1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Farm, Ranch, Equity,
Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I—Risk management
Subtitle A—Federal crop insurance program
Sec. 1001. Controlling crop insurance program
costs.
Sec. 1002. Supplemental deductible coverage.
Sec. 1003. Revenue-based safety net.
Sec. 1004. Whole farm insurance.
Sec. 1005. Crop insurance education assistance.
Sec. 1006. Agricultural management assistance
program.
Subtitle B—Risk management accounts
Sec. 1101. Definitions.
Sec. 1102. Risk management account contracts.
Sec. 1103. Treatment of risk management account accounts on
transfer.
Sec. 1104. Administration.
Sec. 1105. Commodity programs.
TITLE II—Conservation
Subtitle A—Conservation reserve
Sec. 2001. Conservation reserve program.
Subtitle B—Wetlands reserve program
Sec. 2101. Wetlands reserve program.
Subtitle C—Conservation security program
Sec. 2201. Conservation security program.
Subtitle D—Environmental quality incentives
program
Sec. 2301. Environmental quality incentives
program.
Subtitle E—Grassland reserve program
Sec. 2401. Grassland reserve program.
Subtitle F—Cooperative conservation partnership
initiative
Sec. 2501. Cooperative conservation partnership
initiative.
Sec. 2502. Minimum base allocation to States in funding of
certain Department of Agriculture conservation programs.
Subtitle G—Other conservation programs
Sec. 2601. Pilot program for comprehensive conservation
planning.
Sec. 2602. Pilot program for nutrient reduction and sediment
control in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Subtitle H—Funding and administration
Sec. 2701. Funding and administration.
Sec. 2702. Conservation application process.
Sec. 2703. Exclusion of payments under Department of
Agriculture conservation programs from adjusted gross income
limitation.
TITLE III—Specialty crops
Subtitle A—Marketing
Sec. 3001. Grants to States to enhance competitiveness of
specialty crops.
Sec. 3002. Fruit and vegetable nutrition promotion
program.
Sec. 3003. Farmers’ market promotion program.
Sec. 3004. National organic certification and transition cost
share program.
Subtitle B—Trade
Sec. 3101. Technical assistance for specialty
crops.
Subtitle C—Nutrition
Sec. 3201. Expansion of fresh fruit and vegetable
program.
Sec. 3202. Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria
activities.
Sec. 3203. WIC farmers' market nutrition program.
Sec. 3204. Seniors farmers’ market nutrition
program.
Sec. 3205. Use of Dietary Guidelines for
Americans
in special nutrition programs and school lunch
programs.
Sec. 3206. Food stamp fruit and vegetable electronic benefit
transfer pilot project.
Sec. 3207. Purchases of locally produced foods.
Sec. 3208. Assistance for community food projects.
Sec. 3209. Increased purchases of fruits and
vegetables.
Subtitle D—Research
Sec. 3301. National specialty crops development initiative
grant program.
Sec. 3302. Organic agriculture research and extension
initiative.
Sec. 3303. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
Sec. 3304. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985.
Subtitle E—Invasive pest research and disease
response
Sec. 3401. Threat identification and mitigation
program.
Sec. 3402. Clean plant network.
Sec. 3403. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Sec. 3404. Food safety initiatives.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous
Sec. 3501. Transportation infrastructure cost reduction grant
program.
Sec. 3502. Census of specialty crops.
TITLE IV—Trade
Sec. 4001. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and
Child Nutrition Program.
TITLE V—Nutrition
Subtitle A—Food stamp program
Sec. 5001. Exclusion of combat-related military pay from
countable income.
Sec. 5002. Ending benefit erosion.
Sec. 5003. Supporting working families with child care
expenses.
Sec. 5004. Retirement and education savings
exclusion.
Sec. 5005. Food stamp eligibility for unemployed
adults.
Sec. 5006. Availability of commodities for the emergency food
assistance program.
Subtitle B—Food service industry job training for low-income
adults
Sec. 5101. Short title.
Sec. 5102. Definitions.
Sec. 5103. Food employment empowerment and development
program.
Sec. 5104. Hunger-free communities.
Subtitle C—Other programs
Sec. 5201. Summer food service program for
children.
Sec. 5202. Joint nutrition monitoring and related research
activities.
TITLE VI—Rural development
Sec. 6001. Rural collaborative investment program.
TITLE VII—Forestry
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of
1978
Sec. 7001. Community forest land program.
Subtitle B—Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Sec. 7101. Healthy forests reserve program.
TITLE VIII—Energy
Sec. 8001. Federal procurement of biobased
products.
Sec. 8002. Biorefinery development grants.
Sec. 8003. Rural energy innovation program.
Sec. 8004. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 8005. Biomass research and development.
TITLE IX—Use of savings for deficit reduction
Sec. 9001. Sense of Congress regarding use of savings for
deficit reduction.
2.In this Act, the
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
<enum>I</enum><header>Risk
management</header>
<subtitle id="id14261E98C3DD4C9C850FEBF1280F5ECB"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal crop
insurance program</header>
<section id="H15FD78D2AE114F44AB68BAEE9CC298C"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Controlling
crop insurance program costs</header>
<subsection id="H31B3A0DBA95D4039BD9029004D16DA00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
fee for catastrophic risk protection</header><text>Section 508(b)(5) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(5)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H53DC4DBE1A7A4A2486EF49E6CC6F6087" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H761A515FA4F6407CAD5D45B463B6CE89"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basic
fee</header>
<clause id="H445E6D681C7448ACAA1979C8FF762D2E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
clause (ii), each producer shall pay an administrative fee for catastrophic
risk protection in an amount that is, as determined by the Corporation, equal
to 25 percent of the premium amount for catastrophic risk protection
established under subsection (d)(2)(A) per crop per county.</text>
</clause><clause id="H6CEACCC6667A40EA99210069C2AE8C81"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>The total amount of administrative fees for catastrophic
risk protection payable by a producer under clause (i) shall not exceed $5,000
for all crops in all
counties.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D8952D1144C42329330EC4FF79C6CE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Share of
risk</header><text>Section 508(k)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(k)(3)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H483912B552894924A28FCB9E152CFFD9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3577919CFC784ED39B3255632B9B2BAD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Share of
risk</header><text>The reinsurance agreements of the Corporation with a
reinsured company shall require the reinsured company to provide to the
Corporation 30 percent of the cumulative underwriting gain or loss of the
reinsured
company.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC11E71FCDEC84E3AB536629E2D17C147"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reimbursement
rate</header><text>Section 508(k)(4)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(A)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC22494DEBA8E45F5BC7875863B2925F3" style="OLC">
<clause id="id3BA84242EB4D45349796C0050DA4C10B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for each of the
2008 and subsequent reinsurance years, 15 percent of the premium used to define
loss
ratio.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDb861ec3a93564f559892387b0707e3a9"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Supplemental
deductible coverage</header>
<subsection id="ID65a0bcbf19444d4da5b1efcbd6427e01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 508(c)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(c)(4) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7c13ab9f505d492b9ede001ee0b49c3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The level of coverage</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9423A08A7104CDDB1E47128AE1EA685" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDe170ce443c5d4feeabd8b91b31749caa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Basic
coverage</header><text>The level of
coverage</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06cb016cde92494dbf9eebcc6f886d51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F006EDD7D754159B52B2D3526C1D5F0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDaaeee0f560ec45ce8258a5a341beb6a9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Supplemental
coverage</header>
<clause id="IDeb725c38aaac4ec9b75b7ddbc23a9248"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (3) and subparagraph (A), the
Corporation may offer supplemental coverage, based on an area yield and loss
basis, to cover that portion of a crop loss not covered under the individual
yield and loss basis plan of insurance of a producer, including any revenue
plan of insurance with coverage based in part on individual yield and
loss.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDac08021644354e83b2a5c2a4ac6cc1ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
sum of the indemnity paid to the producer under the individual yield and loss
plan of insurance and the supplemental coverage may not exceed 100 percent of
the loss incurred by the producer for the crop.”</text>
</clause><clause id="ID20bf627dfa9a49868eb0ded178e35d58"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative
and operating expense reimbursement</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection
(k)(4), the reimbursement rate for approved insurance providers for the
supplemental coverage shall equal 6 percent of the premium used to define the
loss ratio.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc239793d3dc84e138f7b48e32acba160"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Direct
coverage</header><text>If the Corporation determines that it is in the best
interests of producers, the Corporation may offer supplemental coverage as a
Corporation endorsement to existing plans and policies of crop insurance
authorized under this title.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID94c5e4282a93480fb6822891bb2b52be"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Payment of
portion of premium by Corporation</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e),
the amount of the premium to be paid by the Corporation for supplemental
coverage offered pursuant to this subparagraph shall be determined by the
Corporation, but may not exceed the sum of—</text>
<subclause id="ID401be2f3a2d1402c99139606ea072440"><enum>(I)</enum><text>50 percent of the
amount of premium established under subsection (d)(2)(C)(i); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3532978211eb423ea244679c36d971d1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount
determined under subsection (d)(2)(C)(ii) for the coverage level selected to
cover operating and administrative
expenses.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID404038ecd9024221bbe54cc054355a47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 508(d)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID149bee3bbd3a4f10869edbbda0ea96d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>additional coverage</quote> the first place it appears and inserting
<quote>additional and supplemental coverages</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID67aa5d19a30d47bd97bcb3dee1c68bd2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAABF6663599442B6A15AAAE46542A5F8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDdcbd8a57b6244a6fba3c2a75b1a49ff1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplemental
coverage</header><text>In the case of supplemental coverage offered under
subsection (c)(4)(B), the amount of the premium shall—</text>
<clause id="ID2825f35fd4374a5a8e4880dfb7c8dc6c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be sufficient to
cover anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2d7bbcc2101e4d49b43795ece7138441"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include an
amount for operating and administrative expenses, as determined by the
Corporation on an industry-wide basis as a percentage of the amount of the
premium used to define loss
ratio.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id15290FFDE84B4FE1B8009D5F20BA5DBC"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Revenue-based
safety net</header>
<subsection id="id2304296CD0D7422C81585770834A1E8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Section
508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9B1377D2D124C24859B3ACC3A2EA358" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8f906bb7c80748a6872a7d597e3f1454"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Group risk
income protection and group risk protection</header><text>The Corporation shall
offer, at no cost to a producer, revenue and yield coverage plans that allow
producers in a county to qualify for an indemnity if the actual revenue or
yield per acre in the county in which the producer is located is below 85
percent of the average revenue or yield per acre for the county, for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id614085ABC29C439DB2A053E373CDB237"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a producer with
an average adjusted gross income (as defined in section 1001D(a) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(a))) of less than $250,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31ECB099777F4505BDB0E92BBA65CE57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each agricultural
commodity for which a futures price is available, to the extent the coverage is
actuarially
sound.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4956293c5c7e4cd4bb299a6d441b370e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Premiums</header><text>Section
508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA564C5786C1047A0A06870D03EA6BB90" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDa69a1915b07c4a269a9ccd9644ccf2dd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>In the case of a
group risk income protection and group risk protection offered under subsection
(c)(11) beginning in fiscal year 2009, and the whole farm insurance plan
offered under subsection (c)(12) beginning in fiscal year 2010, the entire
amount of the premium for the plan shall be paid by the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID5c93b9a524fa4e199b6af55cdc3bd48c"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Whole farm
insurance</header>
<subsection id="id83D7230FEE7045279049D966C4C35867"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) (as amended by section 1003(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B93D1E16FBC440CBF7829D8CCCEBA55" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID385897ba69074764a2e85fdc74c25e88"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Whole farm
insurance plan</header><text>The Corporation shall offer, at no cost to a
producer described in paragraph (11), a whole farm insurance plan that allows
the producer to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm revenue is below
80 percent of the average gross farm revenue of the
producer.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9837f3dc49cd4eb4ab4af0e62e983e1b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjusted gross
revenue insurance pilot program</header><text>Section 523(e) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7155562dfc884f73967b3f23e3f21dff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>2004</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID848d8cb989bb4fc59603c49d27493fdf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBECFCFC85E0046E5825D2B9A356B61B9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID9c81bb7b20164775b4efe62a8bd8f929"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to counties otherwise included in the pilot
program, the Corporation shall include in the pilot program for each of the
2010 through 2014 reinsurance years all States and counties that meet the
criteria for selection (pending required rating), as determined by the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD366F95E31E9488FA7FDCDC32904AEFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0646E3BEF093410BBA54A263E2E2C7DA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA5D2E7C927954FEF8B3EB6C987A075A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
producers</header><text>The Corporation shall permit the producer of any type
of agricultural commodity (including a producer of specialty crops,
floricultural, ornamental nursery, and Christmas tree crops, turfgrass sod,
seed crops, aquacultural products (including ornamental fish), sea grass and
sea oats, and industrial crops) to participate in a pilot program established
under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1FC00AA3388E45908351950606CF8C1B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prevention of
duplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(c) of
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) (as amended by subsection
(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE8C0634411F4699AD4524D5347A2359" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57B17227672C4490923C52333FE19FB8"><enum>(13)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prevention of duplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Risk Management
Agency and Administrator of the Farm Service Agency shall cooperate to ensure,
to the maximum extent practicable, that producers on a farm are not compensated
through the revenue counter-cyclical payment program and under this title for
the same loss, including by reducing crop insurance indemnity payments by the
amount of the revenue counter-cyclical
payments.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id055C6A6095634E21BDE3873D48BB8146"><enum>1005.</enum><header> Crop
insurance education assistance</header>
<subsection id="id9143DB99B6504D7DAD1EB08B955A85F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Partnerships
for risk management education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9D35B01146984547A41CBD2A01498906"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>A
grant</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subparagraph (E), a
grant</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0F1B853863A341B8AE7F2131B959DD9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D2447030B0C4559B1CC475F0015BD6B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id72358860FAFA494AA13E4164CB00286B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Allocation to
States</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funds made available to carry
out this subsection for each fiscal year in a manner that ensures that grants
are provided to eligible entities in States based on the ratio that the value
of agricultural production of each State bears to the total value of
agricultural production in all States, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0AB5FBB609C94DEEA9F230B7BAEECBAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524(a)(4) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA0B4388CA974A71BB14986A2E645B23" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID5e9c5a927c7447ea8e9da3bd583bfd55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the
partnerships for risk management education program established under paragraph
(3)—</text>
<clause id="IDa051e9c229424ad0b821222a5cbe2202"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be used to provide
educational assistance with respect to whole farm and adjusted gross revenue
insurance plans;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa30a6b5427c94ed881594bd542aefdef"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to provide
educational assistance described in clause (i);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2a0a695e87f444c79f94c177c61f84c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to provide
educational assistance described in clause (i); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34ffdaaf1f8746fa8579aa062e110dc5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID407b82ddeebe45049f8e1ae8eaf19fb4"><enum>1006.</enum><header>Agricultural
management assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 524(b)(4)(B)) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0e325a82fe204ae39f989f69bd5423b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>fiscal years 2003 through 2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2008 through 2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06f233ec7e9e471ba356783bef1172cb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAE7EC50A079B4FC98D507B49A55FB701"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>fiscal years 2004 through 2007</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years
2008 through 2014</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8fb359b4ff0b4495a7d7778a49b91ec5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subclause (I),
by striking <quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$9,500,000</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID201d4962b29841beb05439a69854ad12"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause
(III), by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$9,500,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id374492E9C0E54D28A8C5A82682D9A134"><enum>B</enum><header>Risk management
accounts</header>
<section id="idAC55E02426F0430D82C94A57F9430AA3"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="idA7185C68C0A648BF952533443AE195C7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjusted gross
revenue</header><text>The term <term>adjusted gross revenue</term>, with
respect to a farm of an operator or producer, means the adjusted gross income
of the farm, as determined by the Secretary, from the sale or transfer of
eligible commodities of the farm, as calculated—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9EA6055641704E29B3854DBE5E27A1F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>taking into
consideration the gross receipts (including insurance indemnities) from each
sale;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C7BEEA7717C4F04947443A5DA267836"><enum>(B)</enum><text>including all
farm payments received by the operator or producer from any Federal, State, or
local government agency relating to the eligible commodities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82D1FE4C8E5346B797E1F5A0BF70366A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by deducting the
cost or basis of any eligible livestock or other item purchased for resale,
such as feeder livestock, by the farm;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF04D8C26676B48BF887A35FC3F0C4B90"><enum>(D)</enum><text>excluding any
revenue that does not arise from the sale of eligible commodities of the farm,
such as revenue associated with the packaging, merchandising, marketing, or
reprocessing beyond what is typically carried out by a producer of the eligible
commodity, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id293A6553CA0C455A8D191BCC3D977BAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>using such
adjustments, additions, and additional documentation as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate, as presented on—</text>
<clause id="idEFE211AF64D34CBB819931F5BCDB81DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
schedule F form of the Federal income tax returns of the operator or producer;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="idB42447F292014562B9C17E513D24E39F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
comparable tax form relating to the farm, as approved by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCE2C573D08F74BCBA1F8C382F5C1CA27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
year</header><text>The term <term>applicable year</term> means a fiscal year
covered by a risk management account contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6DABA83C03014823AC573E3BC0B2F07F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Average
adjusted gross revenue</header><text>The term <term>average adjusted gross
revenue</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id796D8E12D9634DBD8949F1AE83D41C43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the rolling
average of the adjusted gross revenue of an operator or producer for each of
the 5 preceding taxable years; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64FF6A7D36B94C878EC3FEDDC4B5BE22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
beginning farmer or rancher, or another agricultural operation that does not
have adjusted gross revenue for each of the 5 preceding taxable years, the
estimated income of the operation for the applicable year, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id607360C80D844C1296748718814E5FBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible
commodity</header><text>The term <term>eligible commodity</term> means any
annual or perennial crop raised or produced by an operator or producer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCD0AD235EF78462794872193888BD9FA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Farm</header>
<subparagraph id="id40C9C4B8D15A4FEDBA673ADA709789B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>farm</term> means any parcel of land used
for the raising or production of an eligible commodity that is considered to be
a separate operation, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7FF928357F94414BBD7838286FE3DA3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>farm</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="id3BE326CE5E00486993E0F8059DCFBC03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any
parcel of land and related agricultural production facilities on which an
operator or producer has more than de minimis operational control; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id287FF8985A5E4BA78CB44EAEC6B38D81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any parcel of
land subject to more than de minimis common ownership, as determined by the
Secretary, unless the common owners of the parcel—</text>
<subclause id="idE822742F3F634AC098C9992C701006AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>except with
respect to a conservation condition established in an applicable rental
agreement, do not have operational control regarding any portion of the parcel;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC63AB949444E49E180E117CA8ECEC7C2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>do not share in
the proceeds of the parcel, other than cash rent.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF59210CD2D92418094C1E306C5FBC165"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>farm</term> does not include a parcel that is not a portion of a
farm subject to a risk management account contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE92C6E86E11A41BCA0F54DE06B5ECFB9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicability
of CFR</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle or by the
Secretary, by regulation, part 718 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations), shall apply to the definition, constitution, and
reconstitution of a farm for purposes of this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9DE38FD3EFA416B905BECFCE7C30ED3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Operator</header><text>The
term <term>operator</term> means a producer who controls an agricultural
operation on a farm, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA6AD9E77E0D5426B9EAF77543AD59D56"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Producer</header><text>The
term <term>producer</term> means a person that, as determined by the Secretary,
for an applicable year—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA23295CCA8584A6DBA04E0215CDA8465"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shares in the
risk of producing, or provides a material contribution in producing, an
eligible commodity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6772224AC01D4F3BACCCBB4111B9F757"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a substantial
beneficial interest in the farm on which the eligible commodity is
produced;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE98930027A754E73B3DB6F83C06EB2EB"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD372854FA2F74780A4620B1FB95DC0BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for each of the 5
preceding taxable years, has filed—</text>
<subclause id="id38B914F1D63E4F8DAFDCB03F209528BC" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a schedule F form of the Federal income
tax return relating to the eligible commodity; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6CB932304ACE4AC5AC80CA88D46A1D02" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a comparable tax form related to the
eligible commodity, as approved by the Secretary; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id7CD92A5498B74C06BDBEAC8CECB9C42F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a beginning farmer or rancher,
or another producer that does not have adjusted gross revenue for each of the 5
preceding taxable years, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAD7209A6C3E4DEB9D41EF873404568C"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id412AE5673620447C876B24589065E1C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during the 5 preceding
taxable years, has earned at least $10,000 in average adjusted gross
revenue;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2B611E62F9BA4A4E8BED3169DD12997C" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a limited resource farmer or
rancher, as determined by the Secretary; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id9D8D8632E3A34C4AADE9643A2456C348" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the case of a beginning farmer
or rancher, or another producer that does not have adjusted gross revenue for
each of the 5 preceding taxable years, has at least $10,000 in estimated income
from all farms for the applicable year, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71EA6295CB044290B9C70470BB91D841"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Risk management
account</header><text>The term <term>risk management account</term> means a
farm income stabilization assistance account maintained at a qualified
financial institution in accordance with such terms as the Secretary may
establish.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id046A8C23A7434D8FB6A6237F678344D1"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Risk
management account contracts</header>
<subsection id="id91496E05E8E64B38AA05B2D6F09C314D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program
under which the Secretary shall offer to enter into contracts with eligible
operators and producers in accordance with this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idF3751AE0038645AF8418DFFB79B28E3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide to the
operators and producers a reserve to assist in the stabilization of farm income
during low-revenue years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6BA961B153BD4D42B1245D194120C846"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assist
operators and producers to invest in value-added farms; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF2E9E8EBC3EF474F960E3B8E9FE3C487"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to recognize high
levels of environmental stewardship.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id26991E61D9054F8C97107EC7D40B51F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="id304803CF1C4442A49FD38FBAD1E5D133"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any operator that has participated in a commodity program
under title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
7901 et seq.), and that otherwise meets each eligibility requirement under this
subtitle, shall be eligible to enter into a risk management account contract
for agricultural production during each of fiscal years 2008 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6178212BE6DD4E20914D2A199BAB9E4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
producers</header><text>A producer that is not an operator described in
paragraph (1) shall be eligible to enter into a risk management account
contract for agricultural production during each of fiscal years 2008 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE3A60A4F7C134E9A818A675A09A6B285"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="id871E805B3CC048E3827E473B5DB47721"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No farm or portion of a farm shall be subject to more
than 1 risk management account contract during any fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A895B1A5D6B4A2CAC359CC7DB34043A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiple risk
management account contracts</header>
<clause id="id2A52F8FE7C41431DAA55D996F0891C0D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), no operator or
producer shall participate or have a beneficial interest in more than 1 risk
management account contract during any fiscal year.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFABE2506BFA34AA59083D4E4B0C4CCE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
clause (i), an operator that is eligible to receive a transition payment during
a fiscal year, and that participates or has a beneficial interest in a risk
management account contract during that fiscal year, may enter into an
additional risk management account contract during the fiscal year if—</text>
<subclause id="idB7C40D3B3281472E930BEDD218367A87"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the additional
risk management account contract is entered into solely for the purpose of
receiving the transition payment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63B9FFF20D12430E9B2EAADB82D4ADDE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the operator is
not otherwise eligible to participate or have a beneficial interest in the
additional risk management account contract.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE84A06B7E6D418A8DFBCE6787B6DFAB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Risk management
accounts</header>
<paragraph id="id137254A4BADF442EBF3DA4780DF77987"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each risk management account contract entered into under
this section shall establish, in the name of the farm of the operator or
producer, as applicable, in an appropriate financial institution and subject to
such investment rules and other procedures as the Secretary, on approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury, determines to be necessary to provide reasonable
assurance of the viability and stability of the account, a risk management
account, to consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id71D7B1B640084D8BBB82C31BAFB40226"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as
are transferred to the risk management account by the Secretary during an
applicable year in accordance with paragraph (2) (including the amendments made
by that paragraph); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id935D0478BA324DBBB21F0B4EF5A68B3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts as
are voluntarily contributed by the operator or producer during the applicable
year in accordance with paragraph (6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD8234F744440487F8D335BD030162164"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers</header><text>Section
1103 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61666DB0E6FC41E391FFE5729140C045" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id21BE6ADCC4BC4DD7879C3ED2650C6278"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Risk management
accounts</header><text>Of the total amount of direct payments made to
producers, payments in excess of $10,000 for a crop year shall be deposited
into risk management accounts established under section 1102 of the
<short-title>Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health
Act of
2007</short-title>.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD7449679E51F49F7BA034CFA20AA9D36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operator and
producer contributions</header><text>During any applicable year, an operator or
producer may voluntarily contribute to the risk management account of the
operator or producer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDCE97C0FE5484287A561A196F36C1AFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header>
<subparagraph id="id03D8A2EBADB64761B5A893AF58503DA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An operator or producer may withdraw amounts in the risk
management account of the operator or producer only—</text>
<clause id="idA3272CC490384EA3ABF3506AB120B465"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for
an applicable year during which the adjusted gross revenue of the operator or
producer is equal to less than 95 percent of the average adjusted gross revenue
of the operator or producer, in an amount that is equal to the lesser
of—</text>
<subclause id="idFB6411D09B2C42B7B1C208F553D2AD92"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the difference
between—</text>
<item id="id40F7374C4D4045069C83956CEFE66E40"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
average adjusted gross revenue of the operator or producer; and</text>
</item><item id="id1F916113C475427D8CDED268D8851802"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
adjusted gross revenue of the operator or producer; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idE0561F53820043AB840F3FC7E635A10A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of
coverage that could be purchased under an adjusted gross revenue product
available to the operator or producer through the Federal crop insurance
program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4DD9AA0AC727427284B693090D58CF69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for investment
in a value-added agricultural operation that contributes to the agricultural
economy, as determined by the Secretary, and is not farmland or equipment used
to produce raw agricultural products, an amount equal to the product obtained
by multiplying—</text>
<subclause id="id4B0C1BBB139648C89B7C08D2D4499F26"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the total amount
in the risk management account of the operator or producer on September 30 of
the preceding applicable year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC0F8177E85AF4A5BAEE2BC1AF9564304"><enum>(II)</enum><text>10
percent;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2BDEAADC3FE340ED802122FFF2166065"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the solvency of a farm of the
operator or producer; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idDCCDC6E3FC034269A80C169E1477EA21"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to
purchase revenue insurance or crop insurance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3DD4752B9D447D3A65671BEAFE1D0DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer to IRA
account</header><text>In any calendar year, an individual operator or producer
aged 65 years or older who is the holder of a risk management account in
existence for at least 5 years may elect to rollover not more than 15 percent
of the balance of the risk management account into an individual retirement
account pursuant to section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id583E77AF667846ACB650D25182E3D45F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="idC5D7D4C9C8CD419E92B77F5B8A994C38"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Attribution
requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each payment
transferred to a risk management account under this subsection is attributed to
an individual operator or producer that is a party to the applicable risk
management account contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCBA2CE9877A24025AE296BCC46859536"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No individual
benefit</header>
<clause id="id9F2AD9415559414998D800067CBA9899"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no individual operator or
producer receives a direct benefit from more than 1 risk management
account.</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0B4AC2150514861B716B7A35310EEB2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Proportional
reduction</header><text>The Secretary shall reduce the amount of a standard
payment under this subsection in an amount equal to the proportion that—</text>
<subclause id="id99A54B110FCF4A47B92EF7ADBED2EFCF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of
each direct or indirect benefit received by the applicable individual operator
or producer under the applicable risk management account contract; bears
to</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEC125D117E684EB2822A7DBAB2F5B60F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount of
any direct or indirect benefit received by the individual operator or producer
under any other risk management account contract under which a standard payment
is transferred to a risk management account.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id000589E36122414F9378C6A4EC13FB1C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conservation
compliance</header><text>Each operator, and each holder of a beneficial
interest in a farm subject to a risk management account contract, shall comply
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC719E67B43AA4450835CCF956414225C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applicable highly
erodible land conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E9FAA87A9074A979B7D3BEC7DA72663"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable
wetland conservation requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (16
U.S.C. 3821 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC88CE5DBC2D0420EA1C31477D10479DA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1CAB22C8A0EB4A21A13B0534722981DA"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Treatment of
risk management account accounts on transfer</header>
<subsection id="idD4C2190984D544CEB4AA6225C0E6FC09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In transferring, by sale or other means, any interest in
a farm subject to a risk management account, an operator or producer may
elect—</text>
<paragraph id="id1AFBFD9C9E9443A0ABE958057B1F86D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to transfer the
risk management account to another farm in which the operator or
producer—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6194402A10AC4A05BB9B13A174F0018F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a controlling
ownership interest; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id305B22324E26436D85238C599E845220"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 2
years after the date of the transfer, will acquire a controlling ownership
interest;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF292749A72CF48668B16F9CEDFCA5CCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to transfer the
risk management account to the purchaser of the interest in the farm, if the
purchaser is not already a holder of a risk management account; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB88CE2D598FE48F7BD83EF3CE3C9FC7E"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idED15CB0994924EF198A29258C357B8E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>if the operator or
producer is an individual, to rollover amounts in the risk management account
into an individual retirement account of the operator or producer pursuant to
section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idABCE2463D4B640408F8F968485423C8C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the operator or producer is not an
individual, to transfer amounts in the risk management account into an account
of any individual who has a substantial beneficial interest in the farm
(including a substantial beneficiary of a trust that holds at least a 50
percent ownership interest in the farm).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0679C1151A7F4F3191FA5D90DA6F58EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer or
acquisition of land or portion of operation</header><text>The Secretary shall
promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
require reformulation, reaffirmation, or abandonment of a risk management
account contract—</text>
<paragraph id="id5CA80CC1D851458F8AF9AE7D0F20858C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on transfer of
all or part of a farm under this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD95EE50F4E024A9D98BBFBA6852AB9EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on any other
major change to the farm, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB306B71B94A44596B1C1986D284FB134"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="id929DFF18C3884C5D805D2C3CEC5CCB40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
Secretary shall carry out this subtitle through the Farm Service Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3734BB4BAB354984899228713B655B91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The
Secretary shall conduct random audits of operators and producers subject to
risk management account contracts under this subtitle as the Secretary
determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with the risk management
account contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1B1F3C38381A41B0B7355F87FD53ADE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Violations</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that an operator or producer is in violation of the
terms of an applicable risk management account contract—</text>
<paragraph id="id781B5AAB32B74B9D9B2B6ED77E95C377"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the operator or
producer shall refund to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount
transferred by the Secretary under section 1103(e) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913(e)) to the affected risk management
