115 S5335 IS: Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act
U.S. Senate
2024-11-18
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.TITLE I—CommoditiesSubtitle A—Commodity PolicySec. 1101. Definitions.Sec. 1102. Base acres.Sec. 1103. Payment yields.Sec. 1104. Payment acres.Sec. 1105. Producer election.Sec. 1106. Price loss coverage.Sec. 1107. Agriculture risk coverage.Subtitle B—Marketing loansSec. 1201. Loan rates.Sec. 1202. Textile mills.Sec. 1203. Extensions.Subtitle C—SugarSec. 1301. Sugar policy.Subtitle D—DairySec. 1401. Dairy Margin Coverage.Sec. 1402. Dairy products donation program.Sec. 1403. Reauthorizations.Sec. 1404. Related provisions.Subtitle E—Supplemental and emergency agricultural disaster assistance programsSec. 1501. Definitions; conforming amendments.Sec. 1502. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.Sec. 1503. Emergency relief program.Subtitle F—Noninsured Crop AssistanceSec. 1601. Noninsured crop assistance program.Subtitle G—AdministrationSec. 1701. Regulations.Sec. 1702. Suspension of permanent price support authority.Sec. 1703. Ineligibility of land owned by foreign persons for program benefits.Sec. 1704. Adjusted gross income limitation.Sec. 1705. Farm program implementation coordination.Sec. 1706. Legal entities.Sec. 1707. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.Sec. 1708. Limitation on Commodity Credit Corporation authority.Subtitle H—Emergency assistanceSec. 1801. Emergency assistance.TITLE II—ConservationSec. 2001. Definitions.Subtitle A—Wetland ConservationSec. 2101. Mitigation banking.Subtitle B—Conservation Reserve Program (including Farmable Wetland Program)Sec. 2201. Conservation reserve.Sec. 2202. Conservation reserve enhancement program.Sec. 2203. Farmable wetland program.Sec. 2204. Special programs.Sec. 2205. Conservation reserve easements.Sec. 2206. Duties of the Secretary.Sec. 2207. Payments.Sec. 2208. Contracts.Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship ProgramPART I—Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramSec. 2301. Purposes.Sec. 2302. Definitions.Sec. 2303. Establishment and administration.Sec. 2304. Environmental quality incentives program plan.Sec. 2305. Limitation on payments.Sec. 2306. Conservation innovation grants and payments.PART II—Conservation Stewardship ProgramSec. 2311. Definitions.Sec. 2312. Stewardship contracts.Sec. 2313. Duties of the Secretary.Sec. 2314. On-farm conservation stewardship innovation grants.Subtitle D—Other conservation programsSec. 2401. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.Sec. 2402. Soil and water resources conservation.Sec. 2403. Emergency conservation programs.Sec. 2404. Conservation of private grazing land.Sec. 2405. Grassroots source water protection program.Sec. 2406. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.Sec. 2407. Feral swine eradication and control program.Sec. 2408. Report on small wetlands.Sec. 2409. Terminal lakes assistance.Sec. 2410. Colorado salinity control units.Sec. 2411. Chesapeake Bay States' Partnership Initiative.Sec. 2412. Driftless area landscape conservation initiative.Sec. 2413. Expansion of NRCS snow survey and water supply forecasting.Subtitle E—Funding and administrationSec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation.Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance.Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.Sec. 2504. Best practices guidance for solar energy land management.Subtitle F—Agricultural conservation easement programSec. 2601. Definitions.Sec. 2602. Agricultural land easements.Sec. 2603. Wetland reserve easements.Sec. 2604. Administration.Subtitle G—Regional Conservation Partnership ProgramSec. 2701. Establishment and purposes.Sec. 2702. Definitions.Sec. 2703. Regional conservation partnerships.Sec. 2704. Assistance to producers.Sec. 2705. Funding.Sec. 2706. Administration.Sec. 2707. Critical conservation areas.TITLE III—TradeSubtitle A—Food for Peace ActSec. 3101. United States policy.Sec. 3102. Provision of agricultural commodities.Sec. 3103. Levels of assistance.Sec. 3104. Food Aid Consultative Group.Sec. 3105. Issuance of regulations.Sec. 3106. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation.Sec. 3107. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods.Sec. 3108. Definitions.Sec. 3109. Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.Sec. 3110. Administrative provisions.Sec. 3111. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance.Sec. 3112. Funds for emergency and nonemergency food assistance.Sec. 3113. Micronutrient fortification programs.Sec. 3114. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.Sec. 3115. Technical corrections.Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978Sec. 3201. Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names.Sec. 3202. Technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities.Sec. 3203. Report on competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops.Sec. 3204. Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation.Sec. 3205. Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working group.Subtitle C—Other agricultural trade lawsSec. 3301. Food for Progress Act of 1985.Sec. 3302. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.Sec. 3303. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.Sec. 3304. Growing American food exports.Sec. 3305. International food security technical assistance.Sec. 3306. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.Sec. 3307. Global Crop Diversity Trust.Sec. 3308. Local and regional food aid procurement projects.Sec. 3309. International agricultural education fellowship program.TITLE IV—NutritionSubtitle A—Supplemental nutrition assistance programSec. 4101. Ensuring transparency and accountability in thrifty food plan.Sec. 4102. Food distribution program on Indian reservations.Sec. 4103. Income exclusion for military basic allowance for housing.Sec. 4104. SNAP materials for health care professionals.Sec. 4105. College students.Sec. 4106. Improvements to SNAP employment and training.Sec. 4107. Ensuring EBT integrity.Sec. 4108. Retail food stores.Sec. 4109. Improving customer service to retail food stores.Sec. 4110. Restoring SNAP benefits for drug-related convictions.Sec. 4111. Streamlining SNAP applications.Sec. 4112. Improving State administration and quality control.Sec. 4113. Process and technology innovation grants.Sec. 4114. Elderly simplified application option.Sec. 4115. Hot foods.Sec. 4116. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 4117. Inclusion of Puerto Rico in supplemental nutrition assistance program.Sec. 4118. Assistance for community food projects.Sec. 4119. Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program.Sec. 4120. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.Subtitle B—Emergency food assistance programSec. 4201. TEFAP farm-to-food bank projects.Sec. 4202. Kosher, Halal, and culturally relevant foods projects.Sec. 4203. Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes.Sec. 4204. Fresh produce procurement option.Sec. 4205. Emergency food assistance for Indian tribes.Sec. 4206. Emergency food assistance.Subtitle C—Commodity distribution programsSec. 4301. Commodity distribution program.Sec. 4302. Commodity supplemental food program.Sec. 4303. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects.Subtitle D—MiscellaneousSec. 4401. Senior farmers’ market nutrition program.Sec. 4402. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions.Sec. 4403. Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program.Sec. 4404. Healthy dairy nutrition incentives projects.Sec. 4405. Healthy food financing initiative.Sec. 4406. Microgrants for food security.Sec. 4407. Study and report on nutrition programs in geographically isolated States.Sec. 4408. Streamlining application process for direct marketing farmers in nutrition programs.Sec. 4409. Nutrition security report.Sec. 4410. Senior nutrition task force.Sec. 4411. Technical corrections.Sec. 4412. Effective date.TITLE V—CreditSubtitle A—Farm ownership loansSec. 5101. Modification of experience eligibility requirement for farm ownership loans.Sec. 5102. Conservation and Precision Agriculture Loan and Loan Guarantee Program.Sec. 5103. Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans.Sec. 5104. Refinancing of guaranteed loans into direct loans.Sec. 5105. Down payment loan program.Sec. 5106. Support for resolving ownership and succession issues relating to farmland.Subtitle B—Operating loansSec. 5201. Limitation on amount of operating loans.Sec. 5202. Eligibility for operating loans.Sec. 5203. Microloans.Subtitle C—Emergency loansSec. 5301. Emergency loan determination factors.Sec. 5302. Eligibility for assistance based on production loss.Subtitle D—Administrative provisionsSec. 5401. Distressed borrowers.Sec. 5402. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program.Sec. 5403. Loan authorization levels.Sec. 5404. Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher.Sec. 5405. Loan fund set-asides.Sec. 5406. Temporary prohibition of loans to borrowers that have received debt forgiveness.Sec. 5407. Guaranteed farmer program loan applications.Subtitle E—MiscellaneousSec. 5501. Technical corrections.Sec. 5502. Qualifying agricultural mediation programs.Sec. 5503. Financing for essential rural community facilities.Sec. 5504. Qualified loan definition.Sec. 5505. Eligibility for water and wastewater disposal facility loans.TITLE VI—Rural DevelopmentSubtitle A—Rural healthcare and childcareSec. 6101. Improving rural healthcare.Sec. 6102. Improving rural childcare.Sec. 6103. Access to credit for rural healthcare and childcare.Subtitle B—Rural partnerships and prosperitySec. 6201. Definitions.Sec. 6202. Rural partnership program grants.Sec. 6203. Rural partnership technical assistance grants.Sec. 6204. Rural Partners Network.Sec. 6205. Funding.Subtitle C—Rural Electrification Act of 1936PART I—Rural Broadband AccessSec. 6301. ReConnect Program.Sec. 6302. Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas.Sec. 6303. Innovative Broadband Advancement Program.Sec. 6304. Community Connect Grant Program.PART II—Additional Amendments Sec. 6311. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes.Sec. 6312. Rural development loans and grants.Sec. 6313. Expansion of 911 access.Subtitle D—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development ActSec. 6401. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.Sec. 6402. SEARCH grants.Sec. 6403. Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training programs.Sec. 6404. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.Sec. 6405. Rural water and wastewater cybersecurity circuit rider program.Sec. 6406. Tribal college and university essential community facilities.Sec. 6407. Essential community facilities technical assistance and training.Sec. 6408. Emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program.Sec. 6409. Assistance to provide water and wastewater services in financially distressed rural areas.Sec. 6410. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program.Sec. 6411. Additional assistance for rural water systems.Sec. 6412. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.Sec. 6413. Rural decentralized water systems.Sec. 6414. Healthy drinking water affordability assistance program.Sec. 6415. Rural business and industry guaranteed loans.Sec. 6416. Solid waste management grants.Sec. 6417. Rural business development grants.Sec. 6418. Rural cooperative development grants.Sec. 6419. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.Sec. 6420. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.Sec. 6421. Rural economic area partnership zones.Sec. 6422. Intermediary relending program.Sec. 6423. Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical assistance and training.Sec. 6424. National Rural Development Partnership.Sec. 6425. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.Sec. 6426. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.Sec. 6427. Health care services.Sec. 6428. Strategic community investment plans.Sec. 6429. Rural innovation stronger economy grant program.Sec. 6430. Rural business investment program.Sec. 6431. Investments in rural infrastructure.Subtitle E—MiscellaneousSec. 6501. Distance learning and telemedicine.Sec. 6502. Last acre projects.Sec. 6503. Food supply chain guaranteed loan and grant program.Sec. 6504. Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program.Sec. 6505. Rural energy savings program.Sec. 6506. Technical corrections.TITLE VII—Research, Extension, and Related MattersSubtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977Sec. 7101. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.Sec. 7102. Specialty crop committee.Sec. 7103. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education.Sec. 7104. Agricultural and food policy research centers.Sec. 7105. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.Sec. 7106. Nutrition education program.Sec. 7107. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.Sec. 7108. Extension at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7109. Agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7110. Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions.Sec. 7111. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions.Sec. 7113. Research and extension activities at 1890 Institutions.Sec. 7114. New beginning for Tribal students.Sec. 7115. Hispanic-serving institutions.Sec. 7116. International agriculture partnerships and grants program.Sec. 7117. Research equipment grants.Sec. 7118. University research.Sec. 7119. Cooperative extension service.Sec. 7120. Supplemental and alternative crops.Sec. 7121. New Era Rural Technology Program.Sec. 7122. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions.Sec. 7123. Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority.Sec. 7124. Capacity building grants for community college agricultural programs.Sec. 7125. Agricultural Innovation Corridors.Sec. 7126. National agroforestry survey.Sec. 7127. Aquaculture assistance programs.Sec. 7128. Rangeland research programs.Sec. 7129. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.Sec. 7130. Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education.Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990Sec. 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. Enhanced coordination of organic agriculture research.Sec. 7211. Farm business management.Sec. 7212. Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, education, and extension initiative.Sec. 7213. Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions.Sec. 7214. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.Sec. 7215. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998Sec. 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 2008PART I—Agricultural securitySec. 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 provisionsSec. 7411. Grazinglands research laboratory.Sec. 7412. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.Sec. 7413. Natural products research program.Sec. 7414. Sun grant program.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 7501. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.Sec. 7502. Heirs property and fractionated land legal clinics.Sec. 7503. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.Sec. 7504. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.Sec. 7505. Report on the extension service needs of Tribal lands and populations.Sec. 7506. Restoration of 4-H name and emblem authority.Sec. 7507. Amendments to the Hatch Act.Sec. 7508. Research Facilities Act.Sec. 7509. Public cultivar development.Sec. 7510. Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.Sec. 7511. Extension Design and Demonstration Initiative.Sec. 7512. Biomass research and development.Sec. 7513. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.Sec. 7514. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.Sec. 7515. Federal agriculture research facilities.Sec. 7516. Enhanced use lease authority program.Sec. 7517. Agrivoltaic systems.Sec. 7518. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation joint research and development activities.Sec. 7519. National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Economic Development Administration partnership on cooperative extension activities.TITLE VIII—ForestrySubtitle A—Forest data modernizationSec. 8101. Forest inventory and analysis.Sec. 8102. Data on forest management projects.Sec. 8103. Forest and wood products carbon provision.Subtitle B—Forest health and managementSec. 8201. Definition of National Forest System.PART I—Forest Service managementSec. 8211. Hazardous fuel reduction on Federal land.Sec. 8212. Insect infestations and related diseases.Sec. 8213. Insect and disease treatment areas.Sec. 8214. Study on protection of forests from invasive species.Sec. 8215. Forest Service participation in ACES Program.Sec. 8216. Tribal consultation in land use plans.Sec. 8217. Prescribed fire centers.Sec. 8218. Cost-share waiver for rehabilitation from wildland fires.Sec. 8219. Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program.Sec. 8220. Permits and agreements with electric utilities.PART II—State, private, and Tribal partnershipsSec. 8231. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest resources.Sec. 8232. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program.Sec. 8233. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation.Sec. 8234. Water Source Protection Program.Sec. 8235. Watershed condition framework.Sec. 8236. Tribal forest protection management activities and projects.Sec. 8237. Incorporation of Tribal management plans.Sec. 8238. Healthy forests reserve program.Sec. 8239. Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites.Sec. 8240. Modification of good neighbor authority.Sec. 8241. GAO reports on good neighbor authority.Sec. 8242. Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.Sec. 8243. Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program.Sec. 8244. Emergency forest watershed program.Sec. 8245. Emergency Forest Restoration Program.Sec. 8246. Nursery and seed orchard support.Sec. 8247. Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities.PART III—Timber innovationSec. 8261. Wood Innovations Grant Program.Sec. 8262. Community Wood Facilities Grant Program.Sec. 8263. Report on use of mass timber in construction of Federal facilities.Subtitle C—Forest conservationSec. 8301. National and Regional Agroforestry Centers.Sec. 8302. American forest farming association.Sec. 8303. Rural Forest Market Investment Program.Sec. 8304. Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program.Subtitle D—Land designationsSec. 8401. Chester County reversionary and mineral interests release.Sec. 8402. Rough Mountain Wilderness and Rich Hole Wilderness designations.Sec. 8403. Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness.Sec. 8404. Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.Sec. 8405. Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.Sec. 8406. Shawnee National Forest designations.Sec. 8407. Patrick Leahy Wilderness.Sec. 8408. Black River State Forest release of reversionary interest.Sec. 8409. Benton Mackaye National Scenic Trail feasibility study.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 8501. Urban and Community Forestry.Sec. 8502. National Forest Foundation Act.Sec. 8503. Conveyance of Forest Service administrative sites.Sec. 8504. Rural revitalization technologies.Sec. 8505. Resource Advisory Committees.Sec. 8506. Rapid Ohia Death.Sec. 8507. Civilian Conservation Centers.Sec. 8508. Special use authorization rental fee waivers.Sec. 8509. Special forest products program.Sec. 8510. Technical corrections.TITLE IX—EnergySec. 9001. Definitions.Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program.Sec. 9003. Biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance.Sec. 9004. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.Sec. 9005. Biodiesel fuel education program.Sec. 9006. Rural Energy for America Program.Sec. 9007. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.Sec. 9008. Biomass crop assistance program.Sec. 9009. Carbon utilization and biogas education program.Sec. 9010. Agrivoltaic system projects.Sec. 9011. Industrial heat pump program.TITLE X—HorticultureSec. 10001. Specialty crops market news allocation.Sec. 10002. Food loss and waste process verification.Sec. 10003. Local Agriculture Market Program.Sec. 10004. Local food purchase assistance cooperative agreements.Sec. 10005. Organic market development grant.Sec. 10006. Organic production and market data initiatives.Sec. 10007. National organic program.Sec. 10008. Assessment of national organic program enforcement authority.Sec. 10009. National organic certification cost-share program.Sec. 10010. Food safety education initiatives.Sec. 10011. Specialty crop block grants.Sec. 10012. Multiple crop and pesticide use survey.Sec. 10013. Defining plant biostimulants.Sec. 10014. Soil health study.Sec. 10015. Report on plant-incorporated protectants.Sec. 10016. Hemp production.Sec. 10017. FIFRA interagency working group.Sec. 10018. Interstate movement outside of the continental United States.Sec. 10019. Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention.Sec. 10020. Agriculture quarantine and inspection program reserve fee.TITLE XI—Crop insuranceSubtitle A—Producer affordabilitySec. 11101. Enhancing subsidies for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers.Sec. 11102. Higher area-based premium subsidy option.Sec. 11103. Expansion of performance-based discount.Sec. 11104. Higher premium subsidy rates.Subtitle B—Producer accessibility and representationSec. 11201. Composition of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board.Sec. 11202. Ensuring access for producers.Sec. 11203. Improvements to whole farm and micro farm insurance plans.Sec. 11204. Research and development of new crops and coverages.Sec. 11205. Risk management education and outreach.Sec. 11206. Underserved producers report.Sec. 11207. Voluntary good farming practices.Sec. 11208. State cover crop and soil health matching payments.Sec. 11209. Enterprise units for fallow and continuous practices.Sec. 11210. Eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions.Subtitle C—Agent incentives and optionsSec. 11301. Option for Corporation to underwrite policies.Sec. 11302. Updates to administrative and operating subsidies.Subtitle D—Specialty cropsSec. 11401. Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee.Sec. 11402. Addition and expansion of specialty crop policies.Sec. 11403. Priorities for private development of new policies and expansion of existing policies.Sec. 11404. Advance payments for specialty crop insurance policies in development.Sec. 11405. Priorities for internal development of new policies and expansion of existing policies.Subtitle E—Program integritySec. 11501. Actuarial soundness of Federal crop insurance program.Sec. 11502. Rating methodology and data reporting updates.Sec. 11503. Data analytics and improvement.Sec. 11504. Reimbursement of privately developed plans.Sec. 11505. Standard reinsurance agreement negotiation.Sec. 11506. Protection against retaliation.Subtitle F—Other mattersSec. 11601. Native sod.Sec. 11602. Technical amendments.TITLE XII—MiscellaneousSubtitle A—LivestockSec. 12101. Animal disease prevention and management.Sec. 12102. Sheep production and marketing grant program.Sec. 12103. Resources and grant program for small and medium poultry and meat establishments.Sec. 12104. Exemption for meat processors of livestock market ownership under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921.Sec. 12105. Prompt payment.Sec. 12106. Animal disease regional export ban agreements.Sec. 12107. Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.Sec. 12108. Product of USA label.Sec. 12109. Cattle contracts library.Sec. 12110. Livestock consolidation research.Subtitle B—Historically Underserved ProducersSec. 12201. Farming opportunities training and outreach.Sec. 12202. Strengthening the transparency and accountability report.Sec. 12203. USDA Ombudsperson.Sec. 12204. Farmland ownership.Sec. 12205. Civil rights accountability for USDA employees.Sec. 12206. Equitable relief recommendations by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.Sec. 12207. Advisory committee improvements and transparency.Sec. 12208. Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.Sec. 12209. Office of Small Farms.Sec. 12210. Strengthening the farm and food system workforce.Sec. 12211. Grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.Sec. 12212. Tribal Advisory Committee; Tribal self-determination pilot projects.Sec. 12213. Tribal promise zones.Subtitle C—Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 amendmentsSec. 12301. Cost-benefit analyses.Sec. 12302. Offices of Customer Experience and Digital Service.Sec. 12303. Food loss and waste.Sec. 12304. Housing and Urban Development Liaison.Sec. 12305. Hubs for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.Sec. 12306. Natural Resources Conservation Service.Sec. 12307. Office of the Chief Scientist.Sec. 12308. Regional food business centers.Sec. 12309. Aquaculture Liaison.Sec. 12310. Termination of authority.Subtitle D—Agriculture and food defenseSec. 12401. Amendments to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978.Sec. 12402. National plant diagnostic network.Sec. 12403. Office of Homeland Security.Sec. 12404. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 12405. Risk assessment on cybersecurity-related threats to agriculture and food systems.Subtitle E—Other miscellaneous provisionsSec. 12501. Maple Research and Market Promotion Program.Sec. 12502. Protecting animals with shelter.Sec. 12503. Beagle Brigade.Sec. 12504. Importation of dogs into the United States.Sec. 12505. Veterinary medicine loan repayment program and veterinary services grant program.Sec. 12506. Report on animal depopulation.Sec. 12507. Retirement of research animals.Sec. 12508. Strengthening enforcement of Animal Welfare Act.Sec. 12509. Dairy business innovation initiatives.Sec. 12510. Marketing orders.Sec. 12511. Farmer Seed Liaison.Sec. 12512. Procurement study and report.Sec. 12513. Promotion of food and agricultural workplace accountability.Sec. 12514. Relief for farmers.Sec. 12515. Improvements to the United States Drought Monitor.Sec. 12516. Program data protection and access.Sec. 12517. Measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration.Sec. 12518. Report on personnel.Sec. 12519. Conversion authority.Sec. 12520. Department of Agriculture recruitment and retention authorities.Sec. 12521. Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others.Sec. 12522. Commission on Farm Transitions.Sec. 12523. Notifications and reports from USDA.Sec. 12524. Standards for precision agriculture.Sec. 12525. Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund.Sec. 12526. Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund.Sec. 12527. Wool research and promotion.Sec. 12528. Emergency citrus disease research and development trust fund.2.In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.<enum>I</enum><header>Commodities</header><subtitle style="OLC" commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="idd59a1d3da76a42c7af47623d0abd0327"><enum>A</enum><header>Commodity Policy</header><section id="id861894d0cf2d446fa2bb7d1d59694854"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08b5ef29835340f89a1aa1cc5b7975f0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dc2aefcc8bd467d809b24dec567f575"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida15132a48d3541ad989739a89fe313bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43874cbf150e42b88699b284a5235126"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The term <term>effective reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year,</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EA44B3809D644BD855ECBACB21FBFA3"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60eddb200fac432ca0eca39f15c7efee"><enum>(A)</enum><header>2019 through 2024 crop years</header><text>The term <term>effective reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for any of the 2019 through 2024 crop years,</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9c1a6c544614b259f582a60b79241b9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D13CACF7E0445DD81C6F49CD32E15DA"><subparagraph id="idc8ab1701d3464bd09c6576774788058e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>2025 through 2029 crop years</header><text>The term <term>effective reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for any of the 2025 through 2029 crop years, means the lesser of the following:</text><clause id="idb109d8e53abb43299ffbc5dd909e1c2f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>An amount equal to 115 percent of the reference price for such covered commodity.</text></clause><clause id="id8eb05e888d274831ac620a50d67598a4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An amount equal to the greater of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb42483667da245898a707e16a28c23d2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reference price for such covered commodity; or </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5c344a021914aad98b08e915e55356a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>85 percent of the average of the marketing year average price of the covered commodity for the most recent 5 crop years.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id806ba7a5d57140619033772bcbc7ef47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (19)—</text><subparagraph id="ide0e5739be6974756b9a368185e0b1795"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (O) as clauses (i) through (xv), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id748688ca71e44021a977c49a9c8261bd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The term</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the following:</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A5D3983425647B2911E46E84352EC19"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcaa2ff262f44d22a3547d88d3e778e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>2019 through 2023 crop years</header><text>The term <term>reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for each of crop years 2019 through 2023, means the following:</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefc6b0e0df204a06bb4625c639afab68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf60f1ce4c9e245929321b7b34d1be36d"><subparagraph id="id61cba5b6322046dbbe9034af4603dfbe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>2024 through 2029 crop years</header><text>The term <term>reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for each of crop years 2024 through 2029, means the following:</text><clause id="id7d54c17f0bb241c48e8180c1efb4c45c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For wheat, $5.78 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="id1c066a1494b84075b540eec1e4d32855"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For corn, $3.89 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="id42ef5f45c1844fbeb90810188118c1ad"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For grain sorghum, $4.15 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="idfcea67eb32f546da981d602db2b41b8f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For barley, $5.20 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="id5d413606e6ad4367b71d82cfd93254ad"><enum>(v)</enum><text>For oats, $2.52 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="idd921b81c3f4f41f7a912697984f6b90f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>For long grain rice, $14.70 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="id668b9076753345bf8325b009a258ba8c"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>For medium grain rice, $14.70 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="id3b15367fd5784233befa8193fa340885"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>For soybeans, $8.82 per bushel.</text></clause><clause id="idc4196a433cbe4fc781bd4b17e2af0318"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>For other oilseeds, $21.16 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="id8c5156d51c4c4b4995cf4f06440c18b3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>For peanuts, $561.75 per ton.</text></clause><clause id="id4b62f070eae74b6984537d78eb1388ae"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>For dry peas, $11.55 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="idec42423bd65245bc8b77aae4bb0cce77"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>For lentils, $20.97 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="idea237780ac664a89b76051dfaf3265b1"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>For small chickpeas, $19.99 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="id1133fbfe617d411b94961269e520dffe"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>For large chickpeas, $22.62 per hundredweight.</text></clause><clause id="id9fc5faaca219472cbe9f6aa223ae70a9"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>For seed cotton, $0.385 per pound.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5737432f9584a39817360a89d89441d"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Base acres</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1112 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9012">7 U.S.C. 9012</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd466df44453f45159e0ae14a3110ed96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (c) through (e), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70bc849a4aa14971977cac93a9c15f57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD920E4ED151646649E38D72A274D110B"><subsection id="ida95c6ea6431f4b63a1a1f09c5fec1275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Base acre increase for underserved farmers of covered commodities</header><paragraph id="ida2581f9f5a8a41adb3d3602f90903662"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of underserved farmer of covered commodities</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>underserved farmer of covered commodities</term> means an underserved producer (as defined in section 508(a)(7)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(7)(A)</external-xref>)) or a limited resource or economically distressed farmer (as determined by the Secretary) of 1 or more covered commodities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf0354be7cef4c5fb4cb12b0dd386fbe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Opportunity to increase base acres</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall provide a 1-time opportunity for an underserved farmer of covered commodities to increase base acres on a farm if—</text><subparagraph id="id34e410eb8d9c42a692f3463a76c710f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the underserved farmer of covered commodities—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f846e9a7607474fbff1c9fd5e02d0d6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an operator on the farm and provides a significant contribution of active personal labor on the farm, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></clause><clause id="ida5297030fc6141928ff85fb2bfe19de8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has a significant ownership share of the farm or a business producing covered commodities on the farm, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9608aa2dc5ec4b1fa713a53a8d77b147"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the average number of acres on the farm planted or prevented from planting as described in subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, of paragraph (3)(A)(i) to covered commodities during the 2018 through 2022 crop years is greater than the number of base acres on the farm.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb873c6f90424f29b5071ae6bd88b899"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Base acre increase</header><subparagraph id="id85f2cea9156640cbad6ff3e9d383b688"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the number of base acres added to a farm under paragraph (2) shall be equal to the difference between—</text><clause id="id56e9122f631e406d88ee2089c92cdbc3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the sum obtained by adding—</text><subclause id="id96bc50744816435ea2086b93af62843d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the 5-year average of the acreage planted on the farm to all covered commodities for harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or other similar purposes for the 2018 through 2022 crop years, according to records submitted to the Farm Service Agency or the Risk Management Agency; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idee987dd7c7e74887bda78cefdd52275a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the 5-year average of any acreage on the farm that was prevented from planting to 1 or more covered commodities during the 2018 through 2022 crop years because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, as determined by the Secretary, according to records submitted to the Farm Service Agency or the Risk Management Agency; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id183b3961e1d24a0b88fa5f65eba2cb83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of base acres for covered commodities on the farm.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b86880194e240ad85a0b935693c0878"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb8a588626ef4d74ac9af8efc18e5d98"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Maximum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 160 base acres shall be added to any farm under paragraph (2).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5bfd8ccb08c4eb48b4807669d5551cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prohibition on reconstitution of farm</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the farm for the purpose of increasing the number of base acres added to the farm under paragraph (2).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id827639282d4242b4844004d98bd161a2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution</header><text>Base acres added to a farm under paragraph (2) shall be added to the base acreage of each covered commodity on the farm in the proportion that—</text><clause id="id2e08b63e9d8746c586844efc1b0d1757"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the acreage planted or prevented from planting to the covered commodity on the farm; bears to</text></clause><clause id="ide8e1afdbfec64059a0670eeaa9a27bca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the acreage planted or prevented from planting to all covered commodities on the farm.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9e5330d41784fb8b9d2c79d6da6e9e0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reduction of base acres</header><text>If an underserved farmer of covered commodities on a farm for which base acres have been increased under paragraph (2) does not own or operate the farm for any of the 2025 through 2029 crop years, the Secretary shall reduce the number of base acres on the farm eligible for payment for that crop year by the number of base acres added to the farm under paragraph (2), in the same proportion among covered commodities on the farm described in paragraph (3)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e51b25352004b0c8cd446384d97d933"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and any addition of base acres under subsection (b)</quote> after <quote>subsection (a)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA90E60922C4943AD939C3203C354A62F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f8c4b6e11fb4c3da55d1b9fa767cb89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and any addition of base acres under subsection (b)</quote> after <quote>subsection (a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24739cc5ff754c868879db14ff06f52a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(1)(C)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ea47c65cae14b418e62636460bab906"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a4f4c73d1224dc89fbee64adb5a1700"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Payment yields</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1113 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9013">7 U.S.C. 9013</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id804bd9f2ff5c43be9dc19c855f52ff89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>In the case</quote> in paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5BA037E8ADB42DCA8AD9C21885C8A4C"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35d0ce671aaf4cfc941fd06138f424b6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Oilseeds designated after certain date</header><text>In the case</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf843ff215e9545ed9c9140f2ee733c5c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc76aed7a040f4254be2be678867eef32"><subsection id="id8295c14edce34d9194229b2898437089"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of lack of payment yield</header><text>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 payment yield shall be equal to the greater of—</text><paragraph id="id3e5bb140499b4841bdabd40eca42de3c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>90 percent of the average of the yield per planted acre for the crop of covered commodities on the farm for the most recent 5 crop years, as determined by the Secretary, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the covered commodity was zero; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id35bdb8d732a64748a0fb5e0bae589d0f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the payment yields applicable to that covered commodity for similarly situated farms, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde9e9d6005064431987ee1a79a9bed12"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Payment acres</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1114 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9014">7 U.S.C. 9014</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id964f8caa15ea46c6b8dbfc9f22a3873e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfab4451d43774aa682881cfe11b479fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Effective for the 2014 through 2018 crop years, in the case</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28d79db142464c69a6edc5b873b18ba2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>With respect to</quote> and inserting <quote>Effective for the 2014 through 2018 crop years, with respect to</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae9f4d72e9a6441684aed7116ee5430d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>When generic base acres</quote> and inserting <quote>Effective for the 2014 through 2018 crop years, when generic base acres</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ab37659b90f481d9c5a89b55f07b243"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88794af1414e416289bafc9e98e26510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, fava beans,</quote> after <quote>mung beans</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2d56424ecd94e3bae6538e465c310da"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>, fava beans,</quote> after <quote>mung beans</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id2c141df5f9604a528bf6c38cafc47659"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Producer election</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9015">7 U.S.C. 9015</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFEDE8DAC838452AA1210585B9E079F8"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9ee6d87467542ee8094c738665c09c2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Continuity of elected coverage</header><text>For the 2025 crop year and each crop year thereafter, the elected coverage in effect under this section for the previous crop year shall apply to a farm until a crop year for which an election change is made with respect to the farm under subsection (h).