[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3242 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3242

   To ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious 
 fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers 
 and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United 
         States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2003

 Mr. Ose (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. 
 English, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Larsen of Washington, 
   Mr. McHugh, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
  Thompson of California, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
Kingston, Mr. Wu, Mr. Hinojosa, and Mr. Farr) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious 
 fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers 
 and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United 
         States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2003''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                TITLE I--SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS AND LOANS

Sec. 101. Grants to States to enhance competitiveness of specialty 
                            crops.
Sec. 102. Department of Agriculture operating loans.
                          TITLE II--MARKETING

Sec. 201. Implementation of food safety programs under marketing 
                            orders.
Sec. 202. School garden grant pilot program.
Sec. 203. Increase in maximum amount of assistance authorized under 
                            tree assistance program.
Sec. 204. Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, New York.
Sec. 205. Maintenance of Fredericksburg Inspection Training Center.
                     TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Sec. 301. Position in Office of the United States Trade Representative 
                            for specialty crops.
Sec. 302. Foreign market access study and strategy plan.
Sec. 303. Technical assistance for specialty crops.
Sec. 304. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Sec. 305. Supplier credit guarantee program.
Sec. 306. Foreign development assistance.
Sec. 307. Protection of intellectual property rights in plants and 
                            plant-derived material.
                   TITLE IV--SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH

Sec. 401. Transfer of administration and funding of Office of Pest 
                            Management Policy.
Sec. 402. Additional research initiatives.
Sec. 403. National specialty crops development initiative grant 
                            program.
              TITLE V--INVASIVE PEST AND DISEASE RESPONSE

Sec. 501. Emergency response fund.
Sec. 502. Independent scientific advice for Animal and Plant Health 
                            Inspection Service.
Sec. 503. Food safety initiatives.
                         TITLE VI--CONSERVATION

Sec. 601. Elimination of limitation on adjusted gross income from 
                            eligibility requirements for environmental 
                            quality incentives program.
Sec. 602. Sustainability practices.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) A secure domestic food supply is a national security 
        imperative for the United States.
            (2) A competitive specialty crop industry in the United 
        States is necessary for the production of an abundant, 
        affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, and 
        other specialty crops, which are vital to the health and well-
        being of all Americans.
            (3) Increased consumption of specialty crops will provide 
        tremendous health and economic benefits to both consumers and 
        specialty crop growers.
            (4) Specialty crop growers believe that there are numerous 
        areas of Federal agriculture policy that could be improved to 
        promote increased consumption of specialty crops and increase 
        the competitiveness of producers in the efficient production of 
        affordable specialty crops in the United States.
            (5) As the globalization of markets continues, it is 
        becoming increasingly difficult for United States producers to 
        compete against heavily subsidized foreign producers in both 
        the domestic and foreign markets.
            (6) United States specialty crop producers also continue to 
        face serious tariff and non-tariff trade barriers in many 
        export markets.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to make necessary 
changes in Federal agriculture policy to accomplish the goals of 
increasing fruit, vegetable, and nut consumption and improving the 
competitiveness of United States specialty crop producers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``specialty crop'' means all agricultural 
        crops, except wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, 
        peanuts, sugar, and tobacco.
            (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
            (3) The term ``State'' means the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
        Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession 
        of the United States.
            (4) The term ``State department of agriculture'' means the 
        agency, commission, or department of a State government 
        responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture within the 
        State.

                TITLE I--SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS AND LOANS

SEC. 101. GRANTS TO STATES TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY 
              CROPS.

    (a) Availability and Purpose of Grants.--For each of the Federal 
fiscal years 2004 through 2008, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 
a grant under this section to each State that submits an annual 
application, at such time and in such form as the Secretary prescribes, 
requesting the grant for that fiscal year. The grant funds shall be 
used by the State department of agriculture solely to enhance the 
competitiveness of specialty crops. Grant funds provided under this 
section shall supplement the expenditure of State funds in support of 
specialty crops and specialty crop producers, and shall not replace 
State funds.
    (b) Grants Based on Value of Production.--Subject to subsection 
(c), the amount of the grant for a fiscal year to a State under this 
section shall bear the same ratio to the total amount made available 
under subsection (f) for that year as the value of specialty crop 
production in the State during the preceding calendar year bears to the 
value of specialty crop production during that calendar year in all 
those States submitting applications for a grant for that fiscal year.
    (c) Minimum Grant Amount.--At a minimum, each eligible State shall 
receive $2,000,000 per year as a grant under this section.
    (d) Grant Expenditure Priorities.--As a condition on the receipt of 
a grant under this section, the State department of agriculture shall 
conduct at least one public hearing, or provide some other method for 
public comment, to obtain the advice and opinion of specialty crop 
producers in the State regarding the disposition of the grant funds. 
The Secretary shall ensure that State agriculture authorities take such 
advice and opinions into account in making their decisions on the 
expenditure of the grant funds.
    (e) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary shall use 
$470,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation during each 
of the fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

