id="H596D5D6FD7734E6FA47DEC8C7516BCA3"><enum>1502.</enum><header>National
Drought Council and National Drought Policy Action Plan</header>
<subsection id="H5B5E315078C84700B40C63E1197A2C17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HB1E4EECC321C4C55B56ABF29EA675441"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Council</header><text>The
term <term>Council</term> means the National Drought Council established by
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H745D4844AFD449A3A4699C88ED5AA75A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Drought</header><text>The
term <term>drought</term> means a natural disaster that is caused by a
deficiency in precipitation—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6E69753C3CA4A20B9112C2105B9E4BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that may lead to a
deficiency in surface and subsurface water supplies (including rivers, streams,
wetlands, ground water, soil moisture, reservoir supplies, lake levels, and
snow pack); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1755A620A7A84F72875D0708321DCDF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that causes or may
cause—</text>
<clause id="H6035D82394AE44B98A87268161E4AC33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>substantial
economic or social impacts; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF777C9CE93814D60A38C7A96095A145D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>physical damage
or injury to individuals, property, or the environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F8427335A3441B395187BEE3747EF44"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given
the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1D03E950469436782EC09E0BF7C2C30"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Member</header><text>The
term <term>member</term>, with respect to the National Drought Council, means a
member of the Council specified or appointed under this section or, in the
absence of the member, the member’s designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF5EEF554BBC4CFE8EB4B629B57241A9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>The
term <term>mitigation</term> means a short- or long-term action, program, or
policy that is implemented in advance of or during a drought to minimize any
risks and impacts of drought.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80A47CBE1D5C417FA6E5903D75141DD7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB37638138C9446FBDF056DA0F65319C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the several States, the District of Columbia,
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99231AAB62D24BD2B155E2C1615E5263"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Trigger</header><text>The
term <term>trigger</term> means the thresholds or criteria that must be
satisfied before mitigation or emergency assistance may be provided to an
area—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD49164CB5AE84E22B7D47F6308C1619D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in which drought
is emerging; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A7EB64EC6844415B223196D6E77C995"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is
experiencing a drought.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AB2A88B7652452BBBC8AB2D12205C81"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Watershed</header><text>The
term <term>watershed</term> means a region or area with common hydrology, an
area drained by a waterway that drains into a lake or reservoir, the total area
above a given point on a stream that contributes water to the flow at that
point, or the topographic dividing line from which surface streams flow in two
different directions. In no case shall a watershed be larger than a river
basin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD911DB7F9644DDF8A84361D0E547402"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Watershed
group</header><text>The term <term>watershed group</term> means a group of
individuals, formally recognized by the appropriate State or States, who
represent the broad scope of relevant interests within a watershed and who work
together in a collaborative manner to jointly plan the management of the
natural resources contained within the watershed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6C89B994E604850AE4AB3FD1C5F40BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of
section</header><text>This section does not affect—</text>
<paragraph id="HA11FDE70C8D647F3A4A95A2392D95726"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the authority of a
State to allocate quantities of water under the jurisdiction of the State;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64302237921945D3901A54AA7A591EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any State water
rights established as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FA39C8ECCB54ECBB32E4A25B9443CF3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National drought
council</header>
<paragraph id="H59A18B46368B486EB8F25E1399BFF841"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture a council to be
known as the <quote>National Drought Council</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC80264E7DD5545C9A5590D845BE8190C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="HA6CACDC8905143B790E22202EE9C5DE1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of—</text>
<clause id="HAE4BEA87E1424AAFABBC314B9A93A5C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Secretary (or the designee of the Secretary);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5102E70DACB4FA9BC1AD2BB6A49478D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Secretary of Commerce (or the designee of the Secretary of Commerce);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE13B73B084384EF7AA9369FE8785DDB1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the Army (or the designee of the Secretary of the Army);</text>
</clause><clause id="H02457751DECB4A46BA499FFD03384AA8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
Secretary of the Interior (or the designee of the Secretary of the
Interior);</text>
</clause><clause id="HF83304EFF17F41ADB0FB539343072BDE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or the designee of the
Director);</text>
</clause><clause id="HAAEC27644B714DE5973F5268EB1E68D1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (or the designee of the
Administrator);</text>
</clause><clause id="H6EE0B3175E214B0E9F50CC363A118CA4"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>4
members appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the National Governors
Association, each of whom shall be the Governor of a State (or the designee of
the Governor) and who collectively shall represent the geographic diversity of
the Nation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD567F09D080E49EA83A8C40386D5272B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>1
member appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the National
Association of Counties;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC3F0D9A811D743E7899941212845EA7D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>1
member appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the United States
Conference of Mayors;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C7F20C5B32C4E17A1517839AE539D1D"><enum>(x)</enum><text>1
member appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with Indian
tribes, to represent the interests of tribal governments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C2ACAE189C54DE9AEDE97671FB47A99"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>1
member appointed by the Secretary, in coordination with the National
Association of Conservation Districts, to represent local soil and water
conservation districts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H544A1C3C2D764F09B4F9E23C2B19119A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Date of
appointment</header><text>The appointment of each member of the Council shall
be made not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01627396D1614409BD4541CA5D2CC5D3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term;
vacancies</header>
<subparagraph id="HB97BF1F2868F426EB7B76116B285D017"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
non-Federal member of the Council appointed under paragraph (2) shall be
appointed for a term of two years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C3AEB35D3A048F3B103A8937534E951"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Council—</text>
<clause id="HCE5B3A11917C43708D53435F913290CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect
the powers of the Council; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H17D20E2291BE471E88191210947C8106"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E1AC1F500BC4798AB7EC7BF9AEF91A3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terms of members
filling vacancies</header><text>Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H042862CA51944F06AE3656F909C42FBA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="H7641934AC7B44C2F95961D10506B68AD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall meet at the call of the
co-chairs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H992C8660E1BF45D1913C28A17CE15AA9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>The
Council shall meet at least semiannually.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC66C28425C814FB0828D41EAFBB5040D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser
number may hold hearings or conduct other business.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H190372E28F694FFB8A7DED18B9DF43FF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Council
leadership</header>
<subparagraph id="H09ADBF7AD673452BB3ADC6318E72A555"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be a Federal co-chair and non-Federal
co-chair of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCFCBB35C6AA4E8D9F6C430512C04ECC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<clause id="HF4BB95D4DC4D437098D76EDBB7D6EFE2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal
co-chair</header><text>The Secretary shall be the Federal co-chair.</text>
</clause><clause id="HED6DAE3F4CFB4CABB5625616D4A733F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
co-chair</header><text>The non-Federal members of the Council shall elect, on a
biannual basis, a non-Federal co-chair of the Council from among the members
appointed under paragraph (2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF2E113025A74559B625ED22D84412F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the
council</header>
<paragraph id="H934C6790025F4DEFBC5C11DF7F347AD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H548A5D01AC7A4D07B689F7F83F7D7EB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than one
year after the date of the first meeting of the Council, develop a
comprehensive National Drought Policy Action Plan that—</text>
<clause id="H85105EE09E5848F6A22DD62A1880E527"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD7D0B1FF7CD34B15AC32FC0343BF5F87"><enum>(I)</enum><text>delineates and
integrates responsibilities for activities relating to drought (including
drought preparedness, mitigation, research, risk management, training, and
emergency relief) among Federal agencies; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H873B4EFDF2034BD0A2BE525C643D01C2" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensures that those activities are
coordinated with the activities of the States, local governments, Indian
tribes, and neighboring countries;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H03E6643844304222A33BA0A4680430DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
consistent with—</text>
<subclause id="HD159880C10B44DD68C19F14B11173063"><enum>(I)</enum><text>this Act and other
applicable Federal laws; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0EAC277BEBA2405AAC147B6FD2F3671B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the laws and
policies of the States for water management;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0DFF296B42D64D51A71798B5F4355D1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is
integrated with drought management programs of the States, Indian tribes, local
governments, watershed groups, and private entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB8AF7CE4E3364B4E849E51A44F2F863E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>avoids
duplicating Federal, State, tribal, local, watershed, and private drought
preparedness and monitoring programs in existence on the date of enactment of
this Act;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DAEF23168454BA8A6ADDB13F0FF677E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate Federal
drought-related programs in existence on the date of enactment of this Act and
make recommendations to Congress and the President on means of
eliminating—</text>
<clause id="HBF0FA5713A384A129003C852F5B6EA36"><enum>(i)</enum><text>discrepancies
between the goals of the programs and actual service delivery;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB4703E949822448F8B78B892ECE08458"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>duplication among
programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D28FABB7F8F483E8E1DF891C690C185"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other
circumstances that interfere with the effective operation of the
programs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA8502F0AB1F417B8A445FA08F2F5165"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the President, Congress, and appropriate Federal agencies
on—</text>
<clause id="H81797E85FE95419596EF29878C804AD4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
establishment of common interagency triggers for authorizing Federal drought
mitigation programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE7252BC76EC48FA967B415468C377A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving the
consistency and fairness of assistance among Federal drought relief
programs;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA00890CB15B64ED190D4EBFB303A200C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage and
facilitate the development of drought preparedness plans under subtitle C,
including establishing the guidelines under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27CE49EE55B9440289F1E60555428586"><enum>(E)</enum><text>based on a review
of drought preparedness plans, develop and make available to the public drought
planning models to reduce water resource conflicts relating to water
conservation and droughts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AB235F10EC54562B2C906921381E14C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>develop and
coordinate public awareness activities to provide the public with access to
understandable and informative materials on drought, including—</text>
<clause id="H35172E28C4494F5FA83D5F23CE072282"><enum>(i)</enum><text>explanations of
the causes of drought, the impacts of drought, and the damages from
drought;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7E217679D374B28B6732BE77B2CE018"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>descriptions of
the value and benefits of land stewardship to reduce the impacts of drought and
to protect the environment;</text>
</clause><clause id="H54E06602A54A4942BCD87C27C9695187"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clear
instructions for appropriate responses to drought, including water
conservation, water reuse, and detection and elimination of water leaks;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCFC0BB5185DF4F0DAAC36D8C4F820F9C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information on
State and local laws applicable to drought; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H84B518F087C64939ADB2745DE5A81C38"><enum>(v)</enum><text>opportunities for
assistance to resource-dependent businesses and industries in times of drought;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45D430ACFF744FFDBE22B1FB98CB09C1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>establish
operating procedures for the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2EBBE0FA231B4F908D894A2AC991CFFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Council shall consult with groups affected by
drought emergencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB7B71D3ADCBB476F8FF543BF716E9DA0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header>
<subparagraph id="H3160FCACE56A431FA4F1F3A2E8F4EE95"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<clause id="HD1AD9B40011D401F9976192D5BE1E117"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the first
meeting of the Council, and annually thereafter, the Council shall submit to
Congress a report on the activities carried out under this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB0697D8ABD8D469AAF3FFDB02D2849E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header>
<subclause id="HF1CA01FF22504A8BA75B10E627C974B7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The annual report shall include a summary of drought
preparedness plans.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3E93DE3E780E40C8899386F67E583FA1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Initial
report</header><text>The initial report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall
include any recommendations of the Council.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08EB9E35B81B4DDEBFC5AB481A27875A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>Not later than seven years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Council shall submit to Congress a report that recommends—</text>
<clause id="H4BA90B0118794CC890FE1C53BF3BE867"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amendments to this
section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8118B48CC034C26B2140D16DA0527F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the
Council should continue.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57C174EFDDE541ABAD08793A451F357C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Powers of the
council</header>
<paragraph id="H30A6C6869285442E887AFF7A4F235D25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text>The
Council may hold hearings, meet and act at any time and place, take any
testimony and receive any evidence that the Council considers advisable to
carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3703BA78CBEB4267B7F1749A67ECDBEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information from
Federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph id="H53EE074953D848CAB98B6AF30A3161D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council may obtain directly from any Federal agency
any information that the Council considers necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75D48850778C45118548ECF31897D2EF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header>
<clause id="H0D71A21357DA4AD880C8F2B194F9AEC7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), on request of the
Secretary or the non-Federal co-chair of the Council, the head of a Federal
agency may provide information to the Council.</text>
</clause><clause id="H49A558548F39403C83765843ED896AFF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
head of a Federal agency shall not provide any information to the Council that
the Federal agency head determines the disclosure of which may cause harm to
national security interests.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H22A549B053D749E380817A0EED66E62E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Postal
services</header><text>The Council may use the United States mail in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE746194CD5734E0FB459DB369794F72B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>The
Council may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or
property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A44C8A93D144785A2462A346B234594"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Council
personnel matters</header>
<paragraph id="HB36E6D78B1BE468598A485536B2AD97C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation of
members</header>
<subparagraph id="H575263ACFC9445DB9B4AE0BB0513AC87"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-Federal
employees</header><text>A member of the Council who is not an officer or
employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H696B1B6293564A3DAEB237DA3FF74CDC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header><text>A member of the Council who is an officer or employee
of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to the
compensation received for services of the member as an officer or employee of
the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5136ED7766F403A807A8925E83B74E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>A member of the Council shall be allowed travel expenses
at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of
chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or
regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the
Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2D24CBB17754273B62ECDCB8A38F98D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of
council</header><text>The Council shall terminate at the end of the eighth
fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H08C84B023C5E46BEA7745A5D5A098371"><enum>F</enum><header>Administration</header>
<section id="HB983521263894C4D914BA18DAA449D55"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Administration
generally</header>
<subsection id="HE185E6BA78CB43028B1F4B2EA8416602"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of Commodity
Credit Corporation</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry
out this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5785598304EE45C6A4DEE9CF0A8C8CA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations
by Secretary</header><text>A determination made by the Secretary under this
title shall be final and conclusive.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H138EC92AF7FB4B4BA77834E26701AE72"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="HB24D0323344A4F77ABE4E30452895BDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 id="HCB57465525DE416EB02B73A2A999692C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The
promulgation of the regulations and administration of this title and the
amendments made by this title and sections 10003 and 10016 of this Act shall be
made—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB9D29A442B842ACA75AEDD2C95F450A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pursuant to
section
553 of title 5, United States Code, including by interim rules
effective on publication under the authority provided in subparagraph (B) of
subsection (b) of such section if the Secretary determines such interim rules
to be needed and final rules, with an opportunity for notice and comment, no
later than 21 months after the date of the enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4B78F478BBD4FEDAAD64E556F1B6901"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 <quote>Paperwork Reduction
Act</quote>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EB775F190024CE5B6D03205B86D197A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>without regard to
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></subsection><subsection id="H13B40F70E0D94EF6902B5E729B6FF7C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment
Authority Related to Trade Agreements Compliance</header>
<paragraph id="HF8FE679384B740E888FEABE4C425471B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
determination; adjustment</header><text>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 the
allowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the Secretary shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, make adjustments in the amount of the
expenditures during that period to ensure that the expenditures do not exceed
the allowable levels.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A764FE338424EE3B6AD46BBE2C18F95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header><text>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 id="H8D82849FDFF04ABD99DBF7F357CF8232"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Repeal of
permanent price support authority</header>
<subsection id="HF0A3B38BC4AD4EA0941CF4DBCA420546"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938</header>
<paragraph id="H1A87050863734921932B3DB6C408CF4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>The
following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 are
repealed:</text>
<subparagraph id="H67148C157C8C4E43888C3A3D46F50216"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA2F1369B582408FAE947C845ED7C86E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Subtitle D of
title III (7 U.S.C.
1379a et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB371C7C215B417ABA49D423621D9CD6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Title IV
(7 U.S.C. 1401 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H203A915CEFE944DEBE2E259D84378B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inapplicability
to upland cotton</header><text>Section 377 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act
of 1938 (7 U.S.C.
1377) is amended by striking <quote>was not fully
planted</quote> and inserting <quote>was not fully planted: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That effective on the date of the enactment of the Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, this section shall not
apply to upland cotton</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF2C456073E8E4F9CBB1557085DB57DF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agricultural Act
of 1949</header><text>The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949
are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="HCF3A828EAF654DAE9BA6324AEE2EA30D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 101
(7 U.S.C.
1441).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC743D1620FED4362A86DDDFC1F5EBE41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 103(a)
(7 U.S.C.
1444(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCCE2BD45C44F4A66B7082605E1CA014F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 105
(7 U.S.C.
1444b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H112A9BA1A29541739F1064D9EEE90A11"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 107
(7 U.S.C.
1445a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DA5EB35C5E143568D71B88D925A1EEC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 110
(7 U.S.C.
1445e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB3D62027E74490D817F80C389B0BFB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 112
(7 U.S.C.
1445g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A45D229435040E9B1AFB05553DA3C7E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 115
(7 U.S.C.
1445k).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27ED0FB1A0C04007A03352844E5F1943"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 201
(7 U.S.C.
1446).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A832D044DD44EB48B8668DCF209F6AF"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Title III
(7 U.S.C. 1447 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4980A6538A8C4A5791473E977C919E94"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Title IV
(7 U.S.C. 1421 et
seq.), 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 id="H4CABB981F55447C1A8C08621BA96CBD8"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Title V
(7 U.S.C. 1461 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10CB918EDE664B469D261D23CF66213D"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Title VI
(7 U.S.C. 1471 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H268A7542CAD14F1BBB8B04420D06FA30"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Suspension of
certain quota provisions</header><text>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, 1340), is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H29CFB378DD98466894AAE5B973DCDB8D"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Payment
limitations</header>
<subsection id="H332578DE59AF4B2C8E52312D7BAE4C3E"><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—</text>
<paragraph id="H54A0A4C903614A66A7483F95DFC88811"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2C7C7917EA34F27A090E2933CAEF0C7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAE4ECA88E6954F5B8ECF4E4E932A5220"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Legal
entity</header>
<subparagraph id="H10C97E9768E74694986BABAD5B5A75C4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>legal entity</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HDB00A48A7E904CC2BA7ABA73B4BFFE2C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
organization that (subject to the requirements of this section and section
1001A) is eligible to receive a payment under a provision of law referred to in
subsection (b), (c), or (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="H4ECAD25CBF7E4CBEA886A17206C6A438"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
corporation, joint stock company, association, limited partnership, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, charitable organization,
estate, irrevocable trust, grantor of a revocable trust, or other similar
entity (as determined by the Secretary); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6204792CACEC433DB10C52445D07906C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an organization
that is participating in a farming operation as a partner in a general
partnership or as a participant in a joint venture.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H419CD8F3E08346BFB3356AEAFC9DFD68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>legal entity</term> does not include a general partnership or joint
venture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD037C32529734652B40ED39A7DE7F689"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (b) through (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58E20342523147DF89CE01E6AD553E00" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H431F756F950F45B5A1B28AD31BB45097"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
payments for covered commodities and peanuts</header><text>The total amount of
payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity for any
crop year for 1 or more covered commodities and peanuts under title I of the
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 may not exceed
$125,000, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="H24FB86DA183D4E7A933A451B83CD7FCE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $75,000 may consist of
marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments under subtitle B of title I
of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF2B2BB9A735B4CB9B236B80230B42249"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than $50,000 may consist of any
other payments made for covered commodities and peanuts under title I of the
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD39FE5C87DE743468193754E8D7D6CA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spousal
equity</header>
<paragraph id="HF87CB5D3C4BC41EB8779547C35EF5080"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (b), except as provided in
paragraph (2), if a person and the spouse of the person are covered by
paragraph (2) and receive, directly or indirectly, any payment or gain covered
by this section, the total amount of payments or gains (as applicable) covered
by this section that the person and spouse may jointly receive during any crop
year may not exceed an amount equal to twice the applicable dollar amounts
specified in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA2A9B5178A640B390605096DD1B17A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<subparagraph id="H058769B9FC0841268F124E988CEAD726"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Separate farming
operations</header><text>In the case of a married couple in which each spouse,
before the marriage, was separately engaged in an unrelated farming operation,
each spouse shall be treated as a separate person with respect to a farming
operation brought into the marriage by a spouse, subject to the condition that
the farming operation shall remain a separate farming operation, as determined
by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H003E1C4529B44621BF7B5435C2BC7E11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Election to
receive separate payments</header><text>A married couple may elect to receive
payments separately in the name of each spouse if the total amount of payments
and benefits described in subsection (b) that the married couple receives,
directly or indirectly, does not exceed an amount equal to twice the applicable
dollar amounts specified in those
subsections.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB473E29CB94341AEA7468859C4E2A509"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B) of subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD576888B85E14A81AE4CB95F1C5DF0BE" style="OLC">
<clause id="H088F1FB847AC4A4091A5C434AC3FDC46"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Irrevocable
trusts</header><text>In promulgating regulations to define the term <term>legal
entity</term> as the term applies to irrevocable trusts, the Secretary shall
ensure that irrevocable trusts are legitimate entities that have not been
created for the purpose of avoiding a payment
limitation.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE5F7E7CF32E4836826F0D09D7A53EEF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h),
in the second sentence, by striking <quote>or other entity</quote> and
inserting <quote>or legal entity</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC515D9B10B14675B311458F6EDC49CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H000AE58F0AC24F578B7CD8739F6F9F2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CA2429D95594B00A5A96645AB0A038F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>subsections (b) and (c)</quote> each place it appears in
paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ECA6897F831488299130DB7EB4505E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9968BD86DA25487F949A0BAE1EACED7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>Subsections (b) and (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>Subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AC79A54CF744BF2847423E5598AC558"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H379496C9BA9D440B97BF13100FCBC441"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2EE386917D54D7191EE55A8432C070D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FBFE5240A3B4EDF8FD8AA4680BEFB2B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>subsection (b), (c), or (d)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H683D3BBD74BB42FAA5F5F14FFA5DCD9D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB7E7752D1BF4D48BA684F925F620B8B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>Notwithstanding subsection (d), except as provided in
subsection (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection
(f)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H599F37A72DBF484FA079DB101BABEEDD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>subsections (b), (c), and (d)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2BE991C1E06469DBABDFD1BE090CB24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F6D46CB79B74FB8B33961E92AA57DE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59827BA4DC024C1BAFDB156836303C5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (f)(6)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(e)(6)(A)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA802F456FEF9489F8ACADD0D9BAC2B8E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection
(b)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD86AFF1E9BC14040B23E3FC7B50829B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>subsections (b) and (c)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDBAC646939C4178AA0B55D66A2F3043"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (d) through (g),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6094159F91740488FD474FB7A9E9FCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E29F6CF90974A9082D6BC330BA6B9DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>subsections (b) and (c) of section 1001</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 1001(b)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84C420CCCA4846359E665ECB3AC82809"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 1001(b)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H889036897208431B8472C73CC0E59247"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1001B(a)
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-2">7 U.S.C. 1308–2(a)</external-xref>) is amended in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>subsections (b) and (c)
of section 1001</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1001(b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4CABA938ACF4011B207141E278EF31B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with the 2014 crop
year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H59862DED81784E31A1B5F7874D9D1C35"><enum>1603A.</enum><header>Payments
limited to active farmers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308–1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4504F02084544585BFE018D882065B32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H005E2D52B52243CA9FB9814892E4062E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or active personal management</quote> each place it appears in
subparagraphs (A)(i)(II) and (B)(ii); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E278F41CF064F6F9152DC86B6B8A6CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>, as applied to the legal entity, are met by the legal
entity, the partners or members making a significant contribution of personal
labor or active personal management</quote> and inserting <quote>are met by
partners or members making a significant contribution of personal labor, those
partners or members</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1C552C8864E40EF83530C3B1757DC76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9281C93002784EFD8FF0C8C2709858C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H6E18B9E8653C45D1A90A8798ECF572EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA0ADD3115EA4D45983D8C1278F8A726" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4C03910C0CA7441AA0F2E9E10E8F7D92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the landowner
share-rents the land at a rate that is usual and
customary;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H01738B4EC27D48148CF9D51B7EB67A61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H800136504A9A425BA53D7E5E4DE79EF8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86AAD0EC557D4011B0F5EC113218C2BF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDEEDAEA42D254982A87BFBB035E30653"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the share of the
payments received by the landowner is commensurate with the share of the crop
or income received as
rent.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD14269F96CC64E2DB865DD2E5270DB0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>active personal management or</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA6587D0CFD140DDBE1CB49B6CDA3D63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<clause id="HA384925585834D52B71481412C0BF252"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(5)</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>(A)<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"> In
general</header-in-text>.—A person</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CE0458BDBA94E5398BA9CF759541A51" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAF37FDDAF43B48B49F117AD288CCDB34"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Custom farming
services</header><text>A
person</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H4DB2FD3AC31C482992FB4221BACFDBB0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>under usual and customary terms</quote> after
<quote>services</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBC78EFAE5C86440DA47467B2ACBBBE4A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A507F82E2F44D2D8325230AACEAA4D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2FE74E043324A718205440A550096BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8ACDFADB6D414715A9FE93B8EBC4553D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Farm
managers</header><text>A person who otherwise meets the requirements of this
subsection other than (b)(2)(A)(i)(II) shall be considered to be actively
engaged in farming, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to the farming
operation, including a farming operation that is a sole proprietorship, a legal
entity such as a joint venture or general partnership, or a legal entity such
as a corporation or limited partnership, if the person—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBEEF2B1752F94980994ACF12EDF49F0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>makes a
significant contribution of management to the farming operation necessary for
the farming operation, taking into account—</text>
<clause id="HB6D523189FBA4A81899EA5EC4351925A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the size and
complexity of the farming operation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H60720C6257404E73826C2117B2CD4E34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the management
requirements normally and customarily required by similar farming
operations;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1730E1E4BAC24C8AA13F42AD36420DBB"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC83BB7060F4E4496AEB3ECAC7910D8CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is the only person in
the farming operation qualifying as actively engaged in farming by using the
farm manager special class designation under this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4F10258142734DAB8C3DC3E203C569FD" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>together with any other persons in
the farming operation qualifying as actively engaged in farming under
subsection (b)(2) or as part of a special class under this subsection, does not
collectively receive, directly or indirectly, an amount equal to more than the
applicable limits under section 1001(b);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC58E55C6156448C0A6E1DB4456389D3E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not use the
management contribution under this paragraph to qualify as actively engaged in
more than 1 farming operation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC73164688B4840D990B6E0AE17D4ABF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>manages a farm
operation that does not substantially share equipment, labor, or management
with persons or legal entities that with the person collectively receive,
directly or indirectly, an amount equal to more than the applicable limits
under section
1001(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H539443DF34D64B1B848C34784B174C77"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Adjusted gross
income limitation</header>
<subsection id="H11E716F4DE1E4033BB8FE430D002D67C"><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="HFB143CDFFB86450E99393255F7172C9E"><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="H1AF92F76D4AB4731BAA534C1312F7A07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A6F4E860D644A8E8E2A7C33B63A9281" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H843D42DE5AB949F5B32DBF005285CCAF"><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
$950,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21F5F83CFD0D47D6AC132285F41FC5B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)
applies with respect to a payment or benefit under subtitle A, B, or E of title
I, or title II of the <short-title>Federal Agriculture
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</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, title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, 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>), or section 196 of
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
7333).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5A4108529AA7430AB8B38E4A8F35A92D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of
unused 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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H104149571707440D8CEB514B4371251E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA3173225E0B14B76A7260762CDE729A4"><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="H3F2A8FEA18A74F1992E1CAA3967A84AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Income
determination</header><text>Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C.
1308–3a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAE5478BE22944809653F10D5716F87C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB67C56F2D48045AC9412AAA1EE710F49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF3D06F2D9294DBA82D2F37AD9BBF919"><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="H31FCCBF433674605AB4EE49AE78B34AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC6E145C5C1C4674834BF04BF686C76A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subparagraph (A) or (B) of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28151E0C0DA5427C8015633296C15F91"><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="H1C164E1D0D964636913D89AEDD3F4C06"><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="H4130B17F91EF41CAA200F110AC1F2D7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)
(as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF850654238D4A38A10328AC6A68FD9C"><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="H6C81188BF2E6477CBC2A202D7530F3F6"><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="H54BE177E835548B581B56508289398D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)
(as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61178D626D5E4B33873C67F506F63454"><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="H7958571D592F469F8702EF981FB362BA"><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="HED1C9169930A4942A85B6CA635712C82"><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="H7C2BC98C110247FE8D411E93C5AC7B08"><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>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4C4DBC6860EF4A84B839526823B8707E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308–3a), 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="H3EC9F4976D054D20B4771A46523819C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1605.</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="H3ECB84FE73EB4AD59EACACA0D6DBA706"><enum>1606.</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>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6C087722BD11481B90D338D4B717D769"><enum>1607.</enum><header>Prevention of
deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs</header>
<subsection id="HD34DDF1AF26541D09A154B4964C5E668"><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 determined if the
individuals are alive.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6BB83E6DF9A6422A9D13C341C3C5C40C"><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="H03E4DA0D4159472B98C9F6FA397312BF"><enum>1608.</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8D8B02FB86748109B5D6872E0DC1D5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Missing
punctuation</header><text>Section 359f(c)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7
U.S.C. 1359ff(c)(1)(B)) is amended by adding a period at the
end.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB67687A253694588AD0A9FDDC43AFA2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Erroneous cross
reference</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDBFD1AB8D664F7C8B01953859D7EE43"><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="H5A11968AE6C24F22817377FAD8458433"><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
(Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 1651).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FCE80B0DCBD4ADC9C4BA7935A70E049"><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="H1D569379537B4131AF855D964FEA8C92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4334D2F02FDF488CBE01B490EC42DB63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>sections 1101 and 1102 of
Public Law
107–171</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitle A of title I of
the <short-title>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDDDE50244994BBC8AA4EF432C531DAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such section 1102</quote> and inserting <quote>such subtitle</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD549EF6B54D3453DB5912F950B7F5783"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACBA664853F84D79BD3D8D61315EC0CC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4C005BFC3A3E4F488A076FF6EE787E41"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section, as amended by section 1608(c)
of the <short-title>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title>, shall take effect beginning with the 2014
crop
year.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HE1FE3A91F0A44A32B7D1383B165F1D74"><enum>1609.</enum><header>Assignment of
payments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2CD927910542417987BC07521A4DEB1C"><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="H1FD188661FBB470981AA45F8F3224A0D"><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="HDD72A307208847D989A7EF6C141E2928"><enum>1610.</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="HF7240A873CD240E0AF8114DFD72DA464"><enum>1611.</enum><header>Signature
authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H761E2C9217224A1E926967DC834E4ABE"><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="H3E10DC09DF2A4D1FB68EF1A771766D38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Affirmation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7C926DA8C4A04CBD887EF9E4B3307D3A"><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="H773B78214B3F47169DA1EA35FE616515"><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="H3DC6BFFDD2384042A555B34CD232DE8A"><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="HAD44700E230C4803BA7B61C28DB217AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>substantively
complied with all program requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4244FC5F2FBD494488C518CFAAD227F9"><enum>1612.</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subsection id="H483C7B98045E4E50B5954516BD2DF4E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Streamlining</header><text>In
implementing this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H66E2B1F5E41E4FC49FDC72EF92D6E430"><enum>(1)</enum><text>seek to reduce
administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing
paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71473842AD224A8C98569C21A2D6D59F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve
coordination, information sharing, and administrative work with the Risk
Management Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC77FB6C870EC4B8BB12D1227BB849EBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take advantage of
new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery to
producers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4CE0F41D1CCD4E14B9E5AF5152B4926D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance of
base acres and payment yields</header>
<paragraph id="HE51C2754A6F640FBA5B3BEC9E5D79CC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity
and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established
under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF6830D942F74991944EB07BF7868BD5"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDB422DA95BC94C14BB5ABF302B4F5CA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of covered
commodities and upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7911">7 U.S.C. 7911</external-xref>, 7912); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6819A9DD1BE44688AE74181F934A32C4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of peanuts, section
1302 of that Act (7
U.S.C. 7952); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA388AC26C9644D398FE488469974BCD3"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7F6167EBFAB4A58A3EDFBA5079351D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of covered commodities and
upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
8711, 8712); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H537BC276F1824408BBF6A7083277CEDB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of peanuts, section
1302 of that Act (7
U.S.C. 8752).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H30D7BDEDD6DE4415BF5955390A9FCD3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header> Special rule
for long grain and medium grain rice</header>
<subparagraph id="HC229E2212FD34B3B8AAE73F8D0A42107"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain separate base acres for long
grain rice and medium grain rice.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE502B8BADA184577802DCB14F5D2EEEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall use the same total base acres
and payment yields established with respect to rice under sections 1108 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8718">7 U.S.C. 8718</external-xref>), as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act, subject to any adjustment under
section 1105.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EB16EEA11DF440FABB4EDA94C22FDF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this
title $100,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H483AB00D255246CDB1F7965917F47B40"><enum>1613.</enum><header>Protection of
producer information</header>
<subsection id="H05117839D5CE469E943DBB75A6FE67E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition of
public disclosure of protected information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary, any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture, any
contractor or cooperator of the Department, and any officer or employee of
another Federal agency shall not disclose—</text>
<paragraph id="HBFB57437CAC74DB39706D3C9BD4A1F6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information
submitted by a producer or owner of agricultural land to the Federal Government
pursuant to title I or II of this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01F6D7F4E7294D0AABD257C17F412CE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other information
provided by a producer or owner of agricultural land concerning the
agricultural operation, farming or conservation practices, or the land itself
in order to participate in programs of the Department of Agriculture or other
Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9D3114252CD4BF7A0ABAB76863E3402"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Information
described in subsection (a) may be disclosed if—</text>
<paragraph id="H1404779B9B3844F88F22ABEB97D663DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the information is
required to be made publicly available under any other provision of Federal
law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H007CB2B4E93E4DD5A54D3B1D5559C4AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the producer or owner of agricultural land
who provided the information has lawfully publicly disclosed the
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97EE3BE8E89D47B0B29A4205D3FB325E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the producer or owner of agricultural land
who provided the information consents to the disclosure; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11390D2188D34229A38BBEFFF9BC8FFA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the information is disclosed to the
Attorney General, to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance and law
enforcement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50B6DA81F29C48EEB3AC650F202E72D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice of
disclosure</header><text>Any disclosure of information pursuant to an exception
provided in subsection (b) shall be reported to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate within 24 hours after the disclosure.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H11BA8DACE6AA44F1BAC379DCCC16C208"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Producer
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>producer</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1104(14)
of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation</header>
<subtitle id="H08C441727FDD4C3DAF13A1F7DEA0B275"><enum>A</enum><header>Conservation
Reserve Program</header>
<section id="H6CB58EDEE2984487BDC20FA97B988796" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Extension and
enrollment requirements of conservation reserve program</header>
<subsection id="H3D92C863EF7447D89FF4E068A2546F63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB612E068AC24442DA33FA163F6B9691D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1231(b) of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H70DEB1724D64424C9E5B812A17C51A65"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of the enactment of
the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFBD6FAAA5BDA4CB0BAF88B386F1ED5EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7123D2DF854840E8941DA232FA2B6FD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05168C557D2B411597FBD4C0F926D528" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE33E920EFC1E4A76A61F3C6073141839"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grasslands that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8F53B6AF0E64CF8A25C99DE1A4C5C13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contain forbs or
shrubland (including improved rangeland and pastureland) for which grazing is
the predominant use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7670707014A04021840A30C8214AFAC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are located in an
area historically dominated by grasslands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29E440D727B540E09337CDB62820FC31"><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="H4295F3589F05493784FE794A4DD707E5"><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="H9B205A65A8404245BBB7E5F264D4821F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE35CF1BF64494290D98592459594D6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7C4EEE4EB31249F785E9F2818D1C77FE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the portion of land in a field not enrolled
in the conservation reserve in a case in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2FBB93BA035342638B6C29F4F32635B9"><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="HC7E90B947C6448F1A7A753DB201E03D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder of
the field is—</text>
<clause id="H3994ACE8C7B544C3A790C8E63F41EDED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>infeasible to
farm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H870B1A4AB61A4D6BA5B5C8D8D733316F"><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="H3927B8032DB849C4B9C2872324677A69"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planting Status
of Certain Land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H7DB55D90FC4B4DD1BBABD3A2A67524E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A97DF3776F84614995D0B62706169C6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC4F25DE63B3942F29D48E5EF172A67E4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enrollment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H90A028FA1DC34A16899922B42E4794E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum acreage
enrolled</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF9B3128DECFB40E581F3DBF8A4D44784"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fiscal year 2014, no more than 27,500,000
acres;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H066044FE378E4475B0FD7F0C41880159"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fiscal year 2015, no more than 26,000,000
acres;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H96A81F3FCBEB4187841A0E728591C79B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fiscal year 2016,
no more than 25,000,000 acres;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5061906982054779B2FAC9492642680C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fiscal year 2017,
no more than 24,000,000 acres; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCF434E0DB6542588EC938285F079AFE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fiscal year 2018,
no more than 24,000,000 acres.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55D85ADF319540659DE3641E95A65977"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grasslands</header>
<subparagraph id="HB23737A281564FD188A784097EACEEA0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H27E3B65052CA4F808744494D9A27CF8F"><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="H8175D65A2CE44322AA50BFB9BC5A581B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Method of
enrollment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEA67652EEBC74AC499447E573798A919"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H876E83ABCAEB492EB1228708C93F4349" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5EE77DAF19FA4C118059A49BDDD5E24E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for
certain land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H686CC02B20BB4F5A9476F1DE4C083DD4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conservation
priority areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HF280449673C5499996C297C91A883A7D"><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="H4AD4EEB0436546358FD5D70A6B205FCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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="H605DFFBDC5554DFD9253DBC95E24B185"><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 commented="no" id="H18430891E8E942E38152BC9B8C9FC373"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Farmable
wetland program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC874C97DF9DA48FEA8E83B78897A9864"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5767547B4B004488B6FE568D07D3BB5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD80F165B0E0741C48A67E9E2C9A5CF60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>a program</quote> and inserting <quote>a farmable wetland
program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBB63ABF0DF32462782CE2B3E35FDFEE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
acreage</header><text>Section 1231B(b)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C.
3831b(b)(1)(B)) 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 commented="no" id="H0379F228AEE14FA1957563AB064B8100"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acreage
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H1D01DAAFE64C4504AF2EFA88E0F7DE23"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The heading of section 1231B of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831b) is amended to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Farmable wetland
program</header-in-text>.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2A9933AF59584262ADD841C199D9D650"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Duties of
owners and operators</header>
<subsection id="HCC15C4BFEDA244FEB7C4FC93420C6BB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
harvesting, grazing, or commercial use of forage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1232(a)(8) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3832(a)(8)) 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="HFA1F2E36B7A0431C826AF72B79A264E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation
plan requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H109C4C6D920847BBAA7B31A0206CE45D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9EF52FEAA0564B57B58010676AADC0BE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation
plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan referred to in
subsection (a)(1) shall set forth—</text>
<paragraph id="HC067E2904A0642D298AD640240CAD695"><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="H56779BE791854C8C88CE499F2AB890F0"><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="H73DD4C61CC794AA3929A4314165671DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rental payment
reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H7C7FE8C5704F4C7B900BE6EE58339B1A"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BC825C95C164EC9AB9584B62D92321F" style="OLC">
<section id="H2E88DCA5CB8442F2B472EF5B31792A25"><enum>1233.</enum><header>Duties of the
Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H342F14EA841D4332A10B349F370EDC7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cost-Share and
rental payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In return for
a contract entered into by an owner or operator under the conservation reserve
program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C891AD388B14F52981D20DC6B131F69"><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="HE5E3C716461A4ACD84B78ED15431E06C"><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="H645B2C9911E14809A4DBD3409AAB3548"><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 commented="no" id="HEDE8283E056745998C1850C770B9C60F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the retirement of any base history that the
owner or operator agrees to retire permanently; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H432F39759B094ECD8ACF5F088DA6E832"><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="H05E2E8125E414D0BB9B6E832F3BE85E1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specified
activities permitted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall permit certain activities or commercial uses of land that is
subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program in a manner that
is consistent with a plan approved by the Secretary, as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HFC6430AE4B1D45F3B1A8ED3A8D14A20B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Harvesting,
grazing, or other commercial use of the forage in response to a drought or
other emergency created by a natural disaster, without any reduction in the
rental rate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56BE93FD6E2B436C8FD594CBC08669A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the conservation of soil,
water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat during 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCB8F8117BB44D9698034DD9F75DAC37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>managed harvesting
and other commercial use (including the managed harvesting of biomass), except
that in permitting managed harvesting, the Secretary, in coordination with the
State technical committee—</text>
<clause id="H4D1A0A1E3FED40D68050E1BB45985920"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall develop
appropriate vegetation management requirements; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F6878B977404E5880E44712E1E34483"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall identify
periods during which managed harvesting may be conducted, such that the
frequency is not more than once every three years;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64E70D68491A4B6B92A5490CB1FF34D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>routine grazing or
prescribed grazing for the control of invasive species, except that in
permitting such routine grazing or prescribed grazing, the Secretary, in
coordination with the State technical committee—</text>
<clause id="H08B0FD5F0740401D9B277344B5892BF0"><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="H14ADD72837CC49B69EAA0C513BD2C400"><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 two years, taking into consideration
regional differences such as—</text>
<subclause id="HD0B65382B669494CAC823805A4011DA6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>climate, soil
type, and natural resources;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H39D2ED54ADDD4A019B3881C60CD64993"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
years that should be required between routine grazing activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD34706C401064C37AF8E1AFECF3526B4"><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="H4325E715B5AA48F29F4F74E88F95CE01"><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="HF9C60B8893C04C5E9288439F610293B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location,
size, and other physical characteristics of the land;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7EB7437242074A1180F0292987A506C4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to
which the land contains wildlife and wildlife habitat; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD9908E63DFA34FD1976FE009D416C7A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purposes of
the conservation reserve program under this subchapter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H17AA60BED20A44CB8CD514D3A4632C5B"><enum>(3)</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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6623A4FAB494481B86614E287D43696E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized
activities on grasslands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
eligible land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary shall permit the
following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HB9A651758AE24FFBB2F18E42C89E66AC"><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="H71FEBA04BEE64309A320CF2610B906D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Haying, mowing, or
harvesting for seed production, subject to appropriate restrictions during the
nesting season for critical bird species in the area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F5DB1DA8B194B06BF6F899BBB955CAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Fire
presuppression, fire-related rehabilitation, and construction of fire
breaks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E20664E2B294640AEE6A0259C50739A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Grazing-related
activities, such as fencing and livestock watering.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9FCCCBC3859C453AB5524C21114815F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Resource
conserving use</header>
<paragraph id="HC92DF1124BBE4842A51B23ADB7715E29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 that facilitate maintaining protection of enrolled land after
expiration of the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BB9542DC1B742D6AF14A5AAB450F880"><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="H0EE9C7ED56244C2EAD283EE5BB2E43B5"><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></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H92EFD872D8114D74B35B195D3679736F"><enum>2005.</enum><header>Payments</header>
<subsection id="H08ED17D024B642BE9DEA11E2ADE059FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Trees,
windbreaks, shelterbelts, and wildlife corridors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1234(b)(3)(A) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3834(b)(3)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC26367B6363C48749CFB88592C83786D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AF9075ED7A744A59B256AEEC4A87397"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14E52454B87440F5BD4ED759244C3C8A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iii) as clause (ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BB78A59DD5F4D36A4F926A0419562D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual rental
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1234(c) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3425B8F7252C48C2B9F2AD1A47799372"><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; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HABB4D65804284DEA87A1D2EBC93BA22C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA56B5B2033548F7B80F04D7FF0CE7AD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDBE3D314FB8F4B50B2CE5BAC7314BA34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods of
Determination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H66CEB76417F0435A964201C0186B5A07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H4DFF9E2DAE5040F4A5B62F095EEDB347"><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 commented="no" id="H509DF0385FDC4383BA67A1508956A59D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such other means
as the Secretary determines are appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD524C0E7CFDA491A9E6C1A751EB5693B"><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>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H80AA5898EBA046358611BF3858F5BC06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment
schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of
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 to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ACA78EC74EE463397574457F78F8950" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H38EFAE96AE8E4BB6B7550015FD039329"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment
schedule</header>
<paragraph id="HCB1ACA68835A4D8D94EE55F04A99497D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HE13BDB2ED2B94774A45DB470818C26E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advance
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HBC84C41A3EB549D985143DBB3C3D8F58"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment
limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1234(f) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(f)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD290FE7260FA4190A9FDF3D899F9D758"><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="H44B70649AFD244E1AF95660122173E4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11EB8F0EE03240DF9F78D2F771255D55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8974CE164AEB408DB1B711A2DA9776C2"><enum>2006.</enum><header>Contract
requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1A0D412816AA4F128FB8C9D5D7D1173F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Early
termination by owner or operator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3835(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5C280D839C7546499C78E0E4C4B4276D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H601ECCDFAB0A461F9DDD345A9EDC6132"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>During fiscal year 2014, the
Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5042E36AA85244C88E7849DA491B2E48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>before January 1, 1995,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H88226C4F4CFF4DE09DB971922D2574CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4FA0B4800894FA08F9577E2A258BE48" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5633149DED204409958E1A0D46E4BEDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Land devoted to
hardwood trees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0472E430B09E4A0FACE2A98C9B3BE54D"><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 commented="no" id="H9FA2C81EF7C04BB29EB211B9FD366979"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Farmable wetland
and restored wetland.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA4FCB6E55504CD19E9CC0E2C8C918F9"><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 commented="no" id="H2F7ED52626D34D779E31A788D02720D9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Land located
within a federally-designated wellhead protection area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H47D175589F964D9C9ACD0F9DE7E5723A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Land that is
covered by an easement under the conservation reserve program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC113DCE731694439A574C02886D1D687"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H077249CA3071493FADBC754F0920D86F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H14A2F1491F6F4C1383F074EFD9CFAA3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition
option for certain farmers or ranchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3835(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A82F10096FB4404B34351E8FB9CE0CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE978371893A44816BB913133E402F0CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</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</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H78763E5C899348C4AAE76884B4A2BB11"><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 commented="no" id="HABB62EC62B9D4069B201A8EDED74D80C"><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="H732593E351484945AB1A0A0BB30F9390"><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 commented="no" id="HFD2226C9DD6A440ABAD51F8FFBFC740B"><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(c)(2)(A)(ii)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF3580FDEDD254090BC5EE90319A7794E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final year
contract</header><text>Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C.
3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA19EDF06361E46B1BC93D2304E9ECA21" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H3C8172B368474545AA526A6ACB2BF5AF"><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 commented="no" id="H1328A5130DE94A6B8CE7CCD618168228"><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 commented="no" id="H6D061A97155E453192C35409BD282557"><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 commented="no" id="H026EF5B380464A339032A4C9ADEC0975"><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="H96ED1C37D6954FDA96D7F75EDFEF60D2"><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 (16 U.S.C.