</text></subsection><subsection id="id89979aa0b235454596bfde2f7ea0d85c"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Special rule for 2023 and 2024 crop years</header><text>If the producers on the farm elected price loss coverage under section 1116 or agriculture risk coverage under section 1117(b)(1), or were deemed to have elected such coverage, for the 2023 and 2024 crops years, notwithstanding such election, the producers on the farm shall be deemed to have elected the coverage with the higher payment rate for each of the 2023 and 2024 crop years.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id818d6b9337394bc1845faa60f647dc54"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Price loss coverage</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1116 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9016">7 U.S.C. 9016</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5eac699eef749afa034896c92e00c17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id516d093e6e654222bae62fa1cd007639"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>make the election</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection (c)(2) of such section,</quote> and inserting <quote>have elected or have been deemed to have elected price loss coverage under section 1115,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb57d2447a6540caaffdfeb7e4b750a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ad817e04e3b425aa9dfebe5e0063ffd"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ccd5a82bad24d34ba7e648dadf5e4b3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad33d14595ae4518b3687bf618597387"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">2023</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">2024</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0990c4a2e3914cef92e15075e534eec1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2d6c8c8b7f84125b358c284cea4cebb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA146C7B5CFDC41A688C0C99C5F08CE96"><subparagraph id="iddd00ed3664654e19b0b0b590276d5bd3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>2025 through 2029 crop years</header><text>For the 2025 through 2029 crop years, the payment rate shall be equal to the lesser of—</text><clause id="idf6fc8ac948344d7c91ad74ff533c3932"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the difference between—</text><subclause id="idd032ca32cfff47d5abe1f94573e00328"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the effective reference price for the covered commodity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id10bf8a0d9fcc4b059e7090d29f793cf6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the effective price determined under subsection (b) for the covered commodity; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0286b9bf41a24404be24679b67af561e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>15 percent of the effective reference price.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf380314503504413bf3399942a743efb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8179fcb2a1c44d5a9170fbcff1fdd51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddadb0d9774e94f6ab6a23b1023982bb4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d19114bc62243c7956040426adc7fe6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10406b4269a04df284075f55061b8f2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If price loss coverage</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id750322D242C848AFA1E0F5CBD2F9D7F8"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ceb7b5ca975416f92ed3a14bdb4c594"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If price loss coverage</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9e931928fa645ceb99155fafd31839b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3C5594337A94358B8A547A0AEC37011"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3a47f4d08044a9c8518242e0583a694"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment for 2024 through 2029 crop years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2024 through 2029 crop years, the Secretary shall make an appropriate adjustment in the price loss coverage payment amount determined under paragraph (1) by subtracting from the payment amount any portion of the payment amount that would have been included in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)(cc), (B)(i)(II)(cc), (C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB), or (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 1503(e)(1) but for the timing of the price loss coverage payment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide921c208e8c348a4852f76a48f55bf73"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27e3c7a9ab344b73a624c12c6fc06cbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id945F99335A344313B004034CC7317321"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6cfc923ed5b4053857c23c321707600"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba67c24623884fc7a7f05db3d30066d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68002bf3cfe64d019a4a7383497fbb4d"><paragraph id="idc39fe11c9c9047f586af9291657d8521"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of partial payments</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e9b0bc3e5cc4a4dba2850a56dab8e5e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before the end of the 12-month marketing year for a covered commodity for any of the 2024 through 2029 crop years, the Secretary projects that price loss coverage payments will be required for the crop of the covered commodity, the Secretary shall give producers on a farm the option to receive partial payments of the price loss coverage payments to be made for that crop of the covered commodity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6c8bc28f6b14c3589c9158596b47a68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time for partial payments</header><text>When the Secretary makes partial payments available under subparagraph (A) for a covered commodity, the partial payment shall be made beginning February 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after the beginning of the applicable marketing year for the covered commodity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfadd3aab592846858b35bde58610109b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amount of partial payments</header><text>The partial payments under subparagraph (A) to the producers on a farm may not exceed 50 percent of the projected price loss coverage payment for the covered commodity for the crop year, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90fe464126c24bfb8b9aa6f475dd7a49"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>The producers on a farm that receive a partial payment under subparagraph (A) for a crop year shall repay to the Secretary the amount, if any, by which the partial payments received by the producers on a farm exceed the actual price loss coverage payments to be made for the covered commodity for that crop year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89d2b26b1f6a4dba9cbef3912a456654"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Agriculture risk coverage</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9017">7 U.S.C. 9017</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ba5afed4a4645dea5432bf678157159"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7068b13ce244332a525281b39a0fd7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>make the election under section 1115(a) to obtain agriculture risk coverage,</quote> and inserting <quote>have elected or have been deemed to have elected agriculture risk coverage under section 1115,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id920a0486727c4d54bb8e21728d8dd9b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>years or the 2019 through 2023 crop years,</quote> and inserting <quote>years, the 2019 through 2023 crop years, or the 2024 through 2029 crop years,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2fc552eabf14c388d1535693065d4eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71a9b005cfaf45218e9c736ec740c291"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id763fe2da8406445ca50366ffa4a470f2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The agriculture</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35556DCA114A40BAAB1FA0F2B3EF3A80"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0dd269ec02f74062b7edbbaca7318f99"><enum>(A)</enum><header>2014 through 2023 crop years</header><text>For the 2014 through 2023 crop years, the agriculture</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1bab5f12e2d469a8dfe6a5cd3019431"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0BA87F0B20F4643B8F88A7A260E024F"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05747a565ccf4e66ae0cc12e5ec02c89"><enum>(B)</enum><header>2024 through 2029 crop years</header><text>For the 2024 through 2029 crop years, the agriculture risk coverage guarantee for a crop year for a covered commodity shall equal 88 percent of the benchmark revenue.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4823ff5762d7407fae7ba97254f53965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ad6bba771894daa91268418cb1256b3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9CB2AAFF20A4FF8907E271E7C017627"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">2023</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">2029</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887E59C4AB6249198BDB8FB13AF9E1EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdfd8e84016d4be3bfe770bffaa9197f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id127587374d374d37b9fdd4f18d6e596b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16C18855A88147B3BA45724FE0E93537"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P99B25B704A592A3A65322198FF7003E"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf5fddb352697424b90d118d335eb9c4e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the 2014 through 2023 crop years, 10 percent of the benchmark revenue for the applicable crop year; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96c900d00dcc4fddb5a7c3cb76daab8b" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the 2024 and subsequent crop years, 12.5 percent of the benchmark revenue for the applicable crop year.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idF8420774A6DE4290AD6F6C0731A5885C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA71FA0888241494785E98CABA81642A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E45A3F04DA5461DA629378D66A78CC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE57D14A065249E6A8C77CDEFF2F5EE5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB7F3C0B13B44D3EAB4F881DA5201AE8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If agriculture risk coverage</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89DFFB0AEE10431D89B86109D5231ED8"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CD5131F52FC44D0BB1C361307AAFBF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If agriculture risk coverage</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF93184BB937E4DA5A122E2126C7DC8AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7786CCCFA4B4464B857BE606385F503"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1562DB29EEE341348150279EE0B5CEAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment for 2024 through 2029 crop years</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2024 through 2029 crop years, the Secretary shall make an appropriate adjustment in the agriculture risk coverage payment amount determined under paragraph (1) by subtracting from the payment amount any portion of the payment amount that would have been included in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)(cc), (B)(i)(II)(cc), (C)(i)(I)(bb)(BB), or (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of section 1503(e)(1) but for the timing of the agriculture risk coverage payment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1798beee3769467a8738ea98c08bbb3a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id660D6CCEAE6647B98AA4D43668FB6671"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F287C0B45FC4526B3360567DD4BF1F9"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08F932E04BF242B1920406F036795898"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), if the Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79608138117D4637930E2D57F89D6930"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C47471E19764FEA817144CFC00B02CD"><paragraph id="id0B7D600487064807968114E619E301C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of partial payments</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7943A9063D044425BD9CC78F4631B896"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, before the end of the 12-month marketing year for a covered commodity for any of the 2024 through 2029 crop years, the Secretary projects that agriculture risk coverage payments will be required for the crop of the covered commodity, the Secretary shall give producers on a farm the option to receive partial payments of the agriculture risk coverage payments to be made for that crop of the covered commodity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3B424BE448EA4019A90B02D776B8E5A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time for partial payments</header><text>When the Secretary makes partial payments available under subparagraph (A) for a covered commodity, the partial payment shall be made beginning February 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after the beginning of the applicable marketing year for the covered commodity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD93DB17C98F4FD89F95BF4CE9ECF277"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amount of partial payments</header><text>The partial payments under subparagraph (A) to the producers on a farm may not exceed 50 percent of the projected agriculture risk coverage payment for the covered commodity for the crop year, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9393C179D76F4F048D2C45E4CB216A50"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>The producers on a farm that receive a partial payment under subparagraph (A) for a crop year shall repay to the Secretary the amount, if any, by which the partial payments received by the producers on a farm exceed the actual agriculture risk coverage payments to be made for the covered commodity for that crop year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ffb573e26f2492abf6aa00f9121c759"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec2f67e404b244d388d3ea62ed0f6d8d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(5), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idd1705d1bea3f43fbb7eb027b66fdba5a" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Marketing loans</header><section id="id2ea2bd0db6614ff8a9eb6636f42555ec"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Loan rates</header><subsection id="id013e847cfe3e4e0a86042d9db1638bd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1202 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9032">7 U.S.C. 9032</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab2e05b8b4a44399956836a629a66073"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a1808a1827a42a5b3ad7012137fa7ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">2023</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">2024</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id235e3a3edaa944af88fde21088650b6d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9eec1467c3634c5f8b271b7498f2822e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide65080269a7b424190e0c95320563d0a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CEF9658F7CD447AAC2B5DD8B4EDA142"><subsection id="id0c1569b72f2540b58c839f8acac80325"><enum>(c)</enum><header>2025 and subsequent crop years</header><text>Beginning with the 2025 crop year, the Secretary shall establish a loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity equal to the lesser of—</text><paragraph id="ida6b7a6d1e8f54ac79b8ccc704f023a37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an amount equal to 110 percent of the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7052d0bb8a3941debfa91e4f7e65d100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an amount equal to the greater of—</text><subparagraph id="id5a2cb545b34640d0b55d0b166c6aa541"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id159df4f55e784eb2a4b1031724dbe202"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the sum obtained by adding—</text><clause id="id3e2230bbe268420fa9479b9525dcab26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection (b); and</text></clause><clause id="id85ee198a9c9d462f991fa5330d36d91e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text><subclause id="id1dfea769d3bf4532803b30e0cc35a3c8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the loan rate for the loan commodity described in subsection (b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id55fa006a413d4b89be563ccba7d2e6ff" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using data calculated and published by the Economic Research Service in the annual Farm Sector Income Forecast as first released for the applicable crop year, the quotient obtained by dividing—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54f492b9f4cd48e9b8aa1d6b0d740456"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between—</text><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfc764119cbb49178a37f01ad509ea84"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the forecasted crop input expenses (including interest, labor, property taxes, seed, fertilizer and lime, fuel, oil, electricity, pesticides, and net rent to landowners) for the applicable crop year; and </text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8228aa76044042cf93cf2c70629362b5"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average of the crop input expenses for the 5-year period immediately preceding the applicable crop year; by </text></subitem></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196c01e350b84c1fa7028fa0c7a6ed39"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average of the crop input expenses described in item (aa)(AA) for the 5-year period immediately preceding the applicable crop year.