SEC. 102. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OPERATING LOANS.

    (a) Increase in Limits on Operating Loans for Producers of Fruits 
or Vegetables.--Section 313(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or, if the borrower is a producer of a 
        specialty crop, $500,000'' after ``$200,000''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or, if the borrower is a producer of a 
        specialty crop, $1,500,000'' after ``$700,000''.

                          TITLE II--MARKETING

SEC. 201. IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS UNDER MARKETING 
              ORDERS.

    Section 8c(7) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
608c(7)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
        subparagraph (D) and (E), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph (C):
    ``(C) In the case of an order relating to a specialty crop, 
authorizing the implementation of food safety programs, such as good 
agricultural and manufacturing practices, ISO 9000 standards, and 
Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points programs, designed to 
enhance the safety of the specialty crop and products derived from 
specialty crops.''.

SEC. 202. SCHOOL GARDEN GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make 
grants to State or local educational agencies and nonprofit 
organizations for the purpose of supporting school garden programs that 
allow children to learn about the importance of specialty crops to a 
healthy diet. The Secretary shall initially target the grants to 
substantial urban centers.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop and carry out the 
grant program in consultation with the State department of agriculture 
of each State and other appropriate institutions in which the grant 
program is conducted.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $15,000,000 to make grants under this 
section.

SEC. 203. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED UNDER 
              TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 10204(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8204(a)) is amended by striking ``$75,000'' and 
inserting ``$150,000''.

SEC. 204. HUNTS POINT TERMINAL MARKET, BRONX, NEW YORK.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall use up to $20,000,000 of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide restitution to 
licensed specialty crop shippers for economic losses incurred as a 
result of the preparation of false inspection certificates by graders 
of the Department of Agriculture at Hunts Point Terminal Market, Bronx, 
New York.

SEC. 205. MAINTENANCE OF FREDERICKSBURG INSPECTION TRAINING CENTER.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture each fiscal year $1,500,000 specifically for the 
maintenance of the Agricultural Marketing Service inspection training 
center in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

                     TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SEC. 301. POSITION IN OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
              FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.

    The United States Trade Representative shall establish at least one 
position in the Office of the United States Trade Representative that 
is responsible solely for trade matters related to specialty crops.

SEC. 302. FOREIGN MARKET ACCESS STUDY AND STRATEGY PLAN.

    (a) Study.--The General Accounting Office shall study--
            (1) the extent to which United States specialty crops have 
        or have not benefited from any reductions of foreign trade 
        barriers, as provided for in the Uruguay Round Agreements; and
            (2) the reasons why United States specialty crops have or 
        have not benefited from such trade-barrier reductions.
    (b) Strategy Plan.--The Secretary shall prepare a foreign market 
access strategy plan, on the basis of the foreign market access study, 
to increase exports of specialty crops, including an assessment of the 
foreign trade barriers that are incompatible with the Uruguay Round 
Agreements and a strategy for removing those barriers.
    (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall submit to 
Congress a report that contains the results of the study and the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, ``Uruguay Round 
Agreements'' includes any agreement referred to in section 101(d) of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)).

SEC. 303. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.

    Section 3205(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107-171; 7 U.S.C. 5680(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$10,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2004''.

SEC. 304. ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish, in the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, the 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Export Petition Division for the sole 
purpose of processing petitions that are submitted to that service for 
reducing sanitary and phytosanitary trade barriers in export markets. 
Each division shall be adequately staffed and supported by resources 
necessary and appropriate to manage the work associated with export 
petitions. The Secretary is directed to eliminate the existing backlog 
of petitions within five years of enactment.