3835a) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H8623BFC1228344EAB41F10B4BA7D16AC"><enum>2008.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBCD25EC143FF4314AA1FCC438318D9A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made
by this subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 2013, except the amendment
made by section 2001(d), which shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7F4AB60C97DE4426ABB5568D3B1D7047"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</header>
<paragraph id="HA0E2572D44724EA693F0A3263D213D8E"><enum>(1)</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 (16
U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments
required to be made in connection with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H524BA761D4CE4CE1B99058F09DB863FD"><enum>(2)</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
October 1, 2013, 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>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H20C9C002FC0A4E15BF972BB81A8AC1E4"><enum>B</enum><header>Conservation
Stewardship Program</header>
<section id="H78A4083F09094F13B45F9AA53C6785AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship program</header>
<subsection id="H0D52A1C199C74496B60C91CC6FC28DEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision of
current program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter B
of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3838d et
seq.) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE06ED5445BDE4EF18D8A505D7ABEAA40" style="OLC">
<subchapter id="H52D69CA2772843DEB4C7D4CE096D653C"><enum>B</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship program</header>
<section id="H9D9883D859574824AC051F982C60C11C"><enum>1238D.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter:</text>
<paragraph id="HBEB3ECE3959A40F4AD3176A6C4E0A812"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural
operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>agricultural operation</term> means all eligible land, whether or not
contiguous, that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF39415AAF83246078BC092BB70454123"><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="H7B77461E05D44EF68F6F66825203DCD0"><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="H0C1028E478814E9EAA78314D4D1E5A90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation
activities</header>
<subparagraph id="H23E6576AFF5C4AFFB6E07BED2FD033F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>conservation activities</term> means
conservation systems, practices, or management measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C70DF7BEDF54E7494BF17E52401A55F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>conservation activities</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H0D225099441C45A29E18FB5E057DD9BF"><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="HC0CFFF8E2D08442C9A9C0781B303A0EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planning needed
to address a priority resource concern.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73496FED2E464C8CA537B108FF408E0A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship plan</header><text>The term <term>conservation stewardship
plan</term> means a plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5DFE97764C2049798C73D9D56434B568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies and
inventories priority resource concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15BC400BCDFF4928BFABF5E9B86CD0E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes
benchmark data and conservation objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAFCE77EA8E74660972B447A116042C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes
conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H140F7F0661F1429A872CF3BC79102DF7"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A979787936C49F48538E3975A8DB453"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
land</header>
<subparagraph id="H76E82EC573E44E65973FB557CE91BFDC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HBDC3CD4166AB443B8B693412156C3AE7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>private or tribal
land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products
are produced; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4DE956AE62EC47F7A8EEC49E169F9764"><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="H9400E163A4454B4DB764A694DF0339A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>eligible land</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="HBF522F7BD85F4D4EBE31446580097E71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cropland;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B9DE73F22C14239BB5AC6F58473E651"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>grassland;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC5ED4761AAD747FB83227AB9CCC3ECE7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rangeland;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6587D777CE84A7589493D863FCCD679"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>pasture
land;</text>
</clause><clause id="H39B088896791478781BAC30C9772A8F1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>nonindustrial
private forest land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4065C1AA3D544B96840A557735B2350B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other
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="HBFA738089201426A87EB6C26347D641D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority
resource concern</header><text>The term <term>priority resource concern</term>
means a natural resource concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary,
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD25E45026B60456DA9122B54853B3C6C"><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="H68D32742975F4B32BD47E74E8CF0633C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represents a
significant concern in a State or region; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0152ED255D74F17ACCD51AD95DAEBE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is likely to be
addressed successfully through the implementation of conservation activities
under this program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C68CF0BF973490B869180AA8765617F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the conservation stewardship program
established by this subchapter.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D08D0B8AF5941018AA35C0DD6C92FAD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Stewardship
threshold</header><text>The term <term>stewardship threshold</term> 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="HEF9D4B2568A24077A02D2AA6758CAE20"><enum>1238E.</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship program</header>
<subsection id="HBA944AE0D31F41F2BDF6519F0CA270BA"><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 in a comprehensive
manner—</text>
<paragraph id="H84A1C5E5115A407BB9C13272BCF134BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by undertaking
additional conservation activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CAAAF39500D4925BC90AA6DAF2DA57D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by improving,
maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24CABBC457144A1889FF6989FBE02240"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<paragraph id="H521FE9F10F0D4425B79F6E83C016A708"><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="H559344D11CB241DCB2301523B1F88FFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Land enrolled in
the conservation reserve program, unless—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H0173DB4D9C914526A21E2043501081EC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H7BB175A14A4D4243829293E708D7A19B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H627B30D27F734FCBA73BDB6E4CEFF2A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Land enrolled in a
wetland easement through the agricultural conservation easement program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB663EDB7A484F42B9542DC6171906CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Land enrolled in
the conservation security program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A06699F9A84A1BBE5B2D1D1D94E9DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conversion to
cropland</header><text>Eligible land used for crop production after October 1,
2013, 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 the
requirement because—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86339F06963E46AC93B42F2113267563"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the land had
previously been enrolled in the conservation reserve program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEB87558878D447F972F4103E578926D"><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="H3D76CECDABDF4AD4BCDE996DD9C8AB85"><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 commented="no" id="HE201B8CDB48E4153A03F3C22D3D2E3EE"><enum>1238F.</enum><header>Stewardship
contracts</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF8A4896E2F04488BB5BAE6F5C269D887"><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 commented="no" id="H442F5A2B53084D4DBC5D0986E857E9F7"><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 commented="no" id="H31F19175CAE84032A5A562BD564D0A54"><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 commented="no" id="H24F54D31491940B8B4AC04D11EA349E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installing and
adopting additional conservation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3089F1CE4FE94EDE97F135305B30ACAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HF781E7EAB8474359BCFB192DDF4D8915"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of
contract offers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8EA095AEA6704448A211643299F2C3D6"><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 commented="no" id="H68CC460036FA4C21A0D972D7C3E52225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the level of
conservation treatment on all applicable priority resource concerns at the time
of application;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H58093B0B9A584911B1A53863FEB2AB66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to
which the proposed conservation activities effectively increase conservation
performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FCC763F6B2D4BDEA5AE090733816EE1"><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 commented="no" id="H402C97C2E7344E87B0EDFBE49730ACE7"><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 commented="no" id="HCEFC08593831465F9ED98621705B3F3F"><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 commented="no" id="HCB2FEE95491D4C70BE983A86CE5F366A"><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 commented="no" id="H8F06E67C14A4487DB153071B40C2C59D"><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 commented="no" id="H01C0C094FF05439D8B2DFC8ECF96E08B"><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 commented="no" id="H07CF36FF17E349E08DAAC880B47E69A0"><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 commented="no" id="HE9A73373DF6948D4B352C9A4B843053D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contract
provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCF947C75C404432480782B10BF328599"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
conservation stewardship contract shall be for a term of 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H572428A210424274ABC350B0EE924BAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
provisions</header><text>The conservation stewardship contract of a producer
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE3D7453097A4F929F9D6172C321D670"><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 commented="no" id="H8D596372578D4AF7B430871BAE7AEF1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require the
producer—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H1121C4B0344C48A88F5007733138F0FE"><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 commented="no" id="H509F0DBE9E5C424ABBC4CBD1E4A3A23F"><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 commented="no" id="H665BF9ED1C684F66B6BF20FDCFB65EF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not to conduct any activities on the
agricultural operation that would tend to defeat the purposes of the
program;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H572D23DAB3C34C3B9B2FB83CCB7CADE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permit all
economic uses of the eligible land that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H965D2447DD624798B6254B422CA7054D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintain the
agricultural nature of the land; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H8992EAB28538427FA0480634D3FB4D70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are consistent
with the conservation purposes of the conservation stewardship contract;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3B7BF81DFF344E7B9DC983A8C52F00E4"><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 commented="no" id="HB4A3A8F725F9491797044F414F1C6CA3"><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 commented="no" id="H8019E6B85BEB48B2BC99DAB2702F8388"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the Secretary
determines that the violation warrants termination of the contract—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H3EA164CDC4D34557BB220BD4D6143AA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the producer shall
forfeit all rights to receive payments under the contract; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H0EC203CC5E354F14B924D5E7A9730BB6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HF2A44F1BD4FE410AA48477614256F37E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H0354D09181334A439D0608848CF99B2D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include provisions
in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H390E8C8F314A4599A0B6CCC03B8824A4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>include any
additional provisions the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCFD457CB07164117BD653FE5B76E9999"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Change of
interest in land subject to a contract</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB7585FB958A54C1A91B11CDDCE194683"><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 commented="no" id="HB857D55B8D974A5685957F5F511815C9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of
duties and rights</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HB45A2800D978402BBB1340C9EA7C1945"><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 commented="no" id="HBA46B9BBFF404C27932210D5BF98CFBA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the transferee
meets the eligibility requirements of the program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H34B363A70BA94EFEA237F6F1D86355FD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary
approves the transfer of all duties and rights under the contract.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB4001ABBBC76488D8E27865FB82ECF6E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification and
termination of contracts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBF46F7C665BF4A569B6C6D770EA70927"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voluntary
modification or termination</header><text>The Secretary may modify or terminate
a contract with a producer if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H55037DB5E18A4BB491243FE11C18FA1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the producer
agrees to the modification or termination; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H171A9D2A68F14232865B4622763C86BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that the modification or termination is in the public
interest.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD3CC88DE878B4457B018C93E929296F2"><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 commented="no" id="H72448CA89A794C1D91EF1D3528C51F3B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If
a contract is terminated, the Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of
the program—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H20E5379456C6491E844AC4A77E378A2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow the producer
to retain payments already received under the contract; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFB849D6FCD1C40E3B6D3C34F4950CECD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require repayment,
in whole or in part, of payments received and assess liquidated damages.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2CE6CC0436FD4493AE555FCF86973B11"><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 commented="no" id="HF3DF056422C842F5B2DAE353DB2188E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates
compliance with the terms of the initial contract;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H45FB6727CB8B46FEB2DAA8BBCEB2D565"><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 commented="no" id="HF0EFF8BA8CA746EEABB775A86ADD57B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agrees, by the end of the contract
period—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2FD0F0E01BB406EB998A20C5AB99CDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to meet the
stewardship threshold of at least two additional priority resource concerns on
the agricultural operation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD9B8E427346F40FCAC0094214ECA8687"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to exceed the stewardship threshold of two
existing priority resource concerns that are specified by the Secretary in the
initial contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H71353F317B19458EA45096F95C9BE043"><enum>1238G.</enum><header>Duties of the
secretary</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H18D51F7C5C15414D8C6E97F4CF52F886"><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 commented="no" id="HF473255CC2D7400E9CCD749BD4619CD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make the program
available to eligible producers on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or more
ranking periods, one of which shall occur in the first quarter of each fiscal
year;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H468404DC85834D7D956A093D981D6EF5"><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 commented="no" id="H9FE64726D6BC4E90BD56DE281D5120A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a
science-based stewardship threshold for each priority resource concern
identified under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC0D0A84ADE86470495F43D5125ABB4EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation to
states</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate acres to States for
enrollment, based—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H06D5585B78BD41C4B8DB792DF851307E"><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 commented="no" id="H7EC22C1C9A4A4221897F9EAAC0D2DA27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>also on
consideration of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7785D6FF2C0C4BC0ABD37E24A1EFA41C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent and
magnitude of the conservation needs associated with agricultural production in
each State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C8C4E68E7AD422899CEE99366D10368"><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 commented="no" id="HA8932A867B57404C93E8E10139C8CA01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other
considerations to achieve equitable geographic distribution of funds, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HBD4ADF1EDA3E410BB96207A10F6F2F9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acreage
enrollment limitation</header><text>During the period beginning on October 1,
2013, and ending on September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H150958B73CE04ADE87BEFAE26FC7E172"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enroll in the
program an additional 8,695,000 acres for each fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2E1E5B20E54040358BAA56D77867636E"><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 commented="no" id="H411F68EA0338449E9455466A19185CD5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship payments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H274B161111D3440A8D54540F5ADA162D"><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 commented="no" id="HA03DB35E213E4F1F950B49DFE5694640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installing and
adopting additional conservation activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6992E08DF35424091FA75A6A70E6A29"><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 commented="no" id="HF36CE866D62046DBB1BC6AF93CE72C70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment
amount</header><text>The amount of the conservation stewardship annual payment
shall be determined by the Secretary and based, to the maximum extent
practicable, on the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF10C18BCCC4D4B009EA5619F07EC2C33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Costs incurred by
the producer associated with planning, design, materials, installation, labor,
management, maintenance, or training.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF731CF93302E44CCBFDBAD756AAF3D64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Income forgone by
the producer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H89920ABDDBC641E89BF1E56E45CB25A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Expected
conservation benefits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD04A47D87AAC4D8C9E2C7543C0E2C62B"><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 commented="no" id="HCED7504A602543A79BC199691645DC23"><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 commented="no" id="H9F89F778FBB4486BA80753AAB13365D4"><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 commented="no" id="HA84AB61509EE4747932AC6A20017B307"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Such other factors
as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCCB326ECC17748D79AE4CF621BF22B60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>A
payment to a producer under this subsection shall not be provided for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFBF40B40CE8549238C0D8588EA7B0D8A"><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 commented="no" id="H2174B6EEEA6E46EEB980E02603923E10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conservation
activities for which there is no cost incurred or income forgone to the
producer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H66707A25E8CF45A5AC614EA0953D7D6F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delivery of
payments</header><text>In making payments under this subsection, the Secretary
shall, to the extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBD6F97F132704D45A57CB02FAB4D202F"><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 commented="no" id="H506ADB303E854CFE91BA5C25866EC3FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make 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 commented="no" id="H0956FB948BF34378A819E82DEEE4F224"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplemental
payments for resource-conserving crop rotations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2B13CE0E853041DFAEA6DBE8033E3601"><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 commented="no" id="H95802B6CFC4843868A1CC4584B267A92"><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 commented="no" id="HDA668725C4B04E2DBBA2BACF7C33E781"><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 commented="no" id="H59599A3230BD43B4AD6A3FF8098DECC9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Resource-conserving
crop rotation</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>resource-conserving crop rotation</term> means a crop rotation
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB293CDDB0424E0B961934C7CEE50E71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes at least
1 resource-conserving crop (as defined by the Secretary);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD0C81C509EF4AFF872820EE9E004E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduces
erosion;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H45A69AE853EB4D5F9530DC8DF0377794"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improves soil
fertility and tilth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H83F23432E298453F98BCC3D54979140B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>interrupts pest
cycles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0B366EF6F8F14800B10DB4D7152F6FB7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in applicable
areas, reduces depletion of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for
irrigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF13A5CE1A9B6491CA72D9F9CFE6E7FB1"><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 commented="no" id="H39871DA9267A4914B163D4B20F494B7C"><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 commented="no" id="HCA3ACE8927E14CB28694171B46A7B75C"><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 commented="no" id="HDBBBCAB3017B454EA4CF141096C43327"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate regulations that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H147589EFDB7B4240A23F1C9F045D94FB"><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 commented="no" id="H31F39725C23E452AB7C4BEDBAA728F06"><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="H02D7213BE803482183819F8A5FD2EE5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C5E31DFABDA4F62AF0C97B0F1CC169D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H36C0AA1EAE9E4C1B90298F0032913D0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 (16
U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments
required to be made in connection with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD2A074970062409A8E45663AA518378C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation
stewardship program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds
made available under section 1241(a)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C.
3841(a)(4)) (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="HF5890B264BBB48EA91372F5A4E443DE7"><enum>C</enum><header>Environmental
Quality Incentives Program</header>
<section id="H3A0E67C80FB2438DB9AD699BF5A62D74"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B320099C4D740AABBF8537467CC031B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA13C1F2CDEA44D19BEF0E1FCE4B54F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62B27BAE567C4BC5930DF949A0A360AE"><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="HA40B223270A743B299C72717F0ED1DA2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B10BCBE7504179B62A2293434CBCB4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H59B7765040F54752B4D8FA1D95006D89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and improving wildlife habitat;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC5D6863C102E4D2AB0EB614BC1986387"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB95604AFBED849388B12DA700A09765E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1A3D001A426E4DEA999880F8484911BD"><enum>2202.</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="H9F9C2D59F71647FA87B243B5A19E4C15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H098711851954471FB1C9DCF3E65AEC8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31440439FE3B4B678AC7B6605BE7EDEB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD290050CE99E422FA2EB47379A94B287"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H17BC79B648274055A8F9EC39DB0AEAFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(4)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB2FAA706E4214FA4AA77D5EFD0EDA66B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>, veteran farmer or rancher (as
defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
2279(e))),</quote> before <quote>or a beginning farmer or
rancher</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63D93C18983349888496BF3D7334FC02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97B1A8E71639466E9FB83D1EBBF6BFB3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC0BEF90619A64DA7A6102067EB52C85B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advance
payments</header>
<clause id="H23BA95F0C2DD458FB03AAAE37ECEB547"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H990E1832A86D414895DD6953B70C2558"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Return of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 time
frame, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H229C3D366E9C4727A38F7C2F959FF752"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (f) and inserting
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47588050401C428A9C3D3F11DE2F5C48" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H098B1771637040A89B631CE8985FE0FF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Allocation of
funding</header>
<paragraph id="H545CFE42369D4A19959D285CADD25299"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Livestock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HCF7D71D0D1D84862A90C8E31FA901CC2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wildlife
habitat</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018, 7.5 percent of the funds made available for payments
under the program shall be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife
habitat.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AEBE4F828F34F518B0C380BF88BEED9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB423106389F4E659252C3080C57C5A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Federally Recognized Native American Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Corporations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Indian
Tribes</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H319F30DCD17C433597D81F09AC0144F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>federally recognized Native American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native
Corporations (including their affiliated membership organizations)</quote> and
inserting <quote>Indian tribes</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB85C5F01154F2D86431C09C8E1A82C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or Native Corporation</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H342628D38C5D45F0A205B0E211B26270"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF70F5D84856E42F5B20FFA602E98D35C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H5D8D3F2FF1B1447E8EC99861BC4AADC0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat
incentive practice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall provide payments to producers under the program for practices,
including recurring practices for the term of the contract, that support the
restoration, development, protection, and improvement of wildlife habitat on
eligible land, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H42F247C727304787A58B6A47868DEE34"><enum>(1)</enum><text>upland wildlife
habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9A9226E134C24880B9E7B9ED11CF05A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wetland wildlife
habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1AFC648C1AF04F95A26AC96019B88499"><enum>(3)</enum><text>habitat for
threatened and endangered species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HABD6B82D54694ACBB3E6E61434C2F855"><enum>(4)</enum><text>fish
habitat;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE24D86730B7E40B6B21C503C141D50B1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>habitat on pivot
corners and other irregular areas of a field; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAB7E3A2B97904AFFB81C50329DE967D8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other types of
wildlife habitat, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H995BCC46B2CD4919B6E53622A1D488D1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Funding for
community irrigation associations</header>
<paragraph id="H3752D57F95FF466690A800BCD618F32B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an alternative funding
arrangement with an eligible irrigation association if the Secretary determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1054EE5D1BC940F6BA7AD6212853B63C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purposes of
the program will be met by such an arrangement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8B31192F1DF401FB95300979DF9F746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>statutory
limitations regarding contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded
by any member of the irrigation association.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F2DF39FEA7E48CFA30CC2C011E41D90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
irrigation associations</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>eligible irrigation association</term> means an irrigation association
that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H505AC100137044D19C6D7CBA13341538"><enum>(A)</enum><text>comprised of
producers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9337D62CB004866A7BE4502A002F205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local government
entity, but does not have the authority to impose taxes or
levies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF39DA1EAA11C4753BB9C291275A12253"><enum>2203.</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="H124618E9E3B04055B803E728A01C2AE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>environmental</quote> and inserting
<quote>conservation</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21EF6751114D4BF1BF47776BFAE59B67"><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="HE912B1DEB9FD41AC8530D4BE5E21E2E2"><enum>2204.</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="HFBED6EE07FBD4495A7AC0C94E3BA3BEA"><enum>2205.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8676C7391C84611A41140CEAE68B2D7" style="OLC">
<section id="HA0DFD5CDBD6F489E83DEE9A28C57D9EE"><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="H7DE6A88CAF6A4991A1011A5D9A2D3F83"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Conservation
innovation grants and payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa–8) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC8E998A4CA024D87A35E19B7ADCD4088"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2B28401DF63345A5BDB975FD8D169F66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0821D0300A543FDB6AAE6E04CED4D64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF68E054518944A6D9C64421FA6C32FC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51AC2C7353714E8DB03D8580484F9E38" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4977D69767A04B1C910D3B1C5F8AE3BE"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate on-farm conservation research
and demonstration activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9369CCE96B634B04B103AE57E2BD32E0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate pilot testing of new
technologies or innovative conservation
practices.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B6320D981AD4F75AEAA220A0E5A2FC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B73DC3235743999327955B5F069408" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC757101E1BE947089393B635346A46DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEC0D08C4EB1044159E66207A3709017F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funding
awarded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BA452353C524B9FBF94BB89BED480DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>project results;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H316006F8288B454BBFC42106D2F67ACC"><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="HE1F14837FB3F4D3A9E4F677A3A64A99D"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8BD177B145704E61A06B58942B73D630"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on
October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE213503DAB584E27A04A57E5EC0AF613"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-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 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et
seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be
made in connection with the contract.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H762A45286F0A4AA9A0183203786C541D"><enum>D</enum><header>Agricultural
Conservation Easement Program</header>
<section id="H1114465EB2CA44FD9DEEDFA21C39C8ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Agricultural
conservation easement program</header>
<subsection id="HC985AB26E2174F67BF6AEF2A9ED90E0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFD0CC1B53524B249FCD8C43A7AF1949" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="HE5250A0FD1FF416BAEDEAA138AC94FC1"><enum>H</enum><header>Agricultural
Conservation Easement Program</header>
<section id="H7C9CC178AF944E49BD795E4015D7F93F"><enum>1265.</enum><header>Establishment
and purposes</header>
<subsection id="H973803CABBD042778E201CC826CFAFCE"><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="H274301C32FA04D53BE6D34403804997D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the program are to—</text>
<paragraph id="HC76965872756408793F69E82FDF776E8"><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 September 30, 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB396D6620A8E444C800BF3CD9D2E7302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restore, protect,
and enhance wetlands on eligible land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBADE9020B82445C893881E363DD3174A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protect the
agricultural use and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting
nonagricultural uses of that land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA8AF699E80F4470A73FC4205CB73BFD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>protect grazing
uses and related conservation values by restoring and conserving eligible
land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H49A6E2DDF80A40C1A9116C3E615889D6"><enum>1265A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H6CB152303DEF4432B6B0BAC218F70FA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural
land easement</header><text>The term <term>agricultural land easement</term>
means an easement or other interest in eligible land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DA1FF1E16964C6E9E1D7937A0CADA17"><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="HB387C9BB0BFE4F6CBBFE0DFA8CF26E17"><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="H18B810AF7DAE4A618F60B68D6268D7B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1BF349FF6E143A9821CB4A767E4F215"><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="HA20F7C9A64A34FC4AD2D78E464C0738E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an organization
that is—</text>
<clause id="HC58409495DBE4FC0B7CBDE3826EA474E"><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
section
170(h)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFBB32699EDB84DE8870FED6A40957EEA"><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="H70DB6E6248E04A94B1F1B485D6289BFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>described
in—</text>
<subclause id="H6F67AFFE079E455AB8E287B62439C9AF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>paragraph (1) or
(2) of section 509(a) of that Code; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7E0A9D96939D4A28834F6BCA57142C0D"><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="H2E1B1D637B6C4BD3AB6D1629D555D045"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means private or tribal
land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC42E762E056B4E0C88351834599FB045"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
agricultural land easement, agricultural land, including land on a farm or
ranch—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA111AE3C81784DFB86F836695E61B646"><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="H91B58A9122D14C3EA2C3866425ED6B1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that—</text>
<subclause id="H2E73BEAC4FC1482F8DEA2AF3C70E28A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has prime, unique,
or other productive soil;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H41D2611DB7494E96963959EECA43825E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>contains
historical or archaeological resources; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H857843711EE34E36A8ECDE7978A36817"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the protection
of which will further a State or local policy consistent with the purposes of
the program; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H29EEFA1150EA44BEB47E29C73A05E16E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<subclause id="HE63F40AAE97E46BBA259B9DF775B3A55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cropland;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H13D6FF90EEBC475FBAE86547F3E0A165"><enum>(II)</enum><text>rangeland;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H507D4422A2484F5987D2A0403FAE3AEB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>grassland or
land that contains forbs, or shrubland for which grazing is the predominate
use;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H150755A60CB04D8481DCEBB0C625C9DA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>pastureland;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7A287EB5747643249BEEDDD9BEB6E35D"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H7ACCF0E2BF3442D8A14BC780E4D6CE08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
wetland easement, a wetland or related area, including—</text>
<clause id="H23E53FDA5E644C87A38C4C591197A5B2"><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="H210497CF19C64180BF75096AB4CD6592"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is likely to be
successfully restored in a cost-effective manner; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCD422FC8D17F40DE9D0DAF02A845DD96"><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="H9A2A493DA1AB4CB59310A29A454D9C8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>cropland or
grassland that was used for agricultural production prior to flooding from the
natural overflow of—</text>
<subclause id="H9C018EE798A3406FA8D945F2C8BCC4E0"><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;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H277A70B2FC774348B1F385C94341D017"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a pothole and
adjacent land that is functionally dependent on it;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4F572F17DA804374B928CE632F9136DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>farmed wetlands
and adjoining lands that—</text>
<subclause id="H5A36EDC65E844B79BD96EA0A384C1465"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are enrolled in
the conservation reserve program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCA7E554CB2464B6AA3E6840E051D9076"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the highest
wetland functions and values, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB65EA337E61949ABA6CF6E4663D3FB29"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are likely to
return to production after they leave the conservation reserve program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC46ADA8916E740E59148DC5B19B23EAE"><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="HF5895238D9F44F77858F5FE54415E9BB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other wetlands of
an owner that would not otherwise be eligible, if the Secretary determines that
the inclusion of such wetlands in a wetland easement would significantly add to
the functional value of the easement; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91FF0444A9834322BA50854D9608621E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of
either an agricultural land easement or wetland 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 the
easements under this program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94007FE2195841F39579386A6B1545EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the agricultural conservation easement program
established by this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7712E3494AD343CEAFD7275D00D370C2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Wetland
easement</header><text>The term <term>wetland easement</term> means a reserved
interest in eligible land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEBED51C68F742478B145E246889BC2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is defined and
delineated in a deed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H294016B7551A44F6AEE6CEC5488B6DDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stipulates—</text>
<clause id="H6509A50102614126BBEDD3DC23C0AEE6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the rights, title,
and interests in land conveyed to the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E833355894948579CF40D7C10DA2A02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the rights,
title, and interests in land that are reserved to the landowner.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HE72BBB45367844678B6A6DD8FA8BC294"><enum>1265B.</enum><header>Agricultural
land easements</header>
<subsection id="H693DC50B12AA4464B040B254C29CC607"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall facilitate and provide funding
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H77D707D3819E4F9DB48075B962EE3A0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the purchase by
eligible entities of agricultural land easements and other interests in
eligible land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76CDECE065CF4DCAB4C7F6D37BD86989"><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="H6F9D64E6C56C426390EDCACA8B2EDD3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost-Share
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H54DDE9ADBB7148A9A4150A67185C0320"><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="H8CFF0B3D025E416BA7E370ACCD79E2FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
assistance available</header>
<subparagraph id="HE5E1B3986AAF4B46A3EB380D869DA16E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 or other interest in land, as determined by the
Secretary using—</text>
<clause id="H8CEB17A2A8CC43F0933E16406DC62DEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C84D4B98F5E4FBBA6C723B674CE6760"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an area-wide
market analysis or survey; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6560A84262F349A996ED140AFB73E2CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>another
industry-approved method.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5073EB016AF74FF69BB8317A1B2C175B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header>
<clause id="H43EC067E3CA6413BB68D0C6AA9B5A04B"><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="HE723B79CDA164A38927640976FFEFE21"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Source of
contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible
entity may include as part of its share a charitable donation or qualified
conservation contribution (as defined by
section
170(h) 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="H416E2878F91D45EC9EADD63534594B42"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H559592BC3AC04DEBA1B34A90F83D18FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation and
ranking of applications</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE49DB1026DC46CC8EC5FD15056EACDF"><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="H09FDFA2BDA5544529B564EF7FC61E361"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
establishing the criteria, the Secretary shall emphasize support for—</text>
<clause id="H850F70364B624F0FA0F0B7F3A79B574C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protecting
agricultural uses and related conservation values of the land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9CB56BA8770A4707A234C8EB380FE9D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maximizing the
protection of areas devoted to agricultural use.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27DC65CB394B411CB8B0CACB4C2A8800"><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="H19DA56D4F5814183AC55971B30F81B9E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agreements with
eligible entities</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C794C9DE5E4413C948ADB53DFE2E8A8"><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="H1F91CA49770F4E0F849553D6809BE60D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Length of
agreements</header><text>An agreement shall be for a term that is—</text>
<clause id="HB7C444E424754963AE1428E859FD5F11"><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="HE408AF97960048998D24502288D1BC9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for all other
eligible entities, at least three, but not more than five years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56478ACF7ABA4E0CBE668F89B5623D1F"><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="H3FC096968E7B4F039E67D43874209358"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are consistent
with the purposes of the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1D39B9B1E2C4368A768021B4EB102A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permit effective
enforcement of the conservation purposes of such easements;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD3179525FE3C4118957C1ADBA3B8E0CD"><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="HF57E7292AA994A89B84A23E8EC435501"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>subject the land
in which an interest is purchased to an agricultural land easement plan
that—</text>
<subclause id="HAC468CFF0D5541BAA28D7061CDC2B9F1"><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="H53193506860A4977B6CB1513A92C02CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the management of grasslands
according to a grasslands management plan; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFD53AAAE6EA446DAAD893807F0B75877"><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="H46936367EB2A4301AC16FE2B070263B2"><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="H4268AF47BAA8468AB31BF627B567F499"><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="HAC33EFE28C63459A8FAC09D89892DA2B"><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="H89583335B9C4423A81931CD3D7605E83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary may
terminate the agreement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0417771198C848EE9F8760A0616C8C8D"><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="H8C04333EDB074796996B43AA80BBD4E7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certification of
eligible entities</header>
<subparagraph id="H0A9619DA0B714DD5A319725C72752754"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certification
process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process under which the
Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="H1B4A452A0BEF421C9764B75D355521AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly certify
eligible entities that meet established criteria;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D79DA212DFE4B22A74093D429800446"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enter into
long-term agreements with certified eligible entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CD157693A9C46AAB33182A38F72FC71"><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="H000C5D5F7202473583ED6F877F312530"><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="HDF6EEC8C538648D69F0BCEF19B29A57B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
plan for administering easements that is consistent with the purpose of this
subtitle;</text>
</clause><clause id="H17CE292E19774DCC9A250E5F4520AB51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capacity and
resources to monitor and enforce agricultural land easements; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H32C1FE38DACB4716B5413FA902D857EC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>policies and
procedures to ensure—</text>
<subclause id="H26751CF2E5C848528AEB7907A4EA8033"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the long-term
integrity of agricultural land easements on eligible land;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H66639CE0BD4B4EF29573AA67B6ECF415"><enum>(II)</enum><text>timely completion
of acquisitions of such easements; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC4312786606D4614AEA545CB1C2F841C"><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="H33989CBE1BD64766A3CAEDB865F7533A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and
revision</header>
<clause id="H7F4D7910449C4B3E8B06BBE74DE44480"><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="HCC44F06A0ACB4F5C8E8B5EBE82C77729"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Revocation</header><text>If
the Secretary finds that the certified eligible entity no longer meets the
criteria established under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may—</text>
<subclause id="HD4A141EDB2544DEB978E6AF99449018B"><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="H0D135A2B38A041E485A1BFF612A47782"><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 commented="no" id="H72C202C23B9F4A5386A77F9AD9838F2D"><enum>(c)</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>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB5B4D1F3D164DE6A37C72D221E74EE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>permanent
easements; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFCAE2483697149BB9F0B9F9A4637D224"><enum>(2)</enum><text>easements for the
maximum duration allowed under applicable State laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF62686EEC084F9EAD52F05B686A9CA3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in—</text>
<paragraph id="H40F8E50D312849A088773558C3A229B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compliance with
the terms and conditions of easements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0417CE913EBA4145866A52AE659AFAD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implementation of
an agricultural land easement plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB404E83A9A6246CBABD461E26E2224A0"><enum>1265C.</enum><header>Wetland
easements</header>
<subsection id="H199092398E5444EBB81482BC1034DA97"><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="HB964F3C773684A2E80AF0D2A802DE9B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wetland easements
and related wetland easement plans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H489C9393EE1849F9ADEBD422CA6C4BEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technical
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44296EAFEF164AA4B5E15933A93D14A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Easements</header>
<paragraph id="HF712BFBCB2624AF89B49E7648FE7A331"><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="HA0F140EC1FBD4A64957F2F76D99E5991"><enum>(A)</enum><text>30-year
easements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5513375CE3C43708B8D31072B76FCB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permanent
easements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7751EAAD13EB49568399422F61A8577C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>easements for the
maximum duration allowed under applicable State laws; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5BE6FD25758454E81C360A4DEBDC227"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as an option for Indian tribes only,
30-year contracts (which shall be considered to be 30-year easements for the
purposes of this subtitle).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC90245DB35844B14B79706C0849A3AE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H60FCB8F200C047598490A475E463D4B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Ineligible
land</header><text>The Secretary may not acquire easements on—</text>
<clause id="H55B043EFF7354994BF02774C91F6042B"><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 the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF59B99C22E944402A1D94693856F7E70"><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="H1DE8F5F472884A918696DA58A241B273"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Changes in
ownership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No wetland easement
shall be created on land that has changed ownership during the preceding
24-month period unless—</text>
<clause id="H12BF9F448DB4475C9B7B8A92BDEEDA42"><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="HECF80FFA3D1E423EB5CDA4FE9B1590A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD63A507D51C5421EAA72EE52CCA3C6D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ownership change
occurred because of foreclosure on the land; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1ECFBEE31D094800A306EDA9C321845A" 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="HB776A2E33AAD43098757BEBB52C33B0A"><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="H4717EF385D61421AB4866EBB0A9A3AFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation and
ranking of offers</header>
<subparagraph id="HB786A87BE1EB47588168546F5A7C8BD4"><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="HEA67669F0EE448D1BC0F72CE6483279E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>When
evaluating offers from landowners, the Secretary may consider—</text>
<clause id="H9E0104E5623F4447BD547F11A00E2533"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conservation benefits of obtaining a
wetland easement, including the potential environmental benefits if the land
was removed from agricultural production;</text>
</clause><clause id="H445EEE6046CD48C292B050F797154DDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost-effectiveness of each wetland
easement, so as to maximize the environmental benefits per dollar
expended;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H03864732D56B4E51BE840766FB58CFE1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the landowner or another person is
offering to contribute financially to the cost of the wetland easement to
leverage Federal funds; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7A817E2A7C94B509A0CA4658B7666CF"><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="HFC69C5EB40484C618E6D37B9FFD75DFB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall place priority on
acquiring wetland easements based on the value of the wetland easement for
protecting and enhancing habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59CCEC3C9F7A40BE978F0BB27539D0DA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>To
be eligible to place eligible land into the program through a wetland easement,
the owner of such land shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F43A2A51ABA4EE98541C872333F00C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grant an easement
on such land to the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D0CE25A8F2B4395817D22192BC4305C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorize the
implementation of a wetland easement plan developed for the eligible land under
subsection (f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1FA6B2399CC4CDDBE585FB3260C9B85"><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="H3894B82077654887808856A8158D971B"><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="H50C84B0FE6084B89A6865B6B6B1F7442"><enum>(E)</enum><text>comply with the
terms and conditions of the easement and any related agreements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE18AD79CF9A147138B773FE483E92631"><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="H6067670FD4D145AD912A05AE6C4538F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions of easement</header>
<subparagraph id="H5905E0701E644B2FB9D436AB0FADF42C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A wetland easement shall include terms and conditions
that—</text>
<clause id="HAAAFC4866322418A92B409FDC5D7D742"><enum>(i)</enum><text>permit—</text>
<subclause id="H31446499103D426593EBA3B42B5DD4C4"><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="H9BFE147D3F9F4196AA4F05ADFDFB8A03"><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="H1C4E5F37CA104D5DA5F88A19827D4163"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibit—</text>
<subclause id="HB19B9A21D8264863B8211DB910F23D57"><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="H6B5607A2E2174FDD8FA100341E86DCEE"><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="HB2FD815679744AC0AE67C8D5DFEC87E0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to
comply with Federal or State noxious weed control laws;</text>
</item><item id="H616B2819AE2A4791A2A7226264E32E69"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to
comply with a Federal or State emergency pest treatment program; or</text>
</item><item id="HD1AD862CE2DC42EB86A8A16EF89DC852"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to
meet habitat needs of specific wildlife species;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H65E92E80E6214FAF9239A8C1E817EE17"><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="H0B4DE7225AF3496FBBDBAFDB779EF082"><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="H5195F686AFE54C46B05578D12AACDE0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for the
efficient and effective establishment of wildlife functions and values;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9574C62C73244D50BEA51CA4A785C1AE"><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="H19B586545DB045E6A286CE3AF95785C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the violation of the terms or conditions
of a wetland easement, the wetland 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, together with interest thereon as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBF6DC5F369C4A9F910762889EBB1FE5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compatible
uses</header><text>Land subject to a wetland 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 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="HF5D83FD50969436BA89A8F706C6A4F18"><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 easement a provision under
which the owner reserves grazing rights if—</text>
<clause id="H0A8E7D9F32E14F7BA4527EDF99F67331"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary
determines that the reservation and use of the grazing rights—</text>
<subclause id="HBC4E56A589FE474E991E3FDF3DE7C472"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is compatible with
the land subject to the easement;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF885D446157C4D7A80220BB3D8A63AB6"><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="H47425086C9AE4FCDB8C2E6F59960B896"><enum>(III)</enum><text>complies with
the wetland easement plan developed for the land under subsection (f);
and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H7EA262DFDD324C6496B4EC236537FDE0"><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="H57A7CBE0EADF4E8688842BA14C683D9C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H44D581B6A266455D8D5BBBDAE86E65CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header>
<clause id="HC8C90346924849A38C647AD075D19230"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Permanent
easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
pay as compensation for a permanent wetland easement acquired under the program
an amount necessary to encourage enrollment in the program, based on the lowest
of—</text>
<subclause id="H5A3804D607F54CE19D26BBA6942B35E4"><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 area-wide market analysis or
survey;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD0E84D8C76374169BC2CF15830B792CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount
corresponding to a geographical cap, as determined by the Secretary in
regulations; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE3FB20D816AA493FAD218526F31C697C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the offer made
by the landowner.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HF11621D0199E43DBA8D60B8E2CD013CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>30-year
easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation for a
30-year wetland 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
easement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65C382EE67364E5E9042CB24586CE95C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of
payment</header><text>Compensation for a wetland 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="H56489D84D5134CC7A831548F921569FC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment
schedule</header>
<clause id="HE3ACEB9D1DB04200BADC7134A0101CC7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Easements valued
at $500,000 or less</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For
wetland easements valued at $500,000 or less, the Secretary may provide
easement payments in not more than 10 annual payments.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2041350794C34F5E8CF9F5F3DD497E00"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Easements
valued at more than $500,000</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For wetland easements valued at more than
$500,000, the Secretary may provide easement 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="H314DF5A9DB7642A0895F62982BE44B6A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Easement
restoration</header>
<paragraph id="H122F71441B2747BDAB59D6D609300147"><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 easement plan developed for
the eligible land under subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FF08C4F01F6476092AF3ECCB624077C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD11A91430414AB5A3500C78C8134526"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a permanent wetland
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="HE3E5FD6637BB4B3293CCEC45DAE86645"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a 30-year wetland 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="H74B6E75ED3C944559859336633874AE5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H91E65CE004534340A4C060B17E6FE97C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
assist owners in complying with the terms and conditions of wetland
easements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC56EFA92DE494369A8114E67C57D7547"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts or
agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
enter into 1 or more contracts with private entities or agreements with a
State, non-governmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out necessary
restoration, enhancement, or maintenance of a wetland easement if the Secretary
determines that the contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C4CD6F84A994614B956019BD58EB588"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Wetland
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 enhancement option that the Secretary determines would advance the
purposes of program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEE4CA0201C304A65A5B4275E3AB7D03A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="H05E20A2298BE44FFAE5B6A36A72CC18A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Wetland easement
plan</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a wetland easement plan for
eligible lands subject to a wetland easement, which shall include practices and
activities necessary to restore, protect, enhance, and maintain the enrolled
lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1750BDF221DB4E9F99525098630CC54E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation of
easement administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary may delegate—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE413BDB0AEA42249D704CD9413170BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any of the
easement management, monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of the
Secretary to other Federal or State agencies that have the appropriate
authority, expertise, and resources necessary to carry out such delegated
responsibilities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1972BE5FBDCB437292AE8D55CFD82286"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any of the easement management
responsibilities of the Secretary to other conservation organizations if the
Secretary determines the organization has the appropriate expertise and
resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C8A623BAA594DDA91EBE549640FB9AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payments</header>
<subparagraph id="H286DCD0D2B7D460BB6B066941E80C845"><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="HB903563479F148CFB472279EF736FF6E"><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="H2594AFCABBB94835B309DA5242855EC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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="H68B11582CB4F4DE2A3674F4EB070AD24"><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></section><section id="H009C03558D28439A9763476D83CE1FEE"><enum>1265D.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="H2FB3AF7D60304557BB547A9EEFA86861"><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="HBE1B08A2AF1A4980996DD50912D9EAAA"><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="H9BB719462B9641D3AD6E5BDCB7DCECA1"><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="H1C7F3A3A951742718765608C321496FD"><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="HDBF256E8B2474AD4B77BC0F22FDC814D"><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="HD5E21FC15AA5445DAFE1ECE0F4E14800"><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="HF01771C0450E426B9353A0D588F28A12"><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="H0F01FB14CD174CB485B9249E7F7591BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
wetland easement, is a wetland or related area with the highest functions and
value and is likely to return to production after the land leaves the
conservation reserve program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H67ECB03F10AA45AC853F76B68CE8C82A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subordination,
exchange, modification, and termination</header>
<paragraph id="HB853642AC2D74EFB9157F552FBFDA911"><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="HE78A6308D9034FD186BD0658E049A618"><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="H9F6B88AEC10C43DBBBB6DF9BAD63CDC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the subordination,
exchange, modification, or termination action—</text>
<clause id="H3EAF0FC1EF594162B333923EA7DC8B48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will address a
compelling public need for which there is no practicable alternative; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HFCDACF57E2234AFB89AA130CF38B1FCA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such action will
further the practical administration of the program; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H659DBE8A07684A76A3B8275B873966B6"><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="H709119E3C20642E3BB57573E178F5CC9"><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="H59BF1C1661AC4E62BBA9667F4CFFCC40"><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="HF1474FBB7ED447DF9543CE161B507E5B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Land enrolled in
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>
</subsection><subsection id="H84E768F8B13143D6915912EC79DC2D02"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation of
funds for agricultural land easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under section
1241 to carry out the program for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, to the
extent practicable, use for agricultural land easements—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2731C0C57E874B3AA8B1AA0976B36BB8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no less than 40 percent in each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2017; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C94EC64C74E43048F182813BD0F70E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no less than 50 percent in fiscal year
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0F3F59FABFC14756B667C73D35526827"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance with
certain requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before
an eligible entity or owner of eligible land may receive assistance under
subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, the eligible entity
or person shall agree, during the crop year for which the assistance is
provided and in exchange for the assistance—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB836012538294D7BAFDAF25D07073C5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with applicable conservation
requirements under subtitle B of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3811 et
seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H21EDCC723D634368B548A8BA253D9D2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with applicable wetland
protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act
(16 U.S.C. 3821 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAC51CA11B7034FB4B367A0C769D357F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cross reference;
calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-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="H0A02CCA4F63246ECA2FD1415B26E3708"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A16E13417B0448C8D8BF0269B5ED78C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H0A5BA5E9FE2743D08EA53625F11889A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="HAC3CFFB5A00D4D18AECCB68AF28252F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0584F6B446534632A1B82811E1357E5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (C);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E133D2D46CA4A34AA99E4FD4AF836C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC84F8297E80842198145564FB2373D35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B1E0F890F7E433E847EE70985B577F7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8D3F406372F64041A98BD3B680CD68B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H9F4CE4BDEF314E7C871E2D8F1A85A175"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD81DEEF3E47543679C2672FA83DDE046"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H3425B052C003442883E3D286A9859805"><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 easements under section 1265C</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H735E2CAD94D64E29A8DB067BF57FA5EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>an
easement acquired under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D</quote> and
inserting <quote>a wetland easement under section 1265C</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H83FBEEE0B8394388AB5B95EFA8EBDEEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFDAE7CD90984CD990E0ABD569F2249B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8E4D4E0719A44E15A7433F4D6E902227"><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
September 30, 2013, 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><subsection commented="no" id="HE11D863BAC2746D7A98387D6DF4EC128"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBC7036ED3EF14864A62E4D3781F59978"><enum>E</enum><header>Regional
Conservation Partnership Program</header>
<section id="H9E3FE118C6C7401F8C7749AD32191482" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Regional
conservation partnership program</header>
<subsection id="H34B9644BF8204480B879AD64F0BB5941"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51FB1C95EF1548E58327C15D63D2F207" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H3B1DA56F9D1045B1B9A49E487BF30F93"><enum>I</enum><header>Regional
Conservation Partnership Program</header>
<section id="H9CC9FBA668E2444AB151D28C3C898DC1"><enum>1271.</enum><header>Establishment
and purposes</header>
<subsection id="H5CCD7CFECD1B4269B78FBE277A101AF1"><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="H8CA3218993B24886906D0D966CE76585"><enum>(1)</enum><text>partnership
agreements with eligible partners; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD133D63D9D3343BC931FB67E1D0D07F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contracts with
producers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H74AE159E3A714284B0B9274274D6AA9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the program are as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFEC41B6AC0384C42B49DF3ADBC4F6459"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To use covered programs to accomplish
purposes and functions similar to those of the following programs, as in effect
on September 30, 2013:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H26878714F4DD4BDBBC4C370A1CDC034D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The agricultural
water enhancement program established under section 1240I.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF1114F2A8CBE4E7CA754B2FB36AD95AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Chesapeake Bay
watershed program established under section 1240Q.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB1D145B73454498897E8FE3E3351EDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The cooperative
conservation partnership initiative established under section 1243.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H502B88A089B84B4286D34D5917D86B8C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Great Lakes
basin program for soil erosion and sediment control established under section
1240P.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEB7595F07FC14B13AC800B6CF2377919"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H400CA3E94DA145EFB9B5FE983BCB37C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To encourage
eligible partners to cooperate with producers in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0BF2DF054E1545BB9948C4BB36322D1D"><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 commented="no" id="HD516D46589A24E46A1C609A326685CBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementing
projects that will result in the carrying out 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="H61435C6AE66642B8BA6CD52BA192160A"><enum>1271A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H68FEE96F174B4284AD381DC0F8AF56BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
program</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H39ED4737BD254345897AAF28C0C1A316"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The agricultural
conservation easement program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58E0ABE8D9DB4750999A1E3B1A69FA07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The environmental
quality incentives program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96E608372C4248CAB8F303DCA88242ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The conservation
stewardship program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF4F2CEE9551437291C5EAC910C33265"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The healthy forests reserve program
established under section 501 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C.
