    [Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
    [H.R. 2 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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    115th CONGRESS
      2d Session
                                     H. R. 2

    _______________________________________________________________________

                                     AN ACT

     To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
    programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
                              for other purposes.

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

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture and
    Nutrition Act of 2018''.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture.
                              TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                          Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

    Sec. 1111. Definitions.
    Sec. 1112. Base acres.
    Sec. 1113. Payment yields.
    Sec. 1114. Payment acres.
    Sec. 1115. Producer election.
    Sec. 1116. Price loss coverage.
    Sec. 1117. Agriculture risk coverage.
    Sec. 1118. Producer agreements.
                          Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

    Sec. 1201. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for
                                loan commodities.
    Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans.
    Sec. 1203. Term of loans.
    Sec. 1204. Repayment of loans.
    Sec. 1205. Loan deficiency payments.
    Sec. 1206. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed
                                acreage.
    Sec. 1207. Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton.
    Sec. 1208. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton.
    Sec. 1209. Availability of recourse loans.
    Sec. 1210. Adjustments of loans.
                               Subtitle C--Sugar

    Sec. 1301. Sugar policy.
       Subtitle D--Dairy Risk Management Program and Other Dairy Programs

    Sec. 1401. Dairy risk management program for dairy producers.
    Sec. 1402. Class I skim milk price.
    Sec. 1403. Extension of dairy forward pricing program.
    Sec. 1404. Extension of dairy indemnity program.
    Sec. 1405. Extension of dairy promotion and research program.
    Sec. 1406. Repeal of dairy product donation program.
       Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs

    Sec. 1501. Modification of supplemental agricultural disaster
                                assistance.
                           Subtitle F--Administration

    Sec. 1601. Administration generally.
    Sec. 1602. Suspension of permanent price support authority.
    Sec. 1603. Payment limitations.
    Sec. 1604. Adjusted gross income limitation.
    Sec. 1605. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under
                                farm commodity programs.
    Sec. 1606. Assignment of payments.
    Sec. 1607. Tracking of benefits.
    Sec. 1608. Signature authority.
    Sec. 1609. Personal liability of producers for deficiencies.
    Sec. 1610. Implementation.
    Sec. 1611. Exemption from certain reporting requirements for certain
                                producers.
    Sec. 1612. One-time filing for ARC and PLC.
                             TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                        Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

    Sec. 2101. Program ineligibility.
    Sec. 2102. Minimal effect regulations.
                    Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

    Sec. 2201. Conservation reserve.
    Sec. 2202. Farmable wetland program.
    Sec. 2203. Duties of owners and operators.
    Sec. 2204. Duties of the Secretary.
    Sec. 2205. Payments.
    Sec. 2206. Contracts.
              Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    Sec. 2301. Definitions.
    Sec. 2302. Establishment and administration.
    Sec. 2303. Limitation on payments.
    Sec. 2304. Conservation innovation grants and payments.
                    Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

    Sec. 2401. Conservation of private grazing land.
    Sec. 2402. Grassroots source water protection program.
    Sec. 2403. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
    Sec. 2404. Watershed protection and flood prevention.
    Sec. 2405. Feral swine eradication and control pilot program.
    Sec. 2406. Emergency conservation program.
    Sec. 2407. Sense of Congress on increased watershed-based
                                collaboration.
    Sec. 2408. Soil and water resources conservation.
                     Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

    Sec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation.
    Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance.
    Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.
    Sec. 2504. Establishment of State technical committees.
             Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

    Sec. 2601. Establishment and purposes.
    Sec. 2602. Definitions.
    Sec. 2603. Agricultural land easements.
    Sec. 2604. Wetland reserve easements.
    Sec. 2605. Administration.
             Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

    Sec. 2701. Definitions.
    Sec. 2702. Regional conservation partnerships.
    Sec. 2703. Assistance to producers.
    Sec. 2704. Funding.
    Sec. 2705. Administration.
    Sec. 2706. Critical conservation areas.
     Subtitle H--Repeals and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments

    Sec. 2801. Repeal of conservation security and conservation stewardship
                                programs.
    Sec. 2802. Repeal of terminal lakes assistance.
    Sec. 2803. Technical amendments.
                                TITLE III--TRADE

                         Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

    Sec. 3001. Findings.
    Sec. 3002. Labeling requirements.
    Sec. 3003. Food aid quality assurance.
    Sec. 3004. Local sale and barter of commodities.
    Sec. 3005. Minimum levels of assistance.
    Sec. 3006. Extension of termination date of Food Aid Consultative
                                Group.
    Sec. 3007. Issuance of regulations.
    Sec. 3008. Funding for program oversight, monitoring, and evaluation.
    Sec. 3009. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation,
                                delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable
                                prepackaged foods.
    Sec. 3010. Consideration of impact of provision of agricultural
                                commodities and other assistance on local
                                farmers and economy.
    Sec. 3011. Prepositioning of agricultural commodities.
    Sec. 3012. Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities.
    Sec. 3013. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other
                                assistance.
    Sec. 3014. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.
    Sec. 3015. Termination date for micronutrient fortification programs.
    Sec. 3016. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
                   Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

    Sec. 3101. Findings.
    Sec. 3102. Consolidation of current programs as new International
                                Market Development Program.
                   Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

    Sec. 3201. Local and regional food aid procurement projects.
    Sec. 3202. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.
    Sec. 3203. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
    Sec. 3204. Food for Progress Act of 1985.
    Sec. 3205. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child
                                Nutrition Program.
    Sec. 3206. Cochran fellowship program.
    Sec. 3207. Borlaug fellowship program.
    Sec. 3208. Global Crop Diversity Trust.
    Sec. 3209. Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018.
                              TITLE IV--NUTRITION

             Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    Sec. 4001. Duplicative enrollment database.
    Sec. 4002. Retailer-funded incentives pilot.
    Sec. 4003. Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive program.
    Sec. 4004. Re-evaluation of thrifty food plan.
    Sec. 4005. Food distribution programs on Indian reservations.
    Sec. 4006. Update to categorical eligibility.
    Sec. 4007. Basic allowance for housing.
    Sec. 4008. Earned income deduction.
    Sec. 4009. Simplified homeless housing costs.
    Sec. 4010. Availability of standard utility allowances based on receipt
                                of energy assistance.
    Sec. 4011. Child support; cooperation with child support agencies.
    Sec. 4012. Adjustment to asset limitations.
    Sec. 4013. Updated vehicle allowance.
    Sec. 4014. Savings excluded from assets.
    Sec. 4015. Workforce solutions.
    Sec. 4016. Modernization of electronic benefit transfer regulations.
    Sec. 4017. Mobile technologies.
    Sec. 4018. Prohibited fees.
    Sec. 4019. Replacement of EBT cards.
    Sec. 4020. Benefit recovery.
    Sec. 4021. Requirements for online acceptance of benefits.
    Sec. 4022. National gateway.
    Sec. 4023. Access to State systems.
    Sec. 4024. Transitional benefits.
    Sec. 4025. Incentivizing technology modernization.
    Sec. 4026. Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit transfer
                                transaction data report.
    Sec. 4027. Adjustment to percentage of recovered funds retained by
                                States.
    Sec. 4028. Tolerance level for payment errors.
    Sec. 4029. State performance indicators.
    Sec. 4030. Public-private partnerships.
    Sec. 4031. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 4032. Emergency food assistance.
    Sec. 4033. Nutrition education.
    Sec. 4034. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.
    Sec. 4035. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 4036. Implementation funds.
    Sec. 4037. Multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements eligible for
                                purchase with supplemental nutrition
                                assistance benefits.
    Sec. 4038. Review of supplemental nutrition assistance program
                                operations.
    Sec. 4039. Disqualification of certain convicted felons.
    Sec. 4040. Determination of amount of block grant payable to Puerto
                                Rico.
    Sec. 4041.  Service of traditional foods in public facilities.
    Sec. 4042. Extension of study on comparable access to supplemental
                                nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico.
    Sec. 4043. Administrative flexibility for States.
                  Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

    Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program.
    Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program.
    Sec. 4103. Eligibility for commodity supplemental food program.
    Sec. 4104. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition
                                projects.
                           Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 4201. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to
                                schools and service institutions.
    Sec. 4202. Seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
    Sec. 4203. Healthy food financing initiative.
    Sec. 4204. Amendments to the fruit and vegetable program.
    Sec. 4205. Review and revision of certain nutrition regulations.
                                TITLE V--CREDIT

                        Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

    Sec. 5101. Modification of the 3-year experience eligibility
                                requirement for farm ownership loans.
    Sec. 5102. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program.
    Sec. 5103. Farm ownership loan limits.
                          Subtitle B--Operating Loans

    Sec. 5201. Limitations on amount of operating loans.
    Sec. 5202. Microloans.
                     Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts
                                pilot program.
    Sec. 5302. Loan authorization levels.
    Sec. 5303. Loan fund set-asides.
     Subtitle D--Technical Corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                Development Act

    Sec. 5401. Technical corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                Development Act.
             Subtitle E--Amendments to the Farm Credit Act of 1971

    Sec. 5501. Elimination of obsolete references.
    Sec. 5502. Conforming repeals.
    Sec. 5503. Facility headquarters.
    Sec. 5504. Sharing privileged and confidential information.
    Sec. 5505. Scope of jurisdiction.
    Sec. 5506. Definition.
    Sec. 5507. Expansion of acreage exception to loan amount limitation.
    Sec. 5508. Compensation of bank directors.
    Sec. 5509. Prohibition on use of funds.
                           Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 5601. State agricultural mediation programs.
    Sec. 5602. Study on loan risk.
    Sec. 5603. GAO report on ability of the Farm Credit System to meet the
                                agricultural credit needs of Indian tribes
                                and their members.
            TITLE VI--RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

           Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural Communities

    Sec. 6001. Prioritizing projects to meet health crises in rural
                                America.
    Sec. 6002. Distance learning and telemedicine.
    Sec. 6003. Reauthorization of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance
                                Network.
    Sec. 6004. Supporting agricultural association health plans.
    Sec. 6005. Refinancing of certain rural hospital debt.
         Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

    Sec. 6101. Establishing forward-looking broadband standards.
    Sec. 6102. Incentives for hard to reach communities.
    Sec. 6103. Requiring guaranteed broadband lending.
    Sec. 6104. Smart utility authority for broadband.
    Sec. 6105. Modifications to the Rural Gigabit Program.
    Sec. 6106. Unified broadband reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6107. Improving access by providing certainty to broadband
                                borrowers.
    Sec. 6108. Simplified application window.
    Sec. 6109. Elimination of requirement to give priority to certain
                                applicants.
    Sec. 6110. Modification of buildout requirement.
    Sec. 6111. Improving borrower refinancing options.
    Sec. 6112. Elimination of unnecessary reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6113. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural
                                areas.
    Sec. 6114. Middle mile broadband infrastructure.
    Sec. 6115. Outdated broadband systems.
    Sec. 6116. Federal broadband program coordination.
    Sec. 6117. Effective date.
            Subtitle C--Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

    Sec. 6201. Strengthening regional economic development incentives.
    Sec. 6202. Expanding access to credit for rural communities.
    Sec. 6203. Providing for additional fees for guaranteed loans.
    Sec. 6204. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.
    Sec. 6205. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training
                                programs.
    Sec. 6206. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.
    Sec. 6207. Tribal college and university essential community
                                facilities.
    Sec. 6208. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant
                                program.
    Sec. 6209. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.
    Sec. 6210. Household water well systems.
    Sec. 6211. Solid waste management grants.
    Sec. 6212. Rural business development grants.
    Sec. 6213. Rural cooperative development grants.
    Sec. 6214. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.
    Sec. 6215. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.
    Sec. 6216. Rural economic area partnership zones.
    Sec. 6217. Intermediary relending program.
    Sec. 6218. Exclusion of prison populations from definition of rural
                                area.
    Sec. 6219. National Rural Development Partnership.
    Sec. 6220. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.
    Sec. 6221. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.
    Sec. 6222. Health care services.
    Sec. 6223. Delta Regional Authority.
    Sec. 6224. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority.
    Sec. 6225. Rural business investment program.
                 Subtitle D--Rural Electrification Act of 1936

    Sec. 6301. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or
                                telephone purposes.
    Sec. 6302. Expansion of 911 access.
    Sec. 6303. Improvements to the guaranteed underwriter program.
    Sec. 6304. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant
                                program.
           Subtitle E--Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

    Sec. 6401. Rural energy savings program.
    Sec. 6402. Biobased markets program.
    Sec. 6403. Biorefinery, renewable, chemical, and biobased product
                                manufacturing assistance.
    Sec. 6404. Repowering assistance program.
    Sec. 6405. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.
    Sec. 6406. Biodiesel fuel education program.
    Sec. 6407. Rural Energy for America Program.
    Sec. 6408. Categorical exclusion for grants and financial assistance
                                made under the Rural Energy for America
                                Program.
    Sec. 6409. Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative.
    Sec. 6410. Feedstock flexibility.
    Sec. 6411. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
                           Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 6501. Value-added agricultural product market development grants.
    Sec. 6502. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.
    Sec. 6503. Regional economic and infrastructure development
                                commissions.
    Sec. 6504. Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of
                                1949.
    Sec. 6505. Limited exclusion of military base residents from definition
                                of rural area.
                          Subtitle G--Program Repeals

    Sec. 6601. Elimination of unfunded programs.
    Sec. 6602. Repeal of Rural Telephone Bank.
    Sec. 6603. Amendments to LOCAL TV Act.
                       Subtitle H--Technical Corrections

    Sec. 6701. Corrections relating to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                Development Act.
    Sec. 6702. Corrections relating to the Rural Electrification Act of
                                1936.
                 Subtitle I--Precision Agriculture Connectivity

    Sec. 6801. Findings.
    Sec. 6802. Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology
                                Needs of Precision Agriculture.
              TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

      Subtitle A--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                               Policy Act of 1977

    Sec. 7101. International agriculture research.
    Sec. 7102. Matters related to certain school designations and
                                declarations.
    Sec. 7103. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
                                Economics Advisory Board.
    Sec. 7104. Specialty crop committee.
    Sec. 7105. Renewable energy committee discontinued.
    Sec. 7106. Report on allocations and matching funds for 1890
                                institutions.
    Sec. 7107. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences
                                education.
    Sec. 7108. Agricultural and food policy research centers.
    Sec. 7109. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and
                                Native Hawaiian serving institutions.
    Sec. 7110. Repeal of nutrition education program.
    Sec. 7111. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.
    Sec. 7112. Extension carryover at 1890 land-grant colleges, including
                                Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7113. Research and extension funding equity for recently
                                designated 1890 Institutions.
    Sec. 7114. Scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.
    Sec. 7115. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities
                                at 1890 land-grant colleges, including
                                Tuskegee University.
    Sec. 7116. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities
                                and equipment at insular area land-grant
                                institutions.
    Sec. 7117. Hispanic-serving institutions.
    Sec. 7118. Land-grant designation.
    Sec. 7119. Competitive grants for international agricultural science
                                and education programs.
    Sec. 7120. Limitation on indirect costs for agricultural research,
                                education, and extension programs.
    Sec. 7121. Research equipment grants.
    Sec. 7122. University research.
    Sec. 7123. Extension service.
    Sec. 7124. Supplemental and alternative crops.
    Sec. 7125. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions.
    Sec. 7126. Aquaculture assistance programs.
    Sec. 7127. Rangeland research programs.
    Sec. 7128. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.
    Sec. 7129. Distance education and resident instruction grants program
                                for insular area institutions of higher
                                education.
    Sec. 7130. Removal of matching funds requirement for certain grants.
       Subtitle B--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

    Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications.
    Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems.
    Sec. 7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer
                                program.
    Sec. 7204. National training program.
    Sec. 7205. National Genetics Resources Program.
    Sec. 7206. National Agricultural Weather Information System.
    Sec. 7207. Agricultural genome to phenome initiative.
    Sec. 7208. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
    Sec. 7209. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.
    Sec. 7210. Farm business management.
    Sec. 7211. Clarification of veteran eligibility for assistive
                                technology program for farmers with
                                disabilities.
    Sec. 7212. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.
    Subtitle C--Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
                                    of 1998

    Sec. 7300. Ending limitation on funding under national food safety
                                training, education, extension, outreach,
                                and technical assistance program.
    Sec. 7301. National food safety training, education, extension,
                                outreach, and technical assistance program.
    Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive
                                grants program.
    Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale,
                                and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum
                                or by Tilletia indica.
    Sec. 7304. Grants for youth organizations.
    Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative.
    Sec. 7306. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program.
    Sec. 7307. Office of Pest Management Policy.
    Sec. 7308. Forestry products advanced utilization research.
             Subtitle D--Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

                         Part I--Agricultural Security

    Sec. 7401. Agricultural biosecurity communication center.
    Sec. 7402. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural
                                biosecurity planning, preparation, and
                                response.
    Sec. 7403. Research and development of agricultural countermeasures.
    Sec. 7404. Agricultural biosecurity grant program.
                             Part II--Miscellaneous

    Sec. 7411. Grazinglands research laboratory.
    Sec. 7412. Natural products research program.
    Sec. 7413. Sun grant program.
                      Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

    Sec. 7501. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
    Sec. 7502. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
    Sec. 7503. Research Facilities Act.
    Sec. 7504. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act.
    Sec. 7505. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.
    Sec. 7506. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
    Sec. 7507. Beginning farmer and rancher development program.
    Sec. 7508. Federal agriculture research facilities.
    Sec. 7509. Biomass research and development.
                           Subtitle F--Other Matters

    Sec. 7601. Enhanced use lease authority program.
    Sec. 7602. Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary.
    Sec. 7603. Reinstatement of District of Columbia matching requirement
                                for certain land-grant university
                                assistance.
    Sec. 7604. Farmland tenure, transition, and entry data initiative.
    Sec. 7605. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction, portion of Henry A.
                                Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research
                                Center, Beltsville, Maryland.
    Sec. 7606. Simplified plan of work.
    Sec. 7607. Time and effort reporting exemption.
    Sec. 7608. Public education on biotechnology in food and agriculture
                                sectors.
                              TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

       Subtitle A--Reauthorization and Modification of Certain Forestry
                                    Programs

    Sec. 8101. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest
                                resources.
    Sec. 8102. Forest legacy program.
    Sec. 8103. Community forest and open space conservation program.
    Sec. 8104. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration
                                program.
    Sec. 8105. Rural revitalization technologies.
    Sec. 8106. Community wood energy and wood innovation program.
    Sec. 8107. Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amendments.
    Sec. 8108. National Forest Foundation Act authorities.
    Sec. 8109. Inclusion of invasive vegetation in designated treatment
                                areas.
     Subtitle B--Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
                               of 2000 Amendments

    Sec. 8201. Use of reserved funds for title II projects on Federal land
                                and certain non-Federal land.
    Sec. 8202. Resource advisory committees.
    Sec. 8203. Program for title II self-sustaining resource advisory
                                committee projects.
     Subtitle C--Availability of Categorical Exclusions To Expedite Forest
                             Management Activities

                           Part I--General Provisions

    Sec. 8301. Definitions.
    Sec. 8302. Rule of application for National Forest System lands and
                                public lands.
    Sec. 8303. Consultation under the Endangered Species Act.
    Sec. 8304. Secretarial discretion in the case of two or more
                                categorical exclusions.
                        Part II--Categorical Exclusions

    Sec. 8311. Categorical exclusion to expedite certain critical response
                                actions.
    Sec. 8312. Categorical exclusion to expedite salvage operations in
                                response to catastrophic events.
    Sec. 8313. Categorical exclusion to meet forest plan goals for early
                                successional forests.
    Sec. 8314. Categorical exclusion for hazard trees.
    Sec. 8315. Categorical exclusion to improve or restore National Forest
                                System lands or public land or reduce the
                                risk of wildfire.
    Sec. 8316. Categorical exclusion for forest restoration.
    Sec. 8317. Categorical exclusion for infrastructure forest management
                                activities.
    Sec. 8318. Categorical exclusion for developed recreation sites.
    Sec. 8319. Categorical exclusion for administrative sites.
    Sec. 8320. Categorical exclusion for special use authorizations.
    Sec. 8321. Clarification of existing categorical exclusion authority
                                related to insect and disease infestation.
              Part III--Miscellaneous Forest Management Activities

    Sec. 8331. Good neighbor agreements.
    Sec. 8332. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation.
    Sec. 8333. Regulations regarding designation of dead or dying trees of
                                certain tree species on National Forest
                                System lands in California as exempt from
                                prohibition on export of unprocessed timber
                                originating from Federal lands.
    Sec. 8334. Salvage and Reforestation in Response to Catastrophic
                                Events.
    Sec. 8335. Analysis of only two alternatives (action versus no action)
                                in proposed collaborative forest management
                                activities.
    Sec. 8336. Injunctive relief.
    Sec. 8337. Application of roadless area conservation rule.
    Sec. 8338. Vacant grazing allotments made available to certain grazing
                                permit holders.
    Sec. 8339. Pilot project for forest health, watershed improvement, and
                                habitat restoration in New Mexico.
            Subtitle D--Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection

    Sec. 8401. Protection of Tribal forest assets through use of
                                stewardship end result contracting and
                                other authorities.
    Sec. 8402. Tribal forest management demonstration project.
                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 8501. Clarification of research and development program for wood
                                building construction.
    Sec. 8502. Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management
                                pilot program.
    Sec. 8503. Revision of extraordinary circumstances regulations.
    Sec. 8504. No loss of funds for wildfire suppression.
    Sec. 8505. Technical corrections.
    Sec. 8506. Conveyance of land and improvements to the village of Santa
                                Clara, New Mexico.
    Sec. 8507. Streamlining the Forest Service process for consideration of
                                communications facility location
                                applications.
    Sec. 8508. Report on wildfire, insect infestation, and disease
                                prevention on Federal land.
    Sec. 8509. Collaborative forest landscape restoration program.
    Sec. 8510. West Fork Fire Station.
    Sec. 8511. Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental
                                grants program.
                             TITLE IX--HORTICULTURE

               Subtitle A--Horticulture Marketing and Information

    Sec. 9001. Specialty crops market news allocation.
    Sec. 9002. Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program.
    Sec. 9003. Food safety education initiatives.
    Sec. 9004. Specialty crop block grants.
    Sec. 9005. Amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Act.
    Sec. 9006. Organic programs.
                         Subtitle B--Regulatory Reform

     Part I--State Lead Agencies Under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
                                Rodenticide Act

    Sec. 9101. Recognition and role of State lead agencies.
                    Part II--Pesticide Registration and Use

    Sec. 9111. Registration of pesticides.
    Sec. 9112. Experimental use permits.
    Sec. 9113. Administrative review; suspension.
    Sec. 9114. Unlawful acts.
    Sec. 9115. Authority of States.
    Sec. 9116. Regulations.
    Sec. 9117. Use of authorized pesticides.
    Sec. 9118. Discharges of pesticides.
    Sec. 9119. Enactment of Pesticide Registration Improvement Enhancement
                                Act of 2017.
                Part III--Amendments to the Plant Protection Act

    Sec. 9121. Methyl bromide.
    Sec. 9122.  Preventing the arrival in the United States of forest pests
                                through restrictions on the importation of
                                certain plants for planting.
                       Part IV--Amendments to Other Laws

    Sec. 9131. Definition of retail facilities.
                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 9201. Report on regulation of plant biostimulants.
    Sec. 9202. Pecan marketing orders.
    Sec. 9203. Report on honey and maple syrup.
                            TITLE X--CROP INSURANCE

    Sec. 10001. Treatment of forage and grazing.
    Sec. 10002. Administrative basic fee.
    Sec. 10003. Prevention of duplicative coverage.
    Sec. 10004. Repeal of unused authority.
    Sec. 10005. Continued authority.
    Sec. 10006. Program administration.
    Sec. 10007. Maintenance of policies.
    Sec. 10008. Research and development priorities.
    Sec. 10009. Extension of funding for research and development.
    Sec. 10010. Education and risk management assistance.
                            TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

                             Subtitle A--Livestock

    Sec. 11101. Animal Disease Preparedness and Response.
    Sec. 11102. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.
    Sec. 11103. Veterinary training.
    Sec. 11104. Report on FSIS guidance and outreach to small meat
                                processors.
    Sec. 11105. Regional Cattle and Carcass Grading Correlation and
                                Training Centers.
      Subtitle B--Beginning, Socially Disadvantaged, and Veteran Producers

    Sec. 11201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers
                                and ranchers and veteran farmers and
                                ranchers.
    Sec. 11202. State beginning farmer and rancher coordinator.
    Sec. 11203. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
    Sec. 11204. Office of tribal relations.
    Sec. 11205. Commission on Farm Transitions--Needs for 2050.
    Sec. 11206. Agricultural youth organization coordinator.
                              Subtitle C--Textiles

    Sec. 11301. Repeal of Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund.
    Sec. 11302. Repeal of Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust
                                Fund.
    Sec. 11303. Repeal of wool research and promotion grants funding.
    Sec. 11304. Textile Trust Fund.
                 Subtitle D--United States Grain Standards Act

    Sec. 11401. Restoring certain exceptions to United States Grain
                                Standards Act.
            Subtitle E--Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

    Sec. 11501. Eligible crops.
    Sec. 11502. Service fee.
    Sec. 11503. Payments equivalent to additional coverage.
                           Subtitle F--Other Matters

    Sec. 11601. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and
                                Conservation.
    Sec. 11602. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain programs under
                                Department of Agriculture Reorganization
                                Act of 1994.
    Sec. 11603. Conference report requirement threshold.
    Sec. 11604. National agriculture imagery program.
    Sec. 11605. Report on inclusion of natural stone products in Commodity
                                Promotion, Research, and Information Act of
                                1996.
    Sec. 11606. South Carolina inclusion in Virginia/Carolina peanut
                                producing region.
    Sec. 11607. Establishment of Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison.
    Sec. 11608. Establishment of Food Access Liaison.
    Sec. 11609. Cotton classification services.
    Sec. 11610. Century farms program.
    Sec. 11611. Report on agricultural innovation.
    Sec. 11612. Report on dog importation.
    Sec. 11613. Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human
                                consumption.
    Sec. 11614. Consideration of the totality of conservation measures.
    Sec. 11615. Depredation permits for black vultures.
    Sec. 11616. Extending prohibition on animal fighting to the
                                territories.
    Sec. 11617. Waters of the United States rule.
                   Subtitle G--Protecting Interstate Commerce

    Sec. 11701. Prohibition against interference by State and local
                                governments with production or manufacture
                                of items in other States.
    Sec. 11702. Federal cause of action to challenge State regulation of
                                interstate commerce.

    SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

        In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
    Agriculture.

                              TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                          Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

    SEC. 1111. DEFINITIONS.

        In this subtitle and subtitle B:
                (1) Actual crop revenue.--The term ``actual crop revenue'',
            with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the
            amount determined by the Secretary under section 1117(b).
                (2) Agriculture risk coverage.--The term ``agriculture risk
            coverage'' means coverage provided under section 1117.
                (3) Agriculture risk coverage guarantee.--The term
            ``agriculture risk coverage guarantee'', with respect to a
            covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined
            by the Secretary under section 1117(c).
                (4) Base acres.--The term ``base acres'' has the meaning
            given the term in section 1111(4)(A) of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9011(4)(A)), subject to any reallocation,
            adjustment, or reduction under section 1112.
                (5) Covered commodity.--The term ``covered commodity''
            means wheat, oats, and barley (including wheat, oats, and
            barley used for haying and grazing), corn, grain sorghum, long
            grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other
            oilseeds, seed cotton, and peanuts.
                (6) Effective price.--The term ``effective price'', with
            respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price
            calculated by the Secretary under section 1116(b) to determine
            whether price loss coverage payments are required to be
            provided for that crop year.
                (7) Effective reference price.--The term ``effective
            reference price'', with respect to a covered commodity for a
            crop year, means the lesser of the following:
                        (A) An amount equal to 115 percent of the reference
                    price for such covered commodity.
                        (B) An amount equal to the greater of--
                                (i) the reference price for such covered
                            commodity; or
                                (ii) 85 percent of the average of the
                            marketing year average price of the covered
                            commodity for the most recent 5 crop years,
                            excluding each of the crop years with the
                            highest and lowest marketing year average
                            price.
                (8) Extra long staple cotton.--The term ``extra long staple
            cotton'' means cotton that--
                        (A) is produced from pure strain varieties of the
                    barbadense species or any hybrid of the species, or
                    other similar types of extra long staple cotton,
                    designated by the Secretary, having characteristics
                    needed for various end uses for which United States
                    upland cotton is not suitable and grown in irrigated
                    cotton-growing regions of the United States designated
                    by the Secretary or other areas designated by the
                    Secretary as suitable for the production of the
                    varieties or types; and
                        (B) is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if
                    authorized by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin
                    for experimental purposes.
                (9) Marketing year average price.--The term ``marketing
            year average price'' means the national average market price
            received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for a
            covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary.
                (10) Medium grain rice.--The term ``medium grain rice''
            includes short grain rice and temperate japonica rice.
                (11) Other oilseed.--The term ``other oilseed'' means a
            crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed,
            mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or any oilseed designated by
            the Secretary.
                (12) Payment acres.--The term ``payment acres'', with
            respect to the provision of price loss coverage payments and
            agriculture risk coverage payments, means the number of acres
            determined for a farm under section 1114.
                (13) Payment yield.--The term ``payment yield'', for a farm
            for a covered commodity--
                        (A) means the yield used to make payments pursuant
                    to section 1116 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
                    U.S.C. 9016); or
                        (B) means the yield established under section 1113.
                (14) Price loss coverage.--The term ``price loss coverage''
            means coverage provided under section 1116.
                (15) Producer.--
                        (A) In general.--The term ``producer'' means an
                    owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that
                    shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled
                    to share in the crop available for marketing from the
                    farm, or would have shared had the crop been produced.
                        (B) Hybrid seed.--In determining whether a grower
                    of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall--
                                (i) not take into consideration the
                            existence of a hybrid seed contract; and
                                (ii) ensure that program requirements do
                            not adversely affect the ability of the grower
                            to receive a payment under this title.
                (16) Pulse crop.--The term ``pulse crop'' means dry peas,
            lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.
                (17) Reference price.--The term ``reference price'', with
            respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the
            following:
                        (A) For wheat, $5.50 per bushel.
                        (B) For corn, $3.70 per bushel.
                        (C) For grain sorghum, $3.95 per bushel.
                        (D) For barley, $4.95 per bushel.
                        (E) For oats, $2.40 per bushel.
                        (F) For long grain rice, $14.00 per hundredweight.
                        (G) For medium grain rice, $14.00 per
                    hundredweight.
                        (H) For soybeans, $8.40 per bushel.
                        (I) For other oilseeds, $20.15 per hundredweight.
                        (J) For peanuts, $535.00 per ton.
                        (K) For dry peas, $11.00 per hundredweight.
                        (L) For lentils, $19.97 per hundredweight.
                        (M) For small chickpeas, $19.04 per hundredweight.
                        (N) For large chickpeas, $21.54 per hundredweight.
                        (O) For seed cotton, $0.367 per pound.
                (18) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture.
                (19) Seed cotton.--The term ``seed cotton'' means unginned
            upland cotton that includes both lint and seed.
                (20) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                        (A) a State;
                        (B) the District of Columbia;
                        (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                        (D) any other territory or possession of the United
                    States.
                (21) Temperate japonica rice.--The term ``temperate
            japonica rice'' means rice that is grown in high altitudes or
            temperate regions of high latitudes with cooler climate
            conditions, in the Western United States, as determined by the
            Secretary, for the purpose of--
                        (A) the establishment of a reference price (as
                    required under section 1116(g)) and an effective price
                    pursuant to section 1116; and
                        (B) the determination of the actual crop revenue
                    and agriculture risk coverage guarantee pursuant to
                    section 1117.
                (22) Transitional yield.--The term ``transitional yield''
            has the meaning given the term in section 502(b) of the Federal
            Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)).
                (23) United states.--The term ``United States'', when used
            in a geographical sense, means all of the States.
                (24) United states premium factor.--The term ``United
            States Premium Factor'' means the percentage by which the
            difference in the United States loan schedule premiums for
            Strict Middling (SM) 1\1/8\-inch upland cotton and for Middling
            (M) 1\3/32\-inch upland cotton exceeds the difference in the
            applicable premiums for comparable international qualities.

    SEC. 1112. BASE ACRES.

        (a) Adjustment of Base Acres.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for an
            adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres for covered
            commodities for a farm whenever any of the following
            circumstances occur:
                        (A) A conservation reserve contract entered into
                    under section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
                    U.S.C. 3831) with respect to the farm expires or is
                    voluntarily terminated.
                        (B) Cropland is released from coverage under a
                    conservation reserve contract by the Secretary.
                        (C) The producer has eligible oilseed acreage as
                    the result of the Secretary designating additional
                    oilseeds, which shall be determined in the same manner
                    as eligible oilseed acreage under section 1101(a)(1)(D)
                    of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
                    U.S.C. 8711(a)(1)(D)).
                (2) Special conservation reserve acreage payment rules.--
            For the crop year in which a base acres adjustment under
            subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is first made, the
            owner of the farm shall elect to receive price loss coverage or
            agriculture risk coverage with respect to the acreage added to
            the farm under this subsection or a prorated payment under the
            conservation reserve contract, but not both.
        (b) Prevention of Excess Base Acres.--
                (1) Required reduction.--If the sum of the base acres for a
            farm and the acreage described in paragraph (2) exceeds the
            actual cropland acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall reduce
            the base acres for 1 or more covered commodities for the farm
            so that the sum of the base acres and the acreage described in
            paragraph (2) does not exceed the actual cropland acreage of
            the farm.
                (2) Other acreage.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall include the following:
                        (A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the
                    conservation reserve program or wetlands reserve
                    program (or successor programs) under title XII of the
                    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).
                        (B) Any other acreage on the farm enrolled in a
                    Federal conservation program for which payments are
                    made in exchange for not producing an agricultural
                    commodity on the acreage.
                        (C) If the Secretary designates additional
                    oilseeds, any eligible oilseed acreage, which shall be
                    determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed
                    acreage under subsection (a)(1)(C).
                (3) Selection of acres.--The Secretary shall give the owner
            of the farm the opportunity to select the base acres for a
            covered commodity for the farm against which the reduction
            required by paragraph (1) will be made.
                (4) Exception for double-cropped acreage.--In applying
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make an exception in the
            case of double cropping, as determined by the Secretary.
        (c) Reduction in Base Acres.--
                (1) Reduction at option of owner.--
                        (A) In general.--The owner of a farm may reduce, at
                    any time, the base acres for any covered commodity for
                    the farm.
                        (B) Effect of reduction.--A reduction under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be permanent and made in a
                    manner prescribed by the Secretary.
                (2) Required action by secretary.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall
                    proportionately reduce base acres on a farm for land
                    that has been subdivided and developed for multiple
                    residential units or other nonfarming uses if the size
                    of the tracts and the density of the subdivision is
                    such that the land is unlikely to return to the
                    previous agricultural use, unless the producers on the
                    farm demonstrate that the land--
                                (i) remains devoted to commercial
                            agricultural production; or
                                (ii) is likely to be returned to the
                            previous agricultural use.
                        (B) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish
                    procedures to identify land described in subparagraph
                    (A).
                (3) Treatment of unplanted base.--In the case of a farm on
            which no covered commodities (including seed cotton) were
            planted or prevented from being planted during the period
            beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2017,
            the Secretary shall allocate all base acres on the farm to
            unassigned crop base for which no payment shall be made under
            section 1116 or 1117.
                (4) Prohibition on reconstitution of farm.--The Secretary
            shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the
            farm to void or change the treatment of base acres under this
            section.

    SEC. 1113. PAYMENT YIELDS.

        (a) Treatment of Designated Oilseeds.--
                (1) In general.--For the purpose of making price loss
            coverage payments under section 1116, the Secretary shall
            provide for the establishment of a yield for each farm for any
            designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not
            established under section 1113 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9013) in accordance with this section.
                (2) Payment yields for designated oilseeds.--In the case of
            designated oilseeds, the payment yield shall be equal to 90
            percent of the average of the yield per planted acre for the
            most recent five crop years, as determined by the Secretary,
            excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the
            covered commodity was zero.
                (3) Application.--This subsection shall apply to oilseeds
            designated after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (b) Effect of Lack of Payment Yield.--
                (1) Establishment by secretary.--In the case of a covered
            commodity on a farm for which base acres have been established,
            if no payment yield is otherwise established for the covered
            commodity on the farm, the Secretary shall establish an
            appropriate payment yield for the covered commodity on the farm
            under paragraph (2).
                (2) Use of similarly situated farms.--To establish an
            appropriate payment yield for a covered commodity on a farm as
            required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into
            consideration the farm program payment yields applicable to
            that covered commodity for similarly situated farms. The use of
            such data in an appeal, by the Secretary or by the producer,
            shall not be subject to any other provision of law.
        (c) Single Opportunity to Update Yields in Counties Affected by
    Drought.--
                (1) Election to update.--In the case of a farm that is
            physically located in a county in which any area of the county
            was rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D4
            (exceptional drought) intensity for 20 or more consecutive
            weeks during the period beginning January 1, 2008, and ending
            December 31, 2012, at the sole discretion of the owner of such
            farm, the owner of a farm shall have a 1-time opportunity to
            update, on a covered-commodity-by-covered-commodity basis, the
            payment yield that would otherwise be used in calculating any
            price loss coverage payment for each covered commodity on the
            farm for which the election is made.
                (2) Method of updating yields for covered commodities.--If
            the owner of a farm elects to update yields under paragraph
            (1), the payment yield for covered commodities on the farm, for
            the purpose of calculating price loss coverage payments only,
            shall be equal to 90 percent of the average of the yield per
            planted acre for the crop of covered commodities on the farm
            for the 2013 through 2017 crop years, as determined by the
            Secretary, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted
            to the covered commodity was zero.
                (3) Use of county average yield.--For the purposes of
            determining the average yield under paragraph (2), if the yield
            per planted acre for a crop of a covered commodity for a farm
            for any of the crop years specified in paragraph (2) was less
            than 75 percent of the average of county yields for those same
            years for that commodity, the Secretary shall assign a yield
            for that crop year equal to 75 percent of the average of the
            2013 though 2017 county yield for the covered commodity.
                (4) Upland cotton conversion.--In the case of seed cotton,
            for purposes of determining the average of the yield per
            planted acre under paragraph (2), the average yield for seed
            cotton per planted acre shall be equal to 2.4 times the average
            yield for upland cotton per planted acre.
                (5) Time for election.--An election under this subsection
            shall be made at a time and manner so as to be in effect
            beginning with the 2019 crop year, as determined by the
            Secretary.

    SEC. 1114. PAYMENT ACRES.

        (a) Determination of Payment Acres.--Subject to subsection (d), for
    the purpose of price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage, the
    payment acres for each covered commodity on a farm shall be equal to 85
    percent of the base acres for the covered commodity on the farm.
        (b) Effect of Minimal Payment Acres.--
                (1) Prohibition on payments.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of this title, a producer on a farm may not receive
            price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage
            payments if the sum of the base acres on the farm is 10 acres
            or less, as determined by the Secretary, unless the sum of the
            base acres on the farm, when combined with the base acres of
            other farms in which the producer has an interest, is more than
            10 acres.
                (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to a producer
            that is--
                        (A) a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as
                    defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and
                    Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))); or
                        (B) a limited resource farmer or rancher, as
                    defined by the Secretary.
        (c) Effect of Planting Fruits and Vegetables.--
                (1) Reduction required.--In the manner provided in this
            subsection, payment acres on a farm shall be reduced in any
            crop year in which fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans
            and pulse crops), or wild rice have been planted on base acres
            on a farm.
                (2) Price loss coverage and agricultural risk coverage.--In
            the case of price loss coverage payments and agricultural risk
            coverage payments, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be
            the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to
            in such paragraph in excess of 15 percent of base acres.
                (3) Reduction exceptions.--No reduction to payment acres
            shall be made under this subsection if--
                        (A) cover crops or crops referred to in paragraph
                    (1) are grown solely for conservation purposes and not
                    harvested for use or sale, as determined by the
                    Secretary; or
                        (B) in any region in which there is a history of
                    double-cropping covered commodities with crops referred
                    to in paragraph (1) and such crops were so double-
                    cropped on the base acres, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                (4) Effect of reduction.--For each crop year for which
            fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or
            wild rice are planted to base acres on a farm for which a
            reduction in payment acres is made under this subsection, the
            Secretary shall consider such base acres to be planted, or
            prevented from planting, to a covered commodity for purposes of
            any adjustment or reduction of base acres for the farm under
            section 1112.
        (d) Unassigned Crop Base.--The Secretary shall maintain information
    on base acres allocated as unassigned crop base pursuant to--
                (1) section 1112(c)(3); or
                (2) section 1112(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
            U.S.C. 9012(a)).

    SEC. 1115. PRODUCER ELECTION.

        (a) Election Required.--For the 2019 through 2023 crop years, all
    of the producers on a farm shall make a 1-time, irrevocable election to
    obtain on a covered-commodity-by-covered-commodity basis--
                (1) price loss coverage under section 1116; or
                (2) agriculture risk coverage under section 1117.
        (b) Effect of Failure to Make Unanimous Election.--If all the
    producers on a farm fail to make a unanimous election under subsection
    (a) for the 2019 crop year--
                (1) the Secretary shall not make any payments with respect
            to the farm for the 2019 crop year under section 1116 or 1117;
            and
                (2) the producers on the farm shall be deemed to have
            elected price loss coverage under section 1116 for all covered
            commodities on the farm for the 2020 through 2023 crop years.
        (c) Prohibition on Reconstitution.--The Secretary shall ensure that
    producers on a farm do not reconstitute the farm to void or change an
    election made under this section.

    SEC. 1116. PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.

        (a) Price Loss Coverage Payments.--If all of the producers on a
    farm make the election under subsection (a) of section 1115 to obtain
    price loss coverage or, subject to subsection (b)(1) of such section,
    are deemed to have made such election under subsection (b)(2) of such
    section, the Secretary shall make price loss coverage payments to
    producers on the farm on a covered-commodity-by-covered-commodity basis
    if the Secretary determines that, for any of the 2019 through 2023 crop
    years--
                (1) the effective price for the covered commodity for the
            crop year; is less than
                (2) the effective reference price for the covered commodity
            for the crop year.
        (b) Effective Price.--The effective price for a covered commodity
    for a crop year shall be the higher of--
                (1) the marketing year average price; or
                (2) the national average loan rate for a marketing
            assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such
            crop year under subtitle B.
        (c) Payment Rate.--The payment rate shall be equal to the
    difference between--
                (1) the effective reference price for the covered
            commodity; and
                (2) the effective price determined under subsection (b) for
            the covered commodity.
        (d) Payment Amount.--If price loss coverage payments are required
    to be provided under this section for any of the 2019 through 2023 crop
    years for a covered commodity, the amount of the price loss coverage
    payment to be paid to the producers on a farm for the crop year shall
    be equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
                (1) the payment rate for the covered commodity under
            subsection (c);
                (2) the payment yield for the covered commodity; and
                (3) the payment acres for the covered commodity determined
            under section 1114.
        (e) Time for Payments.--If the Secretary determines under this
    section that price loss coverage payments are required to be provided
    for the covered commodity, the payments shall be made beginning October
    1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after the end of the
    applicable marketing year for the covered commodity.
        (f) Effective Price for Barley.--In determining the effective price
    for barley under subsection (b), the Secretary shall use the all-barley
    price.
        (g) Reference Price for Temperate Japonica Rice.--In order to
    reflect price premiums, the Secretary shall provide a reference price
    with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount equal to the
    amount established under subparagraph (F) of section 1111(17), as
    adjusted by paragraph (7) of such section, multiplied by the ratio
    obtained by dividing--
                (1) the simple average of the marketing year average price
            of medium grain rice from the 2012 through 2016 crop years; by
                (2) the simple average of the marketing year average price
            of all rice from the 2012 through 2016 crop years.

    SEC. 1117. AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE.

        (a) Agriculture Risk Coverage Payments.--If all of the producers on
    a farm make the election under section 1115(a) to obtain agriculture
    risk coverage, the Secretary shall make agriculture risk coverage
    payments to producers on the farm if the Secretary determines that, for
    any of the 2019 through 2023 crop years--
                (1) the actual crop revenue determined under subsection (b)
            for the crop year; is less than
                (2) the agriculture risk coverage guarantee determined
            under subsection (c) for the crop year.
        (b) Actual Crop Revenue.--The amount of the actual crop revenue for
    a county for a crop year of a covered commodity shall be equal to the
    product obtained by multiplying--
                (1) the actual average county yield per planted acre for
            the covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary; and
                (2) the higher of--
                        (A) the marketing year average price; or
                        (B) the national average loan rate for a marketing
                    assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for
                    such crop year under subtitle B.
        (c) Agriculture Risk Coverage Guarantee.--
                (1) In general.--The agriculture risk coverage guarantee
            for a crop year for a covered commodity shall equal 86 percent
            of the benchmark revenue.
                (2) Benchmark revenue.--The benchmark revenue shall be
            equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
                        (A) subject to paragraph (3), the average
                    historical county yield as determined by the Secretary
                    for the most recent 5 crop years, excluding each of the
                    crop years with the highest and lowest yields; and
                        (B) subject to paragraph (4), the marketing year
                    average price for the most recent 5 crop years,
                    excluding each of the crop years with the highest and
                    lowest prices.
                (3) Yield conditions.--If the yield per planted acre for
            the covered commodity or historical county yield per planted
            acre for the covered commodity for any of the 5 most recent
            crop years, as determined by the Secretary, is less than 70
            percent of the transitional yield, as determined by the
            Secretary, the amounts used for any of those years in paragraph
            (2)(A) shall be 70 percent of the transitional yield.
                (4) Reference price.--If the marketing year average price
            for any of the 5 most recent crop years is lower than the
            reference price for the covered commodity, the Secretary shall
            use the reference price for any of those years for the amounts
            in paragraph (2)(B).
        (d) Payment Rate.--The payment rate for a covered commodity in a
    county shall be equal to the lesser of--
                (1) the amount that--
                        (A) the agriculture risk coverage guarantee for the
                    crop year applicable under subsection (c); exceeds
                        (B) the actual crop revenue for the crop year
                    applicable under subsection (b); or
                (2) 10 percent of the benchmark revenue for the crop year
            applicable under subsection (c).
        (e) Payment Amount.--If agriculture risk coverage payments are
    required to be paid for any of the 2019 through 2023 crop years, the
    amount of the agriculture risk coverage payment for the crop year shall
    be determined by multiplying--
                (1) the payment rate for the covered commodity determined
            under subsection (d); and
                (2) the payment acres for the covered commodity determined
            under section 1114.
        (f) Time for Payments.--If the Secretary determines that
    agriculture risk coverage payments are required to be provided for the
    covered commodity, payments shall be made beginning October 1, or as
    soon as practicable thereafter, after the end of the applicable
    marketing year for the covered commodity.
        (g) Additional Duties of the Secretary.--In providing agriculture
    risk coverage, the Secretary shall--
                (1) to the maximum extent practicable, use all available
            information and analysis, including data mining, to check for
            anomalies in the determination of agriculture risk coverage
            payments;
                (2) calculate a separate actual crop revenue and
            agriculture risk coverage guarantee for irrigated and
            nonirrigated covered commodities;
                (3) assign an actual or benchmark county yield for each
            planted acre for the crop year for the covered commodity--
                        (A) for a county for which county data collected by
                    the Risk Management Agency is sufficient for the
                    Secretary to offer a county-wide insurance product
                    using the actual average county yield determined by the
                    Risk Management Agency; or
                        (B) for a county not described in subparagraph (A)
                    using--
                                (i) other sources of yield information, as
                            determined by the Secretary; or
                                (ii) the yield history of representative
                            farms in the State, region, or crop reporting
                            district, as determined by the Secretary; and
                (4) make payments, as applicable, to producers using the
            payment rate of the county of the physical location of the base
            acres of a farm.

    SEC. 1118. PRODUCER AGREEMENTS.

        (a) Compliance With Certain Requirements.--
                (1) Requirements.--Before the producers on a farm may
            receive payments under this subtitle with respect to the farm,
            the producers shall agree, during the crop year for which the
            payments are made and in exchange for the payments--
                        (A) to comply with applicable conservation
                    requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food
                    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.);
                        (B) to comply with applicable wetland protection
                    requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act
                    (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.);
                        (C) to effectively control noxious weeds and
                    otherwise maintain the land in accordance with sound
                    agricultural practices, as determined by the Secretary;
                    and
                        (D) to use the land on the farm, in a quantity
                    equal to the attributable base acres for the farm and
                    any base acres for an agricultural or conserving use,
                    and not for a nonagricultural commercial, industrial,
                    or residential use, as determined by the Secretary.
                (2) Compliance.--The Secretary may issue such rules as the
            Secretary considers necessary to ensure producer compliance
            with the requirements of paragraph (1).
                (3) Modification.--At the request of the transferee or
            owner, the Secretary may modify the requirements of this
            subsection if the modifications are consistent with the
            objectives of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.
        (b) Transfer or Change of Interest in Farm.--
                (1) Termination.--
                        (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
                    (2), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of the
                    producers on a farm for which payments under this
                    subtitle are provided shall result in the termination
                    of the payments, unless the transferee or owner of the
                    acreage agrees to assume all obligations under
                    subsection (a).
                        (B) Effective date.--The termination shall take
                    effect on the date determined by the Secretary.
                (2) Exception.--If a producer entitled to a payment under
            this subtitle dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise unable
            to receive the payment, the Secretary shall make the payment in
            accordance with rules issued by the Secretary.
        (c) Acreage Reports.--As a condition on the receipt of any benefits
    under this subtitle or subtitle B, the Secretary shall require
    producers on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual acreage reports
    with respect to all cropland on the farm.
        (d) Effect of Inaccurate Reports.--No penalty with respect to
    benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B shall be assessed against a
    producer on a farm for an inaccurate acreage report unless the
    Secretary determines that the producer on the farm knowingly and
    willfully falsified the acreage report.
        (e) Tenants and Sharecroppers.--In carrying out this subtitle, the
    Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of
    tenants and sharecroppers.
        (f) Sharing of Payments.--The Secretary shall provide for the
    sharing of payments made under this subtitle among the producers on a
    farm on a fair and equitable basis.

                          Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

    SEC. 1201. AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR
                  LOAN COMMODITIES.

        (a) Definition of Loan Commodity.--In this subtitle, the term
    ``loan commodity'' means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats,
    upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain
    rice, peanuts, soybeans, other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool,
    mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.
        (b) Nonrecourse Loans Available.--
                (1) In general.--For each of the 2019 through 2023 crops of
            each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to
            producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for
            loan commodities produced on the farm.
                (2) Terms and conditions.--The marketing assistance loans
            shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by
            the Secretary and at the loan rate established under section
            1202 for the loan commodity.
        (c) Eligible Production.--The producers on a farm shall be eligible
    for a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b) for any quantity
    of a loan commodity produced on the farm.
        (d) Compliance With Conservation and Wetlands Requirements.--As a
    condition of the receipt of a marketing assistance loan under
    subsection (b), the producer shall comply with applicable conservation
    requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.) and applicable wetland protection
    requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3821
    et seq.) during the term of the loan.
        (e) Special Rules for Peanuts.--
                (1) In general.--This subsection shall apply only to
            producers of peanuts.
                (2) Options for obtaining loan.--A marketing assistance
            loan under this section, and loan deficiency payments under
            section 1205, may be obtained at the option of the producers on
            a farm through--
                        (A) a designated marketing association or marketing
                    cooperative of producers that is approved by the
                    Secretary; or
                        (B) the Farm Service Agency.
                (3) Storage of loan peanuts.--As a condition on the
            approval by the Secretary of an individual or entity to provide
            storage for peanuts for which a marketing assistance loan is
            made under this section, the individual or entity shall agree--
                        (A) to provide the storage on a nondiscriminatory
                    basis; and
                        (B) to comply with such additional requirements as
                    the Secretary considers appropriate to accomplish the
                    purposes of this section and promote fairness in the
                    administration of the benefits of this section.
                (4) Storage, handling, and associated costs.--
                        (A) In general.--To ensure proper storage of
                    peanuts for which a loan is made under this section,
                    the Secretary shall pay handling and other associated
                    costs (other than storage costs) incurred at the time
                    at which the peanuts are placed under loan, as
                    determined by the Secretary.
                        (B) Redemption and forfeiture.--The Secretary
                    shall--
                                (i) require the repayment of handling and
                            other associated costs paid under subparagraph
                            (A) for all peanuts pledged as collateral for a
                            loan that is redeemed under this section; and
                                (ii) pay storage, handling, and other
                            associated costs for all peanuts pledged as
                            collateral that are forfeited under this
                            section.
                (5) Marketing.--A marketing association or cooperative may
            market peanuts for which a loan is made under this section in
            any manner that conforms to consumer needs, including the
            separation of peanuts by type and quality.
                (6) Reimbursable agreements and payment of administrative
            expenses.--The Secretary may implement any reimbursable
            agreements or provide for the payment of administrative
            expenses under this subsection only in a manner that is
            consistent with those activities in regard to other loan
            commodities.

    SEC. 1202. LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.

        (a) In General.--For purposes of each of the 2019 through 2023 crop
    years, the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 1201
    for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following:
                (1) In the case of wheat, $2.94 per bushel.
                (2) In the case of corn, $1.95 per bushel.
                (3) In the case of grain sorghum, $1.95 per bushel.
                (4) In the case of barley, $1.95 per bushel.
                (5) In the case of oats, $1.39 per bushel.
                (6)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the case of
            base quality of upland cotton, the simple average of the
            adjusted prevailing world price for the 2 immediately preceding
            marketing years, as determined by the Secretary and announced
            October 1 preceding the next domestic planting.
                (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the loan rate
            determined under subparagraph (A) may not equal less than an
            amount equal to 98 percent of the loan rate for base quality of
            upland cotton for the preceding year.
                (C) The loan rate determined under subparagraph (A) may not
            be equal to an amount--
                        (i) less than $0.45 per pound; or
                        (ii) more than $0.52 per pound.
                (7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, $0.95 per
            pound.
                (8) In the case of long grain rice, $6.50 per
            hundredweight.
                (9) In the case of medium grain rice, $6.50 per
            hundredweight.
                (10) In the case of soybeans, $5.00 per bushel.
                (11) In the case of other oilseeds, $10.09 per
            hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oilseeds:
                        (A) Sunflower seed.
                        (B) Rapeseed.
                        (C) Canola.
                        (D) Safflower.
                        (E) Flaxseed.
                        (F) Mustard seed.
                        (G) Crambe.
                        (H) Sesame seed.
                        (I) Other oilseeds designated by the Secretary.
                (12) In the case of dry peas, $5.40 per hundredweight.
                (13) In the case of lentils, $11.28 per hundredweight.
                (14) In the case of small chickpeas, $7.43 per
            hundredweight.
                (15) In the case of large chickpeas, $11.28 per
            hundredweight.
                (16) In the case of graded wool, $1.15 per pound.
                (17) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.40 per pound.
                (18) In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound.
                (19) In the case of honey, $0.69 per pound.
                (20) In the case of peanuts, $355 per ton.
        (b) Single County Loan Rate for Other Oilseeds.--The Secretary
    shall establish a single loan rate in each county for each kind of
    other oilseeds described in subsection (a)(11).
        (c) Rule for Seed Cotton.--
                (1) In general.--For purposes of sections 1116(b)(2) and
            1117(b)(2)(B) only, seed cotton shall be deemed to have a loan
            rate equal to $0.25 per pound.
                (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
            be construed to authorize nonrecourse marketing assistance
            loans under this subtitle for seed cotton.

    SEC. 1203. TERM OF LOANS.

        (a) Term of Loan.--In the case of each loan commodity, a marketing
    assistance loan under section 1201 shall have a term of 9 months
    beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which
    the loan is made.
        (b) Extensions Prohibited.--The Secretary may not extend the term
    of a marketing assistance loan for any loan commodity.

    SEC. 1204. REPAYMENT OF LOANS.

        (a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall permit the producers on a
    farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan
    commodity (other than upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain
    rice, extra long staple cotton, peanuts and confectionery and each
    other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at a rate
    that is the lesser of--
                (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under
            section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with
            section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
            Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283));
                (2) a rate (as determined by the Secretary) that--
                        (A) is calculated based on average market prices
                    for the loan commodity during the preceding 30-day
                    period; and
                        (B) will minimize discrepancies in marketing loan
                    benefits across State boundaries and across county
                    boundaries; or
                (3) a rate that the Secretary may develop using alternative
            methods for calculating a repayment rate for a loan commodity
            that the Secretary determines will--
                        (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures;
                        (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of the
                    commodity by the Federal Government;
                        (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Federal
                    Government in storing the commodity;
                        (D) allow the commodity produced in the United
                    States to be marketed freely and competitively, both
                    domestically and internationally; and
                        (E) minimize discrepancies in marketing loan
                    benefits across State boundaries and across county
                    boundaries.
        (b) Repayment Rates for Upland Cotton, Long Grain Rice, and Medium
    Grain Rice.--The Secretary shall permit producers to repay a marketing
    assistance loan under section 1201 for upland cotton, long grain rice,
    and medium grain rice at a rate that is the lesser of--
                (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under
            section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with
            section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
            Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
                (2) the prevailing world market price for the commodity, as
            determined and adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with
            this section.
        (c) Repayment Rates for Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Repayment of a
    marketing assistance loan for extra long staple cotton shall be at the
    loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus
    interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal
    Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)).
        (d) Prevailing World Market Price.--For purposes of this section
    and section 1207, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation--
                (1) a formula to determine the prevailing world market
            price for each of upland cotton, long grain rice and medium
            grain rice; and
                (2) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce
            periodically those prevailing world market prices.
        (e) Adjustment of Prevailing World Market Price for Upland Cotton,
    Long Grain Rice, and Medium Grain Rice.--
                (1) Rice.--The prevailing world market price for long grain
            rice and medium grain rice determined under subsection (d)
            shall be adjusted to United States quality and location.
                (2) Cotton.--The prevailing world market price for upland
            cotton determined under subsection (d)--
                        (A) shall be adjusted to United States quality and
                    location, with the adjustment to include--
                                (i) a reduction equal to any United States
                            Premium Factor for upland cotton of a quality
                            higher than Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch; and
                                (ii) the average costs to market the
                            commodity, including average transportation
                            costs, as determined by the Secretary; and
                        (B) may be further adjusted, during the period
                    beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and
                    ending on July 31, 2024, if the Secretary determines
                    the adjustment is necessary--
                                (i) to minimize potential loan forfeitures;
                                (ii) to minimize the accumulation of stocks
                            of upland cotton by the Federal Government;
                                (iii) to ensure that upland cotton produced
                            in the United States can be marketed freely and
                            competitively, both domestically and
                            internationally; and
                                (iv) to ensure an appropriate transition
                            between current-crop and forward-crop price
                            quotations, except that the Secretary may use
                            forward-crop price quotations prior to July 31
                            of a marketing year only if--
                                        (I) there are insufficient current-
                                    crop price quotations; and
                                        (II) the forward-crop price
                                    quotation is the lowest such quotation
                                    available.
                (3) Guidelines for additional adjustments.--In making
            adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall
            establish a mechanism for determining and announcing the
            adjustments in order to avoid undue disruption in the United
            States market.
        (f) Repayment Rates for Confectionery and Other Kinds of Sunflower
    Seeds.--The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a
    marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for confectionery and each
    other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed) at a rate
    that is the lesser of--
                (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under
            section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with
            section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
            Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
                (2) the repayment rate established for oil sunflower seed.
        (g) Payment of Cotton Storage Costs.--Effective for each of the
    2019 through 2023 crop years, the Secretary shall make cotton storage
    payments available in the same manner, and at the same rates as the
    Secretary provided storage payments for the 2006 crop of cotton, except
    that the rates shall be reduced by 10 percent.
        (h) Repayment Rate for Peanuts.--The Secretary shall permit
    producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan for peanuts
    under section 1201 at a rate that is the lesser of--
                (1) the loan rate established for peanuts under section
            1202(a)(20), plus interest (determined in accordance with
            section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
            Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
                (2) a rate that the Secretary determines will--
                        (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures;
                        (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of peanuts
                    by the Federal Government;
                        (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Federal
                    Government in storing peanuts; and
                        (D) allow peanuts produced in the United States to
                    be marketed freely and competitively, both domestically
                    and internationally.
        (i) Authority To Temporarily Adjust Repayment Rates.--
                (1) Adjustment authority.--In the event of a severe
            disruption to marketing, transportation, or related
            infrastructure, the Secretary may modify the repayment rate
            otherwise applicable under this section for marketing
            assistance loans under section 1201 for a loan commodity.
                (2) Duration.--Any adjustment made under paragraph (1) in
            the repayment rate for marketing assistance loans for a loan
            commodity shall be in effect on a short-term and temporary
            basis, as determined by the Secretary.

    SEC. 1205. LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

        (a) Availability of Loan Deficiency Payments.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the
            Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to
            producers on a farm that, although eligible to obtain a
            marketing assistance loan under section 1201 with respect to a
            loan commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the
            commodity in return for loan deficiency payments under this
            section.
                (2) Unshorn pelts, hay, and silage.--
                        (A) Marketing assistance loans.--Subject to
                    subparagraph (B), nongraded wool in the form of unshorn
                    pelts and hay and silage derived from a loan commodity
                    are not eligible for a marketing assistance loan under
                    section 1201.
                        (B) Loan deficiency payment.--Effective for each of
                    the 2019 through 2023 crop years, the Secretary may
                    make loan deficiency payments available under this
                    section to producers on a farm that produce unshorn
                    pelts or hay and silage derived from a loan commodity.
        (b) Computation.--A loan deficiency payment for a loan commodity or
    commodity referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the
    product obtained by multiplying--
                (1) the payment rate determined under subsection (c) for
            the commodity; by
                (2) the quantity of the commodity produced by the eligible
            producers, excluding any quantity for which the producers
            obtain a marketing assistance loan under section 1201.
        (c) Payment Rate.--
                (1) In general.--In the case of a loan commodity, the
            payment rate shall be the amount by which--
                        (A) the loan rate established under section 1202
                    for the loan commodity; exceeds
                        (B) the rate at which a marketing assistance loan
                    for the loan commodity may be repaid under section
                    1204.
                (2) Unshorn pelts.--In the case of unshorn pelts, the
            payment rate shall be the amount by which--
                        (A) the loan rate established under section 1202
                    for ungraded wool; exceeds
                        (B) the rate at which a marketing assistance loan
                    for ungraded wool may be repaid under section 1204.
                (3) Hay and silage.--In the case of hay or silage derived
            from a loan commodity, the payment rate shall be the amount by
            which--
                        (A) the loan rate established under section 1202
                    for the loan commodity from which the hay or silage is
                    derived; exceeds
                        (B) the rate at which a marketing assistance loan
                    for the loan commodity may be repaid under section
                    1204.
        (d) Exception for Extra Long Staple Cotton.--This section shall not
    apply with respect to extra long staple cotton.
        (e) Effective Date for Payment Rate Determination.--The Secretary
    shall determine the amount of the loan deficiency payment to be made
    under this section to the producers on a farm with respect to a
    quantity of a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection
    (a)(2) using the payment rate in effect under subsection (c) as of the
    date the producers request the payment.

    SEC. 1206. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS FOR GRAZED
                  ACREAGE.

        (a) Eligible Producers.--
                (1) In general.--Effective for each of the 2019 through
            2023 crop years, in the case of a producer that would be
            eligible for a loan deficiency payment under section 1205 for
            wheat, barley, or oats, but that elects to use acreage planted
            to the wheat, barley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the
            Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this
            section if the producer enters into an agreement with the
            Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of the wheat, barley,
            or oats on that acreage.
                (2) Grazing of triticale acreage.--Effective for each of
            the 2019 through 2023 crop years, with respect to a producer on
            a farm that uses acreage planted to triticale for the grazing
            of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the
            producer under this section if the producer enters into an
            agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of
            triticale on that acreage.
        (b) Payment Amount.--
                (1) In general.--The amount of a payment made under this
            section to a producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(1)
            shall be equal to the amount determined by multiplying--
                        (A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined
                    under section 1205(c) in effect, as of the date of the
                    agreement, for the county in which the farm is located;
                    by
                        (B) the payment quantity determined by
                    multiplying--
                                (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage on
                            the farm with respect to which the producer
                            elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, barley, or
                            oats; and
                                (ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for the
                            calculation of price loss coverage under
                            section 1116 with respect to that loan
                            commodity on the farm;
                                (II) in the case of a farm for which
                            agriculture risk coverage is elected under
                            section 1117, the payment yield that would
                            otherwise be in effect with respect to that
                            loan commodity on the farm in the absence of
                            such election; or
                                (III) in the case of a farm for which no
                            payment yield is otherwise established for that
                            loan commodity on the farm, an appropriate
                            yield established by the Secretary in a manner
                            consistent with section 1113(b).
                (2) Grazing of triticale acreage.--The amount of a payment
            made under this section to a producer on a farm described in
            subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the amount determined by
            multiplying--
                        (A) the loan deficiency payment rate determined
                    under section 1205(c) in effect for wheat, as of the
                    date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm
                    is located; by
                        (B) the payment quantity determined by
                    multiplying--
                                (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage on
                            the farm with respect to which the producer
                            elects to forgo harvesting of triticale; and
                                (ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for the
                            calculation of price loss coverage under
                            subtitle A with respect to wheat on the farm;
                                (II) in the case of a farm for which
                            agriculture risk coverage is elected under
                            section 1117, the payment yield that would
                            otherwise be in effect for wheat on the farm in
                            the absence of such election; or
                                (III) in the case of a farm for which no
                            payment yield is otherwise established for
                            wheat on the farm, an appropriate yield
                            established by the Secretary in a manner
                            consistent with section 1113(b).
        (c) Time, Manner, and Availability of Payment.--
                (1) Time and manner.--A payment under this section shall be
            made at the same time and in the same manner as loan deficiency
            payments are made under section 1205.
                (2) Availability.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
                    availability period for the payments authorized by this
                    section.
                        (B) Certain commodities.--In the case of wheat,
                    barley, and oats, the availability period shall be
                    consistent with the availability period for the
                    commodity established by the Secretary for marketing
                    assistance loans authorized by this subtitle.
        (d) Prohibition on Crop Insurance Indemnity or Noninsured Crop
    Assistance.--A 2019 through 2023 crop of wheat, barley, oats, or
    triticale planted on acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement
    required by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock in lieu
    of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be eligible for an
    indemnity under a policy or plan of insurance authorized under the
    Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop
    assistance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
    Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).

    SEC. 1207. SPECIAL MARKETING LOAN PROVISIONS FOR UPLAND COTTON.