account during the applicable year in which the violation occurred; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3DDA336DC9FD48B9A0963691FB18C8AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a serious or
deliberate violation, as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="id420DF1D4BA0E4E6692646CDB4CD31961"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the risk
management account contract shall be terminated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id899309AA4FF0426BA8D80CE73BE202C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts remaining
in each applicable risk management account as the result of a transfer by the
Secretary under section 1103(e) of that Act shall be refunded to the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id336383D8D8F34BB9BA8D36579408FE46"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0CA0A1981C7E42D5806C7CA96E6BA3AF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjusted gross
income limitation</header><text>The adjusted gross income limitation under
section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) shall apply
to participation in the farm income stabilization assistance program under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2155ECB7440B4104B728FF9ED157EAAD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Commodity
Credit Corporation</header><text>The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities,
and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idE5F327DC07F74572A16CF6F69FD70EFE"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Commodity
programs</header>
<subsection id="idC250C02860E446CBBB882D9E0FA9A24B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>Subtitles
A through C of title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) (other than sections 1001, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, and
1106) are repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe5211b77eee34da487dcf83a3eb7e206"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Base acres and
payment acres</header><text>Section 1101 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9718038F9DF641939EA37B52DEEB77D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections
(a)(1) and (e)(2), by striking <quote>and counter-cyclical payments</quote>
each place it appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE6A5FB587D3F4D07B3166F18A4DE416C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22B1A6BEAE224DFDACA88823C6D1AD23" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0692ca64123c4780b09a71376311576b"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Production of
fruits or vegetables for processing</header>
<paragraph id="ID494c9e53a07f45f1a127372422cfe81f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the producers on a
farm, with the consent of the owner of and any other producers on the farm, may
reduce the base acres for a covered commodity for the farm if the reduced acres
are used for the planting and production of fruits or vegetables for
processing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID16c91f14a7704102b2dabca3177ecce3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion to
base acres for covered commodity</header><text>Any reduced acres on a farm
devoted to the planting and production of fruits or vegetables during a crop
year under paragraph (1) shall be included in base acres for the covered
commodity for the subsequent crop year, unless the producers on the farm make
the election described in paragraph (1) for the subsequent crop year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0a2a39da3cd406ebaf1ff4d4ffbcfe1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Recalculation
of base acres</header>
<subparagraph id="ID12d69add21b64b0289b473bf9472cc2d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), if the Secretary
recalculates base acres for a farm, the planting and production of fruits or
vegetables for processing under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be the
same as the planting, prevented planting, or production of the covered
commodity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID219796fc1fe2499183fc783c8b120751"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection provides authority for the Secretary to recalculate base
acres for a
farm.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC5197EC64B234285AF990F78D395F069"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment
yields</header><text>Section 1102 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7912) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id6EE6CEDD20404103AD291DA940744DEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>and counter-cyclical payments</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB5BDB11FAF8D4CA1990D4B9693798972"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id171D29C38D324A02A2358299DDCB9355"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by striking <quote>, but before</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>subsection (e)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6D0E8F39C005468797611F34435BAE51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id916B29BFE17648BCAC2859087DDB0B52"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sugar</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156(j) of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(j)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id89260F778FB340CD98160A61C618CFAF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Recourse loan
program</header><text>Subtitle F of title I of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7991 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45EA4C361AD44D33817A41786CBB735D" style="OLC">
<section id="id207572DC3D6A4686ADC5CF1F6C13F3C1"><enum>1619.</enum><header>Recourse loan
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For each of the 2008
through 2014 crop years, the Secretary shall establish a recourse loan program
for each loan commodity at a rate of interest to be determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8720F70AD38A4437AD3EF14BDD7E3CD4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id27C714BB68AC46FA8166C69A7B0CF1A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Suspension of
permanent price support authority</header><text>Section 1602 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7992) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD28137D5B3148079D3B4BAAA428AD12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjusted gross
income limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1001D(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(e)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE359DD3205554F658F6B93C236EE9A31"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Availability of
counter-cyclical payments</header><text>Section 1104 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7914) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id04E8884A87324AFB8B1CFB65E648420B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2007</quote> each place it appears (other than paragraphs (3)(B) and
(4)(B) of subsection (f)) and inserting <quote>2008</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id187EDE04DF0B4466B10D7EB7A2EAF087"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id75B3F5A879F048239B67AC60FC04D704"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B)—</text>
<clause id="id1F88AAF8CE9843C18ADCD7A908440502"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2007 crop year</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2007 and 2008
crop years</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCE4768AB5CDE4B0DB6022603E3ABBE0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>the 2007 crop year</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the
2007 and 2008 crop years</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A52F696D54E4CA0B538DAD7F06FAE95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(B)—</text>
<clause id="id6934E625F6F0468BB1E2D848BF46C743"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2007 crop year</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">2007 and 2008
crop years</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4115F65BEE9140B4B53ED55631E760E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the 2007 crop year</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>each of the 2007 and 2008 crop years</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCCD87D0D6C8947609937C6C971E42F83"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Availability of
direct payments</header><text>Section 1103 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idFAD88F1BE98F4068AAD4D148A71C2A99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>For each of the 2002 through 2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>For each of the 2008 through 2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3035D84087A9412582F04F1BA06BF00E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3AB7FDF4E3D4A57A9DE5BFF27E2D7AF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idC1854A1D88324ED894711768F26769C3"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3AFBAC44C65645708F5F7978C96A90DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In each of crop years
2008 through 2011, 25 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF180E8F0C074E6DAB6B012408DC3758" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In each of crop years 2012 and 2013,
20 percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81577D94D396465B83C748A67799B01C" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In crop year 2014, 0
percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation</header>
<subtitle id="ID04368F53AB4B44FDA265C7D599142F1C"><enum>A</enum><header>Conservation
reserve</header>
<section commented="no" id="IDF64BFE904EDE44A9BFB4257BB4BCA6B7"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Conservation
reserve program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9782CC3F5EF549B5889CED2A819DF908"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</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>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id1DCA1C69FF0843C89F28C9550AAF3D42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum
enrollment</header><text>Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id2B6B3D9288814B6999AE7D20116723A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7163296827D4747BA9B3212844ABAA4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDa9863c3899284b428946f7da942ef05a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id874741D966104C968FE8D2A7AE18D43E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as designated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8A80FCD695604D2CBE3571C787741BCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94AD476A1EA743D289CBFABF23F4C6C3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd24fbe04a7784daea856475053d43810"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enrollment
goals</header><text>For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
paragraph and ending on December 31, 2014, the Secretary shall establish a goal
to enroll not less than 7,000,000 acres of eligible land through the continuous
enrollment program and the conservation reserve enhancement
program.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID8B2584FB9E714E2B872C3BBA13386643"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot Program
for Enrollment of Wetland and Buffer Acreage in Conservation
Reserve</header><text>Section 1231(h)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3831(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ID7CAB7EE9E0144F4D8A8C7BFEA5B096B3"><enum>B</enum><header>Wetlands reserve
program</header>
<section commented="no" id="id0D2D3DCA8E684469A4AE316C59E83D3A"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Wetlands
reserve program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idF70F0126B8084815B8B0E2433DB55DD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1237(c) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(c)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idCA37D27BF4FC4B31AA1C39C6CBA3ED99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum
enrollment</header><text>Section 1237(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3837(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>2,275,000 acres</quote>
and inserting <quote>3,605,000 acres</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7b00f192111d45359aecc8329a540638"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wetland
easement conservation plan</header><text>Section 1237A(b)(3) of the Food
Security Act of 1985(16 U.S.C. 3837a(b)(3)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: <quote>and activities necessary to maintain
hydrologic, habitat, and other functional values of the
wetlands</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID74fae93b7f4140c289bfbd81c403c23e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-share and
management assistance</header><text>Section 1237C of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3b4d4636a0404831819ea6845e4adb3c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by inserting <quote>including necessary hydrologic and habitat
maintenance activities,</quote> after <quote>values,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3c27b2f44744c0ea462d39a355ac3eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BD6A70373654789A0029AEA393AD52D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID294d9e9e56f7444082d8196d0ea4f74f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management
costs</header><text>The Secretary may make payments to owners in an amount of
up to the full actual cost of undertaking any ongoing or periodic management
activities necessary to maintain the functional values of wetland enrolled in
the wetlands reserve
program.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idDD2DEBA7D403472097464C6DEA7DEB04"><enum>C</enum><header>Conservation
security program</header>
<section id="id15E4D90D656947FE8287D396A742AEDA"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Conservation
security program</header>
<subsection id="id166BE6C1402C4BA79909436820F7F154"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1238A(a) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838a(a)) is amended by striking
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id474E3D180F4E481D970D0257353AD42C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1238C(g)
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838c(g)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ID797BC38E998A4123B587243DF8675E60"><enum>D</enum><header>Environmental
quality incentives program</header>
<section commented="no" id="id851F80834D7548ED8ED6AA37E44DB184"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Environmental
quality incentives program</header>
<subsection id="id43A14C6E839149E2ADCEB431C32D256B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Section
1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idF1AE621A47FD441C9BDE7DE9DFC6A93E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>, conserving energy,</quote> after
<quote>resources</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB0C5D23B1D14C368C77986B9A904C03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by inserting <quote>and conserve energy,</quote> after
<quote>wildlife</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id35F7ECCCEC3342989B420C54A44EFFFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240B(a)(1) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)(1)) is amended by striking
<quote>2010</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID22cc06f5441e43f5a9692ccab91105e5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bidding
down</header><text>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa–2) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8718857466A64698AEDB0DF49DB4DBF0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID359d95dec95f44d9950afda155d045b8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bidding
down</header>
<paragraph id="id7B22E9E84D9841E297EB8F29813E44AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to any
application because the applicant is willing to accept a lower cost-share or
incentive payment than the applicant would otherwise be entitled to
receive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id68B1E5799CF7495C87BE459023A6D821"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost-effectiveness</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection relieves the Secretary of the obligation, when evaluating
applications for cost-share payments and incentive payments—</text>
<subparagraph id="id043AD023FA24499CA2E54D36B79C8BF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to evaluate the
cost-effectiveness of the proposed conservation practices, systems, and
approaches described in the applications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id15E5278A34674C239F2EF250C0C51154"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prioritize the
most cost-effective applications in accordance with section
1240C(1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID074921d26f414682b3caef9f6afafee0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost-share
payment exception</header><text>Section 1240B(d)(2) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B24DF529311459782690DE56486B81B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDec9143c264274479bcef05a529a3403b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limited
resource and beginning farmers</header>
<clause id="idDBD30293C3C549D2AFC61971B24EFF5F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary may increase the
amount provided to a producer under paragraph (1) to not more than 90 percent
if the producer is a limited resource or beginning farmer or rancher, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6AFBA6262A3C4B86906164DEC5AEB9D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
cost-share payment under this paragraph shall not be less than 115 percent of
the amount of the payment that the Secretary may determine under paragraph
(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id90D5F2F74A0842F1A7E1B7FBA9DD97CD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation of
funding</header><text>Section 1240B(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(g)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id464FFDAD176B42F08F41CEC7656E0221"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation of
applications for cost-share payments and incentive
payments</header><text>Section 1240C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa–3) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFED2A1F6FE04E61828C0E3DDDCE914E" style="OLC">
<section id="idD72279D2CE384A36A518822FB6199D7F"><enum>1240C.</enum><header>Evaluation
of applications for cost-share payments and incentive payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In evaluating applications for cost-share
payments and incentive payments, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0C306D951A1C449C87CFD8C41E0CD722"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prioritize
applications based on the overall level of cost-effectiveness of the
applications to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the proposed
conservation practices, systems, and approaches are the most efficient means of
achieving the anticipated environmental benefits of the project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id90C9E68F5D1C404DA290BC3BF37AD7AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prioritize
applications based on how effectively and comprehensively the projects address
the 1 or more designated resource concerns;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id378818707FEB41B1AEB2AE21F7CFA3BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reward higher
levels of environmental performance, such as advanced levels of management
within land management practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3D4D32FBBCD94FA49FB916EC0E45CC87"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop criteria
for evaluating applications that will ensure that national, State, and local
conservation priorities are effectively addressed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4D53B7E593D4B44BFEEE67DF9D90B74"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prioritize
applications that will improve environmental performance on existing
operations.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id29BA788E282546B1BB6EADDF471B1305"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conservation
innovation grants</header>
<paragraph id="id08447CCB018D4D32B1F8EB3ECCCA0973"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839aa–8) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF20F6B5EA674D22A2E03AD1BF41A7AD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id8F562EB277A94ABC89AE37F2F711D9C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may pay the cost of competitive grants that
leverage Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection through
the program by stimulating the development of innovative technologies and
transferring those technologies to agricultural and nonindustrial private
forest land in
production.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5E5EBD8F00834D6389F3759B5102027E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Section
1240H(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(b)) is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3934BE1756C346C28FB7405FF9BB914F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id461924197ABE42288786E9527C3D37D7"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id010DBE847F724BAE9D5920F6C4FAD443"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implement innovative
conservation technologies, such as market systems for pollution reduction and
practices for the storing of carbon in the soil; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31106A226CEA4DE3ADADFE3AD28E2407" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide a mechanism for transferring
those technologies to agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land in
production;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id205CE55A52A541A883BC530DB8AC6874"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Ground and
surface water conservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240I(c)(1)(C) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8c0d3f74ffe9465d9be3bb44c076d989"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Performance
incentives for States</header><text>Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D7FB0A1E87F4B528EA77ED265A2DFAD" style="OLC">
<section id="ID4e9da90d87514a0aa86efb4fe532e244"><enum>1240J.</enum><header>Performance
incentives for States</header>
<subsection id="IDbb43d0509a504147a5490ec443f67442"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High level of
performance bonus</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, 10
percent of the funds made available to carry out this chapter shall be reserved
by the Secretary for bonus allocations to States that demonstrate a high level
of performance in implementing the environmental quality incentives program, as
determined by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID58c479ef58574cceafe9d936d39b930c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
considerations</header><text>In evaluating State performance under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall reward States that—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf5cffe9829ac4951985932a8ecf7dcd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consistently meet
the requirements of section 1240C in evaluating offers and payments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf99523dd0c1d42c39a12889c17df32e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dedicate a
portion of the annual environmental quality incentives program allocation of
the States to multiproducer cooperative efforts to address specific resource
concerns;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID63d2e0bfe5c04001b061799687f2b655"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collaborate with
other Federal and State agencies, local governments, educational institutions,
and for-profit and nonprofit organizations to monitor and evaluate the
environmental outcomes associated with implementation of the environmental
quality incentives program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06c30bb567004c5f9e736d0e98f4fecb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>demonstrate
effective and efficient program delivery, including the provision of adequate
technical assistance to all program participants through—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC5C99C9C6BE043688C2CFED750391256"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appropriate
staffing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0E14978F03B94B0E86098D054274E6EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cooperation with
other Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies, for-profit and nonprofit
organizations, and individuals with demonstrated expertise in the planning and
implementation of conservation practices, systems, and approaches;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDaeabf028586941f9bafdeec997ba97bf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support and
encourage innovative approaches to addressing resource concerns;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1d170c7b900461b8a66215e46f09dfe"><enum>(6)</enum><text>effectively
leverage Federal funding with local and State matching funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID670f6c053a8e4dbf9e8cab895413f8b0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>demonstrate
effective outreach and innovative approaches to reaching and serving beginning
farmers and ranchers, limited-resource producers, and operators with lower
rates of historical participation in Federal farm and conservation
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1165CB78C7BB420C96EEBF1DB8A778AE"><enum>E</enum><header>Grassland reserve
program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H645FDF82E5EE4822B5BE7E00A166C839" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Grassland reserve program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1238N(b)(1) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838N(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>2,000,000
acres</quote> and inserting <quote>3,340,000 acres</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id05DF365159034831976B895541E14EB1"><enum>F</enum><header>Cooperative
conservation partnership initiative</header>
<section id="ID901e0f03becb45fea54344e50c89eefd"><enum>2501.</enum><header>Cooperative
conservation partnership initiative</header>
<subsection id="IDf0200fbbc06f4061a56013c6307d9634"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141104A7AA6243C89D9365DA70071641" style="OLC">
<chapter id="idA6893AF2972C47BAAF6F1EE634A3800D"><enum>6</enum><header>Cooperative
conservation partnership initiative</header>
<section id="ID2f30d56f29a24b83a38f89a55f61f405"><enum>1240S.<?LEXA-Enum 1240S.?></enum><header>Cooperative conservation partnership
initiative</header>
<subsection id="id4A0D11A37ADA4C288994DA10473B5358"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idF870EAF402B74781981D6536E8EB41DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
conservation program</header><text>The term <term>eligible conservation
program</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7b6fb0ec4f854e5c9f246803445548ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the continuous
signup portion of the conservation reserve program established under subchapter
B of chapter 1;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID986531d98101479b8de82267d54282c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a special
conservation reserve enhancement program described in section
1234(f)(4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4db2a8021a6c41f2b886adde08185e30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the environmental
quality incentives program established under chapter 4, including the ground
and surface water conservation program under section 1240I;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID172fcd03c94c43cab955071f38d4db00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the farmland
protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe64d958d8a10448e95bd18c8d2a580f6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the grassland
reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 2;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb48bf7277e842bd865772cc1391aaed"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the wetlands
reserve program established under subchapter C of chapter 1; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00b60f77da424b5eb1081bed40369a8d"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the wildlife
habitat incentive program established under section 1240N.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3D3FE8059BD4C0FB4E5FA505E407E19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdd65649d1f014b94829f9c0361bdb613"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State,
including an agency of a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb06e20fc88404ad1bc53c29a7207d390"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a political
subdivision of a State, including a State-sponsored conservation
district;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID547ccfbe3c3a43569446fc8e256c7f5d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian tribe;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDecea3feae2c7464b84a63bf060c2d690"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a nongovernmental
organization or association, including—</text>
<clause id="idF1AF8C885C124F1689D6BA4D24119F70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
producer association;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF4F21A694CB44851A12AB467268A77FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a farmer
cooperative;</text>
</clause><clause id="id16D54EB54DD9462AAD80EB9396D0CF2A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an extension
association; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id65D3F9A06AB946C1BE51F4BCC362987E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a conservation
organization with a history of working cooperatively with producers to
effectively address resource concerns related to agricultural production, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID98084784f92040599a4c4bf53ffeff66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants and
agreements</header>
<paragraph id="idB9DC4708302E4DE88AA1D4C12F934227"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants and enter into agreements
with eligible entities to preferentially enroll producers in 1 or more of
eligible conservation programs to carry out special projects and initiatives
through which multiple producers and other interested persons cooperate to
address specific resources of concern relating to agricultural production on a
local, State, or regional scale.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77586A1ABBFF46EAA39C997C9B3A26CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Grants
and agreements described in paragraph (1) shall have a term of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id396A0EAC0B3A43E090AB27ECF11D46C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 2
years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64F6F244232C46589032DCEDFE2922CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID98502d8386c04be282a273d864c881f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="ID58f420af996d4bd98e7f0c9ae584f86d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competitive
process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive process for
considering applications for grants or agreements under this section consistent
with the evaluation criteria described in subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ad92de9b0d44326aa464252be481d05"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
allocation</header><text>An application for a grant or agreement under this
section shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8c98d0a474234e6ca8be610d85c34fde"><enum>(A)</enum><text>specification of
the amount of funding or quantity of acres, or both, of 1 or more eligible
conservation programs proposed to be allocated to carry out the special project
or initiative; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID114ead283553406ca9b64b8ec2db996c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a schedule for
use of funding or acres over the life of the proposed project or
initiative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID84ba411d3af44b3bbbbabdba8377a0a4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation
criteria</header><text>In evaluating applications for grants or agreements
under this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to which—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd22d9375745a416c8fdd34f6378c3e58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preferential
enrollment in the eligible conservation program specified in the application
will effectively address the environmental objectives established for the
special project or initiative; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbaf2dd7299b24e5792924fd54ae66f9e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the special
project or initiative covered by the application—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID933327385b5942b094e84eba07505243"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enjoys broad
local and regional support from producers and other interested persons,
including governmental and nongovernmental organizations with appropriate
expertise on the issues the project or initiative seeks to address;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14b66afaa3b04c8697d0052a745d11d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes clear
environmental objectives and a high likelihood of success;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID043064016c25447b881a4bece41d738c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes a
well-defined project or initiative plan that identifies sensitive areas
requiring treatment and prioritizes conservation systems, practices, and
activities needed to achieve environmental objectives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2eb3190ccbcd47febd149cdfd71e55cf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promises adequate
and coordinated participation to achieve the objectives of the project or
initiative;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID482ff5ed01894e9e95423ca5487fd812"><enum>(E)</enum><text>coordinates
integration of Federal, State, and local efforts to make the best use of
available resources and maximize cost-effective investments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b7de9ec497f4d1186de65289d4d26e7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>leverages
financial and technical resources from sources other than the conservation
programs authorized by this subtitle, including financial and technical
resources provided by Federal and State agencies, local governments,
nongovernmental organizations and associations, and other private sector
entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa35d7ff7de414b75a0b3cf3cdcb97236"><enum>(G)</enum><text>describes how all
necessary technical assistance will be provided to each producer participating
in the project or initiative, including cost estimates for technical assistance
and whether such assistance will be provided by technical service
providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4d1864a3ff9f4dc4bc7a0c173a08bb3d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>describes how the
administrative costs of the project or initiative will be minimized;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe32d68256ce34a2c8fbc79f54d843aee"><enum>(I)</enum><text>addresses 1 or
more local, State, regional, or national environmental priorities, with
particular emphasis on any priority for which there is an existing State or
federally-approved plan in place for addressing that priority;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24642fa49d484826acb8c59289c3b735"><enum>(J)</enum><text>includes a plan
to evaluate progress and measure results; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb46690ff4ff42aea38d29ee2e967e74"><enum>(K)</enum><text>clearly
demonstrates that enrollment of producers in eligible conservation programs
will be consistent with the purposes and policies of each eligible conservation
program, as established in law (including rules, regulations, and program
guidance promulgated by implementing agencies).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDec9b0b1464ba4bb8a464c98529a90aba"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, consistent with subsections (c) and (d), the
Secretary shall ensure that, for each fiscal year, grants are awarded and
agreements are entered into under this section to support projects and
initiatives that collectively address the resource concerns facing producers,
ranchers, and small private forest landowners, specifically including projects
and initiatives that are designed—</text>
<paragraph id="IDbb3fcd189edf498c951aa6a7f856c224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to achieve
improvements in water quality in watersheds impacted by agriculture,
particularly by increasing the participation of producers in implementing best
management practices in a watershed or developing environmentally and
economically viable alternative uses for manure and litter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID174b985bb68d45e884d5d2c673bad5cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to achieve
improvements in air quality in a geographical area in which agricultural
operations impact air quality, especially an area that, as determined by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is a nonattainment area
with respect to any of the national primary and secondary ambient air quality
standards promulgated by the Administrator under section 109 of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7409);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe9f68f43d7ac42c0a61a56d36429221b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to conserve water
for environmental purposes, such as enhanced stream flows or aquifer recharge
in regions, States, or local areas in which water quantity is a concern;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID291e5ac003b34a9492e7d2ce16a5d1cc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to assist in the
recovery of Federal or State-listed endangered species or species of special
concern or to further the goals and objectives of the comprehensive wildlife
conservation plan of a State through the cooperative efforts of multiple
producers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfe00d9b149de41b3ac10286f047747e1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to control
invasive species on rangeland or other agricultural land through the
cooperative efforts of multiple producers in a geographical area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID410f468d0622416ca0676ab4c454f328"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to address 1 or
more specific resources of concern on private, non-industrial forest
land;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c6c77eef84e4af187d7b7a1c39373a8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to reduce losses
of pesticides to the environment by engaging multiple producers in a geographic
area in adoption of integrated pest management practices and approaches;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID55ad114662824f54b7d340bbf049b46a"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to keep in
production farms and ranches facing development pressures in agricultural
use.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDafad36f209644d0faecb5b7a2cfcb9d8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost
share</header>
<paragraph id="ID1e53bdc294544db5af963efad1a3aba1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
not require more than 25 percent of the cost of a project or initiative
supported under a grant or agreement entered into under this section to be
derived from non-Federal sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2D1BA304EB714AF590146BA4DB8137E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
Secretary may give greater priority to projects or initiatives that offer to
provide a higher percentage of the cost of the project or initiative from
non-Federal sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcdb1638d29ff4113aaac548ea0211119"><enum>(3)</enum><header>In-kind
contributions</header><text>If the Secretary establishes a cost-share
requirement for a project or initiative, the Secretary shall allow the use of
in-kind contributions to fulfill that requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd129f7a2ea6241d8a4270b58b6868682"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="ID4a461837a70e4ebeb963fd807902c7db"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds made available for each fiscal year to carry
out the eligible conservation programs, to provide funding for grants and
agreements entered into under this section, the Secretary shall reserve—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf5002d7ef2954c4e8437b059a4dcea3a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>5 percent for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb5b6a7416804427b8da1d36a00b34f63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>10 percent for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd90bb6c23f4d4fc89ce3e6b7c5e169bb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>15 percent for
fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1506d83863e4413983d0fa6cb0ec3e87"><enum>(D)</enum><text>20 percent for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID540d4f89c71540d4bc1d9aae8661cd2d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation to
States</header><text>Using the method of allocation for States under each
eligible conservation program, the Secretary shall allocate to States 75
percent of the funds reserved under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year to allow
State Conservationists of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, with the
advice of State technical committees, to select projects and initiatives for
funding under this section at the State
level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDf1c9672f46da444c816f384e0350aad4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 1243 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3843) is amended by striking subsection (f).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID396a17d9fe914e458405fffca1878627"><enum>2502.</enum><header>Minimum base
allocation to States in funding of certain Department of Agriculture
conservation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3BDEDEF82A54F7586D61ECC15CBC5EF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID78ae9672ce034b0cb2b583915c94bd3e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Minimum base
allocation to States for certain conservation programs</header>
<paragraph id="idF58499AE07504FB98D57714C5FB27453"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In allocating funds to States to implement the
conservation programs under subtitle D (excluding the conservation reserve
program under subchapter B of chapter 1, the wetlands reserve program under
subchapter C of chapter 1, the conservation security program under subchapter A
of chapter 2, and the grassland reserve program under subchapter C of chapter
2), the Secretary shall ensure that each State receives, at a minimum,
$18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26A7963A7E534C9B8E02B3D8CFCBF14F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that any funds made available under chapter 6 of
subtitle D to carry out a project in or adjacent to a State are over and above
the minimum base allocation in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="IDEE5C1FCDCC3F4C489C3F172BC2A7298A"><enum>G</enum><header>Other
conservation programs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id227D308412734AB8ABD6F3B7ABEB2F47" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program for comprehensive
conservation planning</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter
5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65681FFBC2C04C568F4C1474378E3C31" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CC86A4DC9DA4C94A573FEAEFD4000AF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1240Q.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program for comprehensive
conservation planning</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFF8AE7A97664007B9E04E63AC4877EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot program required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a pilot
program to evaluate the feasibility of assisting producers, before a producer
applies for assistance under any conservation program under this subtitle D, by
making a comprehensive assessment of the resource concerns, needs, and
alternative solutions for the entire operation of the producer, as determined
by the Secretary, following the procedures in the conservation planning manual
of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5485A6B688904BC39D15F46973EF4E19"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program shall be undertaken in
the following locations:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8635164AC9E948B2A308D642EB7088C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DDCE9E0FD3443FE958CE28184AF261C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Great Lakes Basin.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4CD35331E794441A3E2C9D1CCEAFF8F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Connecticut River watershed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2E31F7E11C4CD9B9E9FD991D633EFA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Highlands Region, as defined in section
3 of the Highlands Conservation Act (Public Law 108–421; 118 Stat.