SEC. 305. SUPPLIER CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall direct the Foreign 
Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits 
and Vegetables and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for 
Processed Foods, to study how the Supplier Credit Guarantee Program, as 
provided in section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5622), can be modified to increase exports of specialty crops. The 
study shall include an examination of how other countries that are 
members of the World Trade Organization facilitate exports of specialty 
crops from these countries.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains the results of the study.

SEC. 306. FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall direct the Foreign 
Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the Economic Research Service of that Department and the Agency 
for International Development, to evaluate how the United States 
Government can best assist the economic development of developing 
countries without causing harm to the United States specialty crop 
industry.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains the results of the evaluation.

SEC. 307. PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN PLANTS AND 
              PLANT-DERIVED MATERIAL.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an 
office in the Department of Agriculture for the sole purpose of 
encouraging the development and protection of intellectual property 
rights in plants and material derived from plants.
    (b) Duties.--The office shall be an advocate for the interests of 
United States producers of specialty crops--
            (1) before the Office of Patents, Trademarks, and 
        Copyrights of the United States Department of Commerce and 
        other Federal agencies; and
            (2) in international governmental and nongovernmental 
        organizations dealing with intellectual property rights.

              TITLE IV--SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH AND GRANTS

SEC. 401. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF OFFICE OF PEST 
              MANAGEMENT POLICY.

    (a) Transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer the Office of Pest 
Management Policy of the Department of Agriculture from the 
Agricultural Research Service to the Office of the Secretary of 
Agriculture for administrative and funding purposes.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 each fiscal year for the 
activities of the Office of Pest Management Policy.

SEC. 402. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

    (a) Methyl Bromide Alternatives.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall elevate the 
        priority of current methyl bromide alternative research and 
        extension activities and reexamine the risks and benefits of 
        extending the phase-out deadline in effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this title. Any alternative pesticide to methyl 
        bromide shall include--
                    (A) the estimated cost to the grower or processor 
                associated with the alternative pesticide; and
                    (B) how that cost is likely to relate to 
                international trade, especially in competition with 
                countries not prohibited from using methyl bromide.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (b) Quantification of Clean Air Benefits.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Economic Research Service, shall quantify the clean air 
        benefits of the specialty crop industry in relation to urban 
        sprawl.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (c) Enhancing Quality of Fresh Produce.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary, action through the 
        Agriculture Research Service and Cooperative State Research, 
        Education, and Extension Service, shall conduct preharvest and 
        post harvest research specifically targeted to maintain and 
        enhance the quality of fresh produce, including taste and 
        appearance.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (d) New Crop Protection Tools.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall conduct research to 
        develop cost effective and efficacious new crop protection 
        tools and integrated pest management systems to address the 
        loss of key pesticides through the implementation of the Food 
        Quality Protection Act of 1996 and related measures.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
    (e) Foreign Invasive Pests and Diseases.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary may conduct specific 
        research--
                    (A) to identify and prioritize the harmful economic 
                and health impact of foreign invasive pests and 
                diseases threatening the United States; and
                    (B) to develop corresponding eradication and 
                control programs.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this subsection.

SEC. 403. NATIONAL SPECIALTY CROPS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    The Secretary, through integrated competitive grant programs 
administered by the Cooperative Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, shall use $30,000,000 from the Commodity Credit Corporation 
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to support the National 
Specialty Crop Development Initiative, a long-term program to improve 
efficiency and competitiveness of specialty crop producers in the world 
marketplace. The Secretary, through the Agricultural Research Service 
and the Cooperative Research, Education, and Extension Service, working 
jointly with industry, shall use an appropriate amount of such funds to 
organize workshops to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to address 
short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term needs in production 
technology, marketing, product development, and food safety issues 
essential to maintain a competitive specialty crop industry.

              TITLE V--INVASIVE PEST AND DISEASE RESPONSE

SEC. 501. EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of the 
Treasury an account to be known as the ``Invasive Pest and Disease 
Response Fund''. There shall be deposited into the Fund--
            (1) such amounts as may be authorized for and appropriated 
        to the Fund; and
            (B) any proceeds received by the Secretary of Agriculture 
        as reimbursement for services provided by the Secretary using 
        amounts in the Fund.
    (b) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until 
expended.
    (c) Use of Fund.--In such amounts as provided in appropriation 
Acts, the Secretary may use amounts in the Fund to support emergency 
eradication and research activities of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service in response to economic and health threats posed by 
invasive pests and disease to agricultural commodities.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Fund such amounts as may be necessary to achieve a 
balance in the Fund of $75,000,000 at the start of each fiscal year.