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e091976545c4d248641a1aa03eb3dda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1204(h)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9034">7 U.S.C. 9034(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(a)(20) or (b)(20),</quote> and inserting <quote>(a)(20), (b)(20), or (c),</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id382c58ee50344f5fad2a58c2c308c5c8"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Textile mills</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1207(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9037">7 U.S.C. 9037(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id831874d4258d44ef9c7ed4ae248bd249"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Effective beginning on August 1, 2013,</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C5F1CA33890411781ADBE3D15B6B3BD"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf32a80d8de7b445f9a836b28770a4b86"><enum>(A)</enum><header>August 2013 through July 2025</header><text>Effective during the period beginning on August 1, 2013, and ending on July 31, 2025,</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89f7fc9c01a84b8397cd8777fd6fe771"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD84ADD2A1AD349539B9DA8C946C33364"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d2bc27b7fdb48429c3afd67021892e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Beginning August 2025</header><text>Effective beginning on August 1, 2025, the value of the assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be 4 cents per pound.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ec63be84560476d9b8f4545b819c3e0"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Extensions</header><subsection id="idd47244d14b8b4e5a9b1dd1426d7cf6e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nonrecourse marketing assistance loans</header><text>Section 1201(b)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9031">7 U.S.C. 9031(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7363cc5c6191450f927faf5f6625faa3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>Section 1204 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9034">7 U.S.C. 9034</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id619e54ab78e544cfb8bb4b8d5f6bf6f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8715ee38c254eeca1c468a660cb52dc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf22a121237ae49a990472f3fd65f7c4b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loan deficiency payments</header><paragraph id="id223f72456c7e41dd8da521228f09b90f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section 1205(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9035">7 U.S.C. 9035(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3effb4edf8674dfdb9973688d6f18004"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments in lieu of LDPs</header><text>Section 1206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9036">7 U.S.C. 9036</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc956895f9f9f415f90deb5fadda64a2a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special competitiveness provisions of extra long staple cotton</header><text>Section 1208(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9038">7 U.S.C. 9038(a)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idee1977e81f854c519f58118f4e7703b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of recourse loans</header><text>Section 1209 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9039">7 U.S.C. 9039</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id29c4cac0ace74e598b2a763563eeb80b" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Sugar</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="P3E6868BD495392C479A0F5B6732CA06"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Sugar policy</header><subsection id="P66C14E5B4747469D95D91C97ACC26DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sugar program</header><paragraph commented="no" id="P799EBE70467CF0FDDC8C69906DDFDE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sugarcane</header><text>Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39544469c4244171a8a52081012a5426"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36a1d61c54bd47f3a9251a56dcc04cc4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>2023 crop years.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024 crop years; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2830792e50a4d9d84a1db9d991d896d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CD561A9DDAC411A9948BC24745FF2D2"><paragraph id="id6f4d07733978475bbd9a5baa0507af01"><enum>(6)</enum><text>24.0 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2025 through 2029 crop years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="P6B24248A4C216F4AFC8A88B56ED393F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sugar beets</header><text>Section 156(b) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5979b2be70de473a89de9418324e38c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89b2d367844e42688219de96694d1f3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023 crop years.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024 crop years; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66fc67e145414315b78382f5bce7cbd1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideadc29de16b74ba4944b29da2caa67ef"><paragraph id="id2e7247c112184eedaf14aacad716a180"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a rate that is equal to 136.5 percent of the loan rate per pound of raw cane sugar for the applicable crop year under subsection (a) for each of the 2025 through 2029 crop years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="P3EF4FE2A4C18E987486684AE2CE2B01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective period</header><text>Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf40f0e01aa8f47338949f88e2291cfe6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments to Commodity Credit Corporation storage payment rates</header><text>Section 167 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7287">7 U.S.C. 7287</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide7220434f0294a39a649248142677f98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2390a9136d740c9bc9be79d7862c0c6"><subsection id="idb749c566968143dc8349f0861a6e23f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2025 crop year and each crop year thereafter, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish rates for the storage of forfeited sugar in an amount that is not less than—</text><paragraph id="iddcc55d2db4204effb69444af7e640472"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of refined sugar, 34 cents per hundredweight per month; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4da261679b3c4560bdeeecc2820cd0fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of raw cane sugar, 27 cents per hundredweight per month.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1c2e16fb8ea43aa9269f94c59dfae28"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id9ad082ae0c544903af477f5ec50830f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Subsequent</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Prior</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce3007a420e549da8f2b5c991ea885d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and subsequent</quote> and inserting <quote>through 2024</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="P542A933A468A193E3100BD882FCA6FD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Flexible marketing allotments for sugar</header><paragraph id="P407CE95F4403DDB881270A826950C87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sugar estimates</header><text>Section 359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359bb">7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3ddf54817fb497fb5d68bc12800e98e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment of marketing allotments</header><text>Section 359c(g)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359cc">7 U.S.C. 1359cc(g)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c9b8c5a104149cdb677333603880c07"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE946BB421AB401B9CB56E64412B3E00"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4828e6dd31e74b5799b12851a8da4b36"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the case</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id547a456bdfa14ccbabaf553d1702a721"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD67173611A1B4FD89F5947BD5A0B31BA"><subparagraph id="id78755f34b0ba4dfc906e88c582d8b96a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If the Secretary makes an upward adjustment under paragraph (1)(A), in adjusting allocations among beet sugar processors, the Secretary shall give priority to beet sugar processors with available sugar.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id26f03ab0112a400698f1647a75f232c5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reassignment of deficits</header><text>Section 359e(b)(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359ee">7 U.S.C. 1359ee(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id649f8178da5447b0a6b9ebaea9298a01"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefb23c1d0417467288ac9fa4609c4122"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>If the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31E84108725F453F950CFC8F55AB4B3F"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c79f033d1e94e458e067508f318a291"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1478484982634399a471b6d80e97f1be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D7858CB20674170B9BB31D235225982"><subparagraph id="id1bf8c0a8398344ed8d0ebc4458604f87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd79e15c000804d89936d8a4a56b50c99"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make an initial determination following publication of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board for January that shall be applicable to the crop year for which allotments are required; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe7b135b77ba4718b00fe5ce2c5e9009"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for any reassignment under subparagraph (A)(i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates described in clause (i) is released.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id944a345b9dac4ee1b9689174de939ade"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration of tariff rate quotas</header><text>Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359kk">7 U.S.C. 1359kk</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idAF28F4A7ABDC4E71A549687EF5131A64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><clause id="id4EDC8C273FBC4DA881681E89A29B5CD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></clause><clause id="id72B9EE3B81BA44289ED1E8D868F90B02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>Before April 1</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC9D4CF4A0A546AAB7FC9F1432313349"><subparagraph id="id8785A6C686EA48718B583D61A258F0A6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not increase the tariff-rate quota for raw cane sugar before April 1 of each fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F41D7134A1740B3BAF1FC43D343E6D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Before April 1</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86A347DA07CB409D82639B1C545DA4E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBC656E1814145BBB572625578FAAFC8"><subsection id="id4b60b1c470034e87ad35b27e21fdd4fe"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff7f0803e30249189b3e5cc95c5a3372"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), before March 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallocate any forecasted shortfall in the fulfillment of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar established under subsection (a)(1) for the fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89cb0addde4644d28e59f11987aa58bd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cessation of effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall cease to be in effect if—</text><subparagraph id="id75f0835e38b7445ab6d2ba5128fec13f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, signed December 19, 2014, is terminated; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00e1c1c0d3cd4e6d8738f3b2db603bb0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no countervailing duty order under subtitle A of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1671">19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.</external-xref>) is in effect with respect to sugar from Mexico.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="P0B028A534CCC4F8D9F977DA830D8321" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective period</header><text>Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359ll">7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id20d96b5ec1614e2ba6f5938c5b6bdccc" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Dairy</header><section id="idb653df3f04644eb7aa083ed6045930b5"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Dairy Margin Coverage</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb92e6279919f4364a3866e3abe2c8d9a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 1401 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9051">7 U.S.C. 9051</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02fdcad78e1f44c3b059418afb62afd2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting <quote>premium and supreme</quote> before <quote>alfalfa</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id238a0014dee746bb94e8854cb1aefe61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce65386dbb804f98a96f144dbea61dab"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72074F89BE1B47BDA11F5525E0EDA03F"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8c2f1b646994c40bef3650acbf35c87"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Covered production</header><text>The term <term>covered production</term> means the covered production elected by a participating dairy operation under section 1406(a)(2).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id13f838b66f804c8187e746a12bc5df49"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy production margins</header><text>Section 1402(a)(3) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9052">7 U.S.C. 9052(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>premium and supreme</quote> before <quote>alfalfa</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0db4074494ea4e3eaf6af3f6be7018f8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Participation of dairy operations in dairy margin coverage</header><text>Section 1404(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9054">7 U.S.C. 9054(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec29d7b38db24d36a6ce842519628a60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE7F330EC31B41A8868594FEE52AE6CE"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43c0959de0cd42d29a144ca352266f8e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Election period for 2025 calendar year</header><text>For the 2025 calendar year, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id621fc075cd1545e697450a139fbae371"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open the election period not later than March 2, 2025; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfada0874eaf44638ae23a42892d0bed8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold that election period open for not less than 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08292248678540228cee9db5b468e6d8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfc760d06dc384d9eb362f5d69d96b739"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Production history of participating dairy operations</header><text>Section 1405 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9055">7 U.S.C. 9055</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id167ae92e32744289a8035991c27f473a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38BAB61B96E64C05884C470AFB8A6989"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P21E35A4E405888861AA4E6A8293828A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsections (c) and (d), with respect to a dairy operation that was in operation for at least 1 of the full 2021, 2022, and 2023 calendar years, the production history of the dairy operation for dairy margin coverage shall be equal to the highest annual milk marketings of the participating dairy operation during any 1 of the 2021, 2022, and 2023 calendar years.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cd78a3891d944789a37e6872424c42a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1dc4a667dbb46c5aec4b4ca87734037"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subsections (c) and (d), in the case</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30573c8d5c9c4869892cc3c5b0d2a567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ce0dd965ffc4034a3529e6007d6edb1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to subsections (c) and (d), in the case</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcefdd5e36d28457bb1e501b53dbe4f8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>prior to January 1, 2014,</quote> and inserting <quote>for at least 1 of the full 2021, 2022, and 2023 calendar years,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e8aee20e7ef43b6b2ceb4a7d04c05ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>beginning after December 31, 2023,</quote> after <quote>1 calendar year</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id466b4b9b68fe4336bce0a8371382a61f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21272d235138456cad350b4ff6fee56a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b005c5387404807a77b3817d59eb320"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c279cce6fd1440da1450625a2950ecc"><subsection id="ide2fd0ebdef124050b9c0b77db143b8cf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The Secretary shall adjust the production history of a participating dairy operation determined under subsection (a) or (b) to reflect any increase in the national average milk production relative to the calendar year used to establish the production history of the participating dairy operation.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf4d617235ff24bf898aa1b06c912b096"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continued applicability of base production history</header><text>A production history established for a dairy operation under subsection (a) or (b) shall be the base production history for the dairy operation in subsequent years (as adjusted under subsection (c)).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e77b66ba5914660a3e6e47a005aae7a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Dairy margin coverage payments</header><text>Section 1406(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9056">7 U.S.C. 9056(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e86617d2ff54f34a01e44c683402488"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide78f904de2ae44a780edd9f0bfdd0409"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>under paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f3ea224565d41ec8d4ccdbb5b37d418"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>5,000,000</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>6,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e6e0a0c3b3c4954800099990e6351ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>annually elect</quote> and inserting <quote>establish the covered production by annually electing</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30b063cd00264d67b926b1d18a8051d6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Premiums for dairy margin coverage</header><text>Section 1407 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9057">7 U.S.C. 9057</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2b1ac219a58f43878056a40c0356da69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id471e1259489e4249b81f31f8dad7a743"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">5,000,000 pounds of production</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">6,000,000 pounds of covered production</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id134cb2bb2a2d4ba68f233f712bae033d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf398ed0f864f4735b0a2e1a06be4af4c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>6,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaf23e05c39049b39e9b759e03b2ae97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>production history</quote> and inserting <quote>covered production</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7e306d54e3a4d6f96bdeb616a2197f2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (f)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2F1F90EE821A4530AFA4E8D4AA6C0A62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22F23E4AAC7474497F5DC9A6FBDFC92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">production in excess of 5,000,000</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">covered production in excess of 6,000,000</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B7E5716552046769A54E7162EF76C8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b0cc69e3bf34fbe9cb5a3963279f7b3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>6,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29d323ee9a3340939cacea107a23e905"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>production history</quote> and inserting <quote>covered production</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74A709A36AD147B4B10DBD04A262D0E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (f)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8f0047ccbb14b55bed210eb2b3be78d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34eaa9e75dfe43949ed51b9c4c7bd8e7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6528d280791e4400860a667955aa6f3b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88925cb05c8440a4ba34e3ad8ca9a43a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61b4159d34864696b656d284184f19de"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13825147f4574e98852c1ea2d7f7d6f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2019.