2375).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA65460BAE964A8582E7710B5D47E158"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Upper Mississippi River Basin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8722708377E41D4834D7664FB905785"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BC96D7C750A40A6B4985C005CDCB45B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assistance to
producers shall be provided—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A73850FC71B48B59219B4E239B216E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by the Secretary directly or through
third-party providers certified by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF68424EAEB474A2185CCBF1B22C2A984"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">without charge to the producer.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CC96107076242BF97233B1132479E91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The results of the comprehensive
conservation planning shall be provided to the producer to enable informed
choices on the type of financial assistance available through conservation
programs administered by the Secretary that would most effectively address the
resource needs of the operation of the producer consistent with the
environmental goals for the area in which the operation is located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D2C4264FA7E4AB8A33E76437DADDC19"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the second and fifth years of the
pilot program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9F1540D48674995A9B1A087F5EBA390"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct an assessment of the effectiveness
of the pilot program established under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4080CD733CD4D959BBF807B362C70F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish a report, to be available to the
public, of the results of the assessment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF6B2355C5E3471785003618016F9CD2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A66F06742CD48EAA657E10555BBDEF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BCC0988141F4307B9327DC621A76079"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, equally allocate the amount of funds made available under
paragraph (1) for each fiscal year between each of the 5 pilot program
locations established under subsection
(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92B7A8AE1226413200B63BD5F4D25621" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Pilot program for
nutrient reduction and sediment control in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 5 of
subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as amended by section
2601) is amended by inserting after section 1240Q the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF7CC587A2B749EAA0D824051058DE34" style="OLC">
<section id="H5EC548F66E2A4E518B5C2F1732949F20"><enum>1240R.</enum><header>Pilot program
for nutrient reduction and sediment control in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed</header>
<subsection id="idB8F6FC1A0D4644FDB31226ABEA9132E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id93D5180364CC448894F9FD11CEB15E48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay
watershed</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means
the tributaries, backwaters, and side channels that drain into the Chesapeake
Bay, including associated watersheds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id766553A0082542C3B23814A4B389FAC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chesapeake 2000
agreement</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake 2000 agreement</term> means
the voluntary comprehensive restoration agreement signed in June 2000 by the
members of the Chesapeake Executive Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DC3E439E1AA42AFB254D7F43EA00402"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restoration
enhancement and preservation projects</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE77F4ACE2D3B416E83C4437BE7D84A7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
use funds made available under this section to pay the Federal share of
carrying out agricultural restoration enhancement and preservation projects for
the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA040606FF29E43439ABE29BDB7793D55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the
projects—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB8EF92570A14A359071E63AC2CD1171"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cooperation with appropriate Federal and
State agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9A7F6FEEB49484BB8CB1837C64CD6EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner consistent with the tributary
strategies developed pursuant to the Chesapeake 2000 agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H169B0486CC5A41DCB642EC4ED4676753"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Water
quality</header><text>In carrying out projects and activities under this
section, the Secretary shall take into account the protection of water quality
by considering applicable State water quality standards.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H16EFEAD90C9A4C2EA71DB6D528FB134C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Secretary shall integrate and coordinate projects and activities carried out
under this section with other Federal and State programs, projects, and
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H28E7DB9802B64912BB12C31C7FA57E60"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id297B24826D8C4A0E918ABFB1D7F8555F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out any
individual project under this section shall not exceed $5,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88D462EDEA3A486FA5F59E81E1D1409"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>Subject to paragraph (1), the non-Federal share of the cost
of projects and activities carried out under this section shall be not less
than 25 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCC9598F8692433283406CCEACEB6BD6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal
responsibilities</header><text>The operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and
replacement of projects carried out under this section shall be a non-Federal
responsibility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id6FEE5E0BE2F64E4F95BE5311F97DB3EB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id410FC322E063454F81C9A9FCCFBF16FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out projects
under this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id67016406AF8D4F99A6690C71EBEDC4DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available
under this section shall be in addition to any other funds that are provided
under this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="ID0201885200F14C86ABE0E4E9627BEE2E"><enum>H</enum><header>Funding and
administration</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE9825BF9275449897BA0F661A8B902E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Funding and
administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0481B2E49644449A2ADA1A5035F7761"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1241(a) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1099DDA87A5C4621AB4D6062293243E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation
security program</header><text>Section 1241(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C.
3841(a)</external-xref>(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC1C6FB6A4D594F359CB5F9784EE89715"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>$1,954,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$2,194,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb495955ed2e41c39af21602dcb60377"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) by striking <quote>$5,650,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$6,050,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id670B33B55EB440B0BDEDA5A0811D37B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Farm and
ranchland protection program</header><text>Section 1241(a) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16
U.S.C. 3841(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37CD0CAD1F44153A6E984FA8B0E3F3" style="OLC">
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06EEFE0C44D94F9CB8BD0077CC92F504"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The farm and
ranchland protection program under subchapter B of chapter 2, using, to the
maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC140B67472B440D2B305485C101D419C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$125,000,000 in
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H032B8D266CD045B6BEA5D4EB2F30F25D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$150,000,000 in
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF19C83C68F094478A10072CDAE7E22E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$200,000,000 in
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3AB4F3932B14EEAB1848614117CF6EE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$240,000,000 in
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BCDC08AF8C742D49834321F70E1BF40"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$280,000,000 in
each of fiscal years 2012 through
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id713F2E9238484A71AF7E8C3E57E01C9A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grassland
reserve program</header><text>Section 1241(a)(5) of the Food Security Act of
1986 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id95C9766EA5694939BAFC4150BBB42487"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Environmental
quality incentives program</header><text>Section 1241(a) of the Food Security
Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C378D724D6743C6BBBA571637EAFAA5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1007a36765f64b228d7e7ae583fe2e53"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The environmental
quality incentives program under chapter 4, using, to the maximum extent
practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID497752e9c2b84ba3ba0195d1a7b63421"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,250,000,000 in
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ede17ffbdaa415fa935384311278d84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,600,000,000 in
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cbb2acc06c646778024923c95ed011b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,700,000,000 in
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID822242dceee0457c93e4a74e47c117e9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,800,000,000 in
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8b68e66605d4749896b665e89dbf407"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$2,000,000,000 in
each of fiscal years 2012 through
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0288500079D462BBEEB78F2AD43BCA3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat
incentives program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5755CD2C5D084C8DAFE1CA7E2BA4F534" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id701DA6F8F7E34D628CE88060BB79562B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The wildlife
habitat incentives program under section 1240N, using, to the maximum extent
practicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id288BC76569E248CAAF2AB7A3CA7637D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$85,000,000 in
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2884B63286DC4D03BEBDDD539A9B0239"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$100,000,000 in
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id244514F73E2D4975AA1F8503F48672C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$140,000,000 in
fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9DB39B26C1814224A5D51349944168F7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$150,000,000 in
each of fiscal years 2011 through
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDbd75fb9b46f046798d9b3a924238c9fe"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Conservation
application process</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4CF560A205340B6843920B3296BDBD7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0fd1f8f168e74858b46ad029b9a9ff7e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conservation
application process</header>
<paragraph id="idC3C9A89BE8C54DACAA4B4BEADCB3ABEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
application</header>
<subparagraph id="id4503093129E14D9E87F461CAABDE025C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall establish a single, simplified application for
eligible entities to use in initially requesting assistance under any
conservation program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(referred to in this subsection as the <term>initial
application</term>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56683DCFE0FF44019AA5BEBF6E8603CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<clause id="id7169CA282E8E4084B48759B1F5A84766"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
conservation program applicant is not required to provide information that is
duplicative of information or resources already available to the Secretary for
that applicant and the specific operation of the applicant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAF4B0137BA8641A786B5DCA9914B2D66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the initial
application process is streamlined to minimize complexity and
redundancy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0c94dfef58354c3da3e9830298c54720"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
application process</header>
<subparagraph id="idE11BC2AA1E394BF790490192DD80CA78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall review the application process for each
conservation program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, including the forms and processes used to receive assistance requests
from eligible program participants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9A188BA6AE104323BA3568EA7A03D092"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
carrying out the review, the Secretary shall determine what information the
participant is required to submit during the application process,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID2f591552a45a42d2bcedea171ad4f91c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identification
information for the applicant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID536f5d6a3cb04211bbfe46df3ff855b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identification
and location information for the land parcel or tract of concern;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID081f240892fd43b7b80c9f91abe2f979"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a general
statement of the need or resource concern of the applicant for the land parcel
or tract; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbfe5eb1a81664cc6a6ccefd50e4e9c20"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the minimum
amount of other information the Secretary considers to be essential for the
applicant to provide personally.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1585807c0144215a0117fc743667b50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revision and
streamline</header>
<subparagraph id="idE2E74102C6E84E9DBD4850A5D7395682"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary shall carry out a revision of the application forms
and processes for each conservation program administered by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service to enable use of information technology to
incorporate appropriate data and information concerning the conservation needs
and solutions appropriate for the land area identified by the applicant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7852EC3C967540CE9A6451EE00315F04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goal</header><text>The
goal of the revision shall be to streamline the application process to minimize
the burden placed on applicants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bab727f7e8b4f0980b6d22bccb30d55"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conservation
program application</header>
<subparagraph id="idAB5BA54D212E4BCABAEFE7FD9D40495E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Once the needs of an applicant have been adequately
assessed by the Secretary, or a third party provider under section 1242, based
on the initial application, in order to determine the 1 or more programs under
this title that best match the needs of the applicant, with the approval of the
applicant, the Secretary may convert the initial application into the specific
application for assistance for the relevant conservation program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF081CD1B522147CB88DF06FB490CC606"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretarial
burden</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<clause id="idE6213A25DE1F4C2A8CCFD0A1260289E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete the
specific application for conservation program assistance for each applicant;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0A9C1391D90145E69C686AF140C968F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>request only
that specific further information from the applicant that is not already
available to the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65d14be0d77d4d63aeecfbcaeb06973b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Implementation
and notification</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate written notification that the Secretary
has fulfilled the requirements of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID69e1218dd2f04f40a48c7d032ecd28ef"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Exclusion of
payments under Department of Agriculture conservation programs from adjusted
gross income limitation</header>
<subsection id="IDf46099552c8f461c90575170f9d02709"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Section
1001D(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)(2)) is
amended by striking subparagraph (C).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ece3548fd30482d9f2280ebaed0f5a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
period</header><text>Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
1308–3a) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Specialty
crops</header>
<subtitle id="id58D1FF24B9A04B32809E89FDB9A63931"><enum>A</enum><header>Marketing</header>
<section id="IDF4B39AD1C7464717A5DEF185E03305D8"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Grants to
States to enhance competitiveness of specialty crops</header>
<subsection id="idA51887A421D84CA6A1C6DA1DBE4D6AC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
specialty crop</header><text>In this section, the term <term>specialty
crop</term> includes aquacultural product (including ornamental fish), sea
grass, and sea oats.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID5B6A6F40B6E64D82BA3DDA47A123C2B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability
and purpose of grants</header>
<paragraph id="IDCD0A185853A343DA87E14EC734723AA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, the Secretary
shall make a grant under this section to each State that submits an application
for a grant for that fiscal year in accordance with the terms and conditions
established under paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF5F12731E2554518BC83178BA00FEBFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header><text>The grant funds shall be used by the State department of
agriculture solely to enhance the competitiveness of United States specialty
crops.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2A0F9B881A164B52A0D973504D703CDF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header><text>The State shall provide assurances to the Secretary that
funds provided to the State under this section will be used only to supplement,
not to supplant, the amount of Federal, State, and local funds otherwise
expended in support of specialty crops and specialty crop producers in the
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID44D91DFB11D44AAC89F5FE9C39970883"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act for fiscal year 2007 and before commencement of each of fiscal years
2008 through 2014, the Secretary shall establish terms and conditions for the
submission of grant applications for that fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBB781C964B314B6AB2D20BC3EFDCE425"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount</header>
<paragraph id="ID3C468258250E4D63B886AD060D532B94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), 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 (e) for that fiscal year
as—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3374E34BBACE476E98ED421B45CB59D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the value of
specialty crop production in the State during the preceding calendar year;
bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID982F5B07A7D54654A02DC8600C3F483B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the value of
specialty crop production during that calendar year in all those States
submitting applications for a grant for that fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9541944CA8B144849AA5B2E211F506E2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum grant
amount</header><text>At a minimum, each eligible State shall receive $3,000,000
per fiscal year as a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF6AF01FCD3C64C5BA1EAFFEE293CDC97"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="ID00438248a3fc4ba48355064154986b96"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any funds remaining after allocations are made under
paragraph (2) shall be available on a competitive basis to any State department
of agriculture that submits an application to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id423EAB04889D415DA748063A1C432387"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idB6D68B3A37154DBFA601FE3018034C6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish
criteria for review of applications submitted under subparagraph (A);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id92C25B2674E74B989FA4CF44ED35A27F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>award funds to
applicants that best fulfill the criteria.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBEB5E887A630430D81EFC1CD9D6C549A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant
Expenditure Priorities</header>
<paragraph id="ID0849F6E7F06343749663B6A22F088B9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It is the intent of Congress that specialty crop
producers, organizations, and commissions should benefit from the disposition
of grant funds under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0C84B15AD2884F3D9C7774686EB58807"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State department of
agriculture shall conduct at least 1 public hearing, or provide some other
method for public comment, to obtain the advice and opinion of specialty crop
producers, organizations, and commissions in the State regarding the use of
grant funds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD279CFEC642446F59245D2FD4866A5FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure that a State department of agriculture considers the
advice and opinions received under paragraph (2) when making decisions about
the use of grant funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID280861E0F7B542B3B016E83ECC1EC288"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of
Commodity Credit Corporation</header><text>Of funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2DE75FE01904C979C2DD9ABC3914300" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fruit and vegetable nutrition promotion
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9616E69DD7DC4A7A9C852B0085CFE94F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish and carry
out a program to provide assistance to eligible trade organizations described
in subsection (c) to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the
United States to meet Federal health guidelines.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10882C630653491D845C7B2D9F7F8078"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible
for assistance under this section, an organization shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAD2D49FE8ED42C3B7006642B55FAC41"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be an eligible trade organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A53D3A1945741B6A6A03D00904675CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare and submit a plan to increase the
consumption of fruits and vegetables in the United States to the Administrator
of the Agricultural Marketing Service that meets any guidelines governing such
plans established by the Administrator; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB753AD349FF04F5D905289C11DDE0689"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet any other requirements established by
the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E22DDD4FF6B413EB19584AA0714273D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible trade organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible trade organization under this
section shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2387730150C4013A652C557F7927F74"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit fruit and vegetable trade
organizations in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD63447D3EC9C4D6FA9FAF77C42DD6850"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit State or regional fruit and
vegetable organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C1213B0218840088E63F2DF404E3604"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a fruit and vegetable agricultural
cooperative in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA39FC84AA6584721B2CD3512288E02E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a commodity board or commission in the
United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4290339B175C475B9DA51CEF2CE0E612"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a small business engaged in the fruit and
vegetable industry in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10926E566DAA4CEA93A0F4C12F19EA35"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided
under this section shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H894B83E7AC9B424E830416351C9CC259"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an organization described in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), 90 percent of the cost of the
plan to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the United States
submitted under subsection (b)(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3802D33686B44719B28D52A3184953AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an organization described in
subsection (c)(5), 50 percent of the cost of the plan to increase the
consumption of fruits and vegetables in the United States submitted under
subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EB4016774BF4D728605A5FDFBBBA07B"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds available to the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service
shall use $15,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014 to carry out
this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D4FEA1ABC21474CA1B05BE2D519236" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farmers’ market promotion
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the
Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended by
striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA24FDD6EE3BC4BEC97D14F2BCF6BE813" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD203A89182524951B53461D321B97D00"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria and Guidelines</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2C94ED3458742AF99FA3B1CBA4552FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish criteria and
guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects
under the Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8ED6682F13A747C6981FB7DEA6C01649"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prioritize for funding
projects that will support, encourage, or promote the transition to organic and
other environmentally beneficial forms of agricultural production.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7781893BAB8F4049A83951A2C6C2382E"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $20,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall
be used for each fiscal year to support the use of electronic benefit transfers
at farmers’
markets.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA408187304E945B98CD65D3820003F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National organic certification and
transition cost share program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77B83ED10C434CF991DBB416778F33" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF490109AE244CE4919FE7F248ED5B43" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10606.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National organic certification and
transition cost share program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DE8B104DD54482D00BD2454FC268D75"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Natural Resources
Conservation Service) shall use $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2014 to establish a national organic certification and transition
cost-share program to assist producers and handlers of agricultural products in
obtaining certification under the national organic production program
established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et
seq.) and to assist producers and handlers in making the transition to organic
production under the such program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD14A584DC3BA447899EEA84933315F1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification costs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF942EBF0003848898294DD172574339B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay under this section
up to 75 percent of the costs incurred by a producer or handler in obtaining
certification under the national organic production program, as certified to
and approved by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8DF947D181144E1B2E099C5903051B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum amount of
a payment made to a producer or handler for certification under this section
shall be $750 per year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDED3B57DEE9047DD93A4C95F92054F68"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Accreditation and enforcement
costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made
available under subsection (a), the Secretary (acting through the Agricultural
Marketing Service) shall fund the accreditation and enforcement programs
operated by the National Organic Program to implement the accreditation and
enforcement provisions of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1CF2C0DE1DB40909773C649CC8CEA45"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursements for infrastructure necessary
To implement organic practice standards</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B8CE93FAB134ADBACD81703C96EF9B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to reimburse
producers and handlers for the costs of transition to organic
production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27538E887433458B91728EB1BBD8BDAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the program established under
paragraph (1), the Secretary (acting through the Natural Resources Conservation
Service) shall assist producers and handlers developing and implementing
infrastructure and practices necessary to transition land and animals to meet
the requirements of the Organic Food Production Act of 1990.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E4CC74C80AC4B0681A165C683CE300"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only reimburse a producer
or handler under this section if the producer or handler submits to the
Secretary an organic transition plan that provides—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A46E0BBB79B4813BAEE2DC625B979CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected costs for infrastructure and
practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44E4CECD28F24BCA882480FE47B4A706"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the environmental and economic benefits
derived from the infrastructure or implementing organic practice standards;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9C8562CE21F46E88AE19F15C5F2EF70"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a demonstration of the existence of a
market or the reasonable expectation of a future market for the products to be
produced or handled.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34B71E6A7FCB41B0B970AFFACC00B561"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate infrastructure and practice
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
only reimburse producers and handlers under this subsection for the costs of
the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA02C09DBD3294DF8BF261D88586EE304"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic practices and activities during
transition to certified organic production consistent with an approved plan to
transition to certified organic production.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1611E95B496F481B80EA994819230F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm infrastructure necessary to implement
organic practice standards, including livestock watering facilities and
fencing, so long as such infrastructure is consistent with an approved plan to
transition to certified organic production.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AE246D99C5A4252B2AF645D17D0AD80"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic livestock welfare measures, so long
as such infrastructure or practices and activities are necessary to implement
an organic practice standard and are consistent with an approved plan to
transition to certified organic production.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5514CC736A0246B39ED7A9C858416D9C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced organic practices consistent with
approved certified organic production.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F07F7D2FA694CFD97926007CCE5A116"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance, including the costs
of developing an approved transition plan under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F64355F5F00444698611031BE9231B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other measures the Secretary, after
consultation with the National Organic Standards Board, determines are
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65C417A8D05E47F4BDC7486BEA9E6BE"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic transition technical
advice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
consult with the National Organic Standards Board regarding the elements of an
approved organic transition plan and to identify and recommend ways that the
Secretary may generally use the resources provided for programs under subtitle
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) to
facilitate transition to organic production, including the resources provided
by the environmental quality incentives program and the conservation security
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2A7340CD3FA49B1893DC9AEBC08EB6F"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum amount for transition
reimbursement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6A55D7FE13342A4AB5289CD8CDFE620"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the maximum amount of reimbursement paid to a
producer or handler for transition to organic production under this section
shall be $10,000 per fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id522E3EB5A1C045AFB99CAB3C87F85BAE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specialty Crops</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual or entity who
annually produces 3 or more types of specialty crops, the individual or entity
may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under
this section that, in the aggregate, exceed $20,000 per year, for a period not
to exceed 4 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0EDFFF51547411A820C6924F04E668D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dairy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an individual or entity
whose principal farming enterprise is dairy, the individual or entity may not
receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this
section that, in the aggregate, exceed $20,000 per year, for a period not to
exceed 4 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB36EFE4C34574E67A3F24354C4609067"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible fiscal years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A producer or handler may only receive
payments—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE7973091D6F470482EE4CF1E7C5A776"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for 4 fiscal years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC8836AB64E547E99FFC14B8A000862F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the first payment, for the fiscal
year during which the payment is made and the 3 subsequent fiscal years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H591E776F77C341968E188144E738009E"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition reimbursements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A certified organic producer or handler
under the national organic production program shall be eligible for
reimbursements to make the transition to organic production for new lands and
livestock.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF70E3C3D9DCD49A08F295429D43B0F93"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure orderly and continued growth in
organic farming—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD06825617E934903B70FC493CBD1F3B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prior to each fiscal year and not later
than October 1st of each year, the Secretary shall publish organic commodity
specific assessments analyzing the domestic production and consumption, and the
import and export organic market demand and growth potential, for each organic
commodity and the anticipated number and total amount of new reimbursements for
the following year affecting each commodity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id790805597D7442EA94D9D6E210C7C8F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall not enroll new
producers under this subsection if, for any particular agricultural commodity,
any new producers would produce an increased amount of that agricultural
commodity that the Secretary finds is reasonably anticipated to affect the
continuing economic viability of agricultural producers currently certified
under the national organic production program or would create unreasonable
geographic disparities in the distribution of reimbursements provided under
this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7494708A0A84FC6AE5245A5CC5D3FFF"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An applicant seeking transition assistance
under this section has the right to appeal an adverse decision by Secretary
with regard to an application for assistance, as provided in section 275 of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6995).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65F1383C30D84C3AA0710254F5A7EB07"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and educational
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made
available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide
technical and educational assistance to producers and handlers to carry out
this section, including entering into cooperative agreements with qualified
entities to implement the transition to organic production.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41A445512AAD4CF70058D8106CB5596"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 1 of each year, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress and the National Organic Standards Board a
report detailing State-by-State expenditures on certification, including the
number of producers and handlers served by the program, and State-by-State
expenditures on transition assistance, including the number of producers and
handlers served by the program, the practices implemented, an assessment of the
impacts of the program on organic production, and recommended reforms, if
any.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD5CBE92ABB624AAA92CA758F6B440FF0"><enum>B</enum><header>Trade</header>
<section id="ID322868DB9A5145D688C0D1848808DC86"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Technical
assistance for specialty crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is amended by striking subsection (d)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1916903C99F4E79930C68EB57D9168C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id873EE70E56834A8296E9216DE943DDFA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Petition</header><text>A
participant in the program may petition the Secretary for an extension of a
project carried out under this section that exceeds, or will exceed, applicable
time restrictions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE13E728B33944B859DBBE47E770C071F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id29C8639DB1A84342A3A49BE59BEAE993"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make available of funds of, or an