        (a) Special Import Quota.--
                (1) Definition of special import quota.--In this
            subsection, the term ``special import quota'' means a quantity
            of imports that is not subject to the over-quota tariff rate of
            a tariff-rate quota.
                (2) Establishment.--
                        (A) In general.--The President shall carry out an
                    import quota program beginning on August 1, 2019, as
                    provided in this subsection.
                        (B) Program requirements.--Whenever the Secretary
                    determines and announces that for any consecutive 4-
                    week period, the Friday through Thursday average price
                    quotation for the lowest priced United States growth,
                    as quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch upland cotton,
                    delivered to a definable and significant international
                    market, as determined by the Secretary, exceeds the
                    prevailing world market price, there shall immediately
                    be in effect a special import quota.
                (3) Quantity.--The quota shall be equal to the consumption
            during a 1-week period of cotton by domestic mills at the
            seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months
            for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are
            available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated
            by the Secretary.
                (4) Application.--The quota shall apply to upland cotton
            purchased not later than 90 days after the date of the
            Secretary's announcement under paragraph (2) and entered into
            the United States not later than 180 days after that date.
                (5) Overlap.--A special quota period may be established
            that overlaps any existing quota period if required by
            paragraph (2), except that a special quota period may not be
            established under this subsection if a quota period has been
            established under subsection (b).
                (6) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a
            special import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota
            quantity for purposes of--
                        (A) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic
                    Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
                        (B) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act
                    (19 U.S.C. 3203);
                        (C) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
                    U.S.C. 2463(d)); and
                        (D) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff
                    Schedule.
                (7) Limitation.--The quantity of cotton entered into the
            United States during any marketing year under the special
            import quota established under this subsection may not exceed
            the equivalent of 10 weeks' consumption of upland cotton by
            domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 3
            months immediately preceding the first special import quota
            established in any marketing year.
        (b) Limited Global Import Quota for Upland Cotton.--
                (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        (A) Demand.--The term ``demand'' means--
                                (i) the average seasonally adjusted annual
                            rate of domestic mill consumption of cotton
                            during the most recent 3 months for which
                            official data of the Department of Agriculture
                            are available or, in the absence of sufficient
                            data, as estimated by the Secretary; and
                                (ii) the larger of--
                                        (I) average exports of upland
                                    cotton during the preceding 6 marketing
                                    years; or
                                        (II) cumulative exports of upland
                                    cotton plus outstanding export sales
                                    for the marketing year in which the
                                    quota is established.
                        (B) Limited global import quota.--The term
                    ``limited global import quota'' means a quantity of
                    imports that is not subject to the over-quota tariff
                    rate of a tariff-rate quota.
                        (C) Supply.--The term ``supply'' means, using the
                    latest official data of the Department of Agriculture--
                                (i) the carry-over of upland cotton at the
                            beginning of the marketing year (adjusted to
                            480-pound bales) in which the quota is
                            established;
                                (ii) production of the current crop; and
                                (iii) imports to the latest date available
                            during the marketing year.
                (2) Program.--The President shall carry out an import quota
            program that provides that whenever the Secretary determines
            and announces that the average price of the base quality of
            upland cotton, as determined by the Secretary, in the
            designated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 percent of the
            average price of the quality of cotton in the markets for the
            preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, there shall immediately be in effect a limited global
            import quota subject to the following conditions:
                        (A) Quantity.--The quantity of the quota shall be
                    equal to 21 days of domestic mill consumption of upland
                    cotton at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the
                    most recent 3 months for which official data of the
                    Department of Agriculture are available or, in the
                    absence of sufficient data, as estimated by the
                    Secretary.
                        (B) Quantity of prior quota.--If a quota has been
                    established under this subsection during the preceding
                    12 months, the quantity of the quota next established
                    under this subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days
                    of domestic mill consumption calculated under
                    subparagraph (A) or the quantity required to increase
                    the supply to 130 percent of the demand.
                        (C) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity
                    under a limited global import quota shall be considered
                    to be an in-quota quantity for purposes of--
                                (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin
                            Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
                                (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade
                            Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203);
                                (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of
                            1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)); and
                                (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the
                            Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
                        (D) Quota entry period.--When a quota is
                    established under this subsection, cotton may be
                    entered under the quota during the 90-day period
                    beginning on the date the quota is established by the
                    Secretary.
                (3) No overlap.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a quota
            period may not be established that overlaps an existing quota
            period or a special quota period established under subsection
            (a).
        (c) Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall, on a monthly basis, make economic adjustment assistance
            available to domestic users of upland cotton in the form of
            payments for all documented use of that upland cotton during
            the previous monthly period regardless of the origin of the
            upland cotton.
                (2) Value of assistance.--The value of the assistance
            provided under paragraph (1) shall be 3.15 cents per pound.
                (3) Allowable purposes.--Economic adjustment assistance
            under this subsection shall be made available only to domestic
            users of upland cotton that certify that the assistance shall
            be used only to acquire, construct, install, modernize,
            develop, convert, or expand land, plant, buildings, equipment,
            facilities, or machinery.
                (4) Review or audit.--The Secretary may conduct such review
            or audit of the records of a domestic user under this
            subsection as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out
            this subsection.
                (5) Improper use of assistance.--If the Secretary
            determines, after a review or audit of the records of the
            domestic user, that economic adjustment assistance under this
            subsection was not used for the purposes specified in paragraph
            (3), the domestic user shall be--
                        (A) liable for the repayment of the assistance to
                    the Secretary, plus interest, as determined by the
                    Secretary; and
                        (B) ineligible to receive assistance under this
                    subsection for a period of 1 year following the
                    determination of the Secretary.

    SEC. 1208. SPECIAL COMPETITIVE PROVISIONS FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.

        (a) Competitiveness Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this
    Act through July 31, 2024, the Secretary shall carry out a program--
                (1) to maintain and expand the domestic use of extra long
            staple cotton produced in the United States;
                (2) to increase exports of extra long staple cotton
            produced in the United States; and
                (3) to ensure that extra long staple cotton produced in the
            United States remains competitive in world markets.
        (b) Payments Under Program; Trigger.--Under the program, the
    Secretary shall make payments available under this section whenever--
                (1) for a consecutive 4-week period, the world market price
            for the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple
            cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for
            other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as
            determined by the Secretary, is below the prevailing United
            States price for a competing growth of extra long staple
            cotton; and
                (2) the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple
            cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for
            other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as
            determined by the Secretary, is less than 113 percent of the
            loan rate for extra long staple cotton.
        (c) Eligible Recipients.--The Secretary shall make payments
    available under this section to domestic users of extra long staple
    cotton produced in the United States and exporters of extra long staple
    cotton produced in the United States that enter into an agreement with
    the Commodity Credit Corporation to participate in the program under
    this section.
        (d) Payment Amount.--Payments under this section shall be based on
    the amount of the difference in the prices referred to in subsection
    (b)(1) during the fourth week of the consecutive 4-week period
    multiplied by the amount of documented purchases by domestic users and
    sales for export by exporters made in the week following such a
    consecutive 4-week period.

    SEC. 1209. AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS.

        (a) High Moisture Feed Grains.--
                (1) Definition of high moisture state.--In this subsection,
            the term ``high moisture state'' means corn or grain sorghum
            having a moisture content in excess of Commodity Credit
            Corporation standards for marketing assistance loans made by
            the Secretary under section 1201.
                (2) Recourse loans available.--For each of the 2019 through
            2023 crops of corn and grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make
            available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to
            producers on a farm that--
                        (A) normally harvest all or a portion of their crop
                    of corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state;
                        (B) present--
                                (i) certified scale tickets from an
                            inspected, certified commercial scale,
                            including a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed
                            mill, distillery, or other similar entity
                            approved by the Secretary, pursuant to
                            regulations issued by the Secretary; or
                                (ii) field or other physical measurements
                            of the standing or stored crop in regions of
                            the United States, as determined by the
                            Secretary, that do not have certified
                            commercial scales from which certified scale
                            tickets may be obtained within reasonable
                            proximity of harvest operation;
                        (C) certify that the producers on the farm were the
                    owners of the feed grain at the time of delivery to,
                    and that the quantity to be placed under loan under
                    this subsection was in fact harvested on the farm and
                    delivered to, a feedlot, feed mill, or commercial or
                    on-farm high-moisture storage facility, or to a
                    facility maintained by the users of corn and grain
                    sorghum in a high moisture state; and
                        (D) comply with deadlines established by the
                    Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain sorghum and
                    submit applications for loans under this subsection
                    within deadlines established by the Secretary.
                (3) Eligibility of acquired feed grains.--A loan under this
            subsection shall be made on a quantity of corn or grain sorghum
            of the same crop acquired by the producer equivalent to a
            quantity determined by multiplying--
                        (A) the acreage of the corn or grain sorghum in a
                    high moisture state harvested on the farm of the
                    producer; by
                        (B) the lower of--
                                (i) the payment yield in effect for the
                            calculation of price loss coverage under
                            section 1116, or the payment yield deemed to be
                            in effect or established under subclause (II)
                            or (III) of section 1206(b)(1)(B)(ii), with
                            respect to corn or grain sorghum on a field
                            that is similar to the field from which the
                            corn or grain sorghum referred to in
                            subparagraph (A) was obtained; or
                                (ii) the actual yield of corn or grain
                            sorghum on a field, as determined by the
                            Secretary, that is similar to the field from
                            which the corn or grain sorghum referred to in
                            subparagraph (A) was obtained.
        (b) Recourse Loans Available for Seed Cotton.--For each of the 2019
    through 2023 crops of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, the
    Secretary shall make available recourse seed cotton loans, as
    determined by the Secretary, on any production.
        (c) Recourse Loans Available for Contaminated Commodities.--In the
    case of a loan commodity that is ineligible for 100 percent of the
    nonrecourse marketing loan rate in the county due to a determination
    that the commodity is contaminated yet still merchantable, for each of
    the 2019 through 2023 crops of such loan commodity, the Secretary shall
    make available recourse commodity loans, at the rate provided under
    section 1202, on any production.
        (d) Repayment Rates.--Repayment of a recourse loan made under this
    section shall be at the loan rate established for the commodity by the
    Secretary, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of
    the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
    7283)).

    SEC. 1210. ADJUSTMENTS OF LOANS.

        (a) Adjustment Authority.--Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary
    may make appropriate adjustments in the loan rates for any loan
    commodity (other than cotton) for differences in grade, type, quality,
    location, and other factors.
        (b) Manner of Adjustment.--The adjustments under subsection (a)
    shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be made in such a manner that
    the average loan level for the commodity will, on the basis of the
    anticipated incidence of the factors, be equal to the level of support
    determined in accordance with this subtitle and subtitle C.
        (c) Cost Saving Option.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
    shall consider methods to enhance the support, loan, or assistance
    provided under this title in a manner that further minimizes the
    potential for forfeitures.
        (d) Adjustment on County Basis.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary may establish loan rates for
            a crop for producers in individual counties in a manner that
            results in the lowest loan rate being 95 percent of the
            national average loan rate, if those loan rates do not result
            in an increase in outlays.
                (2) Prohibition.--Adjustments under this subsection shall
            not result in an increase in the national average loan rate for
            any year.
        (e) Adjustment in Loan Rate for Cotton.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary may make appropriate
            adjustments in the loan rate for cotton for differences in
            quality factors.
                (2) Types of adjustments.--Loan rate adjustments under
            paragraph (1) may include--
                        (A) the use of non-spot market price data, in
                    addition to spot market price data, that would enhance
                    the accuracy of the price information used in
                    determining quality adjustments under this subsection;
                        (B) adjustments in the premiums or discounts
                    associated with upland cotton with a staple length of
                    33 or above due to micronaire with the goal of
                    eliminating any unnecessary artificial splits in the
                    calculations of the premiums or discounts; and
                        (C) such other adjustments as the Secretary
                    determines appropriate, after consultations conducted
                    in accordance with paragraph (3).
                (3) Consultation with private sector.--
                        (A) Prior to revision.--In making adjustments to
                    the loan rate for cotton (including any review of the
                    adjustments) as provided in this subsection, the
                    Secretary shall consult with representatives of the
                    United States cotton industry.
                        (B) Inapplicability of federal advisory committee
                    act.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                    App.) shall not apply to consultations under this
                    subsection.
                (4) Review of adjustments.--The Secretary may review the
            operation of the upland cotton quality adjustments implemented
            pursuant to this subsection and may make further adjustments to
            the administration of the loan program for upland cotton, by
            revoking or revising any adjustment taken under paragraph (2).
        (f) Rice.--The Secretary shall not make adjustments in the loan
    rates for long grain rice and medium grain rice, except for differences
    in grade and quality (including milling yields).
        (g) Continuation of Authority.--Section 166 of the Federal
    Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7286) is
    amended by striking ``and Subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act
    of 2014'' each place it appears and inserting ``subtitle B of title I
    of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and subtitle B of title I of the
    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018''.

                               Subtitle C--Sugar

    SEC. 1301. SUGAR POLICY.

        (a) Continuation of Current Program and Loan Rates.--
                (1) Sugarcane.--Section 156(a)(4) of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
            7272(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
                (2) Sugar beets.--Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
            7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
                (3) Effective period.--Section 156(i) of the Federal
            Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
            7272(i)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.
        (b) Flexible Marketing Allotments for Sugar.--
                (1) Sugar estimates.--Section 359b(a)(1) of the
            Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)) is
            amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
                (2) Effective period.--Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural
            Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)) is amended by
            striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

       Subtitle D--Dairy Risk Management Program and Other Dairy Programs

    SEC. 1401. DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS.

        (a) Review of Data Used in Calculation of Average Feed Cost.--Not
    later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating the extent to
    which the average cost of feed used by a dairy operation to produce a
    hundredweight of milk calculated by the Secretary as required by
    section 1402(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9052(a)) is
    representative of actual dairy feed costs.
        (b) Corn Silage Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to
    the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
    report detailing the costs incurred by dairy operations in the use of
    corn silage as feed, and the difference between the feed cost of corn
    silage and the feed cost of corn.
        (c) Collection of Alfalfa Hay Data.--Not later than 120 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture,
    acting through the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall
    revise monthly price survey reports to include prices for high-quality
    alfalfa hay in the top five milk producing States, as measured by
    volume of milk produced during the previous month.
        (d) Registration of Multiproducer Dairy Operations.--Section
    1404(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``If'' and inserting
            ``Subject to paragraph (5), if''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(5) Certain multiproducer dairy operation exclusions.--
                        ``(A) Exclusion of low-percentage owners.--To
                    promote administrative efficiency in the dairy risk
                    management program, a multiproducer dairy operation
                    covered by paragraph (3) may elect, at the option of
                    the multiproducer dairy operation, to exclude
                    information from the registration process regarding any
                    individual owner of the multiproducer dairy operation
                    that--
                                ``(i) holds less than a five percent
                            ownership interest in the multiproducer dairy
                            operation; or
                                ``(ii) is entitled to less than five
                            percent of the income, revenue, profit, gain,
                            loss, expenditure, deduction, or credit of the
                            multiproducer dairy operation for any given
                            year.
                        ``(B) Effect of exclusion on dairy risk management
                    payments.--To the extent that an individual owner of a
                    multiproducer dairy operation is excluded under
                    subparagraph (A) from the registration of the
                    multiproducer dairy operation, any dairy risk
                    management payment made to the multiproducer dairy
                    operation shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
                    greater of the following:
                                ``(i) The amount determined by multiplying
                            the dairy risk management payment otherwise
                            determined under section 1406 by the total
                            percentage of ownership interests represented
                            by the excluded owners.
                                ``(ii) The amount determined by multiplying
                            the dairy risk management payment otherwise
                            determined under section 1406 by the total
                            percentage of the income, revenue, profit,
                            gain, loss, expenditure, deduction, or credit
                            of the multiproducer dairy operation
                            represented by the excluded owners.''.
        (e) Relation to Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Program.--Section
    1404(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``but not both'' and inserting ``but not on
            the same production'';
                (2) by striking ``or the'' and inserting ``and the''; and
                (3) by striking ``margin protection program'' and inserting
            ``dairy risk management program''.
        (f) Production History of Participating Dairy Operators.--
                (1) Continued use of prior dairy operation production
            history.--Section 1405(a)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
            U.S.C. 9055(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
            following new sentence: ``The production history of a
            participating dairy operation shall continue to be based on
            annual milk marketings during the 2011, 2012, or 2013 calendar
            year notwithstanding the operation of the dairy risk management
            program through 2023.''.
                (2) Adjustment.--Section 1405(a) of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055(a)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In subsequent
                    years'' and inserting ``In the subsequent calendar
                    years ending before January 1, 2019''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, as
                    applicable'' after ``paragraph (2)''.
                (3) Limitation on changes to business structure.--Section
            1405 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended
            by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Limitation on Changes to Business Structure.--The Secretary
    may not make dairy risk management payments to a participating dairy
    operation if the Secretary determines that the participating dairy
    operation has reorganized the structure of such operation solely for
    the purpose of qualifying as a new operation under subsection (b).''.
        (g) Dairy Risk Management Payments.--
                (1) Election of coverage level threshold and coverage
            percentage.--Section 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
            U.S.C. 9056) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``annually'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subsection:
        ``(d) Deadline for Election; Duration.--Not later than 90 days
    after the date of the enactment of this subsection, each participating
    dairy operation shall elect a coverage level threshold under subsection
    (a)(1) and a coverage percentage under subsection (a)(2) to be used to
    determine dairy risk management payments. This election shall remain in
    effect for the participating dairy operation for the duration of the
    dairy risk management program, as specified in section 1409.''.
                (2) Additional coverage level thresholds for certain
            producers.--Section 1406(a)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``or
            $8.00'' the following: ``(and in the case of production subject
            to premiums under section 1407(b), also $8.50 or $9.00)''.
                (3) Election of production history coverage percentage.--
            Section 1406(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
            9056(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``beginning with 25 percent
            and not exceeding'' and inserting ``but not to exceed''.
        (h) Premiums for Participation in Dairy Risk Management Program.--
                (1) Premium per hundredweight for first 5 million pounds of
            production.--Section 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
            U.S.C. 9057(b)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following new paragraph:
                ``(2) Producer premiums.--The following annual premiums
            apply:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 ``Coverage Level                     Premium per Cwt.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    $4.00                                       None
    $4.50                                       $0.002
    $5.00                                       $0.005
    $5.50                                       $0.008
    $6.00                                       $0.010
    $6.50                                       $0.017
    $7.00                                       $0.041
    $7.50                                       $0.057
    $8.00                                       $0.090
    $8.50                                       $0.120
    $9.00                                       $0.170''; and
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        (B) by striking paragraph (3).
                (2) Technical correction.--Section 1407(d) of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9057(d)) is amended in the
            subsection heading by striking ``Time for'' and inserting
            ``Method of''.
        (i) Conforming Amendments Related to Program Name.--
                (1) Heading.--The heading of part I of subtitle D of title
            I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79; 128 Stat.
            688) is amended to read as follows:

         ``PART I--DAIRY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS''.

                (2) Definitions.--Section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9051) is amended--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and
                    inserting the following new paragraphs:
                ``(5) Dairy risk management program.--The terms `dairy risk
            management program' and `program' mean the dairy risk
            management program required by section 1403.
                ``(6) Dairy risk management payment.--The term `dairy risk
            management payment' means a payment made to a participating
            dairy operation under the program pursuant to section 1406.'';
            and
                        (B) in paragraphs (7) and (8), by striking ``margin
                    protection'' both places it appears.
                (3) Calculation of actual dairy production margin.--Section
            1402(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
            9052(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``margin protection'' and
            inserting ``dairy risk management''.
                (4) Program operation.--Section 1403 of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9053) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking
                    ``establishment of margin protection'' and inserting
                    ``dairy risk management'';
                        (B) by striking ``Not later than September 1, 2014,
                    the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin
                    protection program'' and inserting ``The Secretary
                    shall continue to administer a dairy risk management
                    program''; and
                        (C) by striking ``margin protection payment'' both
                    places it appears and inserting ``dairy risk management
                    payment''.
                (5) Participation.--Section 1404 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9054) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection'';
                        (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``margin
                    protection program to receive margin protection
                    payments'' and inserting ``dairy risk management
                    program to receive dairy risk management payments'';
                    and
                        (C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking
                    ``margin protection'' each place it appears.
                (6) Production history.--Section 1405 of the Agricultural
            Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9055) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                                (i) by striking ``margin protection
                            program'' the first place it appears and
                            inserting ``dairy risk management program'';
                            and
                                (ii) by striking ``margin protection'' the
                            second place it appears; and
                        (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``margin
                    protection''.
                (7) Payments.--Section 1406 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9056) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection'' and inserting ``dairy risk management'';
                        (B) by striking ``margin protection'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``dairy risk management''; and
                        (C) in the heading of subsection (c), by striking
                    ``Margin Protection''.
                (8) Premiums.--Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014
            (7 U.S.C. 9057) is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``margin
                    protection'' and inserting ``dairy risk management'';
                        (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``margin
                    protection program'' and inserting ``dairy risk
                    management program''; and
                        (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``margin
                    protection'' both places it appears.
                (9) Penalties.--Section 1408 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014 (7 U.S.C. 9058) is amended by striking ``margin
            protection'' both places it appears and inserting ``dairy risk
            management''.
                (10) Administration and enforcement.--Section 1410 of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9060) is amended by striking
            ``margin protection'' each place it appears and inserting
            ``dairy risk management''.
        (j) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (k) Duration.--Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
    U.S.C. 9059) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``margin protection'' and inserting ``dairy
            risk management''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 1402. CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE.

        (a) Class I Skim Milk Price.--Section 8c(5)(A) of the Agricultural
    Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(A)), reenacted with amendments by the
    Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by striking
    ``Throughout the 2-year period'' and all that follows through ``such
    handlers.'' and inserting the following new sentence: ``Throughout the
    2-year period beginning on the effective date of this sentence (and
    subsequent to such 2-year period unless modified by amendment to the
    order involved), for purposes of determining prices for milk of the
    highest use classification, the Class I skim milk price per
    hundredweight specified in section 1000.50(b) of title 7, Code of
    Federal Regulations (or successor regulation), shall be the sum of the
    adjusted Class I differential specified in section 1000.52 of such
    title 7, plus the adjustment to Class I prices specified in sections
    1005.51(b), 1006.51(b), and 1007.51(b) of such title 7 (or successor
    regulation), plus the simple average of the advanced pricing factors
    computed in sections 1000.50(q)(1) and 1000.50(q)(2) of such title 7
    (or successor regulation), plus $0.74.''.
        (b) Effective Date and Implementation.--
                (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
            shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning
            more than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                (2) Implementation.--Implementation of the amendment made
            by subsection (a) is not subject to any of the following:
                        (A) The notice and comment provisions of section
                    553 of title 5, United States Code.
                        (B) The notice and hearing requirements of
                    paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 8c of the
                    Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted
                    with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
                    Act of 1937.
                        (C) The order amendment requirements of section
                    8c(17) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(17)).
                        (D) A referendum under section 8c(19) of such Act
                    (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)).

    SEC. 1403. EXTENSION OF DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PROGRAM.

        Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2021'' and inserting
            ``2026''.

    SEC. 1404. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.

        Section 3 of Public Law 90-484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 1405. EXTENSION OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

        Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983
    (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 1406. REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM.

        Section 1431 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9071) is
    repealed.

       Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs

    SEC. 1501. MODIFICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER
                  ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Covered Livestock Losses for Livestock Indemnity Payments.--
    Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                    (A);
                        (B) by striking the period at the end of
                    subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(C) disease that, as determined by the
                    Secretary--
                                ``(i) is caused or transmitted by a vector;
                            and
                                ``(ii) is not susceptible to control by
                            vaccination or acceptable management
                            practices.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``A payment'' and
            inserting ``Payment reductions.--A payment''.
        (b) Payment Limitations and Exclusion of Gross Income Limitation.--
    Section 1501(f) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(f)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``this section (excluding payments
                    received under subsections (b) and (e))'' and inserting
                    ``subsection (c)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``joint venture or general
                    partnership'' and inserting ``qualified pass through
                    entity (as such term is defined in paragraph (5) of
                    section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
                    U.S.C. 1308(a)))''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(4) Exclusion of gross income limitation.--For purposes
            of this section only, subsection (b) of section 1001D of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a) shall not apply to
            a person or legal entity if 75 percent or greater of the
            average adjusted gross income (as such term is defined in
            subsection (a) of such section) of such person or legal entity
            derives from farming, ranching, or silviculture activities.''.
        (c) Application of Amendments.--Section 1501 of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081), as amended by this section, shall apply
    with respect to losses described in such section 1501 incurred on or
    after January 1, 2017.

                           Subtitle F--Administration

    SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY.

        (a) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary shall use
    the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
    Corporation to carry out this title.
        (b) Determinations by Secretary.--A determination made by the
    Secretary under this title shall be final and conclusive.
        (c) Regulations.--
                (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
            subsection, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
            of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations
            as are necessary to implement this title and the amendments
            made by this title.
                (2) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and
            administration of this title and the amendments made by this
            title shall be made without regard to--
                        (A) the notice and comment provisions of section
                    553 of title 5, United States Code; and
                        (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code
                    (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
                (3) Congressional review of agency rulemaking.--In carrying
            out this subsection, the Secretary shall use the authority
            provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.
        (d) Adjustment Authority Related to Trade Agreements Compliance.--
                (1) Required determination; adjustment.--If the Secretary
            determines that expenditures under this title that are subject
            to the total allowable domestic support levels under the
            Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the
            Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) will exceed such
            allowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the
            Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make
            adjustments in the amount of such expenditures during that
            period to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed the
            allowable levels.
                (2) Congressional notification.--Before making any
            adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to
            the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
            and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
            the Senate a report describing the determination made under
            that paragraph and the extent of the adjustment to be made.

    SEC. 1602. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

        (a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.--The following provisions
    of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 shall not be applicable to
    the 2019 through 2023 crops of covered commodities (as defined in
    section 1111), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk
    during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act
    through December 31, 2023:
                (1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III (7 U.S.C.
            1326 et seq.).
                (2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 (7 U.S.C.
            1377).
                (3) Subtitle D of title III (7 U.S.C. 1379a et seq.).
                (4) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).
        (b) Agricultural Act of 1949.--
                (1) Applicability.--The following provisions of the
            Agricultural Act of 1949 shall not be applicable to the 2019
            through 2023 crops of covered commodities (as defined in
            section 1111), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to
            milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of
            this Act through December 31, 2023:
                        (A) Section 101 (7 U.S.C. 1441).
                        (B) Section 103(a) (7 U.S.C. 1444(a)).
                        (C) Section 105 (7 U.S.C. 1444b).
                        (D) Section 107 (7 U.S.C. 1445a).
                        (E) Section 110 (7 U.S.C. 1445e).
                        (F) Section 112 (7 U.S.C. 1445g).
                        (G) Section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k).
                        (H) Section 201 (7 U.S.C. 1446).
                        (I) Title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.).
                        (J) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), other than
                    sections 404, 412, and 416 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 1429, and
                    1431).
                        (K) Title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.).
                        (L) Title VI (7 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.).
                (2) Clarifying amendments.--Section 201(a) of the
            Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``, crambe, cottonseed, sesame
                    seed'' after ``mustard seed'';
                        (B) by inserting ``dry peas, lentils, small
                    chickpeas, large chickpeas, graded wool, nongraded
                    wool, mohair, peanuts,'' after ``honey,''; and
                        (C) by striking ``in accordance with this title''
                    and inserting ``consistent with the percentage levels
                    of support provided under subsection (c), except as
                    otherwise provided for under subsection (b)''.
        (c) Suspension of Certain Quota Provisions.--The joint resolution
    entitled ``A joint resolution relating to corn and wheat marketing
    quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended'',
    approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), shall not be applicable
    to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in the calendar years 2019
    through 2023.

    SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
    U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``section 1001 of
                    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008'' and
                    inserting ``section 1111 of the Agriculture and
                    Nutrition Act of 2018'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``first cousin,
                    niece, nephew,'' after ``sibling,'';
                        (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as (6); and
                        (D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(5) Qualified pass through entity.--The term `qualified
            pass through entity' means a partnership (within the meaning of
            subchapter K of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
            and including a limited liability company that does not
            affirmatively elect to be treated as a corporation), an S
            corporation (as defined in section 1361 of such Code), or a
            joint venture.'';
                (2) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ``entity''
            through ``Agricultural Act of 2014'' in each place it appears
            and inserting ``entity (except a qualified pass through entity)
            for any crop year under sections 1116 and 1117 of the
            Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'';
                (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``associated'' and all
            that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting
            ``associated with subtitle B of title I of the Agriculture and
            Nutrition Act of 2018.''; and
                (4) in subsection (f), by adding the end the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(9) Administration of reduction.--The Secretary shall
            apply any order described in section 1614(d)(1) of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) to payments
            under sections 1116 and 1117 of the Agriculture and Nutrition
            Act of 2018 prior to applying payment limitations under this
            section.''.
        (b) Treatment of Qualified Pass Through Entities.--Section
    1001(e)(3)(B)(ii) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.
    1308(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
                (1) in the heading, by striking ``joint ventures and
            general partnerships'' and inserting ``qualified pass through
            entities'';
                (2) by striking ``joint venture or a general partnership''
            and inserting ``qualified pass through entity'';
                (3) by striking ``joint ventures and general partnerships''
            and inserting ``qualified pass through entities''; and
                (4) by striking ``joint venture or general partnership''
            and inserting ``qualified pass through entity''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Treatment of federal agencies and state and local
            governments.--Section 1001(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985
            (7 U.S.C. 1308(f)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``or title
                    XII'' and inserting ``title I of the Agriculture and
                    Nutrition Act of 2018, or title XII''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``or title
                    XII'' and inserting ``title I of the Agriculture and
                    Nutrition Act of 2018, or title XII''.
                (2) Foreign persons ineligible.--Section 1001C(a) of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3(a)) is amended by
            inserting ``title I of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of
            2018,'' after ``2014,''.
        (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
    beginning with the 2019 crop year.

    SEC. 1604. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

        (a) Limitations.--Section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``title I of the
            Agricultural Act of 2014'' and inserting ``title I of the
            Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'';
                (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D); and
                (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as
            subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
        (b) Exceptions.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act
            of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)) is amended by adding at the end
            the following:
                ``(3) Exceptions.--
                        ``(A) Exception for qualified pass through
                    entities.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect
                    to a qualified pass through entity (as such term is
                    defined in section 1001(a)(5)).
                        ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
                    limitation established by paragraph (1) with respect to
                    a payment pursuant to a covered benefit described in
                    paragraph (2)(B), on a case-by-case basis, if the
                    Secretary determines that environmentally sensitive
                    land of special significance would be protected as a
                    result of such waiver.''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1001D of the Food
            Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``subject to
                    paragraph (3),'' after ``of law,''; and
                        (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``, general
                    partnership, or joint venture'' both places it appears.
        (c) Transition.--Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
    U.S.C. 1308-3a), as in effect on the day before the date of the
    enactment of this Act, shall apply with respect to the 2018 crop,
    fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, for each program described in
    subsection (b)(2) of that section (as so in effect on that day).

    SEC. 1605. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING PAYMENTS UNDER
                  FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS.

        (a) Reconciliation.--At least twice each year, the Secretary shall
    reconcile Social Security numbers of all individuals who receive
    payments under this title, whether directly or indirectly, with the
    Commissioner of Social Security to determine if the individuals are
    alive.
        (b) Preclusion.--The Secretary shall preclude the issuance of
    payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not
    eligible for payments.

    SEC. 1606. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS.

        (a) In General.--The provisions of section 8(g) of the Soil
    Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)), relating
    to assignment of payments, shall apply to payments made under this
    title.
        (b) Notice.--The producer making the assignment, or the assignee,
    shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as the
    Secretary may require, of any assignment made under this section.

    SEC. 1607. TRACKING OF BENEFITS.

        As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary may track the benefits provided, directly or indirectly, to
    individuals and entities under titles I and II and the amendments made
    by those titles.

    SEC. 1608. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--In carrying out this title and title II and
    amendments made by those titles, if the Secretary approves a document,
    the Secretary shall not subsequently determine the document is
    inadequate or invalid because of the lack of authority of any person
    signing the document on behalf of the applicant or any other
    individual, entity, or qualified pass through entity (as such term is
    defined in paragraph (5) of section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a))) or the documents relied upon were determined
    inadequate or invalid, unless the person signing the program document
    knowingly and willfully falsified the evidence of signature authority
    or a signature.
        (b) Affirmation.--
                (1) In general.--Nothing in this section prohibits the
            Secretary from asking a proper party to affirm any document
            that otherwise would be considered approved under subsection
            (a).
                (2) No retroactive effect.--A denial of benefits based on a
            lack of affirmation under paragraph (1) shall not be
            retroactive with respect to third-party producers who were not
            the subject of the erroneous representation of authority, if
            the third-party producers--
                        (A) relied on the prior approval by the Secretary
                    of the documents in good faith; and
                        (B) substantively complied with all program
                    requirements.

    SEC. 1609. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFICIENCIES.

        Section 164(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7284(a)) is amended by striking ``this title''
    and all that follows through ``unless'' and inserting ``this title,
    title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, title I
    of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et
    seq.), title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014, or Agriculture and
    Nutrition Act of 2018''.

    SEC. 1610. IMPLEMENTATION.

        (a) Maintenance of Base Acres and Payment Yields.--The Secretary
    shall maintain, for each covered commodity, base acres and payment
    yields on a farm established under sections 1001 and 1301 of the Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702, 8751), as adjusted
    pursuant to sections 1101, 1102, 1108, and 1302 of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    8711, 8712, 8718, 8752), as in effect on September 30, 2013, and as
    adjusted pursuant to sections 1112 and 1113 of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (7 U.S.C. 9012, 9013).
        (b) Streamlining.--In implementing this title and amendments made
    by this title, the Secretary shall--
                (1) continue to reduce administrative burdens and costs to
            producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and
            other administrative requirements, including through the
            continuation of the Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining
            Initiative that, in part, shall ensure that--
                        (A) a producer (or an agent of a producer) may
                    report information, electronically (including
                    geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department;
                        (B) upon the request of the producer (or agent
                    thereof), the Department of Agriculture electronically
                    shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and
                    without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land
                    unit data, related farm level data, and other
                    information of the producer; and
                        (C) no agent, approved insurance provider, or
                    employee or contractor of an agency or approved
                    insurance provider, bears responsibility or liability
                    under the Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining
                    Initiative for the eligibility of a producer for
                    programs administered by the Department of Agriculture
                    that are not policies or plans of insurance offered
                    under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et.
                    seq.) except in cases of misrepresentation, fraud, or
                    scheme and device;
                (2) continue to improve coordination, information sharing,
            and administrative work with the Farm Service Agency, Risk
            Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation
            Service;
                (3) continue to take advantage of new technologies to
            enhance efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery to
            producers; and
                (4) reduce administrative burdens on producers by offering
            such producers an option to remotely and electronically sign
            annual contracts for participation in coverage under sections
            1116 and 1117.
        (c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall make available to the Farm
    Service Agency to carry out this title and amendments made by this
    title, $25,000,000.
        (d) Loan Implementation.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1614(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act
            of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(1)) is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``or subtitles B and C of the
                    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'' after ``this
                    title'';
                        (B) by striking ``made by subtitles B or C'' and
                    inserting ``made by such subtitles''; and
                        (C) by inserting ``of this title, and sections
                    1207(c) and 1208 of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
                    of 2018'' after ``1208''.
                (2) Repayment.--Section 1614(d)(2) of the Agricultural Act
            of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9097(d)(2)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``of subtitles B or C'' and
                    inserting ``of subtitle B or C of this title, or
                    subtitle B or C of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of
                    2018''; and
                        (B) by striking ``under subtitles B or C'' and
                    inserting ``of subtitle B or C of this title, or
                    subtitle B or C of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of
                    2018''.

    SEC. 1611. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
                  PRODUCERS.

        (a) Definition of Exempted Producer.--In this section, the term
    ``exempted producer'' means a producer or landowner eligible to
    participate in any conservation or commodity program administered by
    the Secretary, or eligible for indemnity or compensation payments
    through programs administered by the Secretary.
        (b) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    including the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of
    2006 (Public Law 109-282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), the requirements of
    parts 25 and 170 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (and any
    successor regulations), shall not apply with respect to assistance
    received by an exempted producer from the Secretary, acting through the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Animal and Plant Health
    Inspection Service, or the Farm Service Agency.

    SEC. 1612. ONE-TIME FILING FOR ARC AND PLC.

        (a) One-time Filing.--Except as provided in subsection (b), during
    the first enrollment period announced by the Farm Service Agency after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, producers on a farm may file a
    one-time program contract with the Secretary to enroll in agricultural
    risk coverage or price loss coverage through crop year 2023.
        (b) Updated Program Contract Required.--In the case of a change in
    a farming operation for which producers on a farm have filed a one-time
    program contract pursuant to subsection (a), such producers shall file
    an updated program contract with the Secretary not later than one year
    after such change in the farming operation occurs.
        (c) Notice of Other Annual Reporting.--The Secretary shall provide
    to each producer that files a one-time program contract pursuant to
    subsection (a) a notice that includes the annual and other periodic
    reporting requirements applicable to such producer, as determined by
    the Secretary.
        (d) Regulations Revised.--The Secretary shall--
                (1) issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out
            this section; and
                (2) revise section 1412.41 of title 7, Code of Federal
            Regulations, in accordance with this section.

                             TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                        Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

    SEC. 2101. PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.

        Section 1221(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3821(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Except as provided'' and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Duty of the secretary.--Before determining
                    that a person is ineligible for program benefits under
                    this subsection, the Secretary shall determine that no
                    exemption under section 1222 applies.''.

    SEC. 2102. MINIMAL EFFECT REGULATIONS.

        (a) Identification of Minimal Effect Exemptions.--Section 1222(d)
    of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(d)) is amended by
    inserting ``not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the
    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018,'' before ``the Secretary shall
    identify''.
        (b) Mitigation Banking.--Section 1222(k)(1)(B) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(k)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) Funding.--
                                ``(i) Funds of commodity credit
                            corporation.--To carry out this paragraph, the
                            Secretary shall use $10,000,000 of the funds of
                            the Commodity Credit Corporation beginning in
                            fiscal year 2019, which funds shall remain
                            available until expended.
                                ``(ii) Authorization of appropriations.--In
                            addition to amounts made available under clause
                            (i), there are authorized to be appropriated to
                            the Secretary to carry out this paragraph
                            $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                            through 2023.''.

                    Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

    SEC. 2201. CONSERVATION RESERVE.

        (a) In General.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.
        (b) Enrollment.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) fiscal year 2019, no more than 25,000,000
                    acres;
                        ``(G) fiscal year 2020, no more than 26,000,000
                    acres;
                        ``(H) fiscal year 2021, no more than 27,000,000
                    acres;
                        ``(I) fiscal year 2022, no more than 28,000,000
                    acres; and
                        ``(J) fiscal year 2023, no more than 29,000,000
                    acres.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(A) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the
                    limitations in paragraph (1)--
                                ``(i) no more than 2,000,000 acres of the
                            land described in subsection (b)(3) may be
                            enrolled in the program at any one time during
                            the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years;
                                ``(ii) the Secretary shall enroll and
                            maintain in the conservation reserve not fewer
                            than 3,000,000 acres of the land described in
                            subsection (b)(3) by September 30, 2023; and
                                ``(iii) in carrying out clause (ii), to the
                            maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
                            maintain in the conservation reserve at any one
                            time during--
                                        ``(I) fiscal year 2019, 1,000,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(II) fiscal year 2020, 1,500,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(III) fiscal year 2021, 2,000,000
                                    acres;
                                        ``(IV) fiscal year 2022, 2,500,000
                                    acres; and
                                        ``(V) fiscal year 2023, 3,000,000
                                    acres.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Reservation of unenrolled acres.--If the
                    Secretary is unable in a fiscal year to enroll enough
                    acres of land described in subsection (b)(3) to meet
                    the number of acres described in clause (ii) or (iii)
                    of subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year, the Secretary
                    shall reserve the remaining number of acres for that
                    fiscal year for the enrollment of land described in
                    subsection (b)(3), and that number of acres shall not
                    be available for the enrollment of any other type of
                    eligible land.''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) State enrollment rates.--During each of fiscal years
            2019 through 2023, to the maximum extent practicable, the
            Secretary shall carry out this subchapter in such a manner as
            to enroll and maintain acreage in the conservation reserve in
            accordance with historical State enrollment rates,
            considering--
                        ``(A) the average number of acres of all lands
                    enrolled in the conservation reserve in each State
                    during each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016;
                        ``(B) the average number of acres of all lands
                    enrolled in the conservation reserve nationally during
                    each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016; and
                        ``(C) the acres available for enrollment during
                    each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, excluding acres
                    described in paragraph (2).
                ``(4) Frequency.--In carrying out this subchapter, for
            contracts that are not available on a continuous enrollment
            basis, the Secretary shall hold a signup not less often than
            once every other year.''.
        (c) Duration of Contract.--Section 1231(e) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Duration of Contract.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for
            the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary
            shall enter into contracts of not less than 10, nor more than
            15, years.
                ``(2) Certain continuous contracts.--With respect to
            contracts under this subchapter for the enrollment of land
            described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (b), the
            Secretary shall enter into contracts of a period of 15 or 30
            years.''.
        (d) Eligibility for Consideration.--Section 1231(h) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``On the expiration'' and inserting the
            following:
                ``(1) In general.--On the expiration''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Reenrollment limitation for certain land.--Land
            subject to a contract entered into under this subchapter shall
            be eligible for only one reenrollment in the conservation
            reserve under paragraph (1) if the land is devoted to hardwood
            trees.''.

    SEC. 2202. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM.

        (a) Program Required.--Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Eligible Acreage.--Section 1231B(b)(2) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(2) Buffer acreage.--Subject to subsections (c) and (d),
            an owner or operator may enroll in the conservation reserve,
            pursuant to the program established under this section, buffer
            acreage that, with respect to land described in subparagraph
            (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) is contiguous to such land;
                        ``(B) is used to protect such land; and
                        ``(C) is of such width as the Secretary determines
                    is necessary to protect such land, taking into
                    consideration and accommodating the farming practices
                    (including the straightening of boundaries to
                    accommodate machinery) used with respect to the
                    cropland that surrounds such land.''.
        (c) Program Limitations.--Section 1231B(c) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(c)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``750,000'' and
            inserting ``500,000'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Subject to paragraph
            (3), any acreage'' and inserting ``Any acreage''; and
                (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).
        (d) Duties of Owners and Operators.--Section 1231B(e) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon and
            inserting ``; and'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
                (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
        (e) Duties of the Secretary.--Section 1231B(f) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(f)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and
            (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section
            1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 1234(d)(2)(A)'';
            and
                (3) by striking paragraph (3).

    SEC. 2203. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1232(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, which may include
            the use of grazing in accordance with paragraph (8),'' after
            ``management on the land''; and
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
            (11) and (12), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (9)
            the following:
                ``(10) on land devoted to hardwood or other trees,
            excluding windbreaks and shelterbelts, to carry out proper
            thinning and other practices to improve the condition of
            resources, promote forest management, and enhance wildlife
            habitat on the land;''.
        (b) Conservation Plans.--Section 1232(b)(2) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``, if
    any,''.

    SEC. 2204. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

        (a) Cost-Share and Rental Payments.--Section 1233(a)(2) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)) is amended by striking
    ``pay an annual rental payment in an amount necessary to compensate
    for'' and inserting ``pay an annual rental payment, in accordance with
    section 1234(d), for''.
        (b) Specified Activities Permitted.--Section 1233(b) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by striking ``not less than 25
                            percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(except that vegetative
                            cover may not be harvested for seed)'' after
                            ``managed harvesting'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``is at least
                    every 5 but not more than once every 3 years;'' and
                    inserting ``contributes to the health and vigor of the
                    established cover, and is not more than once every 3
                    years; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) shall ensure that 25 percent of the acres
                    covered by the contract are not harvested, in
                    accordance with an approved plan that provides for
                    wildlife cover and shelter;'';
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``not less than 25 percent'' and inserting
                    ``25 percent''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                            striking ``routine grazing, except that in
                            permitting such routine grazing'' and inserting
                            ``grazing, except that in permitting such
                            grazing'';
                                (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``continued
                            routine grazing; and'' and inserting
                            ``grazing;'';
                                (iii) in clause (ii)--
                                        (I) in the matter preceding
                                    subclause (I), by striking ``routine
                                    grazing may be conducted, such that the
                                    frequency is not more than once every 2
                                    years'' and inserting ``grazing may be
                                    conducted, such that the frequency
                                    contributes to the health and vigor of
                                    the established cover'';
                                        (II) in subclause (II), by striking
                                    ``the number of years that should be
                                    required between routine'' and
                                    inserting ``the appropriate frequency
                                    and duration of''; and
                                        (III) in subclause (III), by
                                    striking ``routine'' each place it
                                    appears; and
                                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iii) shall ensure that the grazing is
                            conducted in accordance with an approved plan
                            that does not restrict grazing during the
                            primary nesting season and will reduce the
                            stocking rate determined under clause (i) by 50
                            percent; and'';
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
            (5) and (6), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) grazing during the applicable normal grazing period
            determined under subclause (I) of section 1501(c)(3)(D)(i) of
            the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(i)),
            without any restriction on grazing during the primary nesting
            period, subject to the condition that the grazing shall be at
            50 percent of the normal carrying capacity determined under
            that subclause.'';
                (5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ``;
            and'' and inserting ``and retains suitable vegetative structure
            for wildlife cover and shelter;'';
                (6) in paragraph (6)(C), as so redesignated, by striking
            the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                (7) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) grazing pursuant to section 1232(a)(5), without any
            reduction in the rental rate, if the grazing is consistent with
            the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife
            habitat.''.
        (c) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract
    Management.--Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3833) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract
    Management.--In the case of a natural disaster or adverse weather event
    that has the effect of a management practice consistent with the
    conservation plan, the Secretary shall not require further management
    practices pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) that are intended to achieve
    the same effect.''.

    SEC. 2205. PAYMENTS.

        (a) Cost Sharing Payments.--Section 1234(b) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50 percent'' and
            inserting ``not more than 40 percent'';
                (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
                ``(2) Limitations.--
                        ``(A) Exception for seed costs.--In the case of
                    seed costs related to the establishment of cover, cost
                    share shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of
                    the seed mixture.
                        ``(B) Additional incentive payments.--Except as
                    provided in subsection (c), the Secretary may not make
                    additional incentive payments beyond the actual cost of
                    installing measures and practices described in
                    paragraph (1).
                        ``(C) Mid-contract management grazing.--The
                    Secretary may not make any cost sharing payment to an
                    owner or operator under this subchapter pursuant to
                    section 1232(a)(5).''; and
                (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and redesignating
            paragraph (5) as paragraph (3).
        (b) Incentive Payments.--Section 1234(c) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Incentive''
            and inserting ``Forest Management Payment'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
            inserting ``Using funds made available under section
            1241(a)(1)(A), the Secretary''; and
                (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``150 percent'' and
            inserting ``100 percent''.
        (c) Annual Rental Payments.--Section 1234(d) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``less intensive use, the Secretary
                    may consider'' and inserting the following: ``less
                    intensive use--
                        ``(A) the Secretary may consider'';
                        (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) the Secretary shall consider the impact on
                    the local farmland rental market.'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--
                                ``(i) Initial enrollment.--The amounts
                            payable to an owner or operator in the form of
                            annual rental payments under a contract entered
                            into under this subchapter with respect to land
                            that has not previously been subject to such a
                            contract shall be not more than 80 percent of
                            the applicable estimated average county rental
                            rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for
                            the year in which the contract is entered into.
                                ``(ii) Multiple enrollments.--If land
                            subject to a contract entered into under this
                            subchapter is reenrolled in the conservation
                            reserve under section 1231(h)(1)--
                                        ``(I) for the first such
                                    reenrollment, the annual rental payment
                                    shall be in an amount that is not more
                                    than 65 percent of the applicable
                                    estimated average county rental rate
                                    published pursuant to paragraph (4) for
                                    the year in which the reenrollment
                                    occurs;
                                        ``(II) for the second such
                                    reenrollment, the annual rental payment
                                    shall be in an amount that is not more
                                    than 55 percent of the applicable
                                    estimated average county rental rate
                                    published pursuant to paragraph (4) for
                                    the year in which the reenrollment
                                    occurs;
                                        ``(III) for the third such
                                    reenrollment, the annual rental payment
                                    shall be in an amount that is not more
                                    than 45 percent of the applicable
                                    estimated average county rental rate
                                    published pursuant to paragraph (4) for
                                    the year in which the reenrollment
                                    occurs; and
                                        ``(IV) for the fourth such
                                    reenrollment, the annual rental payment
                                    shall be in an amount that is not more
                                    than 35 percent of the applicable
                                    estimated average county rental rate
                                    published pursuant to paragraph (4) for
                                    the year in which the reenrollment
                                    occurs.''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``In the
                    case'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding subparagraph
                    (A), in the case'';
                (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph
            (5) as paragraph (4); and
                (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                        (A) by striking ``cash'' each place it appears;
                        (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by striking ``, not less frequently
                            than once every other year,'' and inserting
                            ``annually''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``, and shall publish the
                            estimates derived from such survey not later
                            than September 15 of each year'' before the
                            period at the end; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                                (i) by striking ``may'' and inserting
                            ``shall''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``as a factor in
                            determining'' and inserting ``to determine''.
        (d) Payment Limitation for Rental Payments.--Section 1234(g)(2) of
    the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(g)(2)) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) Limitation on payments.--Payments under
                    subparagraph (B) shall not exceed 50 percent of the
                    cost of activities carried out under the applicable
                    agreement entered into under such subparagraph.''.

    SEC. 2206. CONTRACTS.

        (a) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--Section 1235(e)(1)(A)
    of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)(1)(A)) is amended
    by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2019''.
        (b) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--Section
    1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(A) beginning on the date that is 1 year before
                    the date of termination of the contract, allow the
                    covered farmer or rancher, in conjunction with the
                    retired or retiring owner or operator, to make
                    conservation and land improvements, including preparing
                    to plant an agricultural crop;'';
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E)
                    as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively, and
                    inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                        ``(B) beginning on the date that is 3 years before
                    the date of termination of the contract, allow the
                    covered farmer or rancher to begin the certification
                    process under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990
                    (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);'';
                        (C) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by
                    inserting ``, and provide to such farmer or rancher
                    technical and financial assistance to carry out the
                    requirements of the plan, if any'' before the semicolon
                    at the end; and
                        (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``the conservation stewardship program or'';
                    and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``To the
                    extent the maximum number of acres permitted to be
                    enrolled under the program has not been met, the
                    Secretary''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``eligible for
                    enrollment under the continuous signup option pursuant
                    to section 1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``is
                    carried out on land described in paragraph (4) or (5)
                    of section 1231(b)''.
        (c) End of Contract Considerations.--Section 1235(g) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(g)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) End of Contract Considerations.--The Secretary shall not
    consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition
    of the conservation reserve contract if--
                ``(1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract,
            the owner or operator--
                        ``(A) enters into an environmental quality
                    incentives program contract; and
                        ``(B) begins the establishment of an environmental
                    quality incentives practice; or
                ``(2) during the three years prior to the expiration of the
            contract, the owner or operator begins the certification
            process under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.''.

              Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program

    SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS.

        (a) Practice.--Section 1240A(4)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1(4)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon; and
                (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv) and
            inserting after clause (i) the following:
                                ``(ii) precision conservation management
                            planning;
                                ``(iii) the use of cover crops and resource
                            conserving crop rotations; and''.
        (b) Priority Resource Concern.--Section 1240A of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1) is amended by redesignating paragraph
    (5) as paragraph (6) and inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
                ``(5) Priority resource concern.--The term `priority
            resource concern' means a natural resource concern or problem,
            as determined by the Secretary, that--
                        ``(A) is identified at the national, State, or
                    local level as a priority for a particular area of a
                    State; and
                        ``(B) represents a significant concern in a State
                    or region.''.
        (c) Stewardship Practice.--Section 1240A of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(7) Stewardship practice.--The term `stewardship
            practice' means a practice or set of practices approved by the
            Secretary that, when implemented and maintained on eligible
            land, address 1 or more priority resource concerns.''.

    SEC. 2302. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) Establishment.--Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(a)) is amended by striking ``2019'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Allocation of Funding.--Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(f)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(f) Allocation of Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through
    2023, at least 5 percent of the funds made available for payments under
    the program shall be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife habitat
    under subsection (g).''.
        (c) Water Conservation or Irrigation Efficiency Practice.--Section
    1240B(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(h)) is
    amended--
                (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary may provide
            water conservation and system efficiency payments under this
            subsection to a producer for--
                        ``(A) a water conservation scheduling technology or
                    water conservation scheduling management;
                        ``(B) irrigation-related structural practices;
                        ``(C) the use of existing drainage systems, or to
                    upgrade drainage systems, to provide irrigation or
                    water efficiency; or
                        ``(D) a transition to water-conserving crops or
                    water-conserving crop rotations.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and
            inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Limited eligibility of irrigation districts,
            irrigation associations, drainage districts, and acequias.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section
                    1001(f)(6), the Secretary may enter into a contract
                    under this subsection with an irrigation district,
                    irrigation association, drainage district, or acequia
                    to implement water conservation or irrigation practices
                    pursuant to a watershed-wide project that will
                    effectively conserve water, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(B) Implementation.--Water conservation or
                    irrigation practices that are the subject of a contract
                    entered into under this paragraph shall be implemented
                    on--
                                ``(i) eligible land of a producer; or
                                ``(ii) land that is under the control of
                            the irrigation district, irrigation
                            association, drainage district, or acequia, and
                            adjacent to such eligible land, as determined
                            by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive
                    the applicability of the limitations in section
                    1001D(b)(2) or section 1240G of this Act for a payment
                    made under a contract entered into under this paragraph
                    if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is
                    necessary to fulfill the objectives of the project.
                        ``(D) Contract limitations.--If the Secretary
                    grants a waiver under subparagraph (C), the Secretary
                    may impose a separate payment limitation for the
                    contract with respect to which the waiver applies.'';
                    and
                (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``to a producer'' and inserting ``under this
                    subsection'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the eligible
                    land of the producer is located, there is a reduction
                    in water use in the operation of the producer'' and
                    inserting ``the land on which the practices will be
                    implemented is located, there is a reduction in water
                    use in the operation on such land''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``with
                    respect to an application under paragraph (1),'' before
                    ``the producer agrees''.
        (d) Stewardship Contracts.--Section 1240B of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(j) Stewardship Contracts.--
                ``(1) Identification of eligible priority resource concerns
            for states.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
                    with the State technical committee, shall identify
                    priority resource concerns within a State that are
                    eligible to be the subject of a stewardship contract
                    under this subsection.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall identify not
                    more than 3 eligible priority resource concerns under
                    subparagraph (A) within each area of a State.
                ``(2) Contracts.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into
                    contracts with producers under this subsection that--
                                ``(i) provide incentives, through annual
                            payments, to producers to attain increased
                            conservation stewardship on eligible land;
                                ``(ii) adopt and install a stewardship
                            practice to effectively address a priority
                            resource concern identified as eligible under
                            paragraph (1); and
                                ``(iii) require management and maintenance
                            of such stewardship practice for the term of
                            the contract.
                        ``(B) Term.--A contract under this subsection shall
                    have a term of not less than 5, nor more than 10,
                    years.
                        ``(C) Prioritization.--Section 1240C(b) shall not
                    apply to applications for contracts under this
                    subsection.
                ``(3) Stewardship payments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide
                    payments to producers through contracts entered into
                    under paragraph (2) for--
                                ``(i) adopting and installing stewardship
                            practices; and
                                ``(ii) managing, maintaining, and improving
                            the stewardship practices for the duration of
                            the contract, as determined appropriate by the
                            Secretary.
                        ``(B) Payment amounts.--In determining the amount
                    of payments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                    consider, to the extent practicable--
                                ``(i) the level and extent of the
                            stewardship practice to be installed, adopted,
                            completed, maintained, managed, or improved;
                                ``(ii) the cost of the installation,
                            adoption, completion, management, maintenance,
                            or improvement of the stewardship practice;
                                ``(iii) income foregone by the producer;
                            and
                                ``(iv) the extent to which compensation
                            would ensure long-term continued maintenance,
                            management, and improvement of the stewardship
                            practice.
                        ``(C) Limitation.--The total amount of payments a
                    person or legal entity receives pursuant to
                    subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $50,000 for any
                    fiscal year.
                ``(4) Reservation of funds.--The Secretary may use not more
            than 50 percent of the funds made available under section 1241
            to carry out this chapter for payments made pursuant to this
            subsection.''.

    SEC. 2303. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.

        Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7)
    is amended by inserting ``or the period of fiscal years 2019 through
    2023,'' after ``2018,''.

    SEC. 2304. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAYMENTS.

        (a) Competitive Grants for Innovative Conservation Approaches.--
    Section 1240H(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
    8(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``use not more than
            $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to''
            after ``the Secretary may''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or persons
            participating in an educational activity through an institution
            of higher education, including by carrying out demonstration
            projects on lands of the institution'' before the semicolon at
            the end.
        (b) Air Quality Concerns From Agricultural Operations.--Section
    1240H(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8(b)(2))
    is amended by inserting ``, and $37,500,000 for each of fiscal years
    2019 through 2023'' after ``2018''.
        (c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials; Reporting and
    Database.--Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3839aa-8) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
    following:
        ``(c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials.--
                ``(1) In general.--Using not more than $25,000,000 of the
            funds made available to carry out this chapter in each of
            fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall carry out
            on-farm conservation innovation trials, on eligible land of
            producers, to test new or innovative conservation approaches--
                        ``(A) directly with producers; or
                        ``(B) through eligible entities.
                ``(2) Incentive payments.--
                        ``(A) Agreements.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
                    the Secretary shall enter into agreements with
                    producers on whose land an on-farm conservation
                    innovation trial is being carried out to provide
                    payments (including payments to compensate for foregone
                    income, as appropriate to address the increased
                    economic risk potentially associated with new or
                    innovative conservation approaches) to the producers to
                    assist with adopting and evaluating new or innovative
                    conservation approaches.
                        ``(B) Length of incentives.--An agreement entered
                    into under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period
                    determined by the Secretary that is--
                                ``(i) not less than 3 years; and
                                ``(ii) if appropriate, more than 3 years,
                            including if such a period is appropriate to
                            support--
                                        ``(I) adaptive management over
                                    multiple crop years; and
                                        ``(II) adequate data collection and
                                    analysis to report the natural resource
                                    and agricultural production benefits of
                                    the new or innovative conservation
                                    approaches.
                ``(3) Flexible adoption.--A producer or eligible entity
            participating in an on-farm conservation innovation trial under
            paragraph (1) may determine the scale of adoption of the new or
            innovative conservation approaches in the on-farm conservation
            innovation trial, which may include multiple scales on an
            operation, including whole farm, field-level, or sub-field
            scales.
                ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
            technical assistance--
                        ``(A) to a producer or eligible entity
                    participating in an on-farm conservation innovation
                    trial under paragraph (1), with respect to the design,
                    installation, and management of the new or innovative
                    conservation approaches; and
                        ``(B) to an eligible entity participating in an on-
                    farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1),
                    with respect to data analyses of the on-farm
                    conservation innovation trial.
                ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
                    means a third-party private entity the primary business
                    of which is related to agriculture.
                        ``(B) New or innovative conservation approaches.--
                    The term `new or innovative conservation approaches'
                    means--
                                ``(i) new or innovative--
                                        ``(I) precision agriculture
                                    technologies;
                                        ``(II) enhanced nutrient management
                                    plans, nutrient recovery systems, and
                                    fertilization systems;
                                        ``(III) soil health management
                                    systems;
                                        ``(IV) water management systems;
                                        ``(V) resource-conserving crop
                                    rotations;
                                        ``(VI) cover crops; and
                                        ``(VII) irrigation systems; and
                                ``(ii) any other conservation approach
                            approved by the Secretary as new or innovative.
        ``(d) Reporting and Database.--
                ``(1) Report required.--Not later than December 31, 2014,
            and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
            the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
            Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
            Representatives a report on the status of activities funded
            under this section, including--
                        ``(A) funding awarded;
                        ``(B) results of the activities; and
                        ``(C) incorporation of findings from the
                    activities, such as new technology and innovative
                    approaches, into the conservation efforts implemented
                    by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Conservation practice database.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the data
                    reported under paragraph (1) to establish and maintain
                    a publicly available conservation practice database
                    that provides--
                                ``(i) a compilation and analysis of
                            effective conservation practices for soil
                            health, nutrient management, and source water
                            protection in varying soil compositions,
                            cropping systems, slopes, and landscapes; and
                                ``(ii) a list of recommended new and
                            effective conservation practices.
                        ``(B) Privacy.--Information provided under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be transformed into a
                    statistical or aggregate form so as to not include any
                    identifiable or personal information of individual
                    producers.''.

                    Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

    SEC. 2401. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND.

        Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 2402. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1240O(b)(1) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)(1)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(3) Additional funding.--In addition to any other funds
            made available under this subsection, of the funds of the
            Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use
            $5,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2019, to remain available
            until expended.''.

    SEC. 2403. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

        Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3839bb-5(f)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``2012 and'' and inserting ``2012,''; and
                (2) by inserting ``, and $50,000,000 for the period of
            fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' before the period at the end.

    SEC. 2404. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 14(h)(2)(E) of the
    Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E))
    is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Funds of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Watershed
    Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended
    by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 15. FUNDING.

        ``In addition to any other funds made available by this Act, of the
    funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
    available to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years
    2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.''.

    SEC. 2405. FERAL SWINE ERADICATION AND CONTROL PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a
    feral swine eradication and control pilot program to respond to the
    threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human
    and animal health.
        (b) Duties of the Secretary.--In carrying out the pilot program,
    the Secretary shall--
                (1) study and assess the nature and extent of damage to the
            pilot areas caused by feral swine;
                (2) develop methods to eradicate or control feral swine in
            the pilot areas;
                (3) develop methods to restore damage caused by feral
            swine; and
                (4) provide financial assistance to agricultural producers
            in pilot areas.
        (c) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide financial assistance to
    agricultural producers under the pilot program to implement methods
    to--
                (1) eradicate or control feral swine in the pilot areas;
            and
                (2) restore damage caused by feral swine.
        (d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service and the Animal and Plant Health
    Inspection Service coordinate for purposes of this section through
    State technical committees established under section 1261 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985.
        (e) Pilot Areas.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program
    in areas of States in which feral swine have been identified as a
    threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as
    determined by the Secretary.
        (f) Cost Sharing.--
                (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs
            activities under the pilot program may not exceed 75 percent of
            the total costs of such activities.
                (2) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share of the
            costs of activities under the pilot program may be provided in
            the form of in-kind contributions of materials or services.
        (g) Funding.--
                (1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
            section $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023.
                (2) Distribution of funds.--Of the funds made available
            under paragraph (1)--
                        (A) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Natural
                    Resources Conservation Service to carry out the pilot
                    program, including the provision of financial
                    assistance to producers for on-farm trapping and
                    technology related to capturing and confining feral
                    swine; and
                        (B) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Animal and
                    Plant Health Inspection Service to carry out the pilot
                    program, including the use of established, and testing
                    of innovative, population reduction methods.
                (3) Limitation on administrative expenses.--Not more than
            10 percent of funds made available under this section may be
            used for administrative expenses of the pilot program.

    SEC. 2406. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

        (a) Repair or Replacement of Fencing.--
                (1) In general.--Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act
            of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended--
                        (A) by striking the section designation and all
                    that follows through ``The Secretary of Agriculture''
                    and inserting the following:

    ``SEC. 401. PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in
    this title as the `Secretary')'';
                        (B) in subsection (a), as so designated, by
                    inserting ``wildfires,'' after ``hurricanes,''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) Repair or Replacement of Fencing.--With respect to a payment
    to an agricultural producer under subsection (a) for the repair or
    replacement of fencing, the Secretary shall give the agricultural
    producer the option of receiving the payment, determined based on the
    applicable percentage of the fair market value of the cost of the
    repair or replacement, as determined by the Secretary, before the
    agricultural producer carries out the repair or replacement.''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the
                    Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202, 2203,
                    2204, 2205) are amended by striking ``Secretary of
                    Agriculture'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``Secretary''.
                        (B) Section 407(a) of the Agricultural Credit Act
                    of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206(a)) is amended by striking
                    paragraph (4).
        (b) Cost Share Payments.--Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act
    of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
    402 the following:

    ``SEC. 402A. COST SHARE REQUIREMENT.

        ``(a) Cost-share Rate.--The maximum cost-share payment under
    section 401 and section 402 shall not exceed 75 percent of the total
    allowable cost, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(b) Exception.--Not withstanding subsection (a), a qualified
    limited resource, socially disadvantaged, or beginning farmer or
    rancher payment under section 401 and 402 shall not exceed 90 percent
    of the total allowable cost, as determined by the Secretary.
        ``(c) Limitation.--In no case shall the total payment under section
    401 and 402 for a single event exceed 50 percent of what the Secretary
    has determined to be the agriculture value of the land.''.

    SEC. 2407. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASED WATERSHED-BASED
                  COLLABORATION.

        It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should
    recognize and encourage partnerships at the watershed level between
    nonpoint sources and regulated point sources to advance the goals of
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and provide benefits to
    farmers, landowners, and the public.

    SEC. 2408. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION.

        The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C.
    2001 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 5(e), by striking ``and December 31, 2015''
            and inserting ``December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2022'';
                (2) in section 6(d), by striking ``, respectively'' and
            inserting ``, and a program update shall be completed by
            December 31, 2023'';
                (3) in section 7--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 2016'' and
                    inserting ``, 2016, and 2022''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
                    paragraph (1), by striking ``and 2017'' and inserting
                    ``, 2017, and 2023'';
                (4) in section 10, by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (5) by redesignating sections 8 through 10 as sections 9
            though 11, respectively; and
                (6) by inserting after section 7 the following:

    ``SEC. 8. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ASSESSMENT.

        ``(a) In General.--In coordination with the appraisal of soil,
    water, and related resources and with the national soil and water
    conservation program established under this Act, the Secretary may
    carry out a conservation effects assessment project to quantify the
    environmental and economic effects of conservation practices, develop
    the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for
    environmental quality and sustainable productive capacity, and improve
    the efficacy of conservation practices and programs by evaluating
    conservation effects.
        ``(b) Scope.--The project under this subsection may be carried out
    at national, regional, and watershed scales, and may include cropland,
    grazing lands, wetlands, forests, and such other lands as the Secretary
    may determine appropriate.
        ``(c) Activities.--The project under this subsection may include
    research, literature reviews and bibliographies, modeling, assessment,
    monitoring and data collection, outreach, extension education, and such
    other activities as the Secretary may determine appropriate.

    ``SEC. 9. GOALS AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

        ``(a) Natural Resource and Environmental Objectives and Outcomes.--
                ``(1) In general.--In coordination with the appraisal of
            soil, water, and related resources, the soil and water
            conservation program, and the conservation effects assessment
            project established by this Act, the Secretary shall identify,
            and periodically revise, specific natural resource and
            environmental objectives and anticipated conservation outcomes
            and results, by resource concern, for the conservation programs
            established under subtitles D and H of title XII of the Food
            Security Act of 1985 and the landscape conservation initiatives
            developed by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Assessments.--To help measure outcomes and results,
            the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make
            assessments of changes in the status and conditions of natural
            resources and the environment that result from the application
            of conservation activities supported directly by such
            conservation programs and initiatives.
                ``(3) Monitoring and program evaluation.--The Secretary
            shall establish a coordinated monitoring and evaluation process
            for programs and initiatives to assess progress toward the
            identified objectives, to gather information to improve program
            and initiative implementation in accordance with desired
            program and initiative outcomes and results, and to assess the
            need for modifications to program or initiative rules or
            statutes.
        ``(b) Monitoring and Program Evaluation.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
            comprehensive monitoring and program evaluation process to
            assess progress in reaching natural resource and environmental
            objectives identified in accordance with subsection (a) and the
            contribution of individual programs and initiatives, as well as
            the programs and initiatives collectively, to that progress.
                ``(2) Implementation.--In implementing the monitoring and
            program evaluation process under paragraph (1), the Secretary
            may consider and incorporate resource concern inventories,
            quality criteria, conservation practices and enhancements, and
            such other information as the Secretary determines relevant for
            applying the monitoring and program evaluation process across
            each of the major land uses identified by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Monitoring and evaluation process.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than two years after
                    the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
                    shall issue a design for the comprehensive monitoring
                    and evaluation process, a schedule for implementing the
                    process, and a plan for coordinating the process with
                    the national soil and water conservation program and
                    conservation effects assessment project established
                    under this Act.
                        ``(B) Methodology.--The design for the monitoring
                    and evaluation process shall--
                                ``(i) include detailed information
                            concerning the requisite frequency of the
                            monitoring process at the field, water body,
                            habitat, or other level and the manner in which
                            the data will be aggregated at the landscape or
                            watershed level, county or local level, State
                            level, national level, and any other level the
                            Secretary determines necessary; and
                                ``(ii) take into account the cumulative
                            nature of conservation over time, the
                            interactions and sequencing effects between
                            conservation activities, the differing times
                            for conservation effects to be realized, and
                            other related measurement challenges.
                        ``(C) Public research.--Notwithstanding any other
                    provision of law, in order to facilitate implementation
                    of the monitoring and evaluation process, the Secretary
                    shall make available conservation activity and program
                    data to cooperators and researchers engaged in public
                    research and evaluation activities to improve
                    conservation outcomes under this subsection, provided
                    that--
                                ``(i) adequate assurances are provided to
                            the Secretary that any resulting research or
                            information will be made publicly available and
                            in a form that protects personally identifiable
                            information; and
                                ``(ii) the National Technical Committee
                            finds that any such research is likely to
                            generate information that furthers the purpose
                            of this section.
                ``(4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may implement
            the monitoring evaluation process in part through cooperative
            or contribution agreements with Federal, State, and local
            agencies, universities and colleges, nongovernmental
            organizations with requisite expertise, as determined by the
            Secretary in consultation with the National Technical
            Committee.
                ``(5) National technical committee.--
                        ``(A) Composition.--The monitoring and evaluation
                    process shall be administered by the Natural Resources
                    Conservation Service with assistance from a national
                    technical committee appointed by the Secretary and
                    composed of individuals with relevant technical and
                    scientific expertise representing--
                                ``(i) the Agricultural Research Service of
                            the Department of Agriculture;
                                ``(ii) the Economic Research Service of the
                            Department of Agriculture;
                                ``(iii) the Farm Service Agency of the
                            Department of Agriculture;
                                ``(iv) the Forest Service;
                                ``(v) the National Institute for Food and
                            Agriculture;
                                ``(vi) the United States Geological Survey;
                                ``(vii) State and tribal agencies;
                                ``(viii) land grant university natural
                            resource research programs;
                                ``(ix) nongovernmental organizations with
                            expertise in the full array of conservation
                            issues and measurement and evaluation of
                            conservation outcomes; and
                                ``(x) such other agencies, institutions, or
                            organizations as the Secretary may determine
                            appropriate.
                        ``(B) FACA exemption.--The national technical
                    committee shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory
                    Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
                        ``(C) Transparency.--The Secretary shall ensure the
                    proceedings and recommendations of the national
                    technical committee are available to the public.
                ``(6) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out this
            subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that any on-farm
            monitoring activities that may be included as part of the
            monitoring and program evaluation process are voluntary on the
            part of the producer, and may include appropriate compensation,
            as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
            authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, for
            each fiscal year, the amount that is equal to one percent of
            the total annual funding from the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation made available in the preceding fiscal year for the
            conservation programs established under subtitles D and H of
            title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, excluding the
            conservation reserve program.
        ``(c) Reporting.--
                ``(1) Report on objectives and methods.--Beginning in the
            fiscal year that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this
            subsection, and periodically thereafter, as determined by the
            Secretary, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make
            publicly available, a report that includes--
                        ``(A) a description of conservation outcome
                    objectives that are, to the maximum extent practicable,
                    quantitative, measurable, and time-bound for each
                    program established under subtitle D or H of the Food
                    Security Act of 1985 and the landscape conservation
                    initiatives developed by the Secretary;
                        ``(B) a description of the approaches, tools, and
                    methods used to measure or model the conservation
                    outcomes and results and to estimate the cost-
                    effectiveness of each such program; and
                        ``(C) guidance to the conservation project partners
                    working to implement conservation programs within a
                    landscape-level project that provides a description of
                    the approaches, tools, and methods the partners might
                    consider using to measure and model the conservation
                    outcomes and results of their projects.
                ``(2) Report on outcomes.--In conjunction with each of the
            reports to Congress pursuant to section 7, the Secretary shall
            submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that
            includes--
                        ``(A) an assessment of progress made towards
                    achieving conservation program objectives and
                    anticipated outcomes and results for each conservation
                    program established under subtitle D or H of title XII
                    of the Food Security Act of 1985, as well as for such
                    programs collectively, and the landscape conservation
                    initiatives developed by the Secretary;
                        ``(B) an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of
                    each such conservation program and initiative; and
                        ``(C) recommendations, in light of the assessment
                    and evaluation, to improve program implementation and
                    improve the scientific and economic tools (including
                    any new or revised conservation practices, conservation
                    enhancements, or conservation planning tools) used to
                    achieve stated natural resource conservation and
                    environmental objectives.
                ``(3) Coordination.--The Secretary may coordinate the
            reports required under paragraphs (1) and (2) with any reports
            developed as part of the conservation effects assessment
            project authorized by section 8, whenever such coordination is
            feasible and warranted, as determined by the Secretary.''.