6571).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40F9E36E3B8F4E30BDDE7FF8FD5C0F03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
activity</header><text>The term <term>eligible activity</term> means any of the
following conservation activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="H13E747B754B8435A9493178746E25A6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Water quality or
quantity conservation, restoration, or enhancement projects relating to surface
water and groundwater resources, including—</text>
<clause id="H7F2D1D7573034B639461383F9D939085"><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="H915C02141465409B8A1EFAD8CE68E20B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>irrigation system
improvement and irrigation efficiency enhancement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53288771F69A4A479A62EDA64F94EE15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Drought
mitigation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38F4D8E656A04FA6AD989C20D5A0C23F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Flood
prevention.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BE21BA0A9CA49B7A926BDA0B6A50452"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Water
retention.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H23BCDED9512E4C4AABCCCA7595F9B451"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Air quality
improvement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A53E299176942EAB7A5C25E5EC2A3CD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Habitat
conservation, restoration, and enhancement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB30696A39B5B4F2D9E13E9029138F85F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Erosion control
and sediment reduction.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9771D212D02D439786D6D6245DCFDC34"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Other related
activities that the Secretary determines will help achieve conservation
benefits.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72289DC77AA8470DB3DE93F3740945CE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means land on which
agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H89191DE94C744EE2836CEA70CAAFDDFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cropland;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA17A74F3DAE14F88A455ED60828413D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grassland;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DF806D169B44B72883A74447A57A5AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>rangeland;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DFA1C98A686434485C54318F307FE9B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pastureland;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD054E27BD9234294A1423967B77D4D4F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>nonindustrial
private forest land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BD3E53FDFF9453DB7E09AC7BE1AA5B9"><enum>(F)</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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3CB75E0797B147D4AC4CD72E91D00275"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
partner</header><text>The term <term>eligible partner</term> means any of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9A906CE9BCF4DBC8A6D11CE3D2B3124"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An agricultural or
silvicultural producer association or other group of producers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AEB103D7F334C25A94B66613E9B022F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State or unit of
local government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA430127426E148B6B38CA0E61088DA26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An Indian
tribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8063822F4F274195891E8CF91E2D03D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A farmer
cooperative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D3B24EBA08E40DDAA8FE3A9CBD1E676"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HF9B64F43D2A44568B8D8805CE3F965BA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An institution of
higher education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08380F6D0B32442387031EA68643430A"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HD5C3A71A3726413B9ADC47933D11DB7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>local conservation
priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, or
nonindustrial private forest land management; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H4968D06CF95947629F47EC6AE27A52BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>critical
watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other
natural resource issues.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3EF24146CAE464FB2708B27C2EEB5C4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Partnership
agreement</header><text>The term <term>partnership agreement</term> means an
agreement entered into under section 1271B between the Secretary and an
eligible partner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA617E46E3E849568C86BA30A5BFA715"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the regional conservation partnership program
established by this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAC32B23673764F5EB5FF7CB2C1455190"><enum>1271B.</enum><header>Regional
conservation partnerships</header>
<subsection id="H46BE3D30D0EE4337AFCBCAAE53F92683"><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="HB3CF40C85113473DAE37277B526F70CC"><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="H18460ECEB8804DA68FCF34CB810E75E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of
partners</header>
<paragraph id="H8ED9F8A5877F41AE95D48CC0139E60A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Under a partnership agreement, the eligible partner
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE48EC9F506CD483894F0055D41158F04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>define the scope
of a project, including—</text>
<clause id="HDB1BA3D4B73D4D1CBE6CE1A7D2F3B847"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible
activities to be implemented;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE3CBB5567D884DBDAC012A9E2A0459DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential
agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land operations affected;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8DDA0C300F5548D18B1B1E084C6F4A6E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the local,
State, multistate, or other geographic area covered; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF2773F5B15564DB3917229609823479C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the planning,
outreach, implementation, and assessment to be conducted;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEBF0721E2574CF59F56C67A5DA6ECBE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct outreach
to producers for potential participation in the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8B87433FF0946798A6773A3A52FDFFF"><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="HD61634122BB244D79D378B1274D8AEB7"><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="HD6BAF528F27E434BA3E0FD0CA243CEAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct an
assessment of the project’s effects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9BEDB808F0A42428AF0632841B7D380"><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="H9382E0B07D154069BAA85BD34A19A774"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H1697497E96344B5083BE1CB6D04B8479"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="HC932CD54266B476E96C79BBC2E364EEF"><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="H39E0C51D0D864762B8BE000DC92F3669"><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="HD500238BC1A14DC59AA115642C9E22B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Content</header><text>An
application to the Secretary shall include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6200A9FB79BB415D9EDFE96AAE933DF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the scope of the
project, as described in subsection (c)(1)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E362127F2E944F687582B68A4A54E07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the plan for
monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on progress made toward achieving the
project’s objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE068E980B2B4721893382DC0A0EDDC3"><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="HEBFCE3864D514DA6825D5E2C16098952"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible partners collaborating to achieve
project objectives, including their roles, responsibilities, capabilities, and
financial contribution; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE75DA9DE02314387BBF5AA2E00153C77"><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="H84EF4BB17BBB46AF8D8F5E885EDAD283"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority to
certain applications</header><text>The Secretary may give a higher priority to
applications that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE51D45DB4548413DA67A773F2A20806B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist producers in meeting or avoiding the
need for a natural resource regulatory requirement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBFD2FAD2E6F4A138835A3022F11276D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a high
percentage of eligible producers in the area to be covered by the
agreement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD07B5450BD72416FBC950A62556F0A36"><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="H6DB482976064469DA21A9BFF723208D5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deliver high percentages of applied
conservation to address conservation priorities or regional, State, or national
conservation initiatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DCDF98E08744EF8BE622065B0D2CF6F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide innovation
in conservation methods and delivery, including outcome-based performance
measures and methods; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC6DC0D6E39A48CE8B38DA4519DFDB78"><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="H4E530C4D3A99479899B71AA222B3846E"><enum>1271C.</enum><header>Assistance to
producers</header>
<subsection id="HF5CC81E2D2FA43E7B442B08DFD42DF5F"><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="HB54E8CE4DA304B36A7FBAE17B34C6B11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>producers
participating in a project with an eligible partner, as described in section
1271B; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84FA05E29A0B4047BB5A7DD1DCB2DD0C"><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 a
partner.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DE78A33DB4B4497ADDDC9D577533F56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header>
<paragraph id="H110526E478DB4A96B46A71957AF2FF32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency with
program rules</header><text>Except as provided in 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 project, as described in the application under section
1271B(d)(3)(C).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2259D8A051D4D2FB6D2972CBF927EE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Except
with respect to statutory program requirements governing appeals, payment
limitations, and conservation compliance, the Secretary may adjust the
discretionary program rules of a covered program—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCEC8761EDC4418EA4E3114D6321FEA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text> to provide a
simplified application and evaluation process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5669BB445644A13B2DFD6821C6726DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to better reflect
unique local circumstances and purposes if the Secretary determines such
adjustments are necessary to achieve the purposes of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60CE6CA8B9774F1CB499495BDD76B3D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments</header>
<paragraph id="HAB89B2FF58444A969007F35D2429AB09"><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 commented="no" id="H741C429AD8414F24A45A29A0FA68C91A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments to
producers in States with water quantity concerns</header><text>The Secretary
may provide payments to producers participating in a project that addresses
water quantity concerns for a period of five years in an amount sufficient to
encourage conversion from irrigated farming to dryland farming.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55045249CB9A4BA59703960D9177F0C3"><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="H155614D213F14F61A1CD3EF21FAC653B"><enum>1271D.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8AEC79D5C7C54073962CC92CE136AC2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H2FC31A870AD84BC3B17D1135FE90DF6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of
availability</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H25DAEAB81BC64183ACB5F60666744A1A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional
funding and acres</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCB5E0DD5471D4129B66B7EAAE42D01E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the funds made available under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall reserve 6 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="H45A8AFFD73AB4A3AA4DF3582D5BC9E21"><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 obligated under this program by
April 1 of that fiscal year shall be returned for use under the covered
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE5D15F8526384B6698752E2E74324354"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation of
funding</header><text>Of the funds and acres made available for the program
under subsections (a) and (c), the Secretary shall allocate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H35059C5BCB6F4B21BCE1DAB799E1A98E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H6759F230654D406AB77346622B91675F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>50 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="H231654EC56414FAA8E421F308BDC40CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">25 percent of the funds and acres to
projects for the critical conservation areas designated under section
1271F.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H146C78896BFF486A904278B0E2A78F33"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on
administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None
of the funds made available under the program may be used to pay for the
administrative expenses of eligible partners.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3BC8C1C9D3384EE49B8D8784B9ADA34E"><enum>1271E.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="HE9790036008740B4AE887AC019779B2D"><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="H686287A5152442459D3B2E3A6633585D"><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="H6B9289C2A6FD4CFA8EC0E3FA60FAAE30"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and types of eligible partners
and producers participating in the partnership agreements selected;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBD8943B88A341D89017BB94B0F30D02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
producers receiving assistance; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF573AD90DDBC4ACBB86FE4E123EC31B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>total funding
committed to projects, including from Federal and non-Federal resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD0C3CD521FC34BC8A748E3125D274E1D"><enum>1271F.</enum><header>Critical
conservation areas</header>
<subsection id="H2CC04DB2B9914025BFB645C563AC0F40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H5A63241D30744116BD14798F5DEB5B82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Critical
conservation area designations</header>
<paragraph id="H4C8C4D9B6A3E4AC8A4EFF8EA407F651A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H616A5EF6E9664F88B9C441F75968428B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes multiple
States with significant agricultural production;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D5862170686417AB7FBEE1954AB8BDA"><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 commented="no" id="HA2F89FF2730E46ED973A229E87130098"><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 commented="no" id="HECAD14A57A994B09B571086DF2D970FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>would benefit from
water quantity improvement, including improvement relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H789546CB5DEF4E3A86AA4D2E07F241F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>groundwater,
surface water, aquifer, or other water sources; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H724DEADC6B2046D29F27956263ED02D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a need to promote
water retention and flood prevention; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H40A7769C312948E0905C0C06CB8B220F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains producers that need assistance in
meeting or avoiding the need for a natural resource regulatory requirement that
could have a negative economic impact on agricultural operations within the
area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7EBB527DE054BA98774B230D3457271"><enum>(2)</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="H182BF2A34960446E856C2AA7B73DC1D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="HFF32631DD98247F9A602F178FA632BD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HB2EF7FFC49D64D49BEB9CBCD0604439F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to
existing activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H8CB5288705554288B8E827C3A3EB39B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a critical
conservation area described in subsection (b)(1)(D), the Secretary may use
authorities under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
(16 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.), 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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC651850F39DB4EA08F94EA7818A21289"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H20558C1CF1D2499D8A161A65BF423789"><enum>F</enum><header>Other Conservation
Programs</header>
<section id="HFB4FF42BC7B9460DB94228736AA09442"><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 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb(e)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H10B28C055CCA43ED9328AE8E7CBF7F55"><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 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb–2) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F01EB024E9747E8AC2C85CA4119C991" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HDA3172B962D5448BAC8BC13929BABFA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9B683D6D969A497CBA7049E16F7DED95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H60CEB819719C4FB2A2FC020C58132B0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H3C75C07AC86A4678857A4074142A4A39"><enum>2503.</enum><header>Voluntary
public access and habitat incentive program</header>
<subsection id="HA6B0B91B82AA4CAF86A766BB9384D4F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: <quote>and $30,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4522CDA7A8834CBABE06F866C7104F49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
program effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than two years 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 evaluating the effectiveness of the voluntary public access
program established by section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C.
3839bb–5), including—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA01975BB1BA4A48B4C17DBE955DD9A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying
cooperating agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H861397E908914EEF82AE257D942F3709"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifying the
number of land holdings and total acres enrolled by each State and tribal
government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90756D064E0445D4A58D244F83FDBBC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluating the
extent of improved access on eligible lands, improved wildlife habitat, and
related economic benefits; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DAC68F1DA524EAC89456D291302C44D"><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="HDC8DBD512C1B4B569C275DCC52DDBCAC"><enum>2504.</enum><header>Agriculture
conservation experienced services program</header>
<subsection id="H3D83F26BC8004C0C8A245FF6A0735C03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) 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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B72C2DC98BC45A8B029B0F781C07BCF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8CB7F07BCBB04BCF80CDB654043A5DED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H8DC3CBF160E4431F97DE7D0973B25235"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
carry out the ACES program using funds made available to carry out each program
under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD11E77E85342B282E8DEFB67E1E0E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out the
conservation reserve program may not be used to carry out the ACES
program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H21CE4007CB144D5D805F4C1E83A4D099"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCE09C7BE34FE4411AD31F6FCDCD9F2C1"><enum>2505.</enum><header>Small
watershed rehabilitation program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H910F0D5A3F004FC28F74D9D0D329B37C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HD6B09C405C414996BFA2BBAFEABA5654"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEB42EA2B613A42D68F3FFCF21AAFC0DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB8CAF6CF04EB48069A6FF1593F091D88"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBA782C7FCBD54C7B9DF59DFCF40DF665"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86DBD65041D148F688C1D9BB8A64F472" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB39D005A26A412BB8CF8EF0ED6C7ED2"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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="H77E2E2C311F149BEAED25AB4BA185C87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
(16 U.S.C.
1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HA26B2554648744CEB0C12D45D8098998" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2506.</enum><header>Agricultural
management assistance program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBD1EA47BA29540BD871009539DAFB83B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524(b)(2) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1524(b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC7A9938BA8054CF3A78A1B6D58646E8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as
subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2C721D5A8167423A8B23125D264DEA90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4A7D100F84C4BD8AC90A0D7F682C27A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or resource conservation
practices</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD42BFE6BBBC4BAA8081C5AAE0EFB16A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause
(i) and redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses (i) through (iii),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD9515714B8DE4098A10174EC02B22E6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commodity Credit
Corporation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDFF9DD2F0E9A4AAD842095B99CC1F533"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
524(b)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9E8BCE1A73E49EDA0078B67092C89F8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF97BFAD2C9154EA7860B5F947FCE6F1D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make
available to carry out this subsection not less than $10,000,000 for each
fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC99D56B24EB34A0FA40D4057EFC7CA9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain
uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524(b)(4)(C) of
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(C)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0D17751116CD40A898CA4A0F7224E4CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause
(i)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HCF29CA1FF6C543F4BCA00E451A4C8E5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>50</quote> and inserting <quote>30</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H810DB5D7CBA5480F8D17CF22EDCD8877"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(A), (B), and (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) and (B)</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H008B4E1686A14164B376214635A366B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>40</quote> and inserting <quote>60</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB119B8E847F6414FAD862097497C8754"><enum>2507.</enum><header>Emergency
watershed protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2203) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: <quote>In evaluating requests for assistance under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects that address runoff
retardation and soil-erosion preventive measures needed to mitigate the risks
and remediate the effects of catastrophic wildfire on land that is the source
of drinking water for landowners and land users.</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H75FE642A41B44C92AE4787F5718105F6"><enum>G</enum><header>Funding and
Administration</header>
<section id="H628E460FF38D4BEBA43E918896323D77"><enum>2601.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="H3D1AFFD2E3D241DEB9EA047012CF72A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) 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>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37EBD519541D4C8A870411160FDEE70D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9A81DC1D870F430FA702C943B24D8A85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEA2B229E5B8443B19359D60A6AE15A8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conservation reserve program under
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, to the maximum extent
practicable, $25,000,000 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>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55884693CAAC44DF838470F1EE8CCE5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The agriculture
conservation easement program under subtitle H, using, to the maximum extent
practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB65612147E5B46B1BE9AFF8381CEF188"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$425,000,000 in
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8033A75CE6C24A9AAF46F9BCC9477EFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$450,000,000 in
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H76B4240DC2F4462BA9B0E37667F08303"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$475,000,000 in
fiscal year 2016;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H600FCAF879CE41249EB80BE8D152D7E4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$500,000,000 in
fiscal year 2017; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H18E0498377CF443290DF379301556813"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$200,000,000 in
fiscal year 2018.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E1064D2100B43359CF87C4766C093F8"><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="H5B276CF7CE9848ABAAA8A889050EB79F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The conservation
stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H695C178E1ADA467CB124A8F00E4393C1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The environmental
quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the maximum
extent practicable, $1,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF448DB31B73E40AA97080AAF500C843C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional equity;
guaranteed availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3841) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H88E298671C9D45E3984D1368C6A29772"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H17C7CBD1BBD94A8FB3B0568FA9B70113"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFD611362E8B14B81A1A4B473669BDFD3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AD3FB4AE2D74F58BEF7BA8E20ABB65E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H6988C60765BD4E58A5BC6B5210F22247"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made available
by subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to carry out the programs
specified in such subsection for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and shall
remain available until expended. Amounts made available for the programs
specified in such subsection during a fiscal year through modifications,
cancellations, terminations, and other related administrative actions and not
obligated in that fiscal year shall remain available for obligation during
subsequent fiscal years, but shall reduce the amount of additional funds made
available in the subsequent fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount
remaining
unobligated.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AB7E02391D741C4A8DF5A9462875D74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9A0372E9B01E459ABA3388165D7C5DE6"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H249C07067EC5421FA3E1133B195FA4A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) 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)(2) of this Act, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBEF65FE95BA4BADA52CCC455FDC14E3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H96F8131604B3440AA1F45995909ECD9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H556B902985334A1489B7678784825684"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity Credit
Corporation funds made available for a fiscal year for each of the programs
specified in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D47EE0F51C04E08B1BB0DB4C2FBA676"><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; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41268034C1564B9AAD8E017781FDC93D"><enum>(B)</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="H8650C400B0E74306B291096C46454E46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2013, 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="H266FB19F26BA450E9207BD7AF1A9AE1D"><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="H8B3443C63F7849199ECB8005951550D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other data
relating to this subsection that would be helpful to such
committees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H117D73C4A7AF46BF8BBE43ACE8978EE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HF7F94CA79FBD47B2AF306B99285C7C0D"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Reservation of
funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation
access</header>
<subsection id="HAA9BB874E71E409BAD61F1DAF368D176"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) 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>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H16DA883FB4EA4E2C9F27C3DDD0E08D56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9B198C0DFC640E8927DA4F454897062"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47DB257EAF854B32ACD0D7686F34503D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6D115C9E1143492E85ED659C2C99F650"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (7 U.S.C.
2279(e))) that qualifies under subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB4999DEBC7F436B8D1F74B0BC097198"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HCF3E0253546C4DA2945B1A62101F5363"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Annual report
on program enrollments and assistance</header>
<subsection id="HC83454994D55412BA5FD8D2F8B4CF0F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H94F1491890E043FFAEC18BD05C739FF0"><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 commented="no" id="HA455C3EE7B50413BAA4CAE9823DD7543"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H446EA8F03DA24CBA86E5B18B13A4F2F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FB0A951E7CC4949B292912209EBCF31"><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="H1160692650CB4432860783A54B4EADE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>1240I(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>1271C(c)(3)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H521D2A32688040788F5476FF4D11429B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H24C05DF0188345139A919B9A6CC3C51F"><enum>2605.</enum><header>Review of
conservation practice standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1242(h)(1)(A) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3842(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>the Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HAC8BAF7E990B45D9A6A6BFF49BC77889"><enum>2606.</enum><header>Administrative
requirements applicable to all conservation programs</header>
<subsection id="H8444512AC587423E967B320D8B22C484"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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="H5D5B508CC337414BB5F1799C0AE480E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF23425A811B4585AC9FBBDC016C936D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0DAB6B7B69A4439DAE6EB49E2F6B8B93"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in
section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C.
2279(e))).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD212CDF4255C4799A851807A52274A11"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>, H,
and I</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4131C27FB1B7447A90A079C21F7CC911"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H779DF13787E041748C0B9854D3E26EA5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>country</quote> and inserting <quote>county</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H91F56975F13F46EEA4B1C5716B8C6C26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>subsection (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) or (f)(2)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CEF103C735C4CAF882EF7E6462DDFE4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HF19D980B49D34237840E886E13B958A3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1319167995574E31835049F2D082CDCA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H708FDE231EAA4FA3A250D5A4220AEB68"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Improved
administrative efficiency and effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administrating a conservation program
under this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F0F694AA9344326B600D071D9E495F5"><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="H5C5460065EFE4ECEB0BA1E7A110DB2D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take advantage of
new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H658C015290864495B7D5A20AE331E918"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Relation to
other payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HEF59B760AE92474783789220DD81C807"><enum>(1)</enum><text>This Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C5CD95E2225497D93373CB685961C41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Agricultural
Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1421 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HECAC16C2798D44C2BB41471C5083BA90"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB615B3F00F43449A9DB293CD3F6D3F4E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any law that
succeeds a law specified in paragraph (1), (2), or
(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25B431B887A14CC29ACAC963853B8EA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H07C685BBD5A549E0B623F2D0F40542D3"><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 (16 U.S.C.
3861(b)) 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="H017A37306C914D7C83A052DC3B5F5F49"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE657FAEB79834AB0A4DD8A4F19E8413F" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H1D3AAD789DDF4D49B70EE20FDBFFA2A8"><enum>1246.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA6F665107A7E45ED9811864767F108C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HAFBCD0BFBF4E443A9C4D3099E12F5089"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking
procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The promulgation of
regulations and administration of programs under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE68A3EC9FF0483A86C11AA02809CBA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be carried
out without regard to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC51557318615477CBB8696346F4B67E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Statement of
Policy of the Secretary effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating
to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A0DAC1A56414E0FB551A0B410AAE927"><enum>(B)</enum><text>chapter
35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the
Paperwork Reduction Act); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9477D16075CB4090A64FBD0604BD330F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made pursuant to
section
553 of title 5, United States Code, including by interim rules
effective on publication under the authority provided in subparagraph (B) of
subsection (b) of such section if the Secretary determines such interim rules
to be needed and final rules, with an opportunity for notice and comment, no
later than 21 months after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agriculture
Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5A676B967CC04A128F5945BF5496F5C4"><enum>2609.</enum><header>Wetlands
mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1222 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3822">16 U.S.C. 3822</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD2B8706E24994BD88DB86FCAD42ECBFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F5DD17AB69D4390BA6EF5F6F322610C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(D), by striking <quote>unless more acreage is needed to provide equivalent
functions and values that will be lost as a result of the wetland conversion to
be mitigated</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE09A439EE67F40B5A565C56BF1AD3C7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(E)—</text>
<clause id="H3F528939BF2D439F9747ACB6DE26C61F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>not</quote> before <quote>greater than</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC02F132E06DE42EBBDD27132DEC84485"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>if more acreage is needed to provide equivalent functions and
values that will be lost as a result of the wetland conversion that is
mitigated</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC4EBEC011754E7EBF28AD971FA7F39B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF7EB1C3D0E0B44FBAD7FEC1E70224EC9"><enum>2610.</enum><header>Lesser
prairie-chicken conservation report</header>
<subsection id="H8103AECFB5754056ADB0CCE6C0E7DCAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
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 containing the
results of a review and analysis of each of the programs 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 wildlife habitat incentive program, and the Lesser
Prairie-Chicken Initiative.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF9F4427C8E641E79E2DD3F93015DDF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
Secretary shall include in the report required by this section, at a
minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HF68BA1398B764BB18D38F019802BC1DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to
each program described in subsection (a) as it relates to the conservation of
the lesser prairie-chicken, findings regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4FEA555BF8348D2B2A6B96580E20757"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of the
program to the Federal Government, impacted State governments, and the private
sector;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEE900215A1247FD821CDA5DBF322E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conservation
effectiveness of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93B6939CF01A417D848D33F30774D7A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
cost-effectiveness of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6314F4DAE39942189969C95A6BF54AFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
ranking of the programs described in subsection (a) based on their relative
cost-effectiveness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HCD3746E1667547CB94C5AC1159C5D5B0"><enum>H</enum><header>Repeal of
Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional Provisions; Technical
Amendments</header>
<section id="HF92C27272E4341B98AF90100A6FF3DEB"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Comprehensive
conservation enhancement program</header>
<subsection id="H87A21A905F9E4BCD99DB8A88C30A4B3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1230 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3830) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7BBB653E19A42EAADE6FD3C674C6D3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The heading of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3830">16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">Conservation Reserve</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H517BF8905016434585686B6A566E08AD"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Emergency
forestry conservation reserve program</header>
<subsection id="H1795C2B69A0E4162B318085285AB3478"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3831a) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD779C8FB71E3421DBAA7562EDF4E276E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HDD86064A8BEA43E0A180BDF4FE1C5491"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 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 October 1,
2013, or any payments required to be made in connection with the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1AB3F45F74941F78AE2021C5552056C"><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 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et
seq.) to continue to carry out contracts referred to in
paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such
contracts as they existed on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H864560F2DB9343A7A26EDEA2BBB970AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC83966DE93024161BD6B05A5B3741BD0"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Wetlands
reserve program</header>
<subsection id="HA997423301924E7191AEDF025C82BF8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5902C2E85BA4A4EB1C25EE9A0C732FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H6274DC2CF92645ECA627B8A5AE168377"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 C of
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3837 et
seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be
made in connection with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13EE0C65605D4CFA9B0AEDF9650A3BD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC02EB579122A4D789E72F54983DC0DBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H78D59635E6B0407A9A270BCACF00812B"><enum>2704.</enum><header>Farmland
protection program and farm viability program</header>
<subsection id="H2D27733EBA6E413A88E6F2784E3BA6A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H597017D92C194965A4C654B56C19BD73"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3838 et
seq.) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">and Farmland
Protection</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B4E2A87EA34787920E736D83285FA6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HB249826B8BF54D79ADA6B60CAF5FFE4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
amendments made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any
contract 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
(16 U.S.C. 3838h et
seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be
made in connection with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4FCB07F48D5459AA2F95E6D8F860D32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7A29E04C3114AD2B0E91B093EE46B49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8283D65F2C964115BB1019BB89A0F1B6"><enum>2705.</enum><header>Grassland
reserve program</header>
<subsection id="HFD404D7D066C43958CF205805BEB31FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACA6560BEDA64FC29AFDFE7EB60B5246"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H424EEE56F06246DB91ADC569E6D302FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 D of
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3838n et
seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be
made in connection with the contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36253DE9FDB04241B21E471499B0C16A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3ECB8C814AA94F5FAE0CC6B6231A6A08"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H726A12ADC096495DB231254083466ACA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2706.</enum><header>Agricultural water
enhancement program</header>
<subsection id="H29A45AADF195406588A2CD3F1A48104D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240I of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa–9) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3B448DA18F64041B331047C5C631844"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H64461F842E3F43BFB431DD81824BF0B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 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
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in connection with the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H243A7D2E22E8488A9656B42C5A2AABB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H85BA9A7EAAE342BD83851B78F8288EC6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8BB611994CF3490181EE2CC4FF652FDC"><enum>2707.</enum><header>Wildlife
habitat incentive program</header>
<subsection id="H04CCFD88FB434A68B5C05D173E017BD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240N of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb–1) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE353FE997B2749D088ED6030E43E6194"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H632710B4266542B097205C32B220C362"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 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
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in connection with the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2F3FDA710844B9A8FCCFBFDA280C6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et
seq.) to continue to carry out contracts referred to in
paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such
contracts as they existed on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H10E06BBC02994B6193B3E4DDFBCC03B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBD9BA6DDAC8149CAA64513DF4E8132F5"><enum>2708.</enum><header>Great Lakes
basin program</header>
<subsection id="HA6F03471360040BC8C0F1B2E465BB253"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240P of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb–3) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H97DE7BD14AF94F8C87B992F28835A5C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H734A6CA76A2B4A71B01518D2B20E349E"><enum>2709.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
watershed program</header>
<subsection id="H073DBA2E65AD4CFDAECDD8CDB15792D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240Q of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb–4) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49F935CF3CF740C0881BB326E02A0A6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H5D7E425600C5410FA76B424ADA29130C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 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
October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in connection with the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA22A08B56CE414BB4C31AA4F5D08681"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2E3F8BB2D135434EBE438596B9656DC8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H818BACFD34F64542B2EC76983D6D803B"><enum>2710.</enum><header>Cooperative
conservation partnership initiative</header>
<subsection id="H6BAC0AC2FAAF4E96AB32340A9B921357"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1243 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3843) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46A9C354D4B14D6CBD330EB0C645F29F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HCDBC528F8E0841AA952D71D9313F6C34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on
existing contracts</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 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 October 1,
2013, or any payments required to be made in connection with the
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B8BED67EAD04E7A929F7465FA1C2A57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</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 of this
Act, to continue to carry out contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the
provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts as they existed
on September 30, 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H46E47B25AB764A03828BBA848A29FF6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDEC19A6975364FE188B9C70D72C539AD"><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 (16 U.S.C. 3839 et
seq.) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H1A76578D0D064F30A8FBE8A7F3089F33"><enum>2712.</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<subsection id="HB98D0A91BA584D1B9254016CF6255E32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C.
3801(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking <quote>E</quote> and inserting <quote>I</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C52873EED9D4B77B2690CBB500DED29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
ineligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H5EB701522A7549E697E72E2F2794EBE4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specialty crop
producers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HF26AB0F0004949E7BA5DB7EE1B715E19"><enum>A</enum><header>Food for Peace
Act</header>
<section id="H0498E8B2BF314373ADD65CEF34C6F11D"><enum>3001.</enum><header>General
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the
Food for Peace Act (7
U.S.C. 1721) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H00D850220A684CBABCB43BA7DFD94F90"><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="HD9FA4347B85B43E5A5B8546784B2A438"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (7) and the second sentence and inserting the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H293E3A4F5D39402A9134C695E894EA13" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H59BDB6E9DB7B458A823B3E2DB838B9CF"><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 id="HDE18D96E521F421990FE84ACF34ED43F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header>Support for
organizations through which assistance is provided</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>13 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>11
percent</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2F8D269E19F84A00A0BEED7CEE1510F1"><enum>3003.</enum><header>Food aid
quality</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(h) of the
Food for Peace Act (7
U.S.C. 1722(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H314FBA468492467CA6BA6502EBC90745"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC1F1074FAE44618B218FF116C68FA6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="HA6D74E5DA3BD4D07B0230E6DA2787F99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>The Administrator shall use funds made available for fiscal
year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>In consultation with the Secretary, the
Administrator shall use funds made available for fiscal year 2013</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H45B4C176721A4364B1E9B21D680D8647"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>to establish a mechanism</quote> after <quote>this
title</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H604D3893385E4CC084AE3F7C07F335D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end
of subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H478CE8FAE38D4BEF898DD37F43AE07AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB636539FF31B4F2E8D54FA346C918E62" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD4CEC39620C543A8A7FB2E6C9C7335CE" indent="down1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate, as necessary, the use of
current and new agricultural commodities and products thereof in different
program settings and for particular recipient groups, including the testing of
prototypes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70E130337CE146C59B26ACB8600D05DB" indent="down1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to establish and implement
appropriate protocols for quality assurance of food products procured by the
Secretary for food aid programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B98C343CFBE4B58AA0DD7846EAB3393" indent="down1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to periodically update program
guidelines on the recommended use of agricultural commodities and food products
in food aid programs to reflect findings from the implementation of this
subsection and other relevant
information.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81CAD64404BB45CB84C47F15B3F7B82B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>The Administrator</quote> and inserting <quote>In
consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCB8B0F2E634F55972CA0F3FF2DB679"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>section 207(f)</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H96DB0D3F9070430E92E966958523FAD7" style="OLC">
<text>section
207(f)—</text><subparagraph id="H481B7F40371441C2A7CA11EB58855DF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, not
more than $4,500,000 may be used to carry out this subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A6E4E1E054046AB99123CCC9D5A2962"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, not
more than $1,000,000 may be used to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF62303B5C056434C9B90D5AF4E7A8FAF" 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="H3E4D95E5A00A45CA902529FD784DF5B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9567360EF048440AB568C5B551DF4BA8"><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="H1375286924934C439A4F9D1EBCDCBE2C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Food Aid
Consultative Group</header>
<subsection id="HD020FB443EDE482F8C430191D19FCD37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(b) of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C.
1725(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H114BDE9E8FEC4DA8809695A672C2F3D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F80E1EB596B4C578C6826C6FDDE82E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
(8); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72264588D6754160855D2C56969075D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD80B63BCA13548088896475FD3490876" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7694C63789DD4BE09DDD84FC38CD9EA6"><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="H06347E259B3F4A16B219A4F29DC1F7D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(d) of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C.
1725(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H152934C9ED6649A5A3CE9F054D63AA2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
first sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H332F151198EC4E07B96D85EBC68D0737" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB49C92AECB494B09A9C51DFE5528BB54"><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="HDC22DCBEF216458EB3F3F446DD9F3C22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7732794CE0314CD9BBC7CE3296B01943" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H569882FDAA8D4A0DBECF1FC42E13A501"><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="H1FFE0AB970BE4B85979808FDC53443E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C.
1725(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA334470B209E4D13A0B2A762AF9D75ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3006.</enum><header>Oversight,
monitoring, and evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H5067F70A60564DA7A9A4B43B0BAF1EE1"><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="HD9C08EA8A44049208951D0462241E622"><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="H778CF0E486614ABAA31132E73D9FC568"><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>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013</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="H474D4A133D9345679FFCB9BEAE24C2F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>and guidance</quote> after <quote>develop
regulations</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAF4B4322A6445AAA182123530075470"><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="H0C86F515B80E4A4DA7FE168A639B0BE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB97CD14289EB47CAB0CAAF989003B723"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (D);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB90491BAC00A41BCB7EE5541598CF4E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>; and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting the period;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC37B285E9FB146AE874384D3E1A872B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (F);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41C3B34A94B441FFA34CDA6884409681"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D775C7EC35E4CBFA66573C34B03F5FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37EE86A1BCC64EF382A4FBE2589903BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0ABAA14B991E4D3BB2CA7C23330E75FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting <quote>2013, and up to $10,000,000 of such funds for each
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E67D87AD124E9B947F7EBA4892F49D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(i), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H040815B50AFC4ED5B36AEA1E9DCB6E1F"><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="HE9F14BCA588748A9A721C8652999A574"><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="HD398D4F6168E4775AD90FA25DAD8C287"><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 (7 U.S.C. 1721 et
seq.) by an eligible organization that is a nongovernmental
organization (as such term is defined in section 402 of such Act
(7 U.S.C.
1732)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF15DC5D1041948A0965E9AF99870BBC8"><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="H2E0D117B0ED441A78F5EF309CBEB01A6" 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
(7 U.S.C.
1726b(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HB0FDC7BD0D5A4F749954B48681442FAB"><enum>3008.</enum><header>General
provisions</header>
<subsection id="HC352EA2682E34C068C9E18E62470097B"><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
benefits to the local economy of sales of agricultural commodities within the
recipient country.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE45AE7CB262B4F9DAD2221549D3ABE18"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prevention of
price disruptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
403(e) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1733">7 U.S.C. 1733(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0992090DCCC047568EC68258B54BDD1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>reasonable market price</quote> and inserting <quote>fair market
value</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E59053356F14300A447C906988A197B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81FB16402D4F458AAE3A067156B548B6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD97984833B154A13A2E42353D2CF4F19"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination on
assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and
the Administrator shall coordinate in assessments to carry out paragraph (1)
and in the development of approaches to be used by implementing agencies for
determining the fair market value described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A39BA68C3AB4C2496D9BC7FD8EEFDF6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the Food
for Peace Act (7
U.S.C. 1733) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16A3410A92FA4A6CA8CE801181F4E877" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H29A5F604025F4156815CE30A79212769"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Report on use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of
2013</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="H327295A031824069A60E80ECF057248F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the amount of funds (including
funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, and 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; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D1AF491C52047D49A701E15F6149458"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing how
those funds were used by the eligible
organization.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H80A671F23F9E4F67A057A199FBDBFFC7" 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
(7 U.S.C.
1736a(c)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC104F38E8DD4CB5B557D87AA740C4D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27720B2DED64418797779993FA01B46C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBC5CB81477943818FEB9BE3DF34DBA7"><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="H60D8C9D29CD74CDFA8A550F4244D0E18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB8C53ED721043BE8DAF3FC9CD29020E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8C27678FDDBA4AA5B5A5E65D8A9DDCD1"><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="H0E547553C4E444BB97A0BC4698DD6D2B"><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
(7 U.S.C.
1736a(f)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4BD6E1D0A794B31BB236DFCC77DE632"><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="HEAF64831D2694532B8409C2D7DBF7662"><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="HE89023E7F5F14FEB8E0AB0AA3642E865"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(iii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5F97D040E3F472BB98075CACC2F0404"><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="HD6AFB04AF7854D56ACF35B550E76B9F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (I);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE776E65D16A64836BFF8C2050B420412"><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="H3C0D5D99A387480AAFA40D410F75DC98"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subclause (II) the following new subclause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F825E049B114F07B9BA4E975D7A663E" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H5E78FB14DC4844D09D3D93B7A7B73C13"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1736o–1);</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HF49C5BAF3A974982B1236E6B81004F4F" 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
(7 U.S.C.
1736b) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H874B415A872142C5A7A94C2E5AC5BA11" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3012.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H3A998DA4E2C3478CAAF5E450CFDEB409"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
412(a)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter,
$2,500,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2013 and $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC5D70D7FD3B4DF79AB35DCA0294C2F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum level of
nonemergency food assistance</header><text>Paragraph (1) of section 412(e) of
the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2876939965742AAACE0526F0E6D8D0E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD43E4F5D6CC44BB89BEEE135A87A23D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funds and
commodities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018, of the amounts made available to carry out
emergency and nonemergency food assistance programs under title II, not less
than $400,000,000 shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance programs
under such
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HDB4E5033A2AB436C944EA2FAA14E7C60" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3013.</enum><header>Micronutrient
fortification programs</header>
<subsection id="H5A889781EF0F48D780700BF5558B944D"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1736g–2(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>, using
recommendations</quote> and all that follows through <quote>quality
enhancements</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H12373D3170994FF78D27333EE07C93BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C.
1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H653A35D729CC4417844F1C1C9E529637" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3014.</enum><header>John Ogonowski and
Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C.
1737) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H421357EBE4CE4EBCBDBFAF788EA73942"><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 0.5
percent of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A99F6F09DDD4012830DC57556FC1B8E"><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></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9EAF92A561FE4CDF91096074683E84DD"><enum>B</enum><header>Agricultural Trade
Act of 1978</header>
<section id="HE19AF6DC803A4E8BB532C96892C2A700" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Funding for export
credit guarantee program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5641(b)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H14DB3C1E887246EB90C330A263A79CA8" 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 (7 U.S.C.
5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF05E78E0D310414E9B40595CCD1057A9" 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 (7 U.S.C.
5723(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HBD84346520FF49139AA19F688039F100"><enum>C</enum><header>Other Agricultural
Trade Laws</header>
<section id="H27FDA93936E64B7F8A3D1CE052E76791" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Food for Progress
Act of 1985</header>
<subsection id="HC7FAA7D18E0444F6B385272A66A44D74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Food for Progress Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C.
1736o) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E84C56FB5BF4007A9619F55F7BECCF0"><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="H63D8F1CE70B74207BC5408021BAB869B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25D016C70E5D48F4BEAA64FD5A65B720"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68D96677F4EB4FF4A0F9DECC216E4CA2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)(1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H92300E7C0A444861B3AF1D59F42BCCCD"><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="H3EE4C9444A2940298505A5C30C5CBEAB" 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="HBC56C54F6956460393F91436EA0BA987"><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="HDDDFC75C48A0429A8884F2C224911EC3"><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="HE63EF61D1F3E414091B6F25E6201D927" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3203.</enum><header>Promotion of
agricultural exports to emerging markets</header>
<subsection id="H4F711026E0084EF694858F011CC0FC15"><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>;
7 U.S.C.
5622 note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1ED4B4E433524FA3A664C474DA33E45C"><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
(Public Law
101–624;
7 U.S.C.
5622 note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H82C71D9A48074806A1E8D46EE0521501" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3204.</enum><header>McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program</header>
<subsection id="HC5AFCB49AB31495588C829CD7F3A9487"><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="H6A7AE6C2ECC149FEA21581C9F41E3297"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1736o–1(d)) is amended by striking <quote>to</quote> in the
matter preceding paragraph (1).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8BAC41ACBE094F87BD7803D27AB03079" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3205.</enum><header>Technical
assistance for specialty crops</header>
<subsection id="HA0D125FD274E4D86AB46B726808458E2"><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="H7EBFE30F30E84462950C2C3CAFBE9E45"><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="HF21273EB12724E2988E913FFFA927CFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D6A0D5B14EE4F80880927CCAA21EFF8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99E84793EC5B440CAFB45786BB81EB9F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB85776ED9A6A47938ADF840C2511947F"><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="HB4DDAAA109FA421583A576BF0E6D9F7C"><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 id="H1830524E4EE748F4A571537DBEF48FC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3206.</enum><header>Global Crop
Diversity Trust</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–246;
22 U.S.C.
2220a note) is amended by striking <quote>section</quote> and
all that follows through the period and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2D9C2B1D9E9F4EE88F3E4AEC857151D4" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="H6FA25242315645C189828DBAAE20AAC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2008 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FBB070728D947029E1C465BCDB678D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF4A0BCB825F14C18A368D0696C0C38BF"><enum>3207.</enum><header>Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services</header>
<subsection id="H1900467BE9CB400CA75911D772E3958D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle B of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting
after section 225 (7
U.S.C. 6931) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54057D0C372F44ECAEFEDBA07DC0B412" style="OLC">
<section id="H1C727B07A9DE4D0384B89C9480AC591F"><enum>225A.</enum><header>Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services</header>
<subsection id="H81A8540FE6BF473E89208CA30407959E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H18A415C5CD214E38BCB173C51162C4D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Confirmation
required</header><text>If the Secretary establishes the position of Under
Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services under subsection
(a), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF860CDAE3B194690B45A38AE04309B2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions of
under secretary</header>
<paragraph id="HB7BC35AE1B344D72AB42F5E9FFD507E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Principal
functions</header><text>Upon establishment, the Secretary shall delegate to the
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services those
functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that are related to foreign
agricultural services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A15F98C4A0F423BB6C6A259E38DACAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
functions</header><text>The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign
Agricultural Services shall perform such other functions as may be required by
law or prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3ADE20BA4ABC47EF9DC3743572AF9530"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Succession</header><text>Any
official who is serving as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services on the date of the enactment of this section and who was
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall not be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) or section 225(b)
to the successor position authorized under subsection (a) or section 225(a) if
the Secretary establishes the position, and the official occupies the new
position, with 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section (or
such later date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid
succession).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5A3B8285A614AA68C7C3AC87FDF681C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 225 of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6931">7 U.S.C. 6931</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9774EB3D8A24ADCB19956C7DAFF77CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Under Secretary of
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm
Services</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFECBE042F7EB4EF1A99BA5B2780D3F20"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking
<quote>and foreign agricultural</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA00DA2553314489FBC86834649915C04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Permanent
authority</header><text>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 id="HAD4726CCEBD54A3E85A92DDCA158699A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(C), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB16B54DFD5F74BDDB1AF3D3951D4AC42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A12E96F9E784F46ADEC6BBACFF4A6B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC882E71F897448EDB67947FE40952AAB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF9A755253875461FA143AA8D16A87121"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority of the Secretary to establish
in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign
Agricultural Services in accordance with section
225A;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD0487DD8099249E09D83AC8B15BBA3A3"><enum>3208.</enum><header>Department of
Agriculture certificates of origin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to
ensure that Department of Agriculture certificates of origin are accepted by
any country with respect to which the United States has entered into a free
trade agreement providing for preferential duty treatment.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Credit</header>
<subtitle id="H10707997E0784B52B8DFA913AFBD46CA"><enum>A</enum><header>Farm ownership
loans</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88934F86110541B9BB0CAAA28BDF219F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Eligibility for
farm ownership loans</header>
<subsection id="HD42B1A24BD9E413AB2D81130CD737F49"><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="HD2BDE99DCCFB4016B41F230DE812F68C"><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>
<quoted-block id="H1DCF99B55561466BB030CB05ADBEEAC2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2C120264E74F4EFD9D8C47D01A31A544"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H30EEE59005E942B08F64C1903BC59368"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility
requirements</header><text>The</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3BC2B3CDD904B0F88940BDF5ECC46B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the 1st
sentence, by inserting after <quote>limited liability companies</quote> the
following: <quote>, and such other legal entities as the Secretary deems
appropriate,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FA9533B27A2413EBDA5305DA3E2965C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the 2nd
sentence, by redesignating clauses (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0593B974105548AB9A2BEB35BD860FF6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in each of the 2nd
and 3rd 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="H84546A512C994FB6BF65E93FFB7F02A3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the 3rd
sentence, by striking <quote>(3)</quote> and <quote>(4)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(C)</quote> and <quote>(D)</quote>, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A7B6C642B554618B2AA8F39943571B6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3A662CC70B4640D39818CCD7E4EC12FB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H23E6634F29AF44FD91F860A49F02E606"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special deeming
rules</header>
<subparagraph id="H269996D2481D46DA8E14EC73C5962006"><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 is deemed 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="H14E5879CCB734D628134D17F558DCEE4"><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, is deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement
imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests
of each embedded entity of such 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="H6D74BB68C2C14490ADA0D8FEB20CBC16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct farm
ownership experience requirement</header><text>Section 302(b)(1) of such Act
(7 U.S.C.
1922(b)(1)) is amended 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="H5F6CC6802FAE4A7BA06FD216AAE7E732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B2154F0CEDD49EFA8E4B40549648BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 304(c)(2)
of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1924(c)(2)) by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2) of
section 302(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (A) and (B) of section
302(a)(1)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC9ADE0CB75C4D80A5F4B51EE08B86CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 310D of
such Act (7 U.S.C.
1934) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45E3A3912C374BF0B73248EE7C6ABF86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>partnership</quote> the following: <quote>, or such other legal entities
as the Secretary deems appropriate,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADA4EBD414D9434E8E0709D4D5590682"><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="H693E7395634546B0BB9A07BD0561D057"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Conservation
loan and loan guarantee program</header>
<subsection id="H85FFEC2823CC4E8098D9ECB01AC3F812"><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
inserting after <quote>limited liability companies</quote> the following:
<quote>, or such other legal entities as the Secretary deems
appropriate,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F576D4C733441FDB67836CD4F8D1AD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
loan guarantee amount</header><text>Section 304(e) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(e)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>75 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>90
percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB4B0FE70A03455ABAE55FB3B33F2F4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
program</header><text>Section 304(h) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(h)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1B4A4F2C56274BAAB5D48C0F273EA7F0"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Down payment
loan program</header>
<subsection id="HB72A4F60CB36406FBA3DC39058781E4A"><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 (7 U.S.C.
1935(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking <quote>$500,000</quote>
and inserting <quote>$667,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6359B6BE6A104C898B3965FC963C4A43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
correction</header><text>Section 310E(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1935">7 U.S.C. 1935(b)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking the 2nd paragraph (2).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFAF97953B07541329E3E42EB70D81DA5"><enum>4004.</enum><header>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 by
striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5037251B8BA84A02A7C941AD3AFFD774"><enum>B</enum><header>Operating
loans</header>
<section id="H94890196816E403B8941BC32AA9F0BBC"><enum>4101.</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="HAF14060AAD664CCC80F75A04321B952E"><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>
<quoted-block id="HD4AB502E6BE14DFB862AD60081A11362" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7F9B6FCF0B004CC5A0AFD315CA25E213"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H81EEDC9E6A534ECFA12C3D00BE331BF8"><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="H2F3128C990D4423F9124A8C4D9B8F338"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the 1st
sentence, by inserting after <quote>limited liability companies</quote> the
following: <quote>, and such other legal entities as the Secretary deems
appropriate,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB993A354724246578E4C4F7ED6BA25AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the 2nd
sentence, by redesignating clauses (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D),
respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EDB156E198B4C4E9BC2848A7E0B62E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in each of the 2nd
and 3rd 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="HBC064C61EE204975B81E0D2FF503D908"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the 3rd
sentence, by striking <quote>(3)</quote> and <quote>(4)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(C)</quote> and <quote>(D)</quote>, respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA04E85CA16E54F67B18F441D35623C98"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5C35CD4121BD49338DDB7CF944A6D9DD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0CA7DC2702534534A0E8F342BC3B21E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special deeming
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, is deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed
under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each
embedded entity of such 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="H5238B985498E4D99AC3534D3A937A09B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4102.</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 id="HED757E78E67E40B0A2A1EC720A0494A2"><enum>4103.</enum><header>Authority to
waive personal liability for youth loans due to circumstances beyond borrower
control</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2688266FD5104E6BBD1831F67D02A2F1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H276DBB34A06E48319956D29DA411B8CF" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis,
waive the personal liability of a borrower for a loan made under this
subsection if any default on the loan was due to circumstances beyond the
control of the
borrower.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF88E02F94FA645E18C64F346F3B03FD3"><enum>4104.</enum><header>Microloans</header>
<subsection id="HD8E0C749F615491DA64EF3AEA6A3DCCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1943) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC9F30EB801494351ABE1F6CA4B9E2540" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDE0586AB1C5249E09044E49A773B2150"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Microloans</header>
<paragraph id="HA511B590825C47869AE080442A0B4A40"><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 id="HDD086341561249FBA0340B69919A5731"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not make or guarantee a microloan under this subsection that
exceeds $35,000 or that would cause the total principal indebtedness
outstanding at any 1 time for microloans made under this chapter to any 1
borrower to exceed $70,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33D6AECD7EF94A1D97F5535D375349B5"><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 id="H7DF98328C1DC4C3A9A83B29BDA52E276"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperative
lending projects</header>
<subparagraph id="HE2C724EEC6A543339732B10D3185C197"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may contract
with community-based and nongovernmental organizations, State entities, or
other intermediaries, as the Secretary determines appropriate—</text>
<clause id="H796CA4203F8C4ADC89B09D613FBDD5EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
make or guarantee a microloan under this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC7169E4566D44BAA9E400B0613B5887F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide
business, financial, marketing, and credit management services to
borrowers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H254F313EB8D2499BA4E239D7296A596D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Before
contracting with an entity described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H878663AFCCB7405A8944633D78BD550A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall review and
approve—</text>
<subclause id="H66F63B23171B46F781FB813809BAE57D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the loan loss
reserve fund for microloans established by the entity; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H151E68FE4B124F189FBDE23C70F39A76"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the underwriting
standards for microloans of the entity; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H24877617E639462CB61609CD1EE4C14A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish such
other requirements for contracting with the entity as the Secretary determines
necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H89EE5D2413244577850273D56853B3D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions for
direct loans</header><text>Section 311(c)(2) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(c)(2)</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H15D8836B315B4C7CA4C8AAAB40DD2260" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4DD53B814AAF4DFEA054180CDCFAD305"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>direct operating loan</term> shall not
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55B7475883F340488DBBDB990B241199"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a loan made to a
youth under subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E616D2F577745EBB6C548C2A1F61641"><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
(7 U.S.C.
2279(e)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDEBDAF09FD68460BB2C2BAB11E2D0D17"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 312(a) of
such Act (7 U.S.C.
1942(a)) is amended by inserting <quote>(including a microloan,
as defined by the Secretary)</quote> after <quote>A direct loan</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H869A70711DC7406483123CBC3DB4E776"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 316(a)(2)
of such Act (7 U.S.C.
1946(a)(2)) is amended 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
(7 U.S.C.
2279(e)), or</quote> after <quote>The interest rate
on</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H39A33C261AFB4E04B21592F862997B68"><enum>C</enum><header>Emergency
loans</header>
<section id="HB8DF16D667FF4159B8CD4CE07F01A593"><enum>4201.</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="HA670C80305FE4FA090BB6EA4DFA600F0"><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="H9BDFA2EDA2804B9BB899EC48E09D7206"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>limited liability companies</quote> the 1st place it appears the
following: <quote>, or such other legal entities as the Secretary deems
appropriate</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7CB17871609419F85AA6814749FE3D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>limited liability companies</quote> the 2nd place it appears the
following: <quote>, or other legal entities</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8741715A973A47C49D53DBDA4DE10B0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and limited liability companies,</quote> and inserting <quote>limited
liability companies, and such other legal entities</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5D35D648191484F835775B8DB404343"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>ownership and operator</quote> and inserting <quote>ownership or
operator</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55562679EA8549B4ACAD40E4CE240BD5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following: <quote>An entity that is an owner-operator or operator
described in this subsection is deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement
imposed under this subsection if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests
of each embedded entity of such entity is owned directly or indirectly by the
individuals that own the family farm.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDEAB293FF0434E749D9D042DCF6CC80C"><enum>D</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<section id="H66C6CA514DC743DD8DD37E7188AE27FA"><enum>4301.</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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA35AAA69C07E4D21A6A45545BF018E5C"><enum>4302.</enum><header>Eligible
beginning farmers and ranchers</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA15439AEF204D4989A14FCA5465E1DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments relating to changes in eligibility rules</header><text>Section
343(a)(11) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB7DDF304823346AABCF7ABDFF1AF2ADB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>joint operation,</quote> the 1st place it appears the following:
<quote>or such other legal entity as the Secretary deems
appropriate,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBCA4841BA584A62A2307E1C12E47679"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB91C7F62F20744C4911E837FD0787048"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
<quote>joint operation,</quote> the 2nd and 3rd place it appears the following:
<quote>or such other legal entity,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06D4F8744EB14DF7BFEAF7021BFE0357"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of
acreage ownership limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 343(a)(11)(F) of such Act
(7 U.S.C.
1991(a)(11)(F)) is amended by striking <quote>median
acreage</quote> and inserting <quote>average acreage</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AAF4A8839C946EB9BB4303EBEE4075F"><enum>4303.</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="H29F348FABAF04A90A3837F864AA042B1"><enum>4304.</enum><header>Priority for
participation loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
346(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C.