</quote> and inserting <quote>2025.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id215d438251134360962dd8698be1a21b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1838c6033b5b4accade0d2b0eaae44d8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Section 1409 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9059">7 U.S.C. 9059</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0de157908e594d8a8b9472c4c5ed395d"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2025. </text></subsection></section><section id="id96d096efdf64460393037613249c1000"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Dairy products donation program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38b1ada2162e4ad3b24bc90ab76f3081"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1431 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9071">7 U.S.C. 9071</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id70920bf6edb544dbb93dcff1457c3a36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Milk</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Dairy products</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7457b95d4574de99afe301122951fd5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id1af3a3cdaad94931b09aa45304224204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F3FDA910A5F43DBA49C0CFEE5DF365A"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec8796f763e84df7b5388ba2235ea1b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incurs expenses in donating eligible dairy products.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide354b993592946a79c679a1d9fd487f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>milk</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy products to recipient individuals and families</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2cd11a117ab4bc180f8b09947b9ba76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id647cca29aad544e0a7b37303bb79f341"><paragraph id="id66cfbf2ea65e49748abf5125e503f793"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible dairy product</header><text>The term <term>eligible dairy product</term> means a product primarily made from milk, including fluid milk, that is produced and processed in the United States.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id439cb2f62bba46859f6192340fa23588"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (2), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6294dd5781c3430d8442793f31728ee0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id64f0748bd1564c54b21ae6471467e3fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id95663090f5a741cbb37e45874fa82a0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id012fb5b800a74415ba7a80ebe8f2415c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id06870814fc4c4ab083bcf5ee66bcaf25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>milk</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy products</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e3b0298316549c4b7b07e26a23a73a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>milk</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy products</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7a2ecf8e9b143ad8b1093c11ebd0332"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id0506bd5822f4435a927570e535f8faa4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id4abca306803d4f06aaf691a2d008d185"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>milk;</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy products; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idba41c81ecd1445b79517cf6f777b38b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46b40b677a2e4d409a1656f308a24f39"><subparagraph id="ided46ea68a635459c89d833cc9f4e9fad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes whether an emergency or disaster was a substantial factor in the submission, including—</text><clause id="idf9649da84cb0459194a2d4b473600f78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a declared or renewed public health emergency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="idbad8ec21f04d468c881f91ec8820a4ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a disaster designated by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf65c25de1ea64b6196455708fae18ee3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD96FAB3E1FA24967B8237FC8DE7899F3"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f0c2513a6214a5d8300bfc4719594b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review and approval</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id472c02a4401849da8878955e9205355d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 15 days after receiving a donation and distribution plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8297df25d90740829b223b8316c44d29"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the donation and distribution plan; and</text></clause><clause id="id34057BF24FDE4BBC9DB0D8C3AFC24E02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>issue an approval or disapproval of the donation and distribution plan.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB024FD543214CF0840F05709495E7A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In approving and disapproving donation and distribution plans under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall give priority to plans for which an emergency or disaster was a substantial factor in the submission, as described under paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4353fc2a40d246fab3d59296811c881c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id9c9d65d8a271477685229c506243351e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4cb266558ce44c994eae014181e0a4b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>a participating partnership</quote> and inserting <quote>an eligible partnership for which the Secretary has approved a donation and distribution plan under subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e418e19cb2643099bb2a6564bee76b0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>qualified expenses described in subsection (e)</quote> and inserting <quote>expenses incurred in donating eligible dairy products</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1eb68629b024d968ed4cf5a3aea50f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>to demonstrate</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida3e1bcad52db4832a553f9191ebb0ba8"><text>to demonstrate—</text><clause id="id5c6ebea01eb54e3aa98ef8e528fff529"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the production of the eligible dairy products; and</text></clause><clause id="id44d59f8c781a4c06be511f4cbc879c4b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the donation of the eligible dairy products to an eligible distributor.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9899e46d1134492b3fc2d0632c12992"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1195dc76c97640a984e7b455f3527413"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48C1EF5BDA7C4537B7A25C01ADC57065"><paragraph id="id751053cf718745ee95e43af33f498b63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reimbursement price</header><text>The Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="idb9ce7910ff684c0d8bc498a732b3084b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall set the price for a reimbursement under paragraph (1) at a value that—</text><clause id="id6cb89f1d81bf48cf9e2b8cd6128b9967"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is representative of the cost of the milk required to produce the eligible dairy product;</text></clause><clause id="id32d25c23879047d289cc74c7bc6b9678"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is between the lowest and highest of the classes I, II, III, and IV milk prices on the date of the production of the eligible dairy product;</text></clause><clause id="ideef316dd9c5c48388826eb69087d0dfe"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is sufficient to reduce food waste; and</text></clause><clause id="id55c27d6d2597467881d25763d1e59100"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>will not interfere with the commercial marketing of milk or dairy products; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idddb05d2fa98243769a8ba693f619408b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may set appropriate reimbursement prices under subparagraph (A) for different eligible dairy products by class and region for the purpose of—</text><clause id="id3f55b93001d242cbb1dae272a54e91f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encouraging the donation of surplus eligible dairy products;</text></clause><clause id="idd94bb1dcc8f84c90a0b49d73b5848dc6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>facilitating the orderly marketing of milk;</text></clause><clause id="id36cc8690629843f894951dbfbb4f96af"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reducing volatility relating to significant market disruptions;</text></clause><clause id="id8769443d21894a11be51b6c2bad14311"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>maintaining traditional price relationships between classes of milk; or</text></clause><clause id="ide64f31e551d142529c3653fceaab714a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>stabilizing on-farm milk prices.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb14c168c087f4533a2db3143425632ab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>participating partnership</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible partnership described in paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id29c26acd12f0456ab708879d7355c722"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) and (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfba586a558742ac8066683f6ac6db68"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (i), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2141962b7fe04347809842ec2361d544"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>milk</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy products</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6fe71279cc7248c2a3e680230e4015c0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id470F25ABD0EC423A9C03BED410CFE182"><subsection id="id69775044fe84490a927bdfdbd85a732c"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Publication of donation activity</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall publish on the publicly accessible website of the Agricultural Marketing Service periodic reports describing donation activity under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfacbcf59e3c048878c39cd5001952bed"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The heading for part III of subtitle D of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 695; 132 Stat. 4519) is amended by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="part">Milk</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="part">Dairy products</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id20399FDCC9B742DF9159FAE35C13535B"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Reauthorizations</header><subsection id="id1e90acc446fb4f4e960aa4c7647ffb99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Forward pricing</header><text>Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8772">7 U.S.C. 8772(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id097b995cfa724671878210ebf7faa270"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>September 30, 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f1d1b1cbb7e4756b337393e3427484e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>September 30, 2027</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2034</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida54fedf12eb245a281e4a7a58e3b6946"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indemnity program</header><text>Section 3 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/484">Public Law 90–484</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/4553">7 U.S.C. 4553</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idfc42d61a09064c0cb229e848413d4615"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotion and research</header><text>Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/4504">7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></subsection></section><section id="idded3cb3ef0a04488bdfdb699eb817073"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Related provisions</header><subsection id="id1c69f19f476c4ba2a4d2a4701830ec9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improved data collection for organic dairy</header><text>Section 7407(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925c">7 U.S.C. 5925c(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7a853c7966f7486f829bec0baacfa92d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0782d683224b4b2abc9a783127afd8da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc67a95ab2db84ed4a7ee0f21d6b1461d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29cc8772db02451e966a8d3c78a33d23"><paragraph id="ida3a44a27c6294b15981aa849839c9b24"><enum>(4)</enum><text>with respect to the collection and reporting of data on the production and marketing of organic dairy products—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida06bfca6055948b1915642a2a06719ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect and publish cost-of-production data for organic milk, through support from regional and national programs, including regularly reported data relating to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6c3f90350644190b044b47cbce42484"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of major organic feedstuffs, including—</text><subclause id="id81cb16e2557745a99831840fdee2d4f8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the prices for major organic feedstuffs produced domestically; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb2eb2e4b04964c91a58981bcbb083723"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the prices for imported major organic feedstuffs; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idaaee1e1019934bbd8160f76b8504b66f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all other costs relating to the production of organic milk;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3b4b98d30824e8aad6b33824c389f30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish an Organic All Milk Prices Survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service for the purpose of gathering and reporting monthly data relating to the prices organic dairy farmers are paid for organic milk and prices received for organic dairy cows, including—</text><clause id="id21e3e98f8dfd44768788a489d6787aa4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>national data; and</text></clause><clause id="id3a9e0a1768064f8f84e1b58a4b7c0331"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data relating to, at a minimum, the 6 regions with the greatest quantity of organic dairy production; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd60ed8d26fad41d2b9cab545425bf7b6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>periodically report on organic milk, under which the Secretary, using data collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Economic Research Service, or the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall publish periodic reports relating to data for organic milk, which shall be equivalent to data reported for conventionally produced milk.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id794b1f4cc6944626954f673d2c5aebe9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mandatory reporting for dairy products</header><text>Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1637b">7 U.S.C. 1637b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7fe9017ca7ff4d97afe830bd6ca7ef2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph id="idaff258638d7d41c3bdb0cfcf9d71aac8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b115fe9d27542578321f888cddaaf84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb18ece16ac1c4c92bb6e66c364f5bfa4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88112071fe27441daea79c82c3ac17a3"><subparagraph id="id44cd894b00db4554bc0e8109bc47ead4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for each manufacturer required to report under subparagraph (A) for any product, require that manufacturer to report production cost and product yield information, as determined by the Secretary, for all products processed in the same facility or facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdc34599a44443978751ae37bee40574"><enum>(D)</enum><text>require any manufacturer of such other dairy products as determined by the Secretary to report production cost and product yield information in the same manner as under subparagraph (C), for the purpose of providing information for the regulatory or administrative establishment of pricing rules.