SEC. 502. INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVICE FOR ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH 
              INSPECTION SERVICE.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the decisional process at the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service with respect to requests to 
import specialty crops into the United States or export specialty crops 
from the United States would have greater credibility if the scientific 
analysis underlying such requests were to undergo independent 
scientific peer review.
    (b) Peer Review Process.--The Administrator of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service shall establish a process to obtain 
independent advice and peer review on the scientific and technical 
aspects of requests to import specialty crops into the United States or 
export specialty crops from the United States, including the 
preparation of risk assessments and the design of mitigation measures. 
The independent review process shall be initiated at the request of the 
Administrator.
    (c) Qualifications.--Each person who participates in an independent 
scientific review panel under this section shall be qualified by 
education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific and 
technical information on matters subject to review.
    (d) Review Required.--The Administrator shall request an 
independent review of the scientific and technical work products data 
that are used in connection with policy guidance on or in support of a 
decision on any of the following:
            (1) Any situation where there has been a request to export 
        a United States-grown specialty crop to another country.
            (2) Establishment of the ``appropriate level of 
        protection'' or ``level of negligible risk'' which will be 
        applicable to the consideration of a request for approval to 
        import a specialty crop from another country.
            (3) Consideration of the type (qualitative or quantitative) 
        of risk assessment to conduct with respect to a request for 
        approval for the importation of a specialty crop into the 
        United States.
            (4) The sufficiency, type, and quality of data that should 
        be submitted to the Administrator in conjunction with a request 
        to import a specialty crop into the United States and to merit 
preparation of a risk assessment.
            (5) Following preparation of a risk assessment, a review 
        of--
                    (A) the risk assessment, including the assumptions 
                and interpretation of the data used; and
                    (B) the mitigation measures designed to address the 
                plant pest and disease issues relevant to the request.
            (6) Situations in which the Animal and Plant Health 
        Inspection Service is considering permitting an import from a 
        country where--
                    (A) multiple plant pests are present in the growing 
                regions;
                    (B) both plant pests and plant diseases are present 
                in the growing regions; or
                    (C) new information or developments have become 
                known which cast doubt on the scientific underpinning 
                of previous decisions.
    (e) Review Process.--To facilitate review under this section, the 
Administrator shall make available to the review panel all of the 
scientific and technical information in the possession of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service that is relevant to the matter to 
be reviewed. The panel shall make available to the Administrator, 
within the time specified by the Administrator, advice and comments on 
the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed 
action, together with any pertinent information in the possession of 
the panel.
    (f) Utilization of Technical and Scientific Capabilities of Federal 
Agencies.--In preparing such advice and comments, a review panel may 
avail itself of the technical and scientific capabilities of any 
Federal agency having relevant expertise.
    (g) Committees and Investigative Panels.--The Administrator may 
establish such committees and panels as are necessary to carry out this 
section.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 503. FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES.

    (a) Initiative Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may carry 
out a food safety education program to educate the public and persons 
in the fresh produce industry about--
            (1) scientifically proven practices for reducing microbial 
        pathogens on fresh produce; and
            (2) methods of reducing the threat of cross-contamination 
        of fresh produce through unsanitary handling practices.
    (b) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out the education program 
in cooperation with public and private partners.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

                         TITLE VI--CONSERVATION

SEC. 601. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME FROM 
              ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
              INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

    Section 1001D(b)(2)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308-3a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``(other than the program 
under chapter 4 of subtitle D of such title)'' after ``of this Act''.

SEC. 602. SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.

    (a) Encouragement of Voluntary Sustainability Practices 
Guidelines.--In administering this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall encourage the development of 
voluntary sustainable practices guidelines for producers and processors 
of specialty crops, including provisions that--
            (1) enhance producer-to-producer and processor-to-processor 
        education about the importance of sustainable practices, and 
        how self-governance will enhance the economic viability and 
        future of the specialty crop community; and
            (2) demonstrate that working closely with neighbors, 
        communities, and other stakeholders to maintain an open 
        dialogue can address concerns, enhance mutual respect, and 
        accelerate results.
    (b) Priority in Eligibility for Conservation Programs.--In 
establishing eligibility for participation in conservation programs 
administered by the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Agriculture may give priority to specialty crop producers who follow 
such sustainability guidelines.
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