1994(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2512D202B1084C4CA2B92755395A596C" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HE856CC6FB8E945C09A476A105D82EED6"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to maximize the number of
borrowers served under this clause, the Secretary—</text>
<item id="HCE733423DB454BA8A1D35B0763C73644"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>shall give
priority to applicants who apply under the down payment loan program under
section 310E or joint financing arrangements under section 307(a)(3)(D);
and</text>
</item><item id="H19FC307EA76940339E7AAF81A616D28A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>may
offer other financing options under this subtitle to applicants only if the
Secretary determines that down payment or other participation loan options are
not a viable approach for the
applicants.</text>
</item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H1E61E21F821247F785A8AE687485F103"><enum>4305.</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
(7 U.S.C.
1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA97F0F36BD746AB91C9DAF5BC8F2155"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1793F71E2CB54A418EB0DAE5EA2AFD87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>of the total amount</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H67418806C5D245CF97062C4DED5197D1"><enum>4306.</enum><header>Conforming
amendment to borrower training provision, relating to eligibility
changes</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="H9245AC044E63477CA3D8414296293039"><enum>E</enum><header>State agricultural
mediation programs</header>
<section id="HCBA505A3734A4E71B5D4627212E8C685"><enum>4401.</enum><header>State
agricultural mediation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1987 (7 U.S.C.
5106) is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HABBEF9CB0A024B92A7263EC25B34E209"><enum>F</enum><header>Loans to
purchasers of highly fractionated land</header>
<section id="HF866885934CD4228B24E1CE0DF084125"><enum>4501.</enum><header>Loans to
purchasers of highly fractionated land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of
Public Law
91–229 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/488">25 U.S.C. 488</external-xref>) is amended in
subsection (b)(1) 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
inserting <quote>or to intermediaries in order to establish revolving loan
funds for the purchase of highly fractionated land</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Rural
development</header>
<subtitle id="HDD56AAC8ECE849FAB066694A0706C0E5"><enum>A</enum><header>Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act</header>
<section id="H9647E5C4C4BD4FC7A9E7DB32ABBC76BC"><enum>5001.</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>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014
through 2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9E1B9C5A27ED4D928CACF95DBC242B6E"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Rural business
opportunity grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(11)(D)) is amended by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC6CAB99CA4D44581B2B6A77E6099B511"><enum>5003.</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 id="H6E5FDD6078E9437EAE786D970C1FAFA8"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Utilization 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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44921A6967E74422B1C84E9000B82446" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3B6FEFAF32B641508FCFFFAC3E206EAA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Utilization 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 the Community
Facilities Program and to the maximum extent possible utilize guarantees to
enhance community
involvement.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="HBB7189FEFC944C71B0AE382C3C23CA66"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Rural water
and wastewater circuit rider program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2AE8A12507C4858A04CEB72466B0625" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED1336274B7349F780C958E8EC71BE0E"><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="H9A288584E5524F15AC8B6E59AB6B29CC"><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="H8234F822DEAB4D2E8A46D48EC219B8A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent with
the activities and results of the program conducted before the date of
enactment of this paragraph, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3E72CF34FA4AA7B14CE6087491CA22"><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="H99BC69EC33EA4D838286C4EC713BAA3E"><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="H8AC3B906F2F0402ABC644BF1AF95A3EC"><enum>5006.</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>$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 id="HF281C50A37AE473CAB42E4D3CE812FEC"><enum>5007.</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)(19)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC501B59BC6446589CB11B0FDC81DD04" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H324AE2BCC84B427185FB406689DF997A"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Essential
community facilities technical assistance and training</header>
<subparagraph id="HE3A6B0C0CBBB42DA9183F2BE17582B61"><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 which will serve rural areas for the purpose of enabling them to
provide to associations described in this subsection technical assistance and
training, with respect to essential community facilities programs authorized
under this subsection, to—</text>
<clause id="HAF37F1A4FC57457AAF6413D735FC54B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assist communities
in identifying and planning for community facility needs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H25A56D0A4C0A4716A8CE560E73816D27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identify public
and private resources to finance community facilities needs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H98FB01E5DE534AD98240DCF18EC0EAC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prepare reports
and surveys necessary to request financial assistance to develop community
facilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB166A6EC65344D41BB268596B8FF3944"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>prepare
applications for financial assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1873D326244D4347A7D5AEF8ECF9187C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>improve the
management, including financial management, related to the operation of
community facilities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1370F045A0584386A3B992476BAC9964"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assist with other
areas of need identified by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21989F4CE1DF47D38BF435542CF39E97"><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="H07CD9EA8F8A345D58A2218F04D4CC33B"><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
any fiscal year shall be reserved for grants under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H9D61AB05934E4A218EBF71F82752FF1C"><enum>5008.</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>$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote>
and inserting <quote>$27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECCE3232A3544F64B96471D62D60F79B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5009.</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="H3415AF0F22EC4B72BEF32BDC547A7B7E"><enum>5010.</enum><header>Rural business
and industry loan program</header>
<subsection id="H5B31A0DFD54248269D3F727A249A2B35"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Flexibility for
the business and loan program</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 working capital</quote> after
<quote>employment</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF08FBF26871460282481A78924EFC87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Greater
flexibility for adequate collateral through accounts
receivable</header><text>Section 310B(g)(7) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(7)</external-xref>)
is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>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 account receivables as security for the
obligations entered into in connection with loans and a borrower may use
account receivables as collateral to secure a loan made or guaranteed under
this subsection.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H525638D03A244328A581AFB77158BD76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of the 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 id="HC300E0C652F94EE5AF3E6ACBEAC0C31E"><enum>5011.</enum><header>Rural
cooperative development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(e)(12) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(12)</external-xref>) is amended 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>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEBC987A6D2943C681267C28F4A8C7CB"><enum>5012.</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—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBC65341E424D42EA920CEF71B20BB062"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CA22EF7D76349368BE36D713E601DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and not more than 7 percent</quote> after <quote>5
percent</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2CDAE9E68240480FAE2D8C5E0ADB3084"><enum>5013.</enum><header>Intermediary
relending program</header>
<subsection id="HFDBBEA414CD34207B60D2FB9BC1281AB"><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. 1922–1936a</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H472C65CC53CC4353A9861B42213ABC4D" style="OLC">
<section id="H7E21D7AD667E4F19B4492C1E4CFB6C2C"><enum>310H.</enum><header>Intermediary
relending program</header>
<subsection id="H7F989C3521D149478E096941BC14276B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
make loans to the entities, for the purposes, and subject to the terms and
conditions specified in the 1st, 2nd, and last sentences of 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 id="HDC88434D6D494E5AAC620C10586B37D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations on
authorization of appropriations</header><text>For loans under subsection (a),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B56DB98DB82443EB08ABDAEE8B4E7A7"><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>;
7 U.S.C.
1932 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA9AC7DB656FF4485B61FCB7BB7088EF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by adding
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H375DDCEB949D47D3816752B70FF0EB04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3830E680A3AB495B811C7C225770D221"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D6906698AD94AD29227DA616ACE7165"><enum>5014.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H168CE5D0F9B243BDAC42574808D45952" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H30D26E5C4D5E406F9BA07C3C47A9BD0E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rural college
coordinated strategy</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 current authorities. During the development of
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. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide a
priority for funding within current authorities. 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>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B7567BFD5D84FCD8CFB4D432141999A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5015.</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="H9B23C96D179A4A9180109C4E399DC91D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>require</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEABB6E5F0ECA4B3A981BF437922D780B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>(1)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H757B7B94C17B435B82773345887F251D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>, require</quote> after <quote>314</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58AA7693F13E44829434FDACDBA56398"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>loans,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A99727F513D4668BE0A5977D1D70DAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC04E9F342EF64259A6042F748FF19ABD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>require</quote> after <quote>(4)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D98C676D5F34E7FB2DF69A998C73E3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2BDB8B96239548B08FC522BEB4E59D2E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE68DA5EB58B34C92A738CE6F6291FC11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>require</quote> after <quote>(5)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4586CA7E7B984672A8E3DED658BDB7E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12B84F5D9D8346AD8A3A813C40D93777"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF0856FC2AE564262A1AA921D732A9B20" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDA185A3D3A024E03AB0E16E6DDE7BB21"><enum>(6)</enum><text>with respect to
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="HE8BAFCDA3D894DAE87C9E6FABFB67ADF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximizing the use
of loan guarantees to finance eligible projects in rural communities where the
population exceeds 5,500;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F9664F9A38147D8831D643593E86DF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maximizing the use
of direct loans to finance eligible projects in rural communities where the
impact on rate payers will be material when compared to financing with a loan
guarantee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46DAF6DA24664C86A4EC29D33788AFB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing and
applying a materiality standard when determining the difference in impact on
rate payers between a direct loan and a loan guarantee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91EE571C42F7436BA3B85659168A5404"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of
projects that require interim financing in excess of $500,000, requiring that
such projects initially seek such financing from private or cooperative
lenders; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9CEC74064004F9D8E5EFC564BD21BD0"><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="H25B3820EBD0946AA8C4513C07EB9E67F"><enum>5016.</enum><header>Simplified
applications</header>
<subsection id="H51E2A2DB488541A1B28721F5F2129738"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A5D4A3D04FD4691A37A3ED4D79F5D1D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBBD05F842F0A44CE97D4DD6BC533A923"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Simplified
application forms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as
provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, develop a simplified application process, including
a single page application where possible, for grants and relending authorized
under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H,
379B, and
379E.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H895A2C59C9A24517A944C75B1DB202D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to the
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a written report that
contains an evaluation of the implementation of the amendment made by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC27FAF063BB44465A647BFDD4C595A02"><enum>5017.</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 to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9A96D01AB9E4044B5A9E8F1F8D7C847" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H12B1DE8DC1F540089B8E1B765C479BE4"><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="HBEC3B2330E7A4C4DBDBC72F01542528D"><enum>5018.</enum><header>Rural
microentrepreneur assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012</quote>
and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H26908CAC9A2A4022BFC8857655C01B0B"><enum>5019.</enum><header>Delta Regional
Authority</header>
<subsection id="H79063175C5664EBCB85557F30F22B0CC"><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>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4054E8ABD6C543C58077B5EF81EEA876"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>Section 382N of such Act (7 U.S.C.
2009aa–13) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41CE8238F43A4030BC9E7543283F2128" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5020.</enum><header>Northern Great
Plains Regional Authority</header>
<subsection id="H977E127A0B00495B8BB7082585172E4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HACF53B669324487FB0BE9C35CB2FD5BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>Section 383O of such Act (7 U.S.C.
2009bb–13) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD8BAB76ED7454C45BAD8681715C706EB"><enum>5021.</enum><header>Rural business
investment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2009cc–18) 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="H80F8C52831EE45428C95F1D0EDC82515"><enum>B</enum><header>Rural
Electrification Act of 1936</header>
<section id="H7EDE09F3B33F422DB3FABC7C93C0E381" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Relending for
certain purposes</header>
<subsection id="H7C6678A7DB4840798A29DC0726B361B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/901">7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD522120C290647C8B5BF9BD61343F239"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2(a), by inserting
<quote>(including relending for this purpose as provided in section 4)</quote>
after <quote>efficiency</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H54234766ED25444EB6D1AFD177C05B12"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(a), by inserting
<quote>(including relending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by borrowers
enumerated in the proviso in this section)</quote> after
<quote>efficiency</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D67127C614943DCA587FD2635925ACC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
313(b)(2)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDC4ED47325B42E4A57EA1F453783CD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(acting through the
Rural Utilities Service)</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B4EB7678EE1409FBA9DEE65C2102442"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>energy efficiency (including relending to ultimate consumers for this
purpose),</quote> after <quote>promoting</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF477C2F6BD0A4A86BE818640C0709CAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Current
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority
provided in this section is in addition to any other relending authority of the
Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.)
or any other law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H346C762AB1D64D9792AC70091F86C2AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary (acting through the Rural
Utilities Service) shall continue to carry out section 313 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940c">7 U.S.C. 940c</external-xref>) in the same manner as
on the day before enactment of this Act until such time as any regulations
necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section are fully
implemented.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3CBCCA436F594A4A8AF7CBF5013B0FD1"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Fees for
certain loan guarantees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/901">7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>)
is amended by inserting after section 4 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B96DAF90A7C4C65ABF7E7A57A3B641B" style="OLC">
<section id="H74BB40C80066467584C7D1514B14249E"><enum>5.</enum><header>Fees for certain
loan guarantees</header>
<subsection id="HCC875398D2954816A3FF14C9D03FA7C3"><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="HC7C943B112334E0E9155D31C2F6C8E6A"><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
(2 U.S.C.
661a(5)(C))).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8CB9F57412447B7B24AC07335607E42"><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 id="H68CB996E95ED4609A0C687566F8FF3DC"><enum>5103.</enum><header>Rural
utilities service contracting authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
918(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H00231BF3B7364E09A80A479C3C7766C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Rural Electrification Administration</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Rural Utilities Service</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1CB81084CE7946D486D521329EB0EA61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C210CD510D24A06A3C39811AA8C800A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph
heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">cooperative</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">agreements</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D19A68FF214826ACF0D70ADA86DE32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
the 1st sentence the following: <quote>A contract funded by a borrower that is
to be paid for out of the general funds of the borrower is not a public
contract within the meaning of title 41, United States Code.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H2E552910E1034AE4964730A96819C4DB"><enum>5104.</enum><header>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 (7
U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote>
and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4301D972CACB4BE4BBD82BDA9E0FE779"><enum>5105.</enum><header>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 commented="no" id="HBC0C64267B5849BB8A206DF579583FD2"><enum>5106.</enum><header>Access to
broadband telecommunications services in rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
950bb) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H044C5E3D66B04E879A3179755520C1E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FF4E9B8D713401193506CEC4DBD4488" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9A617EE5750A4D0BB85A85FD4365412B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making or guaranteeing loans under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give—</text>
<subparagraph id="H810B0CC2A7DC4309ADA5BC5C00A27B53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the highest
priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest
proportion of households that, prior to the provision of the broadband service,
had no incumbent service provider; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E011B6FDE7B4E4AA403CBFAC424FAB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">priority to applicants that offer in their
applications to provide broadband service not predominantly for business
service, but where at least 25 percent of customers in the proposed service
territory are commercial
interests.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB00D4F925C1D431694A5150584275E12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H286401ECE8CB4E319D9E1694D1D9F0D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<clause id="H61C36D543CCF4093A159C78E8E7F5157"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause><clause id="H2699A9A437DF47D68F6A860CFEE564E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semicolon;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFF0D4D064A9F4B9382B66D079232CB4E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ABAC3D771224ACD972896E5998BE586" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H84BCCC268DE948AEA3C16B153B8B95CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount and type of support requested;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32EC8CEE0F5541CF864A949A9FA9A61E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a list of the
census block groups or tracts proposed to be so
served.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75022C2E21B34F04A0E5365F9623D694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70421BEF858544EA83309B0E79711783" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE944BB3E38934E3195FC24A047AB00FA"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Additional
process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a process under which an incumbent service provider which, as of the
date of the publication of notice under paragraph (5) with respect to an
application submitted by the provider, is providing broadband service to a
remote rural area, may (but shall not be required to) submit to the Secretary,
not less than 15 and not more than 30 days after that date, information
regarding the broadband services that the provider offers in the proposed
service territory, so that the Secretary may assess whether the application
meets the requirements of this section with respect to eligible
projects.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H817D7A35B1674801BFDFCBA6A6CE2296"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB8FA572D507430DA4804B3FD141C30D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8AC825ED8A8947EEBA020C7442C5972F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering the technology needs of
customers in a proposed service territory, the Secretary shall take into
consideration the upgrade or replacement cost for the construction or
acquisition of facilities and equipment in the
territory.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1069956E6F04BD08235C6A9883F9366"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subsections (k)(1) and (l), by
striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF9C79569CC234D2D96D5E5B0D10B58B3"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73446F0F5E7C43C4BD8DF95291596618" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Distance learning
and telemedicine</header>
<subsection id="H51CE6C4FDE444810BD5D0E0311B60B7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>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>$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H80705949B4C34D8CA7FD75418A40D2D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 1(b) of
Public Law
102–551 (<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 id="HA8FF678DB16842E6B011A23676CD6C73"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Value-added
agricultural market development program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC550A574BC5246A89BBF7831E3C2864C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17045C27D80449B481333DD3F37F844E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC499B27000F6461DA6972350B4BF53C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB34F3CDE0C454AD0B60C12D894D2B0B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H880C3AF5C11845FDAD3A5768A61BB23F"><enum>5203.</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 id="H9B64517DE143452885CEE4D40F5DE6A0"><enum>5204.</enum><header>Program
metrics</header>
<subsection id="HC92AC48DBA3842B58C536A3ECF18F84D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Agriculture 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 section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (7 U.S.C.
1621 note;
Public Law
106–224), section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</external-xref>), 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 section
306(a)(11), 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/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)</external-xref>, 1932(c),
1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, or 2009 through 2009m).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2CB12EDF36BD490298B39B4D1CD47C52"><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 after the period as determined by
the Secretary, but not less than 2 years after the award period ends.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22809A19F3BF44C78134E1D4360D2EC4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</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). The report shall include detailed information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H63A2ADC2FFA442A08F4B31DAE398CAED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>actions taken by
the Secretary to utilize the data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48944145181D4443AE03ECDD10115C0E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
jobs, including self-employment and the value of salaries and wages;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0975AF31CE8A42669E1236DD735A9405"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the provision of funds from the grant
or loan involved affected the local economy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8A3DA83225246F0818B60FAD9EBC4AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any benefit, such
as an increase in revenue or customer base; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12226D6E7D9E44A4821A46327BDFDDAE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>such other
information as the Secretary deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE75CBB3381EF4CF5BE9897213F3E9CBA"><enum>5205.</enum><header>Study of rural
transportation issues</header>
<subsection id="HDA25E02D32BD4096B40DF9B8A78D4FC0"><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="HE86C74637474419EAF987FA786A3BF07"><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 (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 1971) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2F952212BE1E48159336CBC710048747"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C2C407D44664C318D76DB488D4332AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C55CF11F8F9461A83B8BFAA2BE03CDB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C92297EAD354F49902982D3350AE571" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD4278F743C7F46C8B8DFE073E6984AAA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sufficiency of infrastructure along
waterways in the United States and the impact of such infrastructure on the
movement of agricultural goods in terms of safety, efficiency and speed, as
well as the benefits derived through upgrades and repairs to locks and
dams.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4B53FF8F4CE34F2499C4F78088E8B7C4"><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 the Congress the updated version of the study required by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB7FE035A216B4928B30C5458EB827789"><enum>5206.</enum><header>Certain
Federal actions not to be considered major</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the case of a loan, loan guarantee, or
grant program in the rural development mission area of the Department of
Agriculture, an action of the Secretary before, on, or after the date of
enactment of this Act that does not involve the provision by the Department of
Agriculture of Federal dollars or a Federal loan guarantee, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H5968AE37FB5B4BA6A8A9966A57055278"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the approval by
the Department of Agriculture of the decision of a borrower to commence a
privately funded activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H348D184CFA20414799E1DE8BF03534EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
lien accommodation or subordination;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83922B49D4E1476BB8E9900789F0B3C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
debt settlement or restructuring; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1817D6CE6AEE446A9E92C18AE2671A6B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the restructuring
of a business entity by a borrower,</text>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" indent="subsection">shall not be considered a major Federal
action.</continuation-text></paragraph></section><section id="H590C5A2A7D9C449DAA4FB38179CCD9DC"><enum>5207.</enum><header>Telemedicine
and distance learning services in rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-2">7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2(d)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H237C50E87E244F698D29161125C04B74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (12); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAE2E579E168548D6BDF96D86727E44D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (13) as paragraph (14) and inserting after paragraph (12) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78852D7E7AA141089C943B27EF16E9DF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H33A0059F42DF44D4B92CBE525FDFDC30"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the applicant for assistance is
located in a designated health professional shortage area (within the meaning
of section 332 of the Public Health Service
Act)</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6EF3D2D80BC347538B28827AAEC533FC"><enum>5208.</enum><header>Regional
economic and infrastructure development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15751 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF182150305B54408805C3D8BB73D4404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B3B916C00D0439DA7E3732528C5213D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3000CA8E47941B3897C437DF0AEFA38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE136C45C560F402B96484412F6B0D028" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H84395D7E70844CFE9567BAEF9DAC5B60"><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="H34DE681F652C4879BB7296D6CD1B226B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0CAFAB487604E90857EAB57858E1749" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1B6AC32183ED40368634E9A255D5FC64"><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></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Research,
Extension, and Related Matters</header>
<subtitle id="HFD56FD5C91244942836E3231C9F356C7"><enum>A</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977</header>
<section id="HC8451DFBADC640FCB3116468F3063472"><enum>6101.</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="H31088A015B83432499AD129D78E1E1D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CB97FA335C54ACE8191FDAE97886190" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEF74C01B0E63467F8536231ADA571D96"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperating
forestry school</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A98B3B8DEE9407D96A9D6611CE16424"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>cooperating forestry school</term> means
an institution—</text>
<clause id="H69C2069E8E054E9B860B40461F45AF46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is eligible
to receive funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et
seq.), commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC80995432EB044E5BA5B20A6377C9917"><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="H0BD5400634C345318D9C14E9BABF76D3"><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>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7553558DF4043CCBA8AC1E49C3FDC9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE13E05429BC54C16BB347DB3BCEF91EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H2289781709C14971BBF7A75B4266DEDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>that</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H19B3814513C2468A88F92C696908000F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H0C7DC8FE77D74A61A2C7277416116EEC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>that</quote> before <quote>qualify</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9E067DD5245846A6917A60F43C263B96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H294EDB9B13AC4163942972ECBA2CF13B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii)—</text>
<subclause id="H5A0717B8B4C34C7985E38EBEC5A972C8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>that</quote> before <quote>offer</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HD18D46F55608410C8CE61834B4C273A3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD2DE07F8967246D1972C07D37DAF56E7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1C9CCB2751142C08250119AB1573DBE" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDACC8736C41744B19A6B0BA9C17AAEA2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to which the Secretary has not
received a statement of the declaration of the intent of a college or
university to not be considered a Hispanic-serving agricultural college or
university.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB21514DC3C1B446FB70CB5CFA519CA85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6347358C678F4322857BE3EA30F5E371" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB3D9CC1CD25348189B74A579D2957F9C"><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>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HD0031B1E0AAC40349143E0EFDD4E7971"><enum>6102.</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board</header>
<subsection id="HA4BDAD66D1B1417291D8EF766764157D"><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 (7 U.S.C.
3123(h)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8BABF8CC91C241EB97F93A11A7C7A7FA"><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="H7A49DDAA64F0420BABCC41A663D2A6F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8490120F0774D5E9C12B2C3395455F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B7392AFD98A4468AE705DD9F0ACA487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79F1098792674EEC81C752B87C22F129" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H074563517F574B93A6194A7A0296D9DB"><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 id="HF0419E5F4B574D0A9E7F746656C7CFE0"><enum>6103.</enum><header>Specialty crop
committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1408A(c) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C.
3123a(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H56A545DC16444F539B9102E045E54F09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Measures</quote> and inserting
<quote>Programs</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H531952195D9944FCA8DE595E7C70E3D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67F2409E5B3F456C87DC9DB53EAC64B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H320D3D50A0E84D9A894C3CC4214E7551"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41F84556F293423DA76B02173C6C0B86"><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="HEF8FE49F00084252A56197A593F17D04"><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="H0FE7205E71784E75AEBDD599AC5BA8F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(G), by inserting <quote>the remote sensing and the</quote> before
<quote>mechanization</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H443D49D7138B4054AE46CF8338847526"><enum>6104.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55E7A4F88BCE409ABA5D87CAACD6FC32" style="OLC">
<section id="H1EC7F8E4B47141E9BE9CA032FCDD5F8D"><enum>1415B.</enum><header>Veterinary
services grant program</header>
<subsection id="H9AD2302562144F3F973C232B3521B576"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0DB07D8376EB42739189C01F5F58DCAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
entity</header><text>The term <term>qualified entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11F07940ED8E462EA1A2C0B9631F63EC"><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="H2D7860DD15AC447589FBFD6868835DD1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
a rural area, as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1991(a)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5F5E76B9A6BF49788C8CB16132BA6A21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a veterinarian
shortage situation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE403B4093EF4C2C9695134438F316E4"><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="HFC8E19DF3D934ED09AFDADCD692D4D1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a college or
school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
Association;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8BF2311EB4F4810B57F4C513D88ADCF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a university
research foundation or veterinary medical foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A74D24AAF8D4C30907A5889E351E848"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a department of
veterinary science or department of comparative medicine accredited by the
Department of Education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CC8912555114D84B8CFD0BC284A3387"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a State
agricultural experiment station; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68B5E0A6CEAF493C9E0302AB394BFC07"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a State, local, or
tribal government agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B84D93DC86F45CBA4FF2E6D5AE955CB"><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="HF7F9D29E8B754B939EB16CAA4BF90269"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HB7D3EB48B9FD4240A435962237211E5C"><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="H792D82A67E5E40C984D23866ACEB016B"><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="H18D6B28C8236456ABC4BC1B9739BB7A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantially
relieve veterinarian shortage situations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H355622ABABF847718350CC63239FE6A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support or
facilitate private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEEBA5E8606B42D3B88912A6D5AC2062"><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="H480BC55F03E64B549B2E66AC613851D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award processes
and preferences</header>
<paragraph id="H538AFE7F420B485A8609CE9BADFD9EA6"><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="H317ABCD790224269809B950226E9EF7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use an appropriate
application and evaluation process, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAE662C71783459A8F54659D758491D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek the input of
interested persons.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C1B891894F04A50940BFBBF630122C7"><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="H890CB2B42C8046D0978E1C99B33BA39B"><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="HD89A0F8A028948F6B4537A1E1B4EDED0"><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="H6B7B63E41C58478EBC5AE945E9806D24"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grants To
relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary
services</header>
<paragraph id="H9A916541EBFA4D4781E95C2E7E3C3599"><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="H24FAD5434DAD4CA788AD409171250FC0"><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="H345234BD8D7C42C6A5B914965407F80D"><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="H3CB90DB1CB484A1D86B05AD088DB6E72"><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="H477DD8776C584476AB31AB34BC31793F"><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="HA5C1391C968E4A4181C247CFA8BA0E00"><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="HE3002A19109A44B9BD347FE0C04B2D95"><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="H980838E850F24F15B3EEBA8B3C74636A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equipping
veterinary offices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8608B5DF7971404DA1143086A29D7719"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sharing in the
reasonable overhead costs of such veterinary practices, as determined by the
Secretary; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88D6A552CE3A4279B8D0F4E39FB92CD3"><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="HCD194F878A114D64A50BA6200EF01AA9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special
requirements for certain grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5A0034E022914F2CA02DCDD5DE6C9C59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms of service
requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC628D94CE1204D079062365F3988A419"><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 prospectively
established by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE47C2B8954B64EB298A2AC3CE48FCA15"><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="HF2FF0A3856AB48568F927EF86FAFF8EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of the
grant awarded; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H20CA8274AC46466989D5B22DBDEA870D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the specific
purpose of the grant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H72F4CCD9AE4B42AFB2F32E0DDFB3DC71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Breach
remedies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCB198FF371B54B22BA627D0270EB0C22"><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="H5BEB2CD278F9438E97A33B87DED9BF79"><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="HBB558EC38BBC420BB35566735EE4CC33"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of
amounts recovered</header><text>Funds recovered under this paragraph
shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD304BF28D46D4AE59114F9CAE256693C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be credited to the
account available to carry out this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H5596150D196245FBB8FF8B3B8F49037E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain available
until expended without further appropriation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB976DFE8D37845FA8247E6B1ABF7EFC4"><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="H5B8EBEB79E3240C8913422D534ECE23C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to construct a new
building or facility; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBEB015D60B54C9D9A2B846F688534E7"><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="H283D6D7CB7FA411C80B840A1D8EFDB16"><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="H6E651C3FE64F4E4D95F522C7CB349A6E"><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="H2EC993CB46BB4F77A9296BB2367BDFC1"><enum>6105.</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="H37A5E314BDBB46B5A83FD57A634C5FAE" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="HB6AD9B45156C41219584213811FED610"><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="HC0238D2D12CF414E8DD053798BBB1449"><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="HA009C0DEB5D14D109049CEC3295B87CE"><enum>6106.</enum><header>Policy
research centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419A
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C.
3155) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H185B775D9A5A4267B61392BEEDA8C70D"><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="HDBF30EC34DB04956B2FBE0B7F728D82B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB6E0D349C194951A7FDF2CA87F68A74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary shall, acting
through the Office of the Chief Economist,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8450240EA9784A808966CE6A3C1981CD"><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>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE17484C1C3984894BE61570D5ED45045"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>with a history of providing unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis to
Congress</quote> after <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAED5253FFD942A69511088BD6A1B7E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>other research institutions</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>shall be eligible</quote> and inserting <quote>and other public
research institutions and organizations shall be eligible</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H845D848680794012B6F9F257ADC30D0B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H498F38FCF8C04DFB96B7398F3D6707B7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b), the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97C4BFCC4DAC4A37872945ACB616447A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H88C02900003547BAA3F45E13E3E15408"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give a preference to policy research centers that have
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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H770E5DF7EB9949AAB160E7B27963A68F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following
new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40A5A280E5A64A20B0DF8478ED625E3D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0B14E9A7B103498C903320C16B88E04D"><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="HC746B4EB55514CD690CC8504E56E5E7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBF25CF533034D1184CE84B72005C550"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H01FC442503EE4D9483B25A36B2B47EEC"><enum>6107.</enum><header>Repeal of
human nutrition intervention and health promotion research
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1,
2013, 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="H8B02E192470946D594B91A3A266C31B8"><enum>6108.</enum><header>Repeal of
pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural
research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1,
2013, 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="HB4303FAFC78A4B1AB315B90FE662D684"><enum>6109.</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 (7 U.S.C.
3175(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HD8DFA3979E7D4E39AF9EA0AF4DEC198B"><enum>6110.</enum><header>Continuing
animal health and disease research programs</header><text display-inline="no-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 by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows
through subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68A7E8611572446785CB3DC4062339CE" style="OLC">
<section id="HDF6D48F49D8642FBA733C5C5CACAEFC1"><enum>1433.</enum><header>Appropriations
for continuing animal health and disease research programs</header>
<subsection id="H267BBAA1780B43A89833B62458D05FFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H848A8D07C3ED4B0FAA3500539DC72502"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to support continuing animal health and disease research
programs at eligible institutions—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D671E7AF08B453599FDDDCE26B0D121"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991
through 2013; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26AA9C18F5304E999C96ADAACA6F7615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD23124417FFD474881FC4DE0EFC8C54D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
under this section shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68026BD51EBD4B5D9BB4B95A5FC3B0B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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="H597FB2B2C7FD44A3ADF5974E1C818915"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for administrative
planning and direction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H675F4CDF7C744BEFB3F299CD1C252E9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to purchase
equipment and supplies necessary for conducting the research described in
subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF59C7784D16140DD9B3391B7412D4711"><enum>6111.</enum><header>Repeal of
appropriations for research on national or regional problems</header>
<subsection id="H140BC6FBFB3542B8A96E6B03F1DEED85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 1434 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C.
3196) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H07E18AB86CCC4DDB8CD3673D6D3A40C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HCEC9E502788F4EA8BC78A8D8D97B28AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header><text>Section 1438 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3200">7 U.S.C. 3200</external-xref>) is amended in the
first sentence by striking <quote>, exclusive of the funds provided for
research on specific national or regional animal health and disease problems
under the provisions of section 1434 of this title,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F00B8079D0F408DA92479FF5546F3A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for existing and certain new agricultural research
programs</header><text>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>section
1433</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2226D2AFF80D4D8BA600F043C7C5B497"><enum>6112.</enum><header>Grants to
upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 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="HBD3E27BBF5844AFA93993F7C53D5A183"><enum>6113.</enum><header>Grants to
upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment at insular area
land-grant institutions</header>
<subsection id="H1E3151D7F4F446DEB38AF62E1DC04AB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supporting
tropical and subtropical agricultural research</header>
<paragraph id="HC7B968C8C0AF4EE094D53FF10A23245B"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F8F1E9E2A5428881C16C3985D5C544" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4B3FE5E38FA44A108917A1137266454A"><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="H3533E0063E114106A97964686E30D3F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire, alter, or
repair facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural
research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7201DBA51DC04113880130F06A014A0C"><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="H3B9CC3233D674D61AA10F055D1154249"><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
(7 U.S.C.
3222b–2) is amended in the heading—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5BC76B9FC204BDAA55D0263AED91827"><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="H04A43EF92EEF412899BC09B65FC7383B"><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="H55FB65F1BEBB44598D2158A3B3CC821E"><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
(7 U.S.C.
3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5A0605051ABB45C184BE6A66F36BFF04"><enum>6114.</enum><header>Repeal of
national research and training virtual centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 1448 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C.
3222c) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H1A8D486E5C884BC0BD5AB5094AF17D89"><enum>6115.</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 (7 U.S.C.
3241(c)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6CF951D722C74C049BF55ECADFA00E7F"><enum>6116.</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
(7 U.S.C.
3243(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32F802DDAA4D48669487EB183FA31967" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7A678CCAF5A140D589B458D1C5D3BEF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish a competitive grants program—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6E68C541E7D49F7997C7A89777B738B"><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="H96A07D1827DE4A219C2F767E1D3246E7"><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="H9CE02DFAD4C249D8897DB96C47206903"><enum>6117.</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
(7 U.S.C.
3292b(c)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0B508C38E2D4932A916C9BD61ADCFD3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H207F3F601F114275A75AB78C14777978"><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="HEFD84AE5566E4BB899A17AE93CE96004"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF05911D7774FE9B68F9EC76CA6AA86"><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="HD67B57C943DD4ABD9EEEEFF9D84C6262"><enum>6118.</enum><header>Repeal of
research equipment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 1462A of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C.
3310a) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H4C1CD676A6E84135B29E9B33B0F5F99B"><enum>6119.</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
(7 U.S.C.
3311) is amended in both of subsections (a) and (b) by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC4D57D0AD2FD4DD896FE810266DB6777"><enum>6120.</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
(7 U.S.C.
3312) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6D497DDED6AB4B53A02FB40C517DF314"><enum>6121.</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="HE71A40EC62444CE2BB9855CB8C4AD6BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H535FDB50569D4D69A73388E2D5658B1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDCD583A39BD455293F704C8D8FD1846"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48294BEC2A3241D89270FD56DCB775A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H10098030A0BC44778A318C8635C6F0BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65E988A5BB464BD2AAEC75B09B9F741A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (a) the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD027344D4BF943169739E99D39716F1B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCEC31213ADED4C128DAF5B341CDEEE3E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header>
<paragraph id="H888D55E353384DCAB867906000E3FF7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary may retain not more than 4 percent of
amounts made available for agricultural research, extension, and teaching
assistance programs for the administration of those programs authorized under
this Act or any other Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD8AFA2BE2444DBAB856DED0BF908E8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation on administrative expenses
under paragraph (1) shall not apply to peer panel expenses under subsection (d)
or any other provision of law related to the administration of agricultural
research, extension, and teaching assistance programs that contains a
limitation on administrative expenses that is less than the limitation under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F8163A369FB4A6AB6B17A16DF1F5DB7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreements with
non-Federal entities</header>
<paragraph id="HB99A8066FC8C4ABCB4EC22D466909143"><enum>(1)</enum><header>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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F59CC4E5BF14DC7B9CC16E0B73F87F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreements with
agricultural research organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, for purposes of receiving
from a non-Federal agricultural research organization support for agricultural
research, including staffing, laboratory and field equipment, or direct
financial assistance, may enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,
or other legal instruments with a non-Federal agricultural research
organization, the operation of which is consistent with the research mission
and programs of an agricultural research facility of the Department of
Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H32974EF71D3B48DE9865B1E4228814A9"><enum>6122.</enum><header>Supplemental
and alternative crops</header>
<subsection id="H506AF916CA6549AEA0C0C720DEA471D6"><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="HF5D9AEE9FF4449E593A1F3A34050926B"><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="H1E26C10B491749A1B97D9CB80363E8E7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AC74A6493E54DD1A1A3414665410AD5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H934B3C7F7E3D42DE894D4387F24B8211"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HFBE498579353445E8261CE547E9A7C84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B4FD67C6EE04D35A995A70DFB47B89D"><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="HDAAC2B80373C481CA8DAE602404CA044"><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="H34DB378874BD4327B106232E4C59698B"><enum>6123.</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
(7 U.S.C.
3319i(b)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H05AAD648A4204721B018CF151B82CCD0"><enum>6124.</enum><header>Aquaculture
assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="H211F777269774426862BE2D2EC168CD9"><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="HF23698B9FF41477C913F44B98B9D5966"><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 (7 U.S.C.
3324) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5773A3958FA497AB4A4E62208668275" style="OLC">
<section id="HE5BFEE6FA7BA436DAB9CED56A2176F48"><enum>1477.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H24DEB67BBB4C48AEAFA8BE3C300F864B"><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="HE1923FF13F5F4A2F93796B31C72E5D01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$7,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34D6C90CEB634906ACEC2B53428165A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H265E0449748A4596BB5B7117CF69F46B"><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="HD8E9E2A8A6EA4A1B99A6CC629A0DE513"><enum>6125.</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 (7 U.S.C.
3336(a)) is amended by striking <quote>subtitle</quote> and all
that follows and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD1D1586CC4D34A8F88E5579CEBE9E0F2" style="OLC">
<text>subtitle—</text><paragraph id="H5258392281894A848EB3BFC01DD341E9"><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="HCE1D8B302EC8432591E4BAB21ADB5103"><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 id="H998201E1523B45AAA2D3BB1CFBF8C39E"><enum>6126.</enum><header>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="HFEDD022021D441F98FAFAA7C9C1E22FF" style="OLC">
<text>response—</text><paragraph id="H2D78B410764C4F44B97ABDCFE79386FC"><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="HEAEA0DFFF9A04D41AD9D494E40EF8E87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0904D9A03AAB410AA2DED41C6179701C"><enum>6127.</enum><header>Distance
education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions
of higher education</header>
<subsection id="H721C40E0AA02415CAC73137A3C124754"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distance
education grants for insular areas</header>
<paragraph id="HC7AC0DF19DD344BAABE737B72D3B266F"><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="H19CDE79E3C0F4F2EAA1795677A15F431"><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 (7 U.S.C.
3362(f)) is amended by striking <quote>section</quote> and all
that follows and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF41945C3D2EC458499699FD78E8A3B4A" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="HAC075C3B25434BBBB396D630AC47EC1A"><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="H52E2CEC2DED44C8286CD429C47B7337B"><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="HA3F8E42CAD5C4A11AF1E3BDBAF3CE0D6"><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
(7 U.S.C.
3363(c)) 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="H98C535735271440A9300FB331F409300" style="OLC">
<text>to carry out this
section—</text><paragraph id="H6E80102C49A34AE99B00254C274179BC"><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="H39AB60DDE03244F788EB7C255C653857"><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="H9052BFC7FE5E44CEA29410A79F811670"><enum>6128.</enum><header>Matching funds
requirement</header>
<subsection id="H4C1B0727FFBE48CCA00D56371CFB9C3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3101 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FD2DA5DDCC041BD856D7BF7B6BABAC8" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="H92E811302EEB4C008E6551187ACDE82A"><enum>P</enum><header>General
Provisions</header>
<section id="H226DBF61F2AA4E5488D0585F4F6603AA"><enum>1492.</enum><header>Matching funds
requirement</header>
<subsection id="H9CCE5E6F517B4D0C95B0BC704AA8316A"><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 at least equal to the
amount of such grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H79DDE690BE7645399E2A84A36702A035"><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="H0FDDFE993C8749C9988CCAB38EC4C70F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to a research
agency of the Department of Agriculture; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBECC8998F0A74E728ED09017C7A8A8B3"><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 (7 U.S.C.
6971(f)(1)(C))), including a partner of such entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC6D100C39F044ED080BC195FFA9E99E2"><enum>(c)</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="HF8CB12571885433CB0A01D4BF4E915D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>This title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0074252E94A42C8A9DFADB3768F7EFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Title XVI of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H361ADE7413AD4EF5975DC7B005DD8AE8"><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="H42036FD5E8524A26B2228F094F6A0D44"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Part III of
subtitle E of title VII of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 3202 et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E02C858AD9E49F3884D9C458C4733E8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
450i).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H864E3864262D4F8B97F2BAF4E74D281A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Paragraph (9) 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>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3FF3D2577BE44E93BD2DE07EE0C794A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H557174C5F57947238DCF78A33BA5C056"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">for equipment
grants</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">funds</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93B65FB4016B4A16892020CAD097146D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(A)
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Equipment
grants.—</header-in-text></enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35AAAA2287F647F4B5D6F341D8FCB965"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving the
margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the left.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0AB5AE29EEE3438DA6E91C9CA16E8A4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application to
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H4663C104904C4D8DBFB825D94CB7F4A6"><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, 2013, 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="H88C31AD746524458939F2EB6849F0835"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
grants</header><text>A matching funds requirement in effect on or before
October 1, 2013, under a covered law shall continue to apply to a grant awarded
under such provision of law on or before that date.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA721997A9ED644E3BF045666B45F219E"><enum>6129.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding expansion of the land grant program to include enhanced
funding and additional institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD09C58B8681840B59042516EC7D8C4B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education designated
under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known, and referred to in this
section, as the <quote>Second Morrill Act</quote>;
7 U.S.C. 321 et
seq.) have played an integral role in the education and
advancement of agriculture and mechanic arts for over a century;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D776F7B56FA486BA35E43E1F3778793"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in addition to
those institutions, a number of colleges and universities have fulfilled
similar and parallel missions in successfully training and graduating
generations of students who have gone on to be leaders in their field;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFB9957C08594A93A8C3AA9312F5AFDD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the colleges and
universities, both with and without designation under the Second Morrill Act,
fulfill a vital role to the future of industry, opportunities for increased job
creation, and the strength of agriculture in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23C5169455E647E5BF097063D23B0950"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Congress must
ensure that the United States’ higher education framework and policies meet the
needs of young individuals in the United States, and that students from across
the country are able to choose from a variety of institutions and programs that
will equip them with the skills and training necessary to achieve their
individual goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61D6E5E45E3945C8ACEC18D9801DE466"><enum>(5)</enum><text>as Congress and
the agricultural community generally consider policies and approaches to
improve research, extension, and education in the agricultural sciences,
expansion of the land grant program under the Second Morrill Act to include
enhanced funding and additional institutions should be considered.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HB4A55AB677B74036A469FCE1EFDB98DC"><enum>B</enum><header>Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990</header>
<section id="H425B90D6EAFF4EEEAA57780E05040F77"><enum>6201.</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="H517938590CAC481B927BEC9AB576B5B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$40,000,000 for each fiscal year</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB41FACE165394A6286FD8E8C0ED8F0DC"><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="HCEE3EFD125354B2B9A1CC66F6CC3C4AC"><enum>6202.</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
(7 U.S.C.
5821(d)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4866CF1B4FC641D4A2D987AC243BD28B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8C14EEA79DE14A7D826176E95A3D6EC8"><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="H2C5B68A2BC8D4C0E8023678B0F995106"><enum>6203.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H411209EAC4E74C08AE92FF5288CB0005" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H19311F4001FD4987B41ECF36362567F8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H0214A373AA1D44C3A597B2C26A0F101E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00748A56879F4213A9CAA505DA8C24DE"><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="H82775A2213754CC69BBEA44EA716B3B3"><enum>6204.</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
(7 U.S.C.
5832(i)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51871D443E2C4FDFA84C067B0EA215C0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H34F631BF5CED48C1A8611E04DE6E671A"><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="H318EA172C90D43AC86EA6ADCD37A2C78"><enum>6205.</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="HE1C7032BC90343FA8F4CB59975F38BAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such funds as may be necessary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5179C7A5961646DB9EC25E55473A07CA"><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="H61BA85E30BA4491B9E7EA814E53D48B7" style="OLC">
<text>subtitle—</text><paragraph id="HD9EDB29113F94892AF9A840B212D4C14"><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="H2FD70DDEE35C45FCABD06E9DDF597AF2"><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 id="HA8BD864FA22A4A1BBA85B421EED6EC6A"><enum>6206.</enum><header>Repeal of
National Agricultural Weather Information System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle D of
title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 5851 et
seq.) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HE430A900B8444DB5A3164B0EC3F13DCD"><enum>6207.</enum><header>Repeal of
rural electronic commerce extension program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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 id="H8A002B7FC5A74CF4A803CAAC8542F96C"><enum>6208.</enum><header>Repeal of
agricultural genome initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 1671 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</external-xref>) is
repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HCCF3A5495F0347DC8CCF8F9D6516A76A"><enum>6209.</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="H5B312A75EFE44325A78ACB7D087406AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>subsections (e) through
(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (e), (f), and (g)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE25D0C04FBF4653A7310F1E316BF7B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(2), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>subsections (e) through
(i)</quote> and inserting <quote><quote>subsections (e), (f), and
(g)</quote></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB26F1A74F8B4E66B3477507F67351F9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsections (e), (f), and (i);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3913B786394A4579A878CF7D0C97584C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and
(j) as subsections (e), (f), and (h), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H313E031C03624411AF6DD8C25438BF11"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f) (as redesignated by
paragraph (4))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H817C2DB1E707455289702B44C1E5BB42"><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>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD93AC762AA04A2D8151050FCECD487D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="HC662FACDC96A4CA4951AC36E3FD64BB0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and honey bee health disorders</quote>
after <quote>collapse</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7254E8FDCD874C4092109203A3726A49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, including best management
practices</quote> after <quote>strategies</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD424A24BA11745DE91C1A62DE5977687"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (f) (as
redesignated by paragraph (4)) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB281AD0672454925B9DF8FA6AE48B46F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H09FD00E7B53A459F87862491BF32552F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Coffee plant
health initiative</header>
<paragraph id="H037C1C6DBE0B4E11B41B1854F4593DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a coffee plant health initiative to address the
critical needs of the coffee industry by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H66FCE654BEBA44ADB872F5FCCA2EF0E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing and
disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat the coffee berry
borer (<italic>Hypothenemus hampei</italic>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4654592B27884A6897E567C79BC5ACC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing an
area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at
risk of, being affected by the coffee berry borer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC835D6FD70649388D1C415DD31BF876"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>The Secretary may carry out the coffee plant health
initiative through—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6C78F82CA364FADA8AF7E7D519E4237"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal agencies,
including the Agricultural Research Service and the National Institute of Food
and Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H716EFCFBA71641839913AE1E097421FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>National
Laboratories;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF630C706D37648BEAB1A638FFAD81C15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52DFC528C4884E6480CAF7BFB86ED222"><enum>(D)</enum><text>research
institutions or organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73C0385EEE23492EB50070E623B292D7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>private
organizations or corporations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE7CDCD5971241DCA019644D88FB105B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>State agricultural
experiment stations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9394D0165ED145E9AA27542C206523C7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>individuals;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA615A9468A74E5A8994EFE50E8EEC86"><enum>(H)</enum><text>groups consisting
of 2 or more entities or individuals described in subparagraphs (A) through
(G).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC68E3517D326408EA69A2CB951559A04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project grants
and cooperative agreements</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB546726725F34F4CA6B1EF9150BD8BAE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with eligible entities, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8187711BD08B4452868DF011094C36FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>award grants on a
competitive basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H58FBFE502DE049D1AF5A9A99B36DBBEF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF85BD3EE23D04C1CB7F8DFE3B31017AE"><enum>(7)</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="H2CE82A4EC31046ECBDA09ABCD9F36882"><enum>6210.</enum><header>Repeal of
nutrient management research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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" id="H9FA6390961D84FCFA5C2F02B63FC8F5F"><enum>6211.</enum><header>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 id="H7E0633AB48FB478B905FF3496778E637"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e) and inserting
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE94C6F15C89D4226A8D3A9969904CFD2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H176F3309153940DEB895D3449FF14A4D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Farm business
management encouraged</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Following the completion of a peer review
process for grant proposals received under this section, the Secretary shall
give a priority to grant proposals found in the review process to be
scientifically meritorious using the same criteria the Secretary uses to give
priority to grants under section
1672D(b).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF11568F58274DA0AE8E995A12E07874"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)<italic></italic>—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBA42F4F009A4635A6F89AD52437781C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H332A0393A3764AD8A4FB6D95EC8534BB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading of such paragraph, 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>
</clause><clause id="HCDFE7BAE7B4B436AB15FF4069297BD2A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="H39C639A8CD7744FAB1DF885C113FDE2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7EA7C21735FF454295A662B4C356C68D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2FB135B2E2C4BC084FCF079B3A73C27" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDDF2383EE3C046EA88F1CB4288A072C8"><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="H479EB5EF2599418D9856EA0AECCC668A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="HE5F80A2E8606498FBE510413B2F0401F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading of such paragraph, by striking <quote><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="H7FEE26DFB98E4056902D85F6B4EF7AB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>2009 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H5FE17DBCA07D4AB4B85A82287E6C22F0"><enum>6212.</enum><header>Repeal of
agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension
initiative</header>
<subsection id="HD9D3944EEE324CD6871FCFF087BA6753"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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="HCCD2267845684542A84D7BD1A788F6A5"><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="H281C08A4E6BD4970A4CA135BE23F715A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause
(xi); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H305CC819EF1A4633A92F26900B124293"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (xii) and (xiii) as clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD75EE39B8C2B4DBB98066B1160A6DC37"><enum>6213.</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 display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H88FBC20DFC6D442DAA93554E199D6964" style="OLC">
<text>to carry out this
section—</text><paragraph id="H7E867EABB6934DF2BD2B04D12053C161"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86BB97E7DC7041CA80EFED4EF0F77111"><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="H7B7771D1861F4BF08438EEBA82F05E0D"><enum>6214.</enum><header>Centers of
excellence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after
section 1672D (7
U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA5CA6441E624FEC8E8291A627ACC244" style="OLC">
<section id="HF24DE9D764994A73B9ADFDE8F1141F9C"><enum>1673.</enum><header>Centers of
excellence</header>
<subsection id="HED9FDF2C24194110A837E8CD414C8C10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding
priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall prioritize centers of excellence established for specific agricultural
commodities for the receipt of funding for any competitive research or
extension program administered by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2B775A8675E4E6D9DCBB9385898CF3B"><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 (7
U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide financial or in-kind support to
the center of excellence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA9B2F33AFF3D46C8972967DBF6F8945D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for
centers of excellence</header>
<paragraph id="HADE8317D579D4E0C8A2A70357B25A173"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
efforts</header><text>The criteria for consideration to be recognized as a
center of excellence shall include efforts—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC576848A5A2247518B1C6421C14BA89E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure
coordination and cost effectiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative
efforts regarding research, teaching, and extension;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A7DBF9D02DB4315B0E59E550F6A817D"><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="H12E54F78AE8247619DFAB4913DC03673"><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="HD58A241EB27645EBA23B655925608DB3"><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="H993545300E4D4CFC996C889D2DF48E28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
efforts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Where practicable,
the criteria for consideration to be recognized as a center of excellence shall
include efforts to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges and
universities (including land-grant institutions, schools of forestry, schools
of veterinary medicine, and NLGCA
Institutions).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H136ACCB337E74FB8BC02AACD1A336BCC"><enum>6215.</enum><header>Repeal of red
meat safety research center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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 id="HCA07DF3E7E3648AA99F6A78A7DA55CF1"><enum>6216.</enum><header>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 id="H1FADA8728F334E278BB15EE8CC9F3E37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>is</quote> and inserting <quote>are</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77BDE9D1D7FF444989CB3E86FDF55BC4"><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="HD9678E25AFAF47E6899CDED9D70F4164" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><subparagraph id="H18F8A2E855B44604ACD06DBF8B70B937"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through 2013; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF739A57881A04864B7339BFF318F8F65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HAC9D8AF0CAC746DA882CD10709E4843A"><enum>6217.</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="HE05929106FF141AF81C89154A897AA64"><enum>C</enum><header>Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</header>
<section id="H7FEDD180C6484BE481A76741E5774CF0"><enum>6301.</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
(7 U.S.C.