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9bf702da3a1141c691e1c590a3d9f6ef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id791661e0bdac43c6ae37644cc87d14e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Electronic reporting</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Reporting</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76d0aae634ad4b9697fbdb7a88d7bd9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking <quote>this section</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42a5107995684ec4a2baf56dd186f833"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id840bd9cec5f146329c9ea720a9ba9729"><paragraph id="iddd45033617084c6ba11ceb370b768d2d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Dairy product processing costs</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report containing the information obtained under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8aeb696e16c74184a951cc3b78d1712e" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Supplemental and emergency agricultural disaster assistance programs</header><section id="id910ff70b1df34dc5bc4a06824c0d5f17"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Definitions; conforming amendments</header><subsection id="id65A5E64A6B5D4B94A06A7AE08BEA731C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF59492E23DD34318B68D482DD31FDC36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id2FBD7ACA5BC24E1891AB387AE093D7AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text><clause id="id7D04884710D344A8847C3DA163532410"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="idE2657E63451548C69F2D4E25FEA22AE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c6bc839bf8d4254a5062a51c29ac122"><clause id="idcc2f0bb00da84b3b9e80d7ab263eaa9b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an alien who has applied for employment authorization and is authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id027A8BC54250490F8A4B967AE00FCC18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(G), by striking <quote>livestock,</quote> and inserting <quote>livestock (including unweaned livestock),</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id786606E8CD004153B0190CC588EB705D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>section:</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D3FDE1B723447EEB7B430CF452DD1A4"><section id="idDF809249ADBA41528C99FADFBB6F1B76"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F6A258B93A843E29105404F4D7BE69A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id157E6819E7B14A1BA85355C6F88A9D30"><section id="id463E5857FA734BC7BB44A3E594C61AFF"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance</header><subsection id="id0A38092CDF99493B8144E9C735048E80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Livestock indemnity payments</header></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7F9BF1F3CBE54A06BDD73D57874FA3DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="idEE6BF8BF1BF749C2B0FBF9CB0CEC5EDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended, in the subtitle heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">and emergency</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">supplemental</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCFE42C812C684FE7B49D6393D9DAD988"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1502 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (as designated by subsection (a)(3)) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id6103683D38364F2CB49251D61F99FCDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84BD793725BF4E43BBDF38BB1FB9C9D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a) or (b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id887CF3DC03A64C538BB6FBC87513191D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12640D59E1F541009D0FA4AE73E86785"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 12512(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5856">7 U.S.C. 5856(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id33FF65C739F645E9BD08914280D2E9EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1501(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>1502(b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC57986DBC20B4825B8C78C80EAA114D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081(c)</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id566A1A1E8E3D496DB50C13D1654F351C"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance</header><subsection id="idae240bba358d4611a1a3d73fcf674eaa"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Livestock indemnity program</header><text>Section 1502(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (as designated by section 1501(a)(3)) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id321ae32391ef480a8c88fae4bd8b7a76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>during the time of the year that the livestock death losses occurred</quote> after <quote>normal mortality</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3234ead36d54903af98c860060ae1bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FA7007D36A34BAD93E57AC0E28C80A5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb9abe5e3c88479884ca52314f1af5bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment rates</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3256aa0cd463415bbf7f810a29b479d6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of the applicable percentage described in subparagraph (B) of the market value of the affected livestock, as determined under subparagraph (C), on, as applicable—</text><clause id="id7650978d6a8f42a1a8fead1e2a1b5cbc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the day before the date of death of the livestock; or</text></clause><clause id="idc2a2a8b3d2624ce2be194655b3800ab6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the day before the date of the event that caused the harm to the livestock that resulted in a reduced sale price.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15abd3f4bf1c49d284263acba54f2c97"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Percentages</header><text>The percentage referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeb3d85ad3804ec089d05e5a060a4c61"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a payment under paragraph (1)(A), 100 percent; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54f4a0be80f5485385184c3959b0fc8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a payment under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), 75 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9897c007d70444f9370e16ff19b0965"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination of market values</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the market value of the affected livestock under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb018471368bd490c867adbf9bfc0b088"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Agricultural Marketing Service; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f82c24079b9423db7349b3ff4811884"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on quarterly estimates of market values.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5f2fb8569534f7491ee9dfa2ba46e2f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4933717c65b443109c26037edbe6e2e3"><paragraph id="ideb632694401b4930b28f6492ca8b0641"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Weight categories</header><text>For the purposes of establishing weight categories to carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish categories with weights not less than those described in section 1416.302 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph), with respect to livestock described in section 1501(4)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0edd18596fa4ee4a90a197d099b3009"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Normal mortality for honey bees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining honey bee normal mortality, the Secretary shall not include losses caused by colony collapse disorder.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4b4b15d0d12d430c93712a51e8a32173"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-Raised fish</header><text>Section 1502(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (as designated by section 1501(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking <quote>reduce losses</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “reduce—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33d88651f2114383b79ce833c909d3f6"><subparagraph id="idb7e91ce348ce437bb0040d8c12c54f7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>losses caused by feed or water shortages (including, in the case of drought, transportation costs for feed, water, livestock, and honey bees), disease, or other factors, as determined by the Secretary, including inspections of cattle tick fever; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id032442e29ae948e28fa069ef26ccc5c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>winter stockpile grazing losses.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HE03994ED8536423187792FDA9A2EA9DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tree assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1502(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (as designated by section 1501(b)(2)(A)) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb667d14af7cb4201bd5044ae372af1b7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HD169FF81CD66403096E43985AD04DB33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or biennial</quote> after <quote>annual</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6239AEA322D84D608A12621159C25974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>or pest</quote> after <quote>insect</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8885b6b7599046a8943aa80e80973847"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>bush, and vine</quote> and inserting <quote>a bush, a vine, and any other fruit-producing crop that is not planted on an annual basis, as determined by the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA277CAE51ED4FA3908F6D75866C735B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id802952d6d2ce42209579e4319cf8227b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>carry out this subsection and</quote> before <quote>provide</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6aefeee547f54ee0a6daa441f1bfeccb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality)</quote> and inserting <quote>normal mortality</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25BCE599B1F04F0583B9D7B9C9F75F6B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6116938376b4942a3e03bdbfe14b92e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(4) and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>(4), (5), and (6)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57b5981e85884f709c6777d1785e4f33"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality)</quote> and inserting <quote>normal mortality</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF4227910F5246CE9BC31E15BF541FEF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>15 percent damage or mortality (adjusted for normal tree damage and mortality)</quote> and inserting <quote>normal tree damage or mortality</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide59ce6ce42cc4ccab76fd7d8430282c8" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec85fb79964d43a1aa0f2b1f6966158b"><paragraph id="idb067fa53f59549969e5d32e2cfa0cae0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Payment rate for covered producers</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of a covered producer, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement of 75 percent of the costs under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) of paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A659A9729CA48E7AE67146C729046AA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Timing requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower shall agree, as a condition on receipt of assistance under this subsection, to carry out any replacement and rehabilitation activities for which such assistance is provided not later than—</text><subparagraph id="H7201FD0AF8D4435DBACA12F6E07BF441"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2 years after the receipt of such assistance; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38CC7E27FBA249F48C496EE3BCF204A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the period specified in subparagraph (A) is not adequate, such time as is determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC5535222B4546BCAD95AC68071BAB7C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Alternatives used in replanting</header><subparagraph id="HBC6B10F5BF544707922E0978C801C63A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower receiving assistance under this subsection with respect to tree loss may, with the approval of the Secretary, use such assistance to replant using—</text><clause id="HE1EF0E4EE79D494899FB8DB5775954BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alternative variety from the variety used prior to the loss;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf07b94f17cf042399039fea4b11d49b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an alternative crop from the crop planted prior to the loss;</text></clause><clause id="HB5F0B93FCF3344EAACBC2B54746C2BD6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an alternative stand density from the stand density used prior to the loss; and</text></clause><clause id="H99C6BC6ADFFE4FF2B422A35DAB238A91"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alternative location from the location used prior to the loss.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF44AF2E28D24E06AB3911335EE90207"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cost share limitations with respect to alternatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers—</text><clause id="HBEF650CB47844183BC1B49FC43B17900"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for a use described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be in an amount that is not greater than the amount the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower would receive if the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower replanted using the variety lost;</text></clause><clause id="id59a745edfd324d9ba54279ca0c20a14a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for a use described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be in an amount that is not greater than the amount the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower would receive if the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower replanted using the crop lost; </text></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D0B7DC4B4B64702AD1FD3D3C42B704C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a use described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be in an amount that is not greater than the amount the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower would receive if the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower replanted using the stand density lost; and</text></clause><clause id="H1F12EE04E0584CFAA166EBA63D4C5437" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a use described in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be in an amount that is not greater than the amount the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower would receive if the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower replanted in the location in which the loss occurred.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8d55062688b419f9cea4cb3d0cdd14b"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Emergency relief program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 1501(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D4E35D1ECB349DC970429105CEB7666"><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id1F96B6C92C57487EBCF159C75A55C437"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Emergency relief program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf22f20cb22ff49f997ba87da72318e61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8a643ea099f470f8f6342a2d74161c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered crop</header><text>The term <term>covered crop</term> means crops, trees, bushes, and vines.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id531abf88e1b147ffa39d5d9d984f491f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disaster</header><text>The term <term>disaster</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdccba8fdce64aeb8178e0f0466e8841"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a natural disaster designated by the Secretary under section 321(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CFRDA">Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1961">7 U.S.C. 1961(a)</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cf8f82d7b9c40dd9e6859623a135a9f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a major disaster or emergency designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3ae3ae8f9c54019bd063794191fb735"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a quarantine imposed by the Secretary under the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7701">7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.</external-xref>) or the animal quarantine laws (as defined in section 2509(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/136a">21 U.S.C. 136a(f)</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7a0ce2896de43b19ed9ac71464a8c2c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a physical loss notification by the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency under section 759.6(a)(2) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc49b0522dd94dcc80215aa5dd33b7c1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other disruption outside of the control of an eligible producer on a farm that results in a significant loss of production or revenue, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9cb9a1a1931445db92667f1aea35e001"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expected crop revenue</header><text>The term <term>expected crop revenue</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id1a7df08d49aa43e3bb89ea18f106e5dc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of covered crops insured under Federal Crop Insurance—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbc4379ceb604d99b4cdc52a6c7c0005"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the revenue used to calculate the liability for the Federal Crop Insurance; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b9d2a4d4780414fa6eedbba2aff54e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a higher amount, as determined by the Secretary, to reflect costs of production that exceed the insured value of the covered crop;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id349764e7b3754bad98338f55cbb16dd4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of covered crops covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9dfeb8b2bd545cb8cefa3af89bb217c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the revenue used to calculate the liability for the coverage; or</text></clause><clause id="id2b30cfcc205d47dcacc7f632de9cf694"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a higher amount, as determined by the Secretary, to reflect costs of production that exceed the coverage for the covered crop; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9040c1e2169a43849f79999d031be031"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of covered crops that are neither insured under Federal Crop Insurance nor covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, the expected revenue for the covered crop, as determined by the Secretary, which the Secretary may adjust to reflect costs of production that exceed the expected revenue for the covered crop.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id322a0cf0351b44c9b087e0d036dd877d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal Crop Insurance</header><text>The term <term>Federal Crop Insurance</term> means any crop insurance program, policy, or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d322954575c49ec9546b3d16d0b898b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Net crop insurance indemnity</header><text>The term <term>net crop insurance indemnity</term> means the difference between—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id779c1bcb2d644b0d8852fbf05c321c4e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the indemnity paid to an eligible producer on a farm under Federal Crop Insurance; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bd9815dcf41431fb38ebaf72ef8777b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost to the eligible producer on a farm for that Federal Crop Insurance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f02c379778542ecb4a7c82c797a7594"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Net noninsured crop disaster assistance program payment</header><text>The term <term>net noninsured crop disaster assistance program payment</term> means the difference between—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d99d498fd1a4b3f9cf1778c736d8817"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment received by an eligible producer on a farm for coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c9da81b89ab4218ad07ecc808fde574"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost to the eligible producer on a farm for that coverage. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf079e66d0044489ba1d3698a5ac53a75"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program</header><text>The term <term>Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program</term> means the program under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id092320ea652c48a6873c7aab24e55fea"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Qualified loss</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7fa529c019b4e54a47d39329451c7ac"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The term <term>qualified loss</term> means a production or value loss in a covered crop incurred by an eligible producer on a farm as a consequence of a disaster.