                     Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

    SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

        (a) Annual Funding.--Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program
            specified in paragraph (5))'' and inserting ``2023'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``2023'';
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.'';
                (4) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs
            (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                (5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by inserting ``,
            as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
            Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, using such sums as are
            necessary to administer contracts entered into before the
            earlier of September 30, 2018, or such date of enactment''
            before the period at the end; and
                (6) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``each of
                    fiscal years 2018 through 2019.'' and inserting
                    ``fiscal year 2018;''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(G) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                        ``(H) $2,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(I) $2,935,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                        ``(J) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.''.
        (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1241(b) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended by striking ``2018 (and
    fiscal year 2019 in the case of the program specified in subsection
    (a)(5))'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Technical Assistance.--Section 1241(c) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(c)) is amended--
                (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
                ``(2) Priority.--In the delivery of technical assistance
            under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16
            U.S.C. 590a et seq.), the Secretary shall give priority to
            producers who request technical assistance from the Secretary
            in order to comply for the first time with the requirements of
            subtitle B and subtitle C of this title as a result of the
            amendments made by section 2611 of the Agricultural Act of
            2014.''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph
            (4) as paragraph (3).
        (d) Regional Equity.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of
            1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by striking subsection (e) and
            redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (e)
            through (h), respectively.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1221(c) of the Food
            Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821(c)) is amended by striking
            ``1241(f)'' and inserting ``1241(e)'' each place it appears.
        (e) Reservation of Funds To Provide Assistance to Certain Farmers
    or Ranchers for Conservation Access.--Section 1241(g) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this
    section) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2018 to carry out the
            environmental quality incentives program and the acres made
            available for each of such fiscal years to carry out the
            conservation stewardship program'' and inserting ``2023 to
            carry out the environmental quality incentives program''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph
            (4) as paragraph (3).
        (f) Report on Program Enrollments and Assistance.--Section 1241(h)
    of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of
    this section) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(h) Report on Program Enrollments and Assistance.--Not later than
    December 15 of each of calendar years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary
    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate an annual report containing statistics by State
    related to enrollments in conservation programs under this subtitle, as
    follows:
                ``(1) The annual and current cumulative activity reflecting
            active agreement and contract enrollment statistics.
                ``(2) Secretarial exceptions, waivers, and significant
            payments, including--
                        ``(A) payments made under the agricultural
                    conservation easement program for easements valued at
                    $250,000 or greater;
                        ``(B) payments made under the regional conservation
                    partnership program subject to the waiver of adjusted
                    gross income limitations pursuant to section
                    1271C(c)(3);
                        ``(C) waivers granted by the Secretary under
                    section 1001D(b)(3) of this Act;
                        ``(D) exceptions and activity associated with
                    section 1240B(h)(2); and
                        ``(E) exceptions provided by the Secretary under
                    section 1265B(b)(2)(C).''.

    SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Definitions.--Section 1242(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3842(a)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible participant.--The term `eligible
            participant' means a producer, landowner, or entity that is
            participating in, or seeking to participate in, programs in
            which the producer, landowner, or entity is otherwise eligible
            to participate under this title.
                ``(2) Third-party provider.--The term `third-party
            provider' means a commercial entity (including a farmer
            cooperative, agriculture retailer, or other commercial entity
            (as defined by the Secretary)), a nonprofit entity, a State or
            local government (including a conservation district), or a
            Federal agency, that has expertise in the technical aspect of
            conservation planning, including nutrient management planning,
            watershed planning, or environmental engineering.''.
        (b) Certification of Third-Party Providers.--Section 1242(e) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
                ``(4) Alternative certification.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection,
                    the Secretary shall approve any qualified certification
                    that the Secretary determines meets or exceeds the
                    national criteria provided under paragraph (3)(B).
                        ``(B) Qualified certification.--In this paragraph,
                    the term `qualified certification' means a professional
                    certification that is established by the Secretary, an
                    agriculture retailer, a farmer cooperative, the
                    American Society of Agronomy, or the National Alliance
                    of Independent Crop Consultants, including
                    certification--
                                ``(i) as a Certified Crop Advisor by the
                            American Society of Agronomy;
                                ``(ii) as a Certified Professional
                            Agronomist by the American Society of Agronomy;
                            and
                                ``(iii) as a Comprehensive Nutrient
                            Management Plan Specialist by the Secretary.''.

    SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

        Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (m);
                (2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) as
            subsections (j) through (m), respectively, and inserting after
            subsection (h) the following:
        ``(i) Source Water Protection Through Targeting of Agricultural
    Practices.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out any conservation program
            administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall encourage
            practices that relate to water quality and water quantity that
            protect source waters for drinking water (including protecting
            against public health threats) while also benefitting
            agricultural producers.
                ``(2) Collaboration with water systems and increased
            incentives.--In encouraging practices under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) work collaboratively with community water
                    systems and State technical committees established
                    under section 1261 to identify, in each State, local
                    priority areas for the protection of source waters for
                    drinking water; and
                        ``(B) offer to producers increased incentives and
                    higher payment rates than are otherwise statutorily
                    authorized through conservation programs administered
                    by the Secretary for practices that result in
                    significant environmental benefits that the Secretary
                    determines--
                                ``(i) relate to water quality or water
                            quantity; and
                                ``(ii) occur primarily outside of the land
                            on which the practices are implemented.
                ``(3) Reservation of funds.--In each of fiscal years 2019
            through 2023, the Secretary shall use, to carry out this
            subsection, not less than 10 percent of any funds available
            with respect to each conservation program administered by the
            Secretary under this title except the conservation reserve
            program.''; and
                (3) in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of
            chapter 2 of subtitle D and''.

    SEC. 2504. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES.

        Section 1261(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3861(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(14) The State 1862 Institution (as defined in section
            2(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
            Reform Act of 1998).''.

             Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

    SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

        Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3865(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that negatively affect
            the agricultural uses and conservation values'' after ``that
            land''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``restoring and'' and
            inserting ``restoring or''.

    SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS.

        (a) Agricultural Land Easement.--Section 1265A(1)(B) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(1)(B)) is amended by striking
    ``subject to an agricultural land easement plan, as approved by the
    Secretary''.
        (b) Eligible Land.--Section 1265A(3) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(3)) is amended--
                (1) by amending subparagraph (A)(iii)(VI) to read as
            follows:
                                        ``(VI) nonindustrial private forest
                                    land that contributes to the economic
                                    viability of an offered parcel, or
                                    serves as a buffer to protect such land
                                    from development, which may include up
                                    to 100 percent of the parcel if the
                                    Secretary determines enrolling the land
                                    is important to protect a forest to
                                    provide significant conservation
                                    benefits;''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ``, as
            determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary
            of the Interior at the local level''.
        (c) Monitoring Report.--Section 1265A of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
    (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and inserting after
    paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Monitoring report.--The term `monitoring report'
            means a report, the contents of which are formulated and
            prepared by the holder of an agricultural land easement, that
            documents whether the land subject to the agricultural land
            easement is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the
            agricultural land easement.''.

    SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS.

        (a) Availability of Assistance.--Section 1265B(a)(2) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(a)(2)) is amended by striking
    ``provide for the conservation of natural resources pursuant to an
    agricultural land easement plan'' and inserting ``implement the
    program''.
        (b) Cost-Share Assistance.--
                (1) Scope of assistance available.--Section 1265B(b)(2) of
            the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is
            amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the
            following:
                        ``(B) Non-federal share.--An eligible entity may
                    use for any part of its share--
                                ``(i) a cash contribution;
                                ``(ii) a charitable donation or qualified
                            conservation contribution (as defined by
                            section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                            1986) from the landowner from which the
                            agricultural land easement will be purchased;
                            or
                                ``(iii) funding from a Federal source other
                            than the Department of Agriculture.
                        ``(C) Grasslands exception.--In the case of
                    grassland of special environmental significance, as
                    determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may provide
                    an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the fair market
                    value of the agricultural land easement.''.
                (2) Evaluation and ranking of applications.--Section
            1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
            3865b(b)(3)) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
            subparagraph (D) and inserting after subparagraph (B) the
            following:
                        ``(C) Accounting for geographic differences.--The
                    Secretary shall, in coordination with State technical
                    committees, adjust the criteria established under
                    subparagraph (A) to account for geographic differences
                    among States, if such adjustments--
                                ``(i) meet the purposes of the program; and
                                ``(ii) continue to maximize the benefit of
                            the Federal investment under the program.''.
                (3) Agreements with eligible entities.--Section 1265B(b)(4)
            of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                                (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``and the
                            agricultural use of the land that is subject to
                            the agricultural land easement'' after ``the
                            program''; and
                                (ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and
                            inserting the following:
                                ``(iii) include a right of enforcement for
                            the Secretary that--
                                        ``(I) may be used only if the terms
                                    and conditions of the easement are not
                                    enforced by the eligible entity; and
                                        ``(II) does not extend to a right
                                    of inspection unless the holder of the
                                    easement fails to provide monitoring
                                    reports in a timely manner;
                                ``(iv) include a conservation plan only for
                            any portion of the land subject to the
                            agricultural land easement that is highly
                            erodible cropland; and'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting ``in the
                    case of fraud or gross negligence,'' before ``the
                    Secretary may require''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(F) Mineral development.--Upon request by an
                    eligible entity, the Secretary shall allow, under an
                    agreement under this subsection, mineral development on
                    land subject to the agricultural land easement, if the
                    Secretary determines that the mineral development--
                                ``(i) has limited and localized effects;
                                ``(ii) is not irremediably destructive of
                            significant conservation interests; and
                                ``(iii) would not alter or affect the
                            topography or landscape.
                        ``(G) Environmental services markets.--The
                    Secretary may not prohibit, through an agreement under
                    this subsection, an owner of land subject to the
                    agricultural land easement from participating in, and
                    receiving compensation from, an environmental services
                    market if a purpose of the market is the facilitation
                    of additional conservation benefits that are consistent
                    with the purposes of the program.''.
                (4) Certification of eligible entities.--Section
            1265B(b)(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
            3865b(b)(5)) is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and''
                            and inserting a semicolon;
                                (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to
                            use its own terms and conditions,
                            notwithstanding paragraph (4)(C), as long as
                            the terms and conditions are consistent with
                            the purposes of the program.''; and
                        (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(B) Certification criteria.--In order to be
                    certified, an eligible entity shall demonstrate to the
                    Secretary that the entity--
                                ``(i) is a land trust that has--
                                        ``(I) been accredited by the Land
                                    Trust Accreditation Commission, or by
                                    an equivalent accrediting body (as
                                    determined by the Secretary); and
                                        ``(II) acquired not fewer than five
                                    agricultural land easements under the
                                    program; or
                                ``(ii) will maintain, at a minimum, for the
                            duration of the agreement--
                                        ``(I) a plan for administering
                                    easements that is consistent with the
                                    purpose of the program;
                                        ``(II) the capacity and resources
                                    to monitor and enforce agricultural
                                    land easements; and
                                        ``(III) policies and procedures to
                                    ensure--
                                                ``(aa) the long-term
                                            integrity of agricultural land
                                            easements on land subject to
                                            such easements;
                                                ``(bb) timely completion of
                                            acquisitions of such easements;
                                            and
                                                ``(cc) timely and complete
                                            evaluation and reporting to the
                                            Secretary on the use of funds
                                            provided under the program.''.
        (c) Technical Assistance.--Section 1265B(d) of the Food Security
    Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(d)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical
    assistance, if requested, to assist in compliance with the terms and
    conditions of easements.''.

    SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS.

        Section 1265C(b)(5)(D)(i)(III) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3865c(b)(5)(D)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting after ``under
    subsection (f)'' the following: ``or a grazing management plan that is
    consistent with the wetland reserve easement plan and has been
    reviewed, and modified as necessary, at least every five years''.

    SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) Ineligible Land.--Section 1265D(a)(4) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(a)(4)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``or off-site''; and
                (2) by striking ``proposed or'' and inserting ``permitted
            or''.
        (b) Subordination, Exchange, Modification, and Termination.--
                (1) Subordination and exchange.--Section 1265D(c)(1) of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(c)(1)) is amended--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``In
                    general'' and inserting ``Subordination and exchange'';
                        (B) by striking ``subordinate, exchange, modify, or
                    terminate'' each place it appears and inserting
                    ``subordinate or exchange''; and
                        (C) by striking ``subordination, exchange,
                    modification, or termination'' each place it appears
                    and inserting ``subordination or exchange''.
                (2) Modification; termination.--Section 1265D(c) of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(c)) is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                    paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Modification.--
                        ``(A) Authority.--The Secretary may modify any
                    interest in land, or portion of such interest,
                    administered by the Secretary, either directly or on
                    behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation under the
                    program if the modification--
                                ``(i) has a neutral effect on, or
                            increases, the conservation values;
                                ``(ii) is consistent with the original
                            intent of the easement; and
                                ``(iii) is consistent with the purposes of
                            the program.
                        ``(B) Limitation.--In modifying an interest in
                    land, or portion of such interest, under this
                    paragraph, the Secretary may not increase any payment
                    to an eligible entity.
                ``(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate any
            interest in land, or portion of such interest, administered by
            the Secretary, either directly or on behalf of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation under the program if--
                        ``(A) the current owner of the land that is subject
                    to the easement and the holder of the easement agree to
                    the termination; and
                        ``(B) the Secretary determines that the termination
                    would be in the public interest.''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                    (3)''.
        (c) Landowner Eligibility.--Section 1265D of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(f) Landowner Eligibility.--The limitation described in paragraph
    (1) of section 1001D(b) shall not apply to a landowner from which an
    easement under the program is to be purchased with respect to any
    benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) of such section related to the
    purchase of such easement.''.

             Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

    SEC. 2701. DEFINITIONS.

        (a) Covered Program.--Section 1271A(1) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating
            subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) The conservation reserve program established
                    under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D.
                        ``(E) Programs provided for in the Watershed
                    Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et
                    seq.), other than section 14 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
                    1012).''.
        (b) Eligible Activity.--Section 1271A(2) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(2)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``resource-conserving
            crop rotations,'' before ``or dryland farming''; and
                (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as
            subparagraphs (D) through (K), respectively, and inserting
            after subparagraph (B) the following:
                        ``(C) Protection of source waters for drinking
                    water.''.

    SEC. 2702. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS.

        (a) Length.--Section 1271B(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3871b(b)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Length.--A partnership agreement, including a renewal of a
    partnership agreement under subsection (d)(5), shall be--
                ``(1) for a period not to exceed 5 years, which period the
            Secretary may extend one time for up to 12 months; or
                ``(2) for a period that is longer than 5 years, if such
            longer period is necessary to meet the objectives of the
            program, as determined by the Secretary.''.
        (b) Duties of Partners.--Section 1271B(c)(1)(E) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(c)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting
    ``, including quantification of the project's environmental outcomes''
    before the semicolon.
        (c) Applications.--Section 1271B(d) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``simplified'' before
            ``competitive process to select''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Renewals.--If a project that is the subject of a
            partnership agreement has met or exceeded the objectives of the
            project, as determined by the Secretary, the eligible partners
            may submit, through an expedited program application process,
            an application to--
                        ``(A) continue to implement the project under a
                    renewal of the partnership agreement; or
                        ``(B) expand the scope of the project under a
                    renewal of the partnership agreement.''.

    SEC. 2703. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS.

        Section 1271C(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3871c(c)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``a period of 5 years'' and inserting ``the
            applicable period under section 1271B(b)''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary may waive
            the applicability of the limitation in section 1001D(b)(2) of
            this Act for participating producers'' and inserting
            ``notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (3) of section
            1001D(b), the Secretary may waive the applicability of the
            limitation in paragraph (2) of such section, and any limitation
            on the maximum amount of payments related to the covered
            programs, for participating producers''.

    SEC. 2704. FUNDING.

        Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3871d(a)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
    Corporation, the Secretary shall use, to carry out the program--
                ``(1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
            2018; and
                ``(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.''.

    SEC. 2705. ADMINISTRATION.

        Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871e) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and
            inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall provide eligible partners and
    producers participating in the partnership agreements with guidance on
    how to quantify and report on environmental outcomes associated with
    the adoption of conservation practices under the program.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period and
                    inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) the progress that eligible partners and producers
            participating in the partnership agreements are making in
            quantifying and reporting on environmental outcomes associated
            with the adoption of conservation practices under the
            program.''.

    SEC. 2706. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS.

        Section 1271F(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3871f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

     Subtitle H--Repeals and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments

    SEC. 2801. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION SECURITY AND CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP
                  PROGRAMS.

        (a) Repeal.--Except as provided in subsection (b), chapter 2 of
    subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3838d et seq.) is repealed.
        (b) Transitional Provisions for Conservation Stewardship Program.--
                (1) Effect on existing contracts.--The amendment made by
            this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any
            contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under
            subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the
            Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before the
            date of enactment of this Act, or any payments required to be
            made in connection with the contract.
                (2) No renewals.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
            Secretary may not renew a contract described in such paragraph.

    SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE.

        Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-6) is repealed.

    SEC. 2803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Delineation of Wetlands; Exemptions.--Section 1222(j) of the
    Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(j)) is amended by striking
    ``National Resources Conservation Service'' and inserting ``Natural
    Resources Conservation Service''.
        (b) Delivery of Technical Assistance.--Section 1242 of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) is amended by striking ``third
    party'' each place it appears and inserting ``third-party''.
        (c) Administrative Requirements for Conservation Programs.--Section
    1244(b)(4)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3844(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``General Accounting Office'' and
    inserting ``General Accountability Office''.
        (d) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.--Section 5(4) of
    the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005(4))
    is amended--
                (1) by striking ``goodwater'' and inserting ``floodwater'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and
            Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of
            Health and Human Services''.

                                TITLE III--TRADE

                         Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

    SEC. 3001. FINDINGS.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
                (1) The United States has long been the world's largest
            donor of international food assistance.
                (2) American farmers have been instrumental in the success
            of United States international food assistance programs by
            providing an affordable, safe, and reliable source of
            nutritious agricultural commodities.
                (3) Through the efforts of the United States maritime
            industry and private voluntary organizations, agricultural
            commodities grown in the United States have been delivered to
            millions of people in need around the globe.
                (4) The United States should continue to use its abundant
            agricultural productivity to promote the foreign policy of the
            United States by enhancing the food security of the developing
            world through the timely provision of agricultural commodities.

    SEC. 3002. LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

        Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1722) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) Labeling of Assistance.--Agricultural commodities and other
    assistance provided under this title shall, to the extent practicable,
    be clearly identified with appropriate markings on the package or
    container of such commodities and food procured outside of the United
    States, or on printed material that accompanies other assistance, in
    the language of the locality in which such commodities and other
    assistance are distributed, as being furnished by the people of the
    United States of America.''.

    SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE.

        Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(h)(3))
    is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3004. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES.

        Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1723) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``to generate proceeds
            to be used as provided in this section'' before the period at
            the end;
                (2) by striking subsection (b); and
                (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
            (b) and (c), respectively.

    SEC. 3005. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.

        Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)) is
    amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``2018'' both places it
    appears and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3006. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE OF FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE
                  GROUP.

        Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3007. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

        Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1))
    is amended by striking ``the Agricultural Act of 2014''and inserting
    ``the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018''.

    SEC. 3008. FUNDING FOR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION.

        Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4))
    is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``$17,000,000'' and inserting ``1.5
                    percent''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' the first
                    place it appears and inserting ``2019 through 2023'';
                    and
                        (C) by striking ``2018'' the second place it
                    appears and inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``chapter 1 of part
                    I of''.

    SEC. 3009. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION,
                  DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED
                  FOODS.

        Section 208 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b) is amended--
                (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
            ``international food relief partnership''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 3010. CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT OF PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL
                  COMMODITIES AND OTHER ASSISTANCE ON LOCAL FARMERS AND
                  ECONOMY.

        (a) Inclusion of All Modalities.--Section 403(a) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a)) is amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``,
            food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or
            cash transfer for food,'' after ``agricultural commodity'';
                (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in the case of the
            provision of an agricultural commodity,'' before ``adequate'';
            and
                (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``commodity'' and
            inserting ``agricultural commodity or use of the food procured
            outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers
            for food''.
        (b) Avoidance of Disruptive Impact.--Section 403(b) of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, food procured
            outside of the United States, food vouchers, and cash transfers
            for food'' after ``agricultural commodities''; and
                (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``of sales of
            agricultural commodities''.

    SEC. 3011. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

        Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736a(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' each place it appears
    and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3012. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 407(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736a(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(f) Annual Report Regarding Food Aid Programs and Activities.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1 of each fiscal
            year, the Administrator and the Secretary shall prepare, either
            jointly or separately, a report regarding each program and
            activity carried out under this Act during the prior fiscal
            year. If the report for a fiscal year will not be submitted to
            the appropriate committees of Congress by the date specified in
            this subparagraph, the Administrator and the Secretary shall
            promptly notify such committees about the delay, including the
            reasons for the delay, the steps being taken to complete the
            report, and an estimated submission date.
                ``(2) Contents.--An annual report described in paragraph
            (1) shall include, with respect to the prior fiscal year, the
            following:
                        ``(A) A list that contains a description of each
                    country and organization that receives food and other
                    assistance under this Act (including the quantity of
                    food and assistance provided to each country and
                    organization).
                        ``(B) A general description of each project and
                    activity implemented under this Act (including each
                    activity funded through the use of local currencies)
                    and the total number of beneficiaries of the project.
                        ``(C) A statement describing the quantity of
                    agricultural commodities made available to, and the
                    total number of beneficiaries in, each country pursuant
                    to--
                                ``(i) this Act;
                                ``(ii) section 416(b) of the Agricultural
                            Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b));
                                ``(iii) the Food for Progress Act of 1985
                            (7 U.S.C. 1736o); and
                                ``(iv) the McGovern-Dole International Food
                            for Education and Child Nutrition Program
                            established by section 3107 of the Farm
                            Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
                            U.S.C. 1736o-1).
                        ``(D) An assessment of the progress made through
                    programs under this Act towards reducing food
                    insecurity in the populations receiving food assistance
                    from the United States.
                        ``(E) A description of efforts undertaken by the
                    Food Aid Consultative Group under section 205 to
                    achieve an integrated and effective food assistance
                    program.
                        ``(F) An assessment of--
                                ``(i) each program oversight, monitoring,
                            and evaluation system implemented under section
                            207(f); and
                                ``(ii) the impact of each program
                            oversight, monitoring, and evaluation system on
                            the effectiveness and efficiency of assistance
                            provided under this title.
                        ``(G) An assessment of the progress made by the
                    Administrator in addressing issues relating to quality
                    with respect to the provision of food assistance.
                        ``(H) A statement of the amount of funds (including
                    funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery,
                    internal transportation, storage and handling, and
                    associated distribution costs) provided to each
                    eligible organization that received assistance under
                    this Act, that further describes the following:
                                ``(i) How such funds were used by the
                            eligible organization.
                                ``(ii) The actual rate of return for each
                            commodity made available under this Act,
                            including factors that influenced the rate of
                            return, and, for the commodity, the costs of
                            bagging or further processing, ocean
                            transportation, inland transportation in the
                            recipient country, storage costs, and any other
                            information that the Administrator and the
                            Secretary determine to be necessary.
                                ``(iii) For each instance in which a
                            commodity was made available under this Act at
                            a rate of return less than 70 percent, the
                            reasons for the rate of return realized.
                        ``(I) For funds expended for the purposes of
                    section 202(e), 406(b)(6), and 407(c)(1)(B), a detailed
                    accounting of the expenditures and purposes of such
                    expenditures with respect to each section.
                ``(3) Rate of return described.--For purposes of applying
            subparagraph (H), the rate of return for a commodity shall be
            equal to the proportion that--
                        ``(A) the proceeds the implementing partners
                    generate through monetization; bears to
                        ``(B) the cost to the Federal Government to procure
                    and ship the commodity to a recipient country for
                    monetization.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Subsection (m) of section 403 of the Food
    for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is repealed.

    SEC. 3013. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE SALES OR TO PROVIDE OTHER
                  ASSISTANCE.

        Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) is amended
    by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3014. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

        Subsection (e) of section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736f) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Minimum Level of Nonemergency Food Assistance.--
                ``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023, not less than $365,000,000 of the amounts made available
            to carry out emergency and nonemergency food assistance
            programs under title II, nor more than 30 percent of such
            amounts, shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance
            programs under such title.
                ``(2) Community development funds.--Funds appropriated each
            year to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
            (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) that are made available through grants
            or cooperative agreements to strengthen food security in
            developing countries and that are consistent with section
            202(e)(1)(C) may be deemed to be expended on nonemergency food
            assistance programs for purposes of this section.''.

    SEC. 3015. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

        Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g-2(c)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3016. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.

        (a) Statement of Policy.--
                (1) In general.--It is in the national interests of the
            United States to advance food security in developing countries
            and open new markets for agricultural trade through programs
            that leverage the unique capabilities of Federal departments
            and agencies, and improve coordination between donors,
            beneficiaries, and the private sector.
                (2) Role of department of agriculture.--The Department of
            Agriculture plays an important role in establishing trade
            between the United States and other nations and should enhance
            its role in facilitating the transfer of the knowledge, skills,
            and experience of American farmers, land-grant universities,
            and extension services through the John Ogonowski and Doug
            Bereuter Farmer-To-Farmer Program under title V of the Food for
            Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737).
        (b) Clarification of Nature of Assistance.--Section 501(b)(1) of
    the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``technical'' before
            ``assistance''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                        (A) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause
                    (viii); and
                        (B) by striking clause (ix) and inserting the
                    following:
                                ``(ix) agricultural education and
                            extension;
                                ``(x) selection of seed varieties and plant
                            stocks;
                                ``(xi) knowledge of insecticide and
                            sanitation procedures to prevent crop
                            destruction;
                                ``(xii) use and maintenance of agricultural
                            equipment and irrigation systems; and
                                ``(xiii) selection of fertilizers and
                            methods of soils treatment; and''.
        (c) Eligible Participants.--Section 501(b)(2) of the Food for Peace
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``retired extension
    staff of the Department of Agriculture,'' after ``private
    corporations,''.
        (d) Additional Purpose.--Section 501(b) of the Food for Peace Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(6) foster appropriate investments in institutional
            capacity-building and allow longer-term and sequenced
            assignments and partnerships to provide deeper engagement and
            greater continuity on such projects; and''.
        (e) Minimum Funding.--Subsection (d) of section 501 of the Food for
    Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Minimum Funding.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, in addition to any funds that may be specifically
            appropriated to carry out this section, not less than the
            greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 percent of the amounts made
            available for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023, to carry
            out this Act shall be used to carry out programs under this
            section, of which--
                        ``(A) not less than 0.2 percent to be used for
                    programs in developing countries; and
                        ``(B) not less than 0.1 percent to be used for
                    programs in sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Basin
                    countries.
                ``(2) Treatment of expenditures.--Funds used to carry out
            programs under this section shall be counted towards the
            minimum level of nonemergency food assistance specified in
            section 412(e).''.
        (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(e)(1) of the Food
    for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)(1)) is amended in by striking ``2018''
    and inserting ``2023''.
        (g) Crop Yields and Innovative Partnerships.--Section 501 of the
    Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(f) Establishment of a Geographically Defied Crop Yield
    Metrics.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the
    Administrator of the Agency for International Development, should--
                ``(1) establish a geographically defined crop yield metrics
            system to assess improvements in crop yields in countries and
            areas receiving assistance under this title; and
                ``(2) store the data resulting from such geographically
            defined crop yield metrics system in a publicly available
            Internet database system.
        ``(g) Grant Program to Create New Partners and Innovation.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Agency for
            International Development shall develop a grant program for
            fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to facilitate new and innovative
            partnerships and activities under this title.
                ``(2) Use of funds.--Grant recipients under this subsection
            shall use such funds--
                        ``(A) to prioritize new implementing partners;
                        ``(B) on innovative volunteer models;
                        ``(C) on strategic partnerships with other United
                    States development programs; and
                        ``(D) on expanding the footprint and impact of the
                    programs and activities under this title, and diversity
                    among program participants, including land grant
                    colleges or universities and extension services.
        ``(h) Appropriations.--None of the amounts made available to carry
    out this title may be used to carry out subsections (f) and (g) of this
    section except to the extent that such subsections are carried out
    using authorities otherwise provided by this title.''.

                   Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

    SEC. 3101. FINDINGS.

        Congress finds the following:
                (1) United States export development programs significantly
            increase demand for United States agriculture products within
            foreign markets, boosting agricultural export volume and
            overall farm income, and generating a net return of $28 in
            added export revenue for each invested program dollar.
                (2) Our global competitors provide substantially more
            public support for export promotion than is provided to United
            States agricultural exporters. The Market Access Program and
            Foreign Market Development Program receive combined annual
            funding of approximately $234,500,000. In comparison, the
            European Union allocates $255,000,000 annually for the
            international promotion of wine alone.
                (3) The preservation and streamlining of United States
            export market development programs complements the recent
            reorganization within the Department of Agriculture by ensuring
            the newly established Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign
            Agricultural Affairs has the tools necessary to enhance the
            competitiveness of the United States agricultural industry on
            the global stage.

    SEC. 3102. CONSOLIDATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AS NEW INTERNATIONAL
                  MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) International Market Development Program.--Section 205 of the
    Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5625) is amended to read as
    follows:

    ``SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary and the Commodity Credit
    Corporation shall establish and carry out a program, to be known as the
    `International Market Development Program', to encourage the
    development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets
    for United States agricultural commodities.
        ``(b) Market Access Program Component.--
                ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the
            International Market Development Program, the Commodity Credit
            Corporation shall carry out a program to encourage the
            development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export
            markets for United States agricultural commodities through
            cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that
            implement a foreign market development program.
                ``(2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under this
            subsection may be provided in the form of funds of, or
            commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, as
            determined appropriate by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Participation requirements.--
                        ``(A) Marketing plan and other requirements.--To be
                    eligible for cost-share assistance under this
                    subsection, an eligible trade organization shall--
                                ``(i) prepare and submit a marketing plan
                            to the Secretary that meets the guidelines
                            governing such a marketing plan specified in
                            this paragraph or otherwise established by the
                            Secretary;
                                ``(ii) meet any other requirements
                            established by the Secretary; and
                                ``(iii) enter into an agreement with the
                            Secretary.
                        ``(B) Purpose of marketing plan.--A marketing plan
                    submitted under this paragraph shall describe the
                    advertising or other market oriented export promotion
                    activities to be carried out by the eligible trade
                    organization with respect to which assistance under
                    this subsection is being requested.
                        ``(C) Specific elements.--To be approved by the
                    Secretary, a marketing plan submitted under this
                    paragraph shall--
                                ``(i) specifically describe the manner in
                            which assistance received by the eligible trade
                            organization, in conjunction with funds and
                            services provided by the eligible trade
                            organization, will be expended in implementing
                            the marketing plan;
                                ``(ii) establish specific market goals to
                            be achieved under the marketing plan; and
                                ``(iii) contain whatever additional
                            requirements are determined by the Secretary to
                            be necessary.
                        ``(D) Branded promotion.--A marketing plan approved
                    by the Secretary may provide for the use of branded
                    advertising to promote the sale of United States
                    agricultural commodities in a foreign country under
                    such terms and conditions as may be established by the
                    Secretary.
                        ``(E) Amendments.--An approved marketing plan may
                    be amended by the eligible trade organization at any
                    time, subject to the approval by the Secretary of the
                    amendments.
                ``(4) Level of assistance and cost-share requirements.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall justify in
                    writing the level of assistance to be provided to an
                    eligible trade organization under this subsection and
                    the level of cost sharing required of the organization.
                        ``(B) Limitation on branded promotion.--Assistance
                    provided under this subsection for activities described
                    in paragraph (3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the
                    cost of implementing the marketing plan, except that
                    the Secretary may determine not to apply such
                    limitation in the case of United States agricultural
                    commodities with respect to which there has been a
                    favorable decision by the United States Trade
                    Representative under section 301 of the Trade Act of
                    1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). Criteria used by the Secretary
                    for determining that the limitation shall not apply
                    shall be consistent and documented.
                ``(5) Other terms and conditions.--
                        ``(A) Multi-year basis.--The Secretary may provide
                    assistance under this subsection on a multi-year basis,
                    subject to annual review by the Secretary for
                    compliance with the approved marketing plan.
                        ``(B) Termination of assistance.--The Secretary may
                    terminate any assistance made, or to be made, available
                    under this subsection if the Secretary determines
                    that--
                                ``(i) the eligible trade organization is
                            not adhering to the terms and conditions
                            applicable to the provision of the assistance;
                                ``(ii) the eligible trade organization is
                            not implementing the approved marketing plan or
                            is not adequately meeting the established goals
                            of the plan;
                                ``(iii) the eligible trade organization is
                            not adequately contributing its own resources
                            to the implementation of the plan; or
                                ``(iv) the Secretary determines that
                            termination of assistance in a particular
                            instance is in the best interests of the
                            program.
                        ``(C) Evaluations.--Beginning not later than 15
                    months after the initial provision of assistance under
                    this subsection to an eligible trade organization, the
                    Secretary shall monitor the expenditures by the
                    eligible trade organization of such assistance,
                    including the following:
                                ``(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness of
                            the marketing plan of the eligible trade
                            organization in developing or maintaining
                            markets for United States agricultural
                            commodities.
                                ``(ii) An evaluation of whether assistance
                            provided under this subsection is necessary to
                            maintain such markets.
                                ``(iii) A thorough accounting of the
                            expenditure by the eligible trade organization
                            of the assistance provided under this
                            subsection.
                ``(6) Restrictions on use of funds.--Assistance provided
            under this subsection to an eligible trade organization shall
            not be used--
                        ``(A) to provide direct assistance to any foreign
                    for-profit corporation for the corporation's use in
                    promoting foreign-produced products; or
                        ``(B) to provide direct assistance to any for-
                    profit corporation that is not recognized as a small
                    business concern, excluding a cooperative, an
                    association described in the first section of the Act
                    entitled `An Act To authorize association of producers
                    of agricultural products', approved February 18, 1922
                    (7 U.S.C. 291), or a nonprofit trade association.
                ``(7) Permissive use of funds.--Assistance provided under
            this subsection to a United States agricultural trade
            association, cooperative, or small business may be used for
            individual branded promotional activity related to a United
            States branded product, if the beneficiaries of the activity
            have provided funds for the activity in an amount that is at
            least equivalent to the amount of assistance provided under
            this subsection.
                ``(8) Program considerations and priorities.--In providing
            assistance under this subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum
            extent practicable, shall--
                        ``(A) give equal consideration to--
                                ``(i) proposals submitted by organizations
                            that were participating organizations in prior
                            fiscal years; and
                                ``(ii) proposals submitted by eligible
                            trade organizations that have not previously
                            participated in the program established under
                            this title;
                        ``(B) give equal consideration to--
                                ``(i) proposals submitted for activities in
                            emerging markets; and
                                ``(ii) proposals submitted for activities
                            in markets other than emerging markets.
                ``(9) Priority.--In providing assistance for branded
            promotion, the Secretary should give priority to small-sized
            entities.
                ``(10) Contribution level.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary should require a
                    minimum contribution level of 10 percent from an
                    eligible trade organization that receives assistance
                    for nonbranded promotion.
                        ``(B) Increases in contribution level.--The
                    Secretary may increase the contribution level in any
                    subsequent year that an eligible trade organization
                    receives assistance for nonbranded promotion.
                ``(11) Additionality.--The Secretary should require each
            participant in the program to certify that any Federal funds
            received supplement, but do not supplant, private or third
            party participant funds or other contributions to program
            activities.
                ``(12) Independent audits.--If as a result of an evaluation
            or audit of activities of a participant under the program, the
            Secretary determines that a further review is justified in
            order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the
            program, the Secretary should require the participant to
            contract for an independent audit of the program activities,
            including activities of any subcontractor.
                ``(13) Tobacco.--No funds made available under the market
            promotion program may be used for activities to develop,
            maintain, or expand foreign markets for tobacco.
        ``(c) Foreign Market Development Cooperator Component.--
                ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the
            International Market Development Program, the Secretary shall
            carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to
            maintain and develop foreign markets for United States
            agricultural commodities.
                ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out the
            foreign market development cooperator program in cooperation
            with eligible trade organizations.
                ``(3) Administration.--Funds made available to carry out
            the foreign market development cooperator program shall be used
            only to provide--
                        ``(A) cost-share assistance to an eligible trade
                    organization under a contract or agreement with the
                    organization; and
                        ``(B) assistance for other costs that are necessary
                    or appropriate to carry out the foreign market
                    development cooperator program, including contingent
                    liabilities that are not otherwise funded.
                ``(4) Program considerations.--In providing assistance
            under this subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum extent
            practicable, shall--
                        ``(A) give equal consideration to--
                                ``(i) proposals submitted by eligible trade
                            organizations that were participating
                            organizations in the foreign market development
                            cooperator program in prior fiscal years; and
                                ``(ii) proposals submitted by eligible
                            trade organizations that have not previously
                            participated in the foreign market development
                            cooperator program; and
                        ``(B) give equal consideration to--
                                ``(i) proposals submitted for activities in
                            emerging markets; and
                                ``(ii) proposals submitted for activities
                            in markets other than emerging markets.
        ``(d) Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Component.--
                ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the
            International Market Development Program, the Secretary shall
            carry out an export assistance program to address existing or
            potential barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of
            United States specialty crops.
                ``(2) Purpose.--The export assistance program required by
            this subsection shall provide direct assistance through public
            and private sector projects and technical assistance to remove,
            resolve, or mitigate existing or potential sanitary and
            phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade.
                ``(3) Priority.--The export assistance program required by
            this subsection shall address time sensitive and strategic
            market access projects based on--
                        ``(A) trade effect on market retention, market
                    access, and market expansion; and
                        ``(B) trade impact.
                ``(4) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
            appropriate committees of Congress an annual report that
            contains, for the period covered by the report, a description
            of each factor that affects the export of specialty crops,
            including each factor relating to any significant sanitary or
            phytosanitary issue or trade barrier.
        ``(e) E. (Kika) De La Garza Emerging Markets Program Component.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) Establishment of program.--The Secretary, in
                    order to develop, maintain, or expand export markets
                    for United States agricultural commodities, is
                    directed--
                                ``(i) to make available to emerging markets
                            the expertise of the United States to make
                            assessments of the food and rural business
                            systems needs of such emerging markets;
                                ``(ii) to make recommendations on measures
                            necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the
                            systems, including potential reductions in
                            trade barriers; and
                                ``(iii) to identify and carry out specific
                            opportunities and projects to enhance the
                            effectiveness of those systems.
                        ``(B) Extent of program.--The Secretary shall
                    implement this paragraph with respect to at least 3
                    emerging markets in each fiscal year.
                ``(2) Implementation of program.--The Secretary may
            implement the requirements of paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) by providing assistance to teams consisting
                    primarily of agricultural consultants, farmers, other
                    persons from the private sector and government
                    officials expert in assessing the food and rural
                    business systems of other countries to enable such
                    teams to conduct the assessments, make the
                    recommendations, and identify the opportunities and
                    projects specified in such paragraph in emerging
                    markets; and
                        ``(B) by providing for necessary subsistence and
                    transportation expenses of--
                                ``(i) United States food and rural business
                            system experts, including United States
                            agricultural producers and other United States
                            individuals knowledgeable in agricultural and
                            agribusiness matters, to enable such United
                            States food and rural business system experts
                            to assist in transferring knowledge and
                            expertise to entities in emerging markets; and
                                ``(ii) individuals designated by emerging
                            markets to enable such designated individuals
                            to consult with such United States experts to
                            enhance food and rural business systems of such
                            emerging markets and to transfer knowledge and
                            expertise to such emerging markets.
                ``(3) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary shall encourage the
            nongovernmental experts described in paragraph (2) to share the
            costs of, and otherwise assist in, the participation of such
            experts in the program under this paragraph.
                ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to
            provide, or pay the necessary costs for, technical assistance
            (including the establishment of extension services) necessary
            to enhance the effectiveness of food and rural business systems
            needs of emerging markets, including potential reductions in
            trade barriers.
                ``(5) Reports to secretary.--A team that receives
            assistance under paragraph (2) shall prepare such reports with
            respect to the use of such assistance as the Secretary may
            require.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible trade organization.--
                        ``(A) Market access program component.--In
                    subsection (b), the term `eligible trade organization'
                    means--
                                ``(i) a United States agricultural trade
                            organization or regional State-related
                            organization that promotes the export and sale
                            of United States agricultural commodities and
                            that does not stand to profit directly from
                            specific sales of United States agricultural
                            commodities;
                                ``(ii) a cooperative organization or State
                            agency that promotes the sale of United States
                            agricultural commodities; or
                                ``(iii) a private organization that
                            promotes the export and sale of United States
                            agricultural commodities if the Secretary
                            determines that such organization would
                            significantly contribute to United States
                            export market development.
                        ``(B) Foreign market development cooperator
                    component.--In subsection (c), the term `eligible trade
                    organization'' means a United States trade organization
                    that--
                                ``(i) promotes the export of one or more
                            United States agricultural commodities; and
                                ``(ii) does not have a business interest in
                            or receive remuneration from specific sales of
                            United States agricultural commodities.
                ``(2) Emerging market.--The term `emerging market' means
            any country that the Secretary determines--
                        ``(A) is taking steps toward a market-oriented
                    economy through the food, agriculture, or rural
                    business sectors of the economy of the country; and
                        ``(B) has the potential to provide a viable and
                    significant market for United States agricultural
                    commodities.
                ``(3) Small-business concern.--The term `small-business
            concern' has the meaning given that term in section 3(a) of the
            Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
                ``(4) United states agricultural commodity.--The term
            `United States agricultural commodity' has the meaning given
            the term in section 102 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 (7
            U.S.C. 5602) and includes commodities that are organically
            produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods
            Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)).''.
        (b) Funding Provision.--Subsection (c) of section 211 of the
    Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``(c) International Market Development Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall make available for the
            International Market Development Program under section 205
            $255,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
            Such amounts shall remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Set-asides.--
                        ``(A) Market access program component.--Of the
                    funds made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
                    year, not less than $200,000,000 shall be used for the
                    market access program component of the International
                    Market Development Program under subsection (b) of
                    section 205.
                        ``(B) Foreign market development cooperator
                    component.--Of the funds made available under paragraph
                    (1) for a fiscal year, not less than $34,500,000 shall
                    be used for the foreign market development cooperator
                    component of the International Market Development
                    Program under subsection (c) of section 205.
                        ``(C) Technical assistance for specialty crops
                    component.--Of the funds made available under paragraph
                    (1) for a fiscal year, not more than $9,000,000, shall
                    be used for the specialty crops component of the
                    International Market Development Program under
                    subsection (d) of section 205.
                        ``(D) Agricultural exports to emerging markets
                    component.--Of the funds made available under paragraph
                    (1) for a fiscal year, not more than $10,000,000 shall
                    be used to promote agricultural exports to emerging
                    markets under the International Market Development
                    Program under subsection (e) of section 205.''.
        (c) Repeal of Superseded Programs.--
                (1) Market access program.--Section 203 of the Agricultural
            Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
                (2) Promotional assistance.--Section 1302 of the Omnibus
            Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is repealed.
                (3) Foreign market development cooperator program.--Title
            VII of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5721-5723)
            is repealed.
                (4) Export assistance program for specialty crops.--Section
            3205 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
            U.S.C. 5680) is repealed.
                (5) Emerging markets program.--Section 1542 of the Food,
            Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622
            note; Public Law 101-624) is amended by striking subsection (d)
            and by redesignating subsection (e) and (f) as subsections (d)
            and (e), respectively.
        (d) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Agricultural trade act of 1978.--The Agricultural Trade
            Act of 1978 is amended--
                        (A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622), by adding at
                    the end the following new subsection:
        ``(k) Combination of Programs.--The Commodity Credit Corporation
    may carry out a program under which commercial export credit guarantees
    available under this section are combined with direct credits from the
    Commodity Credit Corporation under section 201 to reduce the effective
    rate of interest on export sales of United States agricultural
    commodities.''; and
                        (B) in section 402(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)), by
                    striking ``203'' and inserting ``205(b)''.
                (2) Agricultural marketing act of 1946.--Section
            282(f)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
            U.S.C. 1638a(f)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``section 203 of
            the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)'' and
            inserting ``section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
            1978''.
                (3) Food, agriculture, conservation, and trade act of
            1990.--Section 1543(b)(5) of the Food, Agriculture,
            Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(b)(5)) is
            amended by striking ``1542(f)'' and inserting ``1542(e)''.

                   Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

    SEC. 3201. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCUREMENT PROJECTS.

        Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3202. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERGING MARKETS.

        Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 101-624) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3203. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT.

        Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C.
    1736f-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``2018'' each
            place it appears and inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3204. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985.

        (a) Extension.--Section 1110 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (also
    known as the Food for Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023'';
                (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'';
                (3) in subsection (k), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Eligible Entities.--Section 1110(b)(5) of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (also known as the Food for Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C.
    1736o(b)(5)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
                (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);
            and
                (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
            subparagraph:
                        ``(F) a college or university (as such terms are
                    defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and Agriculture
                    Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); and''.
        (c) Private Voluntary Organizations and Other Private Entities.--
    Section 1110(o) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended in
    paragraph (1) by striking ``(F)'' and inserting ``(G)''.

    SEC. 3205. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD
                  NUTRITION PROGRAM.

        (a) Consideration of Proposals.--Section 3107(f)(1)(B) of the Farm
    Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(f)(1)(B))
    is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and, to
    the extent practicable, that assistance will be provided on a timely
    basis so as to coincide with the beginning of and when needed during
    the relevant school year''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3107(l)(2) of the
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(l)(2))
    is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 3206. COCHRAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        (a) Authorized Locations for Training.--Section 1543(a) of the
    Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    3293(a)) is amended by striking ``for study in the United States.'' and
    inserting the following: ``for study--
                ``(1) in the United States; or
                ``(2) at a college or university located in an eligible
            country that the Secretary determines--
                        ``(A) has sufficient scientific and technical
                    facilities;
                        ``(B) has established a partnership with at least
                    one college or university in the United States; and
                        ``(C) has substantial participation by faculty
                    members of the United States college or university in
                    the design of the fellowship curriculum and classroom
                    instruction under the fellowship.''.
        (b) Fellowship Purposes.--Section 1543(c)(2) of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(c)(2))
    is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``,
    including trade linkages involving regulatory systems governing
    sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards for agricultural products''.

    SEC. 3207. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        Section 1473G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319j) is amended to read as
    follows:

    ``SEC. 1473G. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
                  FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Fellowship Program.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
            fellowship program, to be known as the `Borlaug International
            Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program'.
                ``(2) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
            As part of the fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide
            fellowships to individuals from eligible countries as described
            in subsection (b) who specialize in agricultural education,
            research, and extension for scientific training and study
            designed to assist individual fellowship recipients, including
            the following 3 programs:
                        ``(A) A graduate studies program in agriculture to
                    assist individuals who participate in graduate
                    agricultural degree training at a United States
                    institution.
                        ``(B) An individual career improvement program to
                    assist agricultural scientists from developing
                    countries in upgrading skills and understanding in
                    agricultural science and technology.
                        ``(C) A Borlaug agricultural policy executive
                    leadership course to assist senior agricultural policy
                    makers from eligible countries, with an initial focus
                    on individuals from sub-Saharan Africa and the
                    independent states of the former Soviet Union.
                ``(3) Fellowships to united states citizens.--As part of
            the fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide fellowships
            to citizens of the United States to assist eligible countries
            in developing school-based agricultural education and youth
            extension programs.
        ``(b) Eligible Country Described.--For purposes of this section, an
    eligible country is a developing country, as determined by the
    Secretary using a gross national income per capita test selected by the
    Secretary.
        ``(c) Purpose of Fellowships.--
                ``(1) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
            A fellowship provided under subsection (a)(2) shall--
                        ``(A) promote food security and economic growth in
                    eligible countries by--
                                ``(i) educating a new generation of
                            agricultural scientists;
                                ``(ii) increasing scientific knowledge and
                            collaborative research to improve agricultural
                            productivity; and
                                ``(iii) extending that knowledge to users
                            and intermediaries in the marketplace; and
                        ``(B) support--
                                ``(i) training and collaborative research
                            opportunities through exchanges for entry level
                            international agricultural research scientists,
                            faculty, and policymakers from eligible
                            countries;
                                ``(ii) collaborative research to improve
                            agricultural productivity;
                                ``(iii) the transfer of new science and
                            agricultural technologies to strengthen
                            agricultural practice; and
                                ``(iv) the reduction of barriers to
                            technology adoption.
                ``(2) Fellowships to united states citizens.--A fellowship
            provided under subsection (a)(3) shall--
                        ``(A) develop globally minded United States
                    agriculturists with experience living abroad;
                        ``(B) focus on meeting the food and fiber needs of
                    the domestic population of eligible countries; and
                        ``(C) strengthen and enhance trade linkages between
                    eligible countries and the United States agricultural
                    industry.
        ``(d) Fellowship Recipients.--
                ``(1) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
                        ``(A) Eligible candidates.--The Secretary may
                    provide fellowships under subsection (a)(2) to
                    individuals from eligible countries who specialize or
                    have experience in agricultural education, research,
                    extension, or related fields, including--
                                ``(i) individuals from the public and
                            private sectors; and
                                ``(ii) private agricultural producers.
                        ``(B) Candidate identification.--For fellowships
                    under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall use the
                    expertise of United States land-grant colleges and
                    universities and similar universities, international
                    organizations working in agricultural research and
                    outreach, and national agricultural research
                    organizations to help identify program candidates for
                    fellowships from the public and private sectors of
                    eligible countries.
                        ``(C) Location of training.--The scientific
                    training or study of fellowship recipients under
                    subsection (a)(2) shall occur--
                                ``(i) in the United States; or
                                ``(ii) at a college or university located
                            in an eligible country that the Secretary
                            determines--
                                        ``(I) has sufficient scientific and
                                    technical facilities;
                                        ``(II) has established a
                                    partnership with at least one college
                                    or university in the United States; and
                                        ``(III) has substantial
                                    participation by faculty members of the
                                    United States college or university in
                                    the design of the fellowship curriculum
                                    and classroom instruction under the
                                    fellowship.
                ``(2) Fellowships to united states citizens.--
                        ``(A) Eligible candidates.--The Secretary may
                    provide fellowships under subsection (a)(3) to citizens
                    of the United States who--
                                ``(i) hold at least a bachelor's degree in
                            an agricultural related field of study; and
                                ``(ii) have an understanding of United
                            States school-based agricultural education and
                            youth extension programs, as determined by the
                            Secretary.
                        ``(B) Candidate identification.--For fellowships
                    under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall consult
                    with the National FFA Organization, the National 4-H
                    Council, and other entities as the Secretary deems
                    appropriate to identify candidates for fellowships.
        ``(e) Program Implementation.--The Secretary shall provide for the
    management, coordination, evaluation, and monitoring of the Borlaug
    International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program
    and for the individual programs described in subsection (a), except
    that--
                ``(1) the Secretary may contract out to 1 or more
            collaborating universities the management of 1 or more of the
            fellowship programs under subsection (a)(2); and
                ``(2) the Secretary may contract out the management of the
            fellowship program under subsection (a)(3) to an outside
            organization with experience in implementing fellowship
            programs focused on building capacity for school-based
            agricultural education and youth extension programs in
            developing countries.
        ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
            $6,000,000 to carry out this section.
                ``(2) Set-asides.--Of any funds made available pursuant to
            paragraph (1), not less than $2,800,000 shall be used to carry
            out the fellowship program for individuals from eligible
            countries under subsection (a)(2).
                ``(3) Duration.--Any funds made available pursuant to
            paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.

    SEC. 3208. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST.

        (a) United States Contribution Limit.--Section 3202(b) of the Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law
    110-246(b)) is amended by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``33
    percent''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3202(c) of the Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 22 U.S.C.
    2220a note) is amended by striking ``for the period of fiscal years
    2014 through 2018'' and inserting ``for the period of fiscal years 2019
    through 2023''.

    SEC. 3209. GROWING AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS ACT OF 2018.

        Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 1543A. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
    Agriculture a program to be known as the `Biotechnology and
    Agricultural Trade Program'.
        ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program established under this
    section shall be to remove, resolve, or mitigate significant regulatory
    nontariff barriers to the export of United States agricultural
    commodities into foreign markets through policy advocacy and targeted
    projects that address--
                ``(1) issues relating to United States agricultural
            commodities produced with the use of biotechnology or new
            agricultural production technologies;
                ``(2) advocacy for science-based regulation in foreign
            markets of biotechnology or new agricultural production
            technologies; or
                ``(3) quick-response intervention regarding non-tariff
            barriers to United States exports produced through
            biotechnology or new agricultural production technologies.
        ``(c) Eligible Programs.--Depending on need, as determined by the
    Secretary, activities authorized under this section may be carried out
    through--
                ``(1) this section;
                ``(2) the emerging markets program under section 1542; or
                ``(3) the Cochran Fellowship Program under section 1543.''.

                              TITLE IV--NUTRITION

             Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    SEC. 4001. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE.

        (a) Expansion of the Duplicative Enrollment Database.--The Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:

    ``SEC. 30. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an interstate
    database, or system of databases, of supplemental nutrition assistance
    program information to be known as the Duplicative Enrollment Database
    that shall include the data submitted by each State pursuant to section
    11(e)(26) and that shall meet security standards as determined by the
    Secretary.
        ``(b) Purpose.--Any database, or system of databases, established
    pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used by States when making
    eligibility determinations to prevent supplemental nutrition assistance
    program participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple
    States.
        ``(c) Implementation.--
                ``(1) Issuance of interim final regulations.--Not later
            than 18 months after the effective date of this section, the
            Secretary shall issue interim final regulations to carry out
            this section that--
                        ``(A) incorporate best practices and lessons
                    learned from the regional pilot project referenced in
                    section 4032(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
                    U.S.C. 2036c(c));
                        ``(B) protect the privacy of supplemental nutrition
                    assistance program participants and applicants
                    consistent with section 11(e)(8); and
                        ``(C) detail the process States will be required to
                    follow for--
                                ``(i) conducting initial and ongoing
                            matches of participant and applicant data;
                                ``(ii) identifying and acting on all
                            apparent instances of duplicative participation
                            by participants or applicants in multiple
                            States;
                                ``(iii) disenrolling an individual who has
                            applied to participate in another State in a
                            manner sufficient to allow the State in which
                            the individual is currently applying to comply
                            with sections 11(e)(3) and (9); and
                                ``(iv) complying with such other rules and
                            standards the Secretary determines appropriate
                            to carry out this section.
                ``(2) Timing.--The initial match and corresponding actions
            required by paragraph (1)(C) shall occur within 3 years after
            the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
            of 2018.
        ``(d) Reports.--Using the data submitted to the Duplicative
    Enrollment Database, the Secretary shall publish an annual report
    analyzing supplemental nutrition assistance program participant
    characteristics, including participant tenure on the program. The
    report shall be made available to the public in a manner that prevents
    identification of participants that receive supplemental nutrition
    assistance program benefits.''.
        (b) State Data Collection and Submission Requirements.--Section
    11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is
    amended--
                (1) in paragraph (24) by striking ``and'' at the end,
                (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``a semicolon'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(26) that the State agency shall collect and submit
            supplemental nutrition assistance program data to the
            Duplicative Enrollment Database established in section 30, in
            accordance with guidance or rules issued by the Secretary
            establishing a uniform method and format for the collection and
            submission of data, including for each member of a
            participating household--
                        ``(A) the social security number or the social
                    security number substitute;
                        ``(B) the employment status of such member;
                        ``(C) the amount of income and whether that income
                    is earned or unearned;
                        ``(D) that member's portion of the household
                    monthly allotment; and
                        ``(E) the portion of the aggregate value of
                    household assets attributed to that member; and''.

    SEC. 4002. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT.

        The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as
    amended by section 4001, is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 31. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot project in
    accordance with subsection (d) through which participating retail food
    stores provide bonuses to participating households based on household
    purchases of fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk.
        ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
                ``(1) The term `bonus' means a financial incentive provided
            at the point of sale to a participating household that expends
            a portion of its allotment for the purchase of fruits,
            vegetables, or fluid milk.
                ``(2) The term `fluid milk' means cow milk without
            flavoring or sweeteners and packaged in liquid form.
                ``(3) The term `fruits' means minimally processed fruits.
                ``(4) The term `retail food store' means a retail food
            store as defined in section 3(o)(1) that is authorized to
            accept and redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition
            assistance program.
                ``(5) The term `vegetables' means minimally processed
            vegetables.
        ``(c) Project Participant Plans.--To participate in the pilot
    project established under subsection (a), a retail food store shall
    submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that includes--
                ``(1) a method of quantifying the cost of fruits,
            vegetables, and fluid milk, that will earn households a bonus;
                ``(2) a method of providing bonuses to participating
            households and adequately testing such method;
                ``(3) a method of ensuring bonuses earned by households may
            be used only to purchase food eligible for purchase under the
            supplemental nutrition assistance program;
                ``(4) a method of educating participating households about
            the availability and use of a bonus;
                ``(5) a method of providing data and reports, as requested
            by the Secretary, for purposes of analyzing the impact of the
            pilot project established under subsection (a) on household
            access, ease of bonus use, and program integrity; and
                ``(6) such other criteria, including security criteria, as
            established by the Secretary.
        ``(d) Pilot Project Requirements.--Retail food stores with plans
    approved under subsection (c) to participate in the pilot project
    established under subsection (a) shall--
                ``(1) provide a bonus in a dollar amount not to exceed 10
            percent of the price of the purchased fruits, vegetables, and
            fluid milk;
                ``(2) fund the dollar amount of bonuses used by households,
            and pay for administrative costs, such as fees and system
            costs, associated with providing such bonuses;
                ``(3) ensure that bonuses earned by households may be used
            only to purchase food eligible for purchase under the
            supplemental nutrition assistance program; and
                ``(4) provide data and reports as requested by the
            Secretary for purposes of analyzing the impact of the pilot
            project established under subsection (a) on household access,
            ease of bonus use, and program integrity.
        ``(e) Limitation.--A retail food store participating in a project
    under section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 7517) shall not be eligible to participate in the pilot project
    established under subsection (a).
        ``(f) Implementation.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the
    Secretary shall solicit and approve plans submitted under subsection
    (c) that satisfy the requirements of such subsection.
        ``(g) Reimbursements.--
                ``(1) Rate of reimbursement.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and
            (3), the Secretary shall reimburse retail food stores with
            plans approved under subsection (f) in an amount not to exceed
            25 percent of the dollar value of bonuses earned by households
            and used to purchase food eligible for purchase under the
            supplemental nutrition assistance program.
                ``(2) Aggregate amount of reimbursements.--The aggregate
            amount of reimbursements paid in a fiscal year to all retail
            food stores that participate in the pilot project established
            under subsection (a) in such fiscal year shall not exceed
            $120,000,000.
                ``(3) Requirements.--
                        ``(A) Timeline.--Not later than 1 year after the
                    date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition
                    Act of 2018, the Secretary shall establish requirements
                    to implement this section, including criteria for
                    prioritizing reimbursements to such stores within the
                    limit established in paragraph (2) and subject to
                    subparagraph (B).
                        ``(B) Distribution of reimbursements.--
                                ``(i) Monthly payments.--Reimbursements
                            payable under this subsection shall be paid on
                            a monthly basis.
                                ``(ii) Prorated payments.--If funds made
                            available under subsection (h) are insufficient
                            to pay in full reimbursements payable for a
                            month because of the operation of paragraph
                            (2), such reimbursements shall be paid on a pro
                            rata basis to the extent funds remain available
                            for payment.
        ``(h) Funding.--From funds made available under section 18(a)(1)
    for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate not to exceed
    $120,000,000 for reimbursements payable under this section for such
    fiscal year.''.

    SEC. 4003. GUS SCHUMACHER FOOD INSECURITY NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

        (a) Amendments.--Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``gus schumacher
            food insecurity nutrition incentive program'',
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                                        (I) in subclause (II) by inserting
                                    ``financial'' after ``providing'',
                                        (II) by amending subclause (III) to
                                    read as follows:
                                        ``(III) has adequate plans to
                                    collect data for reporting and agrees
                                    to participate in a program evaluation;
                                    and''.
                                        (III) in subclause (IV) by striking
                                    ``; and'' at the end and inserting a
                                    period, and
                                        (IV) by striking subclause (V), and
                                (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read
                            as follows:
                        ``(B) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this
                    section--
                                ``(i) the Secretary shall give priority to
                            projects that--
                                        ``(I) maximize the share of funds
                                    used for direct incentives to
                                    participants;
                                        ``(II) include coordination with
                                    multiple stakeholders, such as farm
                                    organizations, nutrition education
                                    programs, cooperative extension service
                                    programs, public health departments,
                                    health providers, private and public
                                    health insurance agencies, cooperative
                                    grocers, grocery associations, and
                                    community-based and non-governmental
                                    organizations; and
                                        ``(III) have the capacity to
                                    generate sufficient data and analysis
                                    to demonstrate effectiveness of program
                                    incentives; and
                                ``(ii) the Secretary may also give priority
                            to projects that--
                                        ``(I) are located in underserved
                                    communities;
                                        ``(II) use direct-to-consumer sales
                                    marketing;
                                        ``(III) demonstrate a track record
                                    of designing and implementing
                                    successful nutrition incentive programs
                                    that connect low-income consumers and
                                    agricultural producers;
                                        ``(IV) provide locally or
                                    regionally produced fruits and
                                    vegetables;
                                        ``(V) offer supplemental services
                                    in high-need communities, including
                                    online ordering, transportation between
                                    home and store, and delivery services;
                                        ``(VI) provide year-round access to
                                    program incentives; or
                                        ``(VII) address other criteria as
                                    established by the Secretary.'',
                        (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
                ``(4) Training, evaluation, and information center.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
                    with the Director of the National Institute of Food and
                    Agriculture, shall establish a Food Insecurity
                    Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Evaluation, and
                    Information Center capable of providing services
                    related to grants under subsection (b), including--
                                ``(i) offering incentive program training
                            and technical assistance to applicants and
                            grantees to the extent practicable;
                                ``(ii) collecting, evaluating, and sharing
                            information on best practices on common
                            incentive activities;
                                ``(iii) assisting with collaboration among
                            grantee projects, State agencies, and nutrition
                            education programs;
                                ``(iv) facilitating communication between
                            grantees and the Department of Agriculture; and
                                ``(v) compiling program data from grantees
                            and generating an annual report to Congress on
                            grant outcomes.
                        ``(B) Cooperative agreement.--To carry out
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may enter into a
                    cooperative agreement with an organization with
                    expertise in the supplemental nutrition assistance
                    program incentive programs, including--
                                ``(i) nongovernmental organizations;
                                ``(ii) State cooperative extension
                            services;
                                ``(iii) regional food system centers;
                                ``(iv) Federal and State agencies;
                                ``(v) public, private, and land-grant
                            colleges and universities; and
                                ``(vi) other appropriate entities as
                            determined by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Funding limitation.--Of the funds made
                    available under subsection (c), the Secretary may use
                    to carry out this paragraph not more than--
                                ``(i) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal
                            years 2019 and 2020, and
                                ``(ii) $1,000,000 for each fiscal year
                            thereafter.'', and
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2014 through
                    2018'' and inserting ``2019 through 2023'', and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and''
                            at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``;'', and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                        ``(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                        ``(F) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                        ``(G) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                        ``(H) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each
                    fiscal year thereafter.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by striking the item
    relating to section 4405 by inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 4405. Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive
                                program.''.

    SEC. 4004. RE-EVALUATION OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

        Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2012(u)) is amended by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:
    ``By 2022 and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary shall re-
    evaluate and publish the market baskets of the thrifty food plan based
    on current food prices, food composition data, and consumption
    patterns.''.

    SEC. 4005. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

        Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2013(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (6)--
                        (A) in the heading by striking ``locally-grown''
                    and inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``locally-
                    grown'' and inserting ``locally- and regionally-
                    grown'',
                        (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                                (i) by striking ``locally grown'' and
                            inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                            and
                                (ii) by striking ``locally-grown'' and
                            inserting ``locally- and regionally-grown'',
                        (D) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(D) Purchase of foods.--In carrying out this
                    paragraph, the Secretary shall purchase or offer to
                    purchase those traditional foods that may be procured
                    cost-effectively.'';
                        (E) by striking subparagraph (E), and
                        (F) in subparagraph (F)--
                                (i) by striking ``(F)'' and inserting
                            ``(E)'', and
                                (ii) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
                            ``2023'', and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) Funds availability.--Funds made available for a
            fiscal year to carry out this subsection shall remain available
            for obligation for a period of 2 fiscal years.''.

    SEC. 4006. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.

        Effective October 1, 2020, section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
                (1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``receives benefits'' and inserting
                    ``(1) receives cash assistance or ongoing and
                    substantial services'',
                        (B) by striking ``, supplemental security'' and
                    inserting ``with an income eligibility limit of not
                    more than 130 percent of the poverty line as defined in
                    section 5(c)(1), (2) is elderly or disabled and
                    receives cash assistance or ongoing and substantial
                    services under a State program funded under part A of
                    title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et
                    seq.) with an income eligibility limit of not more than
                    200 percent of the poverty line as defined in section
                    5(c)(1), (3) receives supplemental security'', and
                        (C) by striking ``or aid'' and inserting ``or (4)
                    receives aid'', and
                (2) in subsection (j)--
                        (A) by striking ``or who receives benefits'' and
                    inserting ``cash assistance or ongoing and substantial
                    services'' and
                        (B) by striking ``to have'' and inserting ``with an
                    income eligibility limit of not more than 130 percent
                    of the poverty line as defined in section 5(c)(1), or
                    who is elderly or disabled and receives cash assistance
                    or ongoing and substantial services under a State
                    program funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42
                    U.S.C. 601 et seq.) with an income eligibility limit of
                    not more than 200 percent of the poverty line as
                    defined in section 5(c)(1), to have''.