7613(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCACF3369B4545F886A82ED339878F9E"><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="HFC776A0FC86B4ABD8D62CD398F1E3C55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27A20DB579934BDEAB17E828B2376CB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>relevance and</quote> before <quote>merit</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84182F27EF6D4ECCA6A97727E6413050"><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="H55E60C6313A5403E9C3E97DC0341E29E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>on a continuous basis</quote> after
<quote>procedures</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H76B8F6EE24C8439DB945E033E7B14178"><enum>6302.</enum><header>Integrated
research, education, and extension competitive grants program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(f) 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(f)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9AAB36D8127C4C6FBD8164557053A4B3"><enum>6303.</enum><header>Repeal of
coordinated program of research, extension, and education to improve viability
of small and medium size dairy, livestock, and poultry operations</header>
<subsection id="H8276232943214689814CBA22CBF14579"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 407 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(7 U.S.C.
7627) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0C2AC62A43C3425EAE60EE6B9FB6193D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
(7 U.S.C.
6971(f)(1)(D)), as amended by section 6212(b), is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3EE18306A8144734A8DDFBE7CBE22503"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause
(xi) (as redesignated by section 6212(b)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1706AF475944783B13A1DA4150A499D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (xii) (as redesignated by section 6212(b)) as clause (xi).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H28AC1353AE60490A8CC6160C77F85541"><enum>6304.</enum><header>Fusarium
Graminearum grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C.
7628(e)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15EFE25D63844AD5A6F2839F8DCF3005" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE363BBC509204B23A922C50309BA917C"><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="H857CC1A08E2D49339EEF35C7FE9D9029"><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="H068B8603EE0F4BB98A36CF27066B2F1F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$7,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HAD7F92F8BBFC4EFB9D17363BB43E8CC9"><enum>6305.</enum><header>Repeal of
Bovine Johne's disease control program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 409 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(7 U.S.C.
7629) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HAF8BB50A19FE4EFB84E2809BF5929EC8"><enum>6306.</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 (7 U.S.C.
7630(d)) 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="HFA96960A0B804A9CA0A222B5BED3B870" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="HD546C3A6B8374C5DB96590F7D1BE56D0"><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="H2471C5D9B23A4D13AEF1DB302348CEC2"><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="H763CB53D7CF24EEBA1463A272D61389F"><enum>6307.</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
(7 U.S.C.
7632) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA3044E5C9A46409CB08220CBE1D5FD16"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5907F2B653E5493D962ED8ECEFE4EFAE"><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="H69399764B904485E9F8A3B7E7CA23B15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>handling and processing,</quote> after <quote>production
efficiency,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF2FB7A4052084C048500465879F20C05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6221CAE18414D5BBA00118C29DAB126" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE751A408FA974C53B7A07E9C4B2E5679"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research
projects</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="H838936AAEC3C4B8C8D4E66896CFE605B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an initial 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="HADA97D59BE9241D29EEEEBB66B67CE40"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a final funding determination made by the
Secretary based on 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>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4BBBC06312D94AAD86EA19CE304EF756"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H93FB11CC8232458C81F359A0ED9BB678"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HC684190578824F71AE2110B21D516BD2"><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="H31E9882F36DD4DA29EDB90C98251242B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H82C05BF75D774D8B83E5C36A12B3CB35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H8B01C38A579A46F8834C246A02B9CCA3"><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="H1DED11CEF5324A8D9D1140098232EFE0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4D30155B16844199B08EDFB80FEFF42" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA2AE7C179EF243CB9C478434E1E05E93"><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—</text>
<clause id="H848CF554A4AC49AB9099712180D1C7DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
fiscal years 2014 and 2015;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC88E32681A84E238AF59899A60226D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$55,000,000 for
fiscal years 2016 and 2017; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H15586E3CD77E4D33816FBEBE4A9BCB38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$65,000,000 for
fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H27A7308DC5E14C68B843F2E1E5F919C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H735B3C63E7064CC29D0888ECC7CBF897"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2008 Through
2012</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2014
Through 2018</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A981690D8B1426CBD354A8120726BF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H92E3CA9B5572469E9BF34BDB5073A425"><enum>6308.</enum><header>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="H3B17D8D5D2464D00BAE8837D0ABE6E9D"><enum>6309.</enum><header>Repeal of
national swine research center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 612 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(Public Law
105–185; 112 Stat. 605) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H400E3820B12C4FE29ED7DD43AF924C34"><enum>6310.</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 (7 U.S.C.
7653(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C432F90AC634C6D92BFAD03657F785B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as are
necessary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H186FAFEC94A84E65982644966A6DC2A3"><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="HBEBD026AC73343AE96F79F68ECCC24B2" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="H9D202990D5B34675A5E37DF147E7195D"><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="HBC809181F31B4B539F13AF650A9C1E0A"><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="HAC470B7B44444F4A98A9F75E315691F1"><enum>6311.</enum><header>Repeal of
studies of agricultural research, extension, and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle C of
title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7671
et seq.) is repealed.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H2A2A35DC13AB41D1ACA288ECA119A566"><enum>D</enum><header>Other
Laws</header>
<section id="H58149B9EFCA341CE8E26FBF67B5B8F32"><enum>6401.</enum><header>Critical
Agricultural Materials Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural
Materials Act (7
U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H326451D879F34EE3818D5F5CD83DA991"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as are
necessary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D8A37EF5B784B2FA824A33EEFB88A5D"><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="HE6A96771410E46629843B1176BA301CC" style="OLC">
<text>Act—</text><paragraph id="H7486C8BC266344689022AB080C2EBF1F"><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="H459D4DF70BBB4C078743AA9912607C2D"><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="H4A5BE3624E534D0FA092665908B303E5"><enum>6402.</enum><header>Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
<enum-in-header>1994</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAD611BE9FDF64A7088D54B9C9EC0289C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
1994 institutions</header><text>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;
Public Law
103–382) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7B1CFA9FFCC143FAB4CA2D6DFD47B6B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (8),
by striking <quote>Memorial</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BE66DE7DE5D4B988F02185E04EF6CE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (26),
by striking <quote>Community</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA2F80AAF0874F9FA91AE006763EBA01"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (5), (10), and (27);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE9FA246735474857A601A7AC6B2632B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (14), (15), (16), (17),
(18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (30), (31),
(32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (5), (10),
(15), (17), (18), (19), (20), (22), (23), (24), (25), (32), (26), (27), (28),
(29), (30), (31), (33), (34), (35), and (14), respectively, and transferring
the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE573391B96E24E5B8D05FB39FBFD597C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF207F1594D414302A418B2ECBAA3C6A7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H28CD9D1B5D9147D7B13ABBF245E45677"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aaniih Nakoda
College.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF5F08D411E14A9589365F31237BD602"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H468CF34C7AFB471181E1186947745B44" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H16E385435B3648E9B5E6ED975E6E33FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">College of the Muscogee
Nation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5D12B361F47A42B186BAC82EC66A07B4"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so
redesignated) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0475D4DFFFD4178B0417B17695893C4" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF66101CDE5B846A0BA731FEEA1BAB862"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community
College.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5822C1959D4845FA9D40D24EAA065602"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (20) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04B7A361EE644BD18C4E22534387CA09" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD67F7FE671F546189EE073EFB9C620EF"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Navajo Technical
College.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC1DF77382F848C98AC105056E9017FC"><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
(7 U.S.C.
301 note;
Public Law
103–382) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDCE5AD44E2FC44E284C7F39F2419259B"><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;
Public Law
103–382) 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="H4CEE3A3808CB442D8077DA86FA2E0BA1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research
grants</header>
<paragraph id="H3D0A0EE460224CEBB4B64FBB989705A8"><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;
Public Law
103–382) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9017EA1C02054C65AA2141A87FF5247A"><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;
Public Law
103–382) 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="H4A17763B09334D6BB340DDED4785AD30" style="OLC">
<text>with—</text><paragraph id="H672C289858B2499CA4CA6A79878A5A1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agricultural Research Service of the
Department of Agriculture; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EE54255047A45869C74911D988CA346"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least 1—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F56BD0327CA4B88B6171C173A711FE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other land-grant
college or university (exclusive of another 1994 Institution);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD72E3B98A3A42FFB7217B9EDD38D629"><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="HBD2D791826F845D3B677CF3CBDAA9B9A"><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="HD7E6B22ACA704B14BD24122E29676FA5"><enum>6403.</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="H9BBC899820774E848E370C560C71FD27"><enum>6404.</enum><header>Repeal of
carbon cycle research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 221 of
the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6711">7 U.S.C. 6711</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H768876230AAD47D3A1C82A223FF17962"><enum>6405.</enum><header>Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act</header>
<subsection id="H7D46858FED964B6CAAAF817DDA8517D0"><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="HDC9F79D08ED244B58AF7741D4F931219"><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="H6D4602672A1644738F0EE7EB0171D2A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E74AE09153247B2BCD7608F4E8C07B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8EB79F2FEEC44BFA8646AD16A6EC500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA17F6F88E93141F3B9A506CB8FA7E8C5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3166A9C8A1F84EF69432588A5FEE9051" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2FBC9E58796247C69FACA6873CACA825"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plant-based foods that are major sources of
nutrients of concern (as determined by the
Secretary).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H677F9A7D64C1497188DB73872CDE7CC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3522B59885774B409D6CC2C53665B8EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (vii),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0793036691C458F8FC5376C4EAD426B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (viii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30C5CA2650504EEF8958FADAA319A36B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clauses:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3AF410EAB094E5683A5DEAF1D583522" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF07C4AE05622444C80E3C77D7B442C12"><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 (especially zoonotic diseases) in wildlife
reservoirs presenting a potential concern to public health or domestic
livestock and pests and diseases in minor species (including deer, elk, and
bison); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC53F259FE1DC4936986D85355C855C4E"><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="H728E44103E6C456CBDCDAD273A03BDCC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D15A5E848564B87910A0605D574DF49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
inserting before the semicolon <quote>, including the effects of plant-based
foods that are major sources of nutrients of concern on diet and
health</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7A1AC05DDC1427DA7AE3AAB9067DCE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by inserting before the
semicolon <quote>, including plant-based foods that are major sources of
nutrients of concern</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE875A837CB3544DC98241E7F2E2D90A8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv), by inserting before the
semicolon <quote>, including postharvest practices conducted with respect to
plant-based foods that are major sources of nutrients of concern</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H151EB4D44AAD4EE88B41DB3123CB7242"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
inserting before the period <quote>, including improving the functionality of
plant-based foods that are major sources of nutrients of
concern</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H171B461A4A924552A4AFBBAEF5C6DE01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B3DC826943F446987FEE472F66E3A79"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and
(vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H032A9B0EB05145A0AF0A914FB09642CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (iii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90457FA027BF4A2AB8191DA6FC0046B7" style="OLC">
<clause id="H63B97D434C2542F1B1CF7959CD79C836"><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="H8DA63EC5192442179DB1DC0679B2870B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4781918391864D26B65A013454132112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>economics,</quote> after
<quote>trade,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03D50D07165840E78036072B88E078FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D67AF83A3704E31B23F92FBAA47222A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA40610672FA7499AB04CEE874891E610" style="OLC">
<clause id="H8E8AD3CCD8A8478D940CBAEA7FE90AF3"><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="H65DD604060674AAAA698AF8AB65A0E9E"><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
(7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(4)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA25795F001A44C3D834F03F715A3399A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0ED2CC78686A4DC480D981C12D2BFC99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47361407DFE045D7BE1E803BBB29585C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08F11391509241EA904EBAB02ABDF6E9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H09E51EC6A38B41F4AD3428E17987041A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish procedures under which a
commodity board 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 (7 U.S.C.
7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State
entity) may directly submit to the Secretary proposals for requests for
applications to specifically address particular issues related to the priority
areas specified in paragraph
(2).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02932B60FA284B899EA95E09F5A13B67"><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
(7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(6)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7271960664A4EBD9624E595A0C87F2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57C739064B244AC5AE5FCC14B20A4B63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1407375226B34EFBA110ED73673C9B12"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40E366F97FB24D59ADA1745A44DC18DC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H489E32041AF34844AE900D07D119E9C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to eligible entities to carry out the
specific research proposals submitted under procedures established under
paragraph
(4)(F).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE76D2189DA344B3DAA739F6F19E7019B"><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 (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(7)(G)) is amended by striking <quote>or
corporations</quote> and inserting <quote>, foundations, or corporations
</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1F3B844B85804CCBB679217EA08560E9"><enum>(f)</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="H1594AB71F58D471C94B24021D50FF1E9"><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 Crop Competitiveness Act of 2004
(7 U.S.C.
1621 note)),</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1517A1647B7C41ACBA30C6042098BFF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DF00A75797149D2AC3B5AFCC57BE26C"><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="H87EED54491A7441DACD54E2FAB5A19D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A3EFC1F08ED4EF89BF4F2C446F21958"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (G); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H686BFD6E50384F76BA9C73079C339166"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79E4276E677B43F2ABB8036C032E6905" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H10B045AB87BD49B691C9DC0FF91CDF22"><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="HD6F55C5346284C94A4EEB4CDDF9034EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct research
to develop the data necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations,
reregistrations, and associated tolerances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4540BF65A40A46B3A943F880FCA6AB24"><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="H2EF9EEF8168F40E1979EE291FCA73B57"><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><subsection id="HD458B9AE050E4E839BBBCB58C1975E2A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Emphasis on
sustainable agriculture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>) is
amended by striking subsection (k).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3AB9FEBBA95242EB9684AE9123C18B08"><enum>6406.</enum><header>Renewable
Resources Extension Act of <enum-in-header>1978</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="H4D16BD81D1D84F3B817CC180352C9C80"><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="H2AFF70EAC256441994F9A7F99CA389D0"><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;
Public Law
95–306) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE4912BFFBB024C2CA38A02937F342AC9"><enum>6407.</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 (16 U.S.C.
2809) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H74221707BBBE44C9A39F984AAB83D37D"><enum>6408.</enum><header>Repeal of use
of remote sensing data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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="H55D6B212D92649F7A508F351E4EE25B3"><enum>6409.</enum><header>Repeal of
reports under Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
<enum-in-header>2002</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="HD8B229BCF28A40D0B301B8ADFDB71FBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of report
on producers and handlers for organic products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 7409 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925b
note; Public
Law 107–171) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE0C7EE8844DD47A3A4EC58EB5A1C3CC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of report
on genetically modified pest-Protected plants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 7410 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–171; 116 Stat. 462) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28FB595B38FA4582B638C635416F44DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of study
on nutrient banking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
October 1, 2013, section 7411 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C.
5925a note;
Public Law
107–171) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA18920671BF54AA38ECE343726C75A94"><enum>6410.</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="H69B20E0C60F34AD18F25F280EB460BA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD1204A428FF4D439064CA3CDF66D5A4"><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="H6463382701134AB890303A488DCD1E2B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H48BBA3E418F34150A168C406C3899A46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>basic livestock,
forest management, and crop farming practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF27B14FA78A44C088D22828978ACDB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>innovative farm,
ranch, and private, nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08912DFCA0EF4814AF8B9FB3D82DA15D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>entrepreneurship
and business training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2557DBB1C79047A997F1DD3328304BDC"><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="HCA1C7977253541AAA2266FEAAC7633BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>natural resource
management and planning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FAE02D0AF554C08AF7BA1D3218FCBEE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>diversification
and marketing strategies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9EA0CA649AA429CB701A64469985B3A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>curriculum
development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB8600873264543B69C2A182EDDD4BD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>mentoring,
apprenticeships, and internships;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB912A6DEF9A04EC588CDA9FBA4F11411"><enum>(I)</enum><text>resources and
referral;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE613A5A16AB44E0A8208961C28B1AF31"><enum>(J)</enum><text>farm financial
benchmarking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD82FB6B553F4D4C969DE0492B8C50AA"><enum>(K)</enum><text>assisting
beginning farmers or ranchers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and
ranchers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3988DDF3A764366B64E07E74C15245B"><enum>(L)</enum><text>agricultural
rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF197B45FFB3248FFB65FDC5270FD59AB"><enum>(M)</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="HCD264405FAF24ACE931FB69CEB83B500"><enum>(B)</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="HFE737A21181C4025945C6B4356A8883F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (8) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1336ADCCECBC4FF88539E6E46EBC4CA2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H69844AA6B464484E8884E30AC3DF2153"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Military veteran
beginning farmers and ranchers</header>
<subparagraph id="HC1887956E128466DA3A694CB8B8D3ED9"><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 military veteran beginning farmers and
ranchers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD1D9640260EA4253B81FF906A2DC1353"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination
permitted</header><text>A recipient of a grant under this section using the
grant as described in subparagraph (A) may coordinate with a recipient of a
grant under section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5933) in addressing the needs of military veteran beginning
farmers and ranchers with disabilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E86AF367DB8414699E1448D3EF814AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99834FCC493B458DB86479B721FEFCF5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFFF6D43033BD49A098BB1FF379BBF0DB"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Limitation on
indirect costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of
a grant under this section 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><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H06DECA096E0249359311DADF3A661432"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63D886DC92784A6DBB032463C766D2B6"><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="HCFE5D9CA60C64956B329BCB99AE3F932"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6542A0D86754F40A567A91BAD14AB1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8330466E40154A73BE17368E977F7F84"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FE035FD256249D4A0660EDAB3074751" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6A65244A75BA4A2BAE3BFA9D7398246A"><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="H7DCD420C56264B058013CA0B36E5699D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D717AD56D3745D4BBD4D477C062936C"><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="HF3BF30FE01A846B4A97B9AB6413FCE92"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HC38B6482BA864713B227996BC58C28F1"><enum>6411.</enum><header>Inclusion of
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, and Northern Mariana Islands as
a State under McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of
Public Law
87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative
Forestry Act; 16
U.S.C. 582a–7) is amended by striking <quote>and Guam</quote>
and inserting <quote>Guam, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HE62743C798F849B28D6914062EB92258"><enum>E</enum><header>Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of <enum-in-header>2008</enum-in-header></header>
<part id="H4C9F44B08F46418C88924D713ADE4E13"><enum>1</enum><header>Agricultural
Security</header>
<section id="H0C925032BA9D4857B57800C192823837"><enum>6501.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6ADA75360E74519A868CE92B435BEEB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1C7B0CF24E07407B80D82372A5EF04A0"><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="H39E8FF78CE9C4AC18BFBE77C5A86B9D8"><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="HB60F6727B1434A9886385E3206A572D9"><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="H9F8E4F9BACEA4197A955C1BBE16DD934"><enum>6502.</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="HD469301104B9411A8246E85EFF9158C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F514B2AFB7344248FBF59BBB4E60EA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such sums as may be necessary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H964DDD2C34DE42EB845F92869C0C2D50"><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="H1CC08E97B53845FDB8950EAC84D755C0" style="OLC">
<text>subsection—</text><subparagraph id="HC00BBA3A541A4400B075DF28F1397A9D"><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="HD24B3F618A96431798F667DDADD7B8DF"><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="H50A0F0F2CFA548FEB78330CAC3D32911"><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="H458F401E94CA4CEB96A0605907D7FE4C" style="OLC">
<text>are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subsection—</text><subparagraph id="H927E7AA247884E8F8512F55D4940D53C"><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="H1D23FC5E54B8442DBEBE34AE06E5BC8E"><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="H471C44C182004CD59D7BCC8DD941C88B"><enum>6503.</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="H625CE9530B10480C89DCB5C37B83688A" style="OLC">
<text>are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—</text><paragraph id="H4A4968B8A6AB47DDBDC67D12D8B25670"><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="HFD33F320F484449581363F0591746BE5"><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="H7CAA3AEB8D504DA8B5BB8A141C239197"><enum>6504.</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="HA7A68BFAE6664CD3B40559212693656F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>sums as are
necessary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46A7124829E446AB99509921B719FF3E"><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="HE44D0F55544142159A9D29FE69A1AEF6" style="OLC">
<text>section—</text><paragraph id="HD78637E679D947D6AD5508F6B906D836"><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="H243B7A4B9FE2495D83C1CFE480DA25A0"><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="H9DBAE81A49EB4FFF8CF77927E9BFBD2E"><enum>2</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H8DC091E80CD54C51BC0B683194F47222"><enum>6511.</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="H9C2C78FB30E440E09406166591BCF2C5"><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="H96C4B7C5ABB648A39F3B8B8F792A9323"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(2), by striking <quote>1, 3, and 5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>6, 8,
and 10 years</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H025E237383F34F0891338E5C9F9801B7"><enum>6512.</enum><header>Grazinglands
research laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is amended by striking <quote>5-year
period</quote> and inserting <quote>10-year period</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HAA45BB78A1004BB897F15C8E7C8BC927"><enum>6513.</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="H6F8B93DDF01943198223DC1A3E96CC1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A6CA104C22D407E93DE6D6D1A342E4E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAC9119344D2347338CECD3E7650DA7A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HA993B70658AD4858BB2F719B0A2EC5F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
program</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FCECDEA6CAB4957AB6B66736C5D563C"><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="HD1E522EE2EF4468C85AD4818756BE294"><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="H09603F6189454A0797364B1E263A099F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request for
awards</header><text>The term <term>request for awards</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="HBD7FDA96D4434738A28C2A1AD185157F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0E9D91CAA3A42A1B4D16164C4F4E814" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H08A88B7EAF5842CF88DF95A5BF8FF019"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
Presidential budget submission requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H3045E64D0EA54AEEAD0A45E5639CB0D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year, the
President shall submit to Congress, together with the annual budget submission
of the President, the information described in paragraph (2) for each funding
request for a covered program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H006F957F711D40878461C2523900B7AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information
described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information
described in this paragraph includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AF3B5738F5C46BF9EBA02F578C98CBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">baseline information, including with
respect to each covered program—</text>
<clause id="HBFCAD4E385DE4EDE817907444E6733A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the funding level
for the program for the fiscal year preceding the year the annual budget
submission of the President is submitted;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9C5A169F0D942C6ADA4DE8348663DEF"><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="HAA43FCA2A32B4BC994CBF984A8FF7B07"><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="HCF3809601034497BA2CB2456BACFE76D"><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="H2D83FC11DF684A83AEF46D3970AF8105"><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 awards to be published under or associated with—</text>
<clause id="H1AB6777C3F694CE0AF17CEC9B14DD782"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each priority area
specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities
Research Grant Act (7
U.S.C. 450i(b)(2));</text>
</clause><clause id="H0EB352A5DD9D424CA72B0A3126C19C7C"><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="H980D95A690934D7DA1EE890A00F750C0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each grant to be awarded under section
1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C.
5925b(a));</text>
</clause><clause id="H786088BAE22143A5B00B1BF01A83644C"><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="H1D7796D693274870A48E2CD054E6A113"><enum>(v)</enum><text>each grant awarded
under 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C.
3319f(c)(1)); or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H782282E0BD364C928B35FDD3B344AC7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
information the Secretary determines will increase congressional oversight with
respect to covered programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H98F6D11228484A5D919FDF50B90AFF7F"><enum>(3)</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 the fiscal year that is authorized
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44F9E992A6B14921B8DD830023F5C469"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special,
and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
450i(b));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H805852F6505B40C0886ECCD80543966A"><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="H4F8976A86E604DBFA3B0ABF893419BF5"><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="H3ED487F317374409BE060EACC38F2592"><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="HED6805EAC3C04F6BA01B372E8C21BFFE"><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="H53DCC0A6A9414AF19D9C4DE0C20588E3"><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="H48D39A482F96436B8D162E0D11DFC4C0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of the
extent to which those activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CE34951AADC4496B5598937DBB5A9D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are duplicative or
overlap within the Department of Agriculture; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D95DA2A13D4547BF7FFEAF9E5C40A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are similar to
activities carried out by—</text>
<clause id="H581D7453483D4B42A506FC166F17F605"><enum>(i)</enum><text>other Federal
agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H679A1C5C209241668B71543EF263AB0A"><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="HEA4074ACFD444CEAAB54E182B8C298E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C.
1001)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B2DAE2ADFE64D99A9D8FDB5410D45D4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the private
sector; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08C98EC82B474C53AA20DA16D3ECBCCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each report
submitted under this section on or after January 1, 2013, a 5-year projection
of national priorities with respect to agricultural research, extension, and
education, taking into account domestic
needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H29D874D671F2421683064C821BF192D7"><enum>6514.</enum><header>Research and
education grants for the study of antibiotic-resistant bacteria</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7521(c) of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3202">7 U.S.C. 3202(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HB50BB6ED188C4833AF5005B370C7FF3C"><enum>6515.</enum><header>Repeal of farm
and ranch stress assistance network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 7522 of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5936">7 U.S.C. 5936</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="H4BF2E92505B347D1AA2E69E3C3B21618"><enum>6516.</enum><header>Repeal of seed
distribution</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October
1, 2013, section 7523 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C.
415–1) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HFB6E2332C7E149C6BCCD0110EDCFE520"><enum>6517.</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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H514EB1B061834059AAD368B67F8E420C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1D8E58D2E2DE49AA811363DFD512F294"><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 id="H957317260E8D417CBDC8EA17C864CF32"><enum>6518.</enum><header>Sun grant
program</header>
<subsection id="H72164781AB4547D99A21E2D3D435E4F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 7526 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C.
8114) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CA2B7A7B59A4FEA9A8C3FAED8AB24E3"><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 id="HB8FE33AE08C6469AB6E9E31E1B04F941"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB560A94DEFC143399865E8EAC3240356"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>multistate</quote> and all that follows through the period and inserting
<quote>integrated, multistate research, extension, and education programs on
technology development and technology implementation.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H636BFD2DB10B4A689C2402898D058C90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF96860B1B564EC18EBFB48E16A1D8E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD90F091525004E898FBE96AF447A54CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D67FD5D64E04BE4AEB397C004C1E1D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="HFAD6AB9E13EE4801B0119D6C9D51B592"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>in accordance with
paragraph (2)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8BFC0F7BFA3D4C508F1B95299C578949"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>gasification</quote> and inserting <quote>bioproducts</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H751E9E957E8045D68A4EDC4DE6FDA874"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the Department of Energy</quote> and inserting <quote>other
appropriate Federal agencies</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFACE79A494B494A84C36F7CDB80678E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5E945DF951445BB81F2CC9943AA53C1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AF0CA5B1A2C483498C6ACEF75B11D0E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H541215C5F2E5441280E80D455D750418"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</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)(1)</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="H71AC8DA2EEFA4ECA88CB1DF19E1D7006"><enum>6519.</enum><header>Repeal of
study and report on food deserts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 7527 of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C881C1D8091430EACDB9389092A0327" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6520.</enum><header>Repeal of
agricultural and rural transportation research and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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="H99BA60120B0B4EDEAA4F024FB34E9F97"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous
provisions</header>
<section id="HF00D1EA71DB84D62A722601E2D8F26C1"><enum>6601.</enum><header>Agreements
with nonprofit organizations for National Arboretum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927
(20 U.S.C.
196), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6A8BBDD65F247DC9F217332360C1240"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19C7407971154D888A1C9AAEF2A9B99C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H52539A976E694D9D89A2B69C1C6CD98F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">negotiate 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 agreements shall be
used exclusively for research and educational work for the benefit of the
National Arboretum and the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the
National Arboretum, including enhancements, upgrades, restoration, and
conservation;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EC70C0F2132429095E6C781B52884AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0A3D3AB39D240C69CD392BCE6F79896" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6BFD9D42F54E4EC2A54CA5DD7DCE60C7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recognition of
donors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-profit
organization that entered into an agreement under subsection (a)(1) may
recognize donors if that recognition is approved in advance by the Secretary.
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 in effect on the date of the enactment of this
subsection.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6DA652E35156441BAD5BB2A6C050AA97"><enum>6602.</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="H0E3486C785734B989C538C5F8E7000D7"><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="H3FCA76D99E1441428E7143E5B97F4D17"><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="HB82BD2275F07448A8F9FEC423C2FBA21"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV Race
4 that establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98F6B2AC76B04AB9B77403D064602DBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detection and identification goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E73E2A818BB4600965685DAEFBB9230"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">containment goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F98B10F8D9C4A4C9F9089A37852321C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>eradication goals;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H654AD1B415CB4E43A692686511B9E109"><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="HA32EE9D81BBD41BFA6FB244688DDF8B1"><enum>6603.</enum><header>Acceptance of
facility for Agricultural Research Service</header>
<subsection id="H41469D826EE442B298C7E58F6A728920"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a
non-Federal entity to construct, at no cost and without obligation to the
Federal Government, a facility for use by the Agricultural Research Service on
land owned by the Agricultural Research Service and managed by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66052FBB44394A329EC6E88F496B2009"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acceptance of
gift</header>
<paragraph id="H856F224059ED4B69BF3ED2C57474842C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph
(2), upon the completion of the construction of the facility by the non-Federal
entity under subsection (a), the Secretary shall accept the facility as a gift
in accordance with
Public Law
95–442 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2269">7 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08BEC2EE5BBA4DD69AF5EE9DFF9F08B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall certify in advance that
the acceptance under paragraph (1) complies with the limitations specified in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1AEBD5A6E804499C97A9D9958E9217D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H9A73058D2E8A4E07A5BBB0659A9A85B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Value</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not accept a facility as
a gift under this section if the fair market value of the facility is more than
$5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H47693E7C1D794CD9B6E73AAB0D9EB54D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No Federal
cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not
enter into any acquisitions, demonstrations, exchanges, grants, contracts,
incentives, leases, procurements, sales, or other transaction authorities or
arrangements that would obligate future appropriations with respect to the
facility constructed under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD085A02EE02943CCA51943F8185A1C33"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No facility may be
accepted by the Secretary for use by the Agricultural Research Service under
this section after September 30, 2018.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE9DA0B38EFF6452095500DBA2666C8C2"><enum>6604.</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 (Public Law
110–246; 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="HABE3D1F9CF0C4DABA8A0212B202132CA"><enum>6605.</enum><header>Legitimacy of
industrial hemp research</header>
<subsection id="H3999473BF2004FB988A51FFDD9974E33"><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
Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/8101">41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.</external-xref>), the Safe
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.), or any other Federal law, an institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C.
1001)) may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if—</text>
<paragraph id="H99D540E0A97F44258011A7C11AE96DFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the industrial
hemp is grown or cultivated for purposes of agricultural research or other
academic research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB134F5CA37FD4A469B306FA90C2954DB"><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 is located and such research
occurs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE484EE0B58134EF8AD79078E3A09712C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industrial hemp
defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the
term <term>industrial hemp</term> means the plant <italic>Cannabis sativa
L.</italic> 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>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Forestry</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="H5A98ED21E9F944D0AB1BF0B924DC7521"><enum>A</enum><header>Repeal of Certain
Forestry Programs</header>
<section commented="no" id="H8613819CF9754AD894E7507B9E95373D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Forest land
enhancement program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H895DABEDA8DC43B99ADAB06F67C5F89F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HFD5DB01A28DB482AADEBFD6AB3570F2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8002 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law
107–171;
16 U.S.C.
2103 note) is amended by striking subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1D1F61F197344F28BC15E844D8F4EB8C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H06F32D2E873349ACBA31546C0A3E3C68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7002.</enum><header>Watershed forestry
assistance program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE41960FEDFBA4D3E92D12D387325F38D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7D5A8CE13B0E4A21815E48888F5FB661"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H2CD35C66943947388E00DA9A28818745" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7003.</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 commented="no" id="H07410656C6C449C4960A425069A1D91F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7004.</enum><header>Hispanic-serving
institution agricultural land national resources leadership program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H03AC82E51940468D88D45AD7BA445110"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H305AA8C71A374DFE8A2D297054956303"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H08BD718699CE4B0FA82EB05067B8FCDB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7005.</enum><header>Tribal watershed
forestry assistance program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H86B989D5D1B74E698EC6DA2C76A28073"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC9FA2F079F094BC3A05E078E2247E9D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H787AABD3BF644B38A13F2C80F3BCAF0A"><enum>7006.</enum><header>Separate
Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 322 of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law
102–381;
16 U.S.C.
1612 note) is repealed. Section 428 of division E of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">Public Law 112–74</external-xref>; 125 Stat. 1046;
16 U.S.C.
6515 note) 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
(16 U.S.C.
1604) 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>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HBA1048C10FDC4FED8C8F991FEF901E50"><enum>B</enum><header>Reauthorization of
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 Programs</header>
<section commented="no" id="HB7EF997D5C97481285C80F9D8628C6C3"><enum>7101.</enum><header>State-wide
assessment and strategies for forest resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2A(c) of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2101a">16 U.S.C. 2101a(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB5A503DEAD3E4933A56D6F4D3643DB10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8DC81FF44FB14BFA9D7569EB3029628C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H200C9F3BD2C146C3B2A1DDF889892124"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H852BA8C3961D42C8AE6B4CCC78A3C834" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB3BDBC5BB01747B0BC94D039ABB18106"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H8CA95B843E4E4EE5B0A926E5ABC36D5E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7102.</enum><header>Forest Legacy
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (m) of
section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103c">16 U.S.C. 2103c</external-xref>)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4526DC376C444ED934A216057E7655F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H30760FC9286447F096331342BAD03EE3"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6D574B1511C247C7BAA3548F4C15DEAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3B3ECA1F82384FAE87E2BC4BA3C0DA8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="HFAB7ACB95E3344328A79946FB368A8FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7103.</enum><header>Community forest
and open space conservation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (g) of section 7A of the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103d">16 U.S.C. 2103d</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47D8ED5B300348C28BA34366DB7DABD0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H78CDCD02EA3845E89C1EFDAC28A7D665"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDCB820601E8C46D29E206B05DFEE5C8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for fiscal year
2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA71651D24D4F4216B835975AE0F6BC23"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HD2774D5B2D0F4723B8980CCFE4A72FA4"><enum>C</enum><header>Reauthorization of
Other Forestry-Related Laws</header>
<section commented="no" id="HF80ABE370BDA4FBA9B17B6E45065F704" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7201.</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 commented="no" id="H9B50AF27B0614FD0BD33B076193B15DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7202.</enum><header>Office of
International Forestry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 2405 of the Global
Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6704">7 U.S.C. 6704</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD58CD78D87B40F8BDAAE722921C98B2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H8FDD5F5B84C6414D90351F0EE9476A71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out
this section, there are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCE9F85C65B204367828D4ABD7E2FD921"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of
fiscal years 1996 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87FD7278D89E4988B3384D91732E587E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="H07E0D40D0D1E40B1806E0446882C41F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7203.</enum><header>Change in funding
source for healthy forests reserve program</header><text display-inline="no-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" id="HF21ECE725CBC4C019C79B7F76C3C575B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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" id="H9D0ECB0D8F0847D286F9F159146B6AA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H84551E4BA3094B02BA6DBE832E149D6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the
following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E32C630B0224EDB8F8EFD5A98E52462" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H9A8E850FF91845009F0735C973FEEC10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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 $9,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H64BA21041AF247C29661B0EFAEDF7C2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>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></section><section commented="no" id="HA424061CC039441D81704416958C1B9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7204.</enum><header>Stewardship end
result contracting project authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 347 of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section
101(e) of division A of
Public Law
105–277;
16 U.S.C.
2104 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8D6B580B0ACC40A08A449E812CA8B972"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4C54670018F7410BBC877C07247D3552"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E2AD7F268674303A7D2B5A910837C85" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2D20B8ACE620490CAD7F30479A2F8351"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contract for
sale of property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, a contract entered into by the
Forest Service under this section may 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="H515EE9FE5EA34A63B9C6D5E776BF0B55"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fire liability
provisions</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, 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="H51DDB2253B924E8BA2478CA2ED31047D"><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="H526C450A5F2540748FC62FE566E86096"><enum>(B)</enum><text>timber sale
contracts conducted pursuant to section 14 of the National Forest Management
Act of 1976 (16
U.S.C.
472a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="HED963BA9A52B4B1A9DE758B4206F24D5"><enum>D</enum><header>National Forest
Critical Area Response</header>
<section commented="no" id="H76C0D10CC25B44A484C09DD77F989069"><enum>7301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H07CE68B12919443D9DD8CC7DBBE1E095"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Critical
area</header><text>The term <term>critical area</term> means an area of the
National Forest System designated by the Secretary under section 7302.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB2D54D3936964DD1A61A2BEB0447B0B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National forest
system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>National Forest System</term> has the meaning given that term in section
11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C.
1609(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7BF4C1C53B844C619A29C043A61E1DA8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H094A5EDA84EA405E863205A1B978CD28"><enum>7302.</enum><header>Designation of
critical areas</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H723B94B76C01464481B204545FB6B2CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the National Forest System
for the purposes of addressing—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1D26713D4CBD467D9844A9825181024D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>deteriorating
forest health conditions in existence as of the date of the enactment of this
Act due to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm damage; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25C0EC2237624CE0AE56758838B30E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the future risk of
insect infestations or disease outbreaks through preventative
treatments.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3C4CAD51049142E3A3C1836CB07B08DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation
method</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In considering
National Forest System land for designation as a critical area, the Secretary
shall use—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC5E179269E20461DBECFE20456BC7BDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for purposes of
subsection (a)(1), the most recent annual forest health aerial surveys of
mortality and defoliation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HE3E12924B4D54F0E8DB5360914E009B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the
National Insect and Disease Risk Map.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF3BC716397674235AA3A8416CEAD8AFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time for initial
designations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first
critical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6637027C3EF8420BB1376254C26B4E3B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of
designation</header><text>The designation of a critical area shall expire not
later than 10 years after the date of the designation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HE3693798061040428CC584EECE7DF2D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7303.</enum><header>Application of
expedited procedures and activities of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
2003 to critical areas</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAB1D8740A01441EE9E53F09DDEBB24BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsections (b) through (e),
title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et
seq.) (including the environmental analysis requirements of
section 104 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6514">16 U.S.C. 6514</external-xref>), the special
administrative review process under section 105 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6515">16 U.S.C. 6515</external-xref>),
and the judicial review process under section 106 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6516">16 U.S.C. 6516</external-xref>)),
shall apply to all Forest Service projects and activities carried out in a
critical area.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7BF62C1EC5C3405084EF20A8EF9BDD32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
other law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322 of
Public Law
102–381 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1612">16 U.S.C. 1612</external-xref> note; 106 Stat.
1419) shall not apply to projects conducted in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA07A0BD390DF42999B0812E52B4A2F9A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
modifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In applying
title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et
seq.) to Forest Service projects and activities in a critical
area, the Secretary shall make the following modifications:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H115074CF35B2491C8E829CF92B75C174"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority shall apply to the entire
critical area, including land that is outside of a wildland-urban interface
area or that does not satisfy any of the other eligibility criteria specified
in section 102(a) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6512">16 U.S.C. 6512(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2CB199F3BFCC41E387E884857468C9D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All projects and activities of the Forest
Service, including necessary connected actions (as described in
section
1508.25(a)(1) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation)), shall be considered to be authorized hazardous fuel
reduction projects for purposes of applying the title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H49FBF368FCAF4A6CB7D652F87C53D5A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Smaller
projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H194BD5F803C1458798DDCD4DA57A8B7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a project conducted
in a critical area in accordance with this section that comprises less than
10,000 acres shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB32F94EC9D134DAB8103218BD96D9728"><enum>(A)</enum><text>considered an
action categorically excluded from the requirements for an environmental
assessment or an environmental impact statement under
section
1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H806069F13F5F4AF093FDADF1723452E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exempt from the special administrative
review process under section 105 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C.
6515).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H55B3CECCC4A945FB8FF579E87348D703"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion of
certain areas</header><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H12DD6D5AF55B4267AE6A51846C349C60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE513ABB1EA1455B871E2FD5CE2AF8E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any Federal land
on which, by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation, the removal of
vegetation is restricted or prohibited;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBFDDBF80445A4C979F5C90AA3ACBB2DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a congressionally
designated wilderness study area; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC77E281DD94244759F0ADD055459486C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an area in which
activities under paragraph (1) would be inconsistent with the applicable land
and resource management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H210F68CBFE8D49D4AA84755900BA33F1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Forest
Management Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All projects
and activities carried out in a critical area pursuant to this subtitle 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
(16 U.S.C.
1604) for the unit of the National Forest System containing the
critical area.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HC5D9BA41BF0248CA812A3278316B673E"><enum>7304.</enum><header>Good neighbor
authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB59C0BEA37BB4368B67407A07078459C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD7DCB20610644D76B3DEBF9D70217500"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
State</header><text>The term <term>eligible State</term> means a State that
contains National Forest System land.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5FC812C686AD4E288A37AC862B9DB7D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H675A728195DC4A5CAB48CDBCD624FFF0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State
forester</header><text>The term <term>State forester</term> means the head of a
State agency with jurisdiction over State forestry programs in an eligible
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H66166E7EC1C742F4981081FE117866A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements and contracts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3434F3DDF874435780F0674BC8C65F42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement or
contract (including a sole source contract) with a State forester to authorize
the State forester to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration,
management, and protection services described in paragraph (2) on National
Forest System land in the eligible State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3D56AF3A11944F67B03550BF0DBDAEE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
services</header><text>The forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration,
management, and protection services referred to in paragraph (1) include the
conduct of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0083E2B655E249D8BCB6A60BEE392339"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities to
treat insect infected forests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF360A1FA3C594778A3D17BAA78A5FB96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities to
reduce hazardous fuels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF29810F0C60449678EA57BD2261B6E01"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities involving commercial harvesting
or other mechanical vegetative treatments; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE7DEA2A74C7C4B7CB5CCF2F1E7A71D03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health,
including fish and wildlife habitat.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFA4432205E1D4809B6F179EBE99C4823"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State as
agent</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (6), a cooperative
agreement or contract entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the State
forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary in providing the restoration,
management, and protection services authorized under that paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD99C7BE1B0F24C2E867784A523064E6E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Subcontracts</header><text>In
accordance with applicable contract procedures for the eligible State, a State
forester may enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration, management,
and protection services authorized under a cooperative agreement or contract
entered into under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5B3C937001BE4AB8BE9EDCC6B0FFA8A1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timber
sales</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</external-xref>) shall not apply to
services performed under a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9DD501C03A174FB1938EFAEBF3E6BD5A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Retention of
NEPA responsibilities</header><text>Any decision required to be made 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>) with
respect to any restoration, management, and protection services to be provided
under this section by a State forester on National Forest System land shall not
be delegated to a State forester or any other officer or employee of the
eligible State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDF1EC726AD7E4B4CB8D8C22550E9770F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The restoration, management, and protection services to be
provided under this section shall be carried out on a project-to-project basis
under existing authorities of the Forest Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="H3044D7C100C74D9692B0A3FD7BC1BB5E"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous
Provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="HAB8A1A5C18C94EB8AFACA20988CC8EAA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7401.</enum><header>Revision of
strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7FDC0FEDCDFE4B7682D970E8C6A29AD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision
required</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 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 commented="no" id="H4B7C3CE56B80454EB08F0C7767A2FD14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of
revised strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
revising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall describe in
detail the organization, procedures, and funding needed to achieve each of the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6393A3C150C8458BA9ECAE4A4139F944"><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 commented="no" id="H6F044D1E15D44E44BBD78A6FA601E41E"><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 commented="no" id="HDD06F28CA32A40C39BDD3913DD9F015C"><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 commented="no" id="H40FD12F5F9A44E8D8D84C3DAE440D2D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="H0D67B4CEC76446BDAC19B7D4E8B48A55"><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 commented="no" id="HA6AEC064E567489CB82422DB758418DB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HF641C333F0EE43EF955087E695807A52"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Promote
availability of and access to non-Federal resources to improve information
analysis and information management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H041226A2BC8442B89D4DE04C1D93D0D1"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HC4673A5F5E804ED493B248200848F1BE"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Understand and
report on changes in land cover and use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7F261C884302476FAC99D09F1B979B06"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expand existing programs to promote
sustainable forest stewardship through increased understanding, in partnership
with other Federal agencies, of the over 10 million family forest owners, their
demographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA0AF8B28D69F4029A0D54F7952478DAF"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Implement
procedures to improve the statistical precision of estimates at the sub-State
level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H565012F654034456AD5F14C3C7D95C5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of
revised strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Agriculture 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 commented="no" id="H0C9392F6FC0C4BCA998C91C5D9B6F6ED"><enum>7402.</enum><header>Forest Service
participation in ACES Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from
conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands 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 lands.</text>
</section><section id="H8A7E3A595E114732ABA4827818DF6FE8"><enum>7403.</enum><header>Green science
and technology transfer research under Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
Research Act of 1978</header>
<subsection id="HB8CE6D19415840F28C32FE0B1CFFDB6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
Forestry and Rangeland Research and Education High Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(d)(2) 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(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F5247163CA94F9D8047FEDCFD074AA2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H11583AE355D042BD962EFC05DE42FBE0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science and technology transfer, through
the Forest Products Laboratory, to demonstrate the beneficial characteristics
of wood as a green building material, including investments in life cycle
assessment for wood
products.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H410DA4D4D3594DC6A33A5B11B93493A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research
facilities and cooperation</header><text>Section 4 of the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1643">16 U.S.C. 1643</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4163DA24881248E89E0E69D97A698D17" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFE667BCB455A4E5997BAC52963F50FD5"><enum>(e)</enum><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 an annual report describing,
for the period covered by the report—</text>
<paragraph id="H6177F446B1FC4436A02A522B47D94335"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the research conducted in furtherance of
the research and education priority specified in section 3(d)(2)(F);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF059081CBFC4002B63C2EE73D61011C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
buildings the Forest Service has built with wood as the primary structural
material; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD568F7EEE0744CAEBA49C4E70C0334EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the investments
made by the Forest Service in green building wood
promotion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H703FB8971D934BA685965A4960783A87"><enum>7404.</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">Subsection (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>) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81733E35AE55493F9C9DD44DECBD5EA7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA8E74D89CD8B4E69AB29A2ACA0132C22"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation, including but not limited to,
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. Such persons shall have no personal interest in the purchase or
harvest of such products and shall not be directly or indirectly in the
employment of the purchaser thereof. Designation by prescription and
designation by prescription 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 to be
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HF7CB65BB0EDE45509F93B2DA676E1A78"><enum>7405.</enum><header>Reimbursement
of fire funds expended by a State for management and suppression of certain
wildfires</header>
<subsection id="HE17A22026A62452B8403D4CF81CBCCBE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
State</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> includes the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF2170228097542F4A491406FC71CC986"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reimbursement
authority</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 of Agriculture, subject to subsections
(c) and (d)—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF6386EDE0514D45A4427C852B22D572"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may accept the
reimbursement amounts from the other State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21F5EC10E0F94E61A49CAC107F7A9E1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall pay those
amounts to the State seeking reimbursement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF54B6CFFD50143ABAE7DA3BD76E6ACD1"><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 an agency of the Department of the Interior for providing
and receiving wildfire management and suppression resources and
services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA4993C273954F2285B65CBBF7A7EF6E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe the terms
and conditions determined to be necessary to carry out subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87389EDCC14C4F02A3980F4E1D5DF49D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on prior
reimbursements</header><text>Any acceptance of funds or reimbursements made by
the Secretary of Agriculture 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></section><section id="H8A460027DD9B41699439AD458B07CB1E"><enum>7406.</enum><header>Ability of
National Forest System lands to meet needs of local wood producing facilities
for raw materials</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H52EEA74B0EBF4F699063040E5927858D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the raw material needs of
wood producing facilities located within the boundaries of each unit of the
National Forest System or located outside of the unit, but within 100 miles of
such boundaries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43F645F3171845AFAE8671A1DE82DC05"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the volume of timber which would be
available if the unit of the National Forest System annually sold its Allowable
Sale Quantity in the current Forest Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEAE4BAE752E4C2397EA43C9BA9FCFD9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the volume of timber actually sold and
harvested from each unit of the National Forest System for the previous
decade;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27032B1D9BBB47E5B4187AE094896063"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparison of the volume actually sold
and harvested from the previous decade to the Allowable Sale Quantity
calculated in that decade by preceding or current forest plans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD17563B59084CBA839D202F52287227"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the ability of each unit
of National Forest System to meet the needs of these facilities for raw
materials.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9A08F63BC32A4B53941B4BC782B2FFAC"><enum>7407.</enum><header>Report on the
National Forest System roads</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H764F223A1CA44987836B7AAC0BCC5724"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total mileage of National Forest System
roads and trails not meeting forest plan standards and guidelines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H663CED5941614C2E863586B525F9671E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The total amount,
in dollars, of Capital Improvement & Maintenance deferred maintenance needs
for National Forest System roads, including a five-year analysis in the trend
in total deferred maintenance costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE4D84F12B4E410C94EAAA96DBD4005F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The sources of
funds used for capital improvement & maintenance roads, including
appropriated funds, mandatory funds, and receipts from activities on National
Forest System lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C34B609A77C4F32809559FD7C9B003D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The impact of road
closures on recreational activities and timber harvesting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A952DC08ECA42AD8E7A455DD8E265C7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The impact on land
acquisitions, whether through fee acquisition, donation, or easement, on the
maintenance backlog.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H50C6938F35FB43A389B3189728B535CA"><enum>7408.</enum><header>Forest Service
large airtanker and aerial asset firefighting recapitalization pilot
program</header>
<subsection id="HC32AB8090EE44A25A7E980B66C004A06"><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="H1C2C23A033A34C34BD43C1F9CC467544"><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 five
aircraft that meet the criteria—</text>
<paragraph id="HB10BC6FAD6434A59AAE1DBD8108D4675"><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="H2F28804058CD4F00A1E5CEE8452C7B54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determined by the
Secretary, for other aerial assets.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9F3812CF31D445E7A25647350D609103"><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="H3169514056F44703B61CFE2CEA3E9839"><enum>(1)</enum><text>up to five years,
inclusive of any options to renew or extend the initial lease term; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99E7BF2535ED466D81016130123195B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in accordance with
section
3903 of title 41, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H315D4DFCF6EF4F649A8F5E4059B2F3A2"><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="H61EB6AAEE6B5460FB4EFF91EE99083F7"><enum>7409.</enum><header>Land
conveyance, Jefferson National Forest in Wise County, Virginia</header>
<subsection id="H3951DE16863140398D588A156CFF9CD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance
required</header><text>Upon payment by the Association of the consideration
under subsection (b) and the costs under subsection (d), 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="HDDB7732624324DDF983901C69C437947"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header>
<paragraph id="HD4BB6E52CFBA42079FE2020004B38211"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fair market
value</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As consideration for
the land conveyed under subsection (a), 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
(43 U.S.C.