equal value of commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="id58BB5CD42DEE4BE4ADB21F7F04B6ECE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$4,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19E61D583A804538BE52788F545276DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$6,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB048CC9531384D2BB75008F4BFBB0E80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$8,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7801A7CDE5C0423489EC6A63904A5F5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id59BFCC67787E47B3B172147764287023"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carryover of
unobligated funds</header><text>In a case in which the total amount of funds or
commodities made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is not
obligated in that fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available in the
subsequent fiscal year an amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id379E4889AE08438D86D401D0E8FC9E66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount made
available for the fiscal year under paragraph (1); plus</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22C8FB0F5B564624A4BFBBD00C13A068"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount not
obligated in the previous fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="idD814B9F22CD942A6AD1B2AA13EFEBF79"><enum>C</enum><header>Nutrition</header>
<section id="idEE9678C3EDAF46B186D5D6499CBC63A8"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Expansion of
fresh fruit and vegetable program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id72C0CFF2B2354DAA8F9B5EDEE23704F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb459736c391e4799beee6ebb87d646a4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="ID656ad9b3d1e34f5587da8e70fd7595d3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>July 2004</quote> and
inserting <quote>July 2007</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID20b1618f80e9424785b481b13a816d96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6524DA7DEC3548B8ADE4F028E661EC61" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDfa5a6b5725b4414f906c24c287c15112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>100 elementary
schools or secondary schools in each State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID787c9bf8368541a19a8e23d2ca459b5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>additional
elementary schools or secondary schools in each State, in accordance with the
proportion that—</text>
<clause id="id6272593DADCD4284B8428814E368E3BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total student
population of the State; bears to</text>
</clause><clause id="id68E27C6C61B74C9BB0AF8189BDFA36C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total
student population of all States;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57478046934f460aa9374e82bc073d73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(B)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec2850f53a5a4a1eb2c885c9b49a7f68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (5) by striking <quote>2008</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce08f8312c244a3abbcc9f605749ef03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(B)—</text>
<clause id="IDa7fbb253878541f1b669ca7506b01a09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="IDdffc3470b4a7409fa17515accb01ceda"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>October 1, 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2007</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDfe963fc1eb8e42ae953e7c6d0a1f1814"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$9,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3a9599f362bd434c8cdd8f943895e661"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35C5A2C9E8AB4E68B731D4AF4F1040CE" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDf6d36d5fcd9c4937b66e1f8a04d019d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>For fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, of
amounts made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary may use not
more than 1 percent for administrative expenses of carrying out this
subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0c19528009554cb9910b586d62663c7f"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>State
administrative costs</header>
<subclause id="idC5275FA4F92D4698B31E3704529BB9D2"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), for fiscal year 2008 and each
fiscal year thereafter, of amounts made available to a State to carry out this
subsection, the State may use not more than 5 percent for administrative
expenses of carrying out this subsection.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5A4E9FB0639B44A197599B183FDBDB1C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>To
be eligible to use funds under subclause (I), a State shall submit to the
Secretary a plan indicating the manner in which the State intends to use the
funds.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID4fb94eead13b4ebdb70c5ff7481c55f1"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Federal
requirements</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this clause, and periodically thereafter as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, the Secretary shall establish requirements for States in
administering this subsection.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00D4CC8BE0624D6292635B33BF08F607"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)(2), by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary</quote> and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>to carry out this
subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2014.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC7115A41153488CAD24973E87119F54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization level for farm-to-cafeteria
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended in
subsection (i)(2) by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary</quote> and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>to carry out
this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2014.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID9b6735c9c3954ac3bfdb0a27b5ae29ea"><enum>3203.</enum><header>WIC farmers'
market nutrition program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(m)(9)(A) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(9)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6567a2c6b29e45ec82e31ca1af283024"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDeb7f395c2650429888083343f159b01a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id972195B8156940EA96D0642C553BFA6B" style="OLC">
<clause id="IDc37d5d45434444c281d30d47d4e402c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Mandatory
funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
Secretary shall make available to carry out this subsection, to remain
available until expended—</text>
<subclause id="id01B3CE21DFEA4CC1B4E02FB31A9CD071"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCC62AB9BE50D45B190B57765E1C1CDEC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id966DF967F1DD4946AD530CA1294062C2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>$45,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id452092C0344740E5A784B7CD07837B85"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7385A686907E4EC0AA61A6D0746F30A5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>not less than
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB643E6964F9B41BF9AECA8311B4E66E0"><enum>3204.</enum><header>Seniors
farmers’ market nutrition program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3CCFE964432D4EBF8DA4A6D48BE81124"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1758A84C29F40559FE874DC81727B0F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id37F34FEFD9DB436FB8EA50CE31A9F558"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Of
funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall
use to carry out and expand a seniors farmers' market nutrition program—</text>
<paragraph id="id274B250954994BCC912850B33A589C4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF57AF61C421C4F62AFCC5105EA8C02E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8E76026D9B124F4585EE80F2AC6C64E5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$45,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F3D73DA3745470598847A982856A71F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id027A3A52F87B41CEA834BAD30E94605B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>not less than
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFA6B9799453640C194AEE948D70C1859"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDedf50abf5b2b43739f1274c1da694d92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4c2ba86a77a42c9a6a5dc51718b9c7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID44039f5f8e204851b302cfce9250662c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD135B8BF56AC445BB81BFAE6C04DDD7F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDdadba2ac40f24614bd045e1f04112132"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to promote the
transition to organic and other environmentally beneficial food production
systems.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C4D242A32C943268F8D10DDEF85C9EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID39d8898dcc6347a78ce663fc219700ad"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F96AF07A1474597BE346EA9060752DB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDcfe3188e2c6d42428df14856f6a43f27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
participants; benefits levels</header><text>Regulations issued pursuant to
subsection (d)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdac6467db6ff4ada9f3a85ce2ac6a4fd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall allow for
participation by participants in farmers' markets, roadside stands, and
community supported agriculture programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f7d92041292449c9504afbee5899d7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not limit
the ability of any State or regional program to set benefit levels for
individual
seniors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36414B8C63414E87AEA519ABE2006F12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of <quote>Dietary Guidelines for
Americans</quote> in special nutrition programs and school lunch
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9(a) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B8D7ECEFF514488BC094B65D9D94F58" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8225474408FE40CBA32F7E203907E2CA"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocations to be based on dietary
guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the school
year beginning in July 2007 and each school year thereafter, the Secretary
shall ensure that allocations of food and food ingredients offered in school
nutrition programs under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) are based on the most recent Dietary Guidelines for
Americans.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE838C6CA6E4B4AB7A6D7C5EAC28015C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food stamp fruit and vegetable electronic
benefit transfer pilot project</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F645EB57C9640AB90B792A622DDE575"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Finding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that increased consumption
of fruits and vegetables by participants in the food stamp program will
significantly improve the overall dietary habits of the participants.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1669B58A09224295A5B24B54A36D9DE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out
a pilot project that will provide to each participant in the food stamp program
who receives benefits in the form of an electronic benefit transfer, financial
incentives for each dollar of those benefits expended by the recipient to
facilitate the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD794E4BD6E084FF5A5CCED964DDC1FAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2014 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id61947F50DF144F6F8C3B490285391D72"><enum>3207.</enum><header>Purchases of
locally produced foods</header>
<subsection id="id64FA7CC128024BDA8F7F7627B1904EEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4f2b83e6280d46c492bc535d2954d1eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>locally produced
agricultural products, as compared to products transported from distant
sources—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd14cfaeeb9b24c37867928565f371dc7"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4B6C8D84FAC14F44ADE04E66FAE1B5DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are often harvested
closer to full ripeness; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF89E19631A3248DF84DBC9ABAA5119F4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>can provide higher nutritional
quality;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64fb42bdc827421099c072e880308c62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can provide
improved ripeness, taste, and selection, which can increase rates of
consumption of agricultural products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID55102ed5889d4469ac2047116cd8d029"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are more
efficient to store, distribute, and package; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd796630ff734a209b48627e50172f69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>use of local
produce to carry out nutrition programs—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4ee15c1243ae40bdb10ef5897832af38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduces
dependence on foreign oil by reducing fuel consumption rates associated with
the production or transportation of agricultural products;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID477321a944cb4dbd92055ca772e14f69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>can improve the
ability of users of the procurement system to provide education relating to
nutrition, farming, sustainability, energy efficiency, and the importance of
local purchases to the local economy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0c558a0082f54f2591acf4a0ff810e24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>helps to maintain
a robust logistics network for agricultural product procurement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1056729f78914b96891384046fda3839"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promotes farm,
business, and economic development by accessing local markets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEC199379E0C64DAFAB3505E4634CB628"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
improvements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9(j) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idC12026E441E34D1CADB3E56689D7C062"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD180E3200AC0432382DBEC5C40D78F40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Purchases</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5609A5996FB44AD9FAF8D50E07358A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EE147EBFADD4D45873CEA6AD7689977" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id3581796A00E6479EA2417972E4F8C013"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow
institutions described in paragraph (3)(A)—</text>
<clause id="idC3FA25634AAE4D93AEE6F3B4E6E09CAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to purchase, in
addition to other food purchases, locally produced foods for school meal
programs, to the maximum extent practicable and appropriate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id401CF381C7674A45AAB7EB53525C32B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to establish, in
compliance with Federal and State procurement laws (including regulations),
preapproved suppliers and product lists that require a comprehensive
competitive evaluation before a supplier or product is included on the
list;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id810B7119862A49F5BE2666C0524AA263"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(6);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id53587EF092B14B8C9D8C450CA404E5EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA48001BBCACE40B4948EDAEAF82C37FD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID736394dd5035406f860f79167551d4ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of
Defense</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Defense may elect to use a geographic preference to purchase locally
produced agricultural products for—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc1178de8ad3f49b180be25ac41fb6198"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Defense
Supply Center Philadelphia;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa084d0a1180449583aba3b62da0eec2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense Farm to School Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID981ec1bb32044094b3509a794ea990a6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc8872765b4746689c15d468d3f6414c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the service
academies of the Department of Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafbdf55bb7684e65b43de7b1395a1f6b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Department of
Defense domestic dependent schools;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7b2dfca6650c4ee0a0ba58d56cae2ed4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other Department
of Defense schools under chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID16f3ad677bff417ba9bd5435052ebeaf"><enum>(G)</enum><text>commissary and
exchange stores of the Department of Defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa35ef5faf83d4f5da0311f5f3c61b4ae"><enum>(H)</enum><text>morale, welfare,
and recreation facilities operated by the Department of Defense.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5d0c1c2efafe46fca400e4257508bf3b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Department of
Agriculture and related entities</header>
<subparagraph id="idBEC681592E1F4DF08D3BA6CBA96AC7A3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
or the head of any school, local educational agency, or other entity, as
applicable, may elect to use a geographic preference to purchase locally
produced agricultural products for—</text>
<clause id="ID2ff34e6056da4534a6b4cb2ab5a803e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the school
breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1773);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf10281d61f2845b5ad3f4905cbc645ef"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the school lunch
program established under this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1bc9837e106f4b5eb315d08c190c3481"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the summer food
service program for children established under section 13; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDecbe9e7b46334e7cb7d80194e35e20fd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the child and
adult care food program established under section 17.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB01365B99FE241AD95309C9046A9DD7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
head of any school, local educational agency, or other entity participating in
a program described in subparagraph (A) that makes an election under that
subparagraph shall submit to the Secretary a report describing any case in
which the school, local educational agency, or other entity pays an amount in
excess of an amount equal to 10 percent more than the lowest applicable bid to
purchase locally produced agricultural products.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6e208f25e3f4a63bd9de4f0c966c353"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of
certain bids</header>
<subparagraph id="idF74D8CCC1610470FB37260763FF9A23B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On making an election under paragraph (2) or (3), the
Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any school, local
educational agency, or other entity participating in a program described in
paragraph (3)(A) may—</text>
<clause id="idDCE8D4BF7E814594B43CF9DCDB6EB1C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include in the
text of any bid a description of the election;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7225B8F10B8943A4A022B67459FA6EF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>select any bid
involving a locally produced agricultural product, regardless of whether the
bid is the lowest bid relating to the agricultural product; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb9e5d0b8eaa44e6ab9bc1a5e10b55388"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), acquire agricultural products from preapproved local and
regional vendors and distributors authorized by the Secretary that have agreed
to supply eligible products to the above referenced schools and service
institutions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAEEAFBEEB3AC44B7A01B5F7B85FD62FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To
be eligible to be preapproved by the Secretary a vendor or distributor
described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall—</text>
<clause id="id96FA71ED9CAF4CF5BD20113041EC476E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate an
ability to supply agricultural products from local growers and
processors;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB60BCFF18055443C947AFAEF975259D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comply with food
safety standards developed by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id42311CD34C734CE59DD47202F671C90A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consistently
provide agricultural products that meet standards of grade, size, freshness,
and quality as required by the Secretary or local procurement officer.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id417577297A154778B507496B86E534A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relation to
State procurement laws</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph precludes a
school or service institution described in subparagraph (A) from purchasing
agricultural products from potential local farmers in compliance with
applicable State procurement laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5552340bcc5b441d82393b8c67c9e959"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall periodically review each election
to use a geographic preference under this subsection to prevent fraud or
abuse.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7335628536E147AD9B00EF45A7B59908"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>2009</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID884a4f173ce647dc9fb9e1244c8cdab0"><enum>3208.</enum><header>Assistance
for community food projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2034) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id4D0900302A50486F86E68E2A9A03F90C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1c5457225da049df9f845b28236a97fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the
Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd98914e6351546478237d8fbf5577249"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE4D83B2E2674381B7C92D8167E012A8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDb811dc7df86f4d8995609f2b2bdadebf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding
amounts</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the
Secretary shall use $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014 to
make grants under this section, adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month
period ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6a3b37614dbb484c93e9e2761736949f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID992d745bb04f478495bdf24685afbad4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90b5cd8a9c844a80925341c54b4cc421"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb23a3a40133d40009bf3cd1fe6f4a70e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03BE9BDA99D54D9EA3FC5E3AFB6C535D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID4af2fc20423e44bb8ac3e216f0a0d8f4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>serve special
project needs in areas of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa34ecdf8959d48068d273a5437ef9a47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transportation
and processing for expanding institutional and emergency food service demand
for local food;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf00377f818eb4c4c86a3abc8e2f54325"><enum>(B)</enum><text>retail access to
healthy foods in underserved markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a05330aa6af477192ec00d37279a389"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integration of
urban and metro-area food production in food projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfb7b8b873c240adb6610268785170b6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>technical
assistance for youth, socially disadvantaged individuals, and limited resource
groups.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8bf8457f85e64dbc942357b707480f6e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1), by striking <quote>50</quote> and inserting <quote>75</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID284ba39fb9b4488db934f1a85699b4cb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb52a43c40345486c890afdd759a8367a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8b173012ca4647e5b1eadfc3c5da52d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45448973df4c41a2a152929dcbd8bb95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$500,000</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID41C1FCC0970248ECBF48D07FCB234888"><enum>3209.</enum><header>Increased
purchases of fruits and vegetables</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7C0D29BBD4E64921A312D49E7BA376E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1E25713A22D143E4BCFD10B60446C95C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDCBBE1C478F014F43BE69EFA0D52B0EA1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID758AFF3A199F4BE9B0C766BDFCCEF29E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the
funds</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8FB96AA113FD4C7CB38A99E66B488880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)
(as designated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>shall use not</quote> and
inserting <quote>shall use, in addition to an amount equal to the amount used
for fiscal year 2001, not</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4C1473B61BF8416D9B3AB8EF39601895"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDEB7B898D5E244D48B91549DBA76353A4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID221B8B54D3144492BCFC24B9EE316019"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No effect on
other purchases</header><text>The purchase of additional fruits, vegetables,
and other specialty food crops under paragraph (1) shall not decrease,
displace, or otherwise affect any purchase by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6316E2C2D3374310962F7A1E01E5E439"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Surplus removal
waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
may waive the application of any provision of section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), in order to comply with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E8645F9043346AA9444787B64F2A0E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BAB82DE45C040009D23CEAE9CB18510" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id03613EB763EE416687C6C14F289DD999"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion of
DoD fresh fruit and vegetable distribution program</header><text>Of the funds
set aside under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall use to purchase fresh
fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions in
accordance with section 6(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(a)), not less than—</text>
<paragraph id="id79B1A858F946400EA1F9C46E34B8F32B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE79E0641283B4314844478AFEA843780"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$70,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6BEC3634EC314C0FA0B2980D2879E6DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB05F2BAE7F7C46759EA5E688DB8D2053"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$125,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1EA7BC56AD9D4BDEB729F79C86781761"><enum>D</enum><header>Research</header>
<section id="ID3860FFE7CF2B4F719DC9F9B72A8F00C7"><enum>3301.</enum><header>National
specialty crops development initiative grant program</header>
<subsection id="ID98800e19867c4978b9c467fcdc598950"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to
improve the efficiency and competitiveness of United States specialty crop
producers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDb971d51cff464f6d949fe13848ae86bf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header>
<paragraph id="id716E792D0234443A8DC072388CD59B07"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall determine
eligibility standards for grants under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA1BB07CB55FF4483A8775F2F1DC6D0F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Eligible
entities shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAB6E1E34B13741248A9D976A55E326AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nonprofit United
States specialty crop trade organizations and foundations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id500B3B7387C24830AC48315E072329B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nonprofit State
and regional specialty crop organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE29448D28FC6417E85D65C16B007308E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Federal
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93ED1E71249449EA8764DEB96DD9553E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>United States
specialty crop agricultural cooperatives;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91F4434A7E0E40D680967CE878C61C5F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>agricultural
commodity boards and commissions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76BCC50AC0FD419BA5F97730AC27BE54"><enum>(F)</enum><text>research and
extension programs of institutions of higher education focusing on the
specialty crop industry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID369a0e4232d144bf8491a91fc36d89aa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an
eligible entity shall agree to use funds from grants for—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa02b48ce02014ce1bf79709bfaae5de8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research that
addresses the short-term, intermediate, and long-term needs of the United
States specialty crop industry, including production technology (such as plant
breeding, pest and disease management, production, physiology, food science),
mechanization, marketing, product development, health and nutrition, food
security, and food safety to improve the competitiveness of the United States
specialty crop industry; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2533d251867b436489fe88793754978f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>development and
implementation of industry-specific strategic plans to prioritize research and
develop United States specialty crop industry and research
collaboration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ac11a38434544e7a4a5fad76e542814"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry
out this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id040DFE16C2D246B59A2EE17E45A930E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22F0EC5035B04B91AA07FF5C4792805D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D8553E9F10145C1BAE9C2DCC90A81DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2CA40444E644FEA1C8BB833E8D93B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic agriculture research and extension
initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672B(e) of
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(e))
is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE41FF81CE46E41F4A756EE85876720EA" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H894A20DC70A040408E910063A4AFAF32"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds available to the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2014 to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8547FEDA24D240EE8A0B4111A7F70A5C"><enum>3303.</enum><header>National
Aquaculture Act of 1980</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>2007</quote> each place
it appears and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID05F5BAF4248C446A98F7833B35116AEA"><enum>3304.</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of
1985</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1431 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments
of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="id2B8D5FF1153443B4BDDE0FD8970B5489"><enum>E</enum><header>Invasive pest
research and disease response</header>
<section id="ID8ee444f91c8d4cfc83e75f29e85a7d67"><enum>3401.</enum><header>Threat
identification and mitigation program</header>
<subsection id="IDdc7070ccbb5145bf8aa9ad24ce756fb8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, shall establish a program to determine and prioritize
foreign threats to domestic production of specialty crops, including threats of
bioterrorism.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6c2ed6ec9fe24065bbcc8db7c89eeac4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program</header><text>In
conducting the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID171d7607cf5a4d428b51aca6a47db2c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Director of the Center for Plant Health Science and Technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8044ef49aba04a36b79c6851bd439dd0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct in
partnership with States, early pest detection and surveillance activities
associated with the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d5e8136b052462fa7333f13ce17c038"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop risk
assessments of the potential threat to the specialty crop industry in the
United States from foreign threats;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3764013342184e1aa9153040e843ac24"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collaborate with
the National Plant Board—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD6E143C7F9A7499BBBDF8A6EC6FC2490"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prioritize
foreign threats to the specialty crop industry; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9298c2d3846145c491bf96857dccd7fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation
with State departments of agriculture and other State or regional resource
partnerships, develop action plans that effectively address the foreign
threats, including pathway analysis, offshore mitigation measures, and
comprehensive exclusion measures at ports of entry and other key distribution
centers in addition to strategies to employ if the foreign pest or disease is
introduced;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID23920db92e6e4f1c9b27a0f094e08bb6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>implement action
plans developed under paragraph (4)(B) as soon as the action plans developed to
test the effectiveness of the action plans and help prevent new foreign and
domestic pest and disease threats from being introduced or widely disseminated
in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID03298d67c9684285bd70aafa037dc1d3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>as appropriate,
consult with the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service and use the
expertise of the Agricultural Research Service in the development of pest and
disease detection and control or eradication strategies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8617b2db424249e687f3806eb1c9f032"><enum>(7)</enum><text>after
prioritizing foreign threats and developing action plans under paragraph (4),
consult with the United States Trade Representative to ensure that future trade
agreements include measures to mitigate the threats.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID63d76111c97043f18f51e33f82707431"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall update and submit to Congress the priority list
and action plans described in subsection (b)(4), including an accounting of
funds expended on the action plans.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8e628a46c84d4b59a12d88400bd75b75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idC0E117DD307948C2B6BA6A312F8FEF4B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
Secretary shall use to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7121D37392B3473CB64AB4549FBDF728"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The
Secretary may not use funds made available under paragraph (1) to carry out
eradication efforts that enhance import opportunities into the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5E80767426684F678BBF8D4FE6732F9A"><enum>3402.</enum><header>Clean plant
network</header>
<subsection id="IDb91ddda8d2af41fa9d71917f2c3ce588"><enum>(a)</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 section as
the <quote>Program</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe514fbc5b4cc474b8b0755915fee064f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under
the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant centers for
diagnostic and pathogen elimination services to—</text>
<paragraph id="id2A3C602E38C24966BA08D63FC9A4103E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>produce clean
propagative plant material; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5E0C67FCE3E9426EB91707B43E797545"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maintain blocks
of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8BA4F234EC774819BE561562404FC88D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of
clean plant source material</header><text>Clean plant source material may be
made available to—</text>
<paragraph id="id3117BCF5B0CF4A3688C1500BD7210FE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State for a
certified plant program of the State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id276A6C2ACEAC4008B1D4B1828CBEBBCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>private nurseries
and growers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdb9dc3d8e48c478dbe988d3a47b1485f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation
and collaboration</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id04BA38C116B246C68C2651A5D7ECBF23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with
State departments of agriculture and land grant universities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9105A04FA8294AE0A86618B83A979024"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95a85906375347f68f81ad5ceb5637be"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The
Secretary shall use $5,000,000 each year of funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out the Program.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="IDa9344b50f97a45818a25dfe196f9cadd"><enum>3403.</enum><header>Office of
Pest Management Policy</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID2a3a6105d27540f98b294a7bdc4591eb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to establish an Office of Pest Management Policy in
the Department to provide for the effective coordination of agricultural
policies and activities related to pesticides and the development and use of
pest management tools, taking into account the effects of regulatory actions of
government agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID7631157b14364098bff633c9fe4f714f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment
of Office</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id8EE72BA0E953465ABED14235C6F0BC06"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department an Office
of Pest Management Policy (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id16010CEF117540E69BDCC7D7B21B604E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
head of the Office shall be a Director (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Director</quote>) who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id516A7159CF504DCF8DB24D37900918AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be appointed by
the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3F2BE7E8F62B43D594383C47C710B431"><enum>(B)</enum><text>report directly
to the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9304AD4208A44D4B889A7BFF09AB9B84"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Director shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDd073d16ca0da488aada47853df12e2b9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and
coordinate Department policy on pest management and pesticides;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID6ac4693f4b3e434ea12e47a355075a11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate
activities and services of the Department (including research, extension, and
education activities) regarding the development, availability, and use of
economically- and environmentally-sound pest management tools and
practices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDf207456e85684c8d904b0c57e5c1bec3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist other
agencies of the Department in fulfilling the responsibilities of the agencies