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1118260f7bdb49b59816eff49ebb0382"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>qualified loss</term> includes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e38eaed364f4bc89a77992c821cc880"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a loss incurred by an eligible producer on a farm as a result of being prevented from planting a crop due to a disaster;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6893c35174dd43b69da16535287cd228"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a loss in the quality of a crop, trees, bushes, or vines due to a disaster; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e12ea5ea1ff43e98e6258c9c100f262"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a loss in the quality of a crop (including wine grapes), trees, bushes, or vines due to smoke exposure from a wildfire.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40ef00fb3aeb4baa99207a0feae6c60d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide payments during each crop year to eligible producers on farms that experienced a qualified loss during the crop year.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95a3e005aadb428db5062b51834a5715"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22428d056a87426292943096abe01909"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a payment under this section for a crop year, an eligible producer on a farm shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of each qualified loss incurred by the eligible producer on a farm during the crop year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc22497cfbb78410fa7193fe3dd514481"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The Secretary shall approve an application submitted by an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) if the application demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the eligible producer on a farm has incurred a qualified loss during the applicable crop year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5c5bc61144646bc93f9e5aff75581e8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Provision of payments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1411335da96143be84babbe7cda55d19"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to each eligible producer on a farm the application of whom is approved under subsection (c)(2) a payment for the applicable crop year, in accordance with subsection (e).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id034f5deecf6d4f9882989a3baf341fcb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement to purchase insurance</header><text>As a condition of receiving a payment under this section, an eligible producer on a farm shall purchase, for each of the 2 succeeding crop years for each crop for which the eligible producer on a farm received a payment—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b949ad765264047b2ecd74debc53080"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Crop Insurance, if available; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id808c3bc4857241328cdcff8dc865cbd4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if Federal Crop Insurance is not available, coverage under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33aa6702356d4fd7a8b5304c2364e91c"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of payments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c9d9634591842b2af833d5d75f0ba51"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (f), the amount of a payment provided to an eligible producer on a farm under subsection (d)(1) shall be equal to—</text><subparagraph id="id650246d9ddb54732965a44d4ef38048b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a covered crop insured under Federal Crop Insurance, the product obtained by multiplying—</text><clause id="iddd4583fd25464f0790451fadad825a4f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the difference between—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5ff458c98e949648289893291d2cc51"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the share of the eligible producer on a farm of 95 percent of the expected crop revenue for the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id70070d3dc1cf44e5b728f59d46921411"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sum obtained by adding—</text><item id="id9a09cf7fb8cc4859895a734aeec9eb2e"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the share of the eligible producer on a farm of the actual revenue for the covered crop for the crop year;</text></item><item id="ide51ce48d9317488e937b4d73b4588929"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the net crop insurance indemnity;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4f30dc5bb3e4dfcb5db5d72d1c39f8b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle A with respect to the base acres on which the covered crop was planted or prevented from being planted;</text></item><item id="id25fc7b09ba1c4a49aa9abfb553c3b20c"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm or on behalf of the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle B with respect to the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></item><item id="id8d2a2dd3aad94b37bdfbf7d7342152f6"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under section 1502 for the crop for the crop year; by</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id06ff8cdedab24e81a5bb8432e38be61b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a Federal Crop Insurance coverage level purchased by the eligible producer on a farm that is—</text><subclause id="idd407ce5ed0e546c386b50b8c0edd31e4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>catastrophic coverage, 75 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb22827a9bcf74a2290478d3b54cdde9f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>more than catastrophic coverage and less than 55 percent coverage, 80 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id496033e75f23466fbae045d947be4d95"><enum>(III)</enum><text>not less than 55 percent coverage and less than 60 percent coverage, 82.5 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd50238de9b4d48d9b68231109dfba874"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>not less than 60 percent coverage and less than 65 percent coverage, 85 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id38975ab47f07438f8fa9bd3399978cbe"><enum>(V)</enum><text>not less than 65 percent coverage and less than 70 percent coverage, 87.5 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="idb85acedba5964dc481143588210e248c"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>not less than 70 percent coverage and less than 75 percent coverage, 90 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id56afa6a69abc4cb4b378c54d4f27005a"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>not less than 75 percent coverage and less than 80 percent coverage, 92.5 percent; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idc90eee98f16843a1b9c54746211da925"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>not less than 80 percent coverage, 95 percent;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc203dc6022c348ca919dc0e70a51519c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a covered crop covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, the product obtained by multiplying—</text><clause id="id46068E050DF146A89FE6BCF986D9814D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the difference between—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA37852B65B44E68A878F17CE1BF00E8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the share of the eligible producer on a farm of 95 percent of the expected crop revenue for the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idBE2575335C0C42C3898DFAC5A639B666"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the sum obtained by adding—</text><item id="id2012A84541E6496A93BA2EF85096959D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the share of the eligible producer on a farm of the actual revenue for the covered crop for the crop year;</text></item><item id="id19231E3F995F4B10BF8DF24C4A8A3C54"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the net noninsured crop disaster assistance program payment;</text></item><item id="idb33190a633fc4e5b85e2ee4c6776035b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle A with respect to the base acres on which the covered crop was planted or prevented from being planted; </text></item><item id="id12A3F2B9FCCD4B5E9A9A4C3249856476"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm or on behalf of the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle B with respect to the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></item><item id="id8418E919D3B6464B9D16D523CF199F82"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under section 1502 for the crop for the crop year; by</text></item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4185c0ffafa4623bc71e0c9d47279e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage level purchased by the eligible producer on a farm that is—</text><subclause id="id0AC743C27FD544F6AFF37FF6CEC9182A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>catastrophic coverage, 75 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3FC84450FED64252B1AC4385E6D69674"><enum>(II)</enum><text>more than catastrophic coverage and less than 60 percent coverage, 80 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="idBD27A815EA6A498A8C69209384666C8F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>not less than 60 percent coverage and less than 70 percent coverage, 85 percent;</text></subclause><subclause id="id587E0E548DDB469681FF7293DEA85365"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>not less than 70 percent coverage and less than 75 percent coverage, 90 percent; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idAAE49ED96E6C4960BBE8479140894A6A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>not less than 75 percent coverage, 95 percent; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc1c09f0979d4a509c74d8e6bca6f256"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a covered crop that is neither insured under Federal Crop Insurance nor covered under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id483dab6367d74ed685191225caef4170"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to clause (ii), the product obtained by multiplying—</text><subclause id="idb0429efdf19648919dcb1b89d1f19ac8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the difference between—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB18EFF9003914793A553AD5F65DB506B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the share of the eligible producer on a farm of 95 percent of the expected crop revenue for the covered crop for the crop year; and </text></item><item id="id7FDA8868492640EEAE984D147F145173"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the sum obtained by adding—</text><subitem id="id4B2249BF216B451EA64E88126D38DA25"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the share of the eligible producer on a farm of the actual revenue for the covered crop for the crop year;</text></subitem><subitem id="id18921fc6df4b4c5f8852c73ea45fd58e"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle A with respect to the base acres on which the covered commodity was planted or prevented from being planted; </text></subitem><subitem id="idC920B15472914537B046426E75494A6D"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm or on behalf of the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle B with respect to the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></subitem><subitem id="id6A7D3092253045DEA3D4ABCE293F30AA"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under section 1502 for the crop for the crop year; by</text></subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="idc7978771863f43d088b4135bba39cd5a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>70 percent; or</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbb9eb68008344c8a85ac9759eb94bdb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the eligible producer on a farm is in an area that is not adequately served (as defined in section 508(a)(7)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(7)(A)</external-xref>)) or is an underserved producer (as defined in that section), the product obtained by multiplying—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fe2411b98de45239432e9b188fd9ef8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sum obtained by adding—</text><item id="idFA563A5EA00744EDB9A8BF1AEE6B82A4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the share of the eligible producer on a farm of the actual revenue for the covered crop for the crop year;</text></item><item id="id714d2a6369734ab093edd18786a64fdd"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle A with respect to the base acres on which the covered crop was planted or prevented from being planted; </text></item><item id="id077BF4958B174F7A9C5D89638E259583"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm or on behalf of the eligible producer on a farm under subtitle B with respect to the covered crop for the crop year; and</text></item><item id="id89B759F57F704F9EBF7CF91FB6590B47"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any payments made to the eligible producer on a farm under section 1502 for the crop for the crop year; by</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idf833db1d9a0e47f9ab31187af0ebca9e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>75 percent. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ae6644c9fb94fda96842bc38c76e440"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vertical integration for producers of wine grapes</header><text>In the case of a producer of wine grapes that uses not less than 75 percent of the grapes to produce wine at a facility owned by the producer, the amount of a payment provided to the producer under subsection (d)(1) shall be calculated under paragraph (1) based on the market rate for wine grapes at the time of calculation, in lieu of the revenue of the producer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0bb25fdc5dbb454d98c348842bd4531c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>For each crop year—</text><paragraph id="id882ea2a018894504bade128f0faa1651"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible producer on a farm may receive payments under subsection (d)(1) in an amount equal to not more than—</text><subparagraph id="ida02c1666b0504f73b5d8b44c251beb0b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$500,000 for the specialty covered crops and high-value covered crops of the eligible producer on a farm, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf03bc40a1fed4ca9b0e5fcf556a18792"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$250,000 for the covered crops of the eligible producer on a farm not described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8ca1e4bc1c041178d12621b3fe66e23"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduced limitations</header><text>If the amount made available to make payments under subsection (d)(1) for a crop year is insufficient to pay all eligible producers on farms that are eligible for payments under that subsection the amount calculated under subsection (e), as limited by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the limitations described in that paragraph in a manner such that the maximum number of those eligible producers on farms receive 100 percent of the amount calculated under subsection (e). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8207a006cbab40588d93d1b5fa74ceca"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idfa9e04cb91224a378411e74d48d135c7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>estimate the percentage of qualified losses that will be paid from the amount made available to make payments under subsection (d)(1) for a crop year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29840452d6f141ab92932ccaa7f112f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>using the estimate under paragraph (1), provide partial payments as soon as practicable after receipt and approval of an application under subsection (c); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95a77699b0e3479e83b535819af7e9c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make final payments under subsection (d)(1) for the crop year as soon as practicable after all applications submitted under subsection (c) have been approved, modified, or rejected.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5f2d15b6247345eeb3ac5eb3abdfc64f"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><paragraph id="id0065a34c45a3424c873da28fdd77d762"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idffe4ae1745274645848359877e752127" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header><text>Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 1 percent to pay the administrative costs of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id828f1dac8e194fdf8ee993859164291d" style="OLC"><enum>F</enum><header>Noninsured Crop Assistance</header><section id="id7e67ce6486c34630a2fdb4b733471ff2"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Noninsured crop assistance program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fe47155ab5840848e14ef34179a23d5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idd1dac666457645ceb3ccdd655edac620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0a52fb43134794822bb831c1ab9651"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe6e4dcbf4d64b349398a9d454fd3e89"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>or whole farm revenue in accordance with clause (ii)</quote> before <quote>equivalent to</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99c41d788c9d45a283ab86545a860248"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>65</quote> and inserting <quote>75</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab3a5f8cb268416da32bc4a1c57f3cbd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f6fb1b634a44cd4a1eab25925048edd"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD129497E67C46489041889B2AA92C9C"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id417161e3d324492d9c0b622febcf2ec8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id230365907322427e8dbe8d2de1aa187e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73DDBFC88C08438BB483EC3458BD673E"><clause id="id8ed8c52a65c14f2ba7d5d0f1f816dbee"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Option for whole farm revenue coverage for beginning farmers and ranchers</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5c972951da24fbc8c44f869e448aea5"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall provide the option for a beginning farmer or rancher (as defined in section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)</external-xref>)), during the first 5 years of operation of a farm or ranch, to purchase coverage under the program under this section for the revenue of the entire farming or ranching operation, similar to whole farm revenue protection and micro farm.</text></subclause><subclause id="id23fdfc573a4043c68292f7e1dfe08abe"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Sources for revenue guarantee</header><text>Under the coverage provided under subclause (I), the Secretary—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8f102c97d79470a89055722c02430ae"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall prioritize the use of farm or ranch revenue projections from a business plan acceptable to the lender of the beginning farmer or rancher; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cf92d7a879c4e76918bc369d4b16860"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use to establish a revenue guarantee alternative sources of information that the Secretary determines to be sufficient for establishing a revenue guarantee under a whole farm revenue or micro farm plan of insurance in accordance with subsection (b)(4)(C), such as—</text><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dbd4ab794484e29a3e98bee9ec1b502"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial records of the prior operator; </text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73a53ee50e9a4f5bb34faee09261b130"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production contracts and records; and </text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fdd26e7d9cd4e69aa27161470dec28a"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other sources, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="ide77cc21d7bc5434c8e687873462524e8"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Ineligibility for other policies</header><text>A producer that obtains coverage provided under subclause (I) shall be ineligible to purchase a whole farm revenue protection or micro farm policy through the Federal crop insurance program to cover the same risk.