1716).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2E106C507E5477A899E5867ED019EFF"><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="HA37A3B0A0DEE4A7792187F5479C9877D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Description of
property</header><text>The exact acreage and legal description of the land to
be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFEB5822338F0427CBE619C99BF7ACA0E"><enum>(d)</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="H5EE245EFD935459DA6F354DEA10DC9EA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H88B62885B9CD401783680F21FFC23240"><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="H1465926433644EDEA7C7FAC53690AC1A"><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><paragraph id="H83FCA12F8F974B76A75B67AC2D4FE508"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42AD1A0ADE2D4458986E5E10AF6E74B6"><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 (a) as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC78075DED0174ED68DE2F67A45B1F326"><enum>7410.</enum><header>Categorical
exclusion for forest projects in response to emergencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the case of National Forest System land
damaged by a natural disaster regarding which the President declares a disaster
or emergency pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), any forest project carried out to clean
up or restore the damaged National Forest System land during the two-year
period beginning on the date of the declaration shall be categorically excluded
from the requirements relating to environmental assessments or environmental
impact statements under
section
1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header>Energy</header>
<section commented="no" id="H9C28740A846141A7B0EBC19D59A95FED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Definition of
renewable energy system</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="H80986CD4FE19415C9FC73E7B3B5AD58F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C4A89E819464F778942E128113238CF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H70EB013CADB34507B3710C8E23C6C0B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Biobased
product</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDECAA2C099424B0798A27596EC408CE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>biobased product</term> means a product
determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other
than food or feed) that is—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H15BA7BCC76BD4ECABCA0C4107F5C89AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>composed, in whole
or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic
agricultural materials and forestry materials; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7DD94DBD5F1A47A395E4724244A45955"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an intermediate
ingredient or feedstock.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H75A46A0BCB2740FDA4C41C637800BA78"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The
term <term>biobased product</term>, with respect to forestry materials,
includes 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0C233124835C47998704629665E59A26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>redesignating
paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11),
(12), (13), (14), and (16);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0D3A78DEBFEA49DABB87844FEDE8DDB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>inserting after
paragraph (8), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7758376A7A1B40F7B58FA1E20B2FBB39" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H69C767823D1340A6A84FF236C71D038A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Forest
product</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E91AE1117404000B7BAD58EE0D35756"><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="HAC02200D469D44DD9F9104A0079E4D35"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>forest product</term> includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H4ABA845BB7324DE8A61B84D6CC6EC36E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pulp, paper,
paperboard, pellets, lumber, and other wood products; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCE2F592C71974C8EA60AA5E79B0857CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recycled
products derived from forest materials.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87289F607D894368B9381602EA6D40DB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>inserting after
paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE952E54EB21413EB87A83EDD9AA0CB7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9C458DD62ECB4322A5956D568C870A51"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Renewable
energy system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H825EC412024F4C8D809F29E5948EFF26"><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="H2B5331AC86FB49C6BE94E87F2C5234E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>produces usable
energy from a renewable energy source; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H63A3EF6421CC4EA7969BEA68CA91A784"><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="H57A46B1DF4CE44EC82A924956229BC60"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BBCBFBB2A6945249911C31C51C5B48D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8002.</enum><header>Biobased markets
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9002(h) 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(h)</external-xref>) is amended
by—</text>
<paragraph id="HBABA62DD56B54773AE2E39ECB00B2079"><enum>(1)</enum><text>striking
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(h)
</enum-in-header>Funding.—</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows
through <quote>to carry out this section, there</quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(h)</enum-in-header>
Funding.—</header-in-text>There</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19E0EE02237846C9A3F1DE990F61EE7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>striking
<quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4B3D53631E5B47A8B5A9D1F9708B676B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8003.</enum><header>Biorefinery
assistance</header>
<subsection id="HE212740A907F4972A1A2D80D51C15694"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB66C3A9B1AB4732AAB9A50AB2AE0675"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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="HD739B8808F0742E3BBFD904E190B8535"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1318D9CB00A940928FF718E05F33F0DC"><enum>(3)</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="H8C487BADF72442439DC9E42644C82D80"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4500DB7678294F3EB27FC31632D6565D"><enum>(A)</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="H2964D5CAA1D44D7EACB2DC2C6406834C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(C), by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (g)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C2EC7BE392843FEAD6D8B3853899CAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
9003(g) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated
by subsection (a)(3), is amended—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41B8C7D40FD445ABB90E01197067709A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H22534B628E15471D93B2940842F53C3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4AF26D0F1ED4F74B2CEA7FA2B9AF94A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA240D891D08E44E786239C7A94F0F11D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary
funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62190A05B7AF4337A6EC742AD1ECC677"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section,
there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0774AFF3F0A74710B04C49BB089647F0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC49A1BA2319E4526816F4196BE28C6A9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H73AE1CC514EC4769BED22FB58B4F73C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0D5164A3BC84703AE9110455899EF44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8004.</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="HF72999402CA34223BE7D4C682489FFED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CBD5E9ABC51402A8627BAF3EAE56772"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H137D92EF6423429EB2B6B025ACEF1926"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE2D689FBDE74B8A8E791F44723B9378"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary
funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A94747DECF142F7BC7F087A56ACBB7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section,
there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BF4A057C7684CF385F6C0D00F0C7FC2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1D7278F0AEE40D7ACFFFC80C5946FEB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H59C64128682E48A6A7EBCB7E7AEB820E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</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>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H42DF0F2D720C4C8EAB8FE63AA51EE548" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8005.</enum><header>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(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEED2AC4D7C3246E7B4310C70BE1B4997"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A06D982D30A41799942A18AF5B0EFF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E07B14BC4EF40BD8622B85530325758"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41BF6474DF244CFEB39BC48A38E3DC0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary
funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79C69B1C3FFC4D8688A26C58011C0262"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section,
there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F9950280A39474C86AA1E2F268BD063"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1331AB81B1A14157A020C47B5285CA8F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7B06995F0D2F45AF8CF91DFB16D0DD95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF99660FE428D4ED4A8FA82C57B0B081B"><enum>8006.</enum><header>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 id="HAFBEDD36F16D47CAA5C53D673472A730"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AC8A4A5B5804EEDB2C0ACFFED8711E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C175545FA9F4656A8649F4CC4BA76E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the heading of
paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), 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">Fiscal year 2013</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2599D7AE4BBB4E8C8F609D4FA3C4DF97"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31B43134EB2D4A99BAD387C21B5FCBFF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H933A495A58F4474F82AD3A0445F8E873"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
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>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF10CA55664554FB4BCBE64E759B67DF2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8007.</enum><header>Rural Energy for
America Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4EE0FDE3B7FB4332BECFC004256D5EB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tiered
application process</header><text>Section 9007(c) 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(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2B9A92CB6F0440359D2982564F9417F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H659DF60156FF4D0CA33A193B19F4F923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H50F1B5B25292430D8D452CA8C5DDBE85" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAE237E35F341453AA30BF32EF90E4610"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tiered
application process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a three-tiered
application, evaluation, and oversight process that varies based on the cost of
the proposed project with the process most simplified for projects referred to
in subparagraph (A), more comprehensive for projects referred to in
subparagraph (B), and most comprehensive for projects referred to in
subparagraph (C). The three tiers for such process shall be as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H94A46B5ADABF4BBAAABEF577D4FFA122"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Tier
1</header><text>Projects for which the cost of the project funded under this
subsection is not more than $80,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3AAB12A7D98D4A1186EDFAC784285422"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tier
2</header><text>Projects for which the cost of the project funded under this
subsection is more than $80,000 but less than $200,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB449712DBA3948248670E092D275B1B0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tier
3</header><text>Projects for which the cost of the project funded under this
subsection is $200,000 or
more.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F33548A7FF64B5FA686266B2F93AD20"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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="HB14C8BB2BF004D20BE95D62B1B6C1FA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H094F6E40AE224766BDA82A450E563807"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1EA6CF40DAF141EDAF2C5DC5FADEA09B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H737792B0DB284BB2A1002AF0A13A1FFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary
funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B1F3D9651564DBF809DABB9C4B4DD30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section,
there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6DE5E08CB554F1BA6331DBE4F36DEF1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A1771D878D340508E9403A38F31A4E7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6609957DE0D34C0890CDA52273AD626A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $45,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483061DC3D044DBFA6C0DB622271EA9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8008.</enum><header>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="H08DDB4B222D64388825F63E17E0F5605"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60F78E35124C4629B31CB66EE7212EAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF9D9B84E65D4088A7699D34C2F0B3B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0963AA5AAA1447DEB99325F5D0576CEB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary
funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through
2013</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98585BF284644230B05980F631FCA879"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In addition to any other funds made available to carry out this section,
there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CABA4D3CCC44E0194735088EF8C29B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21557ABD4A6F44DF9294F78767E086A9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5928E3FE2F8F4713BC6DA96A3A60465C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</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>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H537B0E1F665549E3B13A4A1904EE4CC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8009.</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="H1C5146D172ED40C598907C6C43203ECE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43D78ED6F6644EC08C514D20005CB1D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting
<quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H7F8FD9B854C64CD08D34B01B214BC349"><enum>8010.</enum><header>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—</text>
<paragraph id="HC2911C6C225643DE99E95CE7841D8F78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34FFC83AC9F04A5482540A49AFE1C463"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3563B17E3F7C4D95A4EADD71F72831B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2AFE13683A51474CB17146E654DE74D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2542934F67C14B52BC8B21E97031AE6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Program to</quote> and all that follows through <quote>support the
establishment</quote> and inserting <quote>Program to support the
establishment</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D858C5E06C049159FBFEB6453CE748D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>; and</quote> and
inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA28E880C74EF47CFA142C2A3C5E8871D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9C990BA6416E4E8BA24D99DD47128401"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8950E3E2F9C74C0DBE14E905A8691D3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)—</text>
<clause id="H8DDE11BA3D3D474AA30235C779D0AF70"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (viii), by striking <quote>;
and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B1DCF0F9B564288A7CFD3619FF2D795"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F0678430D974662B3852F2E29EC19DD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE88652DB168E4FC9A41D009A75262244" style="OLC">
<clause id="H022B01F77D5648E5BC96FCCA5876F817"><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><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB212ECCD2124D758A7B572AC35CF1F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(C)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="H4472CFB187AF4F64B83DE0E92B3048C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subclause (III); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7A8C19E5E86A43B692E6DD35EBAE29F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subclauses (IV) and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV),
respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA199A94753F64C7DB5064087B5B9D2A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H272E283132604536829F5E69D9B8AF52"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF2C3F95C364041E6BFD96EC759086C98"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H99B96A86C9014D4C8281262D76DC639D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1584FFC2493F4ABD91615D7A6E822922"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24038C231FBD4E3EBE3A95BA6698F26E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="H591BEC3B54134ADC90ABF0472092214F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal year
2013</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>There is
authorized</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal year 2013.—</header-in-text>There is
authorized</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7F968AE1BA0D4174925D700B2DC60A0D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (3) and moving the margin of such
paragraph (as so redesignated) two ems to the left;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04706269E1F84EBB87F3B5D711349423"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9BD579AEBD44D1FAEC86E334F911D02" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H36F1FF07157943338083782281B7C634"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA836B9609712497FB5B26DEB8D10AAE1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph), by striking
<quote>this paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>this
subsection</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HA377165198D34B4781E22B961FE1BCA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8011.</enum><header>Community wood
energy program</header><text display-inline="no-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>carry out this section</quote> and all that follows and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H745483A64CB541029B512B3CC02E6C31" style="OLC">
<text>carry out this
section—</text><paragraph id="H32217379775245F5875E812579AA7D33"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009
through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H549673F42C444AFB955B2692673E7DF3"><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 id="HD5348ED7AF8B4E50A1E0408492395AD6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8012.</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 (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2095) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FCAD039412E49018E1E016E0533DC51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8013.</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 (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2096) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HF885B7165DC948E5A4807413D46A797F"><enum>8014.</enum><header>Energy
efficiency report for USDA facilities</header>
<subsection id="H2D2A6A20AA4140F7B7BE0E1DC10DC23D"><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 Department of Agriculture facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAC5501AC485C48D78880EA1FC1FCB6CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEAE8CF5C3AC447BBA7B7A7F93A2DA5C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An analysis of
energy use by Department of Agriculture facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H680678D34A4546A2A8846A8FF379E55D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
list of energy audits that have been conducted at such facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8A0BFD0F6F0407FAE2F0386D0F3F3AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
list of energy efficiency projects that have been conducted at such
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C0D21E423534C2AA3EBF41D9DFA2DA1"><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>IX</enum><header>Horticulture</header>
<section id="H68C3BBC152A54DCAA213023E4C79F5A2"><enum>9001.</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="H5B0AF1BB2258466A8B744A68F41A51BE"><enum>9002.</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="H0A244D85334B419890F9C95011A1F393"><enum>9003.</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="H824A225E05214A0CB2A3B0A20F278A68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of such section, 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="H8EAA7FC623074C0B90C2433CF39F2C82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D3E2AB8BD3E4705AD64C90DD3B852B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and Local Food</quote> after <quote>Farmers’ Market</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B7576CEFDCD4B959666AF270411F5C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>farmers’ markets and to promote</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D48DDE4BA144B57975FCB8CFFA25974"><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="HE24324CCD6CF4F9299E2E25F6AC0067F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03CFDC4A073F407EB71C3F8D6BF50B52" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H76A790B2243C44BCAA50B1F23C8E57CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the
Program are to increase domestic consumption of, and consumer access to,
locally and regionally produced agricultural products by assisting in the
development, improvement, and expansion of—</text>
<paragraph id="H273C071C3FCD42E2919B59C46CC028C0"><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="HED22316B7A314D01AA004CBC9F10AB6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local and regional food business
enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or
regionally produced food
products.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE96B4728CB5476E900DDE5CC3ACFEDC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD945D69336D64535A8B5429751EBEC88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or other agricultural business entity</quote> after
<quote>cooperative</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6702EA85CF534E71813ED1BFF1B3D57D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, including a community supported agriculture network or
association</quote> after <quote>association</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H138F9920D89D4607A64A0D3570A13AC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D75CD7F9AA4457BBF4D6B6E7AD5E5AF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA85433849F0844ADAD63F090E2297920" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H41F3C9AF0C544A0C8C6CCCE945912816"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funds
requirements for eligible entities</header>
<paragraph id="HE96889C580C341E3B744533B05652C1E"><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 such project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B47AB0C756240D58EA4B09819E0CB7F"><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 commented="no" id="HC93F14E8F9214E9AB474A53CCC9C3A5D"><enum>(7)</enum><text><italic></italic>in
subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9B2FB127B42744FE8908ADFB709BBF96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H085F1C4A7D1D4784B6DE2A7C74DA0C2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFFF316FE77E3428B909681C72C790450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7726E3CF2DEC4024B0E6AA4A1FF02A9A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5617A504DA94C429B28C909696DBE5F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1E49EA7A363248B499D2A4ACBBD312CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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="HE314626B417F4E49855347E9DF6EE5ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) and (5);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7A8F715072C47F3A9D1B428E4CCD9F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD72598846DDD4C7D9BFE8DE5942FCDD9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0837B059806041B596345BC17F9180B3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBED437C237514D79B248BEEB7AD4DFFC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>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>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB461AE31CA794D9CA78137F75668D0DC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this section for a
fiscal year, 50 percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes described
in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 percent of such funds shall be used
for the purposes described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4FF629168B0482CB75D5A401481BE6C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
more than 3 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE86FEE96C284F4DB3743C4367E38720"><enum>9004.</enum><header>Organic
agriculture</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H00C62728139341B6B69FCF0B1274C11C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organic
production and market data initiatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><italic></italic>Section 7407(d)(2) 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(d)(2)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1784DF76605043DD83A78D2B4C3771B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading of
such paragraph, 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7D9C041B1A4436D8E6ACFDA6E64351C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through
2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7F881A3C39CA41AE9F41E907430FD592"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modernization
and technology upgrade for national organic program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2122 of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6521">7 U.S.C. 6521</external-xref>) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84A109FB629F409CBF184E54A687FC38" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5ED9A60D4D1D497C9B1121AF38AF73C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modernization
and technology upgrade for national organic program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall modernize database and
technology systems of the national organic
program.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H346F9EFC02CF4963A16CB7D84BF24BFA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for national organic program</header><text>Effective October 1,
2013, section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C.
6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B17654FD9534A6D9C7E8FA7B4A1E621" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H077AF0D518724E4EA502212BBE051E6A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEAB460661164426E8C9B4AEC07102422"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National organic
certification cost-Share program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><italic></italic>Effective October 1, 2013,
section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C.
6523) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A398D386861473795DBB6C6F39400D0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemption of
certified organic products from promotion order
assessments</header><text>Subsection (e) of 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 to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H08AE3975B6884C1BB864684DCF19607E">
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H292FD788808C400AA4B75A569890604C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemption of
certified organic products from promotion order assessments</header>
<paragraph id="H9837D83FDECC41F2911E8D25365BE19F"><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="H3F1918F4910A41BFA76098F77530B0E9"><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 ‘100 percent organic’ (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="HBC431FAD4DAC41F699C1AA29AC482B19"><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="H0C092E17CD314A679C9BF2B2EE2BE042"><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="H27B66685266345AC90BCDC2E6730331F"><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="HDCED3AAB3ADC4896A56D745EA2082716"><enum>(f)</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 new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9A35930FD2F6429399E0BF47F3EAE0E2" style="OLC">
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56E045A56FCD4935B6B6EC191F5B817C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Organic
commodity promotion order</header>
<paragraph id="H52276BA0F91942AAB523CB717E4D94D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H10A155E2CD574C278B56BC0941DC2020"><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 (7 U.S.C.
6502).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB2D4AAF94074F20B3F9892A6E7D4695"><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="HAEEBCB01821A4E7E9A953DFC2FAC902F"><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="HB4D7F8D87ADE4B99BBFD52ABAE5BEFFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
produced on a certified organic farm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE0EE7ED8413B4DA3BFCC119EC1489B83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is covered under
both—</text>
<subclause id="HBC47E6D0C4E4442FAFE9E449B1E8AD0A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an organic
commodity promotion order issued pursuant to paragraph (2); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB826F83938D1448C816CA676A93E1C8F"><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="H4023FE8E2C414EABAE2F362A6B15A242"><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="HF46265B2A8B54ADA8409B29EFCEDB962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is produced or
handled (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C.
6502)) 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="HC778E717D7F3453C80080D2946AB1D43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is imported with a
valid organic certificate (as defined in such part).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEFED2346CBFC4F72810C393C9E8D1813"><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="H3855E81544BB4983BA21F50AA7E8E4BB"><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="H9FA5814985924613A83105FECA2C828A"><enum>(g)</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="H0D2295454BDC4BA285EFE37EAC86D82E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C0171A6922E441EBED86D0D19A2A478"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEE1C881188884E9DB352886577C80011" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H069CC8C34C164BA8BE67EE47FE832942"><enum>(E)</enum><text>products, as a
class, that are 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
that are 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>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H294357E8B29045B09CF627804B1F76E6"><enum>9005.</enum><header>Investigations
and enforcement of the Organic Foods Production Act of
<enum-in-header>1990</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is
amended by inserting after section 2122 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6521">7 U.S.C. 6521</external-xref>) the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA199A2CD8C0545DAB8BB2DB260465E21" style="OLC">
<section id="H008C91BD4426497792AFE51BF694FC95"><enum>2122A.</enum><header>Investigation
and enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE99EA721E5614033A349E83F735B02B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expedited
administrative hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hearing procedure under
which the Secretary may suspend or revoke the organic certification of a
producer or handler or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance
with subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in addition to a hearing
conducted pursuant to section 2120.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F259B2CE07D4801A8F3F5D4FB62F04F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigation</header>
<paragraph id="H1836E5B297154E2C85D9EEBE766BE858"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may take such investigative actions as the
Secretary considers to be necessary to carry out this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06596A822C2440B89D6BB8A841C82121"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to verify the
accuracy of any information reported or made available under this title;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE006933D00E042E19AE11D8EBD20CE5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to determine, with regard to actions,
practices, or information required under this title, whether a person covered
by this title has committed a violation of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA5082376BFB94151B6290ED745A875EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Investigative
powers</header><text>The Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations,
subpoena witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evidence, and require
the production of any records required to be maintained under section 2112(d)
or 2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF6A166AB72A49318FA89073DB392109"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unlawful
Act</header><text>It shall be unlawful and a violation of this title for any
person covered by this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H71F094EE59174080AAA5F1CF0389093B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to refuse to
provide information required by the Secretary under this title; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A581F3FDE784FAF9939F76D18B2B4AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to violate—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD97A883BA11E4C22AB4079BE141ABF2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a suspension or
revocation of the organic certification of a producer or handler; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF28616C2DA649F3BAEF4342CBFD2BC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a suspension or
revocation of the accreditation of a certifying agent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F88C68E561C4027BC23F30665AD1E17"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H691E862FCB7D485CBC0D3CAE7F70024B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspension</header>
<subparagraph id="H530A7C6B6AB0404F98A980772558779A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may,
after notice and opportunity for an expedited administrative hearing, suspend
the organic certification of a producer, handler or the accreditation of a
certifying agent if—</text>
<clause id="H9D8AB31A5C3446B982AFF329F97DD94C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, during such expedited
administrative hearing, proved that—</text>
<subclause id="H80FFA0E75A944C5DB8627CF7C1FC5B99"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a producer or handler, the
producer or handler—</text>
<item id="H85EF2473A3BD4F32A3F018167344326B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>has
recklessly committed a violation of a term, condition, or requirement of the
organic plan to which the producer or handler is subject; or</text>
</item><item id="H80B0FE41877A4A03B6D653EC7A19C19D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has recklessly committed, or is recklessly
committing, a violation of this title; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H0454114F2EC24C90B5C6343AF83FB001"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a certifying agent, the
agent has recklessly committed, or is recklessly committing, a violation of
this title; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H97DCA15FC8114BEBB5F82193FFA3E47E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the producer,
handler, or certifying agent has waived such expedited administrative
hearing.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A1F2ACBA8434DCCAC801FA678D7C691"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Issuance of
suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A suspension
issued under this paragraph shall be issued not later than five days after the
date on which—</text>
<clause id="H0CF5D5A8A3524E7B978AB5B21ABB6C56"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expedited administrative hearing
referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) concludes; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H383ED0F953CD4E06A3CB25796C596FEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary
receives notice of the waiver referred to in clause (ii) of such
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28433487D9C748B395F2FAEB32C610CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration of
suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The period of a
suspension issued under this paragraph shall be not more than 90 days,
beginning on the date on which the Secretary issues the suspension.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8260624B2864EBCAF27F88255A7B749"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Curing of
violations</header>
<clause id="H257808C857FF403F86F230601768F458"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not
issue a suspension of a certification or accreditation under this paragraph if
the producer, handler, or certifying agent subject to such suspension—</text>
<subclause id="H0411A3DE7A6840AF8FDE0CA77ED74487"><enum>(I)</enum><text>before the date on
which the suspension would otherwise have been issued, cures, or corrects the
deficiency giving rise to, the violation for which the certification or
accreditation would have been suspended; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB10BBC8E2ADD4B0DBFFC4F69E060616D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within a reasonable timeframe (as
determined by the Secretary), enters into a settlement with the Secretary
regarding a deficiency referred to in subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HB73AC52FD711480D9DA95652D180B495"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>During
suspension</header><text>The Secretary shall terminate the suspension of an
organic certification or accreditation issued under this paragraph if the
producer, handler, or certifying agent subject to such suspension cures the
violation for which the certification or accreditation was suspended under this
paragraph before the date on which the period of the suspension ends.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC526D3CAB70645AF98A8C809B7C5E676"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F428A19454B43698432AF2C697254C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may,
after notice and opportunity for an expedited administrative hearing under this
section and an expedited administrative appeal under section 2121, revoke the
organic certification of a producer or handler, or the accreditation of a
certifying agent if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H47E80FA8A1304D0D8A8B4EFD4049857E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, during such hearing, proved
that—</text>
<subclause id="H4BB8F40203FE407286896909D82B05A6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of a
producer or handler, the producer or handler—</text>
<item id="HB682B77ED4AA4BCC9112DE2A05BF978F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has knowingly committed an egregious
violation of a term, condition, or requirement of the organic plan to which the
producer or handler is subject; or</text>
</item><item id="H7E6CFF9F0AE24BA68DE0FB2DDA3FAAFC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has knowingly committed, or is knowingly
committing, an egregious violation of this title; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H14B92330CCB94C6EB7FCE6F60D3D628E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a certifying agent, the
agent has knowingly committed, or is knowingly committing, an egregious
violation of this title; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HDCB1854BD01A4BAB8FD126EF9C4B3A64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the producer, handler, or certifying agent
has waived such expedited administrative hearing and such an expedited
administrative appeal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F59E7C0704F435CB6E186071E9DC53D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initiation of
revocation proceedings</header>
<clause id="H19A4C31DAF2B4148BD3527F8A92A9EB4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary finds, during an investigation or during
the period of a suspension under paragraph (1), that a producer, handler, or
certifying agent has knowingly committed an egregious violation of this title,
the Secretary shall initiate revocation proceedings with respect to such
violation not later than 30 days after the date on which the producer, handler,
or certifying agent receives notice of such finding in accordance with clause
(ii). The Secretary may not initiate revocation proceedings with respect to
such violation after the date on which that 30-day period ends.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0991289EC73C44AC9EE70BFD92D250E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than five days after the date on
which the Secretary makes the finding described in clause (i), the Secretary
shall provide to the producer, handler, or certifying agent notice of such
finding.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE88665F26F6641CE8262D7AC857FED1E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Appeal</header>
<paragraph id="H71A89890F2194DDE88BBC3DC3E47098A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspensions</header>
<subparagraph id="H2A0E8213DCD24468989C5C5F2BF4E482"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The suspension of a
certification or accreditation under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary may be
appealed to a United States district court in accordance with section 2121(b)
not later than 30 business days after the date on which the person subject to
such suspension receives notice of the suspension.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0E6300B6FE647ACB85B10BA2405A907"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Suspension final
and conclusive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A suspension
of a certification or accreditation under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary
shall be final and conclusive—</text>
<clause id="H4A87D6DD049C400F9EDD31B067432D5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a suspension that is
appealed under subparagraph (A) within the 30-day period specified in such
subparagraph, on the date on which judicial review of such suspension is
complete; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HA42488C967C34E389691CC1E64A1969C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
suspension that is not so appealed, the date on which such 30-day period
ends.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9CA6524B897B49F79A7200B0B0B303BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Revocations</header>
<subparagraph id="H782887051E0F40FDB7259F2949B09376"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The revocation of a
certification or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Secretary may
be appealed to a United States district court in accordance with section
2121(b) not later than 30 business days after the date on which the person
subject to such revocation receives notice of the revocation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CD6B590EABC4B328FAD0956960659F3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Revocation final
and conclusive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A revocation
of a certification or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Secretary
shall be final and conclusive—</text>
<clause id="HFB9D855F8CC04E5EA8CABD04C3163A2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the case of a revocation that is appealed under subparagraph (A) within the
30-day period specified in such subparagraph, on the date on which judicial
review of such revocation is complete; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FA5578CB0364AB6B09946AED6C51F18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a
revocation that is not so appealed, the date on which such 30-day period
ends.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31B6EDD53DB94FD1BA5A4FAD64E8EA63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standards for
review of suspensions and revocations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A suspension or revocation of a
certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) shall be reviewed in
accordance with the standards of review specified in
section
706(2) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H35C2835DA8DC402DA477EE05C8343182"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header>
<paragraph id="H75DC483490364331B46FD87705B3597C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a person covered by this title fails to obey a
revocation of a certification or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after
such revocation has become final and conclusive or after the appropriate United
States district court has entered a final judgment in favor of the Secretary,
the United States may apply to the appropriate United States district court for
enforcement of such revocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD609E71C11A408B98DBDB84D3E71CD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>If
the court determines that the revocation was lawfully made and duly served and
that the person violated the revocation, the court shall enforce the
revocation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H425C34378EEA47FBAC645E084CD39859"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Civil
penalty</header><text>If the court finds that the person violated the
revocation of a certification or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the
person shall be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in subsections
(a) and (b) of section 2120.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2608693594064BBFAB7D5961474AB3BC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Violation of
this title defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>violation of
this title</term> means a violation specified in section
2120.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H54C8E2CFA11141B7A3F016D366CD37B3"><enum>9006.</enum><header>Food safety
education initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
10105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655">7 U.S.C. 7655</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H85A4657DD5EC48D283C413C2D137D03F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7CB64727D12C4636968DE91C607681F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting <quote>, including farm workers</quote> after
<quote>industry</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H849FFB3237A7446EB66BDD17E3D8F5F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6CA74E26516E474F91F921915E10B0B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB701A7C827ED4D8DB754EE1A6BD83E15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E642908DB7E4DDA8DEF06261C178AD4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H43BB76288BEC487797F5CC7094BE8287"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">practices that prevent bacterial
contamination of food, how to identify sources of food contamination, and other
means of decreasing food contamination.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D6BE48632DF4F6F8A78D38E08B1156C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H036667F2CC844CE9AA233B644857ACB6"><enum>9007.</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;
Public Law
108–465) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBAF1DB693DC4B4FB0D7788B1A0B7A07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7011F1967904F4885C54BECC455561A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56FACBE6A2C8495CBF243D4CC9742447"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC8DECFC48084D2A91445C16CDE8C122"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E202CFCA92F49EDB69095E21910195C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H245F7E75AC4848D182D5F07EE933F5D0"><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 such fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio
to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year
as—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CC73EB7D9A043B1A9F9A99DDEFCB257"><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="HDF9C0AF5452A41CE96131310209450C6"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9136A856BACD4FE2B87682939E0A7001"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD74F26B87D274103993C3F842FA17031"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1C05A4E1A9A40D0A5367A431406F7D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62C5E3A995A94E0198787E353AE10493"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF913F43D00E46208B722DCF54B49783" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEAE8041BC29645A9B002087F5033C95D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that any grant funds received
under this section that are used for equipment or capital-related research
costs determined to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops—</text>
<subparagraph id="H893AC1F631134708BC369A671CB5B1F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be supplemented by the expenditure of
State funds in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of such costs during
the fiscal year in which such costs were incurred; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19D788A10E6747928CD99E80CBB3BF27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
completely replaced by State funds on the day after the date on which such
fiscal year
ends.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6ABCA4ACBEA74B7C97C01148244189B3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (j) as subsection (l);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBCA053C30EC246DA8F89444D39B21C27"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (i) the following new subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94DA8782B101479391C3FCCDF33148FA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4469337A84E24019A5F33A54F401B488"><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>Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</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="H53D2184EA5BF4747BE4E23D80E85D4A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>food
safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDD9F433156944604BC9CB3807901D29F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>plant pests and
disease;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06E3F359DE3146DBA225535EEFF5A8BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFACCD13705894B3594C4414B427B24E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>crop-specific
projects addressing common issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC641A479756149519C9236A7E0C1A19A"><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="H24E2BDE0A23544E9A095C31706A5C0A6"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCDF089A2D019433D9ECA7D9471366C0A"><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="HE33BB78B0AC7462D8C1D91E2714F7686"><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="H8D2E786B027B40A1AC965931A17E4206"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (l)
(as redesignated by paragraph (4))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B5E6476E1294B64A680C55BF63354EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving the margins of
such subparagraphs two ems to the right;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB568DF92961348798C04565E6F3AB56C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H205B2853CCDA4D73B92A56637DCE7B2D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE0D415FB638A40A891A47B45FEDA3860"><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="HD697004D62CC42B195ABFF7FAB73718D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as so designated)—</text>
<clause id="H257B14380DAC439492379DC5ABC7DCF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="H155A031E26884BA3B994FA872BE2F1B2"><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="H08F587C557AA4E859142269997D58249"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E53A9C5419C407CADEAC604FDD5E99F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H873A76D04CE849C78D9BDF65BCFF084C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through
2017; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21AA61439E7B4747A6E7DC6121262BD2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$85,000,000 for
fiscal year 2018.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75AF1851CA5E42F9BEB805D116342DA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA313AA9FAFAD4EF9B2355BE6113D8C63" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H048981A368D44081ADEED2DEA3A5B9BD"><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 id="H3F29A94975C14E1FBF100D4F416CD2B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F121D07FD3A47DA8C7D523DDFC37CFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11836B691AA9403580AD2900A2A04C44"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H663CC7564EF04D79BADFAC2CBAF3D629"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E8198BE8B9E4866A544DC9FC0ECF2D1"><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="HAB03ABA52F0649848B25BE6801C3D6F4"><enum>9008.</enum><header>Department of
Agriculture consultation regarding enforcement of certain labor law
provisions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall consult with the Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of
shipments of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of such commodities,
by the Department of Labor for actual or suspected labor law violations in
order to consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0717B865C9E4F519101FC5B995942C1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the perishable
nature of such commodities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05E3739C10D84CB3A453191633D03D07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of such
restraining or confiscation on the economic viability of farming operations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1F3AB72BAD943A298171D392EC04949"><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).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H58CAF815325C40A682F4807286E55E99"><enum>9009.</enum><header>Report on
honey</header>
<subsection id="HB32FC5229DFF47608D82C7E65542812E"><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, 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="H20C819165E71408BAF359BE3723A36F4"><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 such petition.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H50775553C11544F1A82C0134D9FAD6EC"><enum>9010.</enum><header>Bulk shipments
of apples to Canada</header>
<subsection id="H200DA3F63F83401D968E3E397E1BB5DF"><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="H5CCC0F6AB0594CF6BAE35AB2D5BB6C9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Apples in</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(a)</enum-in-header></header-in-text> Apples
in</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13C72E87D2014E4AB4F3E75091597799"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ABD55BA3C9A4A73B57A45055DC04C17" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HFB0665C1F0734AFD96876D78AD113FCA"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Apples may be
shipped to Canada in bulk bins without complying with the provisions of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5899876E6C444F939E725AD4EF326AD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of
bulk bin</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 new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD30BDCD8F95C4176BE5A138322B026DC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFB659F06969C4CD58A8DBC713652E8A2" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bulk bin</term> means a bin
that contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100
pounds.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H67ABCDF1BAF74DBC8A77E7498A45F200"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD08904D02F1A494E8CDF19B3A5E3A1DE"><enum>9011.</enum><header>Consolidation
of plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention programs</header>
<subsection id="HEF99AA87E57848D7B6CDB5E59DFFBAF1"><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="HE7ECC913F8BA42B190C350AEE72E8FE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3182360C70A446C89337614BF85E482E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224FAAC694CE4820BF642EEE215E61AD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF5BDC9C77AF94DA4A9DF04D6DF3EEFE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National clean
plant network</header>
<paragraph id="H42FE41D7658E4B7E97A68048140C4BA9"><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="HEC60A4C4F12346D3B2E3194BE6E52F89"><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="H516E8A985E8040CB8D80AE11364384F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to produce clean
propagative plant material; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEC0933A862F429697CBA35CD3808ABB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to maintain blocks
of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAB9672D77D94947B2F5E01FC2244B26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
clean plant source material</header><text>Clean plant source material may be
made available to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22A86B1BB6354E5FAD484D0C5184048B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State for a
certified plant program of the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30DA163983B34190A16E93BE91FC3A6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private nurseries
and producers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H889E9F6E41E543FBB05165B7189515B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation and
collaboration</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC80A7C4C32D45F88E7F5888ED352CF0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult
with—</text>
<clause id="HDB9C9963454A48BD9D997B200E7EC8B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State departments
of agriculture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB714BDE3999340138B5594F629EC7B7C"><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 (7
U.S.C. 3103)); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H643337E81EE7474FAD6056FCCD1F9E77"><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 id="HBB833F040FA040A9B17FD5E52FE62467"><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="HC672AA34447C40DBB3035197FF90F832"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 420 of the Plant
Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H96262E6CD4034F23B408ED23C8370200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95D9DBA927544C4C92003A738D415A5C"><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="HD3EF1D1735B74447ACAD5C9E244D664E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H952203B61DD64E2CBDB2DC4B89DEE273" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H534E6441D31F4433B83D60624A5C0575"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$62,500,000 for
fiscal years 2014 through 2017; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F4F6DC18D344335AF053C68EDBFCDF3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for
fiscal year
2018.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24375F9E2EB74068809B6BD2C7050BF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of
existing provision</header><text>Section 10202 of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 7761) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9AA17BDA90034BF8B263DF0B6B40F5F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clarification of
use of funds for technical assistance</header><text>Section 420 of the Plant
Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7721), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60BD23927BA74DA9BEBF76A5B796AF41" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5A75420990F04D2489E6B35434BDF097"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Relationship to
other law</header><text>The use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds under
this section 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 (15 U.S.C.
714i).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9458F40202D1419E94471F1E20633BF2"><enum>(e)</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
subsections (a) and (d), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6FD78CF81594D77BF87E6A3ED626F2C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4977FF6498DF4241A5C09E2376904DB4"><enum>(h)</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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H9AAA1AFCBBEB403FA091F6AA64167862" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9012.</enum><header>Modification,
cancellation, or suspension on basis of a biological opinion</header>
<subsection id="H88CD87A43D6243599F2E8536818E3B86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in the case of
a voluntary request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration under
section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(7 U.S.C.
136a), a registration of a pesticide may be modified, canceled,
or suspended on the basis of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued
by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service prior to the date of completion of the study referred to in subsection
(b), or January 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B1E32CFA5BC45D9A196218277D30E9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the modification,
cancellation, or suspension is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act
(7 U.S.C.
136d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H893D1035AFE242E58CB7E8FBABDC3778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Biological
Opinion complies with the recommendations contained in the study referred to in
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7460025DFEEE49BA96B5053F0B0EF253"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Academy
of Sciences Study</header><text>The study commissioned by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall include, at a
minimum, each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HEA31CBF9D39A4E55BE9564FF605B161D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
formal, independent, and external peer review, consistent with Office of
Management and Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described in
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6C421D19C27483FAD22C3094462E8DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Assessment of
economic impacts of measures or alternatives recommended in each such
Biological Opinion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93075060C6A6447693E903C3D8BDF7ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An examination of the specific scientific
and procedural questions and issues pertaining to economic feasibility
contained in the June 23, 2011, letter sent to the Administrator (and other
Federal officials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agriculture, the
Committee on Natural Resources, and the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations, of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H85A14CA9CFA54280B22FBCEE68136B09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9013.</enum><header>Use and discharges
of authorized pesticides</header>
<subsection id="HAA7603E959404718B444C95612EE7FE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>Reducing Regulatory
Burdens Act of 2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C1E2B247520448AABD281B64B69F4A5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
authorized pesticides</header><text>Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136a">7 U.S.C. 136a(f)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7A1C7E850EFC4363A62837E87E6D1E2D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HADD32087E8464D41B6B84FE0284DCEA3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Use of
authorized pesticides</header><text>Except as provided in section 402(s) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a State may not
require a permit under such Act for a discharge from a point source into
navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under
this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of
such
pesticide.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD00F4D1CAF384878BF876E552BA22E6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Discharges of
pesticides</header><text>Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C.
1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H68C6D160CCAB425F8F8DF8BB8AD2B3A5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9EC533A834454F0AB1E6052A99C86F59"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Discharges of
pesticides</header>
<paragraph id="HB81444619AE34983B64CFD67E46F5BCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No permit
requirement</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall
not be required by the Administrator or a State under this Act for a discharge
from a point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale,
distribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from the application of such
pesticide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H726DDF378FED4E6D95F4306AD78FF800"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall not apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pesticide
residue:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2CC601FA2634458BB2172B99314D5A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A discharge
resulting from the application of a pesticide in violation of a provision of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that is relevant to
protecting water quality, if—</text>
<clause id="H855E6A7CF2D94E67B8638B5346FCB951"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the discharge
would not have occurred but for the violation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F435D1754594E659F810E882D2EC150"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of
pesticide or pesticide residue in the discharge is greater than would have
occurred without the violation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B967EBBC87E47EEA30317777BBA0322"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Stormwater
discharges subject to regulation under subsection (p).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBBCDAE7C53E49F0B5BBE9AD6863689A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The following
discharges subject to regulation under this section:</text>
<clause id="HDD3EAF4C9F334C68A808A19FFCC8F411"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Manufacturing or
industrial effluent.</text>
</clause><clause id="H29D7F13360A74D61BA2673FCB486EDC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Treatment works
effluent.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2FF0075C1060434FA67930E2E6078FA0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Discharges
incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including a discharge resulting
from ballasting operations or vessel biofouling
prevention.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HC2C5F854D81C42138170D4A8BE1550C4"><enum>9014.</enum><header>Seed not
pesticide or device for purposes of importation</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 by
adding at the end the following new sentences: <quote>Solely for purposes of
notifications of arrival upon importation, for purposes of this subsection,
seed, including treated seed, shall not be considered a pesticide or device.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding or limiting the
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the importation or
movement of plants, plant products, or seeds, under the Plant Protection Act
(7 U.S.C. 7701 et
seq.) or the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551 et
seq.).</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4E51759941264C7C97929F35893390F2"><enum>9015.</enum><header>Stay of
regulations related to Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information
Order</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
lift the administrative stay that was imposed by the rule 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 214 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="HB3ADDD56E07D41C48B18B8FD691DD138"><enum>9016.</enum><header>Study on
proposed order pertaining to sulfuryl fluoride</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than two years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on the
potential economic and public health effects that would result from
finalization of the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011, Federal
Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride,
including the anticipated impacts of such finalization on the production of an
adequate, wholesome, and economical food supply and on farmers and related
agricultural sectors.</text>
</section><section id="HACA1BE96565E49AF853FEF8B9ADF01C5"><enum>9017.</enum><header>Study on local
and regional food production and program evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H1E19ABB25C9B4DAEB4A06D8A47F84034"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Agriculture shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3C15403B4B84550890856EAE0B0AD8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect data on the production and
marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE73CE3D1637B4395882EB6E5B98C1CD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate
interagency collaboration and data sharing on programs related to local and
regional food systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDCBFCD81C354CA7846F33F24BD0EBB1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitor the
effectiveness of programs designed to expand or facilitate local food
systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H176A055C20FD4C7EB6335BD45233BB4A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC9073CEC34964E099A400795C469C38F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect and
distribute comprehensive reporting of prices of locally or regionally produced
agricultural food products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF490E03FD506487C956F45AB61422D56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct surveys
and analysis and publish reports relating to the production, handling,
distribution, and retail sales of, and trend studies (including consumer
purchasing patterns) on, locally or regionally produced agricultural food
products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C26FFAA9FB94037A7274787BCBAD729"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of existing programs in growing local and regional food systems,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5184381166C4884BB7694882F13D4EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the impact of
local food systems on job creation and economic development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F4D564541A147BA878777A3CFE2D5A0"><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 (7 U.S.C.