related to pest management or pesticides under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2140FF7A3AD1496D915AC8B38871E5F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 136 note; Public Law 104–170);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id323AB4B7DFAE4049B9954976ABB727BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="FIFRA">Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act</act-name> (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFAE0C1E35336412280A7E9033A3BBBA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name>
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA7CC05A79AEC4FBEBBC5438462C5174B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other applicable
laws; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDcc05dbbe74144ff0817e4706824b9330"><enum>(4)</enum><text>carry out such
other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDaf502baac9524dfa810d477e815bc3d9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
coordination</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities of the Office,
the Director shall provide leadership, to the maximum extent practicable, to
ensure coordination of interagency activities with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id3F7F1E78D366482E9168C8CDE94E1F14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD165EC1797684B558B024691B103B1AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Food and Drug
Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id040FC3E155F346A3B389B5A6EEDACABF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other applicable
Federal and State agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID6256ef3640c845078033a268a6b50d05"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>As
necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Office, the Director shall
consult with agricultural producers that may be affected by pest management or
pesticide-related activities or actions of the Department or other
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa6afeb8d0d70459980defc0afd759d03"><enum>(f)</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 2008 through 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID1E951885BDA147E7ADD7501498DDDE0B"><enum>3404.</enum><header>Food safety
initiatives</header>
<subsection id="ID48E2E8EC341C4F86A31A1CF16FF2E2EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiative
Authorized</header><text>The Secretary may carry out a food safety education
program to educate the public and persons in the fresh produce industry
about—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAEF99F1EAD30490E85FADED78D990162"><enum>(1)</enum><text>scientifically
proven practices for reducing microbial pathogens on fresh produce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDDCADDF48E5F54724BF4479C1FEE0BB3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>methods of
reducing the threat of cross-contamination of fresh produce through unsanitary
handling practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID195612E0B079444AB39AC8FD3AF4CC0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>The
Secretary may carry out the education program in cooperation with public and
private partners.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB76C9C28CC414A1581B7F94EB789218C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8A6FE22BB1034F9B8AE8908F2875BA34"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section commented="no" id="ID0c110cb89fdf4d918c9b2b5455e376c6"><enum>3501.</enum><header>Transportation
infrastructure cost reduction grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="ID886049dc8fd6418ab981318a1eb16ffc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Transportation Services
Branch of the Agricultural Marketing Service, may make grants under this
section to an eligible entity described in subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDc469666f0cdc464da58ea43107cd7d28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to expand and
improve transportation infrastructure to improve the cost-effective movement of
specialty crops to markets inside or outside the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID18903b955a454e0592be96d052e4b275"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to address
regional intermodal transportation deficiencies that adversely affect the
movement of specialty crops to markets inside or outside the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID6753bd65077742c89938343b4d8feec6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible grant
recipients</header><text>Grants may be made under this section to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idF4924D365E2F45B6B48B391720DDE07B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>State and local
governments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFEB0E7FBCF5245938A534C740061AB1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grower
cooperatives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3060964264A44EA2BC2ABFF7B73F78A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>individual
specialty crop producers or groups of producers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id55447A8B90BE446C85A58555FC0CC3E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>individual
shippers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBE5B105B59004CD88E172ED342BA1AD1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>State and
regional producer and shipper organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDe1445f7778164c0f9d18ba4df634bcbd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, the
recipient of a grant under this section shall contribute an amount of
non-Federal funds to carry out the project for which the grant is provided that
is at least equal to the amount of grant funds received by the recipient under
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4249468af610415aa084a5ad717e7f9a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>For
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, the Secretary shall use $75,000,000 of
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDfd2c2ef222b7450ab22190d0e1e23fe9"><enum>3502.</enum><header>Census of
specialty crops</header>
<subsection id="IDb6a353e41be54efaaced928f248f87ac"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than September 30, 2008, and each 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
conduct a census of specialty crops to assist in the regular development and
dissemination of information relative to specialty crops.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25305F498C3C4A1C957F70D85A0B5934"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Relation to
other census</header><text>The Secretary may include the census of speciality
crops in the census on agriculture.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Trade</header>
<section id="idEF1910D0092942C0918618EB0AF3E842"><enum>4001.</enum><header>McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program</header>
<subsection id="id389D9F810B2E49DEBEFE2DB33045DBFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Section
3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
1736<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">o</added-phrase>–1) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID80eff9dea9d64347b75d67c3f0a1c975"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsections
(b), (c)(2)(B), (f)(1), (h), and (i), by striking <quote>President</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID675773bf81154254a919daeeccdc2c81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The President
shall designate 1 or more Federal agencies to</quote> and inserting <quote>The
Secretary shall</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID39e88344d88646d08aa2f28b54e25985"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>implementing agency</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4b7dd86e9d8247afb8f4da2fcaed6b29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
3107(l) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
1736<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">o</added-phrase>–1(l)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf5fc18f75b54417a870733846f62cfae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BE13979175F4A48AEBAADFD331B1216" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDc9bc9059761646e4bf4a57cc685f671b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of
Commodity Credit Corporation funds</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section not less
than, to remain available until expended—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5ec8124118514709a88b181ff9806b3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$140,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcc75902beecf4905b0c4b2f8a0926397"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$180,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID009de8cef51042858ad8ee058160131e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$220,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe6c9bdfae4644c7d9db217d41e7e74d0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$260,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID700dc21c864a48908d26ddc85c632fde"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbaa17b737d2b46dc87f63b4d18417048"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID39670c24b3704d17a44fe3c82aaa2581"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking <quote>any Federal agency
implementing or assisting</quote> and inserting <quote>the Department of
Agriculture or any other Federal agency assisting</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Nutrition</header>
<subtitle id="id955122D05E6F47A0A8E481CAFB109BDF"><enum>A</enum><header>Food stamp
program</header>
<section id="id01F8C9211CC2405E9A96D7DE31DF7B07"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Exclusion of
combat-related military pay from countable income</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id7A344B70D25241E7820EE78CCFE6F943"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and 18</quote> and
inserting <quote>(18)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6BB2E0F93194DB0BF6A54D0E244E627"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and (19) any additional
payment received under chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, by (or as an
allotment to or transfer from) a member of the United States Armed Forces
deployed to a designated combat zone for the duration of the deployment to or
service in a combat zone of the member if the additional pay was not received
immediately prior to serving in that or another combat zone</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id44B78E41C0E441A6A47277A65EF82189"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Ending
benefit erosion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID72895105260e4e99bd2f5e33f897c2f6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking <quote>not less than $134</quote> and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting “not less than—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA6E9E5853EF4034AEAB2B6F94CE1BF8" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID807c5614c60e45f798401d8406636e89"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$147, $251, $207,
and $129, respectively; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDb7aecf1bc16c43a996c342fbb6dac47a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount that is equal to the amount
that applies to the previous fiscal year adjusted to the nearest lower dollar
increment to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the preceding
June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for items other than
food.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id41C99AEBA1EF46A6ABFC2317F9DE4086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking <quote>not less than $269</quote> and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting “not less than—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB33389FB7B3746BCA6E36409B5516DA5" style="OLC">
<subclause id="id012E89397130472B873AA8042CBCCEC3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$295; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID66177efee621400da72ee35d0a74b545"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for fiscal year
2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount that is equal to the amount
that applies to the previous fiscal year adjusted to the nearest lower dollar
increment to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the preceding
June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for items other than
food.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idB54C1F9313FD46DCA08A026364498F71"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Supporting
working families with child care expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(e)(3)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>, the maximum
allowable level of which shall be $200 per month for each dependent child under
2 years of age and $175 per month for each other dependent,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id163335E35A39464BBC7CD9CB5AC767A5"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Retirement
and education savings exclusion</header>
<subsection id="id1FAEEBFCBF7444278F35BAA950B2019B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allowable
financial resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id32606D8AB4914B3781FB09D93CBE5809"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(g)(1) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17B0B1D6B5394C5E979FA7C14F93D403" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id65C9846B0A594513A8B571F836F83123"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allowable
financial resources</header>
<paragraph id="idB435280FD5E546EDBCED6496E6F59A38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Total
amount</header>
<subparagraph id="id3719B6529AA8446B88EFF501DE4D2543"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The
Secretary</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB008A521D0564FC5A8195E1D150AFD7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) (as designated by paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDEC23880B2CD4A4887E7B6BE100CDC3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B))</quote> after
<quote>$2,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE53F149459764A2A9762E5DA6C3EA1D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B))</quote> after
<quote>$3,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CB9DB9FB37841968F22FFE37979D8F3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25429A60459A42DFA82F6F56E8B684C2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id4FFC4390216A42E5A8318DDFA13A5F09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustment for
inflation</header>
<clause id="id77B9BCE691D34614959E1B7575B47451"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on October 1, 2007, and each October 1
thereafter, the amounts in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to the nearest
$100 increment to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding
June in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.</text>
</clause><clause id="id75538D6F12CF4DDEBBC7B92162B61BB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Each
adjustment under clause (i) shall be based on the unrounded amount for the
prior 12-month
period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7FCE0671319845F781C7BD5D10FAE6FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion of
retirement accounts from countable financial resources</header>
<paragraph id="IDf0a004970a41473193eeb4b8e71dbe49"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 5(g)(2)(B)(v) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking <quote>or retirement account
(including an individual account)</quote> and inserting
<quote>account</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa690a120caac4a40945e2c2001eca67f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory and
discretionary exclusions</header><text>Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF60802315CAB41229C0442C55832C625" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID83ca4a27e5904124a99dc72684cf0d4e"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Exclusion of
retirement accounts from countable financial resources</header>
<subparagraph id="idABD1D466993444CA98FAAB87395B161F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
exclusions</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources
under this subsection the value of any funds in a plan, contract, or account,
described in sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A, 457(b), and 501(c)(18)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the value of funds in a Federal Thrift
Savings Plan account as provided in section 8439 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A9C9BD5EB1D4FC1B3DFD19DBCD2D05B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretionary
exclusions</header><text>The Secretary may exclude from financial resources
under this subsection the value of any other retirement plans, contracts, or
accounts (as determined by the Secretary, by
regulation).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA7FA6091650145998A2897E03958F637"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusion of
education accounts from countable financial resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CC244E191F041D897EEBF096A9C8168" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7A4326450B19466D9F6F7762FFEEF415"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Exclusion of
education accounts from countable financial resources</header>
<subparagraph id="idEA2B3A0D4FEA43E986B68B898E4A0AFE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
exclusions</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources
under this subsection the value of any funds in a qualified tuition program
described in section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or in a Coverdell
education savings account under section 530 of that Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDF6E3B5836D4AF9A6FE7AFB701B64D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Discretionary
exclusions</header><text>The Secretary may exclude from financial resources
under this subsection the value of any other education programs, contracts, or
accounts (as determined by the Secretary through
regulation).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idC0737D9E32964C5D95C633F3F7E65F87"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Food stamp
eligibility for unemployed adults</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(o)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(2)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<paragraph id="IDac86b30cda0b4ac5b0f51f8863ac74df"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>36-month</quote> and replacing it with <quote>24-month</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6bb5ba40b604ed7b58e8a689522d0d8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>3</quote> and replacing it with <quote>6</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D40F4B692B346F4AFDE6EF9EAEA148D"><enum>5006.</enum><header>Availability
of commodities for the emergency food assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID13da15b72dda4c4e9e1099d409bc19f8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Purchase of
commodities</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>through 2007</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7897EF7D10547A28885702B47D9C615" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDee739b3b056641138a5d770debe30f14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purchase of
commodities</header>
<paragraph id="IDe4c29f1fc350405f81af49d8324e0c5b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID04b9c0053b974b79a7fc826c03d7f0c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$140,000,000 of</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e9992ab85424924bd300655a66cee82"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D7CEE1A18404651B3B9CD92121422AE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID3074fbd4976d4cfba547d3d60b710254"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>The
Secretary shall use to carry out this subsection $250,000,000 for fiscal year
2008.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id99A413D8A6D546029E19C33E82F306F3"><enum>B</enum><header>Food service
industry job training for low-income adults</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1AEB4EB592E46DA9348A9AA6D34F0E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Food Employment Empowerment and
Development Program Act of 2007</short-title></quote> or the <quote>FEED Act of
2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C0B7A0033864971A5A761BF25018CE4"><enum>5102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID792790ECDD644682BF57B2625862CDA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means
an entity that meets the requirements of section 4013(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F3C839AA7A14E12BC2175CF50147D25"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vulnerable subpopulation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E924775884C459D8B9A301D7D927022"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable
subpopulation</term> means low-income individuals, unemployed individuals, and
other subpopulations identified by the Secretary as being likely to experience
special risks from hunger or a special need for job training.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD0F16AE71A149AE82CA1271F950ECDB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>vulnerable
subpopulation</term> includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52D115C8C29442A9B4F8FE75035BA7D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addicts (as defined in section 102 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CSA">Controlled Substances Act</act-name> (21 U.S.C.
802));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82E3315A837746149D305F5B406A3B35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at-risk youths (as defined in section 1432
of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 6472));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2D0220C3A9748979EB2973F3CE4BEA7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals that are basic skills deficient
(as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2801));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID212090B4A96A4BF181B13FDB16F6054B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">homeless individuals (as defined in section
17(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of
1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1786(b));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC020F00E9B3F4B8F8A62E876FC185DAE"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">homeless youths (as defined in section 387
of the <act-name parsable-cite="RHYA">Runaway and Homeless Youth Act</act-name>
(42 U.S.C. 5732a));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D1CFA4C1E204B52A67A41A515B87759"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">individuals with disabilities (as defined
in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12102));</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D599A60A82F4BBC8482927BB3B70464"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">low-income individuals (as defined in
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801));
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID204C300799B34BA8ACE8AA776FD271E2"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">older individuals (as defined in section
102 of the <act-name parsable-cite="OAA65">Older Americans Act of
1965</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 3002)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B86D96D3701481498A1C7CB71CBBE82"><enum>5103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food employment empowerment and development
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA6E4AFC441D64B4A83B4AE505C6ED06D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a food
employment empowerment and development program under which the Secretary shall
make grants to eligible entities to encourage the effective use of community
resources to combat hunger and the root causes of hunger by creating
opportunity through food recovery and job training.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA05BB3E451364BEAAA81253836CBDE28"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible Entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an entity shall be a public agency, or private nonprofit
institution, that conducts, or will conduct, 2 or more of the following
activities as an integral part of the normal operation of the entity:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8F552BF4E82449A88545F0D55EE2D89"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery of donated food from area
restaurants, caterers, hotels, cafeterias, farms, or other food service
businesses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05F92925BE094186A27E9011158DB65E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution of meals or recovered food
to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3DD2DBB1FA7544CA9B9ACD7E0B0784A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79FCBD47699B4D4F990573327DC2659B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entities that feed vulnerable
subpopulations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33B9FF209ED04BF3A11B36103540CF21"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other agencies considered appropriate by
the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA99002A00665465DBE69A99E13A97E7D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training of unemployed and underemployed
adults for careers in the food service industry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28B43E2360764C46A70B008DC0725059"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Carrying out of a welfare-to-work job
training program in combination with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD15B00F2C8654DFCA68D19407EBE2A52"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production of school meals, such as school
meals served under the Richard B. Russell <act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">National School Lunch Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) or the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of
1966</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7FA59EA641541198E15A1B9139ED57B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for after-school programs, such as
programs conducted by community learning centers (as defined in section 4201(b)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 7171(b))).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9D0C3BEDCE64152A9491C5B6D8F5B8A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may use a grant awarded
under this section for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88DB64913A97483AAD4F91A040C212D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capital investments related to the
operation of the eligible entity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86B91E7E5E9E40189D381CFB2FEA1261"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support services for clients, including
staff, of the eligible entity and individuals enrolled in job training
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE42211844F64516B60E75D1B9773540"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">purchase of equipment and supplies related
to the operation of the eligible entity or that improve or directly affect
service delivery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44DBFAF31F1E4C42A6734E1DB8BE24B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building and kitchen renovations that
improve or directly affect service delivery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADF6D1C8754A4B64A4D98171B7655503"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educational material and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F1A7D0D0AC14D23B37495FF6D3CD610"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administrative costs, in accordance with
guidelines established by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC46B02E09F34CCB86847E0176B24BA2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional activities determined
appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF34B97ABE87A48ECA46F950DA1461717"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that perform, or will
perform, any of the following activities:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6B8A3B52704EE98A45432FBF33264A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Carrying out food recovery programs that
are integrated with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05A1AB3EE0954F55B6257E3E391418CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">culinary worker training programs, such as
programs conducted by a food service management institute under section 21 of
the Richard B. Russell <act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">National School Lunch
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02BD1BF02DC847E4BA772AF6977BC1DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">school education programs; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID194E78D9558A4267B93FEC21D6F5470D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs of service-learning (as defined in
section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12511)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BFB1E245A434DB789AB9DC54B18418C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing job skills training, life skills
training, and case management support to vulnerable subpopulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0089B8D3AD2483CAD248CA8306E1F53"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrating recovery and distribution of
food with a job training program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8982B1D4C4934894B6208CB5FAFD7671"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximizing the use of an established
school, community, or private food service facility or resource in meal
preparation and culinary skills training.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA32F4A3A8BD544BAAA6265B37BFF5D24"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing job skills training, life skills
training, and case management support to vulnerable subpopulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FBE85FE2617458FA89A379BD5B430F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for Job Training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive job training
assistance from an eligible entity using a grant made available under this
section, an individual shall be a member of a vulnerable subpopulation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77A3FCAA944547948499CAE4BF0E3E52"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance Indicators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, for each
year of the program, performance indicators and expected levels of performance
for meal and food distribution and job training for eligible entities to
continue to receive and use grants under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID764579E20EE344228E6C5AAC10A82AB5"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical Assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FFAF0778B7249729ECCE28AE4669910"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide technical
assistance to eligible entities that receive grants under this section to
assist the eligible entities in carrying out programs under this section using
the grants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE346750CBA334B91AA292735539AD2E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance for a program provided
under this subsection includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02472ECB94EF4F82B1D81BF6E7B77B70"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintenance of a website, newsletters,
email communications, and other tools to promote shared communications,
expertise, and best practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4154D12669964D67A72843A2FCBDFBBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hosting of an annual meeting or other
forums to provide education and outreach to all programs participants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CD9F8A7D63C4AF59B04B5EE69DC0970"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collection of data for each program to
ensure that the performance indicators and purposes of the program are met or
exceeded;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC561FEDD564436AA261BD1F4A2FB968"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intervention (if necessary) to assist an
eligible entity to carry out the program in a manner that meets or exceeds the
performance indicators and purposes of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBBBFA7245764D6983BD916C258FB72E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consultation and assistance to an eligible
entity to assist the eligible entity in providing the best services practicable
to the community served by the eligible entity, including consultation and
assistance related to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC66D21981442426C8FEDB0931F7258F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategic plans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DE9854EAC384168A675054462263CEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">board development;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF11AA0E3C154270AD1572502A712001"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fund development;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38DA63480BF149BFAFD59FAAB1B869DA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mission development; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D3A5B6600034A00AA099209C95653C2"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other activities considered appropriate by
the Secretary;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID841EAB292DFD458A9BC68FA55816F11E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assistance considered appropriate by the
Secretary regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70C3D9B067F14813BA25CDC94935A2D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of program participants;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC4BA48555C5E4DB4B880C79E34BD75DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demographic characteristics of program
participants that affect program services;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97B58DA09F1244A586EA14551C1B01BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any new idea that could be integrated into
the program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF6B1419ABC144D3A2D28424078E11EC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the review of grant proposals; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B60DBA204B0485C878C61DFE5B84B8C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other forms of technical assistance the
Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD712CB3E3374FCC99C444A0366CA979"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to Other Law</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44C275CA9A674D92BF2756BBC42C278D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bill emerson good samaritan food donation
act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An action taken by an
eligible entity using a grant provided under this section shall be covered by
the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1567F8559A1B4F789E334AD464B5FEB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food handling guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In using a grant provided under this
section, an eligible entity shall comply with any applicable food handling
guideline established by a State or local authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FD7FBE530DC4ECABE8E6D99110EB619"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity using a grant provided
under this section shall be exempt from inspection under sections
303.1(d)(2)(iii) and 381.10(d)(2)(iii) of volume 9, Code of Federal Regulations
(or a successor regulation), if the eligible entity—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0D8D814D52B54F3BA79156E47031521A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a hazard analysis and critical control
point (HACCP) plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DF87E13439C45639189ECB4B96B1BC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a sanitation standard operating
procedure (SSOP); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03998A9CE19E4758B776671DB844E501"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise complies with the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA0833E4D4E5471B8D10F468358CF8D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum Amount of Grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a grant provided to an
eligible entity for a fiscal year under this section shall not exceed
$200,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA55F9D9E6E034416B150EF342C5D31D0"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82AA7D61E07B4F04BA2B3982B2F71C9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</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 2008 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE295B289E87F4AF3B89B3AA439E18F50"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount of funds that are made
available for a fiscal year under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to
provide technical assistance under subsection (g) not more than the greater
of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8F5F2E39030429EBE95118DBB9D5DB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 percent of the amount of funds that are
made available for the fiscal year under paragraph (1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBB3063AF0754EF8B47AC0931F1AEAA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8cf8fdd1683446e9b3eaff057d75d05b"><enum>5104.</enum><header>Hunger-free
communities</header>
<subsection id="ID4e5b500d656843b28fc6a96642d4a481"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID821489d2b17b4760b20fb49deabc2e67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Domestic hunger
goal</header><text>The term <term>domestic hunger goal</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd3385a723ea0419c81a4d39482897fe0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the goal of
reducing hunger in the United States to at or below 2 percent by calendar year
2010; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID518608d4c788429b9466f51e6296b76b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the goal of
reducing food insecurity in the United States to at or below 6 percent by
calendar year 2010.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e513bfe268e4c8c85ddbcaf5963a115"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency
feeding organization</header><text>The term <term>emergency feeding
organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 201A of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID66bc1f3720c84caa9fab7240ba89009d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Food
security</header><text>The term <term>food security</term> means the state in
which an individual has access to enough food for an active, healthy
life.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb82e8f03b7541d2b6bdf888a793335f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hunger-free
community goal</header><text>The term <term>hunger-free community goal</term>
means any of the 14 goals described in the H. Con. Res. 302 (102nd Congress),
including a goal of a community of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID45363CED56A64BA68820ABC57505C799"><enum>(A)</enum><text>having a
community-based emergency food delivery network that coordinates the services
of programs such as food pantries, food banks, and congregate meals
facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE742FDCD77124233AC100BB5DF2CE749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessing food
insecurity problems and evaluating existing services in the community to
determine necessary strategies for responding to unmet needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC40262388BCF41C188886B865E928006"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing a
group of individuals, including low-income participants, to develop and
implement policies and programs to combat food insecurity, monitor
responsiveness of existing services, and address underlying causes and factors
relating to hunger;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9023D56C0DA14AA1B14AF3151EB64C24"><enum>(D)</enum><text>participating in
federally-assisted nutrition programs that should be easily accessible to
targeted populations, such as Federal programs that provide school breakfast,
school lunch, summer food, child care food, and food for homeless and older
individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC1BFAA03249A4E01BC780697B9A9467C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>effectively
integrating public and private resources, including local businesses, to
alleviate food insecurity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID196E01F8625B4F988B33A39D1B0496CB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>having an
education program concerning food needs of the community and the need for
increased local citizen participation in activities to alleviate food
insecurity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7302B11AB7A04B248AF585B5DA95E525"><enum>(G)</enum><text>having available
information and referral services for accessing both public and private
programs and services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID64C0386A589F442AB2D14CA3DDA1716A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>having