    SEC. 4007. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

        (a) Exclusion of Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 5(d) of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (18) by striking ``and'' at the end,
                (2) in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period and
            inserting ``; and'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(20) the value of an allowance received under section 403
            of title 37 of the United States Code that does not exceed $500
            monthly.''.
        (b) Update to Excess Shelter Expense Deduction.--Section 5(e)(6)(A)
    of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(A)) is
    amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
                    ``, except that for a household that receives the
                    allowance under section 403 of title 37, United States
                    Code, only the expenses in excess of that allowance
                    shall be counted towards a household's expenses for the
                    calculation of the excess shelter deduction''.

    SEC. 4008. EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION.

        Section 5(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``20'' and inserting ``22''.

    SEC. 4009. SIMPLIFIED HOMELESS HOUSING COSTS.

        Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(e)(6)(D)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
                (2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
                                ``(i) Alternative deduction.--The State
                            agency shall allow a deduction of $143 a month
                            for households--
                                        ``(I) in which all members are
                                    homeless individuals;
                                        ``(II) that are not receiving free
                                    shelter throughout the month; and
                                        ``(III) that do not opt to claim an
                                    excess shelter expense deduction under
                                    subparagraph (A).
                                ``(ii) Adjustment.--For fiscal year 2019
                            and each subsequent fiscal year the amount of
                            the homeless shelter deduction specified in
                            clause (i) shall be adjusted to reflect changes
                            for the 12-month period ending the preceding
                            November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All
                            Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of
                            Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.

    SEC. 4010. AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON RECEIPT
                  OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Allowance to Recipients of Energy Assistance.--
                (1) Standard utility allowance.--Section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)
            of the of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
            2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)) is amended by inserting ``with an elderly
            or disabled member'' after ``households''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the
            Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act is amended by inserting
            ``received by a household with an elderly or disabled member''
            before ``, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)''.
        (b) Third-party Energy Assistance Payments.--Section 5(k)(4) of the
    Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(4)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``without an elderly
            or disabled member'' after ``household'' the 1st place it
            appears; and
                (2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``with an elderly or
            disabled member'' after ``household'' the 1st place it appears.

    SEC. 4011. CHILD SUPPORT; COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES.

        (a) Deductions for Child Support Payments.--
                (1) Amendments.--Section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act
            of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (4), and
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
                    paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5 of the Food and
            Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (k)(4)(B) by striking ``(e)(6)''
                    and inserting ``(e)(5)'', and
                        (B) in subsection (n) by striking ``Regardless of
                    whether a State agency elects to provide a deduction
                    under subsection (e)(4), the'' and inserting ``The''.
        (b) Cooperation With Child Support Agencies.--
                (1) Amendments.--Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
            2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (l)(1) by striking ``At the
                    option of a State agency, subject'' and inserting
                    ``Subject'',
                        (B) in subsection (m)(1) by striking ``At the
                    option of a State agency, subject'' and inserting
                    ``Subject'', and
                        (C) by striking subsection (n).
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5(a) of the Food and
            Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is amended by striking
            ``and (r)'' and inserting ``and (p)''.

    SEC. 4012. ADJUSTMENT TO ASSET LIMITATIONS.

        Section 5(g)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(g)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting
                    ``$7,000'', and
                        (B) by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting
                    ``$12,000'', and--
                (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``2008'' and inserting
            ``2019''.

    SEC. 4013. UPDATED VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

        Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(g)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)--
                        (A) by striking ``(i) In general.--Beginning'' and
                    inserting the following:
                                ``(i) In general.--
                                        ``(I) Beginning'', and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                        ``(II) Beginning on October 1,
                                    2019, and each October 1 thereafter,
                                    the amount specified in paragraph
                                    (2)(B)(iv) shall be adjusted in the
                                    manner described in subclause (I).'',
                                    and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (B)(iv) to read as
                    follows:
                                ``(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), with
                            respect to any licensed vehicle that is used
                            for household transportation or to obtain or
                            continue employment--
                                        ``(I) 1 vehicle for each licensed
                                    driver who is a member of such
                                    household to the extent that the fair
                                    market value of the vehicle exceeds
                                    $12,000; and
                                        ``(II) each additional vehicle;
                                    and'', and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (D).

    SEC. 4014. SAVINGS EXCLUDED FROM ASSETS.

        Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2014(g)), as amended by section 4013, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i) by adding at the end the
            following:
                                        ``(III) Beginning on October 1,
                                    2019, and each October 1 thereafter,
                                    the amount specified in paragraph
                                    (2)(B)(v) shall be adjusted in the
                                    manner described in subclause (I).'',
                                    and
                (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(v) by inserting ``to the extent
            that the value exceeds $2,000'' after ``account''.

    SEC. 4015. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.

        (a) Conditions of Participation.--Section 6(d) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by striking ``No'' and inserting
                            ``Subject to subparagraph (C), no'',
                                (ii) by striking ``over the age of 15 and
                            under the age of 60'' and inserting ``at least
                            18 years of age and less than 60 years of
                            age'',
                                (iii) by amending clause (i) to read as
                            follows:
                                ``(i) without good cause, fails to work
                            (including volunteer work that is limited to 6
                            months out of a 12-month period) or refuses to
                            participate in either an employment and
                            training program established in paragraph (4),
                            a work program, or any combination of work, an
                            employment and training program, or work
                            program--
                                        ``(I) a minimum of 20 hours per
                                    week, averaged monthly in fiscal years
                                    2021 through 2025; or
                                        ``(II) a minimum of 25 hours per
                                    week, averaged monthly in fiscal years
                                    2026 and each fiscal year
                                    thereafter;''.
                                (iv) by striking clauses (ii) and (vi),
                                (v) in clause (iv) by adding ``or'' at the
                            end,
                                (vi) in clause (v)(II) by striking ``30
                            hours per week; or'' and inserting ``the hourly
                            requirements applicable under paragraph
                            (1)(B)(i).'', and
                                (vii) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv),
                            and (v) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv),
                            respectively,
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (B),
                        (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(C) Limitation.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply
                    to an individual during the first month that individual
                    would otherwise become subject to subparagraph (B) and
                    be found in noncompliance with such subparagraph.'',
                        (D) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) in clause (iii)(I) by striking ``(A)''
                            each place it appears and inserting ``(B)'',
                                (ii) in clause (iv) by striking
                            ``(A)(v)''and inserting ``(B)(iv)'', and
                                (iii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi),
                        (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (D) as
                    subparagraphs (B) and (J), respectively,
                        (F) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                        ``(A) Definition of work program.--In this
                    subsection, the term `work program' means--
                                ``(i) a program under title I of the
                            Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
                                ``(ii) a program under section 236 of the
                            Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296);
                                ``(iii) a program of employment and
                            training operated or supervised by a State or
                            political subdivision of a State that meets
                            standards approved by the chief executive
                            officer of the State and the Secretary, other
                            than a program under paragraph (4);
                                ``(iv) a program of employment and training
                            for veterans operated by the Department of
                            Labor or the Department of Veterans Affairs,
                            and approved by the Secretary.'', and
                        (G) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                    following:
                        ``(D) Transition period.--During each of the fiscal
                    years 2019 and 2020, States shall continue to implement
                    and enforce the work and employment and training
                    program requirements consistent with this subsection,
                    subsection (e), subsection (o) excluding paragraphs (4)
                    and (6)(F), section 7(i), section 11(e)(19), and
                    section 16 (excluding subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and
                    (D) of subsection (h)(1)) as those provisions were in
                    effect on the day before the effective date of this
                    subparagraph.
                        ``(E) Ineligibility.--
                                ``(i) Notification of failure to meet work
                            requirements.--The State agency shall issue a
                            notice of adverse action to an individual not
                            later than 10 days after the State agency
                            determines that the individual has failed to
                            meet the requirements applicable under
                            subparagraph (B).
                                ``(ii) First violation.--The 1st time an
                            individual receives a notice of adverse action
                            issued under clause (i), the individual shall
                            remain ineligible to participate in the
                            supplemental nutrition assistance program
                            until--
                                        ``(I) the date that is 12 months
                                    after the date the individual became
                                    ineligible;
                                        ``(II) the date the individual
                                    obtains employment sufficient to meet
                                    the hourly requirements applicable
                                    under subparagraph (B)(i); or
                                        ``(III) the date that the
                                    individual is no longer subject to the
                                    requirements of subparagraph (B);
                            whichever is earliest.
                                ``(iii) Second or subsequent violation.--
                            The 2d or subsequent time an individual
                            receives a notice of adverse action issued
                            under clause (i), the individual shall remain
                            ineligible to participate in the supplemental
                            nutrition assistance program until--
                                        ``(I) the date that is 36 months
                                    after the date the individual became
                                    ineligible;
                                        ``(II) the date the individual
                                    obtains employment sufficient to meet
                                    the hourly requirements applicable
                                    under subparagraph (B)(i); or
                                        ``(III) the date the individual is
                                    no longer subject to the requirements
                                    of subparagraph (B);
                            whichever is earliest.
                        ``(F) Waiver.--
                                ``(i) In general.--On the request of a
                            State agency and with the approval of the chief
                            executive officer of the State, the Secretary
                            may waive the applicability of subparagraph (B)
                            to individuals in the State if the Secretary
                            makes a determination that the area in which
                            the individuals reside--
                                        ``(I) has an unemployment rate of
                                    over 10 percent;
                                        ``(II) is designated as a Labor
                                    Surplus Area by the Employment and
                                    Training Administration of the
                                    Department of Labor for the current
                                    fiscal year based on the criteria for
                                    exceptional circumstances as described
                                    in section 654.5 of title 20 of the
                                    Code of Federal Regulations;
                                        ``(III) has a 24-month average
                                    unemployment rate 20 percent or higher
                                    than the national average for the same
                                    24-month period unless the 24-month
                                    average unemployment rate of the area
                                    is less than 7 percent, except that the
                                    24-month period shall begin no earlier
                                    than the most recent 24-month period
                                    for which Department of Labor
                                    unemployment rates are available, nor
                                    earlier than the 24-month period the
                                    Employment and Training Administration
                                    of the Department of Labor uses to
                                    designate Labor Surplus Areas for the
                                    current fiscal year; or
                                        ``(IV) is in a State--
                                                ``(aa) that is in an
                                            extended benefit period (within
                                            the meaning of section 203 of
                                            the Federal-State Extended
                                            Unemployment Compensation Act
                                            of 1970); or
                                                ``(bb) in which temporary
                                            or emergency unemployment
                                            compensation is being provided
                                            under any Federal law.
                                ``(ii) Jurisdictions with limited data.--In
                            carrying out clause (i), in the case of a
                            jurisdiction for which Bureau of Labor
                            Statistics unemployment data is limited or
                            unavailable, such as an Indian Reservation or a
                            territory of the United States, a State may
                            support its request based on other economic
                            indicators as determined by the Secretary.
                                ``(iii) Limit on combining jurisdictions.--
                            In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary may
                            waive the applicability of subparagraph (B)
                            only to a State or individual jurisdictions
                            within a State, except in the case of combined
                            jurisdictions that are designated as Labor
                            Market Areas by the Department of Labor.
                                ``(iv) Report.--The Secretary shall submit
                            to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                            Representatives and the Committee on
                            Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
                            Senate, and shall make available to the public,
                            an annual report on the basis for granting a
                            waiver under clause (i).
                        ``(G) Percentage exemption.--
                                ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                                        ``(I) Caseload.--The term
                                    `caseload' means the average monthly
                                    number of individuals receiving
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program benefits during the 12-month
                                    period ending the preceding June 30.
                                        ``(II) Covered individual.--The
                                    term `covered individual' means a
                                    member of a household that receives
                                    supplemental nutrition assistance
                                    program benefits, or an individual
                                    denied eligibility for supplemental
                                    nutrition assistance program benefits
                                    solely due to the applicability of
                                    subparagraph (B), who--
                                                ``(aa) is not eligible for
                                            an exception under paragraph
                                            (2);
                                                ``(bb) does not reside in
                                            an area covered by a waiver
                                            granted under subparagraph (F).
                                ``(ii) General rule.--Subject to clauses
                            (iii) through (v), a State agency may provide
                            an exemption from the requirements of
                            subparagraph (B) for covered individuals.
                                ``(iii) Fiscal years 2021 through 2025.--
                            Subject to clauses (v) and (vi), for each of
                            the fiscal years 2021 through 2025, a State
                            agency may provide a number of exemptions such
                            that the average monthly number of the
                            exemptions in effect during the fiscal year
                            does not exceed 15 percent of the number of
                            covered individuals in the State in fiscal year
                            2019, as estimated by the Secretary, based on
                            the survey conducted to carry out section 16(c)
                            for the most recent fiscal year and such other
                            factors as the Secretary considers appropriate
                            due to the timing and limitations of the
                            survey.
                                ``(iv) Fiscal year 2026 and thereafter.--
                            Subject to clauses (v) and (vi), for fiscal
                            year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, a
                            State agency may provide a number of exemptions
                            such that the average monthly number of the
                            exemptions in effect during the fiscal year
                            does not exceed 12 percent of the number of
                            covered individuals in the State in fiscal year
                            2019, as estimated by the Secretary, based on
                            the survey conducted to carry out section 16(c)
                            for the most recent fiscal year and such other
                            factors as the Secretary considers appropriate
                            due to the timing and limitations of the
                            survey.
                                ``(v) Caseload adjustments.--The Secretary
                            shall adjust the number of individuals
                            estimated for a State under clause (iii) during
                            a fiscal year if the number of members of
                            households that receive supplemental nutrition
                            assistance program benefits in the State varies
                            from the State's caseload by more than 10
                            percent, as determined by the Secretary.
                                ``(vi) Reporting requirements.--
                                        ``(I) Reports by state agencies.--A
                                    State agency shall submit such reports
                                    to the Secretary as the Secretary
                                    determines are necessary to ensure
                                    compliance with this paragraph.
                                        ``(II) Annual report by the
                                    secretary.--The Secretary shall
                                    annually compile and submit to the
                                    Committee on Agriculture of the House
                                    of Representatives and the Committee on
                                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
                                    the Senate, and shall make available to
                                    the public, an annual report that
                                    contains the reports submitted under
                                    subclause (I) by State agencies.
                        ``(H) Other program rules.--Nothing in this
                    subsection shall make an individual eligible for
                    benefits under this Act if the individual is not
                    otherwise eligible for benefits under the other
                    provisions of this Act.
                        ``(I) Household ineligibilty.--If an individual
                    becomes ineligible to participate in the supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program as a household member due
                    to failure to meet the requirements under subparagraph
                    (B), the remaining household members (including
                    children), shall not become ineligible to apply to
                    participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance
                    program due to such individual's ineligibility.''.
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the 1st sentence--
                                (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
                            inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)'', and
                                (ii) by striking ``(E)'' and all that
                            follows through the period at the end, and
                            inserting the following:
    ``(E) receiving weekly earnings which equal the minimum hourly rate
    under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
    U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), multiplied by the hourly requirement as specified in
    subparagraph (B); (F) medically certified as mentally or physically
    unfit for employment; or (G) a pregnant woman.'', and
                        (B) by striking the last sentence,
                (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``registration
            requirements'' and inserting ``requirement'',
                (4) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
                            (iii), and
                                (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the
                            following:
                                ``(ii) Mandatory minimum services.--Each
                            State agency shall offer employment and
                            training program services sufficient for all
                            individuals subject to the requirements of
                            paragraph (1)(B)(i) who are not currently
                            ineligible pursuant to paragraph (1)(E), exempt
                            pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and (G) or
                            paragraph (2) of subsection (d), and for all
                            individuals covered by paragraph (1)(C), to
                            meet the hourly requirements specified in
                            paragraph (1)(B)(i) to the extent that such
                            requirements will not be satisfied by hours of
                            work or participation in a work program.'', and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by inserting after ``contains'' the
                            following:
    ``case management services consisting of comprehensive intake
    assessments, individualized service plans, progress monitoring, and
    coordination with service providers, and'',
                                (ii) by amending clause (i) to read as
                            follows:
                ``(i) Supervised job search programs that occur at State-
            approved locations in which the activities of participants
            shall be directly supervised and the timing and activities of
            participants tracked in accordance with guidelines set forth by
            the State.'',
                                (iii) in clause (ii) by striking ``jobs
                            skills assessments, job finding clubs, training
                            in techniques for'' and inserting
                            ``employability assessments, training in
                            techniques to increase'',
                                (iv) in clause (iv) in the 1st sentence by
                            inserting ``, including subsidized employment,
                            apprenticeships, and other work experience''
                            before the period at the end,
                                (v) in clause (v) by inserting ``,
                            including family literacy and financial
                            literacy,'' after ``literacy'', and
                                (vi) in clause (vii) by striking ``not more
                            than'',
                        (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                                (i) clause (ii) by striking ``one hundred
                            and twenty hours per month'' and inserting
                            ``the hours required under section
                            6(d)(1)(B)'', and
                                (ii) by striking clause (iii),
                        (D) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E), and
                    inserting the following:
        ``(D) Each State agency shall establish requirements for
    participation by non-exempt individuals in the employment and training
    program components listed in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph
    (B). Such requirements may vary among participants.'',
                        (E) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``(B)(v)'' and
                    inserting ``(B)(iv)'', and
                        (F) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (M)
                    as subparagraphs (E) through (L), respectively.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Amendments to the food and nutrition act of 2008.--The
            Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is
            amended--
                        (A) in section 5(d)(14) by striking ``6(d)(4)(I)''
                    and inserting ``6(d)(4)(G)'', and
                        (B) in section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(dd) by striking
                    ``(4)(F)(i), or (4)(K)'' and inserting ``(4)(A)(ii),
                    (4)(E)(i), or (4)(J)''.
                (2) Amendment to other laws.--
                        (A) Internal revenue code of 1986.--Section
                    51(d)(8)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                    (26 U.S.C. 51(d)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended--
                                (i) in subclause (I) by striking ``, or''
                            and inserting a period,
                                (ii) by striking ``family--'' and all that
                            follows through ``(I) receiving'' and inserting
                            ``family receiving'', and
                                (iii) by striking subclause (II).
                        (B) Workforce innovation and opportunity act.--The
                    Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law
                    113-128; 128 Stat. 1425) is amended--
                                (i) in section 103(a)(2) by striking
                            subparagraph (D), and
                                (ii) in section 121(b)(2)(B) by striking
                            clause (iv).
        (c) Related Requirements.--Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (e)(5) to read as follows:
                ``(5) is--
                        ``(A) a parent or other household member with
                    responsibility for the care of a dependent child under
                    age 6 or of an incapacitated person; or
                        ``(B) a parent or other household member with
                    responsibility for the care of a dependent child above
                    the age of 5 and under the age of 12 for whom adequate
                    child care is not available to enable the individual to
                    attend class and satisfy the requirements of paragraph
                    (4); and''.
                (2) by striking subsection (o).
        (d) Conforming Amendments.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 6, as amended by section 4011 and subsection
            (c), by redesignating subsections (p) through (s) as
            subparagraphs (n) through (q), respectively, and
                (2) in section 7(i)(1) by striking ``6(o)(2)'' and
            inserting ``6(d)(1)(B)''.
        (e) State Plan.--Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(19)) is amended by striking ``geographic areas
    and households to be covered under such program, and the basis,
    including any cost information,'' and inserting ``extent to which such
    programs will be carried out in coordination with the activities
    carried out under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
    Act, the plan for meeting the minimum services requirement under
    section 6(d)(4)(A)(ii) including any cost information, and the basis''.
        (f) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section 16(h) of
    the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$90,000,000''
                    and all that follows through the period at the end and
                    inserting the following:
                    ``under section 18(a)(1)--
                                ``(i) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                                ``(ii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            and
                                ``(iii) $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal year
                            thereafter.'',
                        (B) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii) to read as
                    follows:
                                ``(ii) takes into account--
                                        ``(I) for fiscal years 2019 and
                                    2020, the number of individuals who are
                                    not exempt from the work requirement
                                    under section 6(o) as that section
                                    existed on the day before the date of
                                    the enactment of the Agriculture and
                                    Nutrition Act of 2018; and
                                        ``(II) for fiscal years 2021 and
                                    each fiscal year thereafter, the number
                                    of individuals who are not exempt from
                                    the requirements under section
                                    6(d)(1)(B).'',
                        (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(C) Return of unused employment and training
                    funds to the treasury.--If a State agency will not
                    expend all of the funds allocated to the State agency
                    for a fiscal year under subparagraph (B), the Secretary
                    shall deposit such unused funds in the general receipts
                    of the Treasury.'',
                        (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``$50,000'' and
                    inserting ``$100,000'', and
                        (E) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(E) Reservation of funds.--Of the funds made
                    available under this paragraph for fiscal year 2021 and
                    for each fiscal year thereafter, not more than
                    $150,000,000 shall be reserved for allocation to States
                    to provide training services by eligible providers
                    identified under section 122 of the Workforce
                    Innovation and Opportunity Act for participants in the
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program to meet the
                    hourly requirements under section 6(d)(1)(B) of this
                    Act.'', and
                (2) in paragraph (5)(C)--
                        (A) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end,
                        (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a period, and
                        (C) by striking clause (iv).
        (g) Workfare.--
                (1) Amendments.--Section 20(b) of the Food and Nutrition
            Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3029(b) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``6(d)(1)'' and inserting
                            ``6(d)(1)(B)'', and
                                (ii) by striking ``or (F)'' and inserting
                            ``(F), or (G)'', and
                        (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``sixteen'' and
                    inserting ``18''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--The Food and Nutrition Act of
            2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
                        (A) in section 16(h)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1)(F)--
                                        (I) in clause (i)--
                                                (aa) in subclause (I) by
                                            inserting ``(as in effect on
                                            the day before the date of the
                                            enactment of the Agriculture
                                            and Nutrition Act of 2018)''
                                            after ``this Act'', and
                                                (bb) in subclause (II)(bb)
                                            by inserting ``(as in effect on
                                            the day before the date of the
                                            enactment of the Agriculture
                                            and Nutrition Act of 2018)''
                                            before the period at the end,
                                        (II) in clause (ii)--
                                                (aa) in subclause (II)(cc)
                                            by inserting ``(as in effect on
                                            the day before the date of the
                                            enactment of the Agriculture
                                            and Nutrition Act of 2018)''
                                            after ``20'', and
                                                (bb) in subclause
                                            (III)(ee)(AA) by inserting ``as
                                            in effect on the day before the
                                            date of the enactment of the
                                            Agriculture and Nutrition Act
                                            of 2018'' after ``6(o)'', and
                                        (III) in clause (vi)(I) by
                                    inserting ``as in effect on the day
                                    before the date of the enactment of the
                                    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018''
                                    after ``6(d)'', and
                                (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``under
                            section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II)'' and inserting ``for
                            dependent care expenses under section
                            6(d)(4)'', and
                        (B) in section 17(b) by striking paragraph (2).
        (h)  Equitable Treatment of Households.--Section 11(e) of the Food
    and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)), as amended by section
    4001, is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(27) that the State agency may, for purposes of ensuring
            equitable treatment among all households (including those
            containing a married couple), request earned income data from
            the Internal Revenue Service relevant to determining
            eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance
            program benefits and determining the correct amount of such
            benefits at the time of household certification.''.

    SEC. 4016. MODERNIZATION OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER REGULATIONS.

        Section 7(h)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2016(h)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in the 1st sentence by inserting ``and shall
            periodically review such regulations and modify such
            regulations to take into account evolving technology and
            comparable industry standards'' before the period at the end,
            and
                (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) by striking ``(C)(i)'' and all that follows
                    through ``abuse; and'', by inserting the following:
                ``(C)(i) risk-based measures to maximize the security of a
            system using the most effective technology available that the
            State agency considers appropriate and cost effective including
            consideration of recipient access and ease of use and which may
            include personal identification numbers, photographic
            identification on electronic benefit transfer cards,
            alternatives for securing transactions, and other measures to
            protect against fraud and abuse; and'', and
                        (B) by moving the left margin of clause (ii) 4 ems
                    to the left.

    SEC. 4017. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.

        Section 7(h)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2016(h)(14) is amended--
                (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                    Secretary shall authorize the use of mobile
                    technologies for the purpose of accessing supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program benefits.'',
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) by striking the heading and inserting
                    ``Demonstration projects on access of benefits through
                    mobile technologies'',
                        (B) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                                ``(i) Demonstration projects.--Before
                            authorizing implementation of subparagraph (A)
                            in all States, the Secretary shall approve not
                            more than 5 demonstration project proposals
                            submitted by State agencies that will pilot the
                            use of mobile technologies for supplemental
                            nutrition assistance program benefits
                            access.'',
                        (C) in clause (ii)--
                                (i) in the heading by striking
                            ``Demonstration projects'' and inserting
                            ``Project requirements'',
                                (ii) by striking ``retail food store'' the
                            first place it appears and inserting ``State
                            agency'',
                                (iii) by striking ``includes'',
                                (iv) by striking subclauses (I), (II),
                            (III), and (IV), and inserting the following:
                                        ``(I) provides recipient
                                    protections regarding privacy, ease of
                                    use, household access to benefits, and
                                    support similar to the protections
                                    provided under existing methods;
                                        ``(II) ensures that all recipients,
                                    including those without access to
                                    mobile payment technology and those who
                                    shop across State borders, have a means
                                    of benefit access;
                                        ``(III) requires retail food
                                    stores, unless exempt under section
                                    7(f)(2)(B), to bear the costs of
                                    acquiring and arranging for the
                                    implementation of point-of-sale
                                    equipment and supplies for the
                                    redemption of benefits that are
                                    accessed through mobile technologies;
                                        ``(IV) requires that foods
                                    purchased with benefits issued under
                                    this section through mobile
                                    technologies are purchased at a price
                                    not higher than the price of the same
                                    food purchased by other methods used by
                                    the retail food store, as determined by
                                    the Secretary;
                                        ``(V) ensures adequate
                                    documentation for each authorized
                                    transaction, adequate security measures
                                    to deter fraud, and adequate access to
                                    retail food stores that accept benefits
                                    accessed through mobile technologies,
                                    as determined by the Secretary;
                                        ``(VI) provides for an evaluation
                                    of the demonstration project,
                                    including, but not limited to, an
                                    evaluation of household access to
                                    benefits;
                                        ``(VII) requires that the State
                                    demonstration projects are voluntary
                                    for all retail food stores and that all
                                    recipients are able to use benefits in
                                    non-participating retail food stores;
                                    and
                                        ``(VIII) meets other criteria as
                                    established by the Secretary.'',
                        (D) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                                ``(iv) Date of project approval.--The
                            Secretary shall solicit and approve the
                            qualifying demonstration projects required
                            under subparagraph (B)(i) not later than
                            January 1, 2020.'', and
                        (E) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                                ``(iii) Priority.--The Secretary may
                            prioritize demonstration project proposals that
                            would--
                                        ``(I) reduce fraud;
                                        ``(II) encourage positive
                                    nutritional outcomes; and
                                        ``(III) meet such other criteria as
                                    determined by the Secretary.'', and
                (3) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                        (A) by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022'',
                    and
                        (B) by inserting ``requires further study by way of
                    an extended pilot period or'' after ``States'' the 2d
                    place it appears .

    SEC. 4018. PROHIBITED FEES.

        (a) Limitation.--Section 7(h)(13) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(13)) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(13) Fees.--No interchange fees shall apply to electronic
            benefit transfer transactions under this subsection. Neither a
            State, nor any agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a State
            who facilitates the provision of supplemental nutrition
            assistance program benefits in such State may impose a fee for
            switching (as defined in subsection (j)(1)(H) or routing such
            benefits.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(j)(1)(H) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(H) Switching.--The term `'switching'' means the
                    routing of an intrastate or interstate transaction that
                    consists of transmitting the details of a transaction
                    electronically recorded through the use of an
                    electronic benefit transfer card in one State to the
                    issuer of the card that may be in the same or different
                    State.''.

    SEC. 4019. REPLACEMENT OF EBT CARDS.

        Section 7(h)(8)(B)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``an excessive number
    of lost cards'' and inserting ``2 lost cards in a 12-month period''.

    SEC. 4020. BENEFIT RECOVERY.

        Section 7(h)(12) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2016(h)(12)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, or due to the
            death of all members of the household'' after ``inactivity'',
                (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``6'' and inserting
            ``3'', and
                (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``12 months'' and
            inserting ``6 months, or upon verification that all members of
            the household are deceased''.

    SEC. 4021. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFITS.

        (a) Definition.--Section 3(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(1)) is amended by striking ``or house-to-house
    trade route'' and inserting ``, house-to-house trade route, or online
    entity''.
        (b) Acceptance of Benefits.--Section 7(k) of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(k)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Acceptance of
            Program Benefits Through Online Transactions'',
                (2) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (C), and
                (3) by striking paragraph (5).

    SEC. 4022. NATIONAL GATEWAY.

        (a) Issuance of Benefits.--Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``benefits by benefit
            issuers'' and inserting ``benefit issuers and other independent
            sales organizations, third-party processors, and web service
            providers that provide electronic benefit transfer services or
            equipment to retail food stores and wholesale food concerns,'',
            and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(l) Requirement to Route All Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
    Program Benefit Transfer Transactions Through a National Gateway.--
                ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
                        ``(A) The term `independent sales organization'
                    means a person or entity that--
                                ``(i) is not a third-party processor; and
                                ``(ii) engages in sales or service to
                            retail food stores with respect to point-of-
                            sale equipment necessary for electronic benefit
                            transfer transaction processing.
                        ``(B) The term `third-party processor' means an
                    entity, including a retail food store operating its own
                    point-of-sale terminals, that is capable of routing
                    electronic transfer benefit transactions for
                    authorization.
                        ``(C) The term `web service provider' means an
                    entity that operates a generic online purchasing
                    website that can be customized for online electronic
                    benefit transfer transactions for authorized retail
                    food stores.
                ``(2) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), the Secretary
            shall establish a national gateway for the purpose of routing
            all supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit transfer
            transactions (in this subsection referred to as `transactions'
            unless the context specifies otherwise) to the appropriate
            benefit issuers for purposes of transaction validation and
            settlement.
                ``(3) Requirements to route transactions.--The Secretary
            shall--
                        ``(A) ensure that protections regarding privacy,
                    security, ease of use, and access relating to
                    supplemental nutrition assistance benefits are
                    maintained for benefit recipients and retail food
                    stores;
                        ``(B) ensure redundancy for processing of
                    transactions;
                        ``(C) ensure real-time monitoring of transactions;
                        ``(D) ensure that all entities that connect to such
                    gateway, and all others that connect to such entities,
                    meet and follow transaction messaging standards, and
                    other requirements, established by the Secretary;
                        ``(E) ensure the security of transactions by using
                    the most effective technology available that the
                    Secretary considers to be appropriate and cost-
                    effective; and
                        ``(F) ensure that all transactions are routed
                    through such gateway.
                ``(4) State agency action.--Each State agency shall ensure
            that all of its benefit issuers connect to such gateway. A
            State agency may opt to require its benefit issuer to route
            cash transactions through such gateway, subject to terms
            established by the Secretary.
                ``(5) Routing of transactions through a national gateway.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Before the Secretary implements
                    in all the States a national gateway established under
                    paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct a
                    feasibility study to assess the feasibility of routing
                    transactions through such gateway.
                        ``(B) Feasibility study.--The feasibility study
                    conducted under subparagraph (A) shall provide, at a
                    minimum, all of the following:
                                ``(i) A comprehensive analysis of
                            opportunities and challenges presented by
                            implementation of such gateway.
                                ``(ii) One or more options for carrying
                            forward each of such opportunities and for
                            mitigating each of such challenges.
                                ``(iii) Data for purposes of analyzing the
                            implementation of, and on-going cost of
                            managing, such gateway.
                                ``(iv) One or more models for cost-neutral
                            on-going operation of a national gateway.
                                ``(v) Other criteria, including security
                            criteria, established by the Secretary.
                        ``(C) Date of completion of study.--The Secretary
                    shall complete the feasibility study required by
                    subparagraph (B) not later than 1 year after the date
                    of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act
                    of 2018.
                        ``(D) Implementation of a national gateway.--Not
                    later than 1 year after the date of the completion of
                    such study, the Secretary shall complete the nationwide
                    implementation of a national gateway established under
                    paragraph (2) unless the Secretary determines, based on
                    such study, that more time is needed to implement such
                    gateway nationwide or that nationwide implementation of
                    such gateway is not in the best interest of the
                    operation of the supplemental nutrition assistance
                    program.
                        ``(E) Report to congress.--If the Secretary makes a
                    determination described in subparagraph (D), the
                    Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
                    of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
                    report that includes the basis of such determination.
                        ``(F) Nondisclosure of information.--Any
                    information collected through such gateway about a
                    specific retail food store, wholesale food concern,
                    person, or other entity, and any investigative
                    methodology or criteria used for program integrity
                    purposes that operates at or in conjunction with such
                    gateway, shall be exempt from the disclosure
                    requirements of section 552(a) of title 5 of the United
                    States Code pursuant to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5
                    of the United States Code. The Secretary shall limit
                    the use or disclosure of information obtained under
                    this subsection in a manner consistent with section
                    9(c).
                ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
            authorized to be appropriated $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2019,
            and $9,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020 through 2023,
            to carry out this subsection. Not more than $1,000,000 of the
            funds appropriated under this paragraph may be used for the
            feasibility study under paragraph (5)(B).
                ``(7) Gateway sustainability.--Benefit issuers and third-
            party processors shall pay fees to the gateway operator, in a
            manner prescribed by the Secretary, to directly access and
            route transactions through the national gateway.
                        ``(A) Purpose.--The Secretary shall ensure that
                    fees are collected and used solely for the operation of
                    the gateway.
                        ``(B) Amount.--Fees shall be established by the
                    Secretary in amounts proportionate to the number of
                    transactions routed through the gateway by each benefit
                    issuer and third-party processor, and based on the cost
                    of operating the gateway in a fiscal year.
                        ``(C) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall evaluate
                    annually the cost of operating such gateway and shall
                    adjust the fee in effect for a fiscal year to reflect
                    the cost of operating such gateway, except that an
                    adjustment under this subparagraph for any fiscal year
                    may not exceed 10 percent of the fee charged under this
                    paragraph in the preceding fiscal year.''.
        (b) Approval of Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns.--
    The 1st sentence of section 9(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended by inserting ``contracts for electronic
    benefit transfer services and equipment, records necessary to validate
    the FNS authorization number to accept and redeem benefits,'' after
    ``invoices,''.

    SEC. 4023. ACCESS TO STATE SYSTEMS.

        (a) Records.--Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Records described'' and inserting ``All
            records, and the entire information systems in which records
            are contained, that are covered'', and
                (2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                                ``(i) be made available for inspection and
                            audit by the Secretary, subject to data and
                            security protocols agreed to by the State
                            agency and Secretary;''.
        (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition
    Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended--
                (1) in the last sentence of subsection (c)(4) by inserting
            ``including providing access to applicable State records and
            the entire information systems in which the records are
            contained,'' after ``Secretary,'', and
                (2) in subsection (g)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end,
                        (B) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(G) would be accessible by the Secretary for the
                    purposes of program oversight and would be used by the
                    State agency to make available all records required by
                    the Secretary.''.

    SEC. 4024. TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS.

        Section 11(s) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2020(s)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Transitional
            Benefits'',
                (2) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'',
                    and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``at the option
                    of the State,'', and
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'',
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``not more than''.

    SEC. 4025. INCENTIVIZING TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION.

        Section 11(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2020(t)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Grants for
            Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
            Application and Eligibility Determination Systems'',
                (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``implement--'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end, and inserting
            ``implement simplified supplemental nutrition assistance
            program application and eligibility determination systems.'',
            and
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(B) establishing enhanced technological methods
                    for applying for benefits and determining eligibility
                    that improve the administrative infrastructure used in
                    processing applications and determining eligibility;
                    or'',
                        (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D), and
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                    subparagraph (C).

    SEC. 4026. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFIT TRANSFER
                  TRANSACTION DATA REPORT.

        Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end,
                        (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(C) parameters for retail food store cooperation with the
            Secretary sufficient to carry out subsection (i).''.
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(i) Data Collection for Retail Food Store Transactions.--
                ``(1) Collection of data.--To assist in making improvements
            to supplemental nutrition assistance program design, for each
            interval not greater than a 2-year period, the Secretary
            shall--
                        ``(A) collect a statistically significant sample of
                    retail food store transaction data, including the cost
                    and description of items purchased with supplemental
                    nutrition assistance program benefits, to the extent
                    practicable and without affecting retail food store
                    document retention practices; and
                        ``(B) make a summarized report of aggregated data
                    collected under subparagraph (A) available to the
                    public in a manner that prevents identification of
                    individual retail food stores, individual retail food
                    store chains, and individual members of households that
                    use such benefits.
                ``(2) Nondisclosure.--Any transaction data that contains
            information specific to a retail food store, a retail food
            store location, a person, or other entity shall be exempt from
            the disclosure requirements of Section 552(a) of title 5 of the
            United States Code pursuant to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5
            of the United States Code. The Secretary shall limit the use or
            disclosure of information obtained under this subsection in a
            manner consistent with sections 9(c) and 11(e)(8).''.

    SEC. 4027. ADJUSTMENT TO PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED FUNDS RETAINED BY
                  STATES.

        Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2025(a) is amended--
                (1) in the 1st sentence by striking ``35 percent'' and
            inserting ``50 percent'', and
                (2) by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:
    ``A State agency may use such funds retained only to carry out the
    supplemental nutrition assistance program, including investments in
    technology, improvements in administration and distribution, and
    actions to prevent fraud.''.

    SEC. 4028. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR PAYMENT ERRORS.

        Section 16(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2025(c)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                        (A) in subclause (I) by striking ``and'' at the
                    end,
                        (B) in subclause (II)--
                                (i) by striking ``fiscal year thereafter''
                            and inserting ``of the fiscal years 2015
                            through 2017'', and
                                (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                            inserting ``; and'', and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                        ``(III) for each fiscal year
                                    thereafter, $0.'', and
                (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``fiscal year 2004''
            and all that follows through ``second'', and inserting ``any of
            the fiscal years 2004 through 2018 for which the Secretary
            determines that for the second or subsequent consecutive fiscal
            year, and with respect to fiscal year 2019 and any fiscal year
            thereafter for which the Secretary determines that for the
            third''.

    SEC. 4029. STATE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

        Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2025(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``State
            Performance Indicators'',
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the heading by striking ``and thereafter''
                    and inserting ``through 2017'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and each
                    fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``through fiscal
                    year 2017'', and
                        (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and each
                    fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``through fiscal
                    year 2017'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6)  Fiscal year 2018 and fiscal years thereafter.--With
            respect to fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter,
            the Secretary shall establish, by regulation, performance
            criteria relating to--
                        ``(A) actions taken to correct errors, reduce rates
                    of error, and improve eligibility determinations; and
                        ``(B) other indicators of effective administration
                    determined by the Secretary.''.

    SEC. 4030. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

        Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(m) Pilot Projects to Encourage the Use of Public-private
    Partnerships Committed to Addressing Food Insecurity.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, on application,
            permit not more than 10 eligible entities to carry out pilot
            projects to support public-private partnerships that address
            food insecurity and poverty.
                ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, an
            `eligible entity' means--
                        ``(A) a State;
                        ``(B) a unit of local government;
                        ``(C) a nonprofit organization;
                        ``(D) a community-based organization; and
                        ``(E) an institution of higher education.
                ``(3) Project requirements.--Projects approved under this
            subsection shall be limited to 2 years in length and evaluate
            the impact of the ability of eligible entities to--
                        ``(A) improve the effectiveness and impact of the
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program;
                        ``(B) develop food security solutions that are
                    contextualized to the needs of a community or region;
                    and
                        ``(C) strengthen the capacity of communities to
                    address food insecurity and poverty.
                ``(4) Reporting.--Participating entities shall report
            annually to the Secretary who shall submit a final report to
            the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
            and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
            the Senate. Such report shall include--
                        ``(A) a summary of the activities conducted under
                    the pilot projects;
                        ``(B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the
                    pilot projects; and
                        ``(C) best practices regarding the use of public-
                    private partnerships to improve the effectiveness of
                    public benefit programs to address food insecurity and
                    poverty.
                ``(5) Authorization and advance availability of
            appropriations.--
                        ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
                    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
                    subsection $5,000,000 to remain available until
                    expended.
                        ``(B) Appropriation in advance.--Only funds
                    appropriated under subparagraph (A) in advance
                    specifically to carry out this subsection shall be
                    available to carry out this subsection.''.

    SEC. 4031. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        The 1st sentence of section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act
    of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 4032. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

        Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2036(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023'',
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'',
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) by striking ``2018'' the 1st place it
                            appears and inserting ``2019'',
                                (ii) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'' at
                            the end, and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(v) for fiscal year 2019, $60,000,000;
                            and'', and
                        (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                                (i) by striking ``2019'' and inserting
                            ``2020'',
                                (ii) by striking ``(D)(iv)'' and inserting
                            ``(D)(v)'', and
                                (iii) by striking ``2017'' and inserting
                            ``2018'', and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Farm-to-food-bank fund.--From amounts made available
            under subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall distribute $20,000,000 in accordance with section 214 of
            the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7515) that
            States shall use to procure or enter into agreements with a
            food bank to procure excess fresh fruits and vegetables grown
            in the State, or surrounding regions in the United States, to
            be provided to eligible recipient agencies as defined in
            section 201A(3) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7
            U.S.C. 7501(3)).''.

    SEC. 4033. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

        (a)  Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program.--
    Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is
    amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
                ``(1) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual'
            means an individual who is eligible to receive benefits under a
            nutrition education and obesity prevention program under this
            section as a result of being--
                        ``(A) an individual eligible for benefits under--
                                ``(i) this Act;
                                ``(ii) sections 9(b)(1)(A) and 17(c)(4) of
                            the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
                            Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A), 1766(c)(4)); or
                                ``(iii) section 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child
                            Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
                            1773(e)(1)(A));
                        ``(B) an individual who resides in a community with
                    a significant low-income population, as determined by
                    the Secretary; or
                        ``(C) such other low-income individual as is
                    determined to be eligible by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible
            institution' includes any `1862 Institution' or `1890
            Institution', as defined in section 2 of the Research,
            Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601).'',
                (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Consistent with the
            terms and conditions of grants awarded under this section,
            State agencies may'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting
            through the Director of the National Institute of Food and
            Agriculture, in consultation with the Administrator of the Food
            and Nutrition Service, shall'',
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--Consistent with the terms and conditions
            of grants awarded under this section, eligible institutions
            shall deliver nutrition education and obesity prevention
            services under a program described in subsection (b) that--
                        ``(A) to the extent practicable, provide for the
                    employment and training of professional and
                    paraprofessional aides from the target population to
                    engage in direct nutrition education; and
                        ``(B) partner with other public and private
                    entities as appropriate to optimize program
                    delivery.'',
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                            follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--A State agency, in consultation
                    with eligible institutions that provide nutrition
                    education and obesity prevention services under this
                    subsection, shall submit to the Secretary for approval
                    a nutrition education State plan.'',
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
                            ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a''
                            and inserting ``A'', and
                                (iii) by striking subparagraph (C),
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by striking ``A State agency''
                                    and inserting ``An eligible
                                    institution'', and
                                        (II) by inserting ``the Director of
                                    the National Institute of Food and
                                    Agriculture and'' after ``by'', and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``the
                            Director of the National Institute of Food and
                            Agriculture and'' after ``education,'', and
                        (D) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``and eligible
                    institutions'' after ``agencies'', and
                        (E) in paragraph (5) by striking ``State agency''
                    and inserting ``eligible institutions'',
                (4) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the heading by striking ``In
                            general'' and inserting ``Basic funding'',
                                (ii) by striking ``to State agencies'',
                                (iii) in subparagraph (E) by striking
                            ``and'' at the end,
                                (iv) in subparagraph (F)--
                                        (I) by striking ``year 2016 and
                                    each subsequent fiscal year'' and
                                    inserting ``years 2016 through 2018'',
                                    and
                                        (II) by striking the period at the
                                    end and inserting a semicolon, and
                                (v) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(G) for fiscal year 2019, $485,000,000; and
                        ``(H) for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent
                    fiscal year, the applicable amount during the preceding
                    fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect any increases 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.'',
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                        (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (I) by inserting ``and appropriated under
                            the authority of paragraph (2)'' after
                            ``paragraph (1)'', and
                                (II) in clause (ii)--
                                        (aa) by inserting ``(as that
                                    section existed on the day before the
                                    date of the enactment of the
                                    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of
                                    2018)'' after ``(B)'' and
                                        (bb) in subclause (V) by striking
                                    ``and each fiscal year thereafter'',
                                    and
                        (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(C) Reallocation.--If the Secretary determines
                    that an eligible institution will not expend all of the
                    funds allocated to the eligible institution for a
                    fiscal year under paragraph (1) or in the case of an
                    eligible institution that elects not to receive the
                    entire amount of funds allocated to the eligible
                    institution for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall
                    reallocate the unexpended funds to other eligible
                    institutions during the fiscal year or the subsequent
                    fiscal year (as determined by the Secretary) that have
                    approved State plans under which the eligible
                    institutions may expend the reallocated funds.'', and
                        (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following:
                        ``(B) Subsequent allocation.--Of the funds set
                    aside under paragraph (1) and appropriated under the
                    authority of paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2019 and
                    each fiscal year thereafter, 100 percent shall be
                    allocated to eligible institutions pro rata based on
                    the respective share of each State of the number of
                    individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition
                    assistance program during the 12-month period ending
                    the preceding January 31, as determined by the
                    Secretary.'',
                (C) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting ``, other than those
            incurred by State agencies in preparing State plans pursuant to
            subsection (c)(2) and notifying applicants, participants, and
            eligible individuals pursuant to subsection (c)(4),'' after
            ``this section'',
                        (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                    paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively,
                        (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Authorization and advance availability of
            appropriations.--
                        ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
                    authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
                    $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through
                    2023.
                        ``(B) Appropriation in advance.--Except as provided
                    in subparagraph (C), only funds appropriated under
                    subparagraph (A) in advance specifically to carry out
                    this section shall be available to carry out this
                    section.
                        ``(C) Other funds.--Funds appropriated under this
                    paragraph shall be in addition to funds made available
                    under paragraph (1).
                        ``(D) Funds availability.--Funds appropriated under
                    this paragraph shall remain available for obligation
                    for a period of 2 fiscal years.'', and
                        (F) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                ``(5) Administrative costs.--Not more than 10 percent of
            the funds allocated to eligible institutions may be used by the
            eligible institutions for administrative costs.'', and
                (5) in subsection (e) by striking ``January 1, 2012'' and
            inserting ``18 months after the date of the enactment of the
            Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018''.
        (b) Related Amendment.--Section 18(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by
    striking ``, such as the expanded food and nutrition education
    program''.

    SEC. 4034. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAFFICKING.

        Section 29(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2036b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 4035. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is
    amended--
                (1) in section 3--
                        (A) in subsections (d) and (i) by striking ``7(i)''
                    and inserting ``7(h)'', and
                        (B) in subsection (o)(1)(A) by striking ``(r)(1)''
                    and inserting ``(q)(1)'',
                (2) in section 5(a) by striking ``and section'' each place
            it appears and all that follows through ``households'' the
            respective next place it appears, and inserting ``and section
            3(m)(4), households'',
                (3) in subsections (e)(1) and (f)(1)(A)(i) of section 8 by
            striking ``3(n)(5)'' and inserting ``3(m)(5)'',
                (4) in the 1st sentence of section 10--
                        (A) by striking ``or the Federal Savings and Loan
                    Insurance Corporation'' each place it appears, and
                        (B) by striking ``3(p)(4)'' and inserting
                    ``3(o)(4)'',
                (5) in section 11--
                        (A) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``3(t)(1)''
                    and inserting ``3(s)(1)'', and
                        (B) in subsection (d)--
                                (i) by striking ``3(t)(1)'' each place it
                            appears and inserting ``3(s)(1)'', and
                                (ii) by striking ``3(t)(2)'' each place it
                            appears and inserting ``3(s)(2)'',
                        (C) in subsection (e)--
                                (i) in paragraph (17) by striking
                            ``3(t)(1)'' inserting ``3(s)(1)'', and
                                (ii) in paragraph (23) by striking
                            ``Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
                            Program'' and inserting ``simplified
                            supplemental nutrition assistance program'',
                (6) in section 15(e) by striking ``exchange'' and all that
            follows through ``anything'', and inserting ``exchange for
            benefits, or anything'',
                (7) in section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(aa) by striking
            ``3(n)'' and inserting ``3(m)'',
                (8) in section 25(a)(1)(B)(i)(I) by striking the 2d
            semicolon at the end, and
                (9) in section 26(b) by striking ``out'' and all that
            follows through ``(referred'', and inserting ``out a simplified
            supplemental nutrition assistance program (referred''.

    SEC. 4036. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS.

        Out of any funds made available under section 18(a) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)) for fiscal year 2019, the
    Secretary shall use to carry out the amendments made by this subtitle
    $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.

    SEC. 4037. MULTIVITAMIN-MINERAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR
                  PURCHASE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

        Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (k) by--
                        (A) striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9)'', and
                        (B) inserting before the period at the end the
                    following: ``, and (10) a multivitamin-mineral dietary
                    supplement for home consumption'',
                (2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
        ``(m-1) `Multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement' means a substance
    that--
                ``(1) provides at least half of the vitamins and minerals
            for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary
            reference intakes, at 50 percent or more of the daily value for
            the intended life stage per daily serving as determined by the
            Food and Drug Administration; and
                ``(2) does not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels for
            those nutrients for which an established tolerable upper intake
            level is determined by the National Academy of Medicine.'', and
                (3) in subsection (q)(2) by striking ``and spices'' and
            inserting ``spices, and multivitamin-mineral dietary
            supplements''.

    SEC. 4038. REVIEW OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
                  OPERATIONS.

        Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018), as
    amended by section 4026, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(j) Review of Program Operations.--
                ``(1) The Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall review a representative sample of
                    currently authorized retail food stores as defined in
                    subsections (o)(2) and (k)(3) of section 3 to determine
                    whether benefits are properly used by or on behalf of
                    participating households residing in such facilities
                    and whether such facilities are using more than one
                    source of Federal or State funding to meet the food
                    needs of residents;
                        ``(B) may carry out similar reviews for currently
                    participating residential drug and alcohol treatment
                    and rehabilitation programs, and group living
                    arrangements for the blind and disabled;
                        ``(C) shall gather information and these entities
                    shall be required to submit information deemed
                    necessary for a full and thorough review; and
                        ``(D) shall report the results of these reviews to
                    the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
                    Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate not later than 3
                    years after the date of the enactment of the Food and
                    Nutrition Act of 2018, along with recommendations as to
                    any additional requirements or oversight that would be
                    appropriate for such facilities and retailers, and
                    whether these entities should continue to be authorized
                    to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance
                    program.
                ``(2) Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary
            to deny any application for continued authorization, any
            application for authorization, or any request to withdraw the
            authorization of any facility or entity referenced in
            subsections (o)(2) and (k)(3) of section 3 based on a
            determination that residents of any such facility or entity are
            residents of an institution prior to--
                        ``(A) the submission of the report described in
                    paragraph (1)(D); or
                        ``(B) 3 years after the date of enactment of the
                    Food and Nutrition Act of 2018;
            whichever is earlier.''.

    SEC. 4039. DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONVICTED FELONS.

        Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as
    amended by section 4015, is amended in subsection (p)(1)--
                (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``: and'' at the end
            and inserting a period, and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B).

    SEC. 4040. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF BLOCK GRANT PAYABLE TO PUERTO
                  RICO.

        (a) Study.--With funds appropriated to carry out this subsection,
    the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to determine the
    feasibility and impact of using a thrifty food plan developed
    exclusively to apply under section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Food and
    Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)) to calculate the amount
    of the block grant payable to Puerto Rico.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (a).
        (c) Appropriation in Advance.--Only funds appropriated under
    subsection (b) in advance specifically to carry out subsection (a)
    shall be available to carry out such subsection.

    SEC. 4041. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.

        Section 4033 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (128 STAT. 818) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c) --
                        (A) by inserting ``, a State, a country equivalent,
                    or a local education agency,'' after ``programs'' the
                    1st place it appears,
                        (B) by striking `` and facilities operated by
                    tribal organizations, that primarily serve Indians''
                    and inserting ``and federally funded child nutrition
                    and senior meal programs,'', and
                (2) in subsection (d)(1) --
                        (A) by striking ``and'' the 1st place it appears,
                    and
                        (B) by inserting ``, a State, a county or county
                    equivalent, a local educational agency, and an entity
                    or person authorized to facilitate the donation,
                    storage, preparation, or serving of traditional food by
                    the operator of a food service program'' after
                    ``organization''.

    SEC. 4042. EXTENSION OF STUDY ON COMPARABLE ACCESS TO SUPPLEMENTAL
                  NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO.

        (a) Amendments.--Section 4142 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
    Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122 STAT. 1881) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``this Act'' and
            inserting ``Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'', and
                (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``2008'' and inserting
            ``2018''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 4142 of
    the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122
    STAT. 1881) as amended by subsection (a).
        (c) Appropriation in Advance.--Only funds appropriated under
    subsection (b) in advance specifically to carry out section 4142 of the
    Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246; 122
    STAT. 1881) as amended by subsection (a) shall be available to carry
    out such section as so amended.

    SEC. 4043. ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY FOR STATES.

        Section 11(e)(6)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
    2020(e)(6)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) personnel of the State agency or, at the
                    option of the State agency and by contract with the
                    State agency, personnel of an entity that has no direct
                    or indirect financial interest in an approved retail
                    food store, may undertake such certification or carry
                    out any other function of the State agency under the
                    supplemental nutrition assistance program and without
                    restriction by the Secretary on the State agency's use
                    of nongovernmental employees to perform program
                    eligibility or any other administrative function to
                    carry out such program;''.

                  Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

    SEC. 4101. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

        The 1st sentence of section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
    Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 4102. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

        Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7
    U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'', and
                        (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'', and
                (2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 4103. ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

        Section 5(g) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
    (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Except'' and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Except'', and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Certification.--
                        ``(A) Definition of certification period.--In this
                    paragraph, the term `certification period' means the
                    period that a participant in the commodity supplemental
                    food program may continue to receive benefits under
                    that program without a formal review of the eligibility
                    of the participant.
                        ``(B) Minimum certification period.--Subject to
                    subparagraph (C), a State shall establish a
                    certification period of not less than 1 year.
                        ``(C) Extensions.--On the request of a State, the
                    Secretary shall approve a State certification period of
                    more than 1 year on the condition that, on an annual
                    basis, the local agency in the State administering the
                    commodity supplemental food program--
                                ``(i) verifies the address and continued
                            interest of each participant in receiving
                            program benefits; and
                                ``(ii) has sufficient reason to determine
                            that the participant still meets the income
                            eligibility standards, which may include a
                            determination that the participant has a fixed
                            income.''.

    SEC. 4104. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO SPECIAL NUTRITION
                  PROJECTS.

        Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7
    U.S.C. 1431e(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

                           Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 4201. PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO
                  SCHOOLS AND SERVICE INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c-4(b)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 4202. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

        Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 4203. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE.

        Section 243(d) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953) is amended by striking ``until expended'' and
    inserting ``until October 1, 2023''.

    SEC. 4204. AMENDMENTS TO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM.

        Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
    U.S.C. 1769a) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``fresh'' ;
                (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, canned, dried,
            frozen, or pureed'' after ``fresh'';
                (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, canned, dried,
            frozen, or pureed'' after ``fresh''; and
                (4) in subsection (e), by inserting ``, canned, dried,
            frozen, or pureed'' after ``fresh''.

    SEC. 4205. REVIEW AND REVISION OF CERTAIN NUTRITION REGULATIONS.

        (a) Review of Existing Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act and for the purposes described in
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall review--
                (1) the final regulations on ``National School Lunch
            Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for
            All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-
            Free Kids Act of 2010'' published by the Department of
            Agriculture in the Federal Register on July 29, 2016 (81 Fed.
            Reg. 50123 et seq.); and
                (2) the final regulations on ``Nutrition Standards in the
            National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs'' published
            by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on
            January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.).
        (b) Finalizing New Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with
    school nutrition personnel and school leaders (including school
    administrators, school boards, and parents), shall finalize new
    regulations that revise the regulations described in subsection (a)
    based on the review of such regulations under such subsection,
    including any requirements for milk, to ensure that the requirements of
    such regulations--
                (1) are based on research based on school-age children;
                (2) do not add costs in addition to the reimbursements
            required to carry out the school lunch program authorized under
            the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
            1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program established by
            section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773);
            and
                (3) maintain healthy meals for students.

                                TITLE V--CREDIT

                        Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

    SEC. 5101. MODIFICATION OF THE 3-YEAR EXPERIENCE ELIGIBILITY
                  REQUIREMENT FOR FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.

        Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Waiver authority.--In the case of a qualified
            beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may--
                        ``(A) reduce the 3-year requirement in paragraph
                    (1) to--
                                ``(i) 2 years, if the farmer or rancher
                            has--
                                        ``(I) 16 credit hours of post-
                                    secondary education in a field related
                                    to agriculture;
                                        ``(II) at least 1 year of direct
                                    substantive management experience in a
                                    business;
                                        ``(III) been honorably discharged
                                    from the armed forces of the United
                                    States;
                                        ``(IV) successfully repaid a youth
                                    loan made under section 311(b); or
                                        ``(V) an established relationship
                                    with an individual participating as a
                                    counselor in a Service Corps of Retired
                                    Executives program authorized under
                                    section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small
                                    Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)),
                                    or with a local farm or ranch operator
                                    or organization, approved by the
                                    Secretary, that is committed to
                                    mentoring the farmer or rancher; or
                                ``(ii) 1 year, if the farmer or rancher has
                            military leadership or management experience
                            from having completed an acceptable military
                            leadership course; or
                        ``(B) waive the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1)
                    if the farmer or rancher--
                                ``(i) meets a requirement of subparagraph
                            (A)(i) (other than subclause (V) thereof) and
                            meets the requirement of subparagraph (A)(ii);
                            and
                                ``(ii) meets the requirement of
                            subparagraph (A)(i)(V).''.

    SEC. 5102. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

        Section 304(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1924(h)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``$150,000,000'' and inserting
            ``$75,000,000''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 5103. FARM OWNERSHIP LOAN LIMITS.

        Section 305(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1925(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``$700,000'' and inserting ``$1,750,000'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2019''.

                          Subtitle B--Operating Loans

    SEC. 5201. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

        Section 313(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(a)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``$700,000'' and inserting ``$1,750,000'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2019''.

    SEC. 5202. MICROLOANS.

        Section 313(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1943(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``title'' and
    inserting ``subsection''.

                     Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

    SEC. 5301. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS
                  PILOT PROGRAM.

        Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 5302. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS.

        Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding
    subparagraph (A) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 5303. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES.

        Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

     Subtitle D--Technical Corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
                                Development Act

    SEC. 5401. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL
                  DEVELOPMENT ACT.

        (a)(1) Section 310E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(d)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and
    socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers'' after ``ranchers'' the
    second place it appears.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 5004(4)(A)(i) of the Food,
    Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246) in lieu of
    the amendment made by such section.
        (b)(1) Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended in the second sentence by
    striking ``and limited liability companies'' and inserting ``limited
    liability companies, and such other legal entities''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 5201 of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79) in lieu of the amendment made by such section.
        (c)(1) Section 331D(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981d(e)) is amended by inserting after
    ``within 60 days after receipt of the notice required in this section''
    the following: ``or, in extraordinary circumstances as determined by
    the applicable State director, after the 60-day period''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 10 of the Agricultural Credit
    Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-554).
        (d)(1) Section 333A(f)(1)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
    ``114'' and inserting ``339''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 14 of the Agricultural Credit
    Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-554).
        (e) Section 339(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C.1989(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``preferred
    certified lender'' and inserting ``Preferred Certified Lender''.
        (f)(1) Section 343(a)(11)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)(C)) is amended by striking ``or
    joint operators'' and inserting ``joint operator, or owners''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as of
    the effective date of section 5303(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of
    2014.
        (g)(1) Section 343(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(b)) is amended by striking ``307(e)''
    and inserting ``307(d)''.
        (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 5004 of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79).
        (h) Section 346(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C.1994(a)) is amended by striking the last comma.

             Subtitle E--Amendments to the Farm Credit Act of 1971

    SEC. 5501. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES.

        (a) Section 1.2(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C.
    2002(a)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) Composition.--The Farm Credit System shall include the Farm
    Credit Banks, banks for cooperatives, Agricultural Credit Banks, the
    Federal land bank associations, the Federal land credit associations,
    the production credit associations, the Agricultural Credit
    Associations, the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, the
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, service corporations
    established pursuant to section 4.25 of this Act, and such other
    institutions as may be made a part of the System, all of which shall be
    chartered by and subject to regulation by the Farm Credit
    Administration.''.
        (b) Section 2.4 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2075) is amended by striking
    subsection (d).
        (c) Section 3.0 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2121) is amended--
                (1) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ``and a Central Bank
            for Cooperatives''; and
                (2) by striking the 5th sentence.
        (d) Section 3.2(a)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2123(a)(1)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``not merged into the United Bank for
            Cooperatives or the National Bank for Cooperatives''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Section 7.12(c)
            shall apply to the board of directors of a merged bank for
            cooperatives.''.
        (e) Section 3.2(a)(2)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2123(a)(2)(A)) is
    amended by striking ``(other than the National Bank for
    Cooperatives)''.
        (f) Section 3.2 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2123) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (b);
                (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``paragraph'' and
            inserting ``subsection'';
                (3) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
                (4) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)'';
                (5) by striking ``(i)'' and inserting ``(A)'';
                (6) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
                (7) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(2)''.
        (g) Section 3.5 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2126) is amended by striking
    ``district''.
        (h) Section 3.7(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2128(a)) is amended by
    striking the second sentence.
        (i) Section 3.8(b)(1)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2129(b)(1)(A)) is
    amended by inserting ``(or successor agency)'' after ``Rural
    Electrification Administration''.
        (j) Section 3.9(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2130(a)) is amended by
    striking the 3rd sentence.
        (k) Section 3.10(c) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2131(c)) is amended by
    striking the second sentence.
        (l) Section 3.10(d) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2131(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``district'' each place it appears; and
                (2) by inserting ``for cooperatives or successor bank''
            before ``on account of such indebtedness''.
        (m) Section 3.11 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2132) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsections (b) and
            (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking ``district''; and
                        (B) by striking ``Except as provided in subsection
                    (c) below, all'' and inserting ``All''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
            subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (c) through (e),
            respectively.
        (n) The heading for part B of title III of such Act is amended by
    striking ``United and''.
        (o) Section 3.20(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2141(a)) is amended by
    striking ``or the United Bank for Cooperatives, as the case may be''.
        (p) Section 3.20(b) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2141(b)) is amended by
    striking ``the district banks for cooperatives and the Central Bank for
    Cooperatives'' and inserting ``all constituent banks referred to in
    section 413 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987''.
        (q) Section 3.21 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2142) is repealed.
        (r) Section 3.28 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2149) is amended by
    striking ``a district bank for cooperatives and the Central Bank for
    Cooperatives'' and inserting ``its constituent banks referred to in
    section 413 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987''.
        (s) Section 3.29 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2150) is repealed.
        (t)(1) Section 4.0 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2151) is repealed.
        (2) Section 5.60(b) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2277a-9(b)) is amended
    to read as follows:
        ``(b) Amounts in Fund.--The Corporation shall deposit in the
    Insurance Fund all premium payments received by the Corporation under
    this part.''.
        (u)(1) Section 4.8 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2159) is amended--
                (A) by striking ``(a)''; and
                (B) by striking subsection (b).
        (2) Section 1.1(c) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2001(c)) is amended by
    striking ``including any costs of defeasance under section 4.8(b),''.
        (v) Section 4.9(d)(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2160(d)(2)) is amended
    to read as follows:
                ``(2) Representation on board.--The Farm Credit System
            Insurance Corporation shall have no representation on the board
            of directors of the Corporation.''.
        (w) Section 4.9 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2160) is amended by striking
    subsection (e) and redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
        (x) Section 4.9A(c) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2162(c)) is amended to
    read as follows:
        ``(c) Inability to Retire Stock at Par Value.--If an institution is
    unable to retire eligible borrower stock at par value due to the
    liquidation of the institution, the Farm Credit System Insurance
    Corporation, acting as receiver, shall retire such stock at par value
    as would have been retired in the ordinary course of business of the
    institution. The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation shall make
    use of sufficient funds from the Farm Credit Insurance Fund to carry
    out this section.''.
        (y) Section 4.12A(a)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2184(a)(1)) is
    amended to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--Every Farm Credit System bank or
            association shall provide a current list of its stockholders,
            within 7 calendar days after receipt of a written request by a
            stockholder, to the requesting stockholder.''.
        (z) Section 4.14A(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2202a(a)) is amended by
    inserting ``and section 4.36'' after ``As used in this part''.
        (aa)(1) Section 4.14A of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2202a) is amended--
                (A) in subsection (l), by striking ``production credit'';
            and
                (B) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating
            subsections (i) through (l) as subsections (h) through (k),
            respectively.
        (2)(A) Section 5.31 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2267) is amended by
    striking ``4.14A(i)'' and inserting ``4.14A(h)''.
        (B) Section 5.32(h) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2268(h)) is amended by
    striking ``4.14A(i)'' and inserting ``4.14A(h)''.
        (bb)(1) Section 4.14C of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2202c) is repealed.
        (2)(A) Section 4.14A(a)(5)(B)(ii)(I) of such Act (12 U.S.C.
    2202a(a)(5)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``4.14C,''.
        (B) Section 8.9 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-9) is amended by
    striking ``4.14C,'' each place it appears.
        (cc) Section 4.17 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2205) is amended by
    striking ``Federal intermediate credit banks and''.
        (dd) Section 4.19(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2207(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``district'';
                (2) by striking ``Federal land bank association and
            production credit''; and
                (3) by striking ``units'' and inserting ``institutions''.
        (ee) Section 4.38 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2219c) is amended by
    striking ``The Assistance Board established under section 6.0 and all''
    and inserting ``All''.
        (ff) Section 5.17(a)(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2252(a)(2)) is
    amended by striking the second and 3rd sentences.
        (gg) Section 5.18 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2253) is repealed.
        (hh) Section 5.19(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2254(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Except for Federal land bank
            associations, each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
                (2) by striking the second sentence.
        (ii) Section 5.19(b) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2254(b)) is amended--
                (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
            ``except with respect to any actions taken by any banks of the
            System under section 4.8(b),'';
                (2) by striking the third sentence of paragraph (1);
                (3) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
                (4) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
        (jj) Section 5.35(4) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2271(4)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) by striking ``after December 31, 1992,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``by the Farm Credit System
                    Assistance Board under section 6.6 or''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating
            subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
        (kk) Section 5.38 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2274) is amended by
    striking ``a farm credit district board, bank board, or bank officer or
    employee shall not remove any director or officer of any production
    credit association or Federal land bank association'' and inserting ``a
    Farm Credit Bank board, officer, or employee shall not remove any
    director or officer of any association''.
        (ll) Section 5.44 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2275) is repealed.
        (mm) Section 5.58(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2277a-7) is amended by
    striking the second sentence.
        (nn) Subtitle A of title VI of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2278a-2278a-11)
    is repealed.
        (oo) Title VI of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2278a-2278b-11) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 6.32. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

        ``The authority provided in this subtitle shall terminate on
    December 31, 2018.''.
        (pp) Section 7.9 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279c-2) is amended by
    striking subsection (c).
        (qq) Section 7.10(a)(4) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279d(a)(4)) is
    amended to read as follows:
                ``(4) the institution pays to the Farm Credit Insurance
            Fund the amount by which the total capital of the institution
            exceeds 6 percent of the assets;''.
        (rr) Section 8.0(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa(2)) is amended to
    read as follows:
                ``(2) Board.--The term `Board' means the board of directors
            established under section 8.2.''.
        (ss)(1) Section 8.0 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa) is amended by
    striking paragraphs (6) and (8), and redesignating paragraphs (7), (9),
    and (10) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively.
        (2)(A) Section 4.39 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2219d) is amended by
    striking ``8.0(7)'' and inserting ``8.0(6)''.
        (B) Section 8.6(e)(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-6(e)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``8.0(9)'' and inserting ``8.0(7)''.
        (C) Section 8.11(e) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-11(e)) is amended
    by striking ``8.0(7)'' and inserting ``8.0(6)''.
        (D) Section 8.32(a)(1)(B) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-1(a)(1)(B))
    is amended by striking ``8.0(9)(C)'' and inserting ``8.0(7)(C)''.
        (tt)(1) Section 8.2 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-2) is amended--
                (A) in subsection (b)--
                        (i) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Permanent Board'' and inserting ``Board of
                    Directors'';
                        (ii) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(1) Establishment.--The Corporation shall be under the
            management of the Board of Directors.'';
                        (iii) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                    paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (3) through
                    (9), respectively; and
                        (iv) by striking ``permanent'' each place it
                    appears in paragraphs (2), and (3) through (9) (as so
                    redesignated); and
                (B) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating
            subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b),
            respectively.
        (2) Section 8.4(a)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-4) is amended--
                (A) by striking the 3rd sentence;
                (B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:
            ``Voting common stock shall be offered to banks, other
            financial entities, insurance companies, and System
            institutions under such terms and conditions as the Board may
            adopt. The voting stock shall be fairly and broadly offered to
            ensure that no institution or institutions acquire a
            disproportionate amount of the total amount of voting common
            stock outstanding of a class and that capital contributions and
            issuances of voting common stock for the contributions are
            fairly distributed between entities eligible to hold Class A
            and Class B stock, as provided under this paragraph.'';
                (C) by striking ``8.2(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting
            ``8.2(a)(2)(A)''; and
                (D) by striking ``8.2(b)(2)(B)'' and inserting
            ``8.2(a)(2)(B)''.
        (uu)(1) Section 8.6 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-6) is amended by
    striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
    (d).
        (2)(A) Paragraph (7)(B)(i) of section 8.0 of such Act (12 U.S.C.
    2279aa), as redesignated by subsection (ss)(1), is amended by striking
    ``through (d)'' and inserting ``and (c)''.
        (B) Section 8.33(b)(2)(A) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-2(b)(2)(A))
    is amended by striking ``8.6(e)'' and inserting ``8.6(d)''.
        (vv) Section 8.32(a) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-1(a)) is amended
    by striking ``Not sooner than the expiration of the 3-year period
    beginning on the date of enactment of the Farm Credit System Reform Act
    of 1996, the'' and inserting ``The''.
        (ww) Section 8.35 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-4) is amended by
    striking subsection (e).
        (xx) Section 8.38 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2279bb-7) is repealed.