3005), including the percentage of projects funded in
comparison to applicants and the types of eligible entities receiving
funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF98BEAB19B84509988ED20F02263DF0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability for
participants to leverage private capital and a synopsis of the places from
which non-Federal funds are derived; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0E0AA64FD0343E688F68B1EC0C6E189"><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="HCD903EC6FF8D441498445D13C6B28756"><enum>(4)</enum><text>expand the
Agricultural Resource Management Survey to include questions on locally or
regionally produced agricultural food products; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15D981D929FB49DC84D4176A90111196"><enum>(5)</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="H7050E44148ED48B9A2C1D656BD163472"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter until September 30, 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 describing the
progress that has been made in implementing this section and identifying any
additional needs related to developing local and regional food systems.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0FB402B267CA4121AEB46D37DA599AFB"><enum>9018.</enum><header>Annual report
on invasive species</header>
<subsection id="H69561713E97347EAB13D00B9D107431B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial
report</header>
<paragraph id="HC05A3C4A47584C56869C0E14B47DD9BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on invasive
species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94F5EB30A5E645D59BBD2A00A68B0335"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters
included</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE6E67AAD4B34B2A9C18F251E4182EDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of each invasive species that is in
the United States as of the date of the report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FA5D128BBFC4A689032A9B0475B9AE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>For each invasive
species listed under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H00F79C33668846AAB49109ACFA975C18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
country from which the species originated;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0683256E3DCA4C06A83F1F98E2F8EB0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
means in which the species entered the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC01D69E30B80493D9DCDA08888D13F24"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the year in
which the species entered the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAAE8720E2DEE457699E6A00378C2AB78"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
rate by which the entry of the species is increasing or decreasing;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F3F61B6988F4C64AE3D068B1C203CF3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>cost
estimates, covering both the date of the report and future periods, of the cost
of such species to the public and private sectors;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD50C2167C204B57A43E20101B96D60E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>if
cost estimates cannot be conducted under clause (v), a detailed explanation of
why;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD04AA9B8AF141338E240AC472109B89"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">environmental impact estimates, covering
both the date of the report and future periods, of the environmental impact of
the species;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6B50367105E24C95899A68C654DE1F4F"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>if
environmental impact estimates cannot be conducted under clause (vii), a
detailed explanation of why;</text>
</clause><clause id="H16512EDA22644BDAA2A8DBB3425928D9"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>recommendations
as to what steps are needed to combat the species;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A9F7E61E3B64610805890053D9A2806"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the ongoing research
occurring to combat the species; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA12E0C086B8E411B8E11B69F53FB92D8"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>a
description of any legal recourse available to people affected by the
species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC19E6B9B2AA4D979CC927F861CFC398"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any other matter
the Secretary determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE179F95FFCB043939A41B0ED0BC83A2E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period
covered</header><text>The report under paragraph (1) shall cover the period
beginning in 1980 and ending on the date on which the report is
submitted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E561AB033694338A03E2864BAA95AF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual updated
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on which the report
under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary shall submit
annually to Congress an updated report, including an update to each of the
matters described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H926E59FE04694E578F73971B8456AEB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make each report under this
section available to the public.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>X</enum><header>Crop
Insurance</header>
<section commented="no" id="HF174D87101B943C6A6D6F82A62644694"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Information
sharing</header>
<subsection id="H7365DB9E67924585B2CED2A6E74CCB48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-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 new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BAAAE75036B429B890E43DD75E5EFDC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFB3F35E6AB5342728EC9EA157499251A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8A5BD7FCAF7749B5831B3AE559D2905F"><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="HF0A46DCD4015425585D243983C20CC3F"><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="H1A68743D69BB4192B7A2D7B4B4CD1701"><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>
</subsection><subsection id="H740C19FA63C84C0DA90C3844EE7BF6D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosure of
crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and
certain other individuals and entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1502(c)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H52CAF1C5DD5F48C88CD76534DB611222"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3352C7B296FB42E698B111474327242B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1474A68135014EBCA1F1002CE1A0902F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6CFD61F6163B455E9FC5B28D5BD72053"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disclosure in
the public interest</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other
provision of law, except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
on an annual basis make available to the public—</text>
<clause id="HBEF6805FBCE04816928CAADDF638A851"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA6FA36AB3FB949AAA884D705CB000D11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the name of each
individual or entity specified in subparagraph (C) who obtained a federally
subsidized crop insurance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of insurance
during the previous fiscal year;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB4735E40CF094D27B437ACC8ED307256" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of premium subsidy received
by that individual or entity from the Corporation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDD603579A039415885B8DB208146EDAC" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the amount of any Federal portion of
indemnities paid in the event of a loss during that fiscal year for each policy
associated with that individual or entity; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF2BDC60D8F3845E9B1E62B73C3FC795B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each private
insurance provider, by name—</text>
<subclause id="H75DEDD8CA5B5449FB23AF19EDCD02DE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the underwriting
gains earned through participation in the federally subsidized crop insurance
program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB585365D6A664ABDB6FBA4F41C0FCCCA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount paid
under this subtitle for—</text>
<item id="HB61617DD5C95445E9725AF347940920B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>administrative
and operating expenses;</text>
</item><item id="H2DC8FF8BA93647879DAC2CED60CF6F10"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any
Federal portion of indemnities and reinsurance; and</text>
</item><item id="HCD3C30B854794496B7F05B6A9C0BF580"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any
other purpose.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D8B1CDAB0774A87B9890A9293798F47"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not disclose information pertaining to individuals and entities
covered by a catastrophic risk protection plan offered under section
508(b).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H058A49EFCD9045E5BEC1F96825E9EAD9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Covered
individuals and entities</header><text>Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to
the following:</text>
<clause id="HCF786E98E0A8438DB928D150403F126D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of Congress and their immediate
families.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AADCBE4A63D4FB789B1C56334259ABD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Cabinet
Secretaries and their immediate families.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC439729ADC6E48E79E7D4AC93B3ABF64"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Entities of
which any individual described in clause (i) or (ii), or combination of such
individuals, is a majority
shareholder.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB59B5014018040B4B85B2500B0F04009"><enum>10002.</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 new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CA8D11F33E44BF8B43345DB6055863F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HECF5D37C85414BB29F15A8D0A1A0E0E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication of
violations</header>
<clause id="HBFC21EEE5F9C4C5EB7EBEFAD19B47818"><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="H3B3569245EB145DFB408FDFF8B2D21A6"><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 their
privacy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" id="HA5C226824CA94D63948E005F0A8A8C81"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Supplemental
coverage option</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8536FCD64080496E968D83B5A0A32A55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of
supplemental coverage option</header><text>Paragraph (3) of 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 to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7CEB0D3F0BE4E549861549FEBD2575E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4FD1F8EA019D4976AB0A47EC77B66021"><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="HCEC565BD3644475684213BC80637AC5B"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4E1713145049440BB06ECC95DB6E118F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual yield and
loss basis; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H59673F00660F4663A74EB7321CE595D0" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an area yield and loss
basis;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1D08519194A74294ADE41F04AE686B91"><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); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CB97EB12CC346178F80CE6637555ADD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a margin basis alone or in combination with
the coverages available in subparagraph (A) or
(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB6AB6CC0130641F1A36E6AFE987090B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Level of
coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (4) of
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 to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3437B06CBA0743908CEA91B67E46B7AC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE243800280304151AF0F7BCC99FFD525"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Level of
coverage</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE4958B19972446E5949B4205D5C2A5A6"><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="HF3505A87A5874164BEC522DE7AE594D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be dollar
denominated; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H26F561E2B6694484BCD4733C7B74E334"><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="HADD310EB873B48E4A1C19BB564C13E20"><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="HB2296ED1E5614E11A185A179F05E8781"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplemental
coverage option</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HE1B952BED40A4BC995AB0CB4C94B4EEF"><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 id="H5A3B252F887B4E029FD1B9C1E5C1EBBB"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a county-wide level to the fullest
extent practicable; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8C308471BB874F7C8F85D13E52D1C49D"><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="H08638249FA3B429780E9F15F281E8EFC"><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 10 percent of normal levels (as determined by the
Corporation).</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD46F24DD551474C85D1D4531D5CF0E3"><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 id="H07EF79DBD76C495BAB8370AE3D1247F7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>90 percent;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC0B9F11D7F824239A488FA0E97085B4D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the coverage
level selected by the producer for the underlying policy or plan of
insurance.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HA29F2E889BEF455ABB494D01AD63B7F4"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Ineligible
crops and acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crops for
which the producer has elected under section 1107(c)(1) of the
<short-title>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title> to receive revenue loss 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 id="HB9EC3E64970941338A92FE174203F443"><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 id="HE4A200F093554C7DBA881D9843965AC0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be sufficient to
cover anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB35DFBDC051D4E67B59A1BEFAEB1C77D"><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 id="H4BD16EEECA2643959F1C037BE6DDEDC7"><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 new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29D68ADFB6784E428147E9C26BBF477A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7693E1FE75AB4165A5570174E5FBECBB"><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 id="HE0D22A3DD97747EA98DCFD598E4A31E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>65
percent of the additional premium associated with the coverage; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2768C430CC7747E89F107D2625B942E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount determined under subsection
(c)(4)(C)(vi)(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 id="H9F85823D523F4E13A88394E673599014"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
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, not later
than for the 2014 crop year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC8D97697BDD34C9C828A7A1662A02300"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Premium
amounts for catastrophic risk protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of 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 to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB9156A649594235AC6A83A160A6EFDF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF7015BFF49C74B2EAFF7AB6F6DF289FC"><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.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H9060332E22E94DF091002FC0B17A9A92"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Repeal of
performance-based discount</header>
<subsection id="H5DDE6360766F423A9D10C9636C8995A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4708574EB124D30852C56C51B5836A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84828D52774B476885E0423F3462C3FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E2FC94F45E64C83BCD8036C8E08ABF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)(B)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD9941346D150450684624442358E01EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or</quote> at the end
of clause (i);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCCC1AFEFF304C45A9B919DA934BC5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5035953322F4464B9AD73516DC6031C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
clause (iii) as clause (ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8C07E757BA7548B58F6C2CB1BEF1D3A1"><enum>10006.</enum><header>Permanent
enterprise unit subsidy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subparagraph (A) of 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 to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99A8F06C438A4E7E8E0C0C3CEE820FC6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2E863E9AA1D04CA5846065A5535FEE5A"><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="H3DB73E6B59464045BACCC5AE9545F62B"><enum>10007.</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 (7
U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A5F7402B7C240D18119B72FCCC32BBE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1AE4C9AA3F474981B6A5A47DE599263C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nonirrigated
crops</header><text>Beginning with the 2014 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="H468D65B2791A4FF989534EAE1E45312F"><enum>10008.</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 new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5C4B934AEEA48E4985580E8A6AB7A91" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2D21FE12FC5B4A00846F352A68E15826"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Sources of yield
data</header><text>To determine yields under this paragraph, the
Corporation—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7C394A55BE864D2887CF59E78EE958A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall use county
data collected by the Risk Management Agency or the National Agricultural
Statistics Service, or both; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2B8918F2BA42407A8F3F6E442D718427"><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="H66E033AA582A4E2A803F34138280948B"><enum>10009.</enum><header>Adjustment in
actual production history to establish insurable yields</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>60</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>70</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="H8850A01ED5AC4FA3AED47A82D174CEDF"><enum>10010.</enum><header>Submission
and review of policies</header>
<subsection id="HDD7070DB77DD43BEB741DCBFD1C754CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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 commented="no" id="H1BCE8A2E99DF41588485BBBE6C3B283A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB9B85778688747489174CEE7E5D16C19"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2638604796ED41509E44C8A23C047573"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A975F1A9EEC432EBCB757E551D0CAB3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1407EC29DFCB4207ABC0C8297A07459E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to
submit</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB97201BB9F8D4214B2315D01203AED64"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFE2F7E735A054E438FE3A38180661F59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22A9CE7748994F5E99323CFA6D9A0159" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2E36C59C0B844516984EC836F06D3CFD"><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 commented="no" id="H16D8B121251C43E29F9AAECF658D0F63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will likely result
in a viable and marketable policy consistent with this subsection;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H42881561C56E439BA69AF95DB56A403F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would provide
crop insurance coverage in a significantly improved form; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H90488E5C6CE440E29F09309B47C292D0"><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 id="HD05AED8348FB4E1FBC3C61114DE800F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1E259C8117DF49608682703FA0A4F7C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>A policy</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C45C4BA9E9844F29310C0A442151EEB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H079B80A975E94C0D84101E8D3E8AEE05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
policy</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H181996C0C022464093C936553B89A524"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB055833D08E848338FE30AC5696ED301" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDE89F97CA049481FAAEBD710B824A131"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specified review
and approval priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
reviewing policies and other materials submitted to the Board under this
subsection for approval, the Board—</text>
<clause id="HFF8CB7DFD9CA464794039303670424B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2014 crop year;</text>
</clause><clause id="H03295EA0C7B34B5D888F66953E4F51D7"><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 2014 crop year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD0687FDFB9FC4214ADE81BC242F67D1C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may approve a submission that is made
pursuant to this subsection that would, beginning with the 2014 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><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4DBA91D71D364528820E7E7214772BBB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advance
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(b)(2)(E)
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
1522(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking <quote>50 percent</quote>
and inserting <quote>75 percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H51FF73FB9BCF4A7C996C252229CD8C11"><enum>10011.</enum><header>Equitable
relief for specialty crop policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD668B939BD554653978C951D2B6324BE" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB4BB9E8669D14A27BBF221AC6C798637"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Equitable
relief for specialty crop policies</header>
<subclause id="H041412DBAD0C4A21BCD375D52CF80AF8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the 2011
through 2015 reinsurance years, in addition to the total amount of funding for
reimbursement of administrative and operating costs that is otherwise required
to be made available in each such reinsurance year pursuant to an agreement
entered into by the Corporation, the Corporation shall use $41,000,000 to
provide additional reimbursement with respect to eligible insurance contracts
for any agricultural commodity that is not eligible for a benefit under
subtitles A, B or C of title I of the <short-title>Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</short-title>.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H15663E8C6C9B4D5B91870E7970981FFA"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional reimbursements made under this
clause shall be included as part of the base level of administrative and
operating expense reimbursement to which any limit on compensation to persons
involved in the direct sale and service of any eligible crop insurance contract
required under an agreement entered into by the Corporation is applied.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFD1D75169A2C4474A919F2E9BD13D698"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this clause shall be construed as
statutory assent to the limit described in subclause
(II).</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5E0C3B337129407192D599BA9E4D47F5"><enum>10012.</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 of 1938 (<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 new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF06B445DF0424996A8510DAECA6B19A1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1AAFDE257FA74392B135FC410DD679D2"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Budget</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HE7C2E69A6D924362A17A80981BF81232"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall ensure that any Standard Reinsurance
Agreement negotiated under subparagraph (A)(ii), as compared to the previous
Standard Reinsurance Agreement—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6192567383B64932BBAF103425EAFB1E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, shall be budget neutral; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H8A9E3CF02E5544A198273C81DB42005F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in no event, may
significantly depart from budget neutrality.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HAF292D8EC44D4C93B1BFB903B56DE42B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that
any budget savings is 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 the obligations of the Corporation under subsections
(e)(2) or (k)(4) or section
523.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB2DE3170F7CE4DC08C72AB0CB6486A94"><enum>10013.</enum><header>Crop
production on native sod</header>
<subsection id="H61F8E5491DE24FBE90ACBB91D4D52D4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal crop
insurance</header><text>Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C.
1508(o)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC8B009130E147A09ACDCC7A32F53DEC"><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="HB0154BA880CA4F0F86E5636D8BB76D92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H894F280073E84E8EA23F4E450D8C8178"><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>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BDDA3C9EF4447E9A00FF29C059E2610"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>for benefits under—</quote> and all that follows
through the period at the end and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE9323265B7D94245A08C86B89EFBE86B" style="OLC">
<text>for—</text><clause id="H8121758B1F0D44D8AB4A1D52C43DA8C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
portion of crop insurance premium subsidies under this subtitle in accordance
with paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E24C612FE824171B3F736256AD3BD90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>benefits under
section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C.
7333); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4FB1B8D9BE8642A8B5BFE2998B77AA43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">payments described in subsection (b) or (c)
of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38DEE3BEACB54E3AABE66B23C8BD06E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCE1A6AC4A8CB4EB395966D7E52B0C96A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H05F77D53A5D545A8A3325714D9C1C1B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="HA92E47E125614D54AC58917905055896"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod
acreage by a producer described in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H40DF9FE5C76E4EA4980C901711A09629"><enum>(i)</enum><text>paragraph (2)
shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H25BAD9FE05E74D85B59D39FF9131A87C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the crop
insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle shall
be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise
apply.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD87DBFEE2CD4B26982EF2AE97B67894"><enum>(B)</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
acreage.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF67D967FA9324B299A3339E8AABF741C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall only apply to native
sod in the Prairie Pothole National Priority
Area.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HECB63506A7564193A49039CB4F12FCF3"><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="HAE3E6252DB634932BF2DB95A7E4E2FFB"><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">benefit
reduction</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDEC7ED68A9C455D9966E4399AB9DAEA"><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="HCCEE25926A13442E90FF13E0B2F1D7CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7619514D998475F86F0A14C3E885885"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the
subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Ineligibility</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Reduction
in</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76C1A1E01C4B434591B96F727668EEC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>for benefits under—</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0D8C5A3A46F1431FAD7BC7018AC9C743" style="OLC">
<text>for—</text><subclause id="H2A845E63EDC741AA8657E7F2D171149D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>benefits under
this section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEB781CD2A257474898B0323AAC7EA7DD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a portion of crop
insurance premium subsidies under the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.) in accordance with subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4D2ECDDC66ED4D12986EBD4E43DA8EBC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>payments
described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of
1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308).</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFEFB0CC439C347CF85D12B65CA804480"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE1711204D4FD4901974EFE7624E20B3D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H29E80FD816A541A18125DC9C6AE4F013"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<clause id="H1E15CCA6A3144B64A9CF8D3330BA1FBC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod
acreage by a producer described in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="H962A740F130E455DB77C69BB5FCA7DF3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>subparagraph (B)
shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEA10565304D74339AEBB05DA4A6C9ACE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the crop
insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 percentage points less than
the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H4B0F275B095D4FE4A127130CC294DAC0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Yield
substitution</header><text>During the period native sod acreage is covered by
this paragraph, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod
acreage.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA40239A816614BBCB20E99CCBC010846"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph shall only apply to native
sod in the Prairie Pothole National Priority
Area.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8AEE18F11414DD38B7A5876AD8E5CCE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cropland
report</header>
<paragraph id="HAB969BB173F34025AAB296063470B525"><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 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 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="H1745D7F49137444C86EF9AFBB8556CA1"><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 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 that
describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DEF7945580943368B163F4B06ED8D9E"><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="H5BBF788763CD447CB6B119B337CFC7E1"><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="H74EB2A25CD19407AA8CF5B3BFAFD11F1"><enum>10014.</enum><header>Coverage
levels by practice</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (<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 new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE042B6676A0B4BE783E40E1A4676E491" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H7C3B23FB00494E87B5FAB9460BC3A58D"><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 id="HB9C5C071A12941338AA7BB23D8A4E2A5"><enum>10015.</enum><header>Beginning
farmer and rancher provisions</header>
<subsection id="H35405F85B09F4FFFAB605C6663E31902"><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="HE24BE5E0746A42FAB81C674DAD386387"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA338D57CB51D433984DC312640654FF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97728C39D1EB4D0286A760D3B1FF2FA8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H502AC28A5DD54DB0AC2DABCB49774FC8"><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="H1D9A0FD145BF4C809B11AB9FEE106235"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Premium
adjustments</header><text>Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C.
1508) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H255A9F68E1F74A85A6A9D3AC5CC1A534"><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="H865A3DAEDD854F529CD441064094A539"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC865825BB54DA989BE8ECE26CC0674" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5A904C3703534F58B3F978763DF17C4D"><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="H92008AEDD3FA4210BC490058C100868F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCDD5147007B24DE08094836A31C69F4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)—</text>
<clause id="HA7102AD171234AFCA44461F6B48C2C9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA3559CCCFBCE4DDAAA723DAD864EE2B5"><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="H7F8A61A0DB8A450B81720B7224FE72F5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E1B7BAD822C4D6E9AA2CC18CFB82D20" style="OLC">
<clause id="HE51F29217584488A863A72B601639703"><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="HFDE7B42DB8114C63A101FDCB6DCE9EC6"><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="HE1D2FDD61B2A41D3B4D5A3EE248CD0D9"><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="H699EF0796BAF47B981A60836F62011FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)(ii) (as amended by section 10009)—</text>
<clause id="HD2DA1C0EAEC04D4291A228FE768B035B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(I)</quote> after <quote>(ii)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1581A21451D49798AABA096A03A0EEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4627A0C4CA7E4D3DAFA35A4A27614A85"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FDE287E7EA74556A58189EF664FD214" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H03F4B40C11294253AC88C840077D6A6C" 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="HAA8A2AD0B8C04578AADDE53DF4F9C8FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10016.</enum><header>Stacked income
protection plan for producers of upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="H61D481DFA2624A089D0BA4B89540CBC5"><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 new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E8B86729EAB426B9F70601729656825" style="OLC">
<section id="H6E8AAEEFFE6F4FF0B5C51A925BAB9B74"><enum>508B.</enum><header>Stacked income
protection plan for producers of upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="H5337258474A34333B6E8D1D53471F5B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later than the 2014 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="HE25CDBEDCD7B48EB9D25B9686A720156"><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="H9D52CD61942745E5AF47E98A786ABBE1"><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
is 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="H823B3F0A6CC54955AF62947A7784646E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Be offered to
producers of upland cotton in all counties with upland cotton
production—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EA623DC1D5446FAA447EDAC50470C75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a county-wide
level to the fullest extent practicable; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EA89859F31D4FABA1276712731B5D70"><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="HE660A9CA32B444DEA27FE01524E83247"><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="H7F8D4CF64DD5484CB26E3ACD63F849AD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establish coverage
based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4B9D949B1734E5FBCA2196DF6CC66A7"><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="H9E72BB3819954F01ADD113380878DF8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an expected county yield that is the higher
of—</text>
<clause id="H4A3A61EBEEC2407DB0E67E1B9E992561"><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="H9E7D15CF92F943A1B2B25B0A972A35DD"><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="HBAE98003CA6A4477ADACC52060198602"><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="H97EDFBA514144BFF8EA6510AF3249164"><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="H343061155B314B2E9FFCB012F1B19EEC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In all counties
for which data are available, establish separate coverage levels for irrigated
and non-irrigated practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E61CDB52B2C453980320E0D5F9BA760"><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="HC23F29A05D2941C795F387A0E4DA0E60"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be sufficient to cover anticipated losses
and a reasonable reserve; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD6F4F07845640C79653BCCACA307F10"><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="H4C25B11E84FB4297865487E0DC0E980E"><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="H7A476532EFA345C7B3A5FB4FBBEB8DF3"><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="HC651576BB0364BDC86FA606F5095154E"><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="HC957AC3754BE4ED2ACF1E433AD76AA86"><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="H0B8DDC9F94B14121A521D36E843146D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C.
1508(k)(4)(F)) 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="HD95D3151D63E48E297FDF91C0F21F548"><enum>10017.</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 the previous section, the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1795A74B35E4255B688E1CA0358BD3A" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="HE5C84C02A3A84D4AAA59B5EEC9FB9416"><enum>508C.</enum><header>Peanut revenue
crop insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H35375246E09A4FF4806A594371BC6504"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning
with the 2014 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="HD06BF0B47B8445958A83462B7989374E"><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, as adjusted to reflect the farmer stock price of peanuts in the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H017CC299625D4907A93AF7B5A4A8C40C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5C8914A522314A448EEBF0BE7A65A690"><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="H44731DF292C74F8E805E34878CF4C99C"><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="HE3AB2AB376DC43AEA0142C2B7BB6415F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the
adjustment in an open and transparent manner; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H121D54C503214CB89F59564636C3B593"><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 id="H8EB40F254A4E4810B3291BCDBE295EA6"><enum>10018.</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 id="H82515125C7D946739D72ACC0BCDE616E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DBBAE45BB6A42F0842C56BBBD2EA424" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HAE2A06C952074B73B753BAA120B699C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09FFBAD68BBB44FEB36F71FBBB153B97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>Beginning with</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4DC29D2664340EC91B9712EF4C27DB3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8D314BF21F25488A8FA40167AEDFCFB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>Beginning
with</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE3CE6320E4A4E329BF5BB69BE4A2FF3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FD7E4248E4B49E89DCE7C260CEAC48D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H206B80FF302646B89C9E8502231E6240"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corrections</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB37C0F7A01634257B581F2C7490D8EA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
corrections permitted by the Corporation as of the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk
Management Act of 2013</short-title>, the Corporation shall allow an agent or
an approved insurance provider, subject to subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="H215866E6340E4BE9AB001F6EFC5C76E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within a
reasonable amount of time following the applicable sales closing date, to
correct unintentional 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;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6FCAB7CB96D7469A908FE2496DC3522E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>within a
reasonable amount of time following—</text>
<subclause id="H5FE26585E4524018801621F7CEEA6BB6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the acreage
reporting date, to correct unintentional errors in factual information that is
provided by a producer after the sales closing date to reconcile the
information with the information reported by the producer to the Farm Service
Agency; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H374A53CC4D4341CC81E9C4081A4FC01E"><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; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HDAAAA1A5164E4401BB7C93D7A3E2BA87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at any time, to correct unintentional
errors that were made by the Farm Service Agency or an agent or approved
insurance provider in transmitting the information provided by the producer to
the approved insurance provider or the Corporation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HDF63C5783BF94F3F927C7355850FFFE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" id="HABEB0671B71A4E45A32365997C9B4136"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to avoid
ineligibility requirements for insurance;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H3373828BA82F4E6A9EC4FD7C673ACAAA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to obtain, enhance, or increase an
insurance guarantee or indemnity, or avoid premium owed, if a cause of loss
exists or has occurred before any correction has been made; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H3DF379B846404BF199037F57076F1EB4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to avoid an
obligation or requirement under any Federal or State law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA70DFE214794C39B0F60363D13AEDB1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception to
late filing sanctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
corrections made pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to any late
filing sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agreement with the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5F92FF91196F4A7394F516A295263430"><enum>10019.</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C.
1515) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H205E80D5ABD64143B3BDFF70166951C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j), by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FDA6389501743368A0AF17329CB3FB1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBECE939719AE4C258487EFB067E72594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Systems
maintenance and upgrades</header>
<subparagraph id="HDE5AA03CE325403E9BF209828DC68326"><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 id="H253FF583C29A46B2AE432C6186623438"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<clause id="HE48FD9C40CB04AB494EB657937CC5663"><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 id="H697E5C52EF0049BDB72B6CE0CF576CC5"><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="HE0A1635DBA3E4550974825D8A1911CA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5462367E7F854B43B2FDB25F4FCE311A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H858B7A1FCCD04D16B7C38D86161978CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Information
technology</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0CC2BD3DE04C43A799AC87C9804AA9DD"><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="HFEC89640F08046BF99B047C065A4EEB9"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0390B0001A924FF88E87D3751BBDBC44"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2014,
$25,000,000; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H795994DE08C74FEBA19FD51E11A84732" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2015 through
2018, $10,000,000; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H50AE6C53CF91419E91C16BB68D277399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Acreage
Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is substantially
completed by September 30, 2015, not more than $15,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2015 through 2018.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF80F48E1995F439D9D53C8CEB79CD0D0"><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="H8F34906E13A3486FBA2B2DE5B503BB42"><enum>10020.</enum><header>Research and
development priorities</header>
<subsection id="H38B7C06A47FE40B7B06020D12E207B1A"><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 id="H6751E1F4266C4E52B6E3EAED9B353702"><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 id="HE204B363C5DA4A319D52BB477635B0DF"><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 id="H4FB4B80BE70D45D4BD2118EEEF1075DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE45C3040F76C4B1CB5730E30D4CE29F4"><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 id="HAB3FA6A656D843B7B445E70C43C4BFB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>conducting research and development or</quote> after
<quote>Before</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H55FD04AD04FD428AA93528FC3420A60D"><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>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8D6BDA6F7C146B5B5DC293862CAD463"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, and specialty crops</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H94F34ADD26264BF0A89DA21E3A092BE0"><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 id="H099243FF10984FFD9D5C7BC13B690B97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22A04DCAF1134C948031219EEE0C7C97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting <quote>(A)
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Conducting and contracting for
research and development</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB062C05F78C41FBBDA10C77E1720A1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development and</quote> after
<quote>the Corporation may use to</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA9D328B3BEE4024A9CCA842C8460E12"><enum>(C)</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 id="H0C7726418A20465CB45ECB205E9CE807"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>to provide either reimbursement payments or contract
payments</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FA355DA5C2547FCBC6BD4BFAF9FAE80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H91FE789C596F48458D886C8992C70ED2"><enum>10021.</enum><header>Additional
research and development contracting requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C.
1522(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HABEE540609FA4423AD0942EB40A1F66B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (17) as paragraph (24); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3DA0230FDA8247C2A2C677691C10BCA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (16), the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC80EEF11DEEF448A85389770F71C7CFC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFB8EC1B1147E406487556BD7FD6D01E3"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Margin coverage
for catfish</header>
<subparagraph id="HBDD26FA663664E3FA52D2E1A05065E6F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="H7AF3391AFD074DAA84D1C088239988B5"><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 id="H3E84B9C37777464A8802699ADE01DA47"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
Board shall review the policy described in subparagraph (B) under subsection
508(h) and approve the policy if the Board finds that the policy—</text>
<clause id="H9FA62C0B340146B3AB1E7E735B3F1A9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will likely result
in a viable and marketable policy consistent with this subsection;</text>
</clause><clause id="H50A86D7D5F07496881AF39297C6EC6C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would provide
crop insurance coverage in a significantly improved form;</text>
</clause><clause id="H64786ACF884F46EC8716529080376062"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adequately
protects the interests of producers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H71993A2184684317963665DAA4FFE549"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the proposed
policy meets other requirements of this subtitle determined appropriate by the
Board.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0DFF5D53EA8349DEAC804CCD26927D83"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Biomass and
sweet sorghum energy crop insurance policies</header>
<subparagraph id="H9DE22672409942FEB2817BAE779FB6CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall offer to enter into 1
or more contracts with qualified entities to carry out research and development
regarding—</text>
<clause id="HF89FE2162917464D83C5B6635891A534"><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 id="H0E5FD6257A574F488CE389BC2F8851BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
policy to insure sweet sorghum that is grown for a purpose described in clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1828C555C2B242339C41B019D8299A47"><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 id="H95C7D4EEE5284B8E97ABD098506647D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are based on
market prices and yields;</text>
</clause><clause id="H37E33B17D4AF416FA904A2339F4F837E"><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 id="HB557EC24E3094AEAB9599338753B8B3B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide
protection for production or revenue losses, or both.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F63DF3E77A64A2AA4486430BDDA18F7"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Study on swine
catastrophic disease program</header>
<subparagraph id="H4521900C833647AE8281E0038E6832F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
contract with a qualified person to conduct a study to determine the
feasibility of insuring swine producers for a catastrophic event.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F67456018904B56A0B1427DAB0FCBF6"><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 id="H4E14BD61BF80476E80AFB62F22F67E46"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Whole farm
diversified risk management insurance plan</header>
<subparagraph id="HDBFFB88863C844A49EB3BEBF0DAA91E5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 $1,250,000, 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 id="H692C8E0783D340D09BC7AB0B68705807"><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 in lieu of any other plan under this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72035A9F57704511B736F8DD08AC497C"><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 grow multiple crops or that may have income from the production
of livestock that uses a crop grown on the farm.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AED3D146CB7464C942761C47D3F9DE7"><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><subparagraph id="H884E1FA4912845709544FE9D62946A63"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years 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 and feasibility of the research
and development conducted under this paragraph, including an analysis of
potential adverse market distortions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5336DE1744B404EAAF54BE4DC1A1580"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Study on
poultry catastrophic disease program</header>
<subparagraph id="HCECB4AC88C444A75A3639D7F1D362953"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="HDCBA229DB8C6492AB168445F0CF1F631"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="H3225614F7BB4435684F14060B6BE45A5"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Poultry
business interruption insurance policy</header>
<subparagraph id="H2F4A3A4E7D1A4EA48CB5F2BC8256546A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall offer to enter into a
contract or cooperative agreement with a university 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 id="H655BD692FE0747FDA7DB7409A229E5F0"><enum>(B)</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
(A), the entity shall—</text>
<clause id="H9A4F45E580354E66A9838908DC22109F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the market place for business
interruption insurance that is available to poultry growers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4278DA92B30F4049AF93998E08934C7F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine what statutory authority would be
necessary to implement a business interruption insurance through the
Corporation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H744967946EEA407693212811479D6A30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the feasibility of a policy or plan
of insurance offered under this subtitle to insure against losses due to the
bankruptcy of an business integrator; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5858A74A3A754B3CB029472449830DBD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyze the costs
to the Federal Government of a Federal business interruption insurance program
for poultry growers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD28B0673BB8463F9B42FD8C3CA1E1AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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
(7 U.S.C.
182(a)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6377B32B31CC4FC387F8B24B75979634"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deadline for
contract or cooperative agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall enter into the contract
or cooperative agreement required by subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4148B0FA1E734F55B408CA804DE9783C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Deadline for
completion of research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one 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 research and development conducted pursuant to the contract or
cooperative agreement entered into under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5AE39E349C974525832701C045AB451A"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Study of food
safety insurance</header>
<subparagraph id="HB6F88182672040C18A8F34BC515958F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="H9709595EA8824ABFB3E1005DA4FE69DF"><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 id="HEB846939186749E69666B506B0CC618A"><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>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2DA806A9F00541018D332843E2AB6EDC"><enum>10022.</enum><header>Program
compliance partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of 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 to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD30989CC03C1455A9BF42E45C124EDCC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1513D867384C4D5DB10866DE2E75AD28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H9D981F7B58394013B9D1217CD74B4EAC"><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 (7
U.S.C. 7333), specialty crops, and underserved agricultural
commodities; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE36099154AF4B2682FB6B124BCF01B7"><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>
</section><section commented="no" id="H37039E91F2544DC598C7348F74A1B429"><enum>10023.</enum><header>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" id="H0FB9AABA4F7F4F4D8359F265677F937F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>, at the sole discretion of the Corporation,</quote> after
<quote>may</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBD7EF0F790E54DB2819734CD7F4639A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="HE7150F4E11F24297AB1DC1FB1DEA30C0"><enum>10024.</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H55A09FB8071F42BCA2C242785D7E0685"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility for
department programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF4093D3948B344EAAE07DDC512B530BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (7); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H31971E4DA2F74BD49AD46D767F22BEF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (10),
respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4102EF92A69243C18A821EE509E5B9A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusions to
assistance for losses due to drought conditions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9C4E6F7E7BB749AA8AE5D1CF3984FE3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C.
1531(d)(3)(A)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9FAEC7C31B3344FFB82063E4CA6304E8"><enum>(A)</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BAF3EACDB114286863F56CE9B13CE6B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF2AE96B499C7434D9C5CC31D7236CC30"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
losses</header><text>An eligible</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1F3A3818DA3C497390BC4A92E006779B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H77A79E0B21B1427BB7BB14305B26DD22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
appropriately.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9C3BAEFBF3D54508A753D07F0BA00CED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C.
2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA89AC06F78B44F4985783807C1380FB0"><enum>(A)</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7C4211AFAC14E9ABF412787FFE2F806" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2D6166FD560E4BCCAE3303A8E9C959F3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
losses</header><text>An eligible</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE0D930D94BB442A28B5DBDAE5D8FB98B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause
(ii); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB24BD4B7AA744F1AF1BA8D39B12DA84"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
appropriately.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4FB1496A15444CAFBF8634BD831D3988"><enum>10025.</enum><header>Advance
public notice of crop insurance policy and plan changes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance
Act (7 U.S.C.
1505(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H96615DC0A3A94408B7E850F3F1156D8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B5EB1B713BA43049E0081264A6687FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8C1DB586DD54712A4751D27F3513E6C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H86CB3B44DD134B1EA716801276B0BF0A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Advance notice
of modification before implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="H1BF9CCBAF05C40CCA3825F5E6DFE489F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any modification to
be made in the terms or conditions of any policy or plan of insurance offered
under this subtitle shall not take effect for a crop year unless the Secretary
publishes the modification in the Federal Register and on the website of the
Corporation and provides for a subsequent period of public comment—</text>
<clause id="HB27E89C5D2874BDD92F1DC32DED8C1F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to
fall-planted crops, not later than 60 days before June 30 during the preceding
crop year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8F6953FF3B8411581DCDF30BC5DE6B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to
spring-planted crops, not later than 60 days before November 30 during the
preceding crop year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BE539C14A9B4D5B8FDAA0E3838571DC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Secretary may waive the application of subparagraph (A) in an emergency
situation declared by the Secretary upon notice to Congress of the nature of
the emergency and the need for immediate implementation of the policy or plan
modification referred to in such
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<subtitle id="H87A226524D904B6DA63D50D037CB2E1E"><enum>A</enum><header>Livestock</header>
<section id="H1C0830F5865D4EED8E2A1C8D44A1A4C9"><enum>11101.</enum><header>Repeal of the
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, 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>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" id="HF83498E4C5C041E0B4963DAFA36DF6A7"><enum>11102.</enum><header>Repeal of
certain regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act,
<enum-in-header>1921</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H383F195322F34E9EA78E141A4F0BF568"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of
certain regulation requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11006 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. 2120)
is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HDAA2780FB0084E5AB6A6048C5C82CF0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
certain existing regulation</header><text>Subsection (n) of
section
201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD9930A5B7EBA4CD0ADC62F75F5B19654"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
enforcement of certain regulations or issuance of similar
regulations</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall not—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC4507F1E3DE1458FA473808E89EFC37C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enforce subsection (n) of
section
201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAA8F252163804A4EBDE09D2006C038A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finalize or implement sections 201.2(l),
201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, and 201.214 of title
9, Code of Federal Regulations, as proposed to be added by the proposed rule
entitled <quote>Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI of the
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the
Act</quote> published by the Department of Agriculture on June 22, 2010 (75
Fed. Reg. 35338); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3C216B1A5B0F4CC781441E62EFBEB376"><enum>(3)</enum><text>issue regulations
or adopt a policy similar to the provisions—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD516D0E3D914332BB24DA91853AA5AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>referred to in
paragraph (1) or (2); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF500806218BB415F8839E68C8ADC3D68"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to
section 742 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
(Public Law
113–6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H37695EC71C6B45A09B5D740866BD15E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11103.</enum><header>Trichinae
certification program</header>
<subsection id="H02BD42AA25A948ED849549327EF5D736"><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
(7 U.S.C.
8304(a)) 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="H93CA216FE84C4A17AF0933D4D220F1D2"><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="H92102E6138E641AE8C6F655169F8FC72"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10405(d)(1) of the Animal Health
Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) 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 id="HA7AACA44604943BF9838CCC63717F069"><enum>11104.</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="HC165F489BB6B4A11ADFDFD4D943E19CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11105.</enum><header>Country of origin
labeling</header>
<subsection id="H2D224C0AE4EB4FCE971AD7B90172B533"><enum>(a)</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 proposed 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 March 12,
2013 (76 Fed. Reg. 15645).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0EA6ECDBC8DF4F239D660013E9ADBFE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
<paragraph id="H5D87DA8E03064CCF96BF31F33F112039"><enum>(1)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FCABC0EE475459EB693EFF5E9FA1592"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the proposed rule
referred to in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA9F18D6A3A154F84B73CE45B0DDC4B92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11106.</enum><header>National animal
health laboratory network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 10409
(7 U.S.C.
8308) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F80A5B2C31242AC807B63BF03C02BF4" style="OLC">
<section id="HA85133B602A14CD7932995780B43A095"><enum>10409A.</enum><header>National
animal health laboratory network</header>
<subsection id="H1725D9F99061460497AD6D557F455EC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal
instruments with eligible laboratories for any of the following
purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H04D3FB257DD34A8788706B9A6E14A9A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To enhance the capability of the Secretary
to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerging or existing threats to
animal health and to support the protection of public health, the environment,
and the agricultural economy of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02440DF5C6EC460E82C8B5836B033175"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide the capacity and capability for
standardized—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC05998816EB64DD38880EBA1CC8F1671"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test procedures, reference materials, and
equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3CFF43087634319ADDF6178D995F681"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laboratory biosafety and biosecurity
levels;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E913925068A431FBB49F149CCF94922"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality management system
requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91313AFB30C24C9F94BBA64D7DA7B01F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interconnected electronic reporting and
transmission of data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H096C3421BBE64E3DB8642858ABAADB4B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluation for emergency
preparedness.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6DF4BCDE418C46A5BFA42F01F538A03E"><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="H803F3EE8ABDF4291B638C0966A7D6756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible laboratory under this section
is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria developed by the
Secretary, in consultation with State animal health officials and State and
university veterinary diagnostic laboratories.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB59BA734BBB9483F9364A015985B710C"><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, State, and university facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1AF921C2A3364258991E01416D915DDE"><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="H23DB14ADBC744E589DEE5F86FD285903"><enum>11107.</enum><header>Repeal of
duplicative catfish inspection program</header>
<subsection id="H866BDB79D10A4D4B95789CA666B2EDAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date
of the enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 8701 et
seq.), section 11016 of such Act (Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made by such
section are repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CA846E49AA34B738DD423E0BDBA6707"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621 et
seq.) and the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) shall be applied and administered as if section 11016
(Public Law
110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
8701 et seq.) and the amendments made by such section had not
been enacted.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H35044CCA37EE41828CC5F50383566EAA"><enum>11108.</enum><header>National
Poultry Improvement Program</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
section
146.14 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation) without amending the regulations in
section
147.43 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation) with respect to the governance of the General Conference Committee
established under such section. The Secretary of Agriculture shall
maintain—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5B2903CCBC64DC487F411DD1B3E15BF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operations of the General Conference
Committee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5784DA3FEBE845549EEE3C838304B8D1"><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="H11646255DEFD401984488F1B1CE02260"><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="HB04F248E4C5141C187CA94DADC387D8F"><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="H8CE220E74BCF4A1B81827BE6FB4B41AF"><enum>11109.</enum><header>Report on
bovine tuberculosis in Texas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2014, 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 the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in
cattle in Texas. The report shall cover the period beginning on January 1,
1997, and ending on December 31, 2013.</text>
</section><section id="H18540787B52647049E08D4604A47C830"><enum>11110.</enum><header>Economic
fraud in wild and farm-raised seafood</header>
<subsection id="H7AFB955ED3C74080BCCC898A17D864DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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 submit to Congress a report on the economic implications
for consumers, fishermen, and aquaculturists of fraud and mislabeling in wild
and farm-raised seafood.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H381D558F29D04104B4A5B98D8796C84C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to fraud and
mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood, an analysis of the impact on
consumers and producers in the United States of—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DAF2114EC214D459A89E2C97D221F9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sales of imported
seafood that is misrepresented as domestic product;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E8F0B9648A44F5FA292162089EFA843"><enum>(2)</enum><text>country of origin
labeling that allows seafood harvested outside the United States to be labeled
as a product of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70FA4E039C1A459CA547A9BEFF5495AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the lack of
seafood product traceability through the supply chain; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A963024B82F44BCA6776C449AFCD25B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the inadequate use
of DNA testing and other technology to address seafood safety and fraud,
including traceability.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HEA6A3FE2F3DB45CB8CCDE9AA5CB48FB5"><enum>B</enum><header>Socially
disadvantaged producers and limited resource producers</header>
<section id="HE15A44E0DE34406289BE1AAE8002F2CB"><enum>11201.</enum><header>Outreach and
assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers
and ranchers</header>
<subsection id="H0FC0FDDA65294ED380E26EE08913D976"><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="H2F498242220D45B59765C8F4B6F1312D"><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="H6BCDD9151B4B4064A223C1FCDD2A26F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC62D423B6DAC475486DCB1A15BE0DA3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and
veteran farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>ranchers</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H056855776F9D4C4596ABFF55A7B890B1"><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="HA26F6451DEC4431FBA5D9B743E8751E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="H85D15959223B4B2493368BB1279996FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H47831080AE764D7AA324EBB16746365B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading of
such subparagraph, 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="HEB7DB97D31924C4C827D6769FB3F2F91"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF69BEDCC2CF34625BA17FE892B17F3F1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H506ECC6B4E484919819599DE67617B58"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBECDBBEB85BD4F92A72FC287B601A508" style="OLC">
<clause id="H96DDAE783EEE4C369906517495A4F7D5"><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="HA47A861F8D9141739154C4CAA507B7E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01E67BCB869F46728F2CA49BBEF29119" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2175D6E1E0D74269A334C6D35B640D0A"><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="H9FD194A0EBE748B588D4F736CB31A52E"><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="HA0C34FC035504681B5A76E088DA7BB63"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB4F15D62C794E70813126F5F5E06630"><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="HD4AA053BCDE84D91872DC6DF9C8C74BC"><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="H60F0BDA75ADD4F678119DF56B2B87C93"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(5)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41E7080ACE324AEDB08D87470BD7BF3D"><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="HD68A42DFEA9A41E98B89D9588AED42C4"><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="HC12C6A1FA7884C28B505E2D4E91B6759"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34004BFAFA7E4480A662CD4FEAD030BC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H53B856E5DACD44FCAAA8B72B2CF78543"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Veteran farmer
or rancher</header><text>The term <term>veteran farmer or rancher</term> means
a farmer or rancher who served in the active military, naval, or air service,
and who was discharged or released from the service under conditions other than
dishonorable.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D6E07D6CFF4549AAEC05C783D0816C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11202.</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
(7 U.S.C.
6934(f)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29A8D7F0A6F4C38BF324B803A739D7D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H97CD6CC4837043A0A69CE472A9B70AE7"><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="H6BF159CBADA64D57BF68006C5A0ADE14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ADD9FA1C4024C629A255CABCF180BB8"><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="H0EB9DDD2F7EA4267B77D6754254213F6"><enum>11203.</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 11201, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3BBAC4FC9024E618205942DFF3B1744" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD850CD80494241D180B7B5E063A48C1F"><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 (7 U.S.C. 321 et
seq.), 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="H81AADAB81A95449BB7B57100FBF1F264"><enum>11204.</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 (7 U.S.C.
2279–1(e)) is amended by striking <quote>and, at the time of
the request, also requests a receipt</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFA5105D38847407B9AAC63758A0C9E82"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section id="H105FA078B0B64DFF97FDCE1D828BE486"><enum>11301.</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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H931858326702491D87679FF6EE268CC3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC9021F513B13497C92ADBB7CB9ED1DEA"><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="H88728EF58B7642ED96B6D505B583FA93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F948FF808874796A81A85042E2C94A3"><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="H9F210DC835714788BD73095C66FF3201"><enum>11302.</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 (Public Law
110–246; 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>Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</short-title>, or an
amendment made by the <short-title>Federal Agriculture
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H628F0697692D47258CB0E27EC6A73DE0"><enum>11303.</enum><header>Office of
Tribal Relations</header>
<subsection id="H82399EF26D3749ABB60D63420540C963"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-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;
Public Law
103–354) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1EE611DEDF48464ABE68D52B99E69F88" style="OLC">
<section id="HBA53C5EEA29242FA9F1C7AAF9EDF3DC7"><enum>309.</enum><header>Office of
Tribal Relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations to
advise the Secretary on policies related to Indian
tribes.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H52F87E32CA0E412FA1EB0543DFBF83A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>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 by
inserting after paragraph (8), as added by section 3207, the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA57249CD293A43CBB438ECDA5BADF7E1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H80E4B1F69A454E6D89B1361F5EFFF2E6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the authority of
the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal
Relations in accordance with section 309;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HFECC8FD1A8B14DE5800837CC99BF400A"><enum>11304.</enum><header>Military
Veterans Agricultural Liaison</header>
<subsection id="H5BE2900B4374476894C9F9F840FED043"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting
after section 218 (7
U.S.C. 6918) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C0550EC50D54120AC35CD2CB5204E63" style="OLC">
<section id="H9F53B570BF764DA1921AF86EE7A36FB6"><enum>219.</enum><header>Military
Veterans Agricultural Liaison</header>
<subsection id="H80ABB433CC074D2EA638F11799C6280C"><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="H3F1142F388F24A0D86E674D9BCD71719"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3F732630F5C4B6B9D173301439AC8CA"><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="H192828DA413943FF9E745DB9E01B4BD3"><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="HD6E34CEB42DC40148DCC5F4723181B8A"><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="HD5B21FD7B02349E9B0B4AC47CE6C1263"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advocate on behalf
of veterans in interactions with employees of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H71C045D8EB324D08A83B37525AD97942"><enum>(b)</enum><header>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 by inserting after paragraph (9), as added by section 11303, the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0BD97B54B614B8888B1004C5EBD4E5D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3E40B06BD46F4B15AADEC278D2AE1069"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the authority of
the Secretary to establish in the Department the position of Military Veterans
Agricultural Liaison in accordance with section
219.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H590AC185476C46E7AC7ED0A37D6304C4"><enum>11305.</enum><header>Prohibition
on keeping GSA leased cars overnight</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective immediately, a Federal employee of
a State office of the Farm Service Agency in the field and non-Federal
employees of county and area committees established under section 8(b)(5) of
the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C.