initiatives for alleviating food shopping constraints through the development
of creative food resources such as community gardens, buying clubs, food
cooperatives, community-owned and operated grocery stores, and farmers’
markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF58C74293B1C489B8787AA4876E01981"><enum>(I)</enum><text>carrying out
activities to identify and target food services to high-risk
populations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID326B90DC737B4A9EB2953B41C92B06A7"><enum>(J)</enum><text>having adequate
transport and distribution of food from all resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1A0522151674494784AFEA11537F174D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>coordinating food
services with park and recreation programs and other community-based outlets to
which residents of the area would have easy access;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD11287691B27487783DAFED4F4DE2828"><enum>(L)</enum><text>improving public
transportation, human service agencies, and food resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID279EFED4301B488BB52ECF7C4C1B02E1"><enum>(M)</enum><text>having nutrition
education programs for low-income citizens to enhance good food-purchasing and
food-preparation skills and to heighten awareness of the connection between
diet and health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6429CD7ED31C493EAAF9481DFD78F612"><enum>(N)</enum><text>having a program
for collecting and distributing nutritious food, either agricultural
commodities in the fields of agricultural producers or foods that have already
been prepared, that would otherwise be wasted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf262e5a0f8d24b9f8bb0402cd62b0fd9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hunger
reports</header>
<paragraph id="ID1f4595dce5c64d9dba1e447b3a155546"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcad509c3cb244c53bd2fa76cd4482e76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timeline</header>
<clause id="ID176780e149e44cc28e5769b9cb9ba9d4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of major matters relating to the
problem of hunger in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa0794253710f48c699d1deffc85b2eeb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Not
later than 5 years after the date on which the study under clause (i) is
conducted, the Secretary shall update the study.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9581e19efa3c48b88dabaf0444829933"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Matters to be
assessed</header><text>The matters to be assessed by the Secretary in the study
and update under this paragraph shall include—</text>
<clause id="id81E80CC11AF34FB4B96D023E57BABB0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data on hunger
and food insecurity in the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc7df587b619b4f8ca0b1f4c401aadb6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>measures carried
out during the previous year by Federal, State, and local governments to
achieve domestic hunger goals and hunger-free community goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5def42df4f0343088ac25fa448cc3806"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>measures that
could be carried out by the Federal Government and State and local governments
to achieve domestic hunger goals and hunger-free community goals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8146c1c33e924cd7ab4fad63acee6919"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the impact of
hunger and household food insecurity on obesity, in the context of poverty and
food assistance programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd597e39900c845c0821e60701d5ebacb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop recommendations on—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID872ab9f40c874d8eb96b19a226afb259"><enum>(A)</enum><text>removing
obstacles to achieving domestic hunger goals and hunger-free community goals;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfef4f4b358c4362b83bf8db6c13c198"><enum>(B)</enum><text>otherwise
reducing domestic hunger.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb44c28f7a97341f7a569023b7d6dddd7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf87336aa50cd486797fa9bfaeb281cad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report that contains—</text>
<clause id="ID37ce44d62a1448098442fcc7d14ee4a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
detailed statement of the results of the study, or the most recent update to
the study, conducted under paragraph (1)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7ba666d3c90b4b5596c41ae79ba3caa4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the most recent
recommendations of the Secretary under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID917ce4550028492b8b3d8b63d671acc9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 5
years after the date of submission of the report under subparagraph (A), an
update of the report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDba82ab6fc60c4460b75c8640a3103310"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hunger-free
community collaborative grants</header>
<paragraph id="ID37084b3a14084cc0bab2a16fb170b423"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means a public food program service provider or a nonprofit
organization (including an emergency feeding organization) that demonstrates
the organization has collaborated, or will collaborate, with 1 or more local
partner organizations to achieve at least 1 hunger-free community goal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID89f5a7917fc7464abb36fc4270f438c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<subparagraph id="ID39f26291dd764dfd92a1791464332d6b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use not more than 55 percent of any
funds made available for a fiscal year under subsection (f) to make grants to
eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the costs of carrying out an
activity described in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2b0c71a1468f47eebd9d46b5ccce995c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity
under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID96e81e8363d74d8ab44dcc0e971d5c8b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header>
<clause id="id3C5D94E2E3C54665AB25DA77079D870C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>The
non-Federal share of the cost of an activity under this subsection may be
provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment,
or services.</text>
</clause><clause id="id31AC0E258EF441E496D5D73BB61AE28F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Sources</header><text>Any
entity may provide the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity under this
subsection through a State government, local government, or private
source.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5330ff0f965942f187b1eee9a38f86ce"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="IDba9fdc082b61442aaa1727a88fcffae7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6d4c2f93a504b40b4ef44dea6eb9dd6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="id6FB954EF068C4CBB9079C51A069DBA53"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify any
activity described in paragraph (4) that the grant will be used to fund;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa13dbc622a514d6aaa6902c58ef60124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe the
means by which an activity identified under clause (i) will reduce hunger in
the community of the eligible entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe9de85bed9264742bb60515bb028fc82"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>list any
partner organizations of the eligible entity that will participate in an
activity funded by the grant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9f949c7802a6472b870fe6f1442421bb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>describe any
agreement between a partner organization and the eligible entity necessary to
carry out an activity funded by the grant; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd123eaa86570480b8d6d2fa6e989c4ac"><enum>(v)</enum><text>if
an assessment described in paragraph (4)(A) has been performed, include—</text>
<subclause id="id273DB8B8BE3B4616A10D851938B9E4D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a summary of that
assessment; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id55CC25D6647C4B658F7B956A2FCDF3F1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>information
regarding the means by which the grant will help reduce hunger in the community
of the eligible entity.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2cd92a3af8874d55a70d7313c6a5d2d7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities that—</text>
<clause id="IDc5ef65d3ef0b447c91f6fe9981319fda"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate in
the application of the eligible entity that the eligible entity is making
collaborative efforts to reduce hunger in the community of the eligible entity;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDea2b937c5f3a46c78195ac05d869a26b"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1E35B006793C46AFA0323ED75109F925"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serve a predominantly
rural and geographically underserved area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDFD0B99F81534EA2A4A9D7CD66B9FA4D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>serve communities in which the rates of
food insecurity, hunger, poverty, or unemployment are demonstrably higher than
national average rates;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id930BD00171EC44E2B2F2AD0F334E8C2F" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>provide evidence of long-term efforts
to reduce hunger in the community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8B5149575DAF496291D55955BA2AC375" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>provide evidence of public support for
the efforts of the eligible entity; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0C38F0B8DDFD4907A93B582160D0954A" indent="up1"><enum>(V)</enum><text>demonstrate in the application of the
eligible entity a commitment to achieving more than 1 hunger-free community
goal.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa87bd2e126d4045877bfb5eda428e5f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7ccac128e9fa48bc956e874e8f2a43c4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Assessment of
hunger in the community</header>
<clause id="ID5206191a32e54015ae7eaa2a937b9a3d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible entity in a community that has not performed
an assessment described in clause (ii) may use a grant received under this
subsection to perform the assessment for the community.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3ba3067c626f4b1b9cd19a58572ae9d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>The
assessment referred to in clause (ii) shall include—</text>
<subclause id="id90D4EC56EDA74EC1BBD9A8DBDFDC7936"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an analysis of
the problem of hunger in the community served by the eligible entity;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0C8666C9379E44EBB94EB74CC06F19A5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an evaluation of
any facility and any equipment used to achieve a hunger-free community goal in
the community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id825B59962C2340C7850361540311BAF1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an analysis of
the effectiveness and extent of service of existing nutrition programs and
emergency feeding organizations; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEAEAA1A6D3FB492D83CD8A2191571FA4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a plan to
achieve any other hunger-free community goal in the community.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID316758af9daf473aad045e825f8e0684"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>An
eligible entity in a community that has submitted an assessment described in
subparagraph (A) to the Secretary shall use a grant received under this
subsection for any fiscal year to carry out activities of the eligible entity,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID70a7ba01e5c646ad875393988fb6373f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meeting the
immediate needs of people in the community served by the eligible entity who
experience hunger by—</text>
<subclause id="id38CBEA2586304F599E92A612A9F667DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>distributing
food;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC91518ECBB214449A7D06D161BA29241"><enum>(II)</enum><text>providing
community outreach; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD5864F6E64764C2586295D5D3E140CFF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>improving
access to food as part of a comprehensive service;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID87dae99168334e2ba83ba504c5d64e22"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing new
resources and strategies to help reduce hunger in the community;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1eef2616358a4ca486db415808bd39b9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establishing a
program to achieve a hunger-free community goal in the community,
including—</text>
<subclause id="idF32A9DC9F1984350876899FF9FEAD100"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a program to
prevent, monitor, and treat children in the community experiencing hunger or
poor nutrition; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC0DF188DF3EF4C6B8FCC161A2C7169B9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a program to
provide information to people in the community on hunger, domestic hunger
goals, and hunger-free community goals; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID9d82470850334ec6b0d8400fa6c9ecca"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establishing a
program to provide food and nutrition services as part of a coordinated
community-based comprehensive service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID72b208be22ad4dcdbe17327c431a7231"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Hunger-free
community infrastructure grants</header>
<paragraph id="ID35f742c1133c414d8262a7d45ee32198"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible
entity</term> means an emergency feeding organization (as defined in section
201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf3d683af20b4bc6b55df07571fad532"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcf68c42dc23d45b29de430a2bae694b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall use not more than 45 percent of any
funds made available for a fiscal year under subsection (f) to make grants to
eligible entities to pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity
described in paragraph (4).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8773c577d90449069d3499575be358d5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity
under this subsection shall not exceed 80 percent, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID08a2f83799024cbf918bcfdc5d66add1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="ID9b2ed078f2ae4da5b91a25b06306a495"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb97454a699f64f28918adc2b0d2d5fb0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID5f293dd5caca414e898f1145878696cb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify any
activity described in paragraph (4) that the grant will be used to fund;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22b84e8ac5d04d94ad3a2db00970a730"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe the
means by which an activity identified under clause (i) will reduce hunger in
the community of the eligible entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6af3e32cf9d24c3d874eddbe46642b69"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to
eligible entities the applications of which demonstrate 2 or more of the
following:</text>
<clause id="ID021934d72abc4a9eaa4fedf20bdc3681"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
eligible entity serves a predominantly rural and geographically underserved
area.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2bf42b0e078744ea80d66f3ae50de016"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The eligible
entity serves a community in which the rates of food insecurity, hunger,
poverty, or unemployment are demonstrably higher than national average
rates.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID24edcc43031c4ec290cc3e7ceab45f84"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The eligible
entity serves a community that has carried out long-term efforts to reduce
hunger in the community.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDee97c89e307b403197516e5e13beaa7c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The eligible
entity serves a community that provides public support for the efforts of the
eligible entity.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd1a38cbd4eea46348c16478733189bf0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The
eligible entity is committed to achieving more than 1 hunger-free community
goal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd758e62dc73a4dbeadf18250a1ac5e9b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>An eligible entity shall use a grant received under this
subsection for any fiscal year to carry out activities of the eligible entity,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID0955ba3b54064cd09326c18418497e6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>constructing,
expanding, or repairing a facility or equipment to support hunger relief
agencies in the community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa7bf27fc940e42c6aacbdb8b302a6c36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assisting an
emergency feeding organization in the community in obtaining locally-produced
produce and protein products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1f502154b434f7e857603d4a35af426"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assisting an
emergency feeding organization in the community to process and serve wild
game.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd8559c34eb904e3b803a0a6b0654b22f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than September 30, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
describing—</text>
<paragraph id="idA753D6F6AA7045F8B09D3CFDA3F81D91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each grant made
under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC18A4C0A6D4B47B2B21B3D905BF173C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
any activity funded by such a grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcb3f6940a84c472ea2f6404bf2f82cd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree of
success of each activity funded by such a grant in achieving hunger-free
community goals; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf76fd3ec45b437bbe269c073c83c61b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the degree of
success of all activities funded by grants under this section in achieving
domestic hunger goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd96a66012fcc4264ae539ccb3d581103"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id090AB193494D4636AD0ADD754637895D"><enum>C</enum><header>Other
programs</header>
<section id="id0BF88817539E4299A0AB485DAE54B810"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Summer food
service program for children</header>
<subsection id="idD6673D92BA1847E0A8573D9B9112185F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments to
service institutions</header><text>Section 13(b) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0eb8f993d15149dd9a1712f94e112123"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd9cb90e3a9ae4944bfb4730720853c88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12e8cf1ff0f3499dac7371c9bcf07af3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdeaac62cf8a8467aaef606835e58deb7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>(A)</quote> and
all that follows through <quote>shall not exceed—</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8331EB42D4374992AE5429D23662F4E3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDed44718399ba4602a16910c4a567e544"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), in addition to amounts made
available under paragraph (3), payments to service institutions shall
be—</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID070070a4c061425899dac8ca12e75d58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>subparagraph
(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5572193538a84e0ba3c6673576ef01ab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>(A), (B), and
(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) and (B)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID20b4b07ff28540ffbeee14b86c8b1136"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of paragraph (3), by striking <quote>full amount of State
approved</quote> and all that follows through <quote>maximum
allowable</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcd44febfc2974653b5788b1cff931df8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf3eec4a329f64bec8ff4e96985d02775"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa03ffe8913734df69290a32916b4bff6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (g) through (k) as subsections (f) through (j), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42e48e12d58547f1be6428d41d35785d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section take effect on January 1
of the first full calendar year following the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id9ACA3AC5CD3946FC996DCACA1C267276"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Joint
nutrition monitoring and related research activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall continue to provide jointly for national nutrition
monitoring and related research activities carried out as of the date of
enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ID6234bf6cccd446e5883029e5481110e2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to collect
continuous data relating to diet, health, physical activity, and knowledge
about diet and health, using a nationally-representative sample;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID490902b6248046de93d4b35cfa0191d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to periodically
collect data described in paragraph (1) on special at-risk populations, as
identified by the Secretaries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID5851551937ab498884b0b01fd2bb9225"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to distribute
information on health, nutrition, the environment, and physical activity to the
public in a timely manner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDae30debe46774f4797e3b4fc16d295c6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to analyze new
data as the data becomes available;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID414f851833964bbc966683897889e86c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to continuously
update food composition tables; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID69bc6e5af2f0421397ed32b27db40fdb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to research and
develop data collection methods and standards.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Rural
development</header>
<section id="idB708EDFE665041DFA9D43BC0E644C271"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Rural
collaborative investment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle I of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd et seq.) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="id50BB1A835B4F47B2BE5FA787D98D59F1" style="OLC">
<subtitle id="idFDF080E5C834402CBD10C1026F194F4D"><enum>I</enum><header>Rural
collaborative investment program</header>
<section id="id8C7128F27D144682BEE1F8AA50F62DF6"><enum>385A.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subtitle is to establish
a regional rural collaborative investment program—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3b7c056add374634a96b4d0f7f84294b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide rural
regions with a flexible investment vehicle, allowing for local control with
Federal oversight, assistance and accountability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id267BBC64EF524670977854201EB391F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide rural
regions with incentives and resources to develop and implement comprehensive
strategies for achieving regional competitiveness, innovation, and
prosperity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID522248e9674746029bff4948ec8dcadd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to foster
multi-sector community and economic development collaborations that will
optimize the asset-based competitive advantages of rural regions, with
particular emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID96b3efa672d44e91b9f7ec39a1d02dcb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to foster
collaborations necessary to provide the professional technical expertise,
institutional capacity, infrastructure, financing, and economies of scale that
are essential for the long-term competitiveness of rural regions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID99b5c009b6f74f9e8d4084b57d0602d5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to better use
Department of Agriculture and other Federal, State, and local governmental
resources, and to leverage those resources with private, nonprofit, and
philanthropic investments, to achieve measurable community and economic
prosperity, growth, and sustainability.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID0f1d29bd3dcc433d8bd198fd7ae312d4"><enum>385B.<?LEXA-Enum 385B.?></enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="ID8fc5b3aed84c427c956530020c5f5965"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Benchmark</header><text>The
term <term>benchmark</term> means an annual set of goals and performance
measures established for the purpose of assessing performance of a regional
investment strategy of a Regional Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2ad8fa71bd144db4907d399e522eb175"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competitive
advantage</header><text>The term <term>competitive advantage</term> means a
combination of socioeconomic, demographic, geopolitical, environmental, and
organizational conditions in a region, including unique assets and industry or
industrial sets, that can be exploited by businesses in the region to emerge
and grow more successfully than in alternative locations in order to secure an
edge in global markets.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb13e6242169e4201a46a4bfbcb2cee54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
Board</header><text>The term <term>National Board</term> means the National
Rural Investment Board established under section 385C(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID09c9354e32f347549f2d70c1b5b49983"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regional
board</header><text>The term <term>Regional Board</term> means a Regional Rural
Investment Board described in section 385D(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID425c6b08e64244a0abdce7c6617ec3ed"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regional
competitiveness</header><text>The term <term>regional competitiveness</term>
means the ability of the businesses, governments, and communities in a region
to use all available assets to build critical mass at a regional level, to
exploit the inherent economic strengths of the region, and to spur ongoing
innovation in the region, in order to achieve sustained improvements in
prosperity and quality of life, through successful engagement in the global
economy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8a4847c58c444ceaad46c1c9154471ee"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Regional
innovation grant</header><text>The term <term>regional innovation grant</term>
means a grant made by the Secretary to a certified Regional Board under section
385G.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0ccd9cedaf8146ebbd7032c99f7d7591"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Regional
investment strategy grant</header><text>The term <term>regional investment
strategy grant</term> means a grant made by the Secretary to a certified
Regional Board under section 385F.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6CA487FBBE5B4778A356058BEE3B32E4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Small-area
collaborative partnership</header><text>The term <term>small-area collaborative
partnership</term> means a partnership that, as determined by the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC65A9B50348149819EDCAB2835FE3F34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consists of 5 or
more municipalities and other units of government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF29253AA131C4F76BBBD673CB7096E96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is involved in
activities that serve a combined population of at least 5,000 individuals but
not more than 25,000 individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE07DB3747D98415BB4B4AC0539BCC626"><enum>(C)</enum><text>collaborates—</text>
<clause id="id50AEB1B866FA4B749ACA35387F175279"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to generate and
retain wealth through entrepreneurship and microenterprise development;</text>
</clause><clause id="id67E7F987520E4FF6B5C9665149105950"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to engage
youths;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7D71F5BEF83D4ED19433A15936798E83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to develop
strong leadership;</text>
</clause><clause id="id41BB3F0F71104DAAB9DAA04CB6FC040A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to create
genuine economic opportunity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA72BCA4745AE49148E008A8384559A20"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to attract and
retain residents; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62a22581ba4a499395ef3f37e6fd5f66"><enum>(D)</enum><text>serves an
economically distressed area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6DB70702506A46C0BA2866B55EE0A529"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Urban
area</header><text>The term <term>urban area</term> means an urbanized area (as
that term is used in section 343(a)(13)(A)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id891FEFDFCAD94880A4BFDCD8CF8742EC"><enum>385C.<?LEXA-Enum 385C.?></enum><header>Establishment and administration of Rural
Collaborative Investment Program</header>
<subsection id="idC6B0B253FDCD4FA3B5FEAF9A56C6C3FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a Rural Collaborative Investment Program to support
comprehensive regional investment strategies for achieving rural regional
competitiveness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD157CF9A8E5F44A18C599D6C5CD7A293"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the
Secretary</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0C480768CE10421E86F87D08E9E0D16B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appoint and
provide administrative and program support to the National Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id183333A731734BB4B77F2CD15E3438B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work with the
National Board to develop a national rural investment plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99FE8CBDC8D84322BABBC3E5D87AC5DB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encourage the
organization of Regional Boards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1D9C5DA33FBC48728C1C6AFEC11711C4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National Rural
Investment Board</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the
Department of Agriculture an advisory board to be known as the <term>National
Rural Investment Board</term> to develop and execute the Rural Collaborative
Investment Program in consultation with the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idAF95E10116884E60B97AA13D67D72223"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the
National Board</header><text>The National Board shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id94D7D1E342044A589786A7502C5C0A4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after the date of the establishment of the National Board, develop
rules relating to the operation of the National Board, the provisions of
grants, and other appropriate matters to recommend to the Secretary;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA69222E26A154007A95624BBDFD12348"><enum>(2)</enum><text>certify a
Regional Board seeking to apply for a regional investment strategy grant or
regional innovation grant if the Regional Board has sufficient organizational
capacity and expertise—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1DB7301AE44D4A63890118DEA5E0C094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to fulfill the
fiduciary responsibility of managing Federal funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4DC9FCEE8B2E4976986370DFF7A37F9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to execute a
regional investment strategy to fulfill the purposes of the Rural Collaborative
Investment Program;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id616C3A3B788A4628A25B43BBD51B5890"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide grants
for Regional Boards to develop and implement regional investment
strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEA871A427546443880738AEC7FCA93D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to Regional Boards on issues, best practices, and emerging trends
relating to rural development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id31F5D3745A9C46A8AF835BF2A1D633FF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish a
national institute to provide technical assistance to the Secretary and
National Board regarding regional competitiveness and rural entrepreneurship,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id739B2ECD78FC4703AB615C500CF105B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development of
rigorous analytic programs to assist Regional Boards in determining the
challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed to receive the greatest
regional competitive advantage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID70786eaac9d0440a8065da9e382fd3e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>oversight and
coordination of any technical assistance centers established to assist in
supporting Regional Boards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7CED8489F7FA460FA5CE93CC7CEE88F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing
assistance with development of the national rural investment plan, and other
consultations requested by the Secretary or National Board;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF347248C6E004BED86A2691BD7E26FA4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing support
for best practices developed by the Regional Boards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id265541B606DF43478DE55FEFB995395B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establishment of
programs to support the development of appropriate governance and leadership
skills in the applicable regions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93F33401C3D14DE2A6A099E12959ACD5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing
assistance to the Secretary and National Board in submission of an annual
report on the performance of Regional Boards and the Rural Collaborative
Investment Program to—</text>
<clause id="ID1ccea8398c004d1392a31d3af866f052"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5aea1715840b46c5871f0e7d78b06701"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbb15f3086fa64d3a8a35e21306c45f74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0256F474A49D4A579DD49D3B200DD2AA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>evaluate the
progress of each Regional Board funded in achieving benchmarks set in a
regional investment strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id20E5269993D4416697E5A520912B2C71"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="id3723262EF1384543A6FC3A45538E5D1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Board shall consist of 14 members appointed
by the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health
Act of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE0D41D8A4D7748A78EE474A900197A34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supervision</header><text>The
National Board shall be subject to the general supervision and direction of the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8509DE843FB246229AC4A334C048E9D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sectors
represented</header><text>The National Board shall consist of representatives
from each of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id556F236369C34335B9C326E6570AB551"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nationally
recognized entrepreneurship organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id741ECFB58B1A422FA3CB7D4ADC0ED28F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional strategy
and development organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B592CA7CA914DC28BEF3A2EE7CA081C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>community-based
organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85CAF6BF7C9D4E15BD2FC7DED57B5943"><enum>(D)</enum><text>elected members
of county and municipal governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id296A11EC3DB34A5791546176DA192D2B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>elected members
of State legislatures;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id239B9A0AEAA645C19F9825988BB49558"><enum>(F)</enum><text>primary,
secondary, and higher education, job skills training, and workforce development
institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0D23F43294F6479E86B7583AC0AFD119"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the rural
philanthropic community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95A8271BD1954F949A4DA5B397DBC765"><enum>(H)</enum><text>financial,
lending, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and other related
institutions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4905778E1224D0FB231F36C9615A631"><enum>(I)</enum><text>private sector
business organizations, including chambers of commerce and other for-profit
business interests;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90FA8D9D75AC4B9D99D4E43B0D0BF4D5"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Indian tribes (as
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5B03D52686614C71A18880BBF138E1D5"><enum>(K)</enum><text>cooperative
organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCC539DCF403F4AD091586567025E4269"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selection of
members</header>
<subparagraph id="id1EC024EBD02E41C0BF90D8585D739808"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In selecting members of the National Board, the Secretary
shall consider recommendations made by—</text>
<clause id="idE9EA34F16C2249A4A385B47AC4B32160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the chairman and
ranking member of each of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="id78BC1BF77A8745BDB990A485D9E3A737"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7D71CA062E974992B65DDA8EB8EF0247"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25A81CA0367D4E1992BFBDC8CC16E919"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ex-officio
members</header><text>In consultation with the chairman and ranking member of
each of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Secretary
may appoint not more than 3 other officers or employees of the Executive Branch
to serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the National Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id98FB3CF426174BE08724978CA9FD2879"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Term of
office</header>
<subparagraph id="id630C83B3C710420D96322A0FF89E7E97"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term of office of a
member of the National Board appointed under paragraph (1) shall be not more
than 4 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4599F82E9315481CA245B88855497F52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>The members of the National Board shall be appointed to
serve staggered terms.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBDCC514FCCB34503A2C7C5F93A5C49AF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Initial
appointments</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and
Health Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary shall appoint the initial
members of the National Board under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7E1CF173C8C24FD397D38FB62573D98F"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the National Board shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id29512FD20E8B4CF7BCD94A9D3F6DE723"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A
member of the National Board shall receive no compensation for service on the
National Board, but shall be reimbursed for related travel and other expenses
incurred in carrying out the duties of the member of the National Board in
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB63B4CCDD0EF4C6D90C689EF37A7B0D9"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
National Board shall select a chairperson from among the members of the
National Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59CF42F908AA443DA08AAACFA1462110"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="id55C5E395C6A64E49A45973E0BE9AC24C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Time and
place</header><text>The National Board shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1A8E01373E064C40AEC8259A68189F8A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
quorum of the National Board shall consist of a majority of the members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D3648DF0C3F4EA7A362C2DE2A8046E4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Majority
vote</header><text>A decision of the National Board shall be made by majority
vote.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id692CF44DA9DA491A99321A85CAEB49F1"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Federal
status</header><text>For purposes of Federal law, a member of the National
Board shall be considered a special Government employee (as defined in section
202(a) of title 18, United States Code).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id179490C8D0FD4B7899F19A61D5DA2673"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Conflict of
interest</header>
<subparagraph id="id08BDC5A16B63431886435442B097A6F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No member of the National Board shall vote on any matter
respecting any application for a grant or other particular matter pending
before the National Board in which, to the knowledge of the member, the member,
spouse, or child of the member, partner, or organization in which the member is
serving as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, or any person or
organization with whom the member is negotiating or has any arrangement
concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF16BCE476316459B8B64C05655CFA7E6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violations</header><text>A
violation of subparagraph (A) by a member of the National Board shall be cause
for removal of the member, but shall not impair or otherwise affect the
validity of any otherwise lawful action by the National Board in which the
member participated.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44E7A4764B1843F4A150AFAE2CE4F348"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administrative
support</header><text>The Secretary, on a reimbursable basis from funds made
available under section 385E(b)(3), may provide such administrative support to
the National Board as the Secretary determines is necessary to carry out the
duties of the National Board.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd41cbcabb92d477eb122419fe6d8ac67"><enum>385D.<?LEXA-Enum 385D.?></enum><header>Regional rural investment boards</header>
<subsection id="ID9a47c950bd944a8384937e7c29f1f6f7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Board may provide to Regional Boards
regional investment strategy grants and regional innovation grants for use in
promoting investment in rural areas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0ae8ad647d9841198eda04f657531831"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional Board
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="ID9e3ec902b8ce4bd2bfcabecb5084a365"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A Regional Rural Investment Board is a
multijurisdictional and multisectoral group that represents the long-term
economic, community, and cultural interests of a region and that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id40E427A78E4240EA8EEB0637CAEAE46E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is certified by
the Secretary to establish a rural investment strategy and compete for regional
innovation grants;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9BC7F87C40C942F684169F95A78AF38C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is composed of
residents of a region that is broadly representative of diverse public,
nonprofit, and private sector interests in investment in the region, including
(to the maximum extent practicable) representatives of—</text>
<clause id="IDbef42afbc75b4da4b2e1a1132cceb21e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>units of local
government (including multijurisdictional units of local government);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa17674566e434b788818b97503526d41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nonprofit
community-based development organizations, including community development
financial institutions and community development corporations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7ffc7962f3f6437ea30ff11725ae321d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>agricultural,
natural resource, and other asset-based related industries;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID12944b7013174ac2ac54135c1c58d960"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the case of
regions with Indian populations, Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b));</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfeb503127ce64b1581bcd14822bbe72b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>regional
development organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1b1beb769d39413697ba8c4ed4ae0a56"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>private business
organizations, including chambers of commerce;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDca140cd84c9e484586fe040be23a2825"><enum>(vii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEFEA225AC723435D923287923502BC4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)));</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id292B39802C0349A29070B95C1F2B83FB" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>tribally controlled colleges or
universities (as defined in section 2(a) of Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a))); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD7325D940FD64A63B6587B45796C48DF" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>tribal technical institutions;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2a3ee33a5e744822bb6d629110e32c04"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>workforce and
job training organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF0121F302CFE470BA68051591F0426AC"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>cooperatives;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4745fe1286f74e78ad82c6fcdeced892"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other entities
and organizations, as determined by the Regional Board; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID777c406305004cb19e4b356355fd78ff"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>consortia of
entities and organizations described in clauses (i) through (x);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7E7B900D5D13416CB7CF68C318432B16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>represents a
region inhabited by—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id223485E6556949E49E0A65C3F302D03E"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBB4840724BD948BFB9E04E5DDF2280C2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>more than 25,000
individuals, as determined in the latest available decennial census conducted
under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idD01D590CAEFE49E0825B067096223F05" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a region with a
population density of less than 2 individuals per square mile, at least 10,000
individuals, as determined in that latest available decennial census;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id667AEF67E0EB4197AED3D7596ED89C7B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has a membership
of which not less than 25 percent, nor more than 40 percent, represents—</text>
<clause id="ID53f3a35a6f0c4e658d720563c6b12943"><enum>(i)</enum><text>units of local
government and Indian tribes described in clauses (i) and (iv) of subparagraph
(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf43f81593b9243eabc5ad1b7dbe733ec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nonprofit
community and economic development organizations and institutions of higher
education described in clauses (ii) and (vii) of subparagraph (B); or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdc813b2fb9104508bac07964343a7a89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>private
business (including chambers of commerce and cooperatives) and agricultural,
natural resource, and other asset-based related industries described in clauses
(iii) and (vi) of subparagraph (B);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id819895C45224401A996263F0613AE864"><enum>(E)</enum><text>has a membership
that may include an officer or employee of a Federal or State agency, serving
as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Regional Board to represent the
agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27010D77EAE345BF8904A86B90B7520F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>has
organizational documents that demonstrate that the Regional Board shall—</text>
<clause id="ID4d39f8787ad4480b8634e715a983ee2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>create a
collaborative, inclusive public-private strategy process;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc59ca7e3342c48aa9a57e815856d9f8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop, and
submit to the National Board for approval, a regional investment strategy that
meets the requirements of section 385F, with benchmarks—</text>
<subclause id="idE955E0C3E57A40009A9EEC825F578B4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to promote
investment in rural areas through the use of grants made available under this
subtitle; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id15BA9B346DE54ADCA02E62B1D4225507"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide
financial and technical assistance to promote a broad-based community
development program aimed at increasing and diversifying economic growth,
improved community facilities, and improved quality of life;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDe1653fc2408f45b3bf4544be13f1247d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>implement the
approved regional investment strategy;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDce879674c2ad49f7b0269adc4c58e172"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide annual
reports to the Secretary and the National Board on progress made in achieving
the benchmarks of the regional investment strategy, including an annual
financial statement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCDC70B9A522346658C425E4EA8E73D0D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>select a
non-Federal organization (such as a regional development organization) in the
local area served by the Regional Board that has previous experience in the
management of Federal funds to serve as fiscal manager of any funds of the
Regional Board.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID326d428152834a708a311cb96bb4ad26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Urban
areas</header><text>A resident of an urban area may serve as an ex-officio
member of a Regional Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf999413b56954b299f2845c46aabb073"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>A
Regional Board shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd0ee772ab06c4563ac3cde740a397bfc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create a
collaborative and inclusive planning process for public-private investment
within a region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf299d3f658af4d739ca5b00525c7c8f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop, and
submit to the Secretary for approval, a regional investment strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id504D49C96C2448DCB836E345B990062E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop
approaches that will create stable resources for philanthropic donations in the
region, to the maximum extent practicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d950708764e419781dea41f05e2cfea"><enum>(4)</enum><text>implement an
approved regional investment strategy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe355740800d84d3db077ae2c5df1d109"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide annual
reports to the Secretary and the National Board on progress made in achieving
the benchmarks of the regional investment strategy, including an annual
financial statement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDcd8eeb05523344ff994f10e190ce40c1"><enum>385E.<?LEXA-Enum 385E.?></enum><header>Rural Collaborative Investment Program
Funding</header>
<subsection id="IDadbb95e49aed44978528a1d34247c967"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary approves a national strategy submitted
by the National Board, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the
Secretary shall transfer to the National Board $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended, for the Board to use to make strategy grants and
innovation grants to Regional Boards and to otherwise carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID17c0a7fc0885401f92af632e37fd7b32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use by National
Board</header><text>Of the amount transferred by the Secretary to the National
Board under subsection (a), the National Board shall use—</text>
<paragraph id="IDecd2ad012b1f46f7bcf6253972a99573"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than
$10,000,000 to provide strategy grants to Regional Boards under section
385F;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8ed0047b1b0a42d2b736727a493cf171"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not less than
$72,000,000 to provide innovation grants to Regional Boards under section 385G
and long-term loans under section 385I;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf65f98d0c74b4f008cb81945ac77941c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not more than
$2,000,000 for each fiscal year to administer the duties of the National Board;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC711773D088C433DB5F6A26151197B1F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not more than
$2,000,000 for each fiscal year to administer the national institute on
regional rural competitiveness established under section 385C(d)(5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0F5BDA6B85E448E2B64F8818354DC150"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to funds otherwise made available
to carry out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Board such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID606a8958734e4fb8b89dc6a311e13685"><enum>385F.<?LEXA-Enum 385F.?></enum><header>Regional investment strategy grants</header>
<subsection id="ID9137f1492ef346dea1dd66f9738f4860"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using such criteria for approval of grants as shall be
established by the National Board, the National Board shall use amounts made
available under section 385E(b)(1) to make strategy grant awards to Regional
Boards for use in developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and
reporting progress on regional investment strategies in accordance with section
385D and this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID7f37e42fb61344479b06a2adad49a690"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional
investment strategy</header><text>A regional investment strategy of a Regional
Board shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id0397EF406D8C4C659730FDC8746DD5B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be maintained and
updated every 3 years; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF87D4AB7E722412AA5EACB2B01D29A98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9e0dd4c6e9d74db0808b063f7b66d53a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of
the competitive advantages of the region, including—</text>
<clause id="idEC08BF1FAAF140E290293FC7E36B3A17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an analysis of
the economic conditions of the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="id586E66ADF4CE49AD8F15243DFCD459A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of
the current economic performance of the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2035C75FEE3D496BAC5B106206AAD385"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a background
overview of the population, geography, workforce, transportation system,
resources, environment and infrastructure needs of the region; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC6B68422A8084AB69CF1367A8428FC67"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such other
pertinent information as the Secretary or National Board may request;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa1544c64864e40198c4a3eade95b3876"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of
regional economic and community development challenges and opportunities,
including—</text>
<clause id="ID43d92c40669b48ca9428961c1d78cdd5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>incorporation of
relevant material from other government-sponsored or supported strategies and
consistency with applicable State, regional, and local workforce investment
strategies and other comprehensive economic development strategies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID33a0c09a032c46a5b2e037418286afa6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
identification of past, present, and projected Federal and State economic and
community development investments in the region;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3109282cc93149f2aad7d0d7d0b365ec"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a section
describing goals and objectives necessary to solve regional competitiveness
challenges, and meet the potential, of the region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49591fbde275485c95d12a7ac8da8be8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an overview for
use in—</text>
<clause id="id359DAEDBE14048BFBE8283512F801372"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishing
regional goals and objectives;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA8E8349819A84241A9F589D895F5015B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing and
implementing a regional action strategy;</text>
</clause><clause id="id15D6754AF6DF4D46BB1A8D46BD0C9F0C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying
investment priorities and funding sources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id009579200D42455699E7F6B780FB51F7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identifying lead
organizations to execute portions of the strategy;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID24759e901cbd4fbe8803636eaf63e676"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a discussion of
the current state of collaborative public, private, and nonprofit participation
and investment, and of the strategic roles of public, private, and nonprofit
entities, in the development and implementation of the regional investment
strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID859d8f0ff85c4caead4395f21e99bb5c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a section
identifying and prioritizing vital projects, programs, and activities for
consideration by the National Board and other potential funders and partners,
including—</text>
<clause id="idC01936F887E743D8A9DB46C5350D8C0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
identification of sources of funding; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id89DDAC03DA5541C3B9B34E42C1BF2A71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations
for leveraging past and potential investments;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf035ebe9249d48cfb22446435108d9da"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a plan of action
to implement the goals and objectives of the regional investment strategy
(including promoting public, private, and nonprofit participation and
investment) to the maximum extent practicable, which may include—</text>
<clause id="ID0d3e1f0115654aa7ad87b5b9c4ca43e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and
quality of jobs, including self-employment, to be created during implementation
of the regional investment strategy;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa78a83b50110493cb40987ffdc3850ab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and
types of investments to be made in the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbecd209b3c7f44c8afc728c9da07de7f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the growth in
public, private, and nonprofit investment in the human, community, and economic
assets of the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbdca245a9190412eb42eb2b408f63d5c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in per
capita income and the rate of unemployment; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9378bcb646954816ad86b31162f5d17e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other projected
changes in the economic environment of the region;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDeb8cf64fe2fc41e1b8990e653a223f11"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a plan of action
to implement the goals and objectives of the regional investment
strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3d8ce49c46b4391abaa2ff87ab3f53e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a list of
performance measures to be used to evaluate the implementation of the regional
investment strategy, including—</text>
<clause id="ID3c93304b424042c68866d0a1c926fad0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and
quality of jobs (including self-employed positions) created after
implementation of the regional investment strategy;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0b1b783ed40f493d8c84cc5451cfe7ed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and
types of investments undertaken in the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0deb19fc42214699b0389cab60287c1c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the growth in
public, private, and nonprofit investment in the human, community, and economic
assets of the region;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2B082D3BDC764838A81CC6D69EE60722"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in per
capita income; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID89ec09f96e76463fa241a2cb3e558dea"><enum>(v)</enum><text>changes in the
economic environment of the region;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c3a285cb8b04bc7b594f452500a237b"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a section
outlining the methodology for use in cooperating with, and integrating the
regional investment strategy with the economic priorities of, the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID84172db884b1484783d21c3a86bde73b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>recommendations
for enhancing and protecting the environment and balancing resources through
sound management of physical development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6576180a8b474ff2befcc46c20013ee2"><enum>(L)</enum><text>such other
information as the National Board and the Secretary determine to be
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9ef443cb77d45a29e8777eac8b2d1c8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acceptability
of certain strategies</header><text>In determining whether a regional
investment strategy prepared without the use of funds from a grant provided by
the National Board is acceptable, the National Board may determine that the
regional investment strategy is acceptable regardless of whether the regional
investment strategy meets all requirements in accordance with standards
established by the National Board under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2D86F153924E40139C2C78FBC8279240"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Public
participation</header><text>In applying for and using any strategy grant under
this section, a Regional Board shall actively seek to receive a broad range of
opinion from a wide variety of constituencies within a region.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd1fe62f8df2544d785d5059043be2b1f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Maximum amount
of grant</header><text>The Federal share of a grant award provided to a
Regional Board under this section shall not exceed $200,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID52e74c5b65494317a522e7244f1e5713"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph id="ID0082af1ce44e4e299fdb4e2cf3c0bec8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), of the share of the costs of
developing, maintaining, evaluating, implementing, and reporting with respect
to a regional investment strategy funded by a grant under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="id04E12322D5F14AE9A3005BB280E68086"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 25
percent may be paid using funds from the grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id177E06280B284EDE982EF8E51D496B99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remaining
share shall be provided by the applicable Regional Board or other eligible
grantee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3f8f89718b094c7b853cba054ccf506d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>A
Regional Board or other eligible grantee shall pay the share described in
paragraph (1)(B) in the form of cash, services, materials, or other in-kind
contributions, on the condition that not more than 50 percent of that share is
provided in the form of services, materials, and other in-kind
contributions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id42B72D669D5D4A93A726CA1553DFA5ED"><enum>385G.<?LEXA-Enum 385G.?></enum><header>Regional innovation grants</header>
<subsection id="idE59AE3BEC373424FA50867496D7C5AE6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="id5BA4B58306084C0F90993370C8014D4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Board shall provide, on a competitive basis,
regional innovation grants to Regional Boards for use in implementing projects
and initiatives that are identified in a regional investment strategy approved
under section 385F.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2FDF326871314D8C8E9A49388A6B68DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Beginning
18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of
2007</short-title>, the National Board shall provide awards under this section
on a quarterly funding cycle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA7148B42895B49FF92DFA8B32932AE1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
a Regional Board to receive an innovation grant, the National Board shall
determine that—</text>
<paragraph id="idCC2C67BB386942EEA1C58C824744931B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the regional
investment strategy of a Regional Board is approved by the National
Board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59DE886F52F64A50A2017469C10BC8AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the management
and organizational structure of the Regional Board is sufficient to oversee
grant projects, including management of Federal funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id37B386C4F4DA47738BF8638B40F2EE41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Regional
Board has outlined a strategy to achieve, to the maximum extent practicable,
the performance-based benchmarks of the project in the regional investment
strategy of the Regional Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA7CCACB9B69D4B4690DD0FF39BDEFB09"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Subject
to subsection (d), in providing innovation grants under this section, the
National Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that not more
than 10 percent of funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal
year is provided to eligible Regional Boards any 1 State.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id323B11AB40974C45BECCC242A91FF91E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Preferences</header><text>In
providing innovation grants under this section, the National Board shall
give—</text>
<paragraph id="id7AF664D2E7574C0192D5259E2C8F0FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a high priority
to strategies that demonstrate significant leverage of capital and quality job
creation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58C07713DEBF4ED989A4A42DBB5D22CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a preference to
an application proposing projects and initiatives that would—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0CBE2768CFF446368F977FFC3CC5A3D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advance the
overall regional competitiveness of a region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D449FB2E4E247488814C204B9CE9421"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address the
priorities of a regional rural investment strategy, including priorities
that—</text>
<clause id="idF1309C6F85804B2DA4C3C0ABB4656164"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote
cross-sector collaboration, public-private partnerships, or provision of
collaborative gap financing or seed capital for program implementation;</text>
</clause><clause id="id960BD82D89094D3DB49A0C3B8F583F60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>exhibit
collaborative innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly within a
public-private partnership; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4E1DB4E70D8743D98D6AB6550C8D58CB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>represent a
broad coalition of interests described in section 385D(b)(1)(A);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1169F291BC2D41C0AF802EF047F2A8E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include a
strategy to leverage public non-Federal and private funds and existing assets,
including agricultural assets, natural assets, and public infrastructure, with
substantial emphasis placed on the existence of real financial commitments to
leverage the available funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17168EE17952487EA51F0AAA16E9EC9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>create quality
jobs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EB558CD851E4E5C95EBA813ACFCDBDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhance the role,
relevance, and leveraging potential of community and regional foundations in
support of regional investment strategies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7A5E8A72C474598B30831DBD1E90A6A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>demonstrate a
history, or involve organizations with a history, of successful leveraging of
capital for economic development and public purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08D00F80265D470781067E76FAD3B5B0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>address gaps in
existing basic services, including technology, within a region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE5421EDF93B949F8BE7929173484F53F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>address economic
diversification, including agricultural and non-agriculturally based economies,
within a regional framework;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF694E99B80574695B4038EE52E55B918"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improve the
overall quality of life in the region (including with respect to education,
health care, housing, recreation, and arts and culture);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA592799FB21A42E7BD3E34AA9B332D1F"><enum>(J)</enum><text>achieve or
facilitate the achievement of multijurisdictional regional investment strategy
and development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA734114F88B4F4FB2039F1D0E1999EB"><enum>(K)</enum><text>enhance the
potential to expand economic development successes across diverse stakeholder
groups within the region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1243C70503204295A73AFA77B59C9CC8"><enum>(L)</enum><text>include an
effective working relationship with 1 or more institutions of higher education,
tribally controlled colleges or universities, or tribal technical institutions;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3DD39E04A5E34111B2CA3EE3BD0A729D"><enum>(M)</enum><text>help to meet the
other regional competitiveness needs identified by a Regional Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id859B56445A464723BB61F4645BB9774C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Uses</header>
<paragraph id="id1BC37DEAFE2A4A8A85FB1B16196253B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Leverage</header><text>A
Regional Board shall prioritize projects and initiatives carried out using
funds from an innovation grant provided under this section, based in part on
the degree to which members of the Regional Board are able to leverage
additional funds for the implementation of the projects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id978A40B67C5944F39FEA8D650C944C04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>A
Regional Board may use an innovation grant—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD5B7641E3FDD479E8CCEFA9F3D1DDF1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to support the
development of critical infrastructure (including technology deployment and
services) necessary to facilitate the competitiveness of a region;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E263D34BFF143A9833FC84A70F1E0A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to entities within the region that provide essential public and
community services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17BDF9E0530B475CBEE149CCACDBE621"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to enhance the
value-added production, marketing, and use of agricultural and natural
resources within the region, including activities relating to renewable and
alternative energy production and usage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id953EE5FFABEC413696035A48F99FE7FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to assist with
entrepreneurship, job training, workforce development, housing, educational, or
other quality of life services or needs, relating to the development and
maintenance of strong local and regional economies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E060A06463D4C73B5EC59EF535BF332"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to assist in the
development of unique new collaborations that link public, private, and
philanthropic resources, including community foundations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C4902914591439A860EE1A8EA43BA4E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to provide
support for business and entrepreneurial investment, strategy, expansion, and
development, including feasibility strategies, technical assistance, peer
networks, and business development funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4F79753832A4B51839C16F9964378A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to carry out
other broad activities relating to strengthening the economic competitiveness
of the region; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6498554711E248D3B27CAEF2D58EB6E9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to provide
matching funds to enable community foundations located within the region to
build endowments that provide stable philanthropic resources to implement a
regional investment strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idAE9D68B0ECE542179799AFEA83BEF509"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>The funds made available to a Regional Board or any other
eligible grantee through an innovation grant shall remain available for the
7-year period beginning on the date on which the award is provided, on the
condition that the Regional Board or other grantee continues to be certified by
the National Board as making adequate progress toward achieving established
benchmarks.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6E637BE2CAEA4170A3400F728BC71705"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<paragraph id="idD6A7D5E7F2D444B387D20F803BD77145"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), of the costs of a project
funded by an innovation grant under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEA2670C068CB42EE812A93AC593815C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 50
percent may be paid using funds from the award, as determined by the Regional
Board, by regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E245D3851474F98A492463CCF70A2F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remaining
share shall be provided by the project applicant in the form of cash (including
loans that will be repaid) or services, materials, or other in-kind
contributions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id89F8F1FB3141403687C284095BC5F09B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver of
grantee share</header><text>The National Board may waive the remaining share
required to be paid under paragraph (1)(B) if the National Board determines
that such a waiver is appropriate, including with respect to special
circumstances within tribal regions, in the event an area experiences—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE5EE03CD0D9A4068876077C2D9BBE83F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a sudden or
severe economic dislocation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5A044EBFEECB43ABAC2B10D382E753FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>significant
chronic unemployment or poverty;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC01D1F42DCD4FDEA9158D91B86A090D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a natural
disaster; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33689311698641D4BA1A7610513B8969"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other severe
economic, social, or cultural duress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id20FA43EF7DE24DFDA7D420207AACE9AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other Federal
programs</header><text>For the purpose of determining cost-sharing requirements
for any other Federal program, funds provided as an innovation grant under this
section shall be considered to be non-Federal funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE5EFA3DEB9C046D991DD080575644FB5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Negotiation</header><text>The
National Board may—</text>
<paragraph id="id8C4D0D985C264A2688DAC109AB28F2C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>negotiate with a
Regional Board with respect to the substance, size, and scope of a regional
investment strategy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBF6289B163FC4377AD130BDE72BA83FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>approve an
innovation grant in an amount that is lower than the amount requested by a
Regional Board.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF2B6E551E04B4F0D89E61A0B5C503D19"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text>If
a Regional Board or other eligible grantee fails to comply with any requirement
relating to the use of funds provided under this section, the National Board
may—</text>
<paragraph id="id080C900432914CCAB13E868A2A742C19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take such actions
as are necessary to obtain reimbursement of unused grant funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A1BF6D6018D40539C88448E621E1D9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reprogram the
recaptured funds for purposes relating to implementation of this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id63070B4A470C446C8237500CD552B361"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Amount of
award</header>
<paragraph id="idC9258AE8D48441709639F47CFE023406"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header><text>During any 5-year period, a regional rural collaborative
investment council may receive not more than $2,500,000 in innovation grants
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86A7AB2E5C6D442EA16F6C2607876844"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination
of amount</header><text>The National Board shall determine the amount of an
innovation grant based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5FC64574ABE44B6CB0A72CF36CFC667B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the needs of the
region being addressed by the applicable regional investment strategy;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05F9E64DA73C4054B1F3E9BC0F9A2207"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the size of the
geographical area of the region.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA3C3DBFA78094294A2CE641A446AA220"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Priority to
areas with awards and approved strategies</header>
<paragraph id="id24356CB9191448188848EE5FE7A19F87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), in providing rural development
assistance under other Federal programs, the Secretary shall give a high
priority to areas that receive innovation grants under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDFD5F03416084B1DB79F1A78199BE3A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the heads of other Federal agencies to promote the
development of priorities similar to those described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id82C4934D23EB466E83AE924A3F16A812"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion of
certain programs</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the provision
of rural development assistance under any Federal program relating to basic
health, safety, or infrastructure, including broadband deployment or minimum