    SEC. 5502. CONFORMING REPEALS.

        (a) Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, and 15 of the Agricultural
    Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141b, 1141c, 1141d, 1141e, 1141f, 1141i, and
    1141j) are repealed.
        (b) The Act of June 22, 1939, (Chapter 239; 53 Stat. 853; 12 U.S.C.
    1141d-1) is repealed.
        (c) Section 201 of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of
    1932 (12 U.S.C. 1148) is repealed.
        (d) Section 2 of the Act of July 14, 1953, (Chapter 192; 67 Stat.
    150; 12 U.S.C. 1148a-4) is repealed.
        (e) Sections 32 through 34 of the Farm Credit Act of 1937 (12
    U.S.C. 1148b, 1148c, and 1148d) are repealed.
        (f) Sections 1 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1932, (12 U.S.C.
    1401 through 1404) are repealed.

    SEC. 5503. FACILITY HEADQUARTERS.

        Section 5.16 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2251) is
    amended by striking all that precedes ``to the rental of quarters'' and
    inserting the following:

    ``SEC. 5.16. QUARTERS AND FACILITIES FOR THE FARM CREDIT
                  ADMINISTRATION.

        ``(a) The Farm Credit Administration shall maintain its principal
    office within the Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia standard
    metropolitan statistical area, and such other offices within the United
    States as in its judgment are necessary.
        ``(b) As an alternate''.

    SEC. 5504. SHARING PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

        Section 5.19 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2254) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) A System institution shall not be considered to have waived
    the confidentiality of a privileged communication with an attorney or
    accountant if the institution provides the content of the communication
    to the Farm Credit Administration pursuant to the supervisory or
    regulatory authorities of the Farm Credit Administration.''.

    SEC. 5505. SCOPE OF JURISDICTION.

        Part C of title V of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2261-
    2274) is amended by inserting after section 5.31 the following:

    ``SEC. 5.31A. SCOPE OF JURISDICTION.

        ``(a) For purposes of sections 5.25, 5.26, and 5.33, the
    jurisdiction of the Farm Credit Administration over parties, and the
    authority of the Farm Credit Administration to initiate actions, shall
    include enforcement authority over institution-affiliated parties.
        ``(b) The resignation, termination of employment or participation,
    or separation of an institution-affiliated party (including a
    separation caused by the merger, consolidation, conservatorship, or
    receivership of a System institution) shall not affect the jurisdiction
    and authority of the Farm Credit Administration to issue any notice or
    order and proceed under this part against any such party, if the notice
    or order is served before the end of the 6-year period beginning on the
    date the party ceased to be such a party with respect to the System
    institution (whether the date occurs before, on, or after the date of
    the enactment of this section).''.

    SEC. 5506. DEFINITION.

        Section 5.35 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2271) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3); and
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and
            inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) the term `institution-affiliated party' means--
                        ``(A) any director, officer, employee, shareholder,
                    or agent of a System institution;
                        ``(B) any independent contractor (including any
                    attorney, appraiser, or accountant) who knowingly or
                    recklessly participates in--
                                ``(i) any violation of law (including
                            regulations) that is associated with the
                            operations and activities of 1 or more
                            institutions;
                                ``(ii) any breach of fiduciary duty; or
                                ``(iii) any unsafe or unsound practice,
                            which caused or is likely to cause more than a
                            minimal financial loss to, or a significant
                            adverse effect on, a System institution; and
                        ``(C) any other person, as determined by the Farm
                    Credit Administration (by regulation or on a case-by-
                    case basis) who participates in the conduct of the
                    affairs of a System institution; and''.

    SEC. 5507. EXPANSION OF ACREAGE EXCEPTION TO LOAN AMOUNT LIMITATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 8.8(c)(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
    (12 U.S.C. 2279aa-8(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1,000'' and
    inserting ``2,000''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect 1 year after the date a report submitted in accordance with
    section 5602 of this Act indicates that it is feasible to increase the
    acreage limitation in section 8.8(c)(2) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
    to 2,000 acres.

    SEC. 5508. COMPENSATION OF BANK DIRECTORS.

        Section 4.21 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2209) is
    repealed.

    SEC. 5509. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

        Section 5.65 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2277a-14) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Prohibition on Uses of Funds Related to Federal Agricultural
    Mortgage Corporation.--No funds from administrative accounts or from
    the Farm Credit System Insurance Fund may be used by the Corporation to
    provide assistance to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation or
    to support any activities related to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
    Corporation.''.

                           Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 5601. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS.

        Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5106)
    is amended by striking ``2018''and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 5602. STUDY ON LOAN RISK.

        (a) Study.--The Farm Credit Administration shall conduct a study
    that--
                (1) analyzes and compares the financial risks inherent in
            loans made, held, securitized, or purchased by Farm Credit
            banks, associations, and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
            Corporation and how such risks are required to be capitalized
            under statute and regulations in effect as of the date of the
            enactment of this Act; and
                (2) assesses the feasibility of increasing the acreage
            exception provided in section 8.8(c)(2) of the Farm Credit Act
            of 1971 to 2,000 acres.
        (b) Timeline.--The Farm Credit Administration shall provide the
    results of the study required by subsection (a) to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate no later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 5603. GAO REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM TO MEET THE
                  AGRICULTURAL CREDIT NEEDS OF INDIAN TRIBES AND THEIR
                  MEMBERS.

        (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
    shall--
                (1) study the agricultural credit needs of farms, ranches,
            and related agricultural businesses that are owned or operated
            by--
                        (A) Indian tribes on tribal lands; or
                        (B) enrolled members of Indian tribes on Indian
                    allotments; and
                (2) determine whether the institutions of the Farm Credit
            System have sufficient authority and resources to meet the
            needs.
        (b) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In subsection (a), the term
    ``Indian tribe'' means an Indian tribal entity that is eligible for
    funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by virtue of the
    status of the entity as an Indian tribe.
        (c) Report to the Congress.--Within 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Agriculture and on
    Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a written report that
    contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). If
    the Comptroller General finds that the institutions of the Farm Credit
    System do not have sufficient authority or resources to meet the needs
    referred to in subsection (a), the report shall include such
    legislative and other recommendations as the Comptroller General
    determines would result in a system under which the needs are met in an
    equitable and effective manner.

            TITLE VI--RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

           Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural Communities

    SEC. 6001. PRIORITIZING PROJECTS TO MEET HEALTH CRISES IN RURAL
                  AMERICA.

        (a) Temporary Prioritization of Rural Health Assistance.--Title VI
    of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2204a-2204b) is amended
    by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 608. TEMPORARY PRIORITIZATION OF RURAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Authority to Prioritize Certain Rural Health Applications.--
    The Secretary, after consultation with such public health officials as
    may be necessary, may announce a temporary reprioritization for certain
    rural development loan and grant applications to assist rural
    communities in responding to a specific health emergency.
        ``(b) Content of Announcement.--In the announcement, the Secretary
    shall--
                ``(1) specify the nature of the emergency affecting the
            health of rural Americans;
                ``(2) describe the actual and potential effects of the
            emergency on the rural United States;
                ``(3) identify the services and treatments which can be
            used to reduce those effects; and
                ``(4) publish the specific temporary changes needed to
            assist rural communities in responding to the emergency.
        ``(c) Notice.--Not later than 48 hours after making or extending an
    announcement under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and
    transmit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a written
    notice of the declaration or extension.
        ``(d) Extension.--The Secretary may extend an announcement under
    subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the emergency will
    continue after the declaration would otherwise expire.
        ``(e) Expiration.--An announcement under subsection (a) shall
    expire on the earlier of--
                ``(1) the date the Secretary determines that the emergency
            has ended; or
                ``(2) the end of the 360-day period beginning with the
            later of--
                        ``(A) the date the announcement was made; or
                        ``(B) the date the announcement was most recently
                    extended.''.
        (b) Distance Learning and Telemedicine.--Section 2333(c) of the
    Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    950aaa-2(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Procedure during temporary reprioritizations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--While a temporary
                    reprioritization announced under section 608 of the
                    Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, the
                    Secretary shall make available not less than 10 percent
                    of the amounts made available under section 2335A for
                    financial assistance under this chapter, for
                    telemedicine services to identify and treat individuals
                    affected by the emergency, subject to subparagraph (B).
                        ``(B) Exception.--In the case of a fiscal year for
                    which the Secretary determines that there are not
                    sufficient qualified applicants to receive financial
                    assistance to reach the 10-percent requirement under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make available less
                    than 10 percent of the amounts made available under
                    section 2335A for those services.''.
        (c) Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants.--Section 306(a)
    of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a))
    is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(27) Procedure during temporary reprioritizations.--
                        ``(A) Selection priority.--While a temporary
                    reprioritization announced under section 608 of the
                    Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, in
                    selecting recipients of loans, loan guarantees, or
                    grants for the development of essential community
                    facilities under this section, the Secretary shall give
                    priority to entities eligible for those loans or
                    grants--
                                ``(i) to develop facilities to provide
                            services related to reducing the effects of the
                            health emergency, including--
                                        ``(I) prevention services;
                                        ``(II) treatment services;
                                        ``(III) recovery services; or
                                        ``(IV) any combination of those
                                    services; and
                                ``(ii) that employ staff that have
                            appropriate expertise and training in how to
                            identify and treat individuals affected by the
                            emergency.
                        ``(B) Use of funds.--An eligible entity described
                    in subparagraph (A) that receives a loan or grant
                    described in that subparagraph may use the loan or
                    grant funds for the development of telehealth
                    facilities and systems to provide for treatment
                    directly related to the emergency involved.''.
        (d) Rural Health and Safety Education Programs.--
                (1) In general.--Section 502(i) of the Rural Development
            Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)) is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
                    (6); and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
                ``(5) Procedure during temporary reprioritizations.--While
            a temporary reprioritization announced under section 608 of the
            Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, in making grants
            under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to an
            applicant that will use the grant to address the announced
            emergency.''.
                (2) Technical amendments.--Title V of the Rural Development
            Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.), as amended by paragraph
            (1) of this subsection, is amended--
                        (A) in section 502, in the matter preceding
                    subsection (a), by inserting ``(referred to in this
                    title as the `Secretary')'' after ``Agriculture''; and
                        (B) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each
                    place it appears (other than in section 502 in the
                    matter preceding subsection (a)) and inserting
                    ``Secretary''.

    SEC. 6002. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2335A of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-5) is
    amended by striking ``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
    2018'' and inserting ``$82,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
    through 2023''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 102-551 (7
    U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6003. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE
                  NETWORK.

        Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 5936) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``coordination with the
            Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall make competitive
            grants to support cooperative programs between State
            cooperative extension services and nonprofit organizations''
            and inserting ``consultation with the Secretary of Health and
            Human Services, shall make competitive grants to State
            cooperative extension services and Indian Tribes to support
            programs with nonprofit organizations in order'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Internet''
                    before ``websites'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) training for individuals who may assist farmers in
            crisis, including programs and workshops;''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including
                    the dissemination of information and materials'' before
                    the semicolon at the end;
                (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``to enable the State
            cooperative extension services'' and inserting ``or Indian
            Tribes, as applicable,'';
                (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal years'' and all
            that follows and inserting ``fiscal years 2018 through 2023'';
            and
                (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and
            inserting after subsection (c) the following:
        ``(d) Oversight and Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation
    with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall review and
    evaluate the stress assistance programs carried out pursuant to this
    section.
                ``(1) Program review.--Not later than 2 years after the
            date on which a grant is first provided under this section, and
            annually thereafter, the Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) review the programs funded under a grant made
                    under this section to evaluate the effectiveness of the
                    services offered through such a program, and suggest
                    alternative services not offered by such a grant
                    recipient that would be appropriate for behavioral
                    health services; and
                        ``(B) submit to the Congress, and make available on
                    the public Internet website of the Department of
                    Agriculture, a report containing the results of the
                    review conducted under subparagraph (A) and a
                    description of the services provided through programs
                    funded under such a grant.
                ``(2) Public availability.--In making the report under
            paragraph (1) publicly available, the Secretary shall take such
            steps as may be necessary to ensure that the report does not
            contain any information that would identify any person who
            received services under a program funded under a grant made
            under this section.''.

    SEC. 6004. SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may establish a loan
    program and a grant program to assist in the establishment of
    agricultural association health plans, in order to help bring new
    health options and lower priced health care coverage to rural
    Americans.
        (b) Loans.--
                (1) In general.--With respect to plan years 2019 through
            2022, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
            Secretary of Labor, may make not more than 10 loans under this
            section, for purposes of establishing agricultural association
            health plans, to qualified agricultural associations that have
            not received a loan under this section.
                (2) Use of funds.--The proceeds of a loan made under this
            section may only be used to finance costs associated with
            establishing and carrying out an agricultural association
            health plan.
                (3) Loan terms.--A loan made under this section shall--
                        (A) bear interest at an annual rate equivalent to
                    the cost of borrowing to the Department of the Treasury
                    for obligations of comparable maturities;
                        (B) have a term of such length, not exceeding 20
                    years, as the borrower may request;
                        (C) be in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000;
                        (D) require that the borrower submit annual audited
                    financial statements to the Secretary; and
                        (E) include any other requirements or documentation
                    the Secretary deems necessary to carry out this
                    section.
        (c) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to agricultural trade
    associations or industry associations which have been in existence for
    at least three years prior to applying for such a grant to provide for
    technical assistance in establishing an agricultural association health
    plan.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
            carry out this section $65,000,000 for the period of fiscal
            years 2019 through 2022, to be available until expended.
                (2) Reservation of funds.--Of the funds made available
            under paragraph (1), not more than 15 percent of such funds
            shall be made available to make grants under subsection (c).
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Agricultural association health plan.--The term
            ``agricultural association health plan'' means a group health
            plan within the meaning of section 733(a)(1) of the Employee
            Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1191b)--
                        (A) that is sponsored by a qualified agricultural
                    association; and
                        (B) with respect to which the Secretary has
                    received a letter from the relevant State insurance
                    commissioner certifying that such association may offer
                    such plan in such State.
                (2) Qualified agricultural association.--The term
            ``qualified agricultural association'' means an association--
                        (A) composed of members that operate a farm or
                    ranch or operate an agribusiness;
                        (B) that qualifies as an association health plan
                    within the meaning of guidance or regulation issued by
                    the Department of Labor;
                        (C) that acts directly or indirectly in the
                    interest of its members in relation to the plan;
                        (D) that is able to demonstrate an ability to
                    implement and manage a group health plan; and
                        (E) that meets any other criteria the Secretary
                    deems necessary to meet the intent of this section.

    SEC. 6005. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

        Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 341 the
    following:

    ``SEC. 342. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

        ``Assistance under section 306(a) for a community facility or under
    section 310B may include the refinancing of a debt obligation of a
    rural hospital as an eligible loan or loan guarantee purpose if the
    assistance would help preserve access to a health service in a rural
    community and meaningfully improve the financial position of the
    hospital.''.

         Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

    SEC. 6101. ESTABLISHING FORWARD-LOOKING BROADBAND STANDARDS.

        (a) In General.--Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of
    1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking clause (i) and
            inserting the following:
                                ``(i) demonstrate the ability to furnish or
                            improve service in order to meet the broadband
                            service standards established under subsection
                            (e)(1) in all or part of an unserved or
                            underserved rural area;'';
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes
            of this section, the Secretary shall establish broadband
            service standards for rural areas which provide for--
                        ``(A) a minimum acceptable standard of service that
                    requires the speed to be at least 25 megabits per
                    second downstream transmission capacity and 3 megabits
                    per second upstream transmission capacity; and
                        ``(B) projections of minimum acceptable standards
                    of service for 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 years into the
                    future.
                ``(2) Adjustments.--
                        ``(A) In general.--At least once every 2 years, the
                    Secretary shall review, and may adjust through notice
                    published in the Federal Register, the broadband
                    service standards in effect under paragraph (1) to
                    encourage the delivery of high quality, cost-effective
                    broadband service in rural areas.
                        ``(B) Considerations.--In establishing and
                    adjusting the broadband service standards in effect
                    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider--
                                ``(i) the broadband service needs of rural
                            families and businesses;
                                ``(ii) broadband service available to urban
                            and suburban areas;
                                ``(iii) future technology needs of rural
                            residents;
                                ``(iv) advances in broadband technology;
                            and
                                ``(v) other relevant factors as determined
                            by the Secretary.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Agreement.--The Secretary shall not provide a loan or
            loan guarantee under this section for a project unless the
            Secretary determines, at the time the agreement to provide the
            loan or loan guarantee is entered into, that, at any time while
            the loan or loan guarantee is outstanding, the project will be
            capable of providing broadband service at not less than the
            minimum acceptable standard of service established under
            paragraph (1)(B) for that time.
                ``(5) Substitute service standards for unique service
            territories.--If an applicant shows that it would be cost
            prohibitive to meet the minimum acceptable level of broadband
            service established under paragraph (1)(B) for the entirety of
            a proposed service territory due to the unique characteristics
            of the proposed service territory, the Secretary and the
            applicant may agree to utilize substitute standards for any
            unserved portion of the project. Any substitute service
            standards should continue to consider the matters described in
            paragraph (2)(B) and reflect the best technology available to
            meet the needs of the residents in the unserved area.''; and
                (3) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``level of
                    broadband service established under subsection (e)''
                    and inserting ``standard of service established under
                    subsection (e)(1)(A)''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Minimum standards.--To the extent possible, the terms
            and conditions under which a loan or loan guarantee is provided
            to an applicant for a project shall require that, at any time
            while the loan or loan guarantee is outstanding, the broadband
            network provided by the project will meet the lower of--
                        ``(A) the minimum acceptable standard of service
                    projected under subsection (e)(1)(B) for that time, as
                    agreed to by the applicant at the time the loan or loan
                    guarantee is provided; or
                        ``(B) the minimum acceptable standard of service in
                    effect under subsection (e)(1)(A) for that time.''.
        (b) Report to Congress.--Within 12 months after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service
    (in this subsection referred to as the ``RUS'') shall submit to the
    Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a
    written report on the effectiveness of RUS loan and loan guarantee
    programs for the purpose of expanding broadband to rural areas (as
    defined in RUS regulations), which shall--
                (1) identify administrative and legislative options for
            incentivizing private investment by utilizing RUS loan
            guarantee programs for the purpose of expanding broadband to
            rural areas;
                (2) evaluate the existing borrower and lending guidelines
            for RUS loan and loan guarantee applicants to incentivize
            participation in both programs;
                (3) evaluate the loan and loan guarantee application
            processes for lenders and borrowers by eliminating burdensome
            and unnecessary steps in the application process and providing
            a more streamlined process to decrease the complexity of the
            application and the timeline from application to approval or
            denial;
                (4) identify opportunities to provide technical assistance
            and pre-development planning activities to assist rural
            counties and communities to assess current and future broadband
            needs; and
                (5) identify and evaluate emerging technologies, including
            next-generation satellite technologies, and ways to leverage
            the technologies to provide high-speed, low-latency internet
            connectivity to rural areas.

    SEC. 6102. INCENTIVES FOR HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES.

        Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb)
    is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 604. INCENTIVES FOR HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Associated loan.--The term `associated loan' means a
            loan or loan guarantee to finance all or part of a project
            under title I or II or this title for which an application has
            been submitted under such title and for which an application
            has also been submitted for a grant under this section.
                ``(2) Density.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `density' means service
                    points per road-mile.
                        ``(B) Method of calculation.--The Secretary shall
                    further define, by rule, a method for calculating
                    service points per road-mile, where appropriate by
                    geography, which--
                                ``(i) divides the total number of service
                            points by the total number of road-miles in a
                            proposed service territory;
                                ``(ii) requires an applicant to count all
                            potential service points in a proposed service
                            territory; and
                                ``(iii) includes any other requirements the
                            Secretary deems necessary to protect the
                            integrity of the program.
                ``(3) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project' means
            any project for which the applicant--
                        ``(A) has submitted an application for an
                    associated loan;
                        ``(B) does not receive any other broadband grant
                    administered by the Rural Utilities Service; and
                        ``(C) proposes to--
                                ``(i) offer retail broadband service to
                            rural households;
                                ``(ii) serve an area with a density of less
                            than 12;
                                ``(iii) provide service that meets the
                            standard that would apply under section
                            601(e)(4) if the associated loan had been
                            applied for under section 601;
                                ``(iv) provide service in an area where no
                            incumbent provider delivers fixed terrestrial
                            broadband service at or above the minimum
                            broadband speed described in section 601(e)(1);
                            and
                                ``(v) provide service in an area where no
                            eligible borrower, other than the applicant,
                            has outstanding Rural Utilities Service
                            telecommunications debt or is subject to a
                            current Rural Utilities Service
                            telecommunications grant agreement.
                ``(4) Service point.--The term `service point' means a
            home, business, or institution in a proposed service area.
                ``(5) Road-mile.--The term `road-mile' means a mile of road
            in a proposed service area.
        ``(b) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary shall
    establish a competitive grant program to provide applicants funds to
    carry out eligible projects for the purposes of construction,
    improvement, or acquisition of facilities for the provision of
    broadband service in rural areas.
        ``(c) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish an application
    process for grants under this section that--
                ``(1) has 1 application window per year;
                ``(2) permits a single application for the grant and the
            associated loan; and
                ``(3) provides a single decision to award the grant and the
            associated loan.
        ``(d) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary
    shall prioritize applications in which the applicant proposes to--
                ``(1) provide the highest quality of service as measured
            by--
                        ``(A) network speed;
                        ``(B) network latency; and
                        ``(C) data allowances;
                ``(2) serve the greatest number of service points; and
                ``(3) use the greatest proportion of non-Federal dollars.
        ``(e) Amount.--The Secretary shall make each grant under this
    section in an amount that is--
                ``(1) not greater than 75 percent of the total project cost
            with respect to an area with a density of less than 4;
                ``(2) not greater than 50 percent of the total project cost
            with respect to an area with a density of 4 or more and not
            more than 9; and
                ``(3) not greater than 25 percent of the total project cost
            with respect to an area with a density of more than 9 and not
            more than 12.
        ``(f) Terms and Conditions.--With respect to a grant provided under
    this section, the Secretary shall require that--
                ``(1) the associated loan is secured by the assets
            purchased with funding from the grant and from the loan;
                ``(2) the agreement in which the terms of the grant are
            established is for a period equal to the duration of the
            associated loan; and
                ``(3) at any time at which the associated loan is
            outstanding, the broadband service provided by the project will
            meet the lower of the standards that would apply under section
            601(g)(4) if the associated loan had been made under section
            601.
        ``(g) Payment Assistance for Certain Applicants Under This Title.--
                ``(1) In general.--As part of the grant program under this
            section, the Secretary, at the sole discretion of the
            Secretary, may provide to applicants who are eligible borrowers
            under this title and not eligible borrowers under title I or II
            all or a portion of the grant funds in the form of payment
            assistance.
                ``(2) Payment assistance.--The Secretary may provide
            payment assistance under paragraph (1) by reducing a borrower's
            interest rate or periodic principal payments or both.
                ``(3) Agreement on milestones and objectives.--With respect
            to payment assistance provided under paragraph (1), before
            entering into the agreement for the grant and associated loan
            under which the payment assistance will be provided, the
            applicant and the Secretary shall agree to milestones and
            objectives of the project.
                ``(4) Condition.--The Secretary shall condition any payment
            assistance provided under paragraph (1) on--
                        ``(A) the applicant fulfilling the terms and
                    conditions of the grant agreement under which the
                    payment assistance will be provided; and
                        ``(B) completion of the milestones and objectives
                    agreed to under paragraph (3).
                ``(5) Amendment of milestones and objectives.--The
            Secretary and the applicant may jointly agree to amend the
            milestones and objectives agreed to under paragraph (3).
        ``(h) Existing Projects.--The Secretary may not provide a grant
    under this section to an applicant for a project that was commenced
    before the date of the enactment of this section.
        ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 to 2023.''.

    SEC. 6103. REQUIRING GUARANTEED BROADBAND LENDING.

        Section 601(c)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 950bb(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``shall make or guarantee
    loans'' and inserting ``shall make loans and shall guarantee loans''.

    SEC. 6104. SMART UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR BROADBAND.

        (a) Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may
    allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee provided by the
    Office of Rural Development under this title to use not more than 10
    percent of the amount so provided--
                ``(A) for any activity for which assistance may be provided
            under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; or
                ``(B) to construct other broadband infrastructure.
        ``(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to a
    recipient who is seeking to provide retail broadband service in any
    area where retail broadband service is available at the minimum
    broadband speeds, as defined under section 601(e) of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936.''.
        (b) Title I of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901-
    918a) is amended by inserting after section 7 the following:

    ``SEC. 8. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the
    Secretary may allow a recipient of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee
    under this title to set aside not more than 10 percent of the amount so
    received to provide retail broadband service.
        ``(b) A recipient who sets aside funds under subsection (a) of this
    section may use the funds only in an area that is not being provided
    with the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established
    under section 601(e), unless the recipient meets the requirements of
    section 601(d).
        ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
    ability of any borrower to finance or deploy services authorized under
    this title.''.

    SEC. 6105. MODIFICATIONS TO THE RURAL GIGABIT PROGRAM.

        Section 603 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb-2) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``rural gigabit
            network pilot'' and inserting ``innovative broadband
            advancement'';
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``2014 through 2018''
            and inserting ``2019 through 2023'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
                (4) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting
            the following:
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to be
    known as the `Innovative Broadband Advancement Program', under which
    the Secretary may provide a grant, a loan, or both to an eligible
    entity for the purpose of demonstrating innovative broadband
    technologies or methods of broadband deployment that significantly
    decrease the cost of broadband deployment, and provide substantially
    faster broadband speeds than are available, in a rural area.
        ``(b) Rural Area.--In this section, the term `rural area' has the
    meaning provided in section 601(b)(3).
        ``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to obtain assistance under this
    section for a project, an entity shall--
                ``(1) submit to the Secretary an application--
                        ``(A) that describes a project designed to decrease
                    the cost of broadband deployment, and substantially
                    increase broadband speed to not less than the 20-year
                    broadband speed established by the Rural Utilities
                    Service under this title, in a rural area to be served
                    by the project; and
                        ``(B) at such time, in such manner, and containing
                    such other information as the Secretary may require;
                ``(2) demonstrate that the entity is able to carry out the
            project; and
                ``(3) agree to complete the project build-out within 5
            years after the date the assistance is first provided for the
            project.
        ``(d) Prioritization.--In awarding assistance under this section,
    the Secretary shall give priority to proposals for projects that--
                ``(1) involve partnerships between or among multiple
            entities;
                ``(2) would provide broadband service to the greatest
            number of rural residents at or above the minimum broadband
            speed referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A); and
                ``(3) the Secretary determines could be replicated in rural
            areas described in paragraph (2).''.

    SEC. 6106. UNIFIED BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (j)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows
                    through ``section'' and inserting ``Each year, the
                    Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that
                    describes the extent of participation in the broadband
                    loan, loan guarantee, and grant programs administered
                    by the Secretary'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``loans applied
                    for and provided under this section'' and inserting
                    ``loans, loan guarantees, and grants applied for and
                    provided under the programs'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``loan''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            ``loans and loan guarantees provided under this
                            section'' and inserting ``loans, loan
                            guarantees, and grants provided under the
                            programs'';
                        (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``loan
                    application under this section'' and inserting
                    ``application under the programs'';
                        (E) in each of paragraphs (4) and (6), by striking
                    ``this section'' and inserting ``the programs''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (5)--
                                (i) by striking ``service'' and inserting
                            ``technology''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting
                            ``(e)(1)''; and
                (2) in subsection (k)(2), in each of subparagraphs (A)(i)
            and (C), by striking ``loans'' and inserting ``grants,
            loans,''.

    SEC. 6107. IMPROVING ACCESS BY PROVIDING CERTAINTY TO BROADBAND
                  BORROWERS.

        (a) Telephone Loan Program.--Title II of the Rural Electrification
    Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922-928) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:

    ``SEC. 208. AUTHORITY TO OBLIGATE, BUT NOT DISBURSE, FUNDS BEFORE THE
                  COMPLETION OF REVIEWS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may obligate, but shall not
    disburse, funds under this title for a project before the completion of
    any otherwise required environmental, historical, or other review of
    the project.
        ``(b) Authority to Deobligate Funds.--The Secretary may deobligate
    funds under this title for a project if any such review will not be
    completed within a reasonable period of time.''.
        (b) Rural Broadband Program.--Section 601(d) of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(d)) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
                ``(11) Authority to obligate, but not disburse, funds
            before completion of reviews; authority to deobligate funds.--
            The Secretary may obligate, but shall not disburse, funds under
            this section for a project before the completion of any
            otherwise required environmental, historical, or other review
            of the project. The Secretary may deobligate funds under this
            section for a project if any such review will not be completed
            within a reasonable period of time.''.

    SEC. 6108. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION WINDOW.

        Section 601(c)(2)(A) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 950bb(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``not less than 2
    evaluation periods'' and inserting ``1 evaluation period''.

    SEC. 6109. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO GIVE PRIORITY TO CERTAIN
                  APPLICANTS.

        Section 601(c)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 950bb(c)(2)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C)
            and inserting a period; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (D).

    SEC. 6110. MODIFICATION OF BUILDOUT REQUIREMENT.

        Section 601(d)(1)(A)(iii) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    (7 U.S.C. 950bb(d)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``service'' and inserting
            ``infrastructure''; and
                (2) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5''.

    SEC. 6111. IMPROVING BORROWER REFINANCING OPTIONS.

        (a) Refinancing of Broadband Loans.--Section 201 of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 922) is amended by inserting
    ``including indebtedness on a loan made under section 601'' after
    ``furnishing telephone service in rural areas''.
        (b) Refinancing of Other Loans.--Section 601(i) of such Act (7
    U.S.C. 950bb(i)) is amended by inserting ``, or on any other loan if
    the purpose for which such other loan was made is a telecommunications
    purpose for which assistance may be provided under this Act,'' before
    ``if the use of''.

    SEC. 6112. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 601(d)(8)(A)(ii) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    (7 U.S.C. 950bb(d)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended--
                (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and location''; and
                (2) in subclause (IV), by striking ``any changes in
            broadband service adoption rates, including''.

    SEC. 6113. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL
                  AREAS.

        Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(1) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--For
            loans and loan guarantees under this section, there is
            authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available
            until expended.''; and
                (2) in subsection (l), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 6114. MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.

        Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    950bb) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or middle mile
            infrastructure'' before ``in rural areas'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
            (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting after paragraph (1)
            the following:
                ``(2) Middle mile infrastructure.--The term `middle mile
            infrastructure' means any broadband infrastructure that does
            not connect directly to end user locations (including anchor
            institutions) and may include interoffice transport, backhaul,
            Internet connectivity, data centers, or special access
            transport to rural areas.'';
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and to
                    construct, improve, or acquire middle mile
                    infrastructure'' before ``in rural areas'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``, or in the
                    case of middle mile infrastructure, offer the future
                    ability to link,'' before ``the greatest proportion'';
                    and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(3) Limitation on middle mile infrastructure projects.--
            The Secretary shall limit loans or loan guarantees for middle
            mile infrastructure projects to no more than 20 percent of the
            amounts made available to carry out this section.'';
                (4) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                (i) in clause (i) (as amended by section
                            6101(1) of this Act), by inserting ``or extend
                            middle mile infrastructure'' before ``in all'';
                            and
                                (ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or
                            middle mile infrastructure'' before
                            ``described'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or
                            install middle mile infrastructure'' before
                            ``in the proposed'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
                            clause (ii) and inserting the following:
                                ``(ii) Exception.--Clause (i) shall not
                            apply with respect to a project if the project
                            is eligible for funding under another title of
                            this Act.''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(D) Exception for middle mile infrastructure.--
                    Portions of a middle mile infrastructure project that
                    ultimately meet the rural service requirements of this
                    section may traverse an area not described in
                    subsection (b)(4) when necessary.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, or
                    construct, improve, or acquire middle mile
                    infrastructure in,'' before ``a rural area'';
                        (D) in paragraph (5)(A)(v), by inserting ``or, in
                    the case of middle mile infrastructure, connect''
                    before the semicolon; and
                        (E) in paragraph (8)(A)(ii)--
                                (i) in subclause (I), by inserting ``or
                            may'' before ``receive'';
                                (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or
                            capability of middle mile infrastructure''
                            before the semicolon; and
                                (iii) in subclause (III), by inserting ``,
                            if applicable'' before the semicolon;
                (5) in subsection (i)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or
                    Middle Mile Infrastructure'' after ``Service''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``or middle mile infrastructure''
                    before ``in rural areas''; and
                (6) in subsection (j)(6), by inserting ``or middle mile
            infrastructure'' after ``service'' the 1st and 3rd places it
            appears.

    SEC. 6115. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

        Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb
    et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 605. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

        ``Beginning October 1, 2020, the Secretary shall consider any
    portion of a service territory subject to an outstanding grant
    agreement between the Secretary and a broadband provider in which
    broadband service is not provided at at least 10 megabits per second
    download and at least 1 megabit per second upload as unserved for the
    purposes of all broadband loan programs under this Act, unless the
    broadband provider has constructed or begun to construct broadband
    facilities in the service territory that meet the minimum acceptable
    standard of service established under section 601(e)(1) for the area in
    which the service territory is located.''.

    SEC. 6116. FEDERAL BROADBAND PROGRAM COORDINATION.

        (a) Consultation Between USDA and NTIA.--The Secretary shall
    consult with the Assistant Secretary to assist in the verification of
    eligibility of the broadband loan and grant programs of the Department
    of Agriculture. In providing assistance under the preceding sentence,
    the Assistant Secretary shall make available the broadband assessment
    and mapping capabilities of the National Telecommunications and
    Information Administration.
        (b) Consultation Between USDA and FCC.--
                (1) By usda.--The Secretary shall consult with the
            Commission before making a broadband loan or grant for a
            project to serve an area with respect to which another entity
            is receiving Connect America Fund or Mobility Fund support
            under the Federal universal service support mechanisms
            established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934
            (47 U.S.C. 254).
                (2) By fcc.--The Commission shall consult with the
            Secretary before offering or providing Connect America Fund or
            Mobility Fund support under the Federal universal service
            support mechanisms established under section 254 of the
            Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) to serve an area
            with respect to which another entity has received an award
            under a broadband loan or grant program of the Department of
            Agriculture.
        (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Commission, and the
    Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture and
    the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives
    and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    report on how best to coordinate federally supported broadband programs
    and activities in order to achieve the following objectives:
                (1) Promote high-quality broadband service that meets the
            long-term needs of rural residents and businesses, by
            evaluating the broadband service needs in rural areas for each
            decade through 2050.
                (2) Support the long-term viability, sustainability, and
            utility of federally supported rural broadband infrastructure,
            by analyzing the technical capabilities of the technologies
            currently available and reasonably expected to be available by
            2035 to meet the broadband service needs of rural residents
            identified under paragraph (1), including by analyzing the
            following:
                        (A) The real-world performance of such
                    technologies, including data rates, latency, data usage
                    restrictions, and other aspects of service quality, as
                    defined by the Commission.
                        (B) The suitability of each such technology for
                    residential, agricultural, educational, healthcare,
                    commercial, and industrial purposes in rural areas.
                        (C) The cost to deploy and support such
                    technologies in several rural geographies.
                        (D) The costs associated with online platforms,
                    specifically the resulting constraints on rural network
                    bandwidth.
                (3) Identify and quantify the availability of broadband
            service and ongoing broadband deployment in rural areas,
            including ways to do the following:
                        (A) Harmonize broadband notification and reporting
                    requirements and develop common verification procedures
                    across all federally supported broadband programs.
                        (B) Consolidate and utilize the existing broadband
                    service data.
                        (C) Collect and share data on those projects in
                    rural areas where Federal programs are currently
                    supporting broadband deployment, including areas with
                    respect to which an entity is receiving--
                                (i) support under a broadband loan or grant
                            program of the Department of Agriculture; or
                                (ii) Connect America Fund or Mobility Fund
                            support under the Federal universal service
                            support mechanisms established under section
                            254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
                            U.S.C. 254).
                        (D) Leverage support technologies and services from
                    online platforms for providers of broadband service in
                    rural areas.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
            means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
            and Information.
                (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
            Communications Commission.
                (3) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' has the meaning
            given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the Rural
            Electrification Act of 1936.

    SEC. 6117. EFFECTIVE DATE.

        (a) In General.--The amendments made by this subtitle shall not
    take effect until the Secretary of Agriculture has issued final
    regulations to implement the amendments.
        (b) Deadline for Issuing Regulations.--Within 90 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
    prescribe final regulations to implement the amendments made by
    sections 6101 and 6102.

            Subtitle C--Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

    SEC. 6201. STRENGTHENING REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.

        Section 379H of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2008v) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 379H. STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

        ``(a) In General.--In the case of any program as determined by the
    Secretary, the Secretary shall give priority to an application for a
    project that, as determined and approved by the Secretary--
                ``(1) meets the applicable eligibility requirements of this
            title or other applicable authorizing law;
                ``(2) will be carried out in a rural area; and
                ``(3) supports the implementation of a strategic community
            investment plan described in subsection (d) on a multisectoral
            and multijurisdictional basis.
        ``(b) Reserve.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall reserve a portion of the funds made available for a
            fiscal year for programs as determined by the Secretary, for
            projects that support the implementation of a strategic
            community investment plan described in subsection (d) on a
            multisectoral and multijurisdictional basis.
                ``(2) Period.--The reservation of funds described in
            paragraph (1) may only extend through a date of the fiscal year
            in which the funds were first made available, as determined by
            the Secretary.
        ``(c) Approved Applications.--
                ``(1) In general.--Any applicant who submitted a funding
            application that was approved before the date of enactment of
            this section may amend the application to qualify for the funds
            reserved under subsection (b).
                ``(2) Rural utilities.--Any rural development application
            authorized under section 306(a)(2), 306(a)(14), 306(a)(24),
            306A, or 310B(b) and approved by the Secretary before the date
            of enactment of this section shall be eligible for the funds
            reserved under subsection (b) on the same basis as the
            applications submitted under this section, until September 30,
            2019.
        ``(d) Strategic Community Investment Plans.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance
            to rural communities for developing strategic community
            investment plans.
                ``(2) Plans.--A strategic community investment plan
            described in paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) a variety of activities designed to
                    facilitate a rural community's vision for its future;
                        ``(B) participation by multiple stakeholders,
                    including local and regional partners;
                        ``(C) leverage of applicable regional resources;
                        ``(D) investment from strategic partners, such as--
                                ``(i) private organizations;
                                ``(ii) cooperatives;
                                ``(iii) other government entities;
                                ``(iv) Tribes; and
                                ``(v) philanthropic organizations;
                        ``(E) clear objectives with the ability to
                    establish measurable performance metrics;
                        ``(F) action steps for implementation; and
                        ``(G) any other elements necessary to ensure that
                    the plan results in a comprehensive and strategic
                    approach to rural economic development, as determined
                    by the Secretary.
                ``(3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with
            tribes and local, State, regional, and Federal partners to
            develop strategic community investment plans under this
            subsection.
                ``(4) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                    appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal years 2018 through
                    2023 to carry out this subsection.
                        ``(B) Availability.--The amounts made available to
                    carry out this subsection are authorized to remain
                    available until expended.''.

    SEC. 6202. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES.

        (a) Certain Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``and guaranteed'';
                    and
                        (B) in the text--
                                (i) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``(1), (2), and (24)'' and
                            inserting ``(1) and (2)''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (C)--
                        (A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
                        (B) by striking ``(21), and (24)'' and inserting
                    ``and (21)''.
        (b) Rural Broadband Program.--Paragraph (4)(A)(ii) of section
    601(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)), as
    redesignated by section 6114(2), is amended by inserting ``in the case
    of a direct loan,'' before ``a city''.

    SEC. 6203. PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL FEES FOR GUARANTEED LOANS.

        (a) Certain Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act.--Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
                (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(7) in the case of an insured or guaranteed loan issued
            or modified under section 306(a), charge and collect from the
            recipient of the insured or guaranteed loan fees in such
            amounts as are necessary so that the sum of the total amount of
            fees so charged in each fiscal year and the total of the
            amounts appropriated for all such insured or guaranteed loans
            for the fiscal year equals the subsidy cost for the insured or
            guaranteed loans in the fiscal year.''.
        (b) Rural Broadband Program.--Section 601(c) of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(c)), as amended by section
    6114, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Fees.--In the case of a loan guarantee issued or
            modified under this section, the Secretary shall charge and
            collect from the recipient of the guarantee fees in such
            amounts as are necessary so that the sum of the total amount of
            fees so charged in each fiscal year and the total of the
            amounts appropriated for all such loan guarantees for the
            fiscal year equals the subsidy cost for the loan guarantees in
            the fiscal year.''.

    SEC. 6204. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FACILITY GRANTS.

        Section 306(a)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``$100,000'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``$200,000''; and
                (2) in clause (vii), by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$15,000,000
            for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

    SEC. 6205. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
                  PROGRAMS.

        (a) Section 306(a)(14)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14)(A)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii);
                (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iv) identify options to enhance long
                            term sustainability of rural water and waste
                            systems to include operational practices,
                            revenue enhancements, policy revisions,
                            partnerships, consolidation, regionalization,
                            or contract services.''.
        (b) Section 306(a)(14)(C) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14)(C)) is
    amended by striking ``1 nor more than 3'' and inserting ``3 nor more
    than 5''.

    SEC. 6206. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT RIDER PROGRAM.

        Section 306(a)(22)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)(B)) is amended by striking
    ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014'' and inserting ``$25,000,000 for
    fiscal year 2018''.

    SEC. 6207. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY
                  FACILITIES.

        Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)) is amended by striking
    ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and
    inserting ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

    SEC. 6208. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT
                  PROGRAM.

        Section 306A(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Release.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                            clause (ii), funds reserved under subparagraph
                            (A) for a fiscal year shall be reserved only
                            until July 1 of the fiscal year.
                                ``(ii) Exception.--In response to an
                            eligible community where the drinking water
                            supplies are inadequate due to a natural
                            disaster, as determined by the Secretary,
                            including drought or severe weather, the
                            Secretary may provide potable water under this
                            section for an additional period not to exceed
                            120 days beyond the established period
                            otherwise provided under this section, in order
                            to protect public health.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$35,000,000 for each of
            fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$27,000,000
            for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

    SEC. 6209. WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES IN ALASKA.

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

    SEC. 6210. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS.

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

    SEC. 6211. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS.

        Section 310B(b)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6212. RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

        Section 310B(c)(4)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6213. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

        (a) In General.--Section 310B(e)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(13)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Technical Correction.--Section 310B(e)(11)(B)(i) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
    1932(e)(11)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``(12)'' and inserting
    ``(13)''.

    SEC. 6214. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS.

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

    SEC. 6215. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RURAL AREAS PROGRAM.

        Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6216. RURAL ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP ZONES.

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

    SEC. 6217. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM.

        Section 310H(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1936b(e)) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of
    fiscal years 2014 through 2018'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for each
    of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

    SEC. 6218. EXCLUSION OF PRISON POPULATIONS FROM DEFINITION OF RURAL
                  AREA.

        Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(G)'' and inserting
            ``(H)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(H) Exclusion of populations incarcerated on a
                    long-term basis.--Populations of individuals
                    incarcerated on a long-term or regional basis shall not
                    be included in determining whether an area is `rural'
                    or a `rural area'.''.

    SEC. 6219. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.

        Section 378 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2008m) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 6220. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS.

        Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6221. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
    out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
    2023.''.

    SEC. 6222. HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

        Section 379G(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
    (7 U.S.C. 2008u(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6223. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 382M(a) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa-12(a)) is
    amended by striking ``2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``2019 through
    2023''.
        (b) Termination of Authority.--Section 382N of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    2009aa-13) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6224. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHORITY.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 383N(a) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-12(a)) is
    amended by striking ``$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
    2018'' and inserting ``$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
    2023''.
        (b) Termination of Authority.--Section 383O of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    2009bb-13) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6225. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

        Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
    U.S.C. 2009cc-18) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

                 Subtitle D--Rural Electrification Act of 1936

    SEC. 6301. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR
                  TELEPHONE PURPOSES.

        Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940c-1(f)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6302. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS.

        Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940e(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6303. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GUARANTEED UNDERWRITER PROGRAM.

        (a) Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940c-1) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) Guarantees.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
            shall guarantee payments on bonds or notes issued by
            cooperative or other lenders organized on a not-for-profit
            basis, if the proceeds of the bonds or notes are used to make
            utility infrastructure loans, or refinance bonds or notes
            issued for such purposes, to a borrower that has at any time
            received, or is eligible to receive, a loan under this Act.
                ``(2) Terms.--A bond or note guaranteed under this section
            shall--
                        ``(A) have a term of 35 years; and
                        ``(B) by agreement between the Secretary and the
                    borrower, be repaid by the borrower by--
                                ``(i) periodic installments of principal
                            and interest;
                                ``(ii) periodic installments of interest
                            and, at the end of the term of the bond or
                            note, by the repayment of the outstanding
                            principal; or
                                ``(iii) a combination of the methods for
                            repayment provided under clauses (i) and
                            (ii).''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``for eligible
                    electrification or telephone purposes consistent with
                    this Act'' and inserting ``to borrowers described in
                    subsection (a)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for
                            electrification or telephone purposes'' and
                            inserting ``to borrowers under this Act''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``for
                            eligible purposes described in subsection (a)''
                            and inserting ``to borrowers described in
                            subsection (a)''.
        (b)(1) The Secretary shall carry out section 313A of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c-1), including the amendments
    made by this section, under a Notice of Solicitation of Applications
    until all regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by
    this section are fully implemented.
        (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
    this Act.

    SEC. 6304. EXTENSION OF THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND GRANT
                  PROGRAM.

        (a) Section 12(b)(3)(D) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 912(b)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ``313(b)(2)(A)'' and
    inserting ``313(b)(2)''.
        (b) Section 313(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking all that precedes ``shall maintain'' and
            inserting the following:
                ``(2) Rural economic development subaccount.--The
            Secretary''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (E).
        (c) Title III of such Act (7 U.S.C. 931-940h) is amended by
    inserting after section 313A the following:

    ``SEC. 313B. RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND GRANTS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants or zero
    interest loans to borrowers under this Act for the purpose of promoting
    rural economic development and job creation projects, including funding
    for project feasibility studies, start-up costs, incubator projects,
    and other reasonable expenses for the purpose of fostering rural
    development.
        ``(b) Repayments.--In the case of zero interest loans, the
    Secretary shall establish such reasonable repayment terms as will
    encourage borrower participation.
        ``(c) Proceeds.--All proceeds from the repayment of such loans made
    under this section shall be returned to the subaccount that the
    Secretary shall maintain in accordance with sections 313(b)(2) and
    313B(f).
        ``(d) Number of Grants.--Loans and grants required under this
    section shall be made during each fiscal year to the full extent of the
    amounts made available under subsection (e).
        ``(e) Funding.--
                ``(1) Discretionary funding.--In addition to other funds
            that are available to carry out this section, there is
            authorized to be appropriated not more than $10,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to carry out this
            section, to remain available until expended.
                ``(2) Other funds.--In addition to the funds described in
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use to provide grants and
            loans under this section--
                        ``(A) the interest differential sums credited to
                    the subaccount described in subsection (c); and
                        ``(B) subject to section 313A(e)(2), the fees
                    described in subsection (c)(4) of such section.
        ``(f) Maintenance of Account.--The Secretary shall maintain the
    subaccount described in section 313(b)(2), as in effect in fiscal year
    2017, for purposes of carrying out this section.''.
        (d) Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    940c-1) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``maintained
                    under section 313(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``that shall
                    be maintained as required by sections 313(b)(2) and
                    313B(f)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                    ``313(b)(2)(B)'' and inserting ``313(b)(2)''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``maintained under
            section 313(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``required to be
            maintained by sections 313(b)(2) and 313B(f)''.
        (e)(1) Subject to section 313B(e) of the Rural Electrification Act
    of 1936 (as added by this section), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
    carry out the loan and grant program required under such section in the
    same manner as the loan and grant program under section 313(b)(2) of
    such Act is carried out on the day before the date of the enactment of
    this Act, until such time as any regulations necessary to carry out the
    amendments made by this section are fully implemented.
        (2) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
    this Act.

           Subtitle E--Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

    SEC. 6401. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.

        Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8107a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as
                    paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Eligibility for other loans.--The Secretary shall not
            include any debt incurred under this section in the calculation
            of a borrower's debt-equity ratio for purposes of eligibility
            for loans made pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of
            1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.).''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(9) Accounting.--The Secretary shall take appropriate
            steps to streamline the accounting requirements imposed on
            borrowers under this section while maintaining adequate
            assurances of repayment of the loan.'';
                (2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``3 percent'' and
            inserting ``5 percent'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i);
                (4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
        ``(h) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the end of
    each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Agriculture and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
    Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Appropriations
    of the Senate a report that describes--
                ``(1) the number of applications received under this
            section in such fiscal year;
                ``(2) the number of loans made to eligible entities under
            this section in such fiscal year; and
                ``(3) the recipients of such loans.''; and
                (5) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6402. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM.

        Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
        ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2014 through 2023.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Wood and Wood-Based Products.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, a Federal agency may not place limitations on the
    procurement of wood and wood-based products that are more limiting than
    those in this section.''.

    SEC. 6403. BIOREFINERY, RENEWABLE, CHEMICAL, AND BIOBASED PRODUCT
                  MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE.

        Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking ``and'' at the end
            and inserting ``or''; and
                (2) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2014 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 6404. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2014 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 6405. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED BIOFUELS.

        Section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) by striking ``The Secretary may'' and inserting
                    the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Amount.--The Secretary shall''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(2) Feedstock.--The total amount of payments made in a
            fiscal year under this section to one or more eligible
            producers for the production of advanced biofuels derived from
            a single eligible commodity shall not exceed one-third of the
            total amount of funds made available under subsection (g).'';
            and
                (2) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
                    inserting the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''; and
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                    (2).

    SEC. 6406. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

        Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 6407. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

        Section 9007(g) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``for fiscal year 2014
            and each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of
            the fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 6408. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR GRANTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
                  MADE UNDER THE RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

        Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Categorical Exclusion.--The provision of a grant or financial
    assistance under this section to any electric generating facility,
    including one fueled with wind, solar, or biomass, that has a rating of
    10 average megawatts or less is a category of actions hereby designated
    as being categorically excluded from any requirement to prepare an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).''.

    SEC. 6409. RURAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVE.

        Section 9009 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8109) is repealed.

    SEC. 6410. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY.

        Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 6411. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 9011(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
    inserting the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for
            each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

                           Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

    SEC. 6501. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

        Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000
    (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$40,000,000 for each
            of fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$50,000,000
            for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating
            subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
            respectively.

    SEC. 6502. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

        Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 6503. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
                  COMMISSIONS.

        Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 6504. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF THE HOUSING ACT OF
                  1949.

        The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
    U.S.C. 1490) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``or 2010 decennial census'' and inserting
            ``2010, or 2020 decennial census'';
                (2) by striking ``December 31, 2010,'' and inserting
            ``December 31, 2020,'' ; and
                (3) by striking ``year 2020'' and inserting ``year 2030''.

    SEC. 6505. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF MILITARY BASE RESIDENTS FROM DEFINITION
                  OF RURAL AREA.

        (a) Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)), as amended by section 6218 of this Act, is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(H)'' and inserting
            ``(I)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(I) Limited exclusion of military base populations.--The
            first 1,500 individuals who reside in housing located on a
            military base shall not be included in determining whether an
            area is `rural' or a `rural area'.''.
        (b) Rural Broadband Loans and Guarantee Program.--Section 601(b)(3)
    of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(3)) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(C) Exclusion of military base populations.--The first
            1,500 individuals who reside in housing located on a military
            base shall not be included in determining whether an area is a
            `rural area'.''.
        (c) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants.--Section
    2332 of the Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
    U.S.C. 950aaa-1) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning
            given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the Rural
            Electrification Act of 1936.''.

                          Subtitle G--Program Repeals

    SEC. 6601. ELIMINATION OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.

        (a) Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.--
                (1) Repealers.--The following provisions of the
            Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are hereby
            repealed:
                        (A) Section 306(a)(23) (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(23)).
                        (B) Section 310B(f) (7 U.S.C. 1932(f)).
                        (C) Section 379 (7 U.S.C. 2008n).
                        (D) Section 379A (7 U.S.C. 2008o).
                        (E) Section 379C (7 U.S.C. 2008q).
                        (F) Section 379D (7 U.S.C. 2008r).
                        (G) Section 379F (7 U.S.C. 2008t).
                        (H) Subtitle I (7 U.S.C. 2009dd-2009dd-7).
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 333A(h) of such Act (7
            U.S.C. 1983a(h)) is amended by striking ``310B(f),''.
        (b) Rural Electrification Act of 1936.--
                (1) In general.--The following provisions of the Rural
            Electrification Act of 1936 are hereby repealed:
                        (A) Section 314 (7 U.S.C. 940d).
                        (B) Section 602 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-1).
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Sections 604 and 605 of such
            Act, as added by sections 6102 and 6115 of this Act, are
            redesignated as sections 602 and 604, respectively, and section
            602 (as so redesignated) is transferred to just after section
            601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

    SEC. 6602. REPEAL OF RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.

        (a) Repeal.--Title IV of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
    U.S.C. 941-950b) is repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 18 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 918) is amended in
            each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``and the Governor
            of the telephone bank''.
                (2) Section 204 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 925) is amended by
            striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank''.
                (3) Section 205(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 926) is amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank'';
                    and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or the Governor
                    of the telephone bank''.
                (4) Section 206(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 927(a)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank'';
                    and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or 408''.
                (5) Section 206(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 927(b)) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``and the Governor of the telephone bank'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, or a Rural
                    Telephone Bank loan,''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, the Rural
                    Telephone Bank,''.
                (6) Section 207(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 928(1)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``305,'' and inserting ``305 or'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``, or a loan under section 408,''.
                (7) Section 301 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 931) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``except for net
                    collection proceeds previously appropriated for the
                    purchase of class A stock in the Rural Telephone
                    Bank,'';
                        (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
                        (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph
                    (5) and inserting a period; and
                        (D) by striking paragraph (6).
                (8) Section 305(d)(2)(B) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
            935(d)(2)(B)) is amended--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and a loan under
                    section 408''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and under section
                    408'' each place it appears.
                (9) Section 305(d)(3)(C) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
            935(d)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``and section
            408(b)(4)(C), the Secretary and the Governor of the telephone
            bank'' and inserting ``the Secretary''.
                (10) Section 306 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 936) is amended by
            striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank, National Rural Utilities
            Cooperative Finance Corporation,'' and inserting ``the National
            Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation''.
                (11) Section 309 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 739) is amended by
            striking the last sentence.
                (12) Section 2352(b) of the Food, Agriculture,
            Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 901 note) is
            amended by striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank and''.
                (13) The first section of Public Law 92-12 (7 U.S.C. 921a)
            is repealed.
                (14) The first section of Public Law 92-324 (7 U.S.C. 921b)
            is repealed.
                (15) Section 1414 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
            of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 944a) is repealed.
                (16) Section 1411 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
            of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 948 notes) is amended by striking subsections
            (a) and (b).
                (17) Section 3.8(b)(1)(A) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971
            (12 U.S.C. 2129(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``or a loan or
            loan commitment from the Rural Telephone Bank,''.
                (18) Section 105(d) of the National Consumer Cooperative
            Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 3015(d)) is amended by striking ``the Rural
            Telephone Bank,''.
                (19) Section 9101 of title 31, United States Code, is
            amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (H)
                    and redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) as
                    subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (K)
                    and redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (R) as
                    subparagraphs (K) through (P), respectively.
                (20) Section 9108(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``the Rural Telephone Bank (when the
            ownership, control, and operation of the Bank are converted
            under section 410(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
            (7 U.S.C. 950(a))),''.

    SEC. 6603. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL TV ACT.

        The Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of
    2000 (title X of H.R. 5548 of the 106th Congress, as enacted by section
    1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-553; 114 Stat. 2762A-128) is amended--
                (1) by striking the title heading and inserting the
            following:

           ``TITLE X--SATELLITE CARRIER RETRANSMISSION ELIGIBILITY'';

                (2) by striking sections 1001 through 1007 and 1009 through
            1012; and
                (3) by redesignating section 1008 as section 1001.

                       Subtitle H--Technical Corrections

    SEC. 6701. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL
                  DEVELOPMENT ACT.

        (a)(1) Section 306(a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)(A)) is amended by inserting after
    ``nonprofit corporations'' the following: ``, Indian Tribes (as defined
    in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act)''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in section 773 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
    Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
    (H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress, as enacted by Public Law 106-387 (114
    Stat. 1549A-45)) in lieu of the amendment made by such section.
        (b)(1) Section 309A(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929a(b)) is amended by striking ``and
    section 308''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 661(c)(2) of the Federal
    Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127).
        (c) Section 310B(c)(3)(A)(v) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(3)(A)(v)) is amended by striking
    ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''.
        (d)(1) Section 310B(e)(5)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(5)(F)) is amended by inserting ``,
    except that the Secretary shall not require non-Federal financial
    support in an amount that is greater than 5 percent in the case of a
    1994 institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in
    Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public
    Law 103-382))'' before the period at the end.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 6015 of the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171).
        (e)(1) Section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(3)) is amended by striking
    subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
        (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 6012(b) of the Agricultural Act of
    2014 (Public Law 113-79).
        (f)(1) Section 382A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
            of Alabama shall be a full member of the Delta Regional
            Authority and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges
            that said membership affords to all other participating States
            in the Delta Regional Authority.''.
        (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 153(b) of division B of H.R. 5666,
    as introduced in the 106th Congress, and as enacted by section 1(4) of
    the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Appendix D of Public Law
    106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-252).
        (g) Section 382E(a)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C.2009aa-4(a)(1)(B)) is amended by moving clause
    (iv) 2 ems to the right.
        (h) Section 383G(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-5(c)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading by striking
            ``Telecommunication Renewable Energy,,'' and inserting
            ``Telecommunication, Renewable Energy,''; and
                (2) in the text, by striking ``,,'' and inserting a comma.

    SEC. 6702. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO THE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF
                  1936.

        (a) Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
    922) is amended in the 3rd sentence by striking ``wildest'' and
    inserting ``widest''.
        (b)(1) Section 601(d)(8)(A)(ii)(V) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    950bb(d)(8)(A)(ii)(V)) is amended by striking the semicolon and
    inserting a period.
        (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if
    included in the enactment of section 6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).

                 Subtitle I--Precision Agriculture Connectivity

    SEC. 6801. FINDINGS.

        Congress finds the following:
                (1) Precision agriculture technologies and practices allow
            farmers to significantly increase crop yields, eliminate
            overlap in operations, and reduce inputs such as seed,
            fertilizer, pesticides, water, and fuel.
                (2) These technologies allow farmers to collect data in
            real time about their fields, automate field management, and
            maximize resources.
                (3) Studies estimate that precision agriculture
            technologies can reduce agricultural operation costs by up to
            25 dollars per acre and increase farm yields by up to 70
            percent by 2050.
                (4) The critical cost savings and productivity benefits of
            precision agriculture cannot be realized without the
            availability of reliable broadband Internet access service
            delivered to the agricultural land of the United States.
                (5) The deployment of broadband Internet access service to
            unserved and underserved agricultural land is critical to the
            United States economy and to the continued leadership of the
            United States in global food production.
                (6) Despite the growing demand for broadband Internet
            access service on agricultural land, broadband Internet access
            service is not consistently available where needed for
            agricultural operations.
                (7) The Federal Communications Commission has an important
            role to play in the deployment of broadband Internet access
            service on unserved and underserved agricultural land to
            promote precision agriculture.

    SEC. 6802. TASK FORCE FOR REVIEWING THE CONNECTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY
                  NEEDS OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``broadband Internet access service'' has the
            meaning given the term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of
            Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
                (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
            Communications Commission;
                (3) the term ``Department'' means the Department of
            Agriculture; and
                (4) the term ``Task Force'' means the Task Force for
            Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision
            Agriculture in the United States established under subsection
            (b).
        (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish the Task Force
    for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision
    Agriculture in the United States.
        (c) Duties.--
                (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consult with the
            Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, and collaborate with
            public and private stakeholders in the agriculture and
            technology fields to--
                        (A) identify and measure current gaps in the
                    availability of broadband Internet access service on
                    agricultural land;
                        (B) develop policy recommendations to promote the
                    rapid, expanded deployment of broadband Internet access
                    service on unserved agricultural land, with a goal of
                    achieving reliable capabilities on 95 percent of
                    agricultural land in the United States by 2025;
                        (C) promote effective policy and regulatory
                    solutions that encourage the adoption of broadband
                    Internet access service on farms and ranches and
                    promote precision agriculture;
                        (D) recommend specific new rules or amendments to
                    existing rules of the Commission that the Commission
                    should issue to achieve the goals and purposes of the
                    policy recommendations described in subparagraph (B);
                        (E) recommend specific steps that the Commission
                    should take to obtain reliable and standardized data
                    measurements of the availability of broadband Internet
                    access service as may be necessary to target funding
                    support, from existing or future programs of the
                    Commission dedicated to the deployment of broadband
                    Internet access service, to unserved agricultural land
                    in need of broadband Internet access service; and
                        (F) recommend specific steps that the Commission
                    should consider to ensure that the expertise of the
                    Secretary and available farm data are reflected in
                    existing or future programs of the Commission dedicated
                    to the infrastructure deployment of broadband Internet
                    access service and to direct available funding to
                    unserved agricultural land where needed.
                (2) Consultation.--The Secretary, or a designee of the
            Secretary, shall explain and make available to the Task Force
            the expertise, data mapping information, and resources of the
            Department that the Department uses to identify cropland,
            ranchland, and other areas with agricultural operations that
            may be helpful in developing the recommendations required under
            paragraph (1).
                (3) List of available federal programs and resources.--Not
            later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
            the Secretary and the Commission shall jointly submit to the
            Task Force a list of all Federal programs or resources
            available for the expansion of broadband Internet access
            service on unserved agricultural land to assist the Task Force
            in carrying out the duties of the Task Force.
        (d) Membership.--
                (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be--
                        (A) composed of not more than 15 voting members who
                    shall--
                                (i) be selected by the Chairman of the
                            Commission, in consultation with the Secretary;
                            and
                                (ii) include--
                                        (I) agricultural producers
                                    representing diverse geographic regions
                                    and farm sizes, including owners and
                                    operators of farms of less than 100
                                    acres;
                                        (II) Internet service providers,
                                    including regional or rural fixed and
                                    mobile broadband Internet access
                                    service providers and
                                    telecommunications infrastructure
                                    providers;
                                        (III) representatives from the
                                    electric cooperative industry;
                                        (IV) representatives from the
                                    satellite industry;
                                        (V) representatives from precision
                                    agriculture equipment manufacturers,
                                    including drone manufacturers,
                                    manufacturers of autonomous
                                    agricultural machinery, and
                                    manufacturers of farming robotics
                                    technologies; and
                                        (VI) representatives from State and
                                    local governments; and
                        (B) fairly balanced in terms of technologies,
                    points of view, and fields represented on the Task
                    Force.
                (2) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
                        (A) In general.--A member of the Committee
                    appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall serve for a
                    single term of 2 years.
                        (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Task Force--
                                (i) shall not affect the powers of the Task
                            Force; and
                                (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as
                            the original appointment.
                (3) Ex-officio member.--The Secretary, or a designee of the
            Secretary, shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of
            the Task Force.
        (e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
    Commission establishes the Task Force, and annually thereafter, the
    Task Force shall submit to the Chairman of the Commission a report,
    which shall be made public not later than 30 days after the date on
    which the Chairman receives the report, that details--
                (1) the status of fixed and mobile broadband Internet
            access service coverage of agricultural land;
                (2) the projected future connectivity needs of agricultural
            operations, farmers, and ranchers; and
                (3) the steps being taken to accurately measure the
            availability of broadband Internet access service on
            agricultural land and the limitations of current, as of the
            date of the report, measurement processes.
        (f) Termination.--The Commission shall renew the Task Force every 2
    years until the Task Force terminates on January 1, 2025.

              TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

      Subtitle A--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                               Policy Act of 1977

    SEC. 7101. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.

        Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(9) support international scientific collaboration that
            leverages resources and advances the food and agricultural
            interests of the United States.''.

    SEC. 7102. MATTERS RELATED TO CERTAIN SCHOOL DESIGNATIONS AND
                  DECLARATIONS.

        (a) Study of Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
                (1) Amendment.--Section 1404(14) of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)) is amended--
                        (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                    follows:
                        ``(A) In general.--
                                ``(i) Definition.--The terms `NLGCA
                            Institution' and `non-land-grant college of
                            agriculture' mean a public college or
                            university offering a baccalaureate or higher
                            degree in the study of agricultural sciences,
                            forestry, or both in any area of study
                            specified in clause (ii).
                                ``(ii) Clarification.--For purposes of
                            clause (i), an area of study specified in this
                            clause is any of the following:
                                        ``(I) Agriculture.
                                        ``(II) Agricultural business and
                                    management.
                                        ``(III) Agricultural economics.
                                        ``(IV) Agricultural mechanization.
                                        ``(V) Agricultural production
                                    operations.
                                        ``(VI) Aquaculture.
                                        ``(VII) Agricultural and food
                                    products processing.
                                        ``(VIII) Agricultural and domestic
                                    animal services.
                                        ``(IX) Equestrian or equine
                                    studies.
                                        ``(X) Applied horticulture or
                                    horticulture operations.
                                        ``(XI) Ornamental horticulture.
                                        ``(XII) Greenhouse operations and
                                    management.
                                        ``(XIII) Turf and turfgrass
                                    management.
                                        ``(XIV) Plant nursery operations
                                    and management.
                                        ``(XV) Floriculture or floristry
                                    operations and management.
                                        ``(XVI) International agriculture.
                                        ``(XVII) Agricultural public
                                    services.
                                        ``(XVIII) Agricultural and
                                    extension education services.
                                        ``(XIX) Agricultural communication
                                    or agricultural journalism.
                                        ``(XX) Animal sciences.
                                        ``(XXI) Food science.
                                        ``(XXII) Plant sciences.
                                        ``(XXIII) Soil sciences.
                                        ``(XXIV) Forestry.
                                        ``(XXV) Forest sciences and
                                    biology.
                                        ``(XXVI) Natural resources or
                                    conservation.
                                        ``(XXVII) Natural resources
                                    management and policy.
                                        ``(XXVIII) Natural resource
                                    economics.
                                        ``(XXIX) Urban forestry.
                                        ``(XXX) Wood science and wood
                                    products or pulp or paper technology.
                                        ``(XXXI) Range science and
                                    management.
                                        ``(XXXII) Agricultural
                                    engineering.''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                            inserting ``any institution designated under''
                            after ``include'';
                                (ii) by striking clause (i); and
                                (iii) in clause (ii)--
                                        (I) by striking ``(ii) any
                                    institution designated under--'';
                                        (II) by striking subclause (IV);
                                        (III) in subclause (II), by adding
                                    ``or'' at the end;
                                        (IV) in subclause (III), by
                                    striking ``; or'' at the end and
                                    inserting a period; and
                                        (V) by redesignating subclauses
                                    (I), (II), and (III) (as so amended) as
                                    clauses (i), (ii), and (iii),
                                    respectively, and by moving the margins
                                    of such clauses (as so redesignated)
                                    two ems to the left.
                (2) Designation review.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
                    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                    establish a process to review each designated NLGCA
                    Institution (as defined in section 1404(14)(A) of the
                    National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
                    Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)(A))) to ensure
                    compliance with such section, as amended by this
                    subsection.
                        (B) Violation.--An NLGCA Institution that the
                    Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) to be not
                    in compliance shall have the designation of such
                    institution revoked.
        (b) Termination of Certain Declarations of Intent.--Section 1404 of
    the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
    of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''; and
                (2) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7103. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND
                  ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.

        Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``25'' and
                    inserting ``15''; and
                        (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
                ``(3) Membership categories.--The Advisory Board shall
            consist of members from each of the following categories:
                        ``(A) 3 members representing national farm or
                    producer organizations, which may include members--
                                ``(i) representing farm cooperatives;
                                ``(ii) who are producers actively engaged
                            in the production of a food animal commodity
                            and who are recommended by a coalition of
                            national livestock organizations;
                                ``(iii) who are producers actively engaged
                            in the production of a plant commodity and who
                            are recommended by a coalition of national crop
                            organizations; or
                                ``(iv) who are producers actively engaged
                            in aquaculture and who are recommended by a
                            coalition of national aquacultural
                            organizations.
                        ``(B) 2 members representing academic or research
                    societies, which may include members representing--
                                ``(i) a national food animal science
                            society;
                                ``(ii) a national crop, soil, agronomy,
                            horticulture, plant pathology, or weed science
                            society;
                                ``(iii) a national food science
                            organization;
                                ``(iv) a national human health association;
                            or
                                ``(v) a national nutritional science
                            society.
                        ``(C) 5 members representing agricultural research,
                    extension, and education, which shall include each of
                    the following:
                                ``(i) 1 member representing the land-grant
                            colleges and universities eligible to receive
                            funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C.
                            301 et seq.).
                                ``(ii) 1 member representing the land-grant
                            colleges and universities eligible to receive
                            funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7
                            U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee
                            University.
                                ``(iii) 1 member representing the 1994
                            Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the
                            Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
                            1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)).
                                ``(iv) 1 member representing NLGCA
                            Institutions or Hispanic-serving institutions.
                                ``(v) 1 member representing the American
                            Colleges of Veterinary Medicine.
                        ``(D) 5 members representing industry, consumer, or
                    rural interests, including members representing--
                                ``(i) entities engaged in transportation of
                            food and agricultural products to domestic and
                            foreign markets;
                                ``(ii) food retailing and marketing
                            interests;
                                ``(iii) food and fiber processors;
                                ``(iv) rural economic development
                            interests;
                                ``(v) a national consumer interest group;
                                ``(vi) a national forestry group;
                                ``(vii) a national conservation or natural
                            resource group;
                                ``(viii) a national social science
                            association; or
                                ``(ix) private sector organizations
                            involved in international development.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A), by striking ``review and'' and inserting
                            ``make recommendations, review, and'';
                                (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and
                            inserting the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(A) long-term and short-term national policies
                    and priorities consistent with the--
                                ``(i) purposes specified in section 1402
                            for agricultural research, extension,
                            education, and economics; and
                                ``(ii) priority areas of the Agriculture
                            and Food Research Initiative specified in
                            subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special,
                            and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
                            3157(b)(2));''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            clause (i) and inserting the following new
                            clause:
                                ``(i) are in accordance with the--
                                        ``(I) purposes specified in a
                                    provision of a covered law (as defined
                                    in subsection (d) of section 1492)
                                    under which competitive grants
                                    (described in subsection (c) of such
                                    section) are awarded; and
                                        ``(II) priority areas of the
                                    Agriculture and Food Research
                                    Initiative specified in subsection
                                    (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and
                                    Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
                                    3157(b)(2)); and'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and make
                    recommendations to the Secretary based on such
                    evaluation'' after ``priorities''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and make
                    recommendations on'' after ``review''; and
                (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 7104. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE.

        Section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)) is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``speciality'' and
            inserting ``specialty'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                    ``9'' and inserting ``11''; and
                        (B) in clause (i), by striking ``Three'' and
                    inserting ``Five''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 7105. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE DISCONTINUED.

        Subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by
    striking section 1408B.

    SEC. 7106. REPORT ON ALLOCATIONS AND MATCHING FUNDS FOR 1890
                  INSTITUTIONS.

        The Secretary of Agriculture shall annually transmit to Congress a
    report on the allocations made to, and matching funds received by,
    eligible institutions pursuant to sections 1444 and 1445 of the
    National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
    1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221, 3222).

    SEC. 7107. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SCIENCES
                  EDUCATION.

        Section 1417(m)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(m)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7108. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

        Section 1419A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(e)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7109. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND
                  NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7110. REPEAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

        The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
    Act of 1977 is amended by striking section 1425 (7 U.S.C. 3175).

    SEC. 7111. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

        Section 1433(c)(1) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195(c)(1)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7112. EXTENSION CARRYOVER AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING
                  TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

        Effective on October 1, 2018, section 1444(a) of the National
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
    U.S.C. 3221(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

    SEC. 7113. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FUNDING EQUITY FOR RECENTLY
                  DESIGNATED 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        (a) Extension.--Section 1444(b) of the National Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(b))
    is amended, in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the
    end the following: ``Beginning with fiscal year 2019, in making the
    calculation under paragraph (1), any recently designated 1890
    Institution shall be deemed to have been designated as an eligible
    institution on or before September 30, 1978. For purposes of the
    preceding sentence, a `recently designated 1890 Institution' means an
    1890 Institution designated as such on or after September 30, 1999.''.
        (b) Research.--Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is amended--
    by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(3) Beginning with fiscal year 2019, in making the
            calculation under paragraph (2)(A), any recently designated
            1890 Institution (as defined in section 1444(b)) shall be
            deemed to have been designated as an eligible institution on or
            before September 30, 1978.''.

    SEC. 7114. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1445
    (7 U.S.C. 3222) the following new section:

    ``SEC. 1446. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--
                ``(1) Scholarship grant program established.--The Secretary
            shall establish and carry out a grant program to make grants to
            each college or university eligible to receive funds under the
            Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill
            Act; 7 U.S.C. 322 et seq.), including Tuskegee University, for
            purposes of awarding scholarships to individuals who--
                        ``(A) have been accepted for admission at such
                    college or university;
                        ``(B) will be enrolled at such college or
                    university not later than one year after the date of
                    such acceptance; and
                        ``(C) intend to pursue a career in the food and
                    agricultural sciences, including a career in--
                                ``(i) agribusiness;
                                ``(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or
                                ``(iii) financial management.
                ``(2) Amount of grant.--Each grant made under this section
            shall be in the amount of $1,000,000.
        ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $19,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 7115. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES
                  AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE
                  UNIVERSITY.

        Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7116. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES
                  AND EQUIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b-2(d)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7117. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7118. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

        Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new section:

    ``SEC. 1419C. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

        ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, no additional
    entity may be designated as eligible to receive funds under a covered
    program.
        ``(b) State Funding.--No State shall receive an increase in funding
    under a covered program as a result of the State's designation of
    additional entities as eligible to receive such funding.
        ``(c) Covered Program Defined.--For purposes of this section, the
    term `covered program' means agricultural research, extension,
    education, and related programs or grants established or available
    under any of the following:
                ``(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the
            Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343).
                ``(2) The Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
                ``(3) Sections 1444, 1445, and 1447 of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221; 3222; 3222b).
                ``(4) Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-
            Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.).
        ``(d) Exception.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as
    limiting eligibility for a capacity and infrastructure program
    specified in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)) that is not a
    covered program.''.

    SEC. 7119. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
                  AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

        Section 1459A(c)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7120. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,
                  EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS.

        Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``22 percent'' and
            inserting ``30 percent'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and
            inserting ``Subsections (a) and (c)''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Treatment of Subgrants.--In the case of a grant described in
    subsection (a), the limitation on indirect costs specified in such
    subsection shall be applied to both the initial grant award and any
    subgrant of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award so
    that the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of the
    Federal funds provided under the initial grant award does not exceed
    such limitation.''.

    SEC. 7121. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

        The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
    Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1462 (7 U.S.C. 3310)
    the following new section:

    ``SEC. 1462A. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make competitive grants for
    the acquisition of special purpose scientific research equipment for
    use in the food and agricultural sciences programs of eligible
    institutions.
        ``(b) Maximum Amount.--The amount of a grant made to an eligible
    institution under this section may not exceed $500,000.
        ``(c) Prohibition on Charge or Equipment as Indirect Costs.--The
    cost of acquisition or depreciation of equipment purchased with a grant
    under this section shall not be--
                ``(1) charged as an indirect cost against another Federal
            grant; or
                ``(2) included as part of the indirect cost pool for
            purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of an eligible
            institution.
        ``(d) Eligible Institutions Defined.--In this section, the term
    `eligible institution' means--
                ``(1) a college or university; or
                ``(2) a State cooperative institution.
        ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 7122. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.

        Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 7123. EXTENSION SERVICE.

        Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7124. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS.

        Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``crops,'' and inserting ``crops
                    (including canola),'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``for agronomic rotational
                    purposes and for use as a habitat for honey bees and
                    other pollinators'' after ``alternative crops''; and
                        (B) by striking ``commodities whose'' and all that
                    follows through the period at the end and inserting
                    ``commodities.''; and
                (3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7125. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7126. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

        Section 1477(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324(a)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7127. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

        Section 1483(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3336(a)(2)) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7128. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE.

        Section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023.''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``and cooperative agreements'' after
                    ``competitive grants'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``make
                    competitive grants'' and inserting ``award competitive
                    grants and cooperative agreements''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(5) To coordinate the tactical science activities of the
            Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the
            Department that protect the integrity, reliability,
            sustainability, and profitability of the food and agricultural
            system of the United States against biosecurity threats from
            pests, diseases, contaminants, and disasters.''.

    SEC. 7129. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM
                  FOR INSULAR AREA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

        (a) Distance Education Grants for Insular Areas.--Section
    1490(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(f)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Areas.--Section
    1491(c)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363(c)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7130. REMOVAL OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.

        Section 1492(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
    and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3371(d)) is amended by
    striking paragraph (5).

       Subtitle B--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

    SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.

        Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in the first sentence by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

        Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER
                  PROGRAM.

        Section 1628(f)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018''
    and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

        Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.

        Section 1635(b)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018''
    and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7206. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM.

        Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7207. AGRICULTURAL GENOME TO PHENOME INITIATIVE.

        Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``to phenome''
            after ``genome'';
                (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Goals.--The goals of this section are--
                ``(1) to expand knowledge concerning genomes and phenomes
            of crops of importance to United States agriculture;
                ``(2) to understand how variable weather, environments, and
            production systems impact the growth and productivity of
            specific varieties of crops, thereby providing greater accuracy
            in predicting crop performance under variable growing
            conditions;
                ``(3) to support research that leverages plant genomic
            information with phenotypic and environmental data through an
            interdisciplinary framework, leading to a novel understanding
            of plant processes that affect crop growth, productivity, and
            the ability to predict crop performance, resulting in the
            deployment of superior varieties to growers and improved crop
            management recommendations for farmers;
                ``(4) to promote and coordinate research linking genomics
            and predictive phenomics at different sites nationally to
            achieve advances in crops that generate societal benefits;
                ``(5) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, plant
            physiology, agronomy, climatology, and crop modeling with
            computation and informatics, statistics, and engineering;
                ``(6) to focus on crops that will yield scientifically
            important results that will enhance the usefulness of many
            other crops;
                ``(7) to build on genomic research, such as the Plant
            Genome Research Project, to understand gene function in
            production environments that are expected to have considerable
            payoffs for crops of importance to United States agriculture;
                ``(8) to develop improved data analytics to enhance
            understanding of the biological function of crop genes;
                ``(9) to allow resources developed under this section,
            including data, software, germplasm, and other biological
            materials, to be openly accessible to all persons, subject to
            any confidentiality requirements imposed by law; and
                ``(10) to encourage international partnerships with each
            partner country responsible for financing its own research.'';
                (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
    conduct a research initiative (to be known as the `Agricultural Genome
    to Phenome Initiative') for the purpose of--
                ``(1) studying agriculturally significant crops in
            production environments to achieve sustainable and secure
            agricultural production;
                ``(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing knowledge of
            agricultural crop genetics and phenomics knowledge are filled;
                ``(3) identifying and developing a functional understanding
            of agronomically relevant genes from crops of importance to
            United States agriculture;
                ``(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of crops of
            importance to United States agriculture;
                ``(5) studying the relevance of diverse germplasm as a
            source of unique genes that may be of importance to United
            States agriculture in the future;
                ``(6) enhancing crop genetics to reduce the economic impact
            of plant pathogens on crops of importance to United States
            agriculture; and
                ``(7) disseminating findings to relevant audiences.'';
                (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``, acting through
            the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,'' after ``The
            Secretary'';
                (5) in subsection (e), by inserting ``to Phenome'' after
            ``Genome''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 7208. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES.

        Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (8)--
                                (i) in the heading, by striking ``Alfalfa
                            and forage'' and inserting ``Alfalfa seed and
                            alfalfa forage systems'';
                                (ii) by striking ``alfalfa and forage'' and
                            inserting ``alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage
                            systems''; and
                                (iii) by striking ``alfalfa and other
                            forages, and'' and inserting ``alfalfa seed and
                            other alfalfa forage''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraphs:
                ``(11) Macadamia tree health initiative.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the
            purposes of--
                        ``(A) developing and disseminating science-based
                    tools and treatments to combat the macadamia felted
                    coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and
                        ``(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest
                    management program in areas affected by, or areas at
                    risk of being affected by, the macadamia felted coccid.
                ``(12) National turfgrass research initiative.--Research
            and extension grants may be made under this section for the
            purposes of--
                        ``(A) carrying out or enhancing research related to
                    turfgrass and sod issues;
                        ``(B) enhancing production and uses of turfgrass
                    for the general public;
                        ``(C) identifying new turfgrass varieties with
                    superior drought, heat, cold, and pest tolerance to
                    reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide use;
                        ``(D) selecting genetically superior turfgrasses
                    and developing improved technologies for managing
                    commercial, residential, and recreational turfgrass
                    areas;
                        ``(E) producing turfgrasses that--
                                ``(i) aid in mitigating soil erosion;
                                ``(ii) protect against pollutant runoff
                            into waterways; or
                                ``(iii) provide other environmental
                            benefits;
                        ``(F) investigating, preserving, and protecting
                    native plant species, including grasses not currently
                    utilized in turfgrass systems;
                        ``(G) creating systems for more economical and
                    viable turfgrass seed and sod production throughout the
                    United States; and
                        ``(H) investigating the turfgrass phytobiome and
                    developing biologic products to enhance soil, enrich
                    plants, and mitigate pests.
                ``(13) Fertilizer management initiative.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants
                    may be made under this section for the purpose of
                    carrying out research to improve fertilizer use
                    efficiency in crops--
                                ``(i) to maximize crop yield; and
                                ``(ii) to minimize nutrient losses to
                            surface and groundwater and the atmosphere.
                        ``(B) Priority.--In awarding grants under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to
                    research examining the impact of the source, rate,
                    timing, and placement of plant nutrients.
                ``(14) Cattle fever tick program.--Research and extension
            grants may be made under this section to study cattle fever
            ticks--
                        ``(A) to facilitate the understanding of the role
                    of wildlife in the persistence and spread of cattle
                    fever ticks;
                        ``(B) to develop advanced methods for eradication
                    of cattle fever ticks, including--
                                ``(i) alternative treatment methods for
                            cattle and other susceptible species;
                                ``(ii) field treatment for premises,
                            including corral pens and pasture loafing
                            areas;
                                ``(iii) methods for treatment and control
                            on infested wildlife;
                                ``(iv) biological control agents; and
                                ``(v) new and improved vaccines;
                        ``(C) to evaluate rangeland vegetation that impacts
                    the survival of cattle fever ticks;
                        ``(D) to improve management of diseases relating to
                    cattle fever ticks that are associated with wildlife,
                    livestock, and human health;
                        ``(E) to improve diagnostic detection of tick-
                    infested or infected animals and pastures; and
                        ``(F) to conduct outreach to impacted ranchers,
                    hunters, and landowners to integrate tactics and
                    document sustainability of best practices.
                ``(15) Laying hen and turkey research program.--Research
            grants may be made under this section for the purpose of
            improving the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and
            turkey production through integrated, collaborative research
            and technology transfer. Emphasis may be placed on laying hen
            and turkey disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance,
            nutrition, gut health, and alternative housing systems under
            extreme seasonal weather conditions.
                ``(16) Chronic wasting disease.--Research and extension
            grants may be made under this section for projects relating to
            treating, mitigating, or eliminating chronic wasting disease.
                ``(17) Algae agriculture research program.--Research and
            extension grants may be made under this section for the
            development and testing of algae and algae systems (including
            micro- and macro-algae systems).'';
                (2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023'';
                (3) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023'';
                (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``2018'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``2023''; and
                (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
            ``2023''.

    SEC. 7209. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

        Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ``, soil health,''
            after ``conservation''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new subparagraph:
                        ``(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                            ``for fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
                            ``2023''.

    SEC. 7210. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

        Section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f) is amended--
                (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make competitive research and
    extension grants for the purpose of improving the farm management
    knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and
    expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management
    database to support improved farm management.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and producer''
                    and inserting ``educational programs and''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``use and
                    support'' and inserting ``contribute data to''; and
                (3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7211. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTIVE
                  TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES.

        Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(7) Clarification of application of provisions to
            veterans with disabilities.--This subsection shall apply with
            respect to veterans with disabilities, and their families,
            who--
                        ``(A) are engaged in farming or farm-related
                    occupations; or
                        ``(B) are pursuing new farming opportunities.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(including veterans)'' after
                    ``individuals''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``or, in the case of veterans with
                    disabilities, who are pursuing new farming
                    opportunities'' before the period at the end; and
                (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7212. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE.

        Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
    Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    Subtitle C--Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
                                    of 1998

    SEC. 7300. ENDING LIMITATION ON FUNDING UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY
                  TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL
                  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 405(e)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, And
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(e)(3)) is amended to read
    as follows:
                ``(3) Term of grant.--A grant under this section shall have
            a term that is not more than 3 years.''.

    SEC. 7301. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTENSION,
                  OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

        Section 405(j) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(j)) is amended by striking
    ``2011 through 2015'' and inserting ``2019 through 2023''.

    SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION COMPETITIVE
                  GRANTS PROGRAM.

        Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(e)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT, TRITICALE,
                  AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA
                  INDICA.

        Section 408(e)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7304. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

        Section 410(d)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(d)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7305. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

        (a) Elements of Initiative.--Section 412(b) of the Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
    7632(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by adding ``and'' at the
                    end; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(F) size-controlling rootstock systems for
                    perennial crops;'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``including threats to specialty
                    crop pollinators;'' and inserting the following:
                    ``including--
                        ``(A) threats to specialty crop pollinators; and'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(B) emerging and invasive species;'';
                (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``marketing);'' and
            inserting the following: ``marketing) and a better
            understanding of the soil rhizosphere microbiome, including--
                        ``(A) pesticide application systems and certified
                    drift-reduction technologies; and
                        ``(B) systems to improve and extend storage life of
                    specialty crops;'';
                (4) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
            (5) and (6), respectively;
                (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(4) efforts to promote a more effective understanding and
            use of existing natural enemy complexes;''; and
                (6) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by paragraph (4))--
                        (A) by striking ``including improved mechanization
                    and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and''
                    and inserting the following: ``including--
                        ``(A) technologies that delay or inhibit
                    ripening;''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(B) mechanization and automation of labor-
                    intensive tasks on farms and in packing facilities;
                        ``(C) decision support systems driven by phenology
                    and environmental factors;
                        ``(D) improved monitoring systems for agricultural
                    pests; and
                        ``(E) effective systems for pre- and post-harvest
                    management of quarantine pests; and''.
        (b) Priorities.--Section 412(h)(1) of the Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(h)(1)) is
    amended by striking ``multi-institutional'' and inserting ``or multi-
    institutional''.
        (c) Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program.--
    Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
    Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (j)(5), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (k)(1)(C), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 412(k)(2) of the
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
    U.S.C. 7632(k)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM.

        Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

        Section 614(f)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)(2)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7308. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION RESEARCH.

        Section 617(f)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7655b(f)(1)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

             Subtitle D--Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

                         PART I--AGRICULTURAL SECURITY

    SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

        Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7402. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AGRICULTURAL
                  BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND RESPONSE.

        Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7
    U.S.C. 8913) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``2018'' and
            inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COUNTERMEASURES.

        Section 14121(b)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7404. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

        Section 14122(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.

                             PART II--MISCELLANEOUS

    SEC. 7411. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY.

        Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (Public Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2019) is amended by striking ``10-year
    period'' and inserting ``15-year period''.

    SEC. 7412. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

        Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 7413. SUN GRANT PROGRAM.

        Section 7526(g) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 8114(g)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

                      Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

    SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT.

        Section 16(a)(2) of the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7
    U.S.C. 178n(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 7502. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994.

        (a) 1994 Institution Defined.--Section 532 of the Equity in
    Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public
    Law 103-382) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 532. DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTION.

        ``In this part, the term `1994 Institution' means any of the
    following colleges:
                ``(1) Aaniiih Nakoda College.
                ``(2) Bay Mills Community College.
                ``(3) Blackfeet Community College.
                ``(4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College.
                ``(5) Chief Dull Knife College.
                ``(6) College of Menominee Nation.
                ``(7) College of the Muscogee Nation.
                ``(8) D-Q University.
                ``(9) Dine College.
                ``(10) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
                ``(11) Fort Peck Community College.
                ``(12) Haskell Indian Nations University.
                ``(13) Ilisagvik College.
                ``(14) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
            Culture and Arts Development.
                ``(15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.
                ``(16) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.
                ``(17) Leech Lake Tribal College.
                ``(18) Little Big Horn College.
                ``(19) Little Priest Tribal College.
                ``(20) Navajo Technical University.
                ``(21) Nebraska Indian Community College.
                ``(22) Northwest Indian College.
                ``(23) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College.
                ``(24) Oglala Lakota College.
                ``(25) Red Lake Nation College.
                ``(26) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
                ``(27) Salish Kootenai College.
                ``(28) Sinte Gleska University.
                ``(29) Sisseton Wahpeton College.
                ``(30) Sitting Bull College.
                ``(31) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
                ``(32) Stone Child College.
                ``(33) Tohono O'odham Community College.
                ``(34) Turtle Mountain Community College.
                ``(35) United Tribes Technical College.
                ``(36) White Earth Tribal and Community College.''.
        (b) Endowment for 1994 Institutions.--Section 533(b) of the Equity
    in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public
    Law 103-382) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018'' and
    inserting ``2023''.
        (c) Institutional Capacity Building Grants.--Section 535 of the
    Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note;
    Public Law 103-382) is amended by striking ``2018'' each place it
    appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ``2023''.
        (d) Research Grants.--Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational
    Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382)
    is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 7503. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT.

        (a) Agricultural Research Facility Defined.--The Research
    Facilities Act is amended--
                (1) in section 2(1) (7 U.S.C. 390(1)) by striking ``a
            college, university, or nonprofit institution'' and inserting
            ``an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity and
            infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of
            the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
            U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)))''; and
                (2) in section 3(c)(2)(D) (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), by
            striking ``recipient college, university, or nonprofit
            institution'' and inserting ``recipient entity''.
        (b) Long-term Support.--Section 3(c)(2)(D) of the Research
    Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), as amended by subsection (a),
    is further amended by striking ``operating costs'' and inserting
    ``operating and maintenance costs''.
        (c) Competitive Grant Program.--The Research Facilities Act is
    amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 390a) the following new
    section:

    ``SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

        ``The Secretary shall establish a program to make competitive
    grants to assist in the construction, alteration, acquisition,
    modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research
    facilities.''.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations and Funding Limitations.--
    Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``subsection (b),'' and inserting
                    ``subsections (b), (c), and (d),'';
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                    and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    sentence: ``Funds appropriated pursuant to the
                    preceding sentence shall be available until
                    expended.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
        ``(c) Maximum Amount.--Not more than 25 percent of the funds made
    available pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall be used
    for any single agricultural research facility project.
        ``(d) Project Limitation.--An entity eligible to receive funds
    under this Act may receive funds for only one project at a time.''.

    SEC. 7504. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANT ACT.

        Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research
    Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) by redesignating clauses (iii) through
                            (vii) as clauses (iv) through (viii),
                            respectively; and
                                (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
                            following new clause:
                                ``(iii) soil health;'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                                (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at
                            the end;
                                (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the period
                            at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new clause:
                                ``(v) tools that accelerate the use of
                            automation or mechanization for labor-intensive
                            tasks in the production and distribution of
                            crops.''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                                (i) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at
                            the end;
                                (ii) in clause (vii), by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new clause:
                                ``(viii) barriers and bridges to entry and
                            farm viability for young, beginning, socially
                            disadvantaged, veteran, and immigrant farmers
                            and ranchers, including farm succession,
                            transition, transfer, entry, and profitability
                            issues.'';
                (2) in paragraph (5)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and'' at
                    the end; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting the following: ``that--
                                ``(i) is of national scope; or
                                ``(ii) is commodity-specific, so long as
                            any such funds allocated for commodity-specific
                            research are matched with funds from a non-
                            Federal source at least equal to the amount of
                            such funds so allocated.'';
                (3) in paragraph (9)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iii);
                    and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``clauses
                            (ii) and (iii)'' and inserting ``clause (ii)'';
                            and
                                (ii) by striking clause (iii); and
                (4) in paragraph (11)(A)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``4'' and inserting
                    ``5''.

    SEC. 7505. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 1978.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the Renewable
    Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the
    first sentence by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Termination Date.--Section 8 of the Renewable Resources
    Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Public Law 95-306) is
    amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7506. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980.

        Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2809)
    is amended by striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 7507. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

        Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection
            (c) as subsection (b);
                (2) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``Grants'' and
                    inserting ``Programs'';
                        (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
            beginning farmer and rancher development program to provide
            training, education, outreach, and technical assistance
            initiatives to increase opportunities for beginning farmers or
            ranchers.'';
                        (C) by inserting ``or cooperative agreements''
                    after ``grants'' each place it appears;
                        (D) by inserting ``or cooperative agreement'' after
                    ``grant'' each place it appears;
                        (E) by striking ``subsection'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``section'';
                        (F) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
                ``(4) Matching requirement.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), to be eligible to receive a grant
                    under this subsection, a recipient shall provide a
                    match in the form of cash or in-kind contributions in
                    an amount equal to 25 percent of the funds provided by
                    the grant.
                        ``(B) Exception.--The Secretary may waive or reduce
                    the matching requirement in subparagraph (A) if the
                    Secretary determines such a waiver or modification is
                    necessary to effectively reach an underserved area or
                    population.''; and
                        (G) by striking paragraph (8), and redesignating
                    paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (8),
                    (9), (10), and (11), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after subsection (b), as so redesignated,
            the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Grant Requirements.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
            Secretary shall make competitive grants to support new and
            established local and regional training, education, outreach,
            and technical assistance initiatives to increase opportunities
            for beginning farmers or ranchers, including programs and
            services (as appropriate) relating to--
                        ``(A) basic livestock, forest management, and crop
                    farming practices;
                        ``(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private
                    nonindustrial forest land access, and transfer and
                    succession strategies and programs;
                        ``(C) entrepreneurship and business training;
                        ``(D) financial and risk management training
                    (including the acquisition and management of
                    agricultural credit);
                        ``(E) natural resource management and planning;
                        ``(F) diversification and marketing strategies;
                        ``(G) curriculum development;
                        ``(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships;
                        ``(I) resources and referral;
                        ``(J) farm financial benchmarking;
                        ``(K) technical assistance to help beginning
                    farmers or ranchers acquire land from retiring farmers
                    and ranchers;
                        ``(L) agricultural rehabilitation and vocational
                    training for veterans;
                        ``(M) food safety (including good agricultural
                    practices training);
                        ``(N) farm safety and awareness; and
                        ``(O) other similar subject areas of use to
                    beginning farmers or ranchers.
                ``(2) Set-aside.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not less than 5 percent of the
                    funds used to carry out this subsection for a fiscal
                    year shall be used to support programs and services
                    that address the needs of--
                                ``(i) limited resource beginning farmers or
                            ranchers (as defined by the Secretary);
                                ``(ii) socially disadvantaged farmers or
                            ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of the
                            Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
                            U.S.C. 2003(e))) who are beginning farmers and
                            ranchers; and
                                ``(iii) farmworkers desiring to become
                            farmers or ranchers.
                        ``(B) Veteran farmers and ranchers.--Not less than
                    5 percent of the funds used to carry out this
                    subsection for a fiscal year shall be used to support
                    programs and services that address the needs of veteran
                    farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of
                    the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
                    1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))).'';
                (4) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``and conduct'' and
                            inserting ``, conduct''; and
                                (ii) by striking the period at the end and
                            inserting ``, or provide training and technical
                            assistance initiatives for beginning farmers or
                            ranchers or for trainers and service providers
                            that work with beginning farmers or
                            ranchers.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by inserting ``, educational programs
                            and workshops, or training and technical
                            assistance initiatives'' after ``curricula'';
                            and
                                (ii) by striking ``modules'' and inserting
                            ``content'';
                (5) in subsection (g)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(including retiring farmers and
                    nonfarming landowners)'' before ``from participating in
                    programs''; and
                        (B) by striking ``educating'' and inserting
                    ``increasing opportunities for''; and
                (6) in subsection (h)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the heading, by striking ``for
                            fiscal years 2009 through 2018''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
                            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                            ``for fiscal years 2014 through 2018''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``2018'' and inserting
                            ``2023''; and
                        (C) by striking paragraph (3).

    SEC. 7508. FEDERAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.

        Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (title XIV of Public Law 99-198;
    99 Stat. 1556) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 7509. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

                           Subtitle F--Other Matters

    SEC. 7601. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PROGRAM.

        (a) Transition to Permanent Program.--Section 308 of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act
    of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot''; and
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``pilot''.
        (b) No Onsite Sales.--Section 308(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 is amended by inserting ``onsite'' before ``public''.
        (c) Termination of Authority Extended.--Section 308(b)(6)(A) of the
    Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended by striking
    ``on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this
    section'' and inserting ``on June 18, 2023''.
        (d) Reports.--Section 308(d)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance
    Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
    U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended by striking ``Not later than 6, 8, and 10
    years after the date of enactment of this section'' and inserting ``Not
    later than June 18, 2019, June 18, 2021, and June 18, 2023''.

    SEC. 7602. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY.

        Subparagraph (B) of section 251(d)(2) of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(d)(2)) is amended
    to read as follows:
                        ``(B) ensure that agricultural research, education,
                    extension, economics, and statistical programs--
                                ``(i) are effectively coordinated and
                            integrated--
                                        ``(I) across disciplines, agencies,
                                    and institutions; and
                                        ``(II) among applicable
                                    participants, grantees, and
                                    beneficiaries; and
                                ``(ii) address the priority areas of the
                            Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
                            specified in subsection (b)(2) of the
                            Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research
                            Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));''.

    SEC. 7603. REINSTATEMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MATCHING REQUIREMENT
                  FOR CERTAIN LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE.

        (a) In General.--Section 209(c) of the District of Columbia Public
    Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-471; sec. 38-
    1202.09(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended in the first sentence, by
    striking the period at the end and inserting ``, which may be used to
    pay no more than one-half of the total cost of providing such extension
    work.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
    effect on October 1, 2018.

    SEC. 7604. FARMLAND TENURE, TRANSITION, AND ENTRY DATA INITIATIVE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall collect and report data and
    analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, transition, and entry of
    beginning farmers or ranchers.
        (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--
                (1) collect and distribute comprehensive annual reporting
            of trends in farmland ownership, tenure, transition, barriers
            to entry, profitability, and viability of beginning farmers or
            ranchers; and
                (2) develop surveys and report statistical and economic
            analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, transition, barriers to
            entry, profitability, and viability of beginning farmers or
            ranchers.
        (c) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
    this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to
    remain available until expended.
        (d) Conforming Amendment Regarding Confidentiality of
    Information.--Section 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
    U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(13) section 7604 of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of
            2018.''.

    SEC. 7605. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, PORTION OF HENRY A.
                  WALLACE BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER,
                  BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND.

        (a) Transfer Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer
    to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury a
    parcel of real property at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural
    Research Center consisting of approximately 100 acres, which was
    originally acquired by the United States through land acquisitions in
    1910 and 1925 and is generally located off of Poultry Road lying
    between Powder Mill Road and Odell Road in Beltsville, Maryland, for
    the purpose of facilitating the establishment of Bureau of Engraving
    and Printing facilities on the parcel.
        (b) Legal Description and Map.--
                (1) Preparation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
            prepare a legal description and map of the parcel of real
            property to be transferred under subsection (a).
                (2) Force of law.--The legal description and map prepared
            under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
            included in this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture
            may correct errors in the legal description and map.
        (c) Retention of Interests.--The transfer of administrative
    jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall be subject to easements and
    rights of record and such other reservations, terms, and conditions as
    the Secretary of Agriculture considers to be necessary.
        (d) Waiver.--The parcel of real property to be transferred under
    subsection (a) is exempt from Federal screening for other possible use
    as there is an identified Federal need for the parcel as the site for
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing facilities.
        (e) Condition on Transfer.--As a condition of the transfer of
    administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
    Treasury shall agree to pay the Secretary of Agriculture the following
    costs:
                (1) The appraisal required under subsection (f).
                (2) Any environmental or administrative analysis required
            by Federal law with respect to the real property so
            transferred.
                (3) Any necessary survey of such real property.
                (4) Any hazardous substances assessment of such real
            property.
        (f) Appraisal.--To determine the fair market value of the parcel of
    real property to be transferred under subsection (a), the Secretary of
    the Treasury shall have the parcel appraised for its highest and best
    use in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
    Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference.
    The appraisal shall be subject to the review and approval by the
    Secretary of Agriculture.
        (g) Hazardous Materials.--For the parcel of real property to be
    transferred under subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
    meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but shall
    otherwise not be required to remediate or abate those substances or any
    other hazardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that might be
    present on the parcel at the time of transfer of administrative
    jurisdiction.

    SEC. 7606. SIMPLIFIED PLAN OF WORK.

        (a) Smith-Lever Act.--The Smith-Lever Act is amended--
                (1) in section 3(h)(2) (7 U.S.C. 343(h)(2)), by striking
            subparagraph (D); and
                (2) in section 4 (7 U.S.C. 344)--
                        (A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1)
                    through (5) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
                ``(1) A summary of planned projects or programs in the
            State using formula funds.
                ``(2) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of section 3(h).
                ``(3) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of section 3(i)(2) of the Hatch Act of
            1887.
                ``(4) A description of matching funds provided by the State
            with respect to the previous fiscal year.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subsection:
        ``(f) Relationship to Audits.--Notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, the procedures established pursuant to subsection (c) shall not
    be subject to audit to determine the sufficiency of such procedures.''.
        (b) Hatch Act.--The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended--
                (1) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c)--
                        (A) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
        ``(h) Peer Review.--Research carried out under subsection (c)(3)
    shall be subject to scientific peer review. The review of a project
    conducted under this subsection shall be considered to satisfy the
    merit review requirements of section 103(e) of the Agricultural
    Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.''; and
                        (B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subparagraph
                    (D); and
                (2) in section 7 (7 U.S.C. 361g)--
                        (A) in subsection (e), by striking paragraphs (1)
                    through (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
                ``(1) A summary of planned projects or programs in the
            State using formula funds.
                ``(2) A description of the manner in which the State will
            meet the requirements of subsections (c)(3) and (i)(2) of
            section 3.
                ``(3) A description of matching funds provided by the State
            with respect to the previous fiscal year.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subsection:
        ``(h) Relationship to Audits.--Notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, the procedures established pursuant to subsection (e) shall not
    be subject to audit to determine the sufficiency of such procedures.''.
        (c) Extension and Research at 1890 Institutions.--
                (1) Extension.--Section 1444(d) of the National
            Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
            1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A)
                    through (E) and inserting the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(A) A summary of planned projects or programs in
                    the State using formula funds.
                        ``(B) A description of matching funds provided by
                    the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(6) Relationship to audits.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, the procedures established pursuant to
            paragraph (3) shall not be subject to audit to determine the
            sufficiency of such procedures.''.
                (2) Research.--Section 1445(c) of the National Agricultural
            Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
            3222(c)) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A)
                    through (E) and inserting the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(A) A summary of planned projects or programs in
                    the State using formula funds.
                        ``(B) A description of matching funds provided by
                    the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(6) Relationship to audits.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, the procedures established pursuant to
            paragraph (3) shall not be subject to audit to determine the
            sufficiency of such procedures.''.

    SEC. 7607. TIME AND EFFORT REPORTING EXEMPTION.

        Any entity receiving funds under a program referred to in clause
    (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), or (xii) of section 251(f)(1)(C) of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
    6971(f)(1)(C)) shall be exempt from the time and effort reporting
    requirements under part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or
    successor regulations), with respect to the use of such funds.

    SEC. 7608. PUBLIC EDUCATION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
                  SECTORS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
    of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and such
    other persons and organizations as the Secretary determines to be
    appropriate, shall develop and carry out a national science-based
    education campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of
    technology in food and agriculture production, including--
                (1) the science of biotechnology as applied to the
            development of products in the food and agricultural sectors,
            including information about which products of biotechnology in
            the food and agricultural sectors have been approved for use in
            the United States;
                (2) the Federal science-based regulatory review process for
            products made using biotechnology in the food and agricultural
            sectors conducted under the Coordinated Framework for
            Regulation of Biotechnology published by the Office of Science
            and Technology Policy in the Federal Register on June 26, 1986
            (51 Fed. Reg. 23302), including the studies performed and
            analyses conducted to ensure that such products are as safe to
            produce and as safe to eat as products that are not produced
            using biotechnology;
                (3) developments in the science of plant and animal
            breeding over time and the impacts of such developments on
            farmers, consumers, the environment, and the rural economy; and
                (4) the effects of the use of biotechnology on food
            security, nutrition, and the environment.
        (b) Consumer Friendly Informational Website.--The Secretary, in
    consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of
    Science and Technology Policy, and such other persons and organizations
    as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall develop,
    establish, and update as necessary, a single Federal government-
    sponsored public Internet website through which the public may obtain,
    in an easy to understand and user-friendly format, information about
    biotechnology used in the food and agricultural sectors, including--
                (1) scientific findings and other data on biotechnology
            used in the food and agricultural sectors;
                (2) Federal agencies' decisions regarding specific products
            made using biotechnology in the food and agricultural sectors;
                (3) a list of frequently asked questions pertaining to the
            use of biotechnology in the food and agricultural sectors;
                (4) an easy-to-understand description of the role of
            Federal agencies in overseeing the use of biotechnology in the
            food and agricultural sectors;
                (5) information about novel, emerging technologies within
            the broader field of biotechnology; and
                (6) a glossary of terms with respect to biotechnology used
            in the food and agricultural sectors.
        (c) Social Media Resources.--The Secretary may, as appropriate,
    utilize publicly-available social media platforms to supplement the
    campaign established under subsection (a), and as an extension of the
    website established under subsection (b).

                              TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

       Subtitle A--Reauthorization and Modification of Certain Forestry
                                    Programs

    SEC. 8101. SUPPORT FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST
                  RESOURCES.

        Section 2A(f)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
    (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM.

        Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
    Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 8103. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

        Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance
    Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 8104. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION
                  PROGRAM.

        Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16
    U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE RESTORATION
                  PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish a
    landscape-scale restoration program to support landscape-scale
    restoration and management that results in measurable improvements to
    public benefits derived from State and private forest land, as
    identified in--
                ``(1) a State-wide assessment described in section
            2A(a)(1); and
                ``(2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy
            described in section 2A(a)(2).
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Private forest land.--The term `private forest land'
            means land that--
                        ``(A)(i) has existing tree cover; or
                        ``(ii) is suitable for growing trees; and
                        ``(B) is owned by--
                                ``(i) an Indian Tribe (as defined in
                            section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
                            Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or
                                ``(ii) any private individual or entity.
                ``(2) Regional.--The term `regional' means of any region of
            the National Association of State Foresters.
                ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
                ``(4) State forest land.--The term `State forest land'
            means land that is owned by a State or unit of local
            government.
                ``(5) State forester.--The term `State Forester' means a
            State Forester or equivalent State official.
        ``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with State
    Foresters or other appropriate State agencies, shall establish a
    landscape-scale restoration program--
                ``(1) to provide financial and technical assistance for
            landscape-scale restoration projects on State forest land or
            private forest land; and
                ``(2) that maintains or improves benefits from trees and
            forests on such land.
        ``(d) Requirements.--The landscape-scale restoration program
    established under subsection (c) shall--
                ``(1) measurably address the national private forest
            conservation priorities described in section 2(c);
                ``(2) enhance public benefits from trees and forests, as
            identified in--
                        ``(A) a State-wide assessment described in section
                    2A(a)(1); and
                        ``(B) a long-term State-wide forest resource
                    strategy described in section 2A(a)(2); and
                ``(3) in accordance with the purposes described in section
            2(b), include one or more of the following objectives--
                        ``(A) protecting or improving water quality or
                    quantity;
                        ``(B) reducing wildfire risk, including through
                    hazardous fuels treatment;
                        ``(C) protecting or enhancing wildlife habitat,
                    consistent with wildlife objectives established by the
                    applicable State fish and wildlife agency;
                        ``(D) improving forest health and forest
                    ecosystems, including addressing native, nonnative, and
                    invasive pests; or
                        ``(E) enhancing opportunities for new and existing
                    markets in which the production and use of wood
                    products strengthens local and regional economies.
        ``(e) Measurement.--The Secretary, in consultation with State
    Foresters, shall establish a measurement system (including measurement
    tools) that--
                ``(1) consistently measures the results of landscape-scale
            restoration projects described in subsection (c); and
                ``(2) is consistent with the measurement systems of other
            Federal programs delivered by State Foresters.
        ``(f) Use of Amounts.--
                ``(1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for the
            landscape-scale restoration program established under
            subsection (c), the Secretary shall allocate to State
            Foresters--
                        ``(A) 50 percent for the competitive process in
                    accordance with subsection (g); and
                        ``(B) 50 percent proportionally to States, in
                    consultation with State Foresters--
                                ``(i) to maximize the achievement of the
                            objectives described in subsection (d)(3); and
                                ``(ii) to address the highest national
                            priorities, as identified in--
                                        ``(I) State-wide assessments
                                    described in section 2A(a)(1); and
                                        ``(II) long-term State-wide forest
                                    resource strategies described in
                                    section 2A(a)(2).
                ``(2) Multiyear projects.--The Secretary may provide
            amounts under this section for multiyear projects.
        ``(g) Competitive Process.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute amounts
            described in subsection (f)(1)(A) through a competitive process
            for landscape-scale restoration projects described in
            subsection (c) to maximize the achievement of the objectives
            described in subsection (d)(3).
                ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for funding through the
            competitive process under paragraph (1), a State Forester, or
            another entity on approval of the State Forester, shall submit
            to the Secretary one or more landscape-scale restoration
            proposals that--
                        ``(A) in accordance with paragraph (3)(A), include
                    priorities identified in--
                                ``(i) State-wide assessments described in
                            section 2A(a)(1); and
                                ``(ii) long-term State-wide forest resource
                            strategies described in section 2A(a)(2);
                        ``(B) identify one or more measurable results to be
                    achieved through the project;
                        ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, include
                    activities on all land necessary to accomplish the
                    measurable results in the applicable landscape;
                        ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, are
                    developed in collaboration with other public and
                    private sector organizations and local communities; and
                        ``(E) derive not less than 50 percent of the
                    funding for the project from non-Federal sources,
                    unless the Secretary determines--
                                ``(i) the applicant is unable to derive not
                            less than 50 percent of the funding for the
                            project from non-Federal sources; and
                                ``(ii) the benefits of the project justify
                            pursuing the project.
                ``(3) Prioritization.--In carrying out the competitive
            process under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall give priority to projects that, as
                    determined by the Secretary, best carry out priorities
                    identified in State-wide assessments described in
                    section 2A(a)(1) and long-term State-wide forest
                    resource strategies described in section 2A(a)(2),
                    including--
                                ``(i) involvement of public and private
                            partnerships;
                                ``(ii) inclusion of cross-boundary
                            activities on--
                                        ``(I) Federal forest land;
                                        ``(II) State forest land; or
                                        ``(III) private forest land;
                                ``(iii) involvement of areas also
                            identified for cost-share funding by the
                            Natural Resources Conservation Service or any
                            other relevant Federal agency;
                                ``(iv) protection or improvement of water
                            quality or quantity;
                                ``(v) reduction of wildfire risk; and
                                ``(vi) otherwise addressing the national
                            private forest conservation priorities
                            described in section 2(c); and
                        ``(B) may give priority to projects in proximity to
                    other landscape-scale projects on other land under the
                    jurisdiction of the Secretary, the Secretary of the
                    Interior, or a Governor of a State, including--
                                ``(i) ecological restoration treatments
                            under the Collaborative Forest Landscape
                            Restoration Program established under section
                            4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
                            of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303);
                                ``(ii) projects on landscape-scale areas
                            designated for insect and disease treatment
                            under section 602 of the Healthy Forests
                            Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a);
                                ``(iii) authorized restoration services
                            under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of
                            2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a);
                                ``(iv) watershed restoration and protection
                            services under section 331 of the Department of
                            the Interior and Related Agencies
                            Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-291;
                            16 U.S.C. 1011 note);
                                ``(v) stewardship end result contracting
                            projects under section 604 of the Healthy
                            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
                            6591c); or
                                ``(vi) projects under other relevant
                            programs, as determined by the Secretary.
                ``(4) Proposal review.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
                    process for the review of proposals submitted under
                    paragraph (2) that ranks each proposal based on--
                                ``(i) the extent to which the proposal
                            would achieve the requirements described in
                            subsection (d); and
                                ``(ii) the priorities described in
                            paragraph (3)(A).
                        ``(B) Regional review.--The Secretary may carry out
                    the process described in subparagraph (A) at a regional
                    level.
                ``(5) Compliance with nepa.--Financial and technical
            assistance carried out under this section for landscape
            restoration projects on State forest land or private forest
            land shall not constitute a major Federal action for the
            purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
            Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
        ``(h) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the
    enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the Secretary
    shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate a report that includes--
                ``(1) a description of the status of the development,
            execution, and administration of landscape-scale projects
            selected under the program under this section;
                ``(2) an accounting of expenditures under such program; and
                ``(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from
            landscape-scale projects under such program.
        ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to the Secretary for the landscape-scale restoration
    program established under subsection (c) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
    years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.''.

    SEC. 8105. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES.

        Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018''
    and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 8106. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 9013. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Community wood energy system.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `community wood energy
                    system' means an energy system that--
                                ``(i) produces thermal energy or combined
                            thermal energy and electricity where thermal is
                            the primary energy output;
                                ``(ii) services public facilities owned or
                            operated by State or local governments
                            (including schools, town halls, libraries, and
                            other public buildings) or private or nonprofit
                            facilities (including commercial and business
                            facilities, such as hospitals, office
                            buildings, apartment buildings, and
                            manufacturing and industrial buildings); and
                                ``(iii) uses woody biomass, including
                            residuals from wood processing facilities, as
                            the primary fuel.
                        ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `community wood energy
                    system' includes single-facility central heating,
                    district heating systems serving multiple buildings,
                    combined heat and electric systems where thermal energy
                    is the primary energy output, and other related biomass
                    energy systems.
                ``(2) Innovative wood product facility.--The term
            `innovative wood product facility' means a manufacturing or
            processing plant or mill that produces--
                        ``(A) building components or systems that use large
                    panelized wood construction, including mass timber;
                        ``(B) wood products derived from nanotechnology or
                    other new technology processes, as determined by the
                    Secretary; or
                        ``(C) other innovative wood products that use low-
                    value, low-quality wood, as determined by the
                    Secretary.
                ``(3) Mass timber.--The term `mass timber' includes--
                        ``(A) cross-laminated timber;
                        ``(B) nail-laminated timber;
                        ``(C) glue-laminated timber;
                        ``(D) laminated strand lumber; and
                        ``(E) laminated veneer lumber.
                ``(4) Program.--The term `Program' means the Community Wood
            Energy and Wood Innovation Program established under subsection
            (b).
        ``(b) Competitive Grant Program.--The Secretary, acting through the
    Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a competitive grant
    program to be known as the `Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation
    Program'.
        ``(c) Matching Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary shall
            make grants to cover not more than 35 percent of the capital
            cost for installing a community wood energy system or building
            an innovative wood product facility.
                ``(2) Special circumstances.--The Secretary may establish
            special circumstances, such as in the case of a community wood
            energy system project or innovative wood product facility
            project involving a school or hospital in a low-income
            community, under which grants under the Program may cover up to
            50 percent of the capital cost.
                ``(3) Source of matching funds.--Matching funds required
            pursuant to this subsection from a grant recipient must be
            derived from non-Federal funds.
        ``(d) Project Cap.--The total amount of grants under the Program
    for a community wood energy system project or innovative wood product
    facility project may not exceed--
                ``(1) in the case of grants under the general authority
            provided under subsection (c)(1), $1,000,000; and
                ``(2) in the case of grants for which the special
            circumstances apply under subsection (c)(2), $1,500,000.
        ``(e) Selection Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants under
    the Program, the Secretary shall consider the following:
                ``(1) The energy efficiency of the proposed community wood
            energy system or innovative wood product facility.
                ``(2) The cost effectiveness of the proposed community wood
            energy system or innovative wood product facility.
                ``(3) The extent to which the proposed community wood
            energy system or innovative wood product facility represents
            the best available commercial technology.
                ``(4) The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated a
            high likelihood of project success by completing detailed
            engineering and design work in advance of the grant
            application.
                ``(5) Other technical, economic, conservation, and
            environmental criteria that the Secretary considers
            appropriate.
        ``(f) Grant Priorities.--In selecting applicants for grants under
    the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that--
                ``(1) would be carried out in a location where markets are
            needed for the low-value, low-quality wood;
                ``(2) would be carried out in a location with limited
            access to natural gas pipelines;
                ``(3) would include the use or retrofitting (or both) of
            existing sawmill facilities located in a location where the
            average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average
            unemployment rate by more than 1 percent during the previous
            calendar year; or
                ``(4) would be carried out in a location where the project
            will aid with forest restoration.
        ``(g) Limitations.--
                ``(1) Capacity of community wood energy systems.--A
            community wood energy system acquired with grant funds under
            the Program shall not exceed nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts
            of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy.
                ``(2) Funding for innovative wood product facilities.--Not
            more than 25 percent of funds provided as grants under the
            Program for a fiscal year may go to applicants proposing
            innovative wood product facilities, unless the Secretary has
            received an insufficient number of qualified proposals for
            community wood energy systems.
        ``(h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
    the Program $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

    SEC. 8107. HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Healthy Forests Reserve Program.--
                (1) Additional purpose of program.--Section 501(a) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571(a)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                    (2);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                    (4); and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(3) to conserve forest land that provides habitat for
            species described in section 502(b)(1); and''.
                (2) Eligibility for enrollment.--Subsection (b) of section
            502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
            6572) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for enrollment in the healthy
    forests reserve program, land shall be private forest land, or private
    land being restored to forest land, the enrollment of which will
    maintain, restore, enhance, or otherwise measurably--
                ``(1) increase the likelihood of recovery of a species that
            is listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the
            Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); or
                ``(2) improve the well-being of a species that--
                        ``(A) is--
                                ``(i) not listed as endangered or
                            threatened under such section; and
                                ``(ii) a candidate for such listing, a
                            State-listed species, or a special concern
                            species; or
                        ``(B) is deemed a species of greatest conservation
                    need by a State wildlife action plan.''.
                (3) Other enrollment considerations.--Section 502(c) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(c)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                    (1);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
                    (3); and
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(2) conserve forest lands that provide habitat for
            species described in subsection (b)(1); and''.
                (4) Elimination of limitation on use of easements.--Section
            502(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
            U.S.C. 6572(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
            redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
                (5) Enrollment of acreage owned by an indian tribe.--
            Section 502(e)(2)(B) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
            2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(e)(3)(B)), as redesignated under paragraph
            (4), is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and
            inserting the following new clauses:
                                ``(ii) a 10-year, cost-share agreement;
                                ``(iii) a permanent easement; or
                                ``(iv) any combination of the options
                            described in clauses (i) through (iii).''.
                (6) Species-related enrollment priority.--Subparagraph (B)
            of section 502(f)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of
            2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                        ``(B) secondarily, species that--
                                ``(i) are--
                                        ``(I) not listed as endangered or
                                    threatened under section 4 of the
                                    Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
                                    U.S.C. 1533); and
                                        ``(II) candidates for such listing,
                                    State-listed species, or special
                                    concern species; or
                                ``(ii) are species of greatest conservation
                            need, as identified in State wildlife action
                            plans.''.
                (7) Restoration plans.--Subsection (b) of section 503 of
            the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573) is
            amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Practices.--The restoration plan shall require such
    restoration practices and measures, as are necessary to restore and
    enhance habitat for species described in section 502(b), including the
    following:
                ``(1) Land management practices.
                ``(2) Vegetative treatments.
                ``(3) Structural practices and measures.
                ``(4) Other practices and measures.''.
                (8) Funding.--Section 508(b) of the Healthy Forests
            Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578(b)) is amended--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Fiscal
                    Years 2014 Through 2018'' and inserting ``Authorization
                    of Appropriations''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
                (9) Technical correction.--Section 503(a) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573(a)) is amended
            by striking ``Secretary of Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary
            of the Interior''.
        (b) Insect and Disease Infestation.--
                (1) Treatment of areas.--Section 602(d)(1) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(1)) is
            amended by striking ``subsection (b) to reduce the risk or
            extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease
            infestation in the areas.'' and inserting the following:
            ``subsection (b)--
                        ``(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase
                    the resilience to, insect or disease infestation; or
                        ``(B) to reduce hazardous fuels.''.
                (2) Permanent authority.--Section 602(d)(2) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)) is
            amended by striking ``for which a public notice to initiate
            scoping is issued on or before September 30, 2018,''.
        (c) Administrative Review.--
                (1) Clarification of treatment of areas.--Section 603(a) of
            the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
            6591b(a)) is amended by striking ``in accordance with section
            602(d)'' and inserting ``in accordance with section
            602(d)(1)''.
                (2) Project size and location.--Section 603(c)(1) of the
            Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)(1))
            is amended by striking ``3000'' and inserting ``6,000''.
        (d) Stewardship Project Receipts.--Section 604(e) of the Healthy
    Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``subject to
            paragraph (3)(A),'' before ``shall''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``services received by
            the Chief or the Director'' and all that follows through the
            period at the end and inserting the following: ``services and
            in-kind resources received by the Chief or the Director under a
            stewardship contract project conducted under this section shall
            not be considered monies received from the National Forest
            System or the public lands, but any payments made by the
            contractor to the Chief or Director under the project shall be
            considered monies received from the National Forest System or
            the public lands.''.

    SEC. 8108. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Extension of Authority to Provide Matching Funds for
    Administrative and Project Expenses.--Section 405(b) of the National
    Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3(b)) is amended by striking
    ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410(b) of the
    National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8(b)) is amended by
    striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 8109. INCLUSION OF INVASIVE VEGETATION IN DESIGNATED TREATMENT
                  AREAS.

        Section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, invasive
                    vegetation,'' after ``insect''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, invasive
                    vegetation,'' after ``insects''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, invasive
            vegetation,'' after ``insect''.

     Subtitle B--Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
                               of 2000 Amendments

    SEC. 8201. USE OF RESERVED FUNDS FOR TITLE II PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND
                  AND CERTAIN NON-FEDERAL LAND.

        Section 204(f) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
    Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(f)) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``(f) Requirements for Project Funds.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
            concerned shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the project
            funds reserved under section 102(d) by a participating county
            shall be available only for projects that--
                        ``(A) include--
                                ``(i) the sale of timber or other forest
                            products;
                                ``(ii) reduce fire risks; or
                                ``(iii) improve water supplies; and
                        ``(B) implement stewardship objectives that enhance
                    forest ecosystems or restore and improve land health
                    and water quality.
                ``(2) Applicability.--The requirement in paragraph (1)
            shall apply only to project funds reserved by a participating
            county whose boundaries include Federal land that the Secretary
            concerned determines has been subject to a timber or other
            forest products program within 5 fiscal years before the fiscal
            year in which the funds are reserved.''.

    SEC. 8202. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

        (a) Recognition of Resource Advisory Committees.--Section 205(a)(4)
    of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
    2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``2018'' each place
    it appears and inserting ``2023''.
        (b) Reduction in Composition of Committees.--Section 205(d) of the
    Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
    U.S.C. 7125(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``15 members'' and
            inserting ``9 members''; and
                (2) by striking ``5 persons'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``3 persons''.
        (c) Expanding Local Participation on Committees.--Section 205(d) of
    the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
    (16 U.S.C. 7125(d)) is further amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the period at the
            end the following: ``, consistent with the requirements of
            paragraph (4)''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(4) Geographic distribution.--The members of a resource
            advisory committee shall reside within the county or counties
            in which the committee has jurisdiction, or an adjacent
            county.''.
        (d) Appointment of Resource Advisory Committees by Applicable
    Designee.--
                (1) In general.--Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools
            and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125)
            is further amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``The Secretary
                            concerned'';
                                (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``the Secretary
                            concerned''; and
                                (iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``the Secretary
                            concerned'' both places it appears;
                        (B) in subsection (b)(6), by inserting ``(or
                    applicable designee)'' after ``the Secretary
                    concerned'';
                        (C) in subsection (c)--
                                (i) in the subsection heading, by inserting
                            ``or Applicable Designee'' after ``by the
                            Secretary'';
                                (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``The Secretary
                            concerned'' both places it appears;
                                (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``The Secretary
                            concerned'';
                                (iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(or
                            applicable designee)'' after ``The Secretary
                            concerned''; and
                                (v) by adding at the end the following new
                            paragraph:
                ``(6) Applicable designee.--In this section, the term
            `applicable designee' means--
                        ``(A) with respect to Federal land described in
                    section 3(7)(A), the applicable Regional Forester; and
                        ``(B) with respect to Federal land described in
                    section 3(7)(B), the applicable Bureau of Land
                    Management State Director.'';
                        (D) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``(or
                    applicable designee)'' after ``the Secretary
                    concerned''; and
                        (E) in subsection (f)(1)--
                                (i) by inserting ``(or applicable
                            designee)'' after ``the Secretary concerned'';
                            and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(or applicable
                            designee)'' after ``of the Secretary''.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 201(3) of the Secure
            Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
            U.S.C. 7121(3)) is amended by inserting ``(or applicable
            designee (as defined in section 205(c)(6)))'' after ``Secretary
            concerned'' both places it appears.

    SEC. 8203. PROGRAM FOR TITLE II SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE ADVISORY
                  COMMITTEE PROJECTS.

        (a) Self-Sustaining Resource Advisory Committee Projects.--Title II
    of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
    2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:

    ``SEC. 209. PROGRAM FOR SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                  PROJECTS.

        ``(a) RAC Program.--The Chief of the Forest Service shall conduct a
    program (to be known as the `self-sustaining resource advisory
    committee program' or `RAC program') under which 10 resource advisory
    committees will propose projects authorized by subsection (c) to be
    carried out using project funds reserved by a participating county
    under section 102(d).
        ``(b) Selection of Participating Resource Advisory Committees.--The
    selection of resource advisory committees to participate in the RAC
    program is in the sole discretion of the Chief of the Forest Service.
        ``(c) Authorized Projects.--Notwithstanding the project purposes
    specified in sections 202(b), 203(c), and 204(a)(5), projects under the
    RAC program are intended to--
                ``(1) accomplish forest management objectives or support
            community development; and
                ``(2) generate receipts.
        ``(d) Deposit and Availability of Revenues.--Any revenue generated
    by a project conducted under the RAC program, including any interest
    accrued from the revenues, shall be--
                ``(1) deposited in the special account in the Treasury
            established under section 102(d)(2)(A); and
                ``(2) available, in such amounts as may be provided in
            advance in appropriation Acts, for additional projects under
            the RAC program.
        ``(e) Termination of Authority.--
                ``(1) In general.--The authority to initiate a project
            under the RAC program shall terminate on September 30, 2023.
                ``(2) Deposits in treasury.--Any funds available for
            projects under the RAC program and not obligated by September
            30, 2024, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United
            States.''.
        (b) Exception to General Rule Regarding Treatment of Receipts.--
    Section 403(b) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
    Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7153(b)) is amended by striking
    ``All revenues'' and inserting ``Except as provided in section 209, all
    revenues''.

     Subtitle C--Availability of Categorical Exclusions To Expedite Forest
                             Management Activities

                           PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS.

        In this subtitle:
                (1) Catastrophic event.--The term ``catastrophic event''
            means any natural disaster (such as hurricane, tornado,
            windstorm, snow or ice storm, rain storm, high water, wind-
            driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption,
            landslide, mudslide, drought, or insect or disease outbreak) or
            any fire, flood, or explosion, regardless of cause.
                (2) Coos bay wagon road grant lands.--The term ``Coos Bay
            Wagon Road Grant lands'' means the lands reconveyed to the
            United States pursuant to the first section of the Act of
            February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179).
                (3) Forest management activity.--The term ``forest
            management activity'' means a project or activity carried out
            by the Secretary concerned on National Forest System lands or
            public lands consistent with the forest plan covering the
            lands.
                (4) Forest plan.--The term ``forest plan'' means--
                        (A) a land use plan prepared by the Bureau of Land
                    Management for public lands pursuant to section 202 of
                    the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
                    U.S.C. 1712); or
                        (B) a land and resource management plan prepared by
                    the Forest Service for a unit of the National Forest
                    System pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and
                    Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16
                    U.S.C. 1604).
                (5) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest
            System'' has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of
            the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
            1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
                (6) Oregon and california railroad grant lands.--The term
            ``Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands'' means the
            following lands:
                        (A) All lands in the State of Oregon revested in
                    the United States under the Act of June 9, 1916 (39
                    Stat. 218), that are administered by the Secretary of
                    the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land
                    Management, pursuant to the first section of the Act of
                    August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a).
                        (B) All lands in that State obtained by the
                    Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the land
                    exchanges authorized and directed by section 2 of the
                    Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 1181h).
                        (C) All lands in that State acquired by the United
                    States at any time and made subject to the provisions
                    of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.
                    1181f).
                (7) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the
            meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land
            Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702), except that
            the term includes Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Oregon
            and California Railroad Grant lands.
                (8) Reforestation activity.--The term ``reforestation
            activity'' means a forest management activity carried out by
            the Secretary concerned where the primary purpose is the
            reforestation of impacted lands following a catastrophic event.
            The term includes planting, evaluating and enhancing natural
            regeneration, clearing competing vegetation, and other
            activities related to reestablishment of forest species on the
            impacted lands.
                (9) Resource advisory committee.--The term ``resource
            advisory committee'' has the meaning given that term in section
            201 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
            Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121).
                (10) Salvage operation.--The term ``salvage operation''
            means a forest management activity carried out in response to a
            catastrophic event where the primary purpose is--
                        (A) to prevent wildfire as a result of the
                    catastrophic event, or, if the catastrophic event was
                    wildfire, to prevent a re-burn of the fire-impacted
                    area;
                        (B) to provide an opportunity for utilization of
                    forest materials damaged as a result of the
                    catastrophic event; or
                        (C) to provide a funding source for reforestation
                    for the National Forest System lands or public lands
                    impacted by the catastrophic event.
                (11) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
            means--
                        (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
                    National Forest System lands; and
                        (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
                    public lands.

    SEC. 8302. RULE OF APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS AND
                  PUBLIC LANDS.

        Unless specifically provided by a provision of this subtitle, the
    authorities provided by this subtitle do not apply with respect to any
    National Forest System lands or public lands--
                (1) that are included in the National Wilderness
            Preservation System;
                (2) that are located within a national or State-specific
            inventoried roadless area established by the Secretary of
            Agriculture through regulation, unless--
                        (A) the forest management activity to be carried
                    out under such authority is consistent with the forest
                    plan applicable to the area; or
                        (B) the Secretary of Agriculture determines the
                    forest management activity is permissible under the
                    applicable roadless rule governing such lands; or
                (3) on which timber harvesting for any purpose is
            prohibited by Federal statute.

    SEC. 8303. CONSULTATION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.

        (a) No Consultation if Action Not Likely To Adversely Affect a
    Listed Species or Designated Critical Habitat.--With respect to a
    forest management activity carried out pursuant to this subtitle,
    consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
    U.S.C. 1536) shall not be required if the Secretary concerned
    determines that such forest management activity is not likely to
    adversely affect a listed species or designated critical habitat.
        (b) Expedited Consultation.--With respect to a forest management
    activity carried out pursuant to this subtitle, consultation required
    under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536)
    shall be concluded within the 90-day period beginning on the date on
    which such consultation was requested by the Secretary concerned.

    SEC. 8304. SECRETARIAL DISCRETION IN THE CASE OF TWO OR MORE
                  CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.

        To the extent that a forest management activity may be
    categorically excluded under more than one of the sections of this
    subtitle, the Secretary concerned shall have full discretion to
    determine which categorical exclusion to use.

                        PART II--CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS

    SEC. 8311. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE CERTAIN CRITICAL RESPONSE
                  ACTIONS.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities designated
    under this section for a categorical exclusion are forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest
    System lands or public lands where the primary purpose of such activity
    is--
                (1) to address an insect or disease infestation;
                (2) to reduce hazardous fuel loads;
                (3) to protect a municipal water source;
                (4) to maintain, enhance, or modify critical habitat to
            protect it from catastrophic disturbances;
                (5) to increase water yield; or
                (6) any combination of the purposes specified in paragraphs
            (1) through (5).
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Acreage Limitations.--A forest management activity covered by
    the categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) may not
    contain treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres.

    SEC. 8312. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN
                  RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Salvage operations carried
    out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest System lands or
    public lands are a category of actions hereby designated as being
    categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental
    assessment or an environmental impact statement under section 102 of
    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
        (b) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (c) Acreage Limitation.--A salvage operation covered by the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) may not contain
    treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres.
        (d) Additional Requirements.--
                (1) Stream buffers.--A salvage operation covered by the
            categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) shall
            comply with the standards and guidelines for stream buffers
            contained in the applicable forest plan, except that the
            Regional Forester, in the case of National Forest System lands,
            or the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in the
            case of public lands, may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the
            standards and guidelines.
                (2) Reforestation plan.--A reforestation plan shall be
            developed under section 3 of the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly
            known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act; (16 U.S.C. 576b)), as part
            of a salvage operation covered by the categorical exclusion
            established under subsection (a).

    SEC. 8313. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO MEET FOREST PLAN GOALS FOR EARLY
                  SUCCESSIONAL FORESTS.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities designated
    under this section for a categorical exclusion are forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest
    System lands or public lands where the primary purpose of such activity
    is to improve, enhance, or create early successional forests for
    wildlife habitat improvement and other purposes, consistent with the
    applicable forest plan.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Project Goals.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
    Secretary concerned shall design a forest management activity under
    this section to meet early successional forest goals in such a manner
    so as to maximize production and regeneration of priority species, as
    identified in the forest plan and consistent with the capability of the
    activity site.
        (e) Acreage Limitations.--A forest management activity covered by
    the categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) may not
    contain treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres.

    SEC. 8314. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR HAZARD TREES.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary concerned to remove hazard
    trees for purposes of the protection of public health or safety, water
    supply, or public infrastructure are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.