590h(b)(5)) shall keep leased interagency motor pool vehicles
at a location listed on the General Services Administration inventory of owned
and leased properties or a location owned or leased by the Department of
Agriculture overnight unless the employee assigned the vehicle is on overnight,
approved travel status involving per diem.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30CE9D245FE149DC995481C317110D1A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noninsured crop assistance
program</header><text display-inline="no-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>), as
amended by section 10013(b), is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75ADFF9F87CB414E99C9939A95B1E0E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73709A746D0E42EBB03F1DA188D656A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BA5EAB2DAF542C5BF976CEBD5FC7C58" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B2D82C2FAC940C5A1CBCB88BE9E89D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18232B6FD24D439E8C0E5828745080A6"><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="HE7133E93F8124CC89345E886BD6F4B93"><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="H9E4D66CC03DB464088438E91B7D1174E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C48248AC64E478FA235CDBF7DCBDE4A"><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="H4EBCD99B3B6E45E6A5F33A12AC9BE551"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4C11E9975B8494D8CBDE99724BE1167"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H21F0DE586F9F4B7BA497AD6FF427BD0E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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="H3E123D9EDDD64BE2AB3314D8BFD74AF5"><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="H0C28E061C17F46CFA5F9FDBD5BF14AC7"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (i) the following
new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8DA4C4880EF44178CF4B28DD08FCAF7" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05E533EA235A4763A4BE0CEE46AC33AE"><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>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H08CDA1FF5AF549D287536EC1D41A4C6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting
<quote>sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum,</quote> before <quote>and industrial
crops</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2C97D0A377D409D9DB5E53A5B02EBFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking <quote>The
Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subsection (l), the
Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16FE0379470E44EA99050D5E82C028AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BBBAAAEFFCC48278F8D23093B4AC942" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF66F44D6C80D48B39C545DA0E50B2BC8"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment equivalent to additional
coverage</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ECDA828C28D41B5A3AA295F613D3BF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available to a
producer eligible for noninsured assistance under this section a payment
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>) that
does not exceed 65 percent of the established yield for the eligible crop on
the farm, computed by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C1AFA5AB86445E2BD3ABA5944A5BCA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity that is not greater than 65
percent of the established yield for the crop, as determined by the Secretary,
specified in increments of 5 percent;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CCFADB572B94CCD83184DEE4DC42C9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="HDA816F8B9AF74D32A94FB63632F9DD43"><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="H746DD5BD61E74953B62F9BC10FBEA49A"><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="H741202D83567426BAAEFF751DC407D49"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harvested;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H823BCD134991420794C185822AA7636F"><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="H91509F66B5354E229376BF61A8978872"><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="HB01FAF4BCD6945109ADF581571657271"><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="HC1CC9A6734B64F36ADA83EC3E37C7CA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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="H3888E03D1A874AAC9B6AB4DEEC543F58"><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="H6F0128EB737E403982AEC6C525075E4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a premium for the applicable crop year that
is equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H6284FF61AE9547F183F08F90F10AC84E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
acres devoted to the eligible crop;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B8582B6F1344AD2B3286DED84E39020"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the established
yield for the eligible crop, as determined by the Secretary under subsection
(e);</text>
</clause><clause id="H3981C40D265B40F2BD8763786D5F96F7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the coverage
level elected by the producer;</text>
</clause><clause id="H95FE2BEC497C47EBBD3CD99AA167352A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the average
market price, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31FFA29938A041E19F1E66873178CA35"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">.0525.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12CC9D87E0234B069F0A37EF755C109B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limited resource, beginning, and socially
disadvantaged farmers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
additional coverage made available under this subsection shall be available to
limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged producers, as
determined by the Secretary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 percent of
the premium determined for a producer under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD482F44772FE465FA66538263710CF6C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Premium Payment
and Application Deadline</header>
<subparagraph id="HE38AF875D7C84B318899B682CCEE9073"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Premium
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A producer electing
additional coverage under this subsection shall pay the premium amount owed for
the additional coverage by September 30 of the crop year for which the
additional coverage is purchased.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H207F8D1E703E4462BDB733F5A790565F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application
Deadline</header><text>The latest date on which additional coverage under this
subsection may be elected shall be the application closing date described in
subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF141D9A55FF24385BDAF6F9E8D003A82"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Additional coverage under this subsection shall be available
beginning with the 2015
crop.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE4EE83BB91524696B9A1ECFF8CAF7214" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11307.</enum><header>Ensuring high
standards for agency use of scientific information</header>
<subsection id="HA952B77C33BD45EF86E7E9308D47B9AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
final guidelines</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2014, each Federal
agency shall have in effect guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific information relied upon by
such agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H874D8B54365A4E53B8DD9AD2AD8F143B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of
guidelines</header><text>The guidelines described in subsection (a), with
respect to a Federal agency, shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H044DF27C61E94209A77C474B1376CB30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>when scientific
information is considered by the agency in policy decisions—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C0141D7C683493E93AAA14D2C4FA041"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the information is
subject to well-established scientific processes, including peer review where
appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99F9781B1C0647698AA8505AA69B6A39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the agency
appropriately applies the scientific information to the policy decision;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AA8E9360FD946849CAF5CB61ADE3957"><enum>(C)</enum><text>except for
information that is protected from disclosure by law or administrative
practice, the agency makes available to the public the scientific information
considered by the agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6203EF2C9D0F412FA18B8BC36A096FD8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the agency gives
greatest weight to information that is based on experimental, empirical,
quantifiable, and reproducible data that is developed in accordance with
well-established scientific processes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE68591BC7CA4F9CAC4BF2F8D6729B7F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>with respect to
any proposed rule issued by the agency, such agency follows procedures that
include, to the extent feasible and permitted by law, an opportunity for public
comment on all relevant scientific findings;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A62DF663D744E8681B777FC55FA23EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the agency has
procedures in place to make policy decisions only on the basis of the best
reasonably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and other evidence and
information concerning the need for, consequences of, and alternatives to the
decision; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB47D6248F8C4E159689052DF6F69BF7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the agency has in
place procedures to identify and address instances in which the integrity of
scientific information considered by the agency may have been compromised,
including instances in which such information may have been the product of a
scientific process that was compromised.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H11F902A1DB894215BF270ED4A2182D56"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval needed
for policy decisions To take effect</header><text>No policy decision issued
after January 1, 2014, by an agency subject to this section may take effect
prior to such date that the agency has in effect guidelines under subsection
(a) that have been approved by the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA07FF953B9D44133B0D754E0CFBF9333"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Policy decisions
not in compliance</header>
<paragraph id="H904637DCF174487BAC307E760692234F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a policy decision of an agency
that does not comply with guidelines approved under subsection (c) shall be
deemed to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, and otherwise not
in accordance with law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DC0D3836CEE4B6F8A79EDF92B6E233B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to policy
decisions that are deemed to be necessary because of an imminent threat to
health or safety or because of another emergency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC459858C8F5F4BE8BAD1A9CCF1277A7F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H07C93E9643EE46B9B4C1A9B0CE901F57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>agency</term> has the meaning given such term in
section
551(1) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CB488D9177F4950832E4110BBF4177B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policy
decision</header><text>The term <term>policy decision</term> means, with
respect to an agency, an agency action as defined in
section
551(13) of title 5, United States Code, (other than an
adjudication, as defined in section 551(7) of such title), and includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AE97F79C8234DBE9B8A77BEACC4221D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the listing,
labeling, or other identification of a substance, product, or activity as
hazardous or creating risk to human health, safety, or the environment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3EE9BED3CEC47A2B10F2E30E79CD746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>agency
guidance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD59BEA6E83804F5BB5570D138787F0AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency
guidance</header><text>The term <term>agency guidance</term> means an agency
statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory
action, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue
or on an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA2662CA60B0B4D02AE6652D5530B29EA"><enum>11308.</enum><header>Evaluation
required for purposes of prohibition on closure or relocation of county offices
for the Farm Service Agency</header>
<subsection id="HBEFF5418D42C4CADB5B7B82D8CC4F24F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on
closure or relocation of offices with high workload volume</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14212 of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6932a">7 U.S.C. 6932a</external-xref>) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H266CFA8F37DB4714B763E0B4E8C24B33" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HDE039D307489435693CFA65AC26CCB5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition on
closure or relocation of offices with high workload volume</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may not close
or relocate a county or field office of the Farm Service Agency in a State if
the Secretary determines, after conducting the evaluation required under
subsection (b)(1)(B), that the office has a high workload volume compared with
other county offices in the
State.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0FF61A2872E044B4BD20D88A0C7B068D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Workload
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
14212(b)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6932a">7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB2E76B69D25407793ADDF0D2A3AE8A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the margins of such clauses
two ems to the right;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF661EFC6E7C4C4EB0AAE8F1C1E40E71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the Farm Service Agency, to the maximum extent practicable</quote> and
inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE6112E822AE44CE98A9537388E14AB66" style="OLC">
<text>the Farm Service
Agency—</text><subparagraph id="H91034A643BE24FFDBB7C2BC60B400CA9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent
practicable</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1BCE47807424282A92344B1CD7B1BA6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) (as redesignated by
paragraph (1))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEC9E244F7484D13944F230060364E6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>as of the date of the
enactment of this Act</quote> after <quote>employees</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4481D91486CC47E9B797103AB557D7FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D61896CF9DE4E7CA21E7B07DE1C186C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H377F9F0B9C8D4D8F99153CFEDA96D081" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA00E9EA435244646A2EAA7488C7C4CDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct and complete an evaluation of all
workload assessments for Farm Service Agency county offices that were open and
operational as of January 1, 2012, during the period that begins on a date that
is not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and ends on the date that is
18 months after such date of
enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB329FFAAC32E4946878B0542FFBA307A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14212(b)(2)
of such Act (7
U.S.C. 6932a(b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDF398F5CFB2842B8A053209B064D96DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>After the period referred to in
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not close a county or field
office of the Farm Service Agency unless—</quote> and inserting <quote>After
carrying out each of the activities required under paragraph (1), the Secretary
of Agriculture shall, before closing a county or field office of the Farm
Service Agency—</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEC77671D0C442538FCCFF8A60026A3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>the Secretary holds</quote> and inserting
<quote>hold</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC01AFF7F4254432BA1859959723E317F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>the Secretary notifies</quote> and inserting
<quote>notify</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD0FBD510152346A29F12A3BD06A53F95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14212(b)(1)
of such Act (7
U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>After the
period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Secretary</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF95E2CD3CE36409191C3122AA59BAD7D"><enum>11309.</enum><header>Acer access
and development program</header>
<subsection id="H642164AE754D477CAB5ADED4B1FB0687"><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="H66BAA5F2027A422D83AEBD0A91654843"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion of research and education related
to maple syrup production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FFEEC216B7C4581957783BCE193ED1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion of natural resource
sustainability in the maple syrup industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67DEDD2CC84E411EB75DE75F302A3D17"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Market promotion for maple syrup and
maple-sap products.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E096430E57D4F85A947957CDDE4687D"><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="H2456BE5D8E22408D9D7BE0A706DC0C99"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to initiate or expand maple-sugaring
activities on the land; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6951B157C89241FC971FFD5A1D260BB6"><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="H5C1204C289114D488E8F5E780C18857C"><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="HF550AB4ECB1B4A2E9DD1D79BB358D7AA"><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="HE49EB360F17F41E384D97CBC03392F63"><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="H42841D36AC634AC18C51D6B93455F721"><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="HB82936965D2C4DE9B7272BCB414A8ABA"><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="HAAC62D06609F41B991695BDD3CD09E13"><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="HC50B57D367BE48A888AB4B25F258453C"><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="H912927C0B4D448EDBF076E37B6BFC226"><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="H82E67B1875574CCF9AEE2C1BE0D2BB81" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11310.</enum><header>Regulatory review
by the Secretary of Agriculture</header>
<subsection id="H2D1A7E07762C4DF487E1C9298D49BC1A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of
regulatory agenda</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Agriculture shall review publications that may give notice that
the Environmental Protection Agency is preparing or plans to prepare any
guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability
and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of
agricultural entities, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C499F8ADA564E7D8C6D32828A9A0CBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any regulatory
agenda of the Environmental Protection Agency published pursuant to
section
602 of title 5, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB5E3FFD3FA14CCCBED84B708242570C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any regulatory
plan or agenda published by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Office
of Management and Budget pursuant to an Executive order, including Executive
Order 12866; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9068EB31F0174273805E1316DFB45D71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other
publication issued by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of
Management and Budget that may reasonably be foreseen to contain notice of
plans by the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare any guidance, policy,
memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect
that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural
entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H036EB51159F1408C89151C08C2E87885"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
gathering</header><text>For a publication item reviewed under subsection (a)
that the Secretary determines may have a significant impact on a substantial
number of agricultural entities, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H31A5199F5A4B496486C0487E5B743917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>solicit from the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency any information the
Administrator may provide to facilitate a review of the publication
item;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00C42C6CA97E4BAEBC4D027E09FBC463"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">utilize the Chief Economist of the
Department of Agriculture to produce an economic impact statement for the
publication item that contains a detailed estimate of potential costs to
agricultural entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6BBE50A7CFC4C6993EE1C2DD884ED54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify
individuals representative of potentially affected agricultural entities for
the purpose of obtaining advice and recommendations from such individuals about
the potential impacts of the publication item; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAA263CDBE9F406686958FB6A403CC4A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convene a review panel for analysis of the
publication item that includes the Secretary, any full-time Federal employee of
the Department of Agriculture appointed to the panel by the Secretary, and any
employee of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget that accepts
an invitation from the Secretary to participate in the panel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0F9FA910748F48AA931EEF622EF86F55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
review panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review panel
convened for a publication item under subsection (b)(4) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A3E343E21A746A9ABD7DC8A12FF107B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review any information or material obtained
by the Secretary and prepared in connection with the publication item,
including any draft proposed guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or
statement of general applicability and future effect;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EB2BBF469484324BD45B8EB06A704FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collect advice and
recommendations from agricultural entity representatives identified by the
Administrator after consultation with the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA06970A1C2214592ACCAB55EA9E5F535"><enum>(3)</enum><text>compile and
analyze such advice and recommendations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30B4891B3697433B9770A513D92D3CA7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the Secretary based on the information gathered by the
review panel or provided by agricultural entity representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6569A9D789074EB1A49B4FE7F338068F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Comments</header>
<paragraph id="HDC5583A9B3864B4DB7DAD0472BDDBC12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60
days after the date the Secretary convenes a review panel pursuant to
subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall submit to the Administrator comments on
the planned or proposed guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement
of general applicability and future effect for consideration and inclusion in
any related administrative record, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00F5F265BBA84694A647DDE7B9A1D65D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report by the
Secretary on the concerns of agricultural entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF764F1A43DD749BBBE37DECE50FEA34C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the findings of
the review panel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF51CF5385F3142F196B639F6C28B1929"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the findings of
the Secretary, including any adopted findings of the review panel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61B01E52F95E428492007418BEC48C8B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations of
the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD4DF4209D1A4CF1B3299C57DE93A0BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The
Secretary shall publish the comments in the Federal Register and make the
comments available to the public on the public Internet website of the
Department of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42495EAF1CAE4300B52CF058418FC8D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive initiation of the
review panel under subsection (b)(4) as the Secretary determines
appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3DCC9E63229C41109358648AC60741BB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of
agricultural entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>agricultural entity</term> means any entity involved in
or related to agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged
in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of
livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related
industries.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDB640BE6053C46B1851B687565549FB0"><enum>11311.</enum><header>Prohibition
on attending an animal fighting venture or causing a minor to attend an animal
fighting venture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
26(a)(1) of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2156">7 U.S.C. 2156(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking the period and inserting <quote>or to knowingly attend or knowingly
cause a minor to attend an animal fighting venture.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H362CF2A4D1C54968AE6491854F792D08"><enum>11312.</enum><header>Prohibition
against interference by State and local governments with production or
manufacture of items in other States</header>
<subsection id="HE90F2A6CB83E4C8188BF8BF5FAEC38B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with
Article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States, the
government of a State or locality therein shall not impose a standard or
condition on the production or manufacture of any agricultural product sold or
offered for sale in interstate commerce if—</text>
<paragraph id="H41596A98A4B34C4088C7A00B857102CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such production or
manufacture occurs in another State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56E46BFDC82E4F76A377C27E131B0AE4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the standard or
condition is in addition to the standards and conditions applicable to such
production or manufacture pursuant to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE6D2D572DC940929C3052E3582E1E88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal law;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26FF723817044AF58CFA8F922ED1DF80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the laws of the
State and locality in which such production or manufacture occurs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H27CAC164EABB4EF3AF595DCA7FAFC393"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agricultural
product defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this
section, the term <term>agricultural product</term> has the meaning given such
term in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1626).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2B4A53D530564A999A64CF68835E19D3"><enum>11313.</enum><header>Increased
protection for agricultural interests in the Missouri River Basin</header>
<subsection id="HDB53AEA053064DE589C5CCC09D819A54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H02A9AD3DF2344EC38E3E241841E8F271"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Record runoff
occurred in the Missouri River basin during 2011 as a result of historic
rainfall over portions of the upper basin coupled with heavy plains and
mountain snowpack.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F7D60373FFE4BAA9DC589BD1D5851F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Runoff above Sioux
City, Iowa, during the 5-month period of March through July totaled an
estimated 48.4 million acre-feet (referred to in this section as
<quote>MAF</quote>). This runoff volume was more than 20 percent greater than
the design storm for the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System (referred to
in this section as the <quote>System</quote>), which was based on the 1881
runoff of 40.0 MAF during the same 5-month period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H292C0BC001B4405FA257E4E96D80EA74"><enum>(3)</enum><text>During the 2011
runoff season, nearly 61 million acre-feet of water entered the Missouri River
system, far surpassing the previous record of 49 MAF in runoff that was set
during the flood of 1997.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35E428B369ED486895C70DF894AD8EA0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Given the
incredible amount of water entering the System, the summer months were spent
working to evacuate as much water from the System as possible, ultimately
leading to record high water releases from Gavins Point Dam of 160,000 cubic
feet per second, a rate that more than doubled the previous release record of
70,000 cubic feet per second set in 1997.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64DF72199C18496DBC11ECF899BC881B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For nearly four
months, those extremely high releases from Gavins Point were maintained,
resulting in severe and sustained flooding, with much of western Iowa and
eastern Nebraska as well as portions of South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri
inundated by a flooding river three to five feet deep, up to 11 miles wide, and
flowing at a rate of 4 to 11 miles per hour.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4ECB105F0A145B59EAC3CC08ABAFD47"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Thousands of homes
and businesses were damaged or destroyed and hundreds of millions of dollars in
damage was done to roads and other public infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45AC607DF8084DBFB6A35A1EF14AD512"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In addition to the
homes, businesses, and infrastructure impacted by the flooding, hundreds of
thousands of acres of cropland were affected.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6014FDE2A1D5494A8241608454218FDA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Department of
Agriculture has estimated that 400,000 to 500,000 acres of some of the most
productive crop land in the world was flooded in 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0819615F9E3E4F43975895F8A0828F06"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Local Farm
Services Agency representatives have estimated that $82,100,000 was lost in
2011 alone due to damaged or lost crops and unplanted acres.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C27E2915DA740CFAACC73C37CE68336"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Not only did the
flooding eliminate the 2011 crop, but it is highly unlikely that many farmers
will be able to put that land back into production at any point in the near
future.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0021ED22514347469BF05B02673A6E1A"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Producers will
have to contend with large piles of sand, silt, and other debris that have been
deposited in their fields, meaning the impact of the 2011 flood will be felt in
the agricultural communities up and down the Missouri River for many years to
come.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CD2D70041A34161BB6BBE50EAC602D2"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Currently, the
amount of storage capacity in the System that is set aside for flood control is
based upon the vacated space required to control the 1881 flood, because prior
to the 2011 flood, the 1881 flood was seen as the <quote>high water
mark</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DE9D582AA1D40FC93809A763437076A"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Given the
historic flooding that took place in 2011, it is clear that year’s flooding now
represents a new <quote>high water mark</quote>, surpassing the flooding of
even the 1881 flood.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H173E4362976F4EC89DA54FA8FC7E8EA6"><enum>(14)</enum><text>It is important
that the flood control related functions of the System management be adjusted
to reflect the reality of the 2011 flood as the new <quote>worst case
scenario</quote> for flooding along the Missouri River.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB9E5A40D0DF4AFB9662A1756E94036A"><enum>(15)</enum><text>System management
may begin to be adjusted to account for the 2011 flood through a recalculation
of the amount of storage space within the System that is allocated to flood
control, using the model not of the 1881 flood, but of the greatest flood
experienced—the flood of 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2501BF6F4D1444C9BA497991214FBE7"><enum>(16)</enum><text>As a result of
the flooding in 2011, many States received disaster declarations from the
Department of Agriculture to help farmers and producers recover from the damage
done by the high water.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF77ECEB6087E4F88AAB9A9CCDCA1AAE2"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Though helpful,
even the assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture will not provide
many in the agriculture community with the resources to put their land back
into production any time soon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99C5D17F4A064F4BB1E5053A2872CB1F"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Without the
protection that will come from a fundamental change in the System’s flood
control storage allocations, farmers, producers, and other agricultural
interests who may be in a position to restart their operations will find it
difficult to justify doing so, given the fact that they will not be protected
from similar flooding in the future.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8D8ABC2D1094F8481C6FAF6A7DFDB10"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updated
management of the Missouri river To protect agricultural
interests</header><text>In order to strengthen the agricultural economy,
revitalize the rural communities, and conserve the natural resources of the
Missouri River basin, the Congress directs that the Secretary of Agriculture
take action to promote immediate increased flood protection to farmers,
producers, and other agricultural interests in the Missouri River basin by
working within its jurisdiction to support efforts—</text>
<paragraph id="HE519A6191981475DB0494BDA30096B67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to recalculate the
amount of space within the System that is allocated to flood control storage
using the 2011 flood as the model; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H316F102C90FD4C469FC892FCE7ECF353"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase the
Missouri River’s channel capacity between the reservoirs and below Gavins
Point.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1373EDF22BF647D2BD6333BFAE1C3857"><enum>11314.</enum><header>Increased
protection for agricultural interests in the Black Dirt region</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to strengthen the agricultural
economy, revitalize the rural communities, and conserve the natural resources
of the Black Dirt region, the Congress directs that the Secretary of
Agriculture take action to promote immediate increased flood protection to
farmers, producers, and other agricultural interests around the Wallkill River
and in the Black Dirt region.</text>
</section><section id="H194983729B1143E590F573AD86568019"><enum>11315.</enum><header>Protection of
honey bees and other pollinators</header>
<subsection id="H73754AEE2CB3411EA497F5D6150A1155"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
carry out such activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
protect and ensure the long-term viability of populations of honey bees, wild
bees, and other beneficial insects of agricultural crops, horticultural plants,
wild plants, and other plants, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D2E32ED3559410AB7C69ADD39C2BAF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing
technical expertise relating to proposed agency actions that may threaten
pollinator health or jeopardize the long-term viability of populations of
pollinators;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD816210B397A4C4CA15FCE8304407549"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing formal
guidance on national policies relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F91912C068140F5B3C55E004F5C23EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permitting managed honey bees to forage on
National Forest Service lands where compatible with other natural resource
management priorities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A60CA1ECB8D4F56AE73EC3922113026"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planting and maintaining managed honey bee
and native pollinator forage on National Forest Service lands where compatible
with other natural resource management priorities;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD76C4356B297441F98D95AAB87167AC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>making use of the
best available peer-reviewed science regarding environmental and chemical
stressors on pollinator health; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6B25579FEA44227BAC1F5F86967E9C8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>regularly
monitoring and reporting on the health and population status of managed and
native pollinators including bees, birds, bats, and other species.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8427C5BD3CD3430F93259E97A714F7C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Task force on
bee health and commercial beekeeping</header>
<paragraph id="H4EF3539834C94F349071F387A10AB63A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a task force—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF524AE6952BE4E3A811334E8D98DD088"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate
Federal efforts carried out on or after the date of enactment of this Act to
address the serious worldwide decline in bee health, especially honey bees and
declining native bees; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5209CA2E96540E195F895DA57D92C43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assess Federal
efforts to mitigate pollinator losses and threats to the United States
commercial beekeeping industry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H38BBDB0A00A846BFAD18F29657F2DD80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force
established under this subsection shall seek ongoing consultation from any
Federal agency carrying out activities important to bee health and commercial
beekeeping, including officials from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74712D47F5B540688E74192D9ADBEC23"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDED4A401408F469C993970327BFADA91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
the Interior;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0DA9ED58B0C41B7AE6C86CCCD9999C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C97FD70EF4A45908F2F190064F56BC7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Food and Drug
Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AC561D4F32949AFB07E0A8DB9D3122D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of
Commerce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D90A4EA6D9445B0AB83086EBFD3330F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57B36A1E9BC64AEFB5D1CDB49293406F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Stakeholder
consultation</header><text>The task force established under this subsection
shall consult with beekeeper, conservation, scientist, and agricultural
stakeholders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF724C616422482FA03899EC6F549085"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the task force established under subsection (b) shall submit to
Congress a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8777749CC34647EB8422EEBBF18CBEC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>summarizes Federal
activities carried out pursuant to subsection (f) of section 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>) (as
redesignated by section 7209) or any other provision of law (including
regulations) to address bee decline;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF311F88BE754F4192C2B03A04924B22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>summarizes
international efforts to address the decline of managed honey bees and native
pollinators; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F359C1E2A954E399CC9F4EB6F607302"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides recommendations to Congress
regarding how to better coordinate Federal agency efforts to address the
decline of managed honey bees and native pollinators.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA3B950EC96334263B369892BE98571DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pollinator
research lab feasibility study</header>
<paragraph id="H637C71B552C64DB58309522FED73E369"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the
Agricultural Research Service, may conduct feasibility studies
regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF43A5554585423EB41471E52ECF2969"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">re-locating existing honey bee and native
pollinator research from Federal laboratories to a cooperator-run facility in a
location most geographically appropriate for pollinator research; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF51B319305294F3FBF2FBED46CECD78D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modernizing
existing honey bee research laboratories identified by the Agricultural
Research Service in the capital investment strategy document dated 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DB0F3A4143E4530A1EB45279668890F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
conducting the feasibility studies under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H07FDF692FB9A41C3A15848C25F1BD830"><enum>(A)</enum><text>beekeeper, native
bee, agricultural, research institution, and bee conservation stakeholders
regarding new research laboratory needs under paragraph (1)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DD490CDDB834BF79F2D4884984189D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commercial
beekeepers regarding the modernizing of existing honey bee laboratories under
paragraph (1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H49C94AB66EFF43C1AF72A4E09925EC20"><enum>11316.</enum><header>Produce
represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the
United States</header>
<subsection id="HB9780AF0A7934859AAF28B475AE11285"><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="HC73F4CA9B84C455D9DA78EF1ABED1931"><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="H6EBD7F28C0E54710BAE1065F96AA44EF"><enum>11317.</enum><header>Urban
agriculture coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate opportunities for urban agriculture,
by—</text>
<paragraph id="HFFB219D0744D4200984E294F106EC64A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compiling a list of all programs
administered by the Secretary or by the head of any other department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States to which urban farmers can apply for
assistance or participation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FAFA6559BBF4CFE8037CFEF967F919A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>examining and
implementing opportunities to adjust the regulations governing the programs to
enable urban farmers to participate in more of the programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D0A516235E749319645DDAA64A6C7BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing a
process for streamlining the process by which urban farmers may apply for
assistance from, or for participation in, the programs, including through the
use of a single, harmonized application for multiple programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDB062CF986142AF976FB7D56741A9A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other methods
as the Secretary deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H7220FB47AFCD4F0CA32AC38B8EC17F83"><enum>11318.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress on increased business opportunities for black farmers, women,
minorities, and small businesses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Federal
Government should increase the number of contracts the Federal Government
awards to black farmers, businesses owned and controlled by women, businesses
owned and controlled by minorities, and small business concerns.</text>
</section><section id="HBDD7FED3E4FC4A6399E8B00DF483E7E5"><enum>11319.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding agriculture security programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE07620ABF5194903A42D87F9A3E21487"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural nutrients and other
agricultural chemicals are essential to ensuring the most efficient production
of food, fuel, and fiber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60A03E70E1A64DDA97C84BA9DD88276A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>these products
must be properly stored, handled, transported, and used to ensure that they are
not misused or cause harm either accidentally or intentionally;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AE94FED9DBE461CBDC472A59D546D93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Department of
Agriculture is the Federal agency with the staffing and technical expertise to
understand the important role these products play in agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13172B5F67464364AC63E802351B1227"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other Federal
departments and agencies have been given lead responsibility to develop and
implement security programs affecting the availability, storage,
transportation, and use of a variety of chemicals and products used in
agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE562B1ED83924E0A80E9C0756314BCE0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>it is critical
that the Department of Agriculture participates fully in the development of any
such security programs to ensure that they do not unnecessarily restrict the
availability of the most efficient and beneficial products needed to sustain
agriculture in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D84EF96EE774399BE41F0A06C87486F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Agriculture should review staffing at the Department to ensure that the agency
has senior employees within the Department at the Senior Executive Service
level or higher, who have responsibility for coordinating with other Federal,
State, and international agencies in the development of regulations, guidance,
and procedures for the secure handling of agricultural chemicals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A88C2934EEE446F8116902B04DFF048"><enum>(7)</enum><text>such employees
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4AC2CB8164BC468D8A7AA75C088F24E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work with
manufacturers, retailers, and the general farm community to review existing and
proposed Federal, State, and international agricultural chemical security
regulations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3703F74DE3740C0894F4B8F8434BE5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with
manufacturers, retailers, transporters, and farmers to evaluate how existing
and proposed security regulations, including systems to track the sale,
transportation, delivery, and use of agricultural products, can be designed to
minimize any adverse impact on agricultural productivity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7607F0B73074C428AC80DC855F369A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluate how
existing and proposed security regulations will affect the ability of
agricultural producers to have timely access to nutrients, chemicals, and other
products that are affordable and best suited to the producers’
operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8BD23E1BF08426987D9BD318162520C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop
recommendations on best practices, policies, and regulatory mechanisms relating
to existing and proposed security programs to ensure that there is minimal
adverse impact on agricultural productivity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H524821D5F0F34199AB1AE1E85B3A5B0F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>engage with
Federal agencies with responsibility for establishing security programs to
ensure that they have the information needed to develop procedures for
effective security administration and enforcement that minimize any adverse
impact on domestic or international agricultural productivity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H13AF6427E1374239B357D7783F2A6A40"><enum>11320.</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—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E513A39EE2047ADB5B5C6C846EA53D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F3CF154A9E74E4DB869439C17F974EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the benefits to
the United States of the Interim International Cooperative Measures in the
Colorado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of Minute 318 Cooperative
Measures to Address the Continued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the
Mexicali Valley, Baja, California (done at Coronado, California, November 20,
2012; commonly referred to as <quote>Minute No. 319</quote>).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H40D59F43E84A497AA475D306F0155A0F"><enum>11321.</enum><header>Scientific
and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act</header>
<subsection id="H54A1984E71A7401A914A5D9340658C67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to
in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) may not enforce any
regulations promulgated under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
(Public Law
111–353) until the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6DDF73E8CBBC4115AD5F04F909A7F528"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An analysis of the
scientific information used in the final rule to implement the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act with a particular focus on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA2BDDC923864F14B88A74EB169E3D2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural
businesses of a variety of sizes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3361FE9FEABA4664BD141626B3F9DBDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional
differences of agriculture production, processing, marketing, and value added
production;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C32691C801B436F801F36211E063756"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agricultural
businesses that are diverse livestock and produce producers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22C22EAAB4CE4A85A38F8BAD06AC318F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>what, if any,
negative impact on the agricultural businesses would be created, or
exacerbated, by implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HADFED997E9AA45F19439ABDA3FD9F228"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An analysis of the
economic impact of the proposed final rule to implement the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act with a particular focus on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4227DA780C3C44F2969E1816A948654F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural
businesses of a variety of sizes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A7BF0039D4D481686F77B29111376AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>small and
mid-sized value added food processors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB16EA6D7742A45A18B8AF7AF4029917E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
plan to systematically evaluate the regulations by surveying farmers and
processors and developing an ongoing process to evaluate and address business
concerns.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H452EA0D22DF34E798060C4869CEA6FAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual
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, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on the impact of
implementation of the regulations promulgated under the FDA Food Safety
Modernization Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCA9038AE43FE427C819B536AB0C17A59"><enum>11322.</enum><header>Improved
Department of Agriculture consideration of economic impact of regulations on
small business</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
of Agriculture shall complete procedures consistent with the requirements of
subsection (b) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/609">section 609</external-xref> of title 5, United States
Code, whenever the Department of Agriculture promulgates any rule which will
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.</text>
</section><section id="HF69132B13EE04D72900F99B0DA7F444B"><enum>11323.</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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E33B17792724C3E9E839E8413338DA3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0BCFFF4EE26F4937BF37B98E896704CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Silvicultural
activities</header>
<subparagraph id="H3C971B7C8CEA41BCBACC67A8ADCCE208"><enum>(A)</enum><header>NPDES permit
requirements for silvicultural activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall not require a
permit or otherwise promulgate regulations under this section or directly or
indirectly require any State to require a permit under this section for a
discharge of stormwater runoff resulting from the conduct of the following
silviculture activities: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation
and subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire
control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, and road use, construction,
and maintenance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F0E8B194E6340228C6F9CB140BECC37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Permits for
dredged or fill material</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph exempts a
silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of dredged or fill material
from any permitting requirement under section
404.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H93AB57A4587748BF911143FD650FB326" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11324.</enum><header>Applicability of
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule</header>
<subsection id="HABD3DBDF796241C99408727D8CEE1B97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in
implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with
respect to any farm, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE06B9BA526744B8C941AE2EEE0C1B0D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require
certification of compliance with such rule by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72DB9039DE7848C188D093BC0E4D6D53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a professional
engineer for a farm with—</text>
<clause id="H882B5765D5CC484EB9D35D86FE46E9AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000
gallons;</text>
</clause><clause id="H071E2E5C39B647388418F5EB59125DAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H751D66B7D81740DEA7503BF4FD221CBE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
history that includes a spill, as determined by the Administrator; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E10766DCFC84B0096724B75DA0D4625"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the owner or
operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with—</text>
<clause id="HED067F362FE54A778813AD93859E4CEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an aggregate aboveground storage capacity
greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF0CEA3DB869C4AB3B3839CB4C910DBA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no history of spills, as determined by the
Administrator; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B1B7B549F2F487385AD87C0B5E32479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exempt from all
requirements of such rule any farm—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62BA25041DD04310A227FCA797C74AA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with an aggregate aboveground storage
capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA91AA350A54F41EDAB10A706F70DD93C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no history of spills, as determined by the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD57CACF498A4477A52C84D8B79AD4FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Calculation of
aggregate aboveground storage capacity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of subsection (a), the
aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm excludes—</text>
<paragraph id="H784AD9FF26C04031A9400202D3C59154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all containers on
separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H252A4FD92A03476D979D292337180A5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all storage containers holding animal feed
ingredients approved for use in livestock feed by the Food and Drug
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4EA6992B42C452AB7B869FD199B231F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H63F317F774B448BA8B435D0212BD1F28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E221684E1AD4837A0D8D720F361A076"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Farm</header><text>The
term <term>farm</term> has the meaning given such term in
section
112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6358E0932954AD5B3C455CA72CD2EEF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Gallon</header><text>The
term <term>gallon</term> refers to a United States liquid gallon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CD8CBE607F49ACBC7FE99BC2905458"><enum>(4)</enum><header>History of
spills</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>history
of spills</term> has the meaning used to describe the term <term>reportable
discharge history</term> in
section
112.7(k)(1) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD14D0B9E41841E79903936C71C7BA3E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule</header><text>The term <term>Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule</term> means the regulation
promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under part 112 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7E30F5B3E06C400F917934659CC7E2C5"><enum>11325.</enum><header>Agricultural
producer information disclosure</header>
<subsection id="HAA9647CE54EA4526B235843E945FB2BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3B114117DC1F410B9E0119BA154019DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA97F94C53CAA4FC2AEFD35F09ED107F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>Agency</term> means the Environmental Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2315E2705A5C458CB240F98DEE894DA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agricultural
operation</header><text>The term <term>agricultural operation</term> includes
any operation where an agricultural commodity crop is raised, including
livestock operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D30FB4125BA4A278B167D0805637317"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Livestock
operation</header><text>The term <term>livestock operation</term> includes any
operation involved in the raising or finishing of livestock or poultry.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEDD0C38F13F4481891B39940B8C69DA3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosure of
information</header>
<paragraph id="HFAE659AC06794DF2B760F51D4DBBE273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Except
as provided in paragraph (2), the Administrator, any officer or employee of the
Agency, or any contractor of the Agency, shall not make public the information
of any owner, operator, or employee of an agricultural operation provided to
the Agency by a farmer, rancher, or livestock producer or a State agency that
has been obtained in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.) or any other law, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6183543A5B441C0AA71F4E0033CF8A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>names;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC3A12CA8C7D4C55A31CDBD185C8B1BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>telephone
numbers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF621EE09B4C4233B2379A1543A15A30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>email
addresses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DCB9FB0BC14401AA795BA27BF0DBA0C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>physical
addresses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24D56B764EAC4BE9A1AF24FD4F4EA395"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Global Positioning
System coordinates; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D473935ED2043859D2DA6FDEBA1EF6D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other identifying
location information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA477F3D2B8344DE8C82E52278A10090"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in paragraph (1) affects—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D22286381D4420F9E7F2AA5FB553F97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the disclosure of
information described in paragraph (1) if—</text>
<clause id="HC1AD0B4602224C9AA65725BE7685D5F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form at the
county level or higher without any information that identifies the agricultural
operation or agricultural producer; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H6EF34E262D674789A68574A4B2967A29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
producer consents to the disclosure; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCDDE3E286AC34E2091BB24AE20DC972B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the authority of
any State agency to collect information on livestock operations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AD41B9A71954501897C155A94F76100"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Condition of
permit or other programs</header><text>The approval of any permit, practice, or
program administered by the Administrator shall not be conditioned on the
consent of the agricultural producer or livestock producer under paragraph
(2)(A)(ii).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H600B88A854254D8A914D4274F78846BE"><enum>11326.</enum><header>Report on
National Ocean Policy</header>
<subsection id="H26B5D8F35A614057BA67A1205A5582F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB039CC459B77445E94BFAE0B8153132B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Order 13547, issued on July 19,
2010, established the national policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our
Coasts, and the Great Lakes and requires—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDE728072F03247AA98E14B4223ABA600"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal
implementation of <quote>ecosystem-based management</quote> to achieve a
<quote>fundamental shift</quote> in how the United States manages ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18EA50EB30274DD681D5BD9D89853BC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
of nine new governmental <quote>Regional Planning Bodies</quote> and
<quote>Coastal and Marine Spatial Plans</quote> in every region of the United
States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2104D783B590411CB408B3A86108D06C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Executive Order
13547 created a 54-member National Ocean Council led by the White House Council
on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy that
includes 54 principal and deputy-level representatives from Federal entities,
including the Department of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC30B519D96FF4C9FA983EF99036AFACC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Executive Order
13547 requires National Ocean Council members, including the Department of
Agriculture, to take action to implement the Policy and participate in coastal
and marine spatial planning to the maximum extent possible.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6D75474D5BB43D880B97D100ACD557A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Final Recommendations of the
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force that were adopted by Executive Order 13547
state that <quote>effective</quote> implementation of the National Ocean Policy
will <quote>require clear and easily understood requirements and regulations,
where appropriate, that include enforcement as a critical
component</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76BC7088AF3E49BB9EFCA58B150EAAA6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Despite repeated
Congressional requests, the National Ocean Council, which is charged with
overseeing implementation of the policy, has still not provided a complete
accounting of Federal activities under the policy and resources expended and
allocated in furtherance of implementation of the policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H823387056AB14D098071A0CDE17C558D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The continued
economic and budgetary challenges of the United States underscore the necessity
for sound, transparent, and practical Federal policies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H261DEA6E13B646A4A558BFAF989230CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 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 detailing—</text>
<paragraph id="H20B3621EA4994BC9B677C3CE4B399632"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all activities
engaged in and resources expended in furtherance of Executive Order 13547 since
July 19, 2010; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AA26D80525B4B66BDE5C17E1C8B2404"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any budget
requests for fiscal year 2014 for support of implementation of Executive Order
13547.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HADA16A5827034FE1B95101C7156FB86C"><enum>11327.</enum><header>Sunsetting of
programs</header>
<subsection id="H0C9FADF129D745CEB221D1A9027D97A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(b), each fiscal year the Secretary of Agriculture may not carry out any
program—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E510120F3344D35A46B2E8D3B95E006"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for which an
authorization of appropriations is established or extended under this Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CEBD9D3C2E04ABC9F620915D63D50AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is funded by discretionary
appropriations (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/900">2 U.S.C. 900(c)</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDBE16CF82E349B88EC568F83C39B23F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) shall
take effect with respect to a program referred to in such subsection on the
date on which the authorization of appropriations under this Act for such
program expires.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAA6DC1B9F38A438C85D8E5DCB2054A70"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing
obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a)
does not affect the ability of the Secretary to carry out responsibilities with
regard to loans, grants, or other obligations made or in existence before an
applicable effective date under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA9818028FF394CB4AF893959B8AC86F9"><enum>D</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
Accountability and Recovery</header>
<section id="H781DD839B7454869A61D157196263984" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11401.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be
cited as the <quote><short-title>Chesapeake Bay
Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HDA6459B8DACB4270A421FEC84AA4ABE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11402.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
Crosscut Budget</header>
<subsection id="H9A5EA904768E4191A08416D42E1224E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Crosscut
Budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in
consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief executive of each
Chesapeake Bay State, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, shall submit to
Congress a financial report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="HD712E929F0224B6F8E49BCD597B9CB79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an interagency
crosscut budget that displays—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE53FA7904A10473E947BDC3A096F7360"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed
funding for any Federal restoration activity to be carried out in the
succeeding fiscal year, including any planned interagency or intra-agency
transfer, for each of the Federal agencies that carry out restoration
activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E69D16ADE35453A8FEE13B7BD27974B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that information is
available, the estimated funding for any State restoration activity to be
carried out in the succeeding fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6392F8291D74061B7D3A2FFFCDC2D94"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all expenditures for Federal restoration
activities from the preceding 2 fiscal years, the current fiscal year, and the
succeeding fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H167F8068D7504C40ABA0954890882FB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all expenditures, to the extent that
information is available, for State restoration activities during the
equivalent time period described in
<internal-xref idref="HB6392F8291D74061B7D3A2FFFCDC2D94" legis-path="2.(a)(1)(C)">subparagraph (C)</internal-xref>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H548D0AB426F64BCE99A8FE5B48D2F76A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
detailed accounting of all funds received and obligated by all Federal agencies
for restoration activities during the current and preceding fiscal years,
including the identification of funds which were transferred to a Chesapeake
Bay State for restoration activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB978E362F6C4573B006C0046CFE5EC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the extent that
information is available, a detailed accounting from each State of all funds
received and obligated from a Federal agency for restoration activities during
the current and preceding fiscal years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4FD8E0CE56B4438AAFDC4A761907F554"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of each of the proposed Federal and State restoration activities to
be carried out in the succeeding fiscal year (corresponding to those activities
listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)), including the—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7567AEE8350C4A8BAD7112CE0A600871"><enum>(A)</enum><text>project
description;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACDED440D2004618B251DC3376F90876"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current status of
the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26C91D31B8F6491A9747377C58585184"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal or State statutory or regulatory
authority, programs, or responsible agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8EAD2994FEC4951803579DA36A0AFB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>authorization
level for appropriations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AB2FED6B1A0475A9A7070351DE74252"><enum>(E)</enum><text>project timeline,
including benchmarks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF94F88F876C427CA235BA46F7D44122"><enum>(F)</enum><text>references to
project documents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8167EB0340A46C0A9531A0C90262370"><enum>(G)</enum><text>descriptions of
risks and uncertainties of project implementation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H155E47C7D5504DE4A28C69896ADCC238"><enum>(H)</enum><text>adaptive
management actions or framework;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64D43C8A4B7441F89BE3156A387D0DCC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coordinating
entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E92CDD4E4ED4196BF4C013E835AB8FB"><enum>(J)</enum><text>funding
history;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F1FC81789CD4635ADAB466395262693"><enum>(K)</enum><text>cost sharing;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0189790A461549B9A4ADE144D96853D7"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alignment with existing Chesapeake Bay
Agreement and Chesapeake Executive Council goals and priorities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78AFBD5B39EC4BAAB46F6736857D59FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum funding
levels</header><text>The Director shall only describe restoration activities in
the report required under
<internal-xref idref="H9A5EA904768E4191A08416D42E1224E8" legis-path="2.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> that—</text>
<paragraph id="HDA4D46329693473C92DD69F891DD49B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for Federal
restoration activities, have funding amounts greater than or equal to $100,000;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B818E7CA79A46D38362C5F952296098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for State
restoration activities, have funding amounts greater than or equal to
$50,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29CE53FE757D47889A66C8AE96F25391"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall submit to Congress the
report required by
<internal-xref idref="H9A5EA904768E4191A08416D42E1224E8" legis-path="2.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> not later than 30 days after
the submission by the President of the President’s annual budget to
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H47CC1D735FE24C048474130A9BBB14EA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Copies
of the financial report required by
<internal-xref idref="H9A5EA904768E4191A08416D42E1224E8" legis-path="2.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, and Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7694C600C7E04CE5937FEFA01CA53A3B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>This section shall apply beginning with the first fiscal
year after the date of enactment of this Act for which the President submits a
budget to Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE10D984C34854757B8BEAD5A98D626BF"><enum>11403.</enum><header>Restoration
through adaptive management</header>
<subsection id="HC46E2C05CE5A4C389F9E0108E10C32EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal and State agencies,
and with the participation of stakeholders, shall develop a plan to provide
technical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States to employ adaptive
management in carrying out restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F0E6DC891084D4FB3EE35A65FF2CAAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan
development</header><text>The plan referred to in subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="HB5CC6527DC98452CA40860A588D06862"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specific and
measurable objectives to improve water quality, habitat, and fisheries
identified by Chesapeake Bay States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75B5DB6EBF2249748178D1A964C7AD36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
process for stakeholder participation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5617373A05D8413C97F577BACBE4F64C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitoring,
modeling, experimentation, and other research and evaluation technical
assistance requested by Chesapeake Bay States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07A0EB0E820D45D8AB3B5DC5D45AB723"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identification of
State restoration activities planned by Chesapeake Bay States to attain the
State’s objectives under paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB94F193C0FB24A34BD92764565AC91EE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identification of
Federal restoration activities that could help a Chesapeake Bay State to attain
the State’s objectives under paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07A27C6EA17C497F86027F7754AE0363"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recommendations
for a process for modification of State and Federal restoration activities that
have not attained or will not attain the specific and measurable objectives set
forth under paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF57832653C94D07BC133EEC82BC0F18"><enum>(7)</enum><text>recommendations
for a process for integrating and prioritizing State and Federal restoration
activities and programs to which adaptive management can be applied.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA735F379E5541E58F6D91F573493142"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>In
addition to carrying out Federal restoration activities under existing
authorities and funding, the Administrator shall implement the plan developed
under subsection (a) by providing technical and financial assistance to
Chesapeake Bay States using resources available for such purposes that are
identified by the Director under section 11402.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE9B66798AAA4D819BCE7898D3B97AA7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Administrator shall update the plan developed under subsection (a) every 2
years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F5442D28B134A6EADCE4EB0791789A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H8CCB3D778CF146E7B02D1885365B5685"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal year,
the Administrator shall transmit to Congress an annual report on the
implementation of the plan required under this section for such fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE23D6E459E47D59118CDC17B343198"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under paragraph (1) shall contain information about the
application of adaptive management to restoration activities and programs,
including level changes implemented through the process of adaptive
management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8293C45AF7C4CEE9C12DA6BF6B3158E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall apply to the first fiscal year that
begins after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H859E7F341677437FB525CFD8627995FA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Inclusion of
plan in annual action plan and annual progress report</header><text>The
Administrator shall ensure that the Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress
Report required by section 205 of Executive Order 13508 includes the adaptive
management plan outlined in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2B2564FD52C2421FBDA85A6A376AF071"><enum>11404.</enum><header>Independent
Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay Program</header>
<subsection id="HFF60942F8D6C4A8BAECD5122A9FF6B87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be an
Independent Evaluator for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed, who shall review and report on restoration activities and the use of
adaptive management in restoration activities, including on such related topics
as are suggested by the Chesapeake Executive Council.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H30C4AF21BEBF4228BD6EE374A792C242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<paragraph id="H2656B4FD3793412DA8BC6BCC7958FBA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Independent Evaluator shall be appointed by the
Administrator from among nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive
Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD214EB5F191B48E6843EEEED312B1A59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nominations</header><text>The
Chesapeake Executive Council may submit to the Administrator 4 nominees for
appointment to any vacancy in the office of the Independent Evaluator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D463BD8CE51458BAA50FD561BCD85BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Independent Evaluator shall submit a report to the Congress every 2 years in
the findings and recommendations of reviews under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD51971F25FEE4EABB10F936822C8DA6D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chesapeake
Executive Council</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Chesapeake
Executive Council</term> has the meaning given that term by section 307 of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992
(Public Law
102–567;
15 U.S.C.
1511d).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE2F8D3F3CF9843779D2476FE4395409A"><enum>11405.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the following definitions
apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H8A1561F99DF24ADA91B8C2092D682CB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adaptive
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>adaptive management</term> means a type of natural resource management in
which project and program decisions are made as part of an ongoing
science-based process. Adaptive management involves testing, monitoring, and
evaluating applied strategies and incorporating new knowledge into programs and
restoration activities that are based on scientific findings and the needs of
society. Results are used to modify management policy, strategies, practices,
programs, and restoration activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC24E6C365BB840D4829F604C7FF34655"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The
term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51BAB47EEF6E4721A2496DAA3BE0AE7A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Chesapeake Bay State</term> or <term>State</term> means the States of
Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, and New York, the Commonwealths of Virginia
and Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3358D498B4A4CB582C50538C50E949F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
Watershed</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means
the Chesapeake Bay and the geographic area, as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior, consisting of 36 tributary basins, within the Chesapeake Bay
States, through which precipitation drains into the Chesapeake Bay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3387D6D5A9A0491DB84A4BA5130A9538"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chief
Executive</header><text>The term <term>chief executive</term> means, in the
case of a State or Commonwealth, the Governor of each such State or
Commonwealth and, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the
District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86EC715E14A945AC99273DC2CC908DD8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE83BBF0DC8DE4B369150EDED3634D1E0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State
restoration activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>State restoration activities</term> means any State programs or
projects carried out under State authority that directly or indirectly protect,
conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water resources, or water
quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including programs or projects that
promote responsible land use, stewardship, and community engagement in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration activities may be categorized as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC5D593CADD24AEE97FC9BE1023BE1D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Physical
restoration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1289EEF543F247EB8DA1D5C3FAFB485D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Planning.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E742C8222034CA4A2D80B574C737BDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Feasibility
studies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBE32C7BB39742E58E61DD2EBB13CBFC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Scientific
research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFAE1FD41A55E41BD9712A7957725833E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Monitoring.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA099BCF052034411AE38AD08FD19C297"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E19A83AD9E746A0964A2ACC631A13BB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Infrastructure
development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H16590D7A621E4928A4AAB1955AD8510F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal
restoration activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>Federal restoration activities</term> means any Federal programs or
projects carried out under existing Federal authority that directly or
indirectly protect, conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water
resources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including programs
or projects that provide financial and technical assistance to promote
responsible land use, stewardship, and community engagement in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed. Restoration activities may be categorized as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F7C86F739A44BB2B9BBA2FB6C81C1AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Physical
restoration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B5729C7044B4633BC270E4AAEFE5D86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Planning.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72479DD8B029491DA8B2043BCF30C698"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Feasibility
studies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D715E2284E4DBA96475341B77EBBF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Scientific
research.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D710B251C144936B51B839A8948F9C5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Monitoring.</text>
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</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C792B55A05E4393B2D45F9239E19E83"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEDCAE3789204203B72BA0D471314ABE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Infrastructure
development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle>
Passed the House of
Representatives July 11, 2013.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
July 16 (legislative day, July 15), 2013
Received; read twice and placed on the
calendar