environmental needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id182314251FE7489CA649D398CBA8BA86"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Acceptability
of certain strategies</header>
<paragraph id="id6D8C64DC0C724B7C9817EB945006369A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In determining whether a regional investment strategy
prepared without the use of funds from a grant provided under this subtitle is
acceptable, the National Board may determine the strategy is acceptable
regardless of whether the strategy meets all requirements under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB4FF63DABF9D447CB8474E397EE4A809"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
making a determination under paragraph (1), the National Board shall consider
the circumstances surrounding any application for an innovation grant under
section 385G relating to any project or initiative under the strategy,
including emergencies and natural disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id19E6ABB48CDA43C9B690F0364671090F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consistency and
coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a regional
investment strategy shall be consistent and coordinated with any existing
comprehensive regional economic development strategy for the region.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDb0cf8e61b5c04291ba69258d326df53b"><enum>385H.<?LEXA-Enum 385H.?></enum><header>Small-area collaborative partnership
grants</header>
<subsection id="id392077E15108422BBB7DA509C07A7B50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Using
such criteria for the approval of grants as the National Board shall establish
based on the criteria for innovation grants, the National Board shall use not
more than 5 percent of the amounts made available for each fiscal year under
section 385E(a) to provide, on a competitive basis, small-area collaborative
partnership grants to small-area collaborative partnerships.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC4CF5F6EBE224835A3AFF778DC80EB92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A small-area collaborative partnership that receives a
grant under this section shall use the grant—</text>
<paragraph id="ID347c2d1cdda14683aa13fc4ed695bda4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide
educational and technical assistance to energize microenterprise and small
business development and entrepreneurship that create quality jobs and
opportunities for self-employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf7e6865f0b9f4840925479504a94cf41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
technical assistance to facilitate small business transfer from retiring to new
owners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa2d85a4bec7a4c21ad7d9d8293df17ae"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to facilitate
collaborative initiatives to enable microenterprises to jointly access and
secure non-local markets for products and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5eed732a75d444e90a4c7b43acfb7e5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop the
leadership abilities of community members (including youths) to enhance the
capacity of the community for development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID38802c74323d42f3a047c73bbf6bc506"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to attract and
retain residents;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf32127c43e86442e89b95cea664843ed"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to undertake
initiatives to use access to natural space, and other natural resource-based
strategies—</text>
<subparagraph id="id063BC34E0C7D4915B56A632E46AA42A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to attract
residents; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC30E5CBD6BF64F6F9B4186DE53BF1153"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide the
basis for tourism-related businesses;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID88816a93b9564d3b83a705e6b8d6893c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to build
community endowments to support programs—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDE8C15D760B2474790F0CC77BB8DBFB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to generate and
retain wealth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87C3B8830DC7496AABCFBD8A8E3700F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to energize
microenterprise and small business development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5AB62BF510DC4A8F811684CCCC35043A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop
leadership capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00131E796B144763A4891926F95DB60F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to engage youths
and attract and retain residents;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d57a970f171441b855ea09056a30c79"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to foster
revitalization of historical, cultural, and heritage assets to enhance
community revitalization; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe619f34bfd4d4471ac16bd99dafd923e"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to achieve such
other purposes as the National Board determines to be consistent with the
purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID65ec51be99124841b83c5561640ae055"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability
and maximum amount of grants</header><text>A grant provided to a small-area
collaborative partnership under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id9AF4B940EFFF4EE89E093EE551917F37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not exceed
$150,000; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEF0A807E9DC443D5927249FCF933400A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be
available for not more the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the
grant is provided.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbe5eda164b044bcaa1b271232b1e971a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header><text>A small-area collaborative partnership that receives a
grant under this section shall provide a matching share equal to at least 25
percent of the amount of the grant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8d877ea1350f471db35eb12f742f5910"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the National Board—</text>
<paragraph id="id9E9EEB6B254542D3BE8201DFEAB56B47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall provide
grants to small-area collaborative partnerships that the National Board
determines would best assist in achieving the purposes of this section (other
than areas for which an innovation grant is received under section
385G);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2A3CE518461C426EA5A9C9C1C6C98EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that the recipients of those grants include
small-area collaborative partnerships representing communities composed of
racially- and ethnically-diverse populations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF3331C4EDAEC4F08B560D7F8B8079101"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may use not more
than 5 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section to
provide assistance to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and
units of government for use in—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1D352FDEE1504020B95849687CD2EE6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting
outreach to communities participating in the grant program under this section;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD8A054AD99BF440AA0D775D6B73718AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing
technical assistance in developing proposals for the use of grant funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB1EE7AE5FBBC416190F044E692A7C41B"><enum>385I.<?LEXA-Enum 385I.?></enum><header>Rural endowment grants program</header>
<subsection id="idDF2CB4A239E94CE4AD3BEA1CE0BFD04C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or National Board, as appropriate, may
provide long-term loans to eligible community foundations to assist in the
implementation of regional investment strategies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id91BEA1B9FEEA47D981F028385A491CA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
community foundations</header><text>To be eligible to receive a loan under this
section, a community foundation shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id31386330EDA2439C832063B87E0A08D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be located in an
area that is covered by a regional investment strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB136A1AC3DAF4E2583318C5DBE7CFAE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>match the amount
of the loan with an amount that is at least 250 percent of the amount of the
loan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13918BCEABFC496B828D2CA1F63BE24A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use the loan and
the matching amount to carry out the regional investment strategy, including
through the development of a community endowment through a community foundation
targeted to community economic development.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB517287775764472B6549901D0940E90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A
loan made under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idA5B40202E6BD499E8D5A91409C518DB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have a term of
not less than 10, nor more than 20, years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA60D5224AF32421A947655F335F2AE8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>bear an interest
rate of 1 percent per annum; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF5AD49C49FB64F4788E2D3D3D2F2AAAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be subject to
such other terms and conditions as are determined appropriate by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3509044F94B746D28E2CA320E5A795B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="id00299C69F232478B9783AD1AD73C4E2C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Board shall use not more than 5 percent of
the amounts received from the Secretary under section 385E(b) to make loans
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1657F9DEB07A4285A74DADDE656D773D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of
fiscal years 2008 through
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VII</enum><header>Forestry</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="IDF88E03F63D2040CBA0F87F25450A009F" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of
1978</header>
<section id="ID74fe1b66502d4952849ddb41999e2c25"><enum>7001.</enum><header>Community
forest land program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7
of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 2103c) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1415003B060A425E9FAD58E0572E5C7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)(2)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (m)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (n)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idECD4129A351F4E53B3EFC9BCF113C5B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (m) as subsection (n); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD24FEE99BE1F4ACA94B01F5CDD32E0DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (l) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3A6D6B8474F45F38440878C13685DBE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idAF386D422B464DB6B7AECC2EEC10640D"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Community
forest land program</header>
<paragraph id="idCF408146F12A4FB0B38616907B82EC28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="idBD8D4767570242FE95F6ABB09829D599"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Community
forest land</header><text>The term <term>community forest land</term> means any
parcel of land that is—</text>
<clause id="id350CAB978BBD4251B4BD4094D51FEBD6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>forested;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id18B4AC4746D34B1490393D7D30C81EB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>located, as
determined by the Secretary, within, or in close proximity to a population
center.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA32AE7D94B8F462B8092A31EFE8725F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Unit of local
government</header><text>The term <term>unit of local government</term>
means—</text>
<clause id="id7FC3A01BF7A948F7BE65CADC97D96519"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
town or city government entity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF2389AE8CF8E460E963E4FEC36A4EF71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other local
government entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45A18F510AE2410794CE89A2E81C72BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this subsection are—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4d2a821bbe6b49c6b10fd3ef5bfc448b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to protect
environmentally important community forest land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6d1ce212045e48fc93f029dd2e0f086c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate
land use planning by units of local government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf1140871aa73436da61505ae0429f9a4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to facilitate the
donation, acceptance, and enforcement of conservation easements on community
forest land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idFA7C04606E42402C8FC94A86225D0592"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, in coordination with the States, shall offer to units of local
government in priority areas (as determined by the Secretary)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB58162E2DB554179B37AC624DB959A6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial
assistance to purchase, and to facilitate the donation, acceptance, and
enforcement of, conservation easements on, or to otherwise acquire, community
forest land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA128EC6D7FF34DB0AD08ECB5F4C16E2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical
assistance to facilitate—</text>
<clause id="id84FE2BC3080E476197C9934CE676D9D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improved
conservation and management of community forest land;</text>
</clause><clause id="id8F353BE6E36E4880BCA0C13536C7E95F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>training
activities relating to that conservation and management; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8576EF8F481F4986A99952666259ABCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other
appropriate forest conservation activities, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4676F1E7D4C6401FB80A3D9E0D4EA2CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idDF4F5823B9B7452886E3B03A3B264533"><enum>B</enum><header>Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003</header>
<section id="IDa4308390c8174e6490c8a47bfb77d20e"><enum>7101.</enum><header>Healthy
forests reserve program</header>
<subsection id="IDee5927be07d04ec1bb77cd51807d5330"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enrollment of
land in program</header><text>Section 502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id564D590FF6AD4B858112E9F8BE0B63F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id863A72262BE341D8ADEEFFC065D3909C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)(1), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7642EE6224549DC927CA7B1433E0AB3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID94a5241e28834585b74fae057237bee0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a permanent
easement.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id57BF595D4958445FAA5E70637D75D26F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID234096d4c2384224b04aa16810007ea5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666013CC71344506A24BE6B099653CAF" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="IDa361d83db1d3402ea63f1e3cf8f2a189"><enum>508.</enum><header>Funding for
healthy forests reserve program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="IDdd140d63b05049778065df6eb97e6a28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry
out this title $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00d343c675fe4b35b6e3800af2f0821f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Section
<enum-in-header>11</enum-in-header> cap</header><text>The use of Commodity
Credit Corporation funds under subsection (a) to provide technical assistance
under the healthy forests reserve program shall not be considered an allotment
or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of the
limitation on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by section 11 of
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C.
714i).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header>Energy</header>
<section id="ID82A2CABEE2EB4C31B1400E58454A4350"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Federal
procurement of biobased products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9002(k)(2)(A) of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idAB4CD1B264E24B829E7B06F081A76799"><enum>8002.</enum><header>Biorefinery
development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID60f78ddc839540db9012d5bc3feb18d1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">grants</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID87b5944fb7be4768936e38b129c65856"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B0A6C87E18B48DDBB9739AAEFA38546" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe2f8e59ec25048b7bb1b36a9cde235e1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The
Secretary shall award grants and make loans and loan guarantees to eligible
entities to assist in covering the cost of development and construction of
biorefineries, or the cost of construction or deployment of methane digesters
used to capture the methane gas from livestock manure for use as a fuel source
for biofuel production, to carry out projects to demonstrate the commercial
viability of 1 or more processes for converting biomass to fuels or
chemicals.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15B47B7995704D9DBEA3277A011B001A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d), by striking <quote>a grant</quote> and inserting
<quote>assistance</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0d74a063892e467dbcf7c458eadfbca2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDd02b910cae9e4d5aba220b8768559e43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grants</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>assistance</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID049c0905a9794b64a3801e32d685bc88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A)—</text>
<clause id="IDe121a5954b83456cb98b6cc2963cb73e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6f6d7e6f5113470b884897e9260ea491"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4d602b4195fe41beb286516d6133b281"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting
after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA561F6FCBDDD4586A18D5036410F7EDA" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID97daabd5bb534a2ab539b9ea7eff7e40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall select
projects based on the extent to which the projects meet environmental goals for
feedstocks and biorefineries, including goals relating to reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions and improvement in water quality and wildlife habitat,
developed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior,
the Secretary of Energy, and the National Academy of Sciences;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb3a7707cc58c43629afebc48389d0f18"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65A5F6097EF8442697FF68A264A26455" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDc4a1dd16b4af4b5a983feb62025611b8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry
out this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID41857dd749484c86ad38d42c264c530d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$50,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7ecd5f325d2e4848b66b37d4b9dd1bba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDe71550a4f27c4fb583e318706201818b"><enum>8003.</enum><header>Rural energy
innovation program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5b253b8c06414e35b5df5820030c5ddc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Rural energy innovation program.</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd0fa06e2efc4b00ab04838a40ed893c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking <quote>a program</quote> and inserting <quote>an energy
technical assistance program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda647c397d7542e6a7b091ce14bb5812"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACA7821959FE4512A705026020FF0E80" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7b4450494df14dd68df5aaa245f91c10"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a nonprofit
organization (including an agricultural trade association, resource
conservation and development district, and energy service provider);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32b7e8348b874ab29ba6e27c6dc76318"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a State
environmental quality department; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID938bc6eee91449d6abc5810f4dad452c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>any other entity,
as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdd150cd812364068bc3457e69e41a28e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B2E6041FBA24F6EBD6CDAC37B11F280" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd60c5a22ed8e4f4f9c92c3491b94e1fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>In reviewing applications of eligible entities to
receive grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb303c6564b94444eb1cb5591a7cac9f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ability and
expertise of the eligible entity in providing professional energy efficiency
audits, renewable energy assessments, environmental management system plans,
and assessments of fertilizer, pesticide, or diesel use efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05efece8e79f46a6aa5b4abea992d3c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the geographical
scope of the program proposed by the eligible entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID060334c60508419f8e2354b406dca5f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the percentage of
farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses to be assisted by the program in
the service territory covered by the eligible entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38d1a6408c8640f8b8e3ad1efa703c25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the potential for
energy savings and environmental and public health benefits resulting from the
program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID795c88984b5e4fb3a792ccdc88acf67f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the plan of the
eligible entity for providing information to farmers, ranchers, and rural small
businesses on the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy
development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5c46db32dcc2486eb70f753b2a7df26c"><enum>(F)</enum><text>demonstration of
multistakeholder collaborations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3afa09ca07944a10bf5171d37f2e312a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>demonstration of
matching funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd75313ac1fd945ef83241ce544286cc6"><enum>(H)</enum><text>clear performance
metrics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID76a51afde6174bc5930ef7f718dc4f81"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15E25CC89263419BAA15408B423A8633" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID14a7cc9e4afc4d029d17a8bce4dc6cae"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant
funds</header>
<paragraph id="IDf8add4f10d3f4e56acfe8297b067c439"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
uses</header><text>A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall use the
grant funds—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc84afa4a72674ac3a84cb53b8128bb81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conduct and
promote—</text>
<clause id="IDe9ebb94603de4a83aca763ee6b356401"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy
audits;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb7bd2bf7c3b6444982fd05d47ff30a6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assessments of
fertilizer, pesticide, or diesel use efficiency;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDea1301a0db4c426ca0fb035cac1015d1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>renewable
energy assessments; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID72c1db4c63664927a5189d1192b966f6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>environmental
management system planning;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa14632c18c624027aeafad74b3b96f71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make farmers,
ranchers, and rural small businesses aware of and able to apply for and ensure
access to—</text>
<clause id="ID7405cd4379824955b11287347f23c89a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>financial
assistance under section 9006; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb24c94eded264ccca3e6e1f7bb2e7222"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other Federal,
State, and local financial assistance programs for which farmers, ranchers, and
rural small businesses may be eligible; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDca44de0c3c954136af808af432fe7107"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to employ staff
that—</text>
<clause id="ID4205a96d17ca40938d69363e2c13e2a3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as central
points of contact for farmers, ranchers and rural businesses seeking to
evaluate energy practices and technologies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb492ecf1c5e442d7aa0f0e062110cc35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are properly
trained to collect data for audits and renewable energy assessments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc625206659cc48b5b07c2151e91b9a5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permitted
uses</header><text>A recipient of a grant may use funds to finance—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8ed3342704364ac9b837c49184ebdb48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in partnership
with the private sector, agricultural demonstrations to demonstrate
cost-effective high efficiency equipment and energy management practices such
as precision agriculture, proper tire tractor inflation, and conservation
tillage; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaacd02d0f5654ad8bef0754144762e18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educational
workshops on different clean energy technologies and
techniques.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68d7e714136a4a7a8c05525386e5bde1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID74ae7a1d02c5467db70dedaec087f8c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>an energy audit</quote> and inserting <quote>energy technical
assistance</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa913ab9226aa4c258c8934cd0903d63b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the energy audit</quote> and inserting <quote>the energy technical
assistance</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59771bb5f9d74a319355da69c20fa2db"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>the audit</quote> and inserting <quote>the technical
assistance</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID484588bcccbf44e984d24b84402a9024"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection
(h), by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of
2007</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3ae20954550a4dc7938e403afa0b074e"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id890F2174C0F64949B261743008BAD1B9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID12cd7d77b9f6446aa6ea1809b80cd101"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A
recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may receive no more than $250,000 in
any 1 grant cycle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfab281be3f084836a6dc4793f70eb46d"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="ID2d814f8d6bcd40cfb1f546d435a22fde"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID29c5474f892c43338597ba4c1c6df9ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDddc093cfbb9b41269d48122d85009ca8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID910f31d3a4d540ab934e6a6303ef961f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80fd8d77647c4723a52b2e414404fe6c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID41555271fc684f5bb576291479d60aa9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID18cd68d1f3554a8298dbc26b2826bad2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of certain
funds</header><text>The Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of amounts
made available under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID24975d2142d942ab9a12a8cd87c81669"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase or
modify energy technical assistance programs funded under this section;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID120fdf16aa7c4d348b4fb49f242462ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop training
programs that enable administrators of existing technical assistance programs
to help other eligible entities establish technical assistance
programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDb7b4cc48d0b54b37bfbfe14299a08658"><enum>8004.</enum><header>Rural Energy
for America Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa7653192a00e490696bdb30a7817a90d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the
section enumerator and heading and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED280943B85B49BBB8830E5B414A8A98" style="OLC">
<section id="IDdb7877b1fde84778abada9fe7d34fe52"><enum>9006.</enum><header>Rural Energy
for America
Program</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7fb2b5a35a06474dae7077c904f0fb98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDefdaf8f31def42a8a1d16ef29b9d8727"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and issue rebates,</quote> after <quote>grants</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbabd9eba2e7947c885d2b32e31317e40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>rural school districts,</quote> after <quote>ranchers,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9f1c3b02dba4829be0b799f1566b877"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbd44121645bb45bb83227ec560716a2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (h);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID32f3f4c3546a409e8ba1c16e7b44a1b3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DF574D1ACB5432ABAB350D49D568FA0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID1d9d041caff245258e01bfc5245868d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Production-based
incentive in lieu of grant</header>
<paragraph id="IDbaf373884f02455ca72f1be418a4b231"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the authority under subsection (a), to
encourage the production of electricity from renewable energy systems, the
Secretary shall, on the request of an eligible applicant under this section,
make production-based payments to the applicant in lieu of a grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc5abc6ff970841438499ac6a3a3f0149"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contingency</header><text>Payments
under paragraph (1) shall be contingent on documented energy production and
sales from the renewable energy system to a third party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc66019d381d54f26ad857caf5162817f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
total net present value of a production-based incentive may not exceed the
lower of—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDcffd88ba9cdf4639a3ddae0538187f55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>25 percent of the
eligible project costs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID27f8b50738984e19a21b095f209c2ade"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other limits
that the Secretary establishes by rule or guidance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID41c8b50b0ca44c4883d0b68d3319ac9f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Feasibility
studies</header>
<paragraph id="ID1416e708705749e985feba2462ef96f8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may provide assistance to eligible
applicants to conduct feasibility studies of projects for which assistance may
be provided under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd193c1cf15c0497598059bc25a56c8b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall use not more than 10 percent of funds made available to carry
out this section to provide assistance described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID27aa3215a3ee45b4b1bfcc125fde7ad7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall, by regulation, establish criteria for the receipt of
assistance under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1161d78b03b34e018daf4b081ecd22ca"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Avoidance of
duplicative assistance</header><text>An applicant that receives assistance to
carry out a feasibility study for a project under this subsection shall not be
eligible for assistance to carry out a feasibility study for the project under
any other provision of Federal law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc2760dd29504a3ead53e0196f2d457e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Matching
funds</header><text>To be eligible for assistance under this subsection, a
recipient of funds under this subsection shall contribute an amount of
non-Federal funds that is equal to at least 75 percent of the amount of Federal
funds received.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf701d7dec5df4b5fbbbdcd7a352f9a32"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rebate
program</header>
<paragraph id="ID35bcb84b7b8c4733b4dc81770b6702ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall make competitive grants to eligible
entities to provide rebates for farmers, ranchers, rural school districts, and
rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy
efficiency improvements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc504dabcbbd343a2aa5b20dc92a3de97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1),
an entity shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID28ada86245c440c38383dfda2a2f8935"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State energy or
agricultural office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3fb6e5441f86458f8634d22f0aa3fd44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit
State-based energy efficiency or renewable energy organization that uses public
funds provided directly or under contract with a State agency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd8dae12e2b4e4438a4d777d83b6a5cad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
nonprofit organization with a demonstrated ability to administer a State-wide
energy efficiency or renewable energy rebate program; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID580cd32362104a4eb8ba48d4b0d81623"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a consortium of
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdbcbff44c1b145fbb930c6c0f653c658"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Merit
review</header>
<subparagraph id="IDae6765d0d375438f8abc77ca80042d82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a merit review process to
review applications for grants under paragraph (1) that uses the expertise of
the Department of Agriculture, other Federal and State agencies, and
nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf29a828c9481479b9561412d6b54f3a4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
reviewing the application of an eligible entity to receive a grant under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause id="ID1c88d5a15b1a409e8575e901fdff8733"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the experience
and expertise of the entity in establishing and administering a statewide clean
energy rebate program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6330cef16be44b96ab7b3e7c32a213d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the annual
projected energy savings or production increases resulting from the proposed
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb9a30c741f8e4e9688a10b1c91e725d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
environmental benefits resulting from the proposed program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf4c1391f04c4480f9bf746a36f473068"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other
appropriate factors, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c7c83687b6e44978bd85c45296cabfa"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance of
effort</header><text>An entity that receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall
provide assurances to the Secretary that funds provided to the entity under
this subsection will be used to supplement, not to supplant, the amount of
Federal, State, and local funds otherwise expended for rebate programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd030631268a24e94bad0209010cdb199"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rebate
amount</header><text>The amount of a rebate provided from a grant under this
subsection shall not exceed the lower of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID62d0d187ced04760b36013ceb3c407fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,000;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9fd0d02f34c64e269fc83c9c7e7ada39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent of the
cost incurred to purchase a renewable energy system or an energy efficiency
improvement, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7bd2063339049778153a50fdba64ce0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id944E9AA378F74B418639F22CB8CB4265" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID0c391127adc6408483b4574311119bc9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
available to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3e9f858d873e423593c60aedce113a36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, of which not more than $12,000,000 shall be used to carry out
subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID43864956aa2845c4ad028dd6f323dde6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$90,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, of which not more than $18,000,000 shall be used to carry out
subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa5f945dd1d6e49929368dddf053bfb73"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$130,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, of which not more than $26,000,000 shall be used to carry out
subsection (g);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2af5c04cd4aa4e0ebd5958ebde0dcbc3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$180,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011, of which not more than $36,000,000 shall be used to carry out
subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3ec23768831460e90a824c400fe7181"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014, of which not more than $50,000,000
shall be used to carry out subsection
(g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="IDa1f3fbd71c354a0984104bc2d5083883"><enum>8005.</enum><header>Biomass
research and development</header>
<subsection id="ID47636e5c9b1346b4bab0ffe23752888d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distribution of
funding by and within each technical area</header><text>Section 307(g) of the
Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8606(g)) is amended in
paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking <quote>2010</quote> each place it appears
and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe450fbceb00f46f78dd9bffe2a5d69fb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section
310 of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8609) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3829C29AF22448889F8F65EC19507477" style="OLC">
<section id="IDd42efcb953934064b217244f04e06b25"><enum>310.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="ID62edcfb798e94741b36a5a318036ed33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry
out this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID823d6d845fb047b69d260caea01286c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc86411ca233a45ce8087f04ec7d30fec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID39382b9ed9b9466c823038486146cb51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts transferred under
subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015, to remain available
until
expended.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>IX</enum><header>Use
of savings for deficit reduction</header>
<section id="id3A3BD8849ECA4220A46347D756AB0F27"><enum>9001.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding use of savings for deficit reduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that any
budgetary savings created through the implementation of this Act should be used
to reduce the Federal budget deficit and not be used to offset other Federal
spending.</text>
</section>