    SEC. 8315. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO IMPROVE OR RESTORE NATIONAL FOREST
                  SYSTEM LANDS OR PUBLIC LAND OR REDUCE THE RISK OF
                  WILDFIRE.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--
                (1) Designation.--The category of forest management
            activities designated under this section for a categorical
            exclusion are forest management activities described in
            paragraph (2) that are carried out by the Secretary concerned
            on National Forest System lands or public lands where the
            primary purpose of such activity is to improve or restore such
            lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on those lands.
                (2) Activities authorized.--The following forest management
            activities may be carried out pursuant to the categorical
            exclusion established under subsection (a):
                        (A) Removal of juniper trees, medusahead rye,
                    conifer trees, pinon pine trees, cheatgrass, and other
                    noxious or invasive weeds specified on Federal or State
                    noxious weeds lists through late-season livestock
                    grazing, targeted livestock grazing, prescribed burns,
                    and mechanical treatments.
                        (B) Performance of hazardous fuels management.
                        (C) Creation of fuel and fire breaks.
                        (D) Modification of existing fences in order to
                    distribute livestock and help improve wildlife habitat.
                        (E) Stream restoration and erosion control,
                    including the installation of erosion control devices.
                        (F) Construction of new and maintenance of
                    permanent infrastructure, including stock ponds, water
                    catchments, and water spring boxes used to benefit
                    livestock and improve wildlife habitat.
                        (G) Performance of soil treatments, native and non-
                    native seeding, and planting of and transplanting
                    sagebrush, grass, forb, shrub, and other species.
                        (H) Use of herbicides, so long as the Secretary
                    concerned determines that the activity is otherwise
                    conducted consistently with agency procedures,
                    including any forest plan applicable to the area
                    covered by the activity.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Acreage Limitations.--A forest management activity covered by
    the categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) may not
    contain treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Hazardous fuels management.--The term ``hazardous fuels
            management'' means any vegetation management activities that
            reduce the risk of wildfire.
                (2) Late-season grazing.--The term ``late-season grazing''
            means grazing activities that occur after both the invasive
            species and native perennial species have completed their
            current-year annual growth cycle until new plant growth begins
            to appear in the following year.
                (3) Targeted livestock grazing.--The term ``targeted
            livestock grazing'' means grazing used for purposes of
            hazardous fuels management.

    SEC. 8316. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR FOREST RESTORATION.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--
                (1) Designation.--The category of forest management
            activities designated under this section for categorical
            exclusion are forest management activities described in
            paragraph (2) that are carried out by the Secretary concerned
            on National Forest System lands or public lands where the
            primary purpose of such activity is--
                        (A) to improve forest health and resiliency to
                    disturbances;
                        (B) to reduce hazardous fuels; or
                        (C) to improve wildlife and aquatic habitat.
                (2) Activities authorized.--The following forest management
            activities may be carried out pursuant the categorical
            exclusion established under subsection (a):
                        (A) Timber harvests, including commercial and pre-
                    commercial timber harvest, salvage harvest, and
                    regeneration harvest.
                        (B) Hazardous fuels reduction.
                        (C) Prescribed burning.
                        (D) Improvement or establishment of wildlife and
                    aquatic habitat.
                        (E) Stream restoration and erosion control.
                        (F) Road and trail decommissioning.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Acreage Limitations.--A forest management activity covered by
    the categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) may not
    contain treatment units exceeding a total of 6,000 acres.
        (e) Limitations on Road Building.--
                (1) Permanent roads.--A forest management activity covered
            by the categorical exclusion established by subsection (a) may
            include--
                        (A) the construction of permanent roads not to
                    exceed 3 miles; and
                        (B) the maintenance and reconstruction of existing
                    permanent roads and trails, including the relocation of
                    segments of existing roads and trails to address
                    resource impacts.
                (2) Temporary roads.--Any temporary road constructed for a
            forest management activity covered by the categorical exclusion
            established by subsection (a) shall be decommissioned not later
            than 3 years after the date on which the project is completed.

    SEC. 8317. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOREST MANAGEMENT
                  ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities designated
    under this section for categorical exclusion are forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture on National
    Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such activity is--
                (1) constructing, reconstructing, or decommissioning
            National Forest System roads not exceeding 3 miles;
                (2) adding an existing road to the forest transportation
            system;
                (3) reclassifying a National Forest System road at a
            different maintenance level;
                (4) reconstructing, rehabilitating, or decommissioning
            bridges;
                (5) removing dams; or
                (6) maintaining facilities through the use of pesticides as
            authorized by applicable Federal and State law and as applied
            in accordance with label instructions.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.

    SEC. 8318. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR DEVELOPED RECREATION SITES.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--
                (1) Designation.--The category of forest management
            activities designated under this section for a categorical
            exclusion are forest management activities described in
            paragraph (2) carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture on
            National Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such
            activity is to operate, maintain, modify, reconstruct, or
            decommission existing developed recreation sites.
                (2) Activities authorized.--The following forest management
            activities may be carried out pursuant to the categorical
            exclusion under subsection (a):
                        (A) Constructing, modifying, or reconstructing
                    toilet or shower facilities.
                        (B) Constructing, modifying, or reconstructing
                    fishing piers, wildlife viewing platforms, docks, or
                    other constructed recreation sites or facilities.
                        (C) Constructing, reconstructing, or maintaining,
                    parking areas, National Forest System roads, or
                    National Forest System trails within or connecting to
                    recreation sites, including paving and road and trail
                    rerouting, except that--
                                (i) permanent roads constructed under this
                            section may not exceed 3 miles; and
                                (ii) temporary roads constructed for
                            projects covered by this section shall be
                            decommissioned within 3 years of completion of
                            the project.
                        (D) Modifying or reconstructing existing water or
                    waste disposal systems.
                        (E) Constructing, modifying, or reconstructing
                    single or group use sites.
                        (F) Decommissioning recreation facilities or
                    portions of recreation facilities.
                        (G) Decommissioning National Forest System roads or
                    National Forest System trails not exceeding 3 miles
                    within or connecting to developed recreation sites.
                        (H) Constructing, modifying, or reconstructing boat
                    landings.
                        (I) Reconstructing existing ski lifts.
                        (K) Modifying or reconstructing a recreation
                    lodging rental.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.

    SEC. 8319. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities designated
    under this section for a categorical exclusion are forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture on National
    Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such activity is to
    construct, reconstruct, maintain, decommission, relocate, or dispose of
    an administrative site.
        (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Limitations.--
                (1) Permanent roads.--A project covered by the categorical
            exclusion established by subsection (a) may include--
                        (A) the construction of permanent roads not to
                    exceed 3 miles; and
                        (B) the maintenance and reconstruction of existing
                    permanent roads and trails, including the relocation of
                    segments of existing roads and trails to address
                    resource impacts.
                (2) Temporary roads.--Any temporary road constructed for a
            project covered by the categorical exclusion established by
            subsection (a) shall be decommissioned not later than 3 years
            after the date on which the project is completed.
                (3) Pesticides.--Pesticides may only be used to carry out a
            project covered by the categorical exclusion established by
            subsection (a) as authorized by applicable Federal and State
            law and as applied in accordance with label instructions.
        (e) Definition of Administrative Site.--In this section, the term
    ``administrative site'' has the meaning given the term in section
    502(1) of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act
    of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 580d note).

    SEC. 8320. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.

        (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management
    activities described in subsection (b) are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical
    Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities designated
    under this section for a categorical exclusion are forest management
    activities carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture on National
    Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such activity is:
                (1) Issuance of a new special use authorization for an
            existing or expired special use authorization, without any
            substantial change in the scope and scale of the authorized use
            and occupancy when--
                        (A) the issuance is a purely ministerial action to
                    account for administrative changes, such as a change in
                    ownership or expiration of the current authorization;
                    and
                        (B) the applicant or holder is in compliance with
                    the terms and conditions of the existing or expired
                    special use authorization.
                (2) Modification, removal, repair, maintenance,
            reconstruction, or replacement of a facility or improvement for
            an existing special use authorization.
                (3) Issuance of a new special use authorization or
            amendment to an existing special use authorization for
            activities that will occur on existing roads, trails,
            facilities, or areas approved for use in a land management plan
            or other documented decision.
                (4) Approval, modification, or continuation of minor,
            short-term (5 years or less) special uses of National Forest
            System lands or public lands.
                (5) Issuance of a special use authorization for an existing
            unauthorized use or occupancy that has not been deemed in
            trespass where no new ground disturbance is proposed.
                (6) Approval or modification of minor special uses of
            National Forest System lands or public lands that require less
            than 20 contiguous acres.
                (7) Approval of vegetative management plans, and vegetation
            management activities in accordance with an approved vegetation
            management plan, under a special use authorization for an
            electric transmission and distribution facility right-of-way.
        (c) Availability of Exclusion.--On and after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use the
    categorical exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance
    with this section.
        (d) Document Requirements.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
    be required to prepare a project file or decision memorandum to
    categorically exclude a forest management activity described under
    paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b).

    SEC. 8321. CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION AUTHORITY
                  RELATED TO INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION.

        Section 603(c)(2)(B) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
    (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``Fire Regime Groups
    I, II, or III'' and inserting ``Fire Regime I, Fire Regime II, Fire
    Regime III, Fire Regime IV, or Fire Regime V''.

              PART III--MISCELLANEOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

    SEC. 8331. GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS.

        Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Secretary or
                    a Governor'' and inserting ``Secretary, Governor,
                    county, or Indian Tribe'';
                        (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Secretary and a
                    Governor'' and inserting ``Secretary and a Governor,
                    county, or an Indian Tribe'';
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(10) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
            meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).
                ``(11) County.-- The term `county' has the meaning given
            the term in section 2 of title 1, United States Code.''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``, county,
                    or an Indian Tribe'' after ``Governor''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, county, or
                    an Indian Tribe'' after ``Governor''.

    SEC. 8332. PROMOTING CROSS-BOUNDARY WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

        Section 103 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
    U.S.C. 6513) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(3) Cross-boundary considerations.--For any fiscal year
            for which the amount appropriated to the Secretary for
            hazardous fuels reduction is in excess of $300,000,000, the
            Secretary--
                        ``(A) is encouraged to use the excess amounts for
                    hazardous fuels reduction projects that incorporate
                    cross-boundary treatments of landscapes on Federal land
                    and non-Federal land; and
                        ``(B) may use the excess amounts to support
                    authorized hazardous fuels reduction projects on non-
                    Federal lands through grants to State Foresters, or
                    equivalent State officials, in accordance with
                    subsection (e) in an amount equal to the greater of--
                                ``(i) 20 percent of the excess amount; and
                                ``(ii) $20,000,000.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Cross-Boundary Fuels Reduction Projects.--
                ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
            Secretary shall use the excess funds described in subsection
            (d)(3) to support hazardous fuels reduction projects that
            incorporate treatments for hazardous fuels reduction in
            landscapes across ownership boundaries on Federal, State,
            county, or Tribal land, private land, and other non-Federal
            land, particularly in areas identified as priorities in
            applicable State-wide forest resource assessments or strategies
            under section 2A(a) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
            of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(a)), as mutually agreed to by the
            State Forester and the Regional Forester.
                ``(2) Land treatments.--To conduct and fund treatments for
            projects that include Federal and non-Federal land, the
            Secretary may--
                        ``(A) use the authorities of the Secretary relating
                    to cooperation and technical and financial assistance,
                    including the good neighbor authority under--
                                ``(i) section 8206 of the Agricultural Act
                            of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); and
                                ``(ii) section 331 of the Department of the
                            Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
                            Act, 2001 (16 U.S.C. 1011 note; Public Law 106-
                            291); and
                        ``(B) allocate excess funds under subsection (d)(3)
                    for projects carried out pursuant to section 8206 of
                    the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a).
                ``(3) Cooperation.--In carrying out this subsection, the
            State Forester, in consultation with the Secretary (or a
            designee)--
                        ``(A) shall consult with the owners of State,
                    county, Tribal, and private land and other non-Federal
                    land with respect to hazardous fuels reduction
                    projects; and
                        ``(B) shall not implement any project on non-
                    Federal land without the consent of the owner of the
                    non-Federal land.
                ``(4) Existing laws.--Regardless of the individual or
            entity implementing a project on non-Federal land under this
            subsection, only the laws and regulations that apply to non-
            Federal land shall be applicable with respect to the
            project.''.

    SEC. 8333. REGULATIONS REGARDING DESIGNATION OF DEAD OR DYING TREES OF
                  CERTAIN TREE SPECIES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN
                  CALIFORNIA AS EXEMPT FROM PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF
                  UNPROCESSED TIMBER ORIGINATING FROM FEDERAL LANDS.

        (a) Issuance of Regulations.--Consistent with the rulemaking
    procedures specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 489
    of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990
    (16 U.S.C. 620a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a
    determination under paragraph (1) of such subsection that unprocessed
    timber derived from dead or dying trees of a covered tree species
    originating on National Forest System lands in the State of California
    are surplus to domestic manufacturing needs and therefore exempt from
    the export prohibition contained in subsection (a) of such section.
        (b) Elimination of Adverse Effects.--In making the determination
    under subsection (a) and in implementing any regulations issued under
    such subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                (1) consult with representatives of sawmills in the State
            of California and other interested persons; and
                (2) make reasonable efforts to avoid adversely impacting
            the domestic sawmill industry in the State of California.
        (c) Special Contract Provisions.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
    adjust contract provisions for Forest Service contracts in region 5 of
    the National Forest System as the Secretary considers appropriate to
    ensure successful implementation of, and compliance with, the
    regulations issued under subsection (a).
        (d) Relation to Limitations on Timber Substitution.--Section 490 of
    the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16
    U.S.C. 620b) shall not apply to unprocessed timber designated as
    surplus pursuant to the regulations issued under subsection (a).
        (e) Additional Staff for Implementation.--Using funds otherwise
    available to the Forest Service for management, protection,
    improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may hire additional Forest Service employees
    to implement the regulations issued under subsection (a).
        (f) Duration of Regulations; Periodic Review.--The regulations
    issued under subsection (a) shall remain in effect for a 10-year period
    beginning on the date of the issuance of the regulations, except that
    the continued need for the regulations shall be subject to the periodic
    review required by the second sentence of section 489(b)(2) of the
    Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16
    U.S.C. 620a(b)(2)).
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Covered tree species.--The term ``covered tree
            species'' means the following pine species:
                        (A) Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa).
                        (B) Sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).
                        (C) Jeffrey pine (Pinus jefferyi).
                        (D) Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).
                (2) Died or dying.--The term ``died or dying'', with
            respect to a covered tree species, shall be determined in a
            manner consistent with applicable Forest Service standards.

    SEC. 8334. SALVAGE AND REFORESTATION IN RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC
                  EVENTS.

        (a) Expedited Salvage Operations and Reforestation Activities
    Following Large-scale Catastrophic Events.--
                (1) Expedited environmental assessment.--Notwithstanding
            any other provision of law, an environmental assessment
            prepared by the Secretary concerned pursuant to section 102 of
            the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332)
            for a salvage operation or reforestation activity proposed to
            be conducted on National Forest System lands or public lands
            adversely impacted by a large-scale catastrophic event shall be
            completed within 60 days after the conclusion of the
            catastrophic event.
                (2) Expedited implementation and completion.--In the case
            of reforestation activities conducted on National Forest System
            lands or public lands adversely impacted by a large-scale
            catastrophic event, the Secretary concerned shall, to the
            maximum extent practicable, achieve reforestation of at least
            75 percent of the impacted lands during the 5-year period
            following the conclusion of the catastrophic event.
                (3) Availability of knutson-vandenberg funds.--Amounts in
            the special fund established pursuant to section 3 of the Act
            of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act;
            16 U.S.C. 576b) shall be available to the Secretary of
            Agriculture for reforestation activities authorized by this
            section.
                (4) Timeline for public input process.--Notwithstanding any
            other provision of law, in the case of a salvage operation or
            reforestation activity proposed to be conducted on National
            Forest System lands or public lands adversely impacted by a
            large-scale catastrophic event, the Secretary concerned shall
            allow 30 days for public scoping and comment, 15 days for
            filing an objection, and 15 days for the agency response to the
            filing of an objection. Upon completion of this process and
            expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), the
            Secretary concerned shall implement the project immediately.
        (b) Compliance With Forest Plan.--A salvage operation or
    reforestation activity authorized by this section shall be conducted in
    a manner consistent with the forest plan applicable to the National
    Forest System lands or public lands covered by the salvage operation or
    reforestation activity.
        (c) Prohibition on Restraining Orders, Preliminary Injunctions, and
    Injunctions Pending Appeal.--No restraining order, preliminary
    injunction, or injunction pending appeal shall be issued by any court
    of the United States with respect to any decision to prepare or conduct
    a salvage operation or reforestation activity in response to a large-
    scale catastrophic event. Section 705 of title 5, United States Code,
    shall not apply to any challenge to the salvage operation or
    reforestation activity.

    SEC. 8335. ANALYSIS OF ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES (ACTION VERSUS NO ACTION)
                  IN PROPOSED COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Application to Certain Environmental Assessments and
    Environmental Impact Statements.--This section shall apply whenever the
    Secretary concerned prepares an environmental assessment or an
    environmental impact statement pursuant to section 102 of the National
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) for a forest
    management activity that--
                (1) is developed through a collaborative process;
                (2) is proposed by a resource advisory committee;
                (3) will occur on lands identified by the Secretary
            concerned as suitable for timber production;
                (4) will occur on lands designated by the Secretary (or
            designee thereof) pursuant to section 602(b) of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(b)),
            notwithstanding whether such forest management activity is
            initiated prior to September 30, 2018; or
                (5) is covered by a community wildfire protection plan.
        (b) Consideration of Alternatives.--In an environmental assessment
    or environmental impact statement described in subsection (a), the
    Secretary concerned shall study, develop, and describe only the
    following two alternatives:
                (1) The forest management activity.
                (2) The alternative of no action.
        (c) Elements of No Action Alternative.--In the case of the
    alternative of no action, the Secretary concerned shall consider
    whether to evaluate--
                (1) the effect of no action on--
                        (A) forest health;
                        (B) habitat diversity;
                        (C) wildfire potential;
                        (D) insect and disease potential; and
                        (E) timber production; and
                (2) the implications of a resulting decline in forest
            health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect or
            disease infestation, given fire and insect and disease historic
            cycles, on--
                        (A) domestic water supply in the project area;
                        (B) wildlife habitat loss; and
                        (C) other economic and social factors.

    SEC. 8336. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

        (a) Balancing Short- and Long-Term Effects of Forest Management
    Activities in Considering Injunctive Relief.--As part of its weighing
    the equities while considering any request for an injunction that
    applies to any agency action as part of a forest management activity
    the court reviewing the agency action shall balance the impact to the
    ecosystem likely affected by the forest management activity of--
                (1) the short- and long-term effects of undertaking the
            agency action; against
                (2) the short- and long-term effects of not undertaking the
            action.
        (b) Time Limitations for Injunctive Relief.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) the length of any
            preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal that
            applies to any agency action as part of a forest management
            activity, shall not exceed 60 days.
                (2) Renewal.--
                        (A) In general.--A court of competent jurisdiction
                    may issue one or more renewals of any preliminary
                    injunction, or stay pending appeal, granted under
                    paragraph (1).
                        (B) Updates.--In each renewal of an injunction in
                    an action, the parties to the action shall present the
                    court with updated information on the status of the
                    authorized forest management activity.

    SEC. 8337. APPLICATION OF ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION RULE.

        The roadless area conservation rule established under part 294 of
    title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall
    not apply to any National Forest System land in the State of Alaska.

    SEC. 8338. VACANT GRAZING ALLOTMENTS MADE AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN GRAZING
                  PERMIT HOLDERS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum
    extent practicable, make vacant grazing allotments available to a
    holder of a grazing permit or lease issued by such Secretary if the
    lands covered by the permit or lease are unusable because of a natural
    disaster (including a drought or wildfire), court-issued injunction, or
    conflict with wildlife, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
        (b) Terms and Conditions.--The terms and conditions contained in a
    permit or lease for a vacant grazing allotment made available pursuant
    to this subsection (a) shall be the terms and conditions of the most
    recent permit or lease that was applicable to such allotment.
        (c) Court-issued Injunctions.--A court may not issue any order
    enjoining the use of any allotment for which a permit or lease has been
    issued by the Secretary concerned and continues in effect unless the
    Secretary concerned can make a vacant grazing allotment available to
    the holder of such permit or lease.
        (d) Environmental Assessment Under the National Environmental
    Policy Act.--Activities carried out by the Secretary concerned pursuant
    to subsection (a) are a category of actions hereby designated as being
    categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental
    assessment or an environmental impact statement under section 102 of
    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).

    SEC. 8339. PILOT PROJECT FOR FOREST HEALTH, WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT, AND
                  HABITAT RESTORATION IN NEW MEXICO.

        (a) Pilot Project Established.--The Secretary of Agriculture,
    acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall conduct a pilot
    project within the Lincoln National Forest, Cibola National Forest, and
    Gila National Forest in the State of New Mexico to analyze and
    demonstrate the effectiveness of various tools and techniques to
    address the following natural resource concerns:
                (1) Thinning for forest health.
                (2) Watershed improvement.
                (3) Habitat restoration.
        (b) Authorized Activities.--The Secretary of Agriculture in
    carrying out the pilot project established under subsection (a) may
    conduct applied silvicultural investigations and treatments,
    including--
                (1) silvicultural investigations conducted for the purposes
            of information gathering and research relating to the natural
            resource concerns described in subsection (a); and
                (2) mechanical thinning.
        (c) County Refusal of Silvicultural Investigation or Treatment.--
    The Secretary may not carry out a silvicultural investigation or
    treatment under this section if a county in which such investigation or
    treatment would be conducted provides a refusal to the Secreteray with
    respect to such investigation or treatment.
        (d) Environmental Assessment Under the National Environmental
    Policy Act.--Forest management activities carried out by the Secretary
    of Agriculture under this section are a category of actions hereby
    designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an
    environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under
    section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
    4332).
        (f) Public Participation.--The Secretary shall encourage meaningful
    public participation during preparation of a silvicultural
    investigation or treatment under this section.
        (g) Use of Arbitration Instead of Litigation to Address Challenges
    to Forest Management Activities.--
                (1) Discretionary arbitration process pilot program.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
                    establish a discretionary arbitration pilot program as
                    an alternative dispute resolution process in lieu of
                    judicial review for the an objection or protest to a
                    forest management activity carried out pursuant to this
                    section.
                        (B) Activities described.--The Secretary of
                    Agriculture, at the sole discretion of the Secretary,
                    may designate objections or protests to forest
                    management activities for arbitration under the
                    arbitration pilot program established under
                    subparagraph (A).
                        (C) Maximum amount of arbitrations.--Under the
                    arbitration pilot program, the Secretary concerned may
                    not arbitrate more than 10 objections or protests to
                    forest management activities in a fiscal year in each
                    Forest Service Region.
                        (D) Determining amount of arbitrations.--An
                    objection or protest to a forest management activity
                    shall not be counted towards the limitation on number
                    of arbitrations under subparagraph (C) unless--
                                (i) on the date such objection or protest
                            is designated for arbitration, the forest
                            management activity for which such objection or
                            protest is filed has not been the subject of
                            arbitration proceedings under the pilot
                            program; and
                                (ii) the arbitration proceeding has
                            commenced with respect to such objection or
                            protest.
                (2) Intervening parties.--
                        (A) Requirements.--Any person that submitted a
                    public comment on the forest management activity that
                    is subject to arbitration may intervene in the
                    arbitration--
                                (i) by endorsing--
                                        (I) the forest management activity;
                                    or
                                        (II) the modification proposal
                                    submitted under clause (ii); or
                                (ii) by submitting a proposal to further
                            modify the forest management activity.
                        (B) Deadline for submission.--With respect to an
                    objection or protest that is designated for arbitration
                    under paragraph (1)(B), a request to intervene in an
                    arbitration must be submitted not later than the date
                    that is 30 days after the date on which such objection
                    or protest was designated for arbitration.
                        (C) Multiple parties.--Multiple intervening parties
                    may submit a joint proposal so long as each intervening
                    party meets the eligibility requirements of
                    subparagraph (A).
                (3) Appointment of arbitrator.--
                        (A) Appointment.--The Secretary of Agriculture
                    shall develop and publish a list of not fewer than 20
                    individuals eligible to serve as arbitrators for the
                    arbitration pilot program under this section.
                        (B) Qualifications.--In order to be eligible to
                    serve as an arbitrator under this paragraph, an
                    individual shall be, on the date of the appointment of
                    such arbitrator--
                                (i) certified by the American Arbitration
                            Association; and
                                (ii) not a registered lobbyist.
                        (C) Selection of arbitrator.--
                                (i) In general.--For each arbitration
                            commenced under this subsection, the Secretary
                            concerned and each applicable objector or
                            protestor shall agree, not later than 14 days
                            after the agreement process is initiated, on a
                            mutually acceptable arbitrator from the list
                            published under subparagraph (A).
                                (ii) Appointment after 14-days.--In the
                            case of an agreement with respect to a mutually
                            acceptable arbitrator not being reached within
                            the 14-day limit described in clause (i), the
                            Secretary concerned shall appoint an arbitrator
                            from the list published under subparagraph (A).
                (4) Selection of proposals.--
                        (A) In general.--The arbitrator appointed under
                    paragraph (3)--
                                (i) may not modify any of the proposals
                            submitted with the objection, protest, or
                            request to intervene; and
                                (ii) shall select to be conducted--
                                        (I) the forest management activity,
                                    as approved by the Secretary; or
                                        (II) a proposal submitted by an
                                    objector or an intervening party.
                        (B) Selection criteria.--An arbitrator shall, when
                    selecting a proposal, consider--
                                (i) whether the proposal is consistent with
                            the applicable forest plan, laws, and
                            regulations;
                                (ii) whether the proposal can be carried
                            out by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
                                (iii) the effect of each proposal on--
                                        (I) forest health;
                                        (II) habitat diversity;
                                        (III) wildfire potential;
                                        (IV) insect and disease potential;
                                        (V) timber production; and
                                        (VI) the implications of a
                                    resulting decline in forest health,
                                    loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or
                                    insect or disease infestation, given
                                    fire and insect and disease historic
                                    cycles, on--
                                                (aa) domestic water costs;
                                                (bb) wildlife habitat loss;
                                            and
                                                (cc) other economic and
                                            social factors.
                (5) Effect of decision.--The decision of an arbitrator with
            respect to the forest management activity--
                        (A) shall not be considered a major Federal action;
                        (B) shall be binding; and
                        (C) shall not be subject to judicial review, except
                    as provided in section 10(a) of title 9, United States
                    Code.
                (6) Deadline for completion.--Not later than 90 days after
            the date on which the arbitration is filed with respect to the
            forest management activity, the arbitration process shall be
            completed.
        (h) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall
    terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment
    of this section.

            Subtitle D--Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection

    SEC. 8401. PROTECTION OF TRIBAL FOREST ASSETS THROUGH USE OF
                  STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Prompt Consideration of Tribal Requests.--Section 2(b) of the
    Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than 120 days
            after the date on which an Indian tribe submits to the
            Secretary'' and inserting ``In response to the submission by an
            Indian Tribe of''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(4) Time periods for consideration.--
                        ``(A) Initial response.--Not later than 120 days
                    after the date on which the Secretary receives a Tribal
                    request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
                    provide an initial response to the Indian Tribe
                    regarding--
                                ``(i) whether the request may meet the
                            selection criteria described in subsection (c);
                            and
                                ``(ii) the likelihood of the Secretary
                            entering into an agreement or contract with the
                            Indian Tribe under paragraph (2) for activities
                            described in paragraph (3).
                        ``(B) Notice of denial.--Notice under subsection
                    (d) of the denial of a Tribal request under paragraph
                    (1) shall be provided not later than 1 year after the
                    date on which the Secretary received the request.
                        ``(C) Completion.--Not later than 2 years after the
                    date on which the Secretary receives a Tribal request
                    under paragraph (1), other than a Tribal request denied
                    under subsection (d), the Secretary shall--
                                ``(i) complete all environmental reviews
                            necessary in connection with the agreement or
                            contract and proposed activities under the
                            agreement or contract; and
                                ``(ii) enter into the agreement or contract
                            with the Indian Tribe under paragraph (2).''.
        (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 2 of the Tribal
    Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a) is amended--
                (1) in subsections (b)(1) and (f)(1), by striking ``section
            347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
            Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105-
            277) (as amended by section 323 of the Department of the
            Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (117
            Stat. 275))'' and inserting ``section 604 of the Healthy
            Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c)''; and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (b)(1), the
            Secretary may'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of
            subsection (b), the Secretary shall''.

    SEC. 8402. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

        The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
    carry out demonstration projects by which federally recognized Indian
    Tribes or Tribal organizations may contract to perform administrative,
    management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest
    Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.) through contracts
    entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304 et seq.).

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    SEC. 8501. CLARIFICATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WOOD
                  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct performance-driven
    research and development, education, and technical assistance for the
    purpose of facilitating the use of innovative wood products in wood
    building construction in the United States.
        (b) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--
                (1) after receipt of input and guidance from, and
            collaboration with, the wood products industry, conservation
            organizations, and institutions of higher education, conduct
            research and development, education, and technical assistance
            that meets measurable performance goals for the achievement of
            the priorities described in subsection (c); and
                (2) after coordination and collaboration with the wood
            products industry and conservation organizations, make
            competitive grants to institutions of higher education to
            conduct research and development, education, and technical
            assistance that meets measurable performance goals for the
            achievement of the priorities described in subsection (c).
        (c) Priorities.--The research and development, education, and
    technical assistance conducted under subsection (a) shall give priority
    to--
                (1) ways to improve the commercialization of innovative
            wood products;
                (2) analyzing the safety of tall wood building materials;
                (3) calculations by the Secretary of the life cycle
            environmental footprint, from extraction of raw materials
            through the manufacturing process, of tall wood building
            construction;
                (4) analyzing methods to reduce the life cycle
            environmental footprint of tall wood building construction;
                (5) analyzing the potential implications of the use of
            innovative wood products in building construction on wildlife;
            and
                (6) one or more other research areas identified by the
            Secretary, in consultation with conservation organizations,
            institutions of higher education, and the wood products
            industry.
        (d) Timeframe.--To the maximum extent practicable, the measurable
    performance goals for the research and development, education, and
    technical assistance conducted under subsection (a) shall be achievable
    within a 5-year period.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Innovative wood product.--The term ``innovative wood
            product'' means a type of building component or system that
            uses large panelized wood construction, including mass timber.
                (2) Mass timber.--The term ``mass timber'' includes--
                        (A) cross-laminated timber;
                        (B) nail-laminated timber;
                        (C) glue-laminated timber;
                        (D) laminated strand lumber; and
                        (E) laminated veneer lumber.
                (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture, acting through the Research and Development
            deputy area and the State and Private Forestry deputy area of
            the Forest Service.
                (4) Tall wood building.--The term ``tall wood building''
            means a building designed to be--
                        (A) constructed with mass timber; and
                        (B) more than 85 feet in height.

    SEC. 8502. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
                  PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) Pilot Program Required.--To encourage owners or operators of
    rights-of-way on National Forest System land to partner with the Forest
    Service to voluntarily perform vegetation management on a proactive
    basis to better protect utility infrastructure from potential passing
    wildfires, the Secretary shall conduct a limited, voluntary pilot
    program, in the manner described in this section, to permit vegetation
    management projects on National Forest System land adjacent to or near
    such rights-of-way.
        (b) Eligible Participants.--A participant in the pilot program must
    have a right-of-way on National Forest System land. In selecting
    participants, the Secretary shall give priority to holders of a right-
    of-way who have worked with Forest Service fire scientists and used
    technologies, such as Light Detection and Ranging surveys, to improve
    utility infrastructure protection prescriptions.
        (c) Project Elements.--A vegetation management project under the
    pilot program involves limited and selective vegetation management
    activities, which--
                (1) shall create the least amount of disturbance reasonably
            necessary to protect utility infrastructure from passing
            wildfires based on applicable models, including Forest Service
            fuel models;
                (2) may include thinning, fuel reduction, creation and
            treatment of shaded fuel breaks, and other measures as
            appropriate;
                (3) shall only take place adjacent to the participant's
            right-of-way or within 75 feet of the participant's right-of-
            way;
                (4) shall not take place in any designated wilderness area,
            wilderness study area, or inventoried roadless area; and
                (5) shall be subject to approval by the Forest Service in
            accordance with this section.
        (d) Project Costs.--A participant in the pilot program shall be
    responsible for all costs, as determined by the Secretary, incurred in
    participating in the pilot program, unless the Secretary determines
    that it is in the public interest for the Forest Service to contribute
    funds for a vegetation management project conducted under the pilot
    program.
        (e) Liability.--
                (1) In general.--Participation in the pilot program does
            not affect any existing legal obligations or liability
            standards that--
                        (A) arise under the right-of-way for activities in
                    the right-of-way; or
                        (B) apply to fires resulting from causes other than
                    activities conducted pursuant to an approved vegetation
                    management project.
                (2) Project work.--A participant shall not be liable to the
            United States for damage proximately caused by activities
            conducted pursuant to an approved vegetation management project
            unless--
                        (A) such activities were carried out in a manner
                    that was grossly negligent or that violated criminal
                    law; or
                        (B) the damage was caused by the failure of the
                    participant to comply with specific safety requirements
                    expressly imposed by the Forest Service as a condition
                    of participating in the pilot program.
        (f) Implementation.--The Secretary shall utilize existing laws and
    regulations in the conduct of the pilot program and, in order to
    implement the pilot program in an efficient and expeditious manner, may
    waive or modify specific provisions of the Federal Acquisition
    Regulation, including modifications to allow for formation of contracts
    or agreements on a noncompetitive basis.
        (g) Treatment of Proceeds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Secretary may--
                (1) retain any funds provided to the Forest Service by a
            participant in the pilot program; and
                (2) use such funds, in such amounts as may be appropriated,
            in the conduct of the pilot program.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) National forest system land.--The term ``National
            Forest System land'' means land within the National Forest
            System, as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland
            Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))
            exclusive of the National Grasslands and land utilization
            projects designated as National Grasslands administered
            pursuant to the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010-1012).
                (2) Passing wildfire.--The term ``passing wildfire'' means
            a wildfire that originates outside the right-of-way.
                (3) Right-of-way.--The term ``right-of-way'' means a
            special use authorization issued by the Forest Service allowing
            the placement of utility infrastructure.
                (4) Utility infrastructure.--The term ``utility
            infrastructure'' means electric transmission lines, natural gas
            infrastructure, or related structures.
        (i) Duration.--The authority to conduct the pilot program, and any
    vegetation management project under the pilot program, expires December
    21, 2027.
        (j) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2019, and
    every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a report to the
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee
    on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on
    Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the status of the
    program and any projects established under this section.

    SEC. 8503. REVISION OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES REGULATIONS.

        (a) Determinations of Extraordinary Circumstances.--In determining
    whether extraordinary circumstances related to a proposed action
    preclude use of a categorical exclusion, the Forest Service shall not
    be required to--
                (1) consider whether a proposed action is within a
            potential wilderness area;
                (2) consider whether a proposed action affects a Forest
            Service sensitive species;
                (3) conduct an analysis under section 220.4(f) of title 36,
            Code of Federal Regulations, of the proposed action's
            cumulative impact (as the term is defined in section 1508.7 of
            title 40, Code of Federal Regulations);
                (4) consider a determination under section 7 of the
            Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that a proposed
            action may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect,
            threatened, endangered, or candidate species, or designated
            critical habitats; or
                (5) consider a determination under section 7 of the
            Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that a proposed
            action may affect, and is likely to adversely affect
            threatened, endangered, candidate species, or designated
            critical habitat if the agency is in compliance with the
            applicable provisions of the biological opinion.
        (b) Proposed Rulemaking.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish a
    notice of proposed rulemaking to revise section 220.6(b) of title 36,
    Code of Federal Regulations to conform such section with subsection
    (a).
        (c) Additional Revision.--As part of the proposed rulemaking
    described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise
    section 220.5(a)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to
    provide that the Forest Service shall not be required to consider
    proposals that would substantially alter a potential wilderness area as
    a class of actions normally requiring environmental impact statements.
        (d) Additional Actions.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue
    final regulations to carry out the revisions described in subsections
    (b) and (c).

    SEC. 8504. NO LOSS OF FUNDS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.

        Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title may be
    construed to limit from the availability of funds or other resources
    for wildfire suppression.

    SEC. 8505. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

        (a) Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities
    Act.--
                (1) In general.--The Wildfire Suppression Funding and
            Forest Management Activities Act (Public Law 115-141) is
            amended--
                        (A) in section 102(a)(2), by striking ``the date of
                    enactment'' and inserting ``the date of the
                    enactment''; and
                        (B) in section 401(a)(1), by inserting ``of 2000''
                    after ``Self-Determination Act''.
                (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
            shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Wildfire
            Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act
            (Public Law 115-141).
        (b) Agricultural Act of 2014.--Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural
    Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``Good Neighbor
            Authority Improvement Act'' and inserting ``Wildfire
            Suppression Funding and Forest Management Activities Act''; and
                (2) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by section 8331, by
            striking ``Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act'' and
            inserting ``Wildfire Suppression Funding and Forest Management
            Activities Act''.

    SEC. 8506. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VILLAGE OF SANTA
                  CLARA, NEW MEXICO.

        (a) Conveyance Required.--Subject to the provisions of this
    section, if the Village of Santa Clara, New Mexico, submits to the
    Secretary a written request for conveyance, the Secretary shall convey
    to the Village of Santa Clara all right, title, and interest of the
    United States in and to approximately 1,520 acres of National Forest
    System land, as generally depicted on the map.
        (b) Map.--
                (1) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on file and
            available for public inspection in the appropriate office of
            the Forest Service.
                (2) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may correct minor
            errors in the map.
        (c) Consideration.--
                (1) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance of
            land under subsection (a), the Village of Santa Clara shall pay
            to the Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the
            land, as determined by the appraisal under subsection (g).
                (2) Installments.--The amount described in paragraph (1)
            may be paid in periodic installments to the Secretary.
                (3) Parcel conveyances.--Upon receipt of an installment
            pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall convey to the
            Village of Santa Clara all right, title, and interest of the
            United States in and to a parcel of the land described
            subsection (a) that is equal in value to such installment and
            identified by the Village of Santa Clara at the time such
            installment is paid.
        (d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a)
    shall be--
                (1) subject to valid existing rights;
                (2) made by quitclaim deed;
                (3) subject to the reservation by the Secretary of an
            access easement over and across Fort Bayard Road; and
                (4) subject to any other terms and conditions as the
            Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
            United States.
        (e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition for the conveyance under
    subsection (a) and in addition to the consideration paid under
    subsection (c), the Village of Santa Clara shall pay for all costs
    associated with the conveyance, including for--
                (1) the land survey under subsection (f);
                (2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys
            determined necessary by Federal law; and
                (3) the appraisal under subsection (g).
        (f) Survey.--The actual acreage and legal description of the
    National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall
    be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary;
    notwithstanding section 7 of title 43, United States Code, the
    Secretary is authorized to perform and approve any required cadastral
    surveys.
        (g) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the
    land to be conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance with--
                (1) the ``Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
            Acquisitions''; and
                (2) the ``Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
            Practice''.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
                (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Village
            of Santa Clara Conveyance Act 2018'' and dated February 21,
            2018.

    SEC. 8507. STREAMLINING THE FOREST SERVICE PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
                  COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY LOCATION APPLICATIONS.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Communications facility.--The term ``communications
            facility'' includes--
                        (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting
                    device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment,
                    switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or
                    cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted
                    unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of
                    writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and
                    sounds of all kinds; and
                        (B) any antenna or apparatus that--
                                (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting
                            radio frequency;
                                (ii) is designed to be operated, or is
                            operating, from a fixed location pursuant to
                            authorization by the Federal Communications
                            Commission or is using duly authorized devices
                            that do not require individual licenses; and
                                (iii) is added to a tower, building, or
                            other structure.
                (2) Communications site.--The term ``communications site''
            means an area of covered land designated for communications
            uses.
                (3) Communications use.--The term ``communications use''
            means the placement and operation of communications facility.
                (4) Communications use authorization.--The term
            ``communications use authorization'' means an easement, right-
            of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or
            modify a communications facility on covered land by the Forest
            Service for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy
            and use of the covered land for communications use.
                (5) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means National
            Forest System land.
                (6) Forest service.--The term ``Forest Service'' means the
            United States Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.
                (7) Organizational unit.--The term ``organizational unit''
            means, within the Forest Service--
                        (A) a regional office;
                        (B) the headquarters;
                        (C) a management unit; or
                        (C) a ranger district office.
        (b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 6409 of the Middle Class
    Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) or section 606
    of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern
    Services Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141), not later than 1 year after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue
    regulations--
                (1) to streamline the process for considering applications
            to locate or modify communications facilities on covered land;
                (2) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
            process is uniform and standardized across the organizational
            units of the Forest Service; and
                (3) to require that the applications described in paragraph
            (1) be considered and granted on a competitively neutral,
            technology neutral, and non-discriminatory basis.
        (c) Requirements.--The regulations issued under subsection (b)
    shall include the following:
                (1) Procedures for the tracking of applications described
            in subsection (b)(1), including--
                        (A) identifying the number of applications--
                                (i) received;
                                (ii) approved; and
                                (iii) denied;
                        (B) in the case of an application that is denied,
                    describing the reasons for the denial; and
                        (C) describing the amount of time between the
                    receipt of an application and the issuance of a final
                    decision on an application.
                (2) Provision for minimum lease terms of not less than 15
            years for leases with respect to the location of communications
            facilities on covered land.
                (3) A policy under which a communications use authorization
            renews automatically on expiration, unless the communications
            use authorization is revoked for good cause.
                (4) A structure of fees for--
                        (A) submitting an application described in
                    subsection (b)(1), based on the cost to the Forest
                    Service of considering such an application; and
                        (B) issuing communications use authorizations,
                    based on the cost to the Forest Service of any
                    maintenance or other activities required to be
                    performed by the Forest Service as a result of the
                    location or modification of the communications
                    facility.
                (5) Provision that if the Forest Service does not grant or
            deny an application under subparagraph (A) by the deadline
            established in section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and
            Job Creation Act as amended by the Repack Airwaves Yielding
            Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 (47
            U.S.C. 1455(b)(3)(A)), the Forest Service shall be deemed to
            have granted the application.
                (6) Provision for prioritization or streamlining the
            consideration of applications to locate or modify
            communications facilities on covered land in a previously
            disturbed right-of-way.
        (d) Additional Considerations.--In issuing regulations under
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider--
                (1) how discrete reviews in considering an application
            described in subsection (b)(1) can be conducted simultaneously,
            rather than sequentially, by any organizational units of the
            Forest Service that must approve the location or modification;
            and
                (2) how to eliminate overlapping requirements among the
            organizational units of the Forest Service with respect to the
            location or modification of a communications facility on
            covered land administered by those organizational units.
        (e) Communication of Streamlined Process to Organizational Units.--
    The Secretary shall, with respect to the regulations issued under
    subsection (b)--
                (1) communicate the regulations to the organizational units
            of the Forest Service; and
                (2) ensure that the organizational units of the Forest
            Service follow the regulations.
        (f) Deposit and Availability of Fees.--
                (1) Special account.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
            establish a special account in the Treasury for the Forest
            Service for the deposit of fees collected by the Forest Service
            under subsection (c)(4) for communications use authorizations
            on covered land granted, issued, or executed by the Forest
            Service.
                (2) Requirements for fees collected.--Fees collected by the
            Forest Service under subsection (c)(4) shall be--
                        (A) based on the costs described in subsection
                    (c)(4); and
                        (B) competitively neutral, technology neutral, and
                    nondiscriminatory with respect to other users of the
                    communications site.
                (3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Forest Service
            under subsection (c)(4) shall be deposited in the special
            account established for the Forest Service under paragraph (1).
                (4) Availability of fees.--Amounts deposited in the special
            account for the Forest Service shall be available, to the
            extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in
            appropriation Acts, to the Secretary to cover costs incurred by
            the Forest Service described in subsection (c)(4), including
            the following:
                        (A) Preparing needs assessments or other
                    programmatic analyses necessary to designate
                    communications sites and issue communications use
                    authorizations.
                        (B) Developing management plans for communications
                    sites.
                        (C) Training for management of communications
                    sites.
                        (D) Obtaining or improving access to communications
                    sites.
                (5) No additional appropriations authorized.--Except as
            provided in paragraph (4), no other amounts are authorized to
            be appropriated to carry out this section.
        (g) Savings Provisions.--
                (1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this section, or
            the amendments made by this section, shall be construed as
            providing any executive agency with any new leasing or other
            real property authorities not existing prior to the date of
            enactment of this Act.
                (2) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this section, or the
            amendments made by this section, and no actions taken pursuant
            to this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall
            impact a decision or determination by any executive agency to
            sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or
            redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to title 40,
            United States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of
            2016 (Public Law 114-387), or any other law governing real
            property activities of the Federal Government. No agreement
            entered into pursuant to this section, or the amendments made
            by this section, may obligate the Federal Government to hold,
            control, or otherwise retain or use real property that may
            otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or that could otherwise
            be sold, leased or redeveloped.

    SEC. 8508. REPORT ON WILDFIRE, INSECT INFESTATION, AND DISEASE
                  PREVENTION ON FEDERAL LAND.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
    and every year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
    Secretary of Interior shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
    the House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the
    House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural
    Resources of the Senate a jointly written report on--
                (1) the number of acres of Federal land treated by the
            Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for
            wildfire, insect infestation, or disease prevention;
                (2) the number of acres of Federal land categorized as a
            high or extreme fire risk;
                (3) the total timber production from Federal land;
                (4) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
            wildfires affecting Federal land treated for wildfire, insect
            infestation, or disease prevention;
                (5) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
            wildfires affecting Federal land not treated for wildfire,
            insect infestation, or disease prevention; and
                (6) the Federal response time for each fire on greater than
            25,000 acres.

    SEC. 8509. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM.

        Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16
    U.S.C. 7303) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``, except the
            Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the 10-year
            period requirement under paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection''
            after ``subsection (b)''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``proposal''
                    and all that follows through ``in excess'' and
                    inserting ``proposal in excess''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``2019'' and
                    inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 8510. WEST FORK FIRE STATION.

        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Dolores County,
            Colorado.
                (2) West fork fire station conveyance parcel.--The term
            ``West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel'' means the parcel
            of approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in
            the County, as depicted on the map entitled ``Map for West Fork
            Fire Station Conveyance Parcel'' and dated November 21, 2017.
        (b) Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel, Dolores
    County, Colorado.--
                (1) In general.--On receipt of a request from the County
            and subject to such terms and conditions as are mutually
            satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, including such
            additional terms as the Secretary determines to be necessary,
            the Secretary shall convey to the County without consideration
            all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
            the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
                (2) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance under
            paragraph (1), including processing and transaction costs,
            shall be paid by the County.
                (3) Use of land.--The land conveyed to the County under
            paragraph (1) shall be used by the County only for a fire
            station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access
            to and through the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
                (4) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed under
            paragraph (1) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the
            use described in paragraph (3), the land shall, at the
            discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.

    SEC. 8511. COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
                  GRANTS PROGRAM.

        Section 1232 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
    of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 582a-8) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or forest
            restoration'' after ``research''; and
                (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
        ``(c) Priorities.--
                ``(1) Research.--In awarding the initial grants under
            subsection (a) the Secretary shall give priority to applicants
            who will use such grants for research concerning--
                        ``(A) the biology of forest organisms, including
                    physiology, genetic mechanisms, and biotechnology;
                        ``(B) ecosystem function and management, including
                    forest ecosystem research, biodiversity, forest
                    productivity, pest management, water resources, and
                    alternative silvicultural systems;
                        ``(C) wood as a raw material, including forest
                    products and harvesting;
                        ``(D) human forest interactions, including outdoor
                    recreation, public policy formulation, economics,
                    sociology, and administrative behavior;
                        ``(E) international trade, competition, and
                    cooperation related to forest products;
                        ``(F) alternative native crops, products, and
                    services that can be produced from renewable natural
                    resources associated with privately held forest lands;
                        ``(G) viable economic production and marketing
                    systems for alternative natural resource products and
                    services;
                        ``(H) economic and environmental benefits of
                    various conservation practices on forest lands;
                        ``(I) genetic tree improvement; and
                        ``(J) market expansion.
                ``(2) Forest restoration.--Grants may be used to support
            programs that restore forest tree species native to American
            forests that may have suffered severe levels of mortality
            caused by non-native insects, plant pathogens, or others pests.
                        ``(A) Required component of forest restoration
                    strategy.--To receive a grant under this subsection, an
                    eligible institution shall demonstrate that it offers a
                    program with a forest restoration strategy that
                    incorporates not less than one of the following
                    components:
                                ``(i) Collection and conservation of native
                            tree genetic material.
                                ``(ii) Production of propagules of native
                            trees in numbers large enough for landscape
                            scale restoration.
                                ``(iii) Site preparation of former of
                            native tree habitat.
                                ``(iv) Planting of native tree seedlings.
                                ``(v) Post-planting maintenance of native
                            trees.
                        ``(B) Award of grants.--The Secretary shall award
                    competitive grants under this subsection based on the
                    degree to which the applicant addresses the following
                    criteria:
                                ``(i) Risk posed to the forests of that
                            State by non-native pests, as measured by such
                            factors as the number of such pests present in
                            the State.
                                ``(ii) The proportion of the State's forest
                            composed of species vulnerable to non-native
                            pests present in the United States.
                                ``(iii) The pests' rate of spread via
                            natural or human-assisted means.''.

                             TITLE IX--HORTICULTURE

               Subtitle A--Horticulture Marketing and Information

    SEC. 9001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION.

        Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 9002. FARMERS' MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM.

        Section 6(g) of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976
    (7 U.S.C. 3005(g)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``this section'' and all
            that follows through ``2018.'' and inserting the following:
            ``this section--
                        ``(A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
                    through 2018; and
                        ``(B) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019
                    through 2023.'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as
            paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively.

    SEC. 9003. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

        Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 9004. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS.

        Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7
    U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``agriculture solely to enhance the
                    competitiveness of specialty crops.'' and inserting the
                    following: ``agriculture to--
                ``(1) enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops;
                ``(2) leverage efforts to market and promote specialty
            crops;
                ``(3) assist producers with research and development;
                ``(4) expand availability and access to specialty crops;
                ``(5) address local, regional, and national challenges
            confronting specialty crop producers; and
                ``(6) address other priorities as determined by the
            Secretary in consultation with relevant State departments of
            agriculture.'';
                (2) in subsection (k), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(3) Evaluation of performance.--The Secretary shall enter
            into a cooperative agreement with relevant State departments of
            agriculture and specialty crop industry stakeholders that agree
            to--
                        ``(A) develop, in consultation with the Secretary,
                    performance measures to be used as the sole means for
                    performing an evaluation under subparagraph (B); and
                        ``(B) periodically evaluate the performance of the
                    program established under this section.''; and
                (3) in subsection (l)(2)(E), by striking ``fiscal year
            2018'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2018 through
            2023''.

    SEC. 9005. AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT.

        (a) Asexually Reproduced Defined.--Section 41(a) of the Plant
    Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2401(a)) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
            (6), (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
            (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
            the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Asexually reproduced.--The term `asexually
            reproduced' means produced by a method of plant propagation
            using vegetative material (other than seed) from a single
            parent, including cuttings, grafting, tissue culture, and
            propagation by root division.''.
        (b) Right to Plant Variety Protection; Plant Varieties
    Protectable.--Section 42(a) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7
    U.S.C. 2402(a)) is amended by striking ``or tuber propagated'' and
    inserting ``, tuber propagated, or asexually reproduced''.
        (c) Infringement of Plant Variety Protection.--Section 111(a)(3) of
    the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2541(a)(3)) is amended by
    inserting ``or asexually'' after ``sexually''.
        (d) False Marketing; Cease and Desist Orders.--Section 128(a) of
    the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2568(a)) is amended, in the
    matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``or asexually'' after
    ``sexually''.

    SEC. 9006. ORGANIC PROGRAMS.

        (a) Additional Accreditation Authority.--Section 2115 of the
    Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6514) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(c) Satellite Offices and Overseas Operations.--The Secretary--
                ``(1) has oversight and approval authority with respect to
            a certifying agent accredited under this section who is
            operating as a certifying agent in a foreign country for the
            purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation in such
            foreign country as a certified organic farm or handling
            operation; and
                ``(2) shall require that each certifying agent that intends
            to operate in any foreign country as described in paragraph (1)
            is authorized by the Secretary to so operate on an annual
            basis.''.
        (b) National List of Approved and Prohibited Substances for Organic
    Farming or Handling Operations.--Section 2119(n) of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(n)) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``(n) Petitions.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Board shall establish procedures
            under which persons may petition the Board for the purpose of
            evaluating substances for inclusion on the National List.
                ``(2) Expedited review.--The Secretary shall develop
            procedures under which the review of a petition referred to in
            paragraph (1) may be expedited if the petition seeks to include
            on the National List a postharvest handling substance that is
            related to food safety or a class of such substances.
                ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) shall
            be construed as providing that section 2118(d) does not apply
            with respect to the inclusion of a substance on the National
            List pursuant to such paragraph.''.
        (c) Certain Employees Eligible to Serve as National Organics
    Standards Board Members.--Section 2119(b) of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or employees of such
            individuals'' after ``operation'';
                (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or employees of such
            individuals'' after ``operation''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or an employee of
            such individual'' after ``products''.
        (d) National Organic Standards Board Consultation Requirements.--
    Section 2119(l) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    6518(l)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' at the end and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``and the evaluation of the
                    technical advisory panel'' and inserting ``, the
                    evaluation of the technical advisory panel, and the
                    determinations of the task force required under
                    paragraph (4)''; and
                        (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(4) in the case of a substance not included in the
            National List that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs has
            determined to be safe for use within the meaning of section
            201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
            321(s)) or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
            Agency has determined there is a reasonable certainty that no
            harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide
            chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary exposures
            and all other exposures for which there is reliable
            information, convene a task force to consult with the
            Commissioner or Administrator (or the designees thereof), as
            applicable, to determine if such substance should be included
            on the National List.''.
        (e) Recordkeeping, Investigation, and Enforcement.--
                (1) Collaborative investigations and enforcement.--Section
            2120 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
            6519) is amended by adding at the end the following new
            subsection:
        ``(d) Collaborative Investigations and Enforcement.--
                ``(1) Information sharing during active investigation.--In
            carrying out this title, all parties to an active investigation
            (including certifying agents, State organic certification
            programs, and the national organic program) may share
            confidential business information with Federal and State
            government officers and employees and certifying agents
            involved in the investigation as necessary to fully investigate
            and enforce potential violations of this title.
                ``(2) Access to data documentation systems.--The Secretary
            shall have access to available data from cross-border
            documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies,
            including--
                        ``(A) the Automated Commercial Environment system
                    of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
                        ``(B) the Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and
                    Tracking system of the Animal and Plant Health
                    Inspection Service.
                ``(3) Additional documentation and verification.--The
            Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the
            national organic program under this title, has the authority,
            and shall grant an accredited certifying agent the authority,
            to require producers and handlers to provide additional
            documentation or verification before granting certification
            under section 2104, in the case of a known area of risk or when
            there is a specific area of concern, with respect to meeting
            the national standards for organic production established under
            section 2105, as determined by the Secretary or the certifying
            agent.''.
                (2) Modification of regulations on exclusions from
            certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue
            regulations to limit the type of operations that are excluded
            from certification under section 205.101 of title 7, Code of
            Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
        (f) Reporting Requirement.--Section 2122 of the Organic Foods
    Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is amended by adding at the end
    the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2019, and
    annually thereafter through March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall submit
    to Congress a report describing national organic program activities
    with respect to all domestic and overseas investigations and compliance
    actions taken pursuant to this title during the preceding year.''.
        (g) Authorization of Appropriations for National Organic Program.--
    Subsection (b) of section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of
    1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) National Organic Program.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, in order to carry out activities under the national
    organic program established under this title, there are authorized to
    be appropriated--
                ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                ``(2) $16,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                ``(3) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                ``(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                ``(5) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
                ``(6) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.''.
        (h) International Trade Technology Systems and Data Collection.--
    Subsection (c) of section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of
    1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Modernization and Improvement of International Trade
    Technology Systems and Data Collection.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall modernize
            international trade tracking and data collection systems of the
            national organic program.
                ``(2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall modernize trade and transaction certificates to
            ensure full traceability without unduly hindering trade, such
            as through an electronic trade document exchange system.
                ``(3) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
            Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 for
            fiscal year 2019 for the purposes of--
                        ``(A) carrying out this subsection; and
                        ``(B) maintaining the database and technology
                    upgrades previously carried out under this subsection,
                    as in effect on the day before the date of the
                    enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018.
                ``(4) Availability.--The amounts made available under
            paragraph (3) are in addition to any other funds made available
            for the purposes specified in such paragraph and shall remain
            available until expended.''.
        (i) Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives.--Section
    7407(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
    5925c(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
            following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Mandatory funding for fiscal year 2019.--Of the funds
            of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to
            carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to
            remain available until expended.'';
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and
                    inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
                    and
                (3) by redesignating paragraph (3), as so amended, as
            paragraph (2).

                         Subtitle B--Regulatory Reform

     PART I--STATE LEAD AGENCIES UNDER FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND
                                RODENTICIDE ACT

    SEC. 9101. RECOGNITION AND ROLE OF STATE LEAD AGENCIES.

        (a) State Lead Agency Defined.--Section 2(aa) of the Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(aa)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``(aa) State.--The term'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(aa) State; State Lead Agency.--
                ``(1) State.--The term''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) State lead agency.--The term `State lead agency'
            means a statewide department, agency, board, bureau, or other
            entity in a State that is authorized to regulate, in a manner
            consistent with section 24(a), the sale or use of any federally
            registered pesticide or device in such State.''.
        (b) Uniform Regulation of Pesticides.--
                (1) Cooperation with and role of state lead agency.--
            Section 22(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
            Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136t(b)) is amended by inserting
            before the period at the end the following: ``promulgated by
            the Administrator or, when authorized pursuant to a cooperative
            agreement entered into under section 23(a)(1), by a State lead
            agency for a State''.
                (2) Authority to establish and maintain uniform
            regulations.--Section 23(a)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
            Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136u(a)(1)) is amended
            by inserting after ``enforcement of this Act,'' the following:
            ``to authorize the State or Indian Tribe to establish and
            maintain uniform regulation of pesticides within the State or
            for the Indian Tribe,''.
                (3) Condition on more restrictive regulation.--Section
            24(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
            Act (7 U.S.C. 136v(a)) is amended by striking ``A State may''
            and inserting ``A State, but not a political subdivision of a
            State, may''.
        (c) Role of State Lead Agencies in Promulgation of Regulations.--
    Section 25(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136w(a)(2)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and each
                    State lead agency'' after ``Agriculture'';
                        (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting
                    the following: ``If the Secretary or any State lead
                    agency comments in writing to the Administrator
                    regarding any such regulation within 30 days after
                    receiving the copy of the regulation, the Administrator
                    shall publish in the Federal Register (with the
                    proposed regulation) all such comments and the response
                    of the Administrator to the comments.''; and
                        (C) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or any
                    State lead agency'' after ``Secretary'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``and each
                    State lead agency'' after ``Agriculture'';
                        (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting
                    the following: ``If the Secretary or any State lead
                    agency comments in writing to the Administrator
                    regarding any such regulation within 15 days after
                    receiving the copy of the regulation, the Administrator
                    shall publish in the Federal Register (with the final
                    regulation) the comments of the Secretary or State lead
                    agency, if requested by the Secretary or State lead
                    agency, and the response of the Administrator to the
                    comments.''; and
                        (C) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or any
                    State lead agency'' after ``Secretary''; and
                (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period at
            the end the following: ``, in consultation with the State lead
            agencies''.

                    PART II--PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND USE

    SEC. 9111. REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES.

        (a) Approval of Registration.--Section 3(c)(5) of the Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as
            clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and moving the margins
            of such clauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
                (2) by striking ``registration.--The Administrator'' and
            inserting the following: ``registration.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Administrator'';
                (3) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking ``;
            and'' at the end and inserting a semicolon;
                (4) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking the
            period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
                (5) in the matter following clause (iv), as so
            redesignated, by striking ``The Administrator shall not make
            any lack'' and all that follows through ``for use of the
            pesticide in such State.'';
                (6) in subparagraph (A), as amended, by adding at the end
            the following new clause:
                                ``(v) when used in accordance with
                            widespread and commonly recognized practice it
                            is not likely to jeopardize the survival of a
                            federally listed threatened or endangered
                            species or directly or indirectly alter, in a
                            manner that is likely to appreciably diminish
                            its value, critical habitat for both the
                            survival and recovery of such species.''; and
                (7) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                        ``(B) Principles to be applied to certain
                    determinations.--In determining whether the condition
                    specified in subparagraph (A)(v) is met, the
                    Administrator shall take into account the best
                    scientific and commercial information and data
                    available, and shall consider all directions for use
                    and restrictions on use specified by the registration.
                    In making such determination, the Administrator shall
                    use an economical and effective screening process that
                    includes higher-tiered probabilistic ecological risk
                    assessments, as appropriate. Notwithstanding any other
                    provision of law, the Administrator shall not be
                    required to consult or otherwise communicate with the
                    Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce
                    except to the extent specified in subparagraphs (C) and
                    (D).
                        ``(C) Species information and data.--
                                ``(i) Request.--Not later than 30 days
                            after the Administrator begins any
                            determination under subparagraph (A)(v) with
                            respect to the registration of a pesticide, the
                            Administrator shall request that the Secretary
                            of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce
                            transmit, with respect to any federally listed
                            threatened and endangered species involved in
                            such determination, the Secretaries' best
                            available and authoritative information and
                            data on--
                                        ``(I) the location, life history,
                                    habitat needs, distribution, threats,
                                    population trends and conservation
                                    needs of such species; and
                                        ``(II) relevant physical and
                                    biological features of designated
                                    critical habitat for such species.
                                ``(ii) Transmission of data.--After
                            receiving a request under clause (i), the
                            Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
                            Commerce shall transmit the information
                            described in such clause to the Administrator
                            on a timely basis, unless the Secretary of the
                            Interior and the Secretary of Commerce have
                            made such information available through a web-
                            based platform that is updated on at least a
                            quarterly basis.
                                ``(iii) Failure to transmit data.--The
                            failure of the Secretary of the Interior or the
                            Secretary of Commerce to provide information to
                            the Administrator under clause (ii) shall not
                            constitute grounds for extending any deadline
                            for action under section 33(f).
                        ``(D) Consultation.--
                                ``(i) In general.--At the request of an
                            applicant, the Administrator shall request
                            consultation with the Secretary of the Interior
                            and the Secretary of Commerce.
                                ``(ii) Requirements.--With respect to a
                            consultation under this subparagraph, the
                            Administrator and the Secretary of the Interior
                            and the Secretary of Commerce shall comply with
                            subpart D of part 402 of title 50, Code of
                            Federal Regulations (commonly known as the
                            Joint Counterpart Endangered Species Act
                            Section 7 Consultation), or successor
                            regulations.
                        ``(E) Failure to consult.--
                                ``(i) Not actionable.--Notwithstanding any
                            other provision of law, beginning on the date
                            of the enactment of this subparagraph, the
                            failure of the Administrator to consult with
                            the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
                            of Commerce, except as provided by this
                            section, is not actionable in any Federal
                            court.
                                ``(ii) Remedy.--In any action pending in
                            Federal court on the date of the enactment of
                            this subparagraph or any action brought in
                            Federal court after such date, with respect to
                            the Administrator's failure to consult with the
                            Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
                            Commerce, the sole and exclusive remedy for any
                            such action, other than as otherwise specified
                            in this Act, shall be scheduling the
                            determinations required by section 3(c)(5)(E)
                            for an active ingredient consistent with the
                            periodic review of registrations established by
                            this section.
                        ``(F) Essentiality and efficacy.--The Administrator
                    shall not make any lack of essentiality a criterion for
                    denying registration of any pesticide. Where two
                    pesticides meet the requirements of this paragraph, one
                    should not be registered in preference to the other. In
                    considering an application for the registration of a
                    pesticide, the Administrator may waive data
                    requirements pertaining to efficacy, in which event the
                    Administrator may register the pesticide without
                    determining that the pesticide's composition is such as
                    to warrant proposed claims of efficacy. If a pesticide
                    is found to be efficacious by any State under section
                    24(c), a presumption is established that the
                    Administrator shall waive data requirements pertaining
                    to efficacy for use of the pesticide in such State.''.
        (b) Registration Under Special Circumstances.--Section 3(c)(7) of
    the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.
    136a(c)(7)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by inserting ``and when used in accordance with
                    widespread and commonly recognized practice, it is not
                    likely to jeopardize the survival of a federally listed
                    threatened or endangered species or appreciably
                    diminish the value of critical habitat for both the
                    survival and recovery of the listed species,'' after
                    ``or differ only in ways that would not significantly
                    increase the risk of unreasonable adverse effects on
                    the environment,''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``and it is not likely to
                    jeopardize the survival of a federally listed
                    threatened or endangered species or appreciably
                    diminish the value of critical habitat for both the
                    survival and recovery of the listed species'' before
                    ``. An applicant seeking conditional registration'';
                    and
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and it is not
            likely to jeopardize the survival of a federally listed
            threatened or endangered species or directly or indirectly
            appreciably diminish the value of critical habitat for both the
            survival and recovery of the listed species'' before ``.
            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions''.
        (c) Registration Review.--Section 3(g)(1)(A) of the Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(g)(1)(A)) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
                        ``(vi) Ensuring protection of species and
                    habitat.--The Administrator shall complete the
                    determination required under subsection (c)(5)(A)(v)
                    for an active ingredient consistent with the periodic
                    review of registrations under clauses (ii) and (iii) in
                    accordance with the following schedule:
                                ``(I) With respect to any active ingredient
                            first registered on or before October 1, 2007,
                            not later than October 1, 2026.
                                ``(II) With respect to any active
                            ingredient first registered between October 1,
                            2007, and the day before the date of the
                            enactment of this clause, not later than
                            October 1, 2033.
                                ``(III) With respect to any active
                            ingredient first registered on or after the
                            date of the enactment of this clause, not later
                            than 48 months after the effective date of
                            registration.''.

    SEC. 9112. EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS.

        Section 5(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136c(a)) is amended by inserting ``and that the issuance
    of such a permit is not likely to jeopardize the survival of a
    federally listed threatened or endangered species or diminish the value
    of critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of the listed
    species'' after ``section 3 of this Act''.

    SEC. 9113. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW; SUSPENSION.

        Section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(b)) is amended by inserting ``or does not meet the
    criteria specified in section 3(c)(5)(A)(v)'' after ``adverse effects
    on the environment''.

    SEC. 9114. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

        Section 12 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136j) is amended by adding at the end the following new
    subsection:
        ``(c) Lawful Use of Pesticide Resulting in Incidental Taking of
    Certain Species.--If the Administrator determines, with respect to a
    pesticide that is registered under this Act, that the pesticide meets
    the criteria specified in section 3(c)(5)(A)(v), any taking of a
    federally listed threatened or endangered species that is incidental to
    an otherwise lawful use of such pesticide pursuant to this Act shall
    not be considered unlawful under--
                ``(1) section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
            (16 U.S.C. 1533(d)); or
                ``(2) section 9(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of
            1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)(B)).''.

    SEC. 9115. AUTHORITY OF STATES.

        Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by inserting
            ``and the State registration is not likely to jeopardize the
            survival of a federally listed threatened or endangered species
            or directly or indirectly alter in a manner that is likely to
            appreciably diminish the value of critical habitat for both the
            survival and recovery of the listed species'' before the period
            at the end; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (4).

    SEC. 9116. REGULATIONS.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
    publish, and revise thereafter as appropriate, a work plan and
    processes for completing the determinations required by clause (v) of
    section 3(c)(5)(A) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)(A)), as added by section 9111(a),
    and implementing and enforcing standards of registration consistent
    with such clause and consistent with registration reviews and other
    periodic reviews.

    SEC. 9117. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.

        Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(5) Use of authorized pesticides.--Except as provided in
            section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
            Administrator or a State may not require a permit under such
            Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters
            of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under
            this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from
            the application of such pesticide.''.

    SEC. 9118. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.

        Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
    1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(s) Discharges of Pesticides.--
                ``(1) No permit requirement.--Except as provided in
            paragraph (2), a permit shall not be required by the
            Administrator or a State under this Act for a discharge from a
            point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized
            for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide,
            Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a
            pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.
                ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
            following discharges of a pesticide or pesticide residue:
                        ``(A) A discharge resulting from the application of
                    a pesticide in violation of a provision of the Federal
                    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that is
                    relevant to protecting water quality, if--
                                ``(i) the discharge would not have occurred
                            but for the violation; or
                                ``(ii) the amount of pesticide or pesticide
                            residue in the discharge is greater than would
                            have occurred without the violation.
                        ``(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regulation
                    under subsection (p).
                        ``(C) The following discharges subject to
                    regulation under this section:
                                ``(i) Manufacturing or industrial effluent.
                                ``(ii) Treatment works effluent.
                                ``(iii) Discharges incidental to the normal
                            operation of a vessel, including a discharge
                            resulting from ballasting operations or vessel
                            biofouling prevention.''.

    SEC. 9119. ENACTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT ENHANCEMENT
                  ACT OF 2017.

        H.R. 1029 of the 115th Congress, entitled the ``Pesticide
    Registration Improvement Enhancement Act of 2017'', as passed by the
    House of Representatives on March 20, 2017, is hereby enacted into law.

                PART III--AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT

    SEC. 9121. METHYL BROMIDE.

        Section 419 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7719) is amended
    to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 419. METHYL BROMIDE.

        ``(a) Authorization.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a
            State, local, or Tribal authority may authorize the use of
            methyl bromide for a qualified use if the authority determines
            the use is required to respond to an emergency event. The
            Secretary may authorize such a use if the Secretary determines
            such a use is required to respond to an emergency event.
                ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 5 days after the date
            on which a State, local, or Tribal authority makes the
            determination described in paragraph (1), the State, local, or
            Tribal authority intending to authorize the use of methyl
            bromide for a qualified use shall submit to the Secretary a
            notification that contains the information described in
            subsection (b).
                ``(3) Objection.--A State, local, or Tribal authority may
            not authorize the use of methyl bromide under paragraph (1) if
            the Secretary objects to such use under subsection (c) within
            the 5-day period specified in such subsection.
        ``(b) Notification Contents.--A notification submitted under
    subsection (a)(2) by a State, local, or Tribal authority shall
    contain--
                ``(1) a certification that the State, local, or Tribal
            authority requires the use of methyl bromide to respond to an
            emergency event;
                ``(2) a description of the emergency event and the economic
            loss that would result from such emergency event;
                ``(3) the identity and contact information for the
            responsible individual of the authority; and
                ``(4) with respect to the qualified use of methyl bromide
            that is the subject of the notification--
                        ``(A) the specific location in which the methyl
                    bromide is to be used and the total acreage of such
                    location;
                        ``(B) the identity of the pest or pests to be
                    controlled by such use;
                        ``(C) the total volume of methyl bromide to be
                    used; and
                        ``(D) the anticipated date of such use.
        ``(c) Objection.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, not later than 5 days
            after the receipt of a notification submitted under subsection
            (a)(2), may object to the authorization of the use of methyl
            bromide under such subsection by a State, local, or Tribal
            authority by sending the State, local, or Tribal authority a
            notification in writing of such objection that--
                        ``(A) states the reasons for such objection; and
                        ``(B) specifies any additional information that the
                    Secretary would require to withdraw the objection.
                ``(2) Reasons for objection.--The Secretary may object to
            an authorization described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary
            determines that--
                        ``(A) the notification submitted under subsection
                    (a)(2) does not--
                                ``(i) contain all of the information
                            specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
                            subsection (b); or
                                ``(ii) demonstrate the existence of an
                            emergency event; or
                        ``(B) the qualified use specified in the
                    notification does not comply with the limitations
                    specified in subsection (e).
                ``(3) Withdrawal of objection.--The Secretary shall
            withdraw an objection under this subsection if--
                        ``(A) not later than 14 days after the date on
                    which the Secretary sends the notification under
                    paragraph (1) to the State, local, or Tribal authority
                    involved, the State, local, or Tribal authority submits
                    to the Secretary the additional information specified
                    in such notification; and
                        ``(B) such additional information is submitted to
                    the satisfaction of the Secretary.
                ``(4) Effect of withdrawal.--Upon the issuance of a
            withdrawal under paragraph (3), the State, local, or Tribal
            authority involved may authorize the use of methyl bromide for
            the qualified use specified in the notification submitted under
            subsection (a)(2).
        ``(d) Use for Emergency Events Consistent With FIFRA.--The
    production, distribution, sale, shipment, application, or use of a
    pesticide product containing methyl bromide in accordance with an
    authorization for a use under subsection (a) shall be deemed an
    authorized production, distribution, sale, shipment, application, or
    use of such product under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act, regardless of whether the intended use is registered
    and included in the label approved for the product by the Administrator
    of the Environmental Protection Agency under such Act.
        ``(e) Limitations on Use.--
                ``(1) Limitations on use per emergency event.--The amount
            of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a
            specific location shall not exceed 20 metric tons.
                ``(2) Limits on aggregate amount.--The aggregate amount of
            methyl bromide allowed pursuant to this section for use in the
            United States in a calendar year shall not exceed the total
            amount authorized by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
            pursuant to the Montreal Protocol process for critical uses in
            the United States in calendar year 2011.
        ``(f) Ensuring Adequate Supply of Methyl Bromide.--Notwithstanding
    any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for any person or
    entity to produce or import methyl bromide, or otherwise supply methyl
    bromide from inventories (produced or imported pursuant to the Clean
    Air Act for other purposes) in response to an emergency event in
    accordance with subsection (a).
        ``(g) Exclusive Authority of the Secretary.--Nothing in this
    section shall be construed to alter or modify the authority of the
    Secretary to use methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment,
    without limitation, under the Clean Air Act.
        ``(h) Definitions.--
                ``(1) Emergency event.--The term `emergency event' means a
            situation--
                        ``(A) that occurs at a location on which a plant or
                    commodity is grown or produced or a facility providing
                    for the storage of, or other services with respect to,
                    a plant or commodity;
                        ``(B) for which the lack of availability of methyl
                    bromide for a particular use would result in
                    significant economic loss to the owner, lessee, or
                    operator of such a location or facility or the owner,
                    grower, or purchaser of such a plant or commodity; and
                        ``(C) that, in light of the specific agricultural,
                    meteorological, or other conditions presented, requires
                    the use of methyl bromide to control a pest or disease
                    in such location or facility because there are no
                    technically or economically feasible alternatives to
                    methyl bromide easily accessible by an entity referred
                    to in subparagraph (B) at the time and location of the
                    event that--
                                ``(i) are registered under the Federal
                            Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
                            U.S.C. 136 et seq.) for the intended use or
                            pest to be so controlled; and
                                ``(ii) would adequately control the pest or
                            disease presented at such location or facility.
                ``(2) Pest.--The term `pest' has the meaning given such
            term in section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
            Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136).
                ``(3) Qualified use.--The term `qualified use' means, with
            respect to methyl bromide, a methyl bromide treatment or
            application in an amount not to exceed the limitations
            specified in subsection (e) in response to an emergency
            event.''.

    SEC. 9122. PREVENTING THE ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES OF FOREST PESTS
                  THROUGH RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PLANTS
                  FOR PLANTING.

        (a) Criteria for Adding Plants to Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk
    Analysis List.--Section 412(a) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
    7711(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
            following:
                ``(1) Regulation of movement.--The Secretary''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(2) Criteria for adding plants to not authorized pending
            pest risk analysis list.--In determining whether to add a genus
            of a plant for planting to the not authorized pending pest risk
            analysis list, the Secretary shall consider the environmental
            impact on natural, managed, and urban ecosystems in the United
            States of a pest that may be carried on a plant for
            planting.''.
        (b) Reporting Requirement.--Section 412(e) of the Plant Protection
    Act (7 U.S.C. 7712(e)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Report on Interception of Forest Pests.--Not later than March
    1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report--
                ``(1) evaluating the effectiveness of the Federal
            Government in intercepting pests in international shipping and
            on plants for planting;
                ``(2) describing the geographic sources of intercepted
            pests and the commodities or plant species most often
            associated with infested shipments;
                ``(3) quantifying the detection of forest pests in the
            national surveillance networks, including the Cooperative
            Agricultural Pest Survey and the Early Detection and Rapid
            Response network of the Forest Service;
                ``(4) describing new outbreaks of forest pests in the
            United States and the spread of existing infestations;
                ``(5) describing how the numbers of such interceptions,
            detections, and outbreaks described in a preceding paragraph
            have changed since January 1, 2018;
                ``(6) containing proposed additional actions to further
            reduce the rate of arrival for forest pests across the borders
            of the United States; and
                ``(7) identifying current challenges with intercepting,
            detecting, and addressing outbreaks of tree and wood pests, as
            well as challenges in achieving compliance with this Act and
            recommendations with respect to such challenges.''.
        (c) Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency and Resulting
    Authorities.--Section 415(a) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C.
    7715(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
                (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(5) use available funds for all activities necessary for
            pest eradication, including pest identification, development of
            a pest-specific management plan, and implementation of that
            plan.''.
        (d) Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
    Cooperation in Response to Forest Plant Pests.--Section 431(a) of the
    Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751(a)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(a) Cooperation Authority.--
                ``(1) In general.--''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(2) Improved cooperation with forest service against
            forest plant pests.--The Secretary shall ensure that
            appropriate coordination and collaboration is occurring between
            the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Forest
            Service with respect to--
                        ``(A) periodically identifying and prioritizing
                    critical detection, surveillance, and eradication needs
                    for tree and wood pests; and
                        ``(B) identifying the actions each agency will take
                    within their respective missions with respect to
                    addressing identified priorities.''.
        (e) Effective Date and Implementation.--
                (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section
            shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of
            this Act.
                (2) Implementation.--The Secretary shall issue or revise
            such regulations as may be necessary to implement the
            amendments made by this section.

                       PART IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

    SEC. 9131. DEFINITION OF RETAIL FACILITIES.

        Not later than 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Labor shall revise the process safety management of highly
    hazardous chemicals standard under section 1910.119 of title 29, Code
    of Federal Regulations, promulgated pursuant to section 6 of the
    Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655), to provide
    that the definition of the term ``retail facility'', when used with
    respect to a facility that provides direct sales of highly hazardous
    chemicals to end users or consumers (including farmers or ranchers),
    means a facility that is exempt from such standard because such
    facility has obtained more than half of its income during the most
    recent 12-month period from such direct sales.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 9201. REPORT ON REGULATION OF PLANT BIOSTIMULANTS.

        (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the President and
    Congress that identifies potential regulatory and legislative reforms
    to ensure the expeditious and appropriate review, approval, uniform
    national labeling, and availability of plant biostimulant products to
    agricultural producers.
        (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare the
    report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the several
    States, industry stakeholders, and such other stakeholders as the
    Secretary determines necessary.
        (c) Plant Biostimulant Defined.--In this section, the term ``plant
    biostimulant'' means a substance or micro-organism that, when applied
    to seeds, plants, or the rhizosphere, stimulates natural processes to
    enhance or benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to
    abiotic stress, or crop quality and yield.

    SEC. 9202. PECAN MARKETING ORDERS.

        Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with
    amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7
    U.S.C. 608e-1(a)), is amended in the first sentence, by inserting
    ``pecans,'' after ``walnuts,''.

    SEC. 9203. REPORT ON HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP.

        Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report examining
    the effect of the final rule entitled ``Food Labeling: Revision of the
    Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels'', published in the Federal
    Register by the Food and Drug Administration on May 27, 2016 (81 Fed.
    Reg. 33742), (providing for updates to the nutrition facts panel on the
    labeling of packaged food) has on consumer perception regarding the
    ``added sugar'' statement required to be included on such panel by such
    final rule with respect to packaged food in which no sugar is added
    during processing, including pure honey and maple syrup.

                            TITLE X--CROP INSURANCE

    SEC. 10001. TREATMENT OF FORAGE AND GRAZING.

        (a) Availability of Catastrophic Risk Protection for Crops and
    Grasses Used for Grazing.--Section 508(b)(1) of the Federal Crop
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
            subparagraph (B), the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
        (b) Limitation on Multiple Benefits for Same Loss.--Section
    508(n)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(n)(2)) is
    amended by inserting before the period the following: ``or to coverage
    described in section 508D''.
        (c) Coverage for Forage and Grazing.--The Federal Crop Insurance
    Act is amended by inserting after section 508C (7 U.S.C. 1508C) the
    following new section:

    ``SEC. 508D. COVERAGE FOR FORAGE AND GRAZING.

        ``Notwithstanding section 508A, and in addition to any other
    available coverage, for crops that can be both grazed and mechanically
    harvested on the same acres during the same growing season, producers
    shall be allowed to purchase, and be independently indemnified on,
    separate policies for each intended use, as determined by the
    Corporation.''.

    SEC. 10002. ADMINISTRATIVE BASIC FEE.

        Section 508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1508(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$500''.

    SEC. 10003. PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE COVERAGE.

        (a) In General.--Section 508(c)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following
    new subparagraph:
                        ``(C) Ineligible crops and acres.--Crops for which
                    the producer has elected under section 1117 of the
                    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 to receive
                    agriculture risk coverage and acres that are enrolled
                    in the stacked income protection plan under section
                    508B shall not be eligible for--
                                ``(i) coverage based on an area yield and
                            loss basis under paragraph (3)(A)(ii); or
                                ``(ii) supplemental coverage under
                            paragraph (4)(C).''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 508(c)(4)(C) of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(4)(C)) is amended--
                (1) by striking clause (iv); and
                (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).

    SEC. 10004. REPEAL OF UNUSED AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
    (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon;
                (2) by striking clause (ii); and
                (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).

    SEC. 10005. CONTINUED AUTHORITY.

        Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g))
    is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(6) Continued authority.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall
                    establish--
                                ``(i) underwriting rules that limit the
                            decrease in the actual production history of a
                            producer, at the election of the producer, to
                            not more than 10 percent of the actual
                            production history of the previous crop year
                            provided that the production decline was the
                            result of drought, flood, natural disaster, or
                            other insurable loss (as determined by the
                            Corporation); and
                                ``(ii) actuarially sound premiums to cover
                            additional risk.
                        ``(B) Other authority.--The authority provided
                    under subparagraph (A) is in addition to any other
                    authority that adjusts the actual production history of
                    the producer under this Act.
                        ``(C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be
                    construed to require a change in the carrying out of
                    any provision of this Act as the Act was carried out
                    for the 2018 reinsurance year.''.

    SEC. 10006. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

        Section 516(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1516(b)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``$9,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$7,000,000''.

    SEC. 10007. MAINTENANCE OF POLICIES.

        (a) Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1522(b)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read
            as follows:
                        ``(B) Reimbursement.--
                                ``(i) In general.--An applicant who submits
                            a policy under section 508(h) shall be eligible
                            for the reimbursement of reasonable and actual
                            research and development costs directly related
                            to the policy if the policy is approved by the
                            Board for sale to producers.
                                ``(ii) Reasonable costs.--For the purpose
                            of reimbursing research and development and
                            maintenance costs under this section, costs of
                            the applicant shall be considered reasonable
                            and actual costs if the costs are based on--
                                        ``(I) wage rates equal to 2 times
                                    the hourly wage rate plus benefits, as
                                    provided by the Bureau of Labor
                                    Statistics for the year in which such
                                    costs are incurred, calculated using
                                    the formula applied to an applicant by
                                    the Corporation in reviewing proposed
                                    project budgets under this section on
                                    October 1, 2016; or
                                        ``(II) actual documented costs
                                    incurred by the applicant.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``approved
                    insurance provider'' and inserting ``applicant''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``determined
                            by the approved insurance provider'' and
                            inserting ``determined by the applicant'';
                                (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting
                            the following new clauses:
                                ``(ii) Approval.--Subject to clause (iii),
                            the Board shall approve the amount of a fee
                            determined under clause (i) unless the Board
                            determines, based on substantial evidence in
                            the record, that the amount of the fee
                            unnecessarily inhibits the use of the policy.
                                ``(iii) Consideration.--The Board shall not
                            disapprove a fee on the basis of--
                                        ``(I) a comparison to maintenance
                                    fees paid with respect to the policy;
                                    or
                                        ``(II) the potential for the fee to
                                    result in a financial gain or loss to
                                    the applicant based on the number of
                                    policies sold.''.
        (b) Applicability.--
                (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
            apply to reimbursement requests made on or after October 1,
            2016.
                (2) Resubmission of denied request.--An applicant that was
            denied all or a portion of a reimbursement request under
            paragraph (1) of section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance
            Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) during the period between October 1,
            2016 and the date of the enactment of this Act shall be given
            an opportunity to resubmit such request.

    SEC. 10008. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES.

        (a) Repeal of Certain Research and Development Activities.--Section
    522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking paragraphs (7) through (18);
                (2) by striking paragraphs (20) through (23); and
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (19) and (24) as paragraphs
            (7) and (8), respectively.
        (b) Whole Farm Application to Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.--
    Paragraph (7) of section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
    U.S.C. 1522(c)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(E) Beginning farmer or rancher defined.--Notwithstanding
            section 502(b)(3), with respect to plans described under this
            paragraph, the term `beginning farmer or rancher' means a
            farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a
            farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or
            livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or
            sharecropper for more than 10 crop years.''.
        (c) Research and Development Priorities.--Section 522(c) of the
    Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) as amended by subsection
    (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraphs:
                ``(9) Tropical storm or hurricane insurance.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall offer to
                    enter into 1 or more contracts with qualified entities
                    to carry out research and development regarding a
                    policy to insure crops, including tomatoes, peppers,
                    and citrus, against losses due to a tropical storm or
                    hurricane.
                        ``(B) Research and development.--Research and
                    development with respect to the policy required under
                    subparagraph (A) shall--
                                ``(i) evaluate the effectiveness of a risk
                            management tool for a low frequency,
                            catastrophic loss weather event; and
                                ``(ii) provide protection for production or
                            revenue losses, or both.
                ``(10) Subsurface irrigation practices.--The Corporation
            shall offer to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to
            conduct research and development regarding the creation of a
            separate practice for subsurface irrigation, including the
            establishment of a separate transitional yield within the
            county that is reflective of the average gain in productivity
            and yield associated with the installation of a subsurface
            irrigation system.
                ``(11) Study and report on grain sorghum rates and
            yields.--
                        ``(A) Study.--The Corporation shall contract with a
                    qualified entity to conduct a study to assess the
                    difference in rates, average yields, and coverage
                    levels of grain sorghum policies as compared to other
                    feed grains within a county.
                        ``(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                    of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall
                    submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
                    Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
                    describes the results of the study conducted under
                    subparagraph (A).
                ``(12) Quality losses.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Corporation shall offer to
                    enter into a contract with a qualified entity to
                    conduct research and development regarding the
                    establishment of an alternative method of adjusting for
                    quality losses that does not impact the average
                    production history of producers.
                        ``(B) Requirements.--Notwithstanding subsections
                    (g) and (m) of section 508, if the Corporation uses any
                    method developed as a result of the contract described
                    in subparagraph (A) to adjust for quality losses, such
                    method shall be--
                                ``(i) optional for producers to elect to
                            use; and
                                ``(ii) offered at an actuarially sound
                            premium rate.''.

    SEC. 10009. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 522 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (d);
                (2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)--
                        (A) by striking ``under subsections (c) and (d)''
                    and inserting ``under subsection (c)'' ; and
                        (B) by striking ``not more than $12,500,000 for
                    fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year.'' and
                    inserting the following: ``not more than--
                                ``(i) $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008
                            through 2018; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(ii) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and
                            each fiscal year thereafter.''; and
                (3) by redesignating subsection (e), as so amended, as
            subsection (d).

    SEC. 10010. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

        Section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524) is
    amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 524. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Education Assistance.--Subject to the amounts made available
    under subsection (d), the Secretary, acting through the National
    Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall carry out the program
    established under subsection (b).
        ``(b) Partnerships for Risk Management Education.--
                ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, acting through the
            National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall establish a
            program under which competitive grants are made to qualified
            public and private entities (including land-grant colleges,
            cooperative extension services, and colleges or universities),
            as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of educating
            agricultural producers about the full range of risk management
            activities, including futures, options, agricultural trade
            options, crop insurance, cash forward contracting, debt
            reduction, production diversification, farm resources risk
            reduction, farm financial benchmarking, and other risk
            management strategies.
                ``(2) Basis for grants.--A grant under this subsection
            shall be awarded on the basis of merit and shall be subject to
            peer or merit review.
                ``(3) Obligation period.--Funds for a grant under this
            subsection shall be available to the Secretary for obligation
            for a 2-year period.
                ``(4) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may use not more
            than 4 percent of the funds made available for grants under
            this subsection for administrative costs incurred by the
            Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
        ``(c)  Requirements.--In carrying out the program established under
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall place special emphasis on risk
    management strategies (including farm financial benchmarking),
    education, and outreach specifically targeted at--
                ``(1) beginning farmers or ranchers;
                ``(2) legal immigrant farmers or ranchers that are
            attempting to become established producers in the United
            States;
                ``(3) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and
                ``(4) farmers or ranchers that--
                        ``(A) are preparing to retire;
                        ``(B) are using transition strategies to help new
                    farmers or ranchers get started; and
                        ``(C) new or established farmers or ranchers that
                    are converting production and marketing systems to
                    pursue new markets.
        ``(d)  Funding.--From the insurance fund established under section
    516(c), there is transferred for the partnerships for risk management
    education program established under subsection (b) $5,000,000 for
    fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year.''.

                            TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

                             Subtitle A--Livestock

    SEC. 11101. ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

        (a) National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program.--The
    Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section
    10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308A) the following new section:

    ``SEC. 10409B. NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
                  PROGRAM.

        ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary shall establish a program,
    to be known as the `National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response
    Program', to address the increasing risk of the introduction and spread
    of animal pests and diseases affecting the economic interests of the
    livestock and related industries of the United States, including the
    maintenance and expansion of export markets.
        ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To carry out the National Animal Disease
    Preparedness and Response Program, the Secretary shall offer to enter
    into cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments, with eligible
    entities, to be selected by the Secretary, which may include any of the
    following entities, either individually or in combination:
                ``(1) A State department of agriculture.
                ``(2) The office of the chief animal health official of a
            State.
                ``(3) A land-grant college or university or NLGCA
            Institution (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of the
            National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
            Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)).
                ``(4) A college of veterinary medicine, including a
            veterinary emergency team at such college.
                ``(5) A State or national livestock producer organization
            with direct and significant economic interest in livestock
            production.
                ``(6) A State emergency agency.
                ``(7) A State, national, allied, or regional veterinary
            organization or specialty board recognized by the American
            Veterinary Medical Association.
                ``(8) An Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the
            Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
            U.S.C. 5304)).
                ``(9) A Federal agency.
        ``(c) Activities.--
                ``(1) Program activities.--Activities under the National
            Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program shall include,
            to the extent practicable, the following:
                        ``(A) Enhancing animal pest and disease analysis
                    and surveillance.
                        ``(B) Expanding outreach and education.
                        ``(C) Targeting domestic inspection activities at
                    vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum.
                        ``(D) Enhancing and strengthening threat
                    identification and technology.
                        ``(E) Improving biosecurity.
                        ``(F) Enhancing emergency preparedness and response
                    capabilities, including training additional emergency
                    response personnel.
                        ``(G) Conducting technology development and
                    enhancing electronic sharing of animal health data for
                    risk analysis between State and Federal animal health
                    officials.
                        ``(H) Enhancing the development and effectiveness
                    of animal health technologies to treat and prevent
                    animal disease, including--
                                ``(i) veterinary biologics and diagnostics;
                                ``(ii) animal drugs for minor use and minor
                            species; and
                                ``(iii) animal medical devices.
                        ``(I) Such other activities as determined
                    appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with
                    eligible entities specified in subsection (b).
                ``(2) Priorities.--In entering into cooperative agreements
            or other legal instruments under subsection (b), the Secretary
            shall give priority to applications submitted by--
                        ``(A) a State department of agriculture or an
                    office of the chief animal health official of a State;
                    or
                        ``(B) an eligible entity that will carry out
                    program activities in a State or region--
                                ``(i) in which an animal pest or disease is
                            a Federal concern; or
                                ``(ii) which the Secretary determines has
                            potential for the spread of an animal pest or
                            disease after taking into consideration--
                                        ``(I) the agricultural industries
                                    in the State or region;
                                        ``(II) factors contributing to
                                    animal disease or pest in the State or
                                    region, such as the climate, natural
                                    resources, and geography of, and native
                                    and exotic wildlife species and other
                                    disease vectors in, the State or
                                    region; and
                                        ``(III) the movement of animals in
                                    the State or region.
                ``(3) Consultation.--For purposes of setting priorities
            under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with
            eligible entities specified in subsection (b). The Federal
            Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to
            consultation carried out under this paragraph.
        ``(d) Application.--
                ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity specified in
            subsection (b) seeking to enter into a cooperative agreement,
            or other legal instrument, under the National Animal Disease
            Preparedness and Response Program shall submit to the Secretary
            an application containing such information as the Secretary may
            require.
                ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify each
            applicant of--
                        ``(A) the requirements to be imposed on the
                    recipient of funds under the Program for auditing of,
                    and reporting on, the use of such funds; and
                        ``(B) the criteria to be used to ensure activities
                    supported using such funds are based on sound
                    scientific data or thorough risk assessments.
                ``(3) Non-federal contributions.--When deciding whether to
            enter into an agreement or other legal instrument under the
            Program with an eligible entity described in subsection (b),
            the Secretary--
                        ``(A) may take into consideration an eligible
                    entity's ability to contribute non-Federal funds to
                    carry out such a cooperative agreement or other legal
                    instrument under the Program; and
                        ``(B) shall not require such an entity to make such
                    a contribution.
        ``(e) Use of Funds.--
                ``(1) Use consistent with terms of cooperative agreement.--
            The recipient of funds under the National Animal Disease
            Preparedness and Response Program shall use the funds for the
            purposes and in the manner provided in the cooperative
            agreement, or other legal instrument, under which the funds are
            provided.
                ``(2) Sub-agreement.--Nothing in this section prevents an
            eligible entity from using funds received under the Program to
            enter into sub-agreements with political subdivisions of State
            that have legal responsibilities relating to animal disease
            prevention, surveillance, or rapid response.
        ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date
    of completion of an activity conducted using funds provided under the
    National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, the
    recipient of such funds shall submit to the Secretary a report that
    describes the purposes and results of the activities.''.
        (b) National Animal Health Vaccine Bank.--The Animal Health
    Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
    section 10409B, as added by subsection (a), the following new section:

    ``SEC. 10409C. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH VACCINE BANK.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a national
    vaccine bank (to be known as the `National Animal Health Vaccine Bank')
    for the benefit of the domestic interests of the United States and to
    help protect the United States agriculture and food system against
    terrorist attack, major disaster, and other emergencies.
        ``(b) Elements of Vaccine Bank.--Through the National Animal Health
    Vaccine Bank, the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) maintain sufficient quantities of animal vaccine,
            antiviral, therapeutic, or diagnostic products to appropriately
            and rapidly respond to an outbreak of those animal diseases
            that would have the most damaging effect on human health or the
            United States economy; and
                ``(2) leverage, when appropriate, the mechanisms and
            infrastructure that have been developed for the management,
            storage, and distribution of the National Veterinary Stockpile
            of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
        ``(c) Priority for Response to Foot and Mouth Disease.--The
    Secretary shall prioritize the acquisition of sufficient quantities of
    foot and mouth disease vaccine, and accompanying diagnostic products,
    for the National Animal Health Vaccine Bank. As part of such
    prioritization, the Secretary shall consider contracting with one or
    more entities that are capable of producing foot and mouth disease
    vaccine and that have surge production capacity of the vaccine.''.
        (c) Funding.--
                (1) In general.--Section 10417 of the Animal Health
            Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is amended by adding at the end
            the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Availability of Funds for Specified Purposes.--
                ``(1) Mandatory funding.--
                        ``(A) Fiscal year 2019.--Of the funds of the
                    Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
                    available for fiscal year 2019 $250,000,000 to carry
                    out sections 10409A, 10409B, and 10409C, of which--
                                ``(i) $30,000,000 shall be made available
                            to carry out the National Animal Health
                            Laboratory Network under section 10409A;
                                ``(ii) $70,000,000 shall be made available
                            to carry out the National Animal Disease
                            Preparedness and Response Program under section
                            10409B; and
                                ``(iii) $150,000,000 shall be made
                            available to establish and maintain the
                            National Animal Health Vaccine Bank under
                            section 10409C.
                        ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--Of the funds of the
                    Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make
                    available to carry out sections 10409A, 10409B, and
                    10409C, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020
                    through 2023, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall
                    be made available for each of those fiscal years to
                    carry out the National Animal Disease Preparedness and
                    Response Program under section 10409B.
                ``(2) Additional authorization of appropriations.--In
            addition to the funds made available under subparagraphs (A)(i)
            and (B) of paragraph (1) and funds authorized to be
            appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
            appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
            2023 to carry out the National Animal Health Laboratory Network
            under section 10409A.
                ``(3) Administrative costs.--Of the funds made available
            under subparagraphs (A)(i), (A)(ii), and (B) of paragraph (1)
            to carry out the National Animal Health Laboratory Network
            under section 10409A and the National Animal Disease
            Preparedness and Response Program under section 10409B, not
            more than 4 percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay
            administrative costs incurred by the Secretary. Of the funds
            made available under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of such
            paragraph to carry out the National Animal Disease Preparedness
            and Response Program under section 10409B, not more than 10
            percent may be retained by an eligible entity to pay
            administrative costs incurred by the eligible entity to carry
            out such program.
                ``(4) Duration of availability.--Funds made available under
            this subsection, including any proceeds credited under
            paragraph (5), shall remain available until expended.
                ``(5) Proceeds from vaccine sales.--Any proceeds of a sale
            of vaccine or antigen from the National Animal Health Vaccine
            Bank shall be--
                        ``(A) deposited into the Treasury of the United
                    States; and
                        ``(B) credited to the account for the operation of
                    the National Animal Health Vaccine Bank to be made
                    available for expenditure without further
                    appropriation.
                ``(6) Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes.--
            Funds made available under the National Animal Health
            Laboratory Network, the National Animal Disease Preparedness
            and Response Program, and the National Animal Health Vaccine
            Bank shall not be used for the construction of a new building
            or facility or the acquisition or expansion of an existing
            building or facility, including site grading and improvement
            and architect fees.''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--
                        (A) Section heading.--The heading of section 10417
                    of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is
                    amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 10417. FUNDING.''.

                        (B) Other amendments.--Section 10417 of the Animal
                    Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is further
                    amended--
                                (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``In
                            General'' and inserting ``General Authorization
                            of Appropriations''; and
                                (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ``to
                            carry out this subtitle'' and inserting
                            ``pursuant to the authorization of
                            appropriations in subsection (a)''.
                (3) Repeal of separate authorization of national animal
            health laboratory network.--Section 10409A of the Animal Health
            Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308A(d)) is amended by striking
            subsection (d).

    SEC. 11102. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.

        Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
    (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting
    ``2023''.

    SEC. 11103. VETERINARY TRAINING.

        Section 10504 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
    (7 U.S.C. 8318) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``and veterinary teams, including those
            based at colleges of veterinary medicine,'' after
            ``veterinarians''; and
                (2) by inserting before the period at the end the
            following: ``and who are capable of providing effective
            services before, during, and after emergencies''.

    SEC. 11104. REPORT ON FSIS GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH TO SMALL MEAT
                  PROCESSORS.

        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall
    submit to the Secretary a report on the effectiveness of existing Food
    Safety and Inspection Service guidance materials and other tools used
    by small and very small establishments, as defined by regulations
    issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service, as in effect on such
    date of enactment, including--
                (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the outreach
            conducted by the Food Safety and Inspection Service to small
            and very small establishments;
                (2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the guidance
            materials and other tools used by the Food Safety and
            Inspection Service to assist small and very small
            establishments;
                (3) an evaluation of the responsiveness of Food Safety and
            Inspection Service personnel to inquiries and issues from small
            and very small establishments; and
                (4) recommendations on measures the Food Safety and
            Inspection Service should take to improve regulatory clarity
            and consistency and ensure all guidance materials and other
            tools take into account small and very small establishments.

    SEC. 11105. REGIONAL CATTLE AND CARCASS GRADING CORRELATION AND
                  TRAINING CENTERS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish not more than three
    regional centers, to be known as ``Cattle and Carcass Grading
    Correlation and Training Centers'' (referred to in this section as the
    ``Centers''), to provide education and training for cattle and carcass
    beef graders of the Agricultural Marketing Service, cattle producers,
    and other professionals involved in the reporting, delivery, and
    grading of feeder cattle, live cattle, and carcasses--
                (1) to limit the subjectivity in the application of beef
            grading standards;
                (2) to provide producers with greater confidence in the
            price of the producers' cattle; and
                (3) to provide investors with both long and short positions
            more assurance in the cattle delivery system.
        (b) Location.--The Centers shall be located near cattle feeding and
    slaughter populations and areas shall be strategically identified in
    order to capture regional variances in cattle production.
        (c) Administration.--Each Center shall be organized and
    administered by offices of the Department of Agriculture in operation
    on the date on which the respective Center is established, or in
    coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies or academic
    institutions.
        (d) Training Program.--The Centers shall offer intensive
    instructional programs involving classroom and field training work for
    individuals described in subsection (a).
        (e) Coordination of Resources.--Each Center, in carrying out the
    functions of the Center, shall make use of information generated by the
    Department of Agriculture, the State agricultural extension and
    research stations, relevant designated contract markets, and the
    practical experience of area cattle producers, especially cattle
    producers cooperating in on-farm demonstrations, correlations, and
    research projects.
        (f) Prohibition on Construction.--Funds made available to carry out
    this section shall not be used for the construction of a new building
    or facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of
    an existing building or facility (including site grading and
    improvement, and architect fees). Notwithstanding the preceding
    sentence, the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out this
    section to provide a Center with payment for the cost of the rental of
    a space determined to be necessary by the Center for conducting
    training under this section and may accept donations (including in-kind
    contributions) to cover such cost.
        (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1,
    2018.

      Subtitle B--Beginning, Socially Disadvantaged, and Veteran Producers

    SEC. 11201. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
                  AND RANCHERS AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

        Section 2501(a)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
    Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023''; and
                        (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``2018'' and
                    inserting ``2023'';
                (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
                (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
            subparagraph:
                        ``(E) Priority.--In making grants and entering into
                    contracts and other agreements under this section, the
                    Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
                                ``(i) deliver agricultural education to
                            youth under the age of 18 in underserved and
                            underrepresented communities;
                                ``(ii) provide youth under the age of 18
                            with agricultural employment or volunteer
                            opportunities, or both; and
                                ``(iii) demonstrate experience in providing
                            such education or opportunities to socially
                            disadvantaged youth.''; and
                (4) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 11202. STATE BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER COORDINATOR.

        Section 226 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) is amended by adding at the end the following new
    subsection:
        ``(i) State Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coordinator.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate a State
            beginning farmer and rancher coordinator from among existing
            employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources
            Conservation Service, the Risk Management Agency, the Rural
            Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service.
                ``(2) Training.--The Agency shall coordinate the
            development of a training plan so that each State coordinator
            shall receive sufficient training to have a general working
            knowledge of the programs and services available from each
            agency of the Department to assist beginning farmers and
            ranchers and be familiar with issues relating to beginning
            farmers and ranchers.
                ``(3) Duties.--The coordinator shall--
                        ``(A) coordinate technical assistance at the State
                    level to help beginning farmers and ranchers gain
                    access to programs of the Department;
                        ``(B) work with outreach coordinators in the State
                    offices of the Farm Service Agency, the Natural
                    Resources Conservation Service, the Risk Management
                    Agency, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the
                    Rural Utilities Service to ensure appropriate
                    information about technical assistance is available at
                    outreach events and activities; and
                        ``(C) work with the Office of Partnerships and
                    Public Engagement and regional, state, and local
                    offices of the Department to facilitate partnerships
                    and joint outreach efforts with State regional, state,
                    and local organizations and key stakeholders serving
                    beginning farmers and ranchers through contracts and
                    cooperative agreements.''.

    SEC. 11203. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

        (a) Changing Name of Office.--
                (1) In general.--Section 226B of the Department of
            Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) is
            amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking ``advocacy
                    and outreach'' and inserting ``partnerships and public
                    engagement'';
                        (B) by striking ``Advocacy and Outreach'' each
                    place it appears in subsections (a)(2), (b)(1), and
                    (d)(4)(B) and inserting ``Partnerships and Public
                    Engagement'';
                (2) References.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of
            this Act, any reference to the Office of Advocacy and Outreach
            established under section 226B of the Department of Agriculture
            Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) in any other
            provision of Federal law shall be deemed to be a reference to
            the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
        (b) Increasing Outreach.--Section 226B of the Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934), as amended by
    subsection (a), is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at
                            the end;
                                (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new clauses:
                                ``(iv) limited resource producers;
                                ``(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; and
                                ``(vi) Tribal farmers and ranchers; and'';
                            and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(C) to promote youth outreach.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    inserting ``veteran farmers and ranchers, Tribal
                    farmers and ranchers,'' after ``beginning farmers or
                    ranchers,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or socially
                    disadvantaged'' and inserting ``socially disadvantaged,
                    veteran, or Tribal''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``veteran
                    farmers or ranchers, Tribal farmers or ranchers,''
                    after ``beginning farmers or ranchers,''.
        (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 226B(f)(3)(B) of the
    Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
    6934(f)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

    SEC. 11204. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS.

        Section 309 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of
    Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921) is amended to
    read as follows:

    ``SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall maintain in the Office of
    Partnerships and Public Engagement established under section 226B an
    Office of Tribal Relations, which shall advise the Secretary on
    policies related to Indian tribes and carry out such other functions as
    the Secretary considers appropriate.
        ``(b) New Beginnings Initiative.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the
    Secretary shall establish, in consultation with the Office of Tribal
    Relations, an initiative (to be known as the `New Beginnings
    Initiative') under which the Secretary shall provide funds to a land-
    grant college or university in an amount equal to the amount of funds
    such land-grant college or university expends for providing educational
    programs and services for, or tuition paid with respect to, Indians (as
    defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) at such land-grant college or
    university.''.

    SEC. 11205. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

        (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
    as the ``Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 2050'' (referred to
    in this section as the ``Commission'').
        (b) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a study on issues
    impacting the transition of agricultural operations from established
    farmers and ranchers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers,
    including--
                (1) access to, and availability of--
                        (A) quality land and necessary infrastructure;
                        (B) affordable credit; and
                        (C) adequate risk management tools;
                (2) agricultural asset transfer strategies in use as of the
            date of the enactment of this Act and improvements to such
            strategies;
                (3) incentives that may facilitate agricultural asset
            transfers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers,
            including recommendations for new Federal tax policies to
            facilitate lifetime and estate transfers;
                (4) the causes of the failures of such transitions, if any;
            and
                (5) the status of programs and incentives providing
            assistance with respect to such transitions in effect on the
            date of the enactment of this Act, and opportunities for the
            revision or modernization of such programs.
        (c) Membership.--
                (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 10
            members as follows:
                        (A) 3 members appointed by the Secretary.
                        (B) 3 members appointed by the Committee on
                    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
                        (C) 3 members appointed by the Committee on
                    Agriculture of the House of Representatives.
                        (D) The Chief Economist of the Department of
                    Agriculture.
                (2) Federal government employment.--In addition to the
            Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture, the
            membership of the Commission may include 1 or more employees of
            the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agencies.
                (3) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of
            the Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the
            date of enactment of this Act.
                (4) Term; vacancies.--
                        (A) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life
                    of the Commission.
                        (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission--
                                (i) shall not affect the powers of the
                            Commission; and
                                (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as
                            the original appointment was made.
                (5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
            on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
            Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
        (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
    constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser
    number of members may hold hearings.
        (e) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint 1 of the members of
    the Commission to serve as Chairperson of the Commission.
        (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Committee
    on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing
    the results of the study required by subsection (b), including such
    recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate.
        (g) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act
    at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
    evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out this
    section.
        (h) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure
    directly from a Federal agency such information as the Commission
    considers necessary to carry out this section. On request of the
    Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the
    information to the Commission.
        (i) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States mail
    in the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of
    the Federal Government.
        (j) Assistance From Secretary.--The Secretary may provide to the
    Commission appropriate office space and such reasonable administrative
    and support services as the Commission may request.
        (k) Compensation of Members.--
                (1) Non-federal employees.--A member of the Commission who
            is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall
            be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
            annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
            Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
            Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
            member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
            Commission.
                (2) Federal employees.--A member of the Commission who is
            an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve
            without compensation in addition to the compensation received
            for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the
            Federal Government.
                (3) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be
            allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
            subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
            under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
            Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of
            the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
        (l) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory Committee
    Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission or any proceeding
    of the Commission.

    SEC. 11206. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

        Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 is amended by inserting after section 220 (7 U.S.C. 6920) the
    following new section:

    ``SEC. 221. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

        ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish in the
    Department the position of Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator.
        ``(b) Duties.--The Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator
    shall--
                ``(1) promote the role of youth-serving organizations and
            school-based agricultural education in motivating and preparing
            young people to pursue careers in the agriculture, food, and
            natural resources systems;
                ``(2) work to help build awareness of the reach and
            importance of agriculture, across a diversity of fields and
            disciplines;
                ``(3) identify short-term and long-term interests of the
            Department and provide opportunities, resources, input, and
            coordination with programs and agencies of the Department to
            youth-serving organizations and school-based agricultural
            education, including the development of internship
            opportunities;
                ``(4) share, internally and externally, the extent to which
            active steps are being taken to encourage collaboration with,
            and support of, youth-serving organizations and school-based
            agricultural education;
                ``(5) provide information to young farmers concerning the
            availability of, and eligibility requirements for,
            participation in agricultural programs, with particular
            emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher programs;
                ``(6) serve as a resource for assisting young farmers in
            applying for participation in agricultural programs; and
                ``(7) advocate on behalf of young farmers in interactions
            with employees of the Department.
        ``(c) Contracts and Cooperative Agreements.--For purposes of
    carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Agricultural Youth
    Organization Coordinator shall consult with the cooperative extension
    and the land-grant university systems, and may enter into contracts or
    cooperative agreements with the research centers of the Agricultural
    Research Service, cooperative extension and the land-grant university
    systems, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, or nonprofit
    organizations for--
                ``(1) the conduct of regional research on the profitability
            of small farms;
                ``(2) the development of educational materials;
                ``(3) the conduct of workshops, courses, and certified
            vocational training;
                ``(4) the conduct of mentoring activities; or
                ``(5) the provision of internship opportunities.''.

                              Subtitle C--Textiles

    SEC. 11301. REPEAL OF PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON TRUST FUND.

        Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
    2101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking section 12314 (and
    by conforming the items relating to such section in the table of
    sections accordingly).

    SEC. 11302. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL MANUFACTURERS TRUST
                  FUND.

        Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
    2101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking section 12315 (and
    by conforming the items relating to such section in the table of
    sections accordingly).

    SEC. 11303. REPEAL OF WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION GRANTS FUNDING.

        Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
    2101 note; Public Law 113-79) is amended by striking section 12316 (and
    by conforming the items relating to such section in the table of
    sections accordingly).

    SEC. 11304. TEXTILE TRUST FUND.

        (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
    United States a trust fund, to be known as the ``Textile Trust Fund'',
    consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Textile Trust
    Fund pursuant to subsection (e), and to be used for the purposes of--
                (1) reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting
            from tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on
            certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric;
                (2) reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting
            from tariffs on wool products that are higher than tariffs on
            certain apparel articles made of wool products; and
                (3) wool research and promotion.
        (b) Distribution of Funds.--From amounts in the Textile Trust Fund,
    the Secretary shall make payments annually, beginning in calendar year
    2019, for each of calendar years 2019 through 2023 as follows:
                (1) Pima cotton.--From amounts specified in subsection
            (e)(2)(A), the Secretary shall make payments as follows:
                        (A) Twenty-five percent of such amounts for a
                    calendar year shall be paid to one or more nationally
                    recognized associations established for the promotion
                    of pima cotton for use in textile and apparel goods.
                        (B) Twenty-five percent of such amounts for a
                    calendar year shall be paid to yarn spinners of pima
                    cotton that produce ring spun cotton yarns in the
                    United States, to be allocated to each spinner in an
                    amount that bears the same ratio as--
                                (i) the spinner's production of ring spun
                            cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                            (exceeding 120 metric number) from pima cotton
                            in single and plied form during the previous
                            calendar year (as evidenced by an affidavit
                            provided by the spinner that meets the
                            requirements of subsection (c)(1)); bears to
                                (ii) the production of the yarns described
                            in clause (i) during the previous calendar year
                            for all spinners who qualify under this
                            subparagraph.
                        (C) Fifty percent of such amounts for a calendar
                    year shall be paid to manufacturers who cut and sew
                    cotton shirts in the United States who certify that
                    they used imported cotton fabric during the previous
                    calendar year, to be allocated to each such
                    manufacturer in an amount that bears the same ratio
                    as--
                                (i) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                            shipping, and related costs) of imported woven
                            cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count
                            and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer
                            during the previous calendar year (as evidenced
                            by an affidavit provided by the manufacturer
                            that meets the requirements of subsection
                            (c)(2)) used in the manufacturing of men's and
                            boys' cotton shirts; bears to
                                (ii) the dollar value (excluding duty,
                            shipping, and related costs) of the fabric
                            described in clause (i) purchased during the
                            previous calendar year by all manufacturers who
                            qualify under this subparagraph.
                (2) Wool manufacturers.--From amounts specified in
            subsection (e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall make payments as
            follows:
                        (A) To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph
                    (3) of section 4002(c) of the Wool Suit and Textile
                    Trade Extension Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429; 118
                    Stat. 2600), as amended by section 1633(c) of the
                    Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of
                    2006 (Public Law 109-280; 120 Stat. 1166) and section
                    325(b) of the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax
                    Relief Act of 2008 (division C of Public Law 110-343;
                    122 Stat. 3875), and any successor-in-interest to such
                    a manufacturer as provided for under paragraph (4) of
                    such section 4002(c), that submits an affidavit in
                    accordance with subsection (c)(3) for the year of the
                    payment for calendar years 2019 through 2023, payments
                    in amounts authorized under that paragraph.
                        (B) To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph
                    (6) of such section 4002(c) for calendar years 2019
                    through 2023, payments in amounts authorized under that
                    paragraph.
        (c) Affidavits.--
                (1) Yarn spinners.--The affidavit required by subsection
            (b)(1)(B)(i) for a calendar year is a notarized affidavit
            provided by an officer of a producer of ring spun yarns that
            affirms--
                        (A) that the producer used pima cotton during the
                    year in which the affidavit is filed and during the
                    previous calendar year to produce ring spun cotton
                    yarns in the United States, measuring less than 83.33
                    decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and
                    plied form;
                        (B) the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun
                    cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex
                    (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form
                    during the previous calendar year; and
                        (C) that the producer maintains supporting
                    documentation showing the quantity of such yarns
                    produced, and evidencing the yarns as ring spun cotton
                    yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120
                    metric number), in single and plied form during the
                    previous calendar year.
                (2) Shirting manufacturers.--
                        (A) In general.--The affidavit required by
                    subsection (b)(1)(C)(i) for a calendar year is a
                    notarized affidavit provided by an officer of a
                    manufacturer of men's and boys' shirts that affirms--
                                (i) that the manufacturer used imported
                            cotton fabric during the year in which the
                            affidavit is filed and during the previous
                            calendar year, to cut and sew men's and boys'
                            woven cotton shirts in the United States;
                                (ii) the dollar value of imported woven
                            cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count
                            and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer
                            during the previous calendar year;
                                (iii) that the manufacturer maintains
                            invoices along with other supporting
                            documentation (such as price lists and other
                            technical descriptions of the fabric qualities)
                            showing the dollar value of such fabric
                            purchased, the date of purchase, and evidencing
                            the fabric as woven cotton fabric of 80s or
                            higher count and 2-ply in warp; and
                                (iv) that the fabric was suitable for use
                            in the manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton
                            shirts.
                        (B) Date of purchase.--For purposes of the
                    affidavit under subparagraph (A), the date of purchase
                    shall be the invoice date, and the dollar value shall
                    be determined excluding duty, shipping, and related
                    costs.
                (3) Filing date for affidavits.--Any person required to
            provide an affidavit under this section shall file the
            affidavit with the Secretary or as directed by the Secretary
            for any of calendar years 2019 through 2023, not later than
            March 15 of that calendar year.
                (4) Increase in payments to wool manufacturers in case of
            expiration of duty suspensions.--
                        (A) In general.--In any calendar year in which the
                    suspension of duty on wool products described in
                    subparagraphs (B) and (C) is not in effect, the amount
                    of any payment described in subsection (b)(2) to a
                    manufacturer or successor-in-interest shall be
                    increased by an amount the Secretary, after
                    consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines
                    is equal to the amount the manufacturer or successor-
                    in-interest would have saved during the calendar year
                    of the payment if the suspension of duty on such wool
                    products were in effect.
                        (B) Special rule for certain fabrics of worsted
                    wool.--
                                (i) In general.--With respect to fabrics of
                            worsted wool described in clause (ii),
                            subparagraph (A) shall be applied by
                            substituting ``rate of duty on such wool
                            products was 10 percent'' for ``suspension of
                            duty on such wool products were in effect''.
                                (ii) Fabrics of worsted wool described.--
                            Fabrics of worsted wool described in this
                            paragraph are fabrics of worsted wool--
                                        (I) with average fiber diameters
                                    greater than 18.5 micron; and
                                        (II) containing 85 percent or more
                                    by weight of wool.
                        (C) Covered wool products.--Subparagraph (A)
                    applies with respect to the following:
                                (i) Yarn, of combed wool, not put up for
                            retail sale, containing 85 percent or more by
                            weight of wool, formed with wool fibers having
                            average diameters of 18.5 micron or less.
                                (ii) Wool fiber, waste, garnetted stock,
                            combed wool, or wool top, the foregoing having
                            average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron or less.
                                (iii) Fabrics of combed wool, containing 85
                            percent or more by weight of wool, with wool
                            yarns of average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron
                            or less, certified by the importer as suitable
                            for use in making men's and boys' suits, suit-
                            type jackets, or trousers and must be imported
                            for the benefit of persons who cut and sew such
                            clothing in the United States.
                                (iv) Fabrics of combed wool, containing 85
                            percent or more by weight of wool, with wool
                            yarns of average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron
                            or less, certified by the importer as suitable
                            for use in making men's and boys' suits, suit-
                            type jackets, or trousers and must be imported
                            for the benefit of persons who weave worsted
                            wool fabric suitable for use in such clothing
                            in the United States.
                        (D) No appeal of determinations.--A determination
                    of the Secretary under this paragraph shall be final
                    and not subject to appeal or protest.
        (d) Timing for Distributions.--The Secretary shall make a payment
    under subsection (b) for each of calendar years 2019 through 2023, not
    later than April 15 of the year of the payment.
        (e) Funding.--
                (1) Transfer required.--Of the funds of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Textile
            Trust Fund $25,250,000 for each of calendar years 2019 through
            2023.
                (2) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds transferred under
            paragraph (1) for a calendar year--
                        (A) $8,000,000 shall be available for distribution
                    under subsection (b)(1);
                        (B) $15,000,000 shall be available for distribution
                    under subsection (b)(2); and
                        (C) notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 506
                    of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7101
                    note; Public Law 106-200), $2,250,000 shall be
                    available to provide grants described in subsection (d)
                    of such section.
                (3) Sheep production and marketing.--In addition to funds
            made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the
            Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry
            out section 209 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
            U.S.C. 1627a), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain
            available until expended.
                (4) Duration of availability.--Amounts transferred to the
            Textile Trust Fund pursuant to this subsection shall remain
            available until expended.

                 Subtitle D--United States Grain Standards Act

    SEC. 11401. RESTORING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO UNITED STATES GRAIN
                  STANDARDS ACT.

        (a) In General.--Grain handling facilities described in subsection
    (b) may, on or before the date that is 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, restore a prior exception with an official
    agency designated under the rule entitled ``Exceptions to Geographic
    Areas for Official Agencies Under the USGSA'' published by the
    Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 18, 2003 (68
    Fed. Reg. 19137) if--
                (1) such grain handling facility and official agency agree
            to restore such prior exception; and
                (2) such grain handling facility notifies the Secretary of
            Agriculture of--
                        (A) the exception described in paragraph (1); and
                        (B) the effective date of such exception.
        (b) Eligible Grain Handling Facilities.--Subsection (a) shall apply
    with respect to grain handling facilities that were--
                (1) granted exceptions pursuant to the rule specified in
            subsection (a); and
                (2) had such exceptions revoked on or after September 30,
            2015.
        (c) No Unilateral Termination Allowed.--Beginning on the date of
    the enactment of this Act, a nonuse of service exception may only be
    terminated if two or more parties to such exception, including the
    grain handling facility, are in joint agreement with respect to such
    termination.

            Subtitle E--Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

    SEC. 11501. ELIGIBLE CROPS.

        Section 196(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph
    (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in
                    this section, the term `eligible crop' means each
                    commercial crop or other agricultural commodity that is
                    produced for food or fiber (except livestock) for which
                    catastrophic risk protection under subsection (b) of
                    section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
                    1508) and additional coverage under subsections (c) and
                    (h) of such section are not available or, if such
                    coverage is available, it is only available under a
                    policy that provides coverage for specific intervals
                    based on weather indexes or under a whole farm plan of
                    insurance.''.

    SEC. 11502. SERVICE FEE.

        Section 196(k)(1) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)(1)) is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$250'' and inserting
            ``$350''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) by striking ``$750'' and inserting ``$1,050'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``$1,875'' and inserting
                    ``$2,100''.

    SEC. 11503. PAYMENTS EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.

        (a) Premiums.--Section 196(l)(2)(B)(i) of the Federal Agriculture
    Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(l)(2)(B)(i)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (IV);
                (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (V) and
            inserting ``and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                        ``(VI) the producer's share of the
                                    crop; or''.
        (b) Additional Availability of Coverage.--Section 196(l) of the
    Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
    7333(l)) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
            (3) and (4), respectively.
        (c) Period of Availability.--Paragraph (4) of section 196(l) of the
    Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
    7333(l)), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2), is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (3)(A),
            additional'' and inserting ``Additional''; and
                (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

                           Subtitle F--Other Matters

    SEC. 11601. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM PRODUCTION AND
                  CONSERVATION.

        (a) References to Former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm
    and Foreign Agricultural Services.--
                (1) Food aid consultative group.--Section 205(b) of the
            Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(b)) is amended by striking
            paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
                ``(2) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and
            Foreign Agricultural Affairs;''.
                (2) Office of risk management.--Section 226A(d)(1) of the
            Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
            6933(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary of
            Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services'' and
            inserting ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production
            and Conservation''.
                (3) Multiagency task force.--Section 242(b)(3) of the
            Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C.
            6952(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary for Farm
            and Foreign Agricultural Services'' and inserting ``Under
            Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural
            Affairs''.
                (4) Interagency committee on minority careers in
            international affairs.--Section 625(c)(1)(A) of the Higher
            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1131c(c)(1)(A)) is amended by
            striking ``Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
            Services'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for
            Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs''.
        (b) References to Other Designated Department Officials.--
                (1) Definitions under consolidated farm and rural
            development act.--Section 343(a)(13)(D) of the Agricultural Act
            of 1961 (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(D)) is amended--
                        (A) in clause (ii)--
                                (i) by inserting ``(or other official
                            designated by the Secretary)'' after ``Under
                            Secretary for Rural Development''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``or designated
                            official'' after ``Under Secretary'' each other
                            place it appears; and
                        (B) in clause (iii)--
                                (i) by inserting ``(or other official
                            designated by the Secretary)'' after ``Under
                            Secretary for Rural Development''; and
                                (ii) in subclauses (III) and (IV), by
                            inserting ``or designated official'' after
                            ``Under Secretary'' both places it appears.
                (2) National sheep industry improvement center.--Section
            210(f)(3)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
            U.S.C. 1627b(f)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ``(or other
            official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture)'' after
            ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development''.
                (3) Intertribal tourism demonstration projects.--Section
            6(a)(2)(A) of the Native American Business Development, Trade
            Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4305(a)(2)(A)) is
            amended by inserting ``(or other official designated by the
            Secretary of Agriculture)'' after ``Under Secretary of
            Agriculture for Rural Development''.
                (4) State plans for vocational rehabilitation services.--
            Section 101(a)(11)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
            U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(C)) is amended by inserting ``(or other
            official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture)'' after
            ``Under Secretary for Rural Development of the Department of
            Agriculture''.

    SEC. 11602. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROGRAMS UNDER
                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1994.

        Section 296(b)(8) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization
    Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(8)) is amended by inserting ``, section
    772 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
    Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, or the
    Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'' before the period at the end.

    SEC. 11603. CONFERENCE REPORT REQUIREMENT THRESHOLD.

        Section 14208(a)(3)(A) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
    2008 (7 U.S.C. 2255b(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and
    inserting ``$75,000''.

    SEC. 11604. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
    Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall carry out a national
    agriculture imagery program to annually acquire aerial imagery during
    agricultural growing seasons from the continental United States.
        (b) Data.--The aerial imagery acquired under this section shall--
                (1) consist of high resolution processed digital imagery;
                (2) be made available in a format that can be provided to
            Federal, State, and private sector entities;
                (3) be technologically compatible with geospatial
            information technology; and
                (4) be consistent with the standards established by the
            Federal Geographic Data Committee.
        (c) Supplemental Satellite Imagery.--The Secretary of Agriculture
    may supplement the aerial imagery collected under this section with
    satellite imagery.
        (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this section $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019
    and each fiscal year thereafter.

    SEC. 11605. REPORT ON INCLUSION OF NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS IN COMMODITY
                  PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACT OF 1996.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report examining the
    effect the establishment of a Natural Stone Research and Promotion
    Board pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information
    Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) would have on the natural stone
    industry, including how such a program would effect--
                (1) research conducted on, and the promotion of, natural
            stone;
                (2) the development and expansion of domestic markets for
            natural stone;
                (3) economic activity of the natural stone industry subject
            to such a Board;
                (4) economic development in rural areas; and
                (5) benefits to consumers in the United States of natural
            stone products.

    SEC. 11606. SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUSION IN VIRGINIA/CAROLINA PEANUT
                  PRODUCING REGION.

        Section 1308(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Farm Security and Rural
    Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7958(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by
    striking ``Virginia and North Carolina'' and inserting ``Virginia,
    North Carolina, and South Carolina''.

    SEC. 11607. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON.

        Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of
    1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended by section 11204, is further
    amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 222. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within the
    Office of the Secretary a Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison to
    coordinate Federal programs to measure and reduce the incidence of food
    loss and waste in accordance with this section.
        ``(b) Duties.--The Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison shall--
                ``(1) coordinate food loss and waste reduction efforts with
            other Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection
            Agency and the Food and Drug Administration;
                ``(2) support and promote Federal programs to measure and
            reduce the incidence of food loss and waste and increase food
            recovery;
                ``(3) provide information to, and serve as a resource for,
            entities engaged in food loss and waste reduction and food
            recovery concerning the availability of, and eligibility
            requirements for, participation in Federal programs;
                ``(4) raise awareness of the liability protections afforded
            under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42
            U.S.C. 1791) to persons engaged in food loss and waste
            reduction and food recovery; and
                ``(5) make recommendations with respect to expanding food
            recovery efforts and reducing the incidence of food loss and
            waste.
        ``(c) Cooperative Agreements.--For purposes of carrying out the
    duties under subsection (b), the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison
    may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the research
    centers of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area,
    institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the
    Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), or nonprofit
    organizations for--
                ``(1) the development of educational materials;
                ``(2) the conduct of workshops and courses; or
                ``(3) the conduct of research on best practices with
            respect to food loss and waste reduction and food recovery.''.

    SEC. 11608. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD ACCESS LIAISON.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture
    Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended by
    sections 11204 and 11607, is amended by adding at the end the
    following:

    ``SEC. 223. FOOD ACCESS LIAISON.

        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the position of
    Food Access Liaison to coordinate Department programs to reduce
    barriers to food access and monitor and evaluate the progress of such
    programs in accordance with this section.
        ``(b) Duties.--The Food Access Liaison shall--
                ``(1) coordinate the efforts of the Department, including
            regional offices, to experiment and consider programs and
            policies aimed at reducing barriers to food access for
            consumers, including but not limited to participants in
            nutrition assistance programs;
                ``(2) provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to
            reduce barriers to food access in accordance with the statutory
            authorization for each program;
                ``(3) provide outreach to entities engaged in activities to
            reduce barriers to food access, including retailers, markets,
            producers, and others involved in food production and
            distribution, with respect to the availability of, and
            eligibility for, Department programs;
                ``(4) raise awareness of food access issues in interactions
            with employees of the Department;
                ``(5) make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to
            efforts to reduce barriers to food access; and
                ``(6) submit to Congress an annual report with respect to
            the efforts of the Department to reduce barriers to food
            access.''.
        (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical
    assistance to entities that are participants, or seek to participate,
    in Department of Agriculture programs related to reduction of barriers
    to food access.

    SEC. 11609. COTTON CLASSIFICATION SERVICES.

        Section 3a of the Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 473a), is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(g) Hiring Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, employees hired to provide cotton classification services pursuant
    to this section may work up to 240 calendar days in a service year and
    may be rehired non-competitively every year in the same or a successor
    position if they meet performance and conduct expectations, as
    determined by the Secretary.''.

    SEC. 11610. CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM.

        The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary
    recognizes any farm that--
                (1) a State department of agriculture or similar statewide
            agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm; or
                (2)(A) is defined as a farm or ranch under section 4284.902
            of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
            date of enactment of this Act);
                (B) has been in continuous operation for at least 100
            years; and
                (C) has been owned by the same family for at least 100
            consecutive years, as verified through deeds, wills, abstracts,
            tax statements, or other similar legal documents considered
            appropriate by the Secretary.

    SEC. 11611. REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation
    with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
    Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, shall prepare and
    submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate on plans for improving the Federal government's
    policies and procedures with respect to gene editing and other
    precision plant breeding methods.
        (b) Content.--The report under subsection (a) shall include plans
    to implement measures designed to ensure that--
                (1) the United States continues to provide a favorable
            environment for research and development in precision plant
            breeding innovation and maintains its leadership with respect
            to that innovation;
                (2) for plants for which premarket review is required under
            the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal
            Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136), or
            the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the process for such
            review is designed--
                        (A) to minimize regulatory burden while assuring
                    protection of public health and welfare; and
                        (B) to ensure that resources of the Department of
                    Agriculture are focused on plants with less familiar
                    characteristics, more complex risk pathways, or both;
                (3) each agency referred to in subsection (a) recognizes
            that certain applications of gene editing in plants do not
            warrant such a premarket review process;
                (4) each agency referred to in subsection (a) clearly
            communicates the rationale for the regulatory policies and
            decisions of such agency to the public through broadly
            available and easily accessible tools;
                (5) categories of plants that are familiar and have a
            history of safe use be identified and exempted from such
            premarket review or be subject to an expedited, independent
            premarket review process for which data requirements are
            reduced;
                (6) regulatory processes of each agency referred to in
            subsection (a) are predictable, efficient, not duplicative, and
            designed to accommodate rapid advances in plant breeding
            technology; and
                (7) where Federal law provides for regulatory oversight of
            plant breeding technology by more than one Federal agency, the
            relevant Federal agencies enter into appropriate interagency
            agreements to shift responsibility for particular categories of
            plant products and regulatory activities for purposes of
            meeting the goals specified in paragraphs (1) through (6).

    SEC. 11612. REPORT ON DOG IMPORTATION.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary
    of Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the
    Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Committee on
    Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
    contains the following information, with respect to the importation of
    dogs into the United States:
                (1) An estimate of the number of dogs so imported each
            year.
                (2) The number of dogs so imported for resale.
                (3) The number of dogs for which such importation for
            resale was requested but denied because such importation failed
            to meet the requirements of section 18 of the Animal Welfare
            Act (7 U.S.C. 2148).
                (4) The Secretary's recommendations for Federal statutory
            changes determined to be necessary for such importation for
            resale to meet the requirements of such section.

    SEC. 11613. PROHIBITION ON SLAUGHTER OF DOGS AND CATS FOR HUMAN
                  CONSUMPTION.

        The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:

    ``SEC. 30. PROHIBITION OF SLAUGHTER OF DOGS AND CATS FOR HUMAN
                  CONSUMPTION.

        ``(a) Prohibition.--No person may--
                ``(1) knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human
            consumption; or
                ``(2) knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive,
            possess, purchase, sell, or donate--
                        ``(A) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human
                    consumption; or
                        ``(B) dog or cat parts for human consumption.
        ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates this section shall be
    subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more
    than $2,500, or both.
        ``(c) Scope.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to
    conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the
    special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
        ``(d) Conflict With State Law.--This section shall not be construed
    to limit any State or local law or regulations protecting the welfare
    of animals or to prevent a State or local governing body from adopting
    and enforcing animal welfare laws and regulations that are more
    stringent than this section.''.

    SEC. 11614. CONSIDERATION OF THE TOTALITY OF CONSERVATION MEASURES.

        Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
    1536(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) In determining whether a Federal agency
                    action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence
                    of any endangered species or threatened species or
                    result in the destruction or adverse modification of
                    the critical habitat of a species, the Secretary shall
                    consider the offsetting effects of all avoidance,
                    minimization, and other species-protection or
                    conservation measures that are already in place or
                    proposed to be implemented as part of the action,
                    including the development, improvement, protection, or
                    management of species habitat whether or not it is
                    designated as critical habitat of such species.''.

    SEC. 11615. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in conjunction with
    the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may issue
    depredation permits to livestock farmers, authorizing takings of black
    vultures otherwise prohibited by Federal law to prevent such vultures
    from taking livestock during the calving season.
        (b) Limited to Affected States or Regions.--The Secretary may issue
    such permits only to livestock farmers in States and regions in which
    livestock farmers are affected by black vultures, as determined by
    Secretary in conjunction with the Director.
        (c) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require, as a condition of such
    a permit, that the permit holder shall report to the appropriate
    enforcement agencies the takings of black vultures under the permit.

    SEC. 11616. EXTENDING PROHIBITION ON ANIMAL FIGHTING TO THE
                  TERRITORIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
    2156) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as
                    provided in paragraph (3), it'' and inserting ``It'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3);
                (2) by striking subsection (d); and
                (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i),
            and (j) as subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i),
            respectively.
        (b) Use of Postal Service or Other Interstate Instrumentalities.--
    Section 26(c) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156(c)) is amended
    by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(d)''.
        (c) Criminal Penalties.--Subsection (i) of section 26 of the Animal
    Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156), as redesignated by section 2(3), is
    amended by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(d)''.
        (d) Enforcement of Animal Fighting Prohibitions.--Section 49(a) of
    title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(e)'' and
    inserting ``(d)''.

    SEC. 11617. WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES RULE.

        The final rule issued by the Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army entitled ``Clean Water
    Rule: Definition of `Waters of the United States''', published on June
    29, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 37054), is repealed, and any regulation or
    policy revised under, or otherwise affected as a result of, that rule
    shall be applied as if that rule had not been issued.

                   Subtitle G--Protecting Interstate Commerce

    SEC. 11701. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE BY STATE AND LOCAL
                  GOVERNMENTS WITH PRODUCTION OR MANUFACTURE OF ITEMS IN
                  OTHER STATES.

        (a) In General.--Consistent with article I, section 8, clause 3 of
    the Constitution of the United States, the government of a State or
    locality therein shall not impose a standard or condition on the
    production or manufacture of any agricultural product sold or offered
    for sale in interstate commerce if--
                (1) such production or manufacture occurs in another State;
            and
                (2) the standard or condition is in addition to the
            standards and conditions applicable to such production or
            manufacture pursuant to--
                        (A) Federal law; and
                        (B) the laws of the State and locality in which
                    such production or manufacture occurs.
        (b) Agricultural Product Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``agricultural product'' has the meaning given such term in section 207
    of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626).

    SEC. 11702. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION TO CHALLENGE STATE REGULATION OF
                  INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

        (a) Private Right of Action.--A person, including a producer,
    transporter, distributer, consumer, laborer, trade association, the
    Federal Government, a State government, or a unit of local government,
    which is affected by a regulation of a State or unit of local
    government which regulates any aspect of an agricultural product,
    including any aspect of the method of production, which is sold in
    interstate commerce, or any means or instrumentality through which such
    an agriculture product is sold in interstate commerce, may bring an
    action in the appropriate court to invalidate such a regulation and
    seek damages for economic loss resulting from such regulation.
        (b) Preliminary Injunction.--Upon a motion of the plaintiff, the
    court shall issue a preliminary injunction to preclude the State or
    unit of local government from enforcing the regulation at issue until
    such time as the court enters a final judgment in the case, unless the
    State or unit of local government proves by clear and convincing
    evidence that--
                (1) the State or unit of local government is likely to
            prevail on the merits at trial; and
                (2) the injunction would cause irreparable harm to the
            State or unit of local government.
        (c) Statute of Limitations.--No action shall be maintained under
    this section unless it is commenced within 10 years after the cause of
    action arose.

                Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2018.

                Attest:

                                                                     Clerk.
    115th CONGRESS

      2d Session

                                    H. R. 2

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                                     AN ACT

     To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
    programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
                              for other purposes.