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcadfdf49720b475ea64e2dd6ee9ae100"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc60bdc701ae246e886f40ca64657ae62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>program that—</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through <quote>best facilitates</quote> in clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB9B7A18FFE6E4E779625A40277E6A8B7"><text>program—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cbcd60a06ad494db65ec47a4c9e4f67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to best facilitate</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea26839866574fe9982c97163a3526e0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida156d4bf426f4a8a86cbf9e27e505451"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77e2c32a1273405a89a0e201b3ff73d4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F261DBD67F64D2C9E471F9EA307E4E8"><clause id="id6e67441ef0ea49cf882270c9bb9306ce"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to ensure that the data are transferred by the Farm Service Agency and processed by the Risk Management Agency for the purpose of facilitating the use of historical production records for Federal crop insurance policies;</text></clause><clause id="id3df13ed7820444e49367bd43c210928e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to ensure that the data are available in a non-personally-identifiable format consistent with section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(c)</external-xref>) to private developers of Federal crop insurance policies for the purpose of creating new Federal crop insurance policies or endorsements or expanding the availability of an existing Federal crop insurance policy or endorsement; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id5c7986135823477bacaebeb229a768f1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>ensures</quote> and inserting <quote>to ensure</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb42dfd6a35a4bc4a5c2bfcf6e7fd550"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(4)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ba12b5d2d9c40bfb2387d77f7398479"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA22212B69C74FF59BC3D71307519F09"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9044b1da1081467382b5ce4ab56f45e0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2ab8fcc26354ab6a4b9510714e12a02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF67EA548FCC44927953B3756807ACECF"><subparagraph id="id10caa299fbf54ca6812a8f02e46ca113"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d3139b80de145d9a9de4c7df31379e1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of underserved producer</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <quote>underserved producer</quote> means— </text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a72981e4578418f9407e792177d7fea"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a limited resource farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4e3ec77c7ac4d8cb4b4fdfc7c3fb738"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a beginning farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida233702b7b794a0aadb928952a7e48fb"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a veteran farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3eb378c57344a989ae6f892109e0ec1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb21161885e7449dc93bf7e2ba8e652a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that an underserved producer is automatically offered an opportunity to enroll in catastrophic coverage under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i)(I) by completing an application unless the underserved producer opts out—</text><subclause id="idb9821fe5d4ee4cf9b06d825720a6ae54"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at the time that the producer is identified as an underserved producer; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0692584364154d0bae6236579ca5c8c0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as part of an application for another program administered by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c130d0d158145e687e0cae2978c8aba"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Whole farm revenue and micro farm plans of insurance</header><text>In the case of diverse production systems that are eligible under the plans described in paragraphs (7) and (18) of section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall establish a streamlined process for submission of records or acreage reports under paragraphs (2) and (3) specifically designed to assist producers to graduate on a voluntary basis to the whole farm revenue or micro farm plan of insurance by establishing the requisite actual production history through participation in the program under this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id731d276d85d542ba86b8cfe32fcc1c46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EE70C4E95A34F41AC4A7AAD4A002E9C"><subparagraph id="idfaae917a5d6544708583e7fe79af89e3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Community ditches</header><clause id="id7b33541fc75c4775af9c2dfeffee32d7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of community ditch</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>community ditch</term> means a private, unincorporated or cooperative irrigation ditch system, including an acequia or an unincorporated mutual ditch company.</text></clause><clause id="idb4a8dc2d66d64cadbca8b144f40313b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Causes of loss</header><text>On making a determination described in subsection (a)(3) for producers that rely on a community ditch, the Secretary shall provide assistance under this section to those producers from all losses suffered as a result of the causes described in subsection (a)(3).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f53bda9a49c48f1b931ce89e9cda36e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(2)(B), by striking <quote>$300,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id54dc991c790349198023fe45dfa171f6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph id="id8a9d599bc0584800ad46c4bc80cc5718"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I), by striking <quote>65</quote> and inserting <quote>75</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id925fb48cfc274f188d982c04c86d9ccb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED8152B241BB46E490C0BCCE7BB27361"><subparagraph id="id5eb3ae37bbd94d4a8e780f2d94b13c76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of additional coverage that is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bd8cf0b5a10476d9239f09024c5b85a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 50 percent and not more than 65 percent, the lesser of—</text><subclause id="ide62f80664c3d4d12b41705ebacea8c80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the sum of the premiums for each eligible crop, with the premium for each eligible crop obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id10857ff2c9a94cc39a55d28180567ab0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the number of acres devoted to the eligible crop;</text></item><item id="idb841bfc68a054c76a30c58e9069f9ee2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the yield, as determined by the Secretary under subsection (e);</text></item><item id="id2c7031ebfe3e483594d0e2fef0ac1c6e"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the coverage level elected by the producer;</text></item><item id="idd2cd8492f4c94be594113665bbd79afd"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the average market price, as determined by the Secretary;</text></item><item id="idade4b0f3e2bb4bf29bd5c8aef02b97ed"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>a 5.25-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="id4bfc0d5ada504cdc955e8d14c21f3e55"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the producer’s share of the crop; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id7213728f2cb2401e9ca4c53a3c84bb19"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id2522d02fe72445e18eec96ff848dec8f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a 5.25-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="idff5d3e8ff531440eb7d5629e85186609"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicable payment limit;</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id4059c695b25d48f98157e43b1080223a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less than 65 percent but not more than 70 percent, the lesser of—</text><subclause id="id098583317659478ebd08eb9eca166bee"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the sum of the premiums for each eligible crop, with the premium for each eligible crop obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id72518bc855744f4eaf9adb9898272d3a"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the number of acres devoted to the eligible crop;</text></item><item id="idd4bfeb28bcfd40a7900b92ed40af0866"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the yield, as determined by the Secretary under subsection (e);</text></item><item id="id8bcb2e17a1704138a05bf576422a7662"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the coverage level elected by the producer;</text></item><item id="id3cfb434f8a16416d94fc5c2619e25fdd"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the average market price, as determined by the Secretary;</text></item><item id="id77cfaa5d78ea4a64a25ffdb187c213b1"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>a 6.43-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="idcf21c84e53544361873cb2a5ef83b646"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the producer’s share of the crop; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id8d2d37b2e0aa4d64a2623e1ec648a4b9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id7f10ce3760e04d7e85e7041a4d735517"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a 6.43-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="ida4bb58dc999b4d85982522924efc6636"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicable payment limit; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="ida0857795af7c431e84729129bdba3837"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not less than 70 percent but not more than 75 percent, the lesser of—</text><subclause id="id073f74ed4ad94febab5a545116390d68"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the sum of the premiums for each eligible crop, with the premium for each eligible crop obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id0d6b344bbacd4de38b091906c697af5e"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the number of acres devoted to the eligible crop;</text></item><item id="id8bcf0f7e83a3477b8e190ecdaf868172"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the yield, as determined by the secretary under subsection (e);</text></item><item id="idd6c43e4000c7479e84f739e7e50182cd"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the coverage level elected by the producer;</text></item><item id="id841c4ee01b6b4f02ad2232ae0323536a"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the average market price, as determined by the Secretary;</text></item><item id="id938594b891df424a8ba01ee6a5ef2200"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>a 6.64-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="idfd62a06a257b41e692e644ad36023458"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the producer’s share of the crop; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id4072420856be476abdb003e36585b5a6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text><item id="id30c0c72b82e5424385c68b92492019f0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a 6.64-percent premium fee; and</text></item><item id="id3d668c440af44684a9e365ea076525db"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicable payment limit.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedf94e9b554d4187bbaaeca40a5ebfc6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22754175f5094fe389a4e2c07b59318f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7755FE2EAA8A40CA8E1E760E523BCE21"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20855a68abb2461392f27a82e9510977"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Premium reduction</header><text>The premium amount determined for a producer under paragraph (2) shall be reduced by the same percentage as the percentage reduction in payments for the crop year under a sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/931">2 U.S.C. 931 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id45f2e940498946f48a8abe2f889e8638" style="OLC"><enum>G</enum><header>Administration</header><section commented="no" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idC262B946C0E24DBEAA982B2AC5F258F4"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1601(c)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9091">7 U.S.C. 9091(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and section 10109 of that Act</quote> and inserting <quote>section 10109 of that Act, and title I of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> and the amendments made by that title</quote>.</text></section><section id="id84289A99C14A4F6D9CB8AFEDC80C9FFB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1702.</enum><header>Suspension of permanent price support authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1602 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9092">7 U.S.C. 9092</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="ide79808c4893942e6b3f7c2917f232838"><enum>1703.</enum><header>Ineligibility of land owned by foreign persons for program benefits</header><subsection id="id61D57BF29E374109BB24791AB93A129C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3">7 U.S.C. 1308–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38d96766a5284646a27e9c754f8a70a4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a84117e6c474c6d9dd1bcba08be24e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>United States or</quote> and inserting <quote>United States,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id679558b70e454ce08d2c60544e1b1fc4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or an alien who has applied for employment authorization and is authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation),</quote> after <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40fe8afedc724b5ab17cc62befbd620e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, unless such person is an individual who is providing land, capital, and a substantial amount of personal labor in the production of crops on such farm</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id681fe32cafe14797a0cc363a2e1c76b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8EE2619032742B08C84169398F75053"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided6b5863503c4871acd509c4ed58a3b1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Land owned by foreign persons</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99e6520e403947c4a829f1838d8ae622"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive any payment under section 1116 or 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9016">7 U.S.C. 9016</external-xref>, 9017) with respect to land that is owned by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bc977ffc7f14dfb95390d6a0f8e624b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person who is not—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66ff3b3028bc4175a02bdd2fbc4182bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a citizen of the United States;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id570a484c1c574ebeb07b606d737471cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514144ea273f49ee889bfd7e16d750cf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an alien who has applied for employment authorization and is authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id762e9cab5486404f83a14154020d2a6d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a corporation or other entity more than 10 percent of the beneficial ownership of which is held by persons described in subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32e3e7096b15401a99303f21c0efc255"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proportionate ownership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with respect to land determined to be ineligible for payments under that paragraph, the Secretary may make payments under sections 1116 and 1117 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9016">7 U.S.C. 9016</external-xref>, 9017) in an amount determined by the Secretary to be representative of the percentage interests of the land that is owned by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide13788acced84b4abd2a86f961283a20"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">citizens of the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2f4c8d3452c42e9a84dedc5919461d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aliens lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10363d347acb478491e187db9d337545"><enum>(C)</enum><text>aliens who have applied for employment authorization and are authorized to accept employment pursuant to section 274a.12(c)(33) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf81b840ebd947ddaf902c7328190548"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with the 2025 crop, fiscal, or marketing year, as appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section id="idEC73343BAE65482EB3F490CC3A24B039"><enum>1704.</enum><header>Adjusted gross income limitation</header><subsection id="id5FA0EBC220D84CE4AEE9D5E2412E0D16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id681CBD5B53014067921B1116E893DCC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idD7FEB7C10E4E4469AEF65D1D3D8652AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>In this section,</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in this section,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5919DE96B254406A8FA040DF3010839B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id448B5EFB8F9E4A2AB2592801CE4F6DE2"><paragraph id="idda05a756446d42c1bc3ff9c846ac6834"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>Any income received by a person or legal entity that is a landowner of eligible land (as defined in section 1265A) as compensation for the purchase of an agricultural land easement or a wetland reserve easement on that eligible land under subtitle H of title XII shall be excluded from adjusted gross income for purposes of this section for the taxable year for which the person or legal entity receives such compensation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73AC80E8B0444BD4B53D2C905F28C30F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD18364C3D17841EEB0FC3C79793B2ECD"><paragraph id="id5601899bae3b4abcb42af13608570b88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commodity policy</header><subparagraph id="id07D1B17DA52B4C03A52FD5721DE3B9B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit under subtitle A of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.</external-xref>) for a crop year if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $700,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE88AE7B496C84A4E826B651B9915B6AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Land</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity (except an underserved farmer of covered commodities (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of section 1112 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9012">7 U.S.C. 9012</external-xref>))) shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit under subtitle A of title I of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.</external-xref>) for a crop year with respect to land that is owned by a person or legal entity the average adjusted gross income of which exceeds $700,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id96a76877496645c1be3e9cb521caebdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Marketing assistance loan benefits</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive a marketing loan gain, a loan deficiency payment, or a certificate in lieu of a cash payment under subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9031">7 U.S.C. 9031 et seq.</external-xref>) for a crop or marketing year, as appropriate, if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $700,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf19079fdc88c48ddb383035444614b00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs</header><subparagraph id="id0326a13d4c3b4120aac1a951428a9cdf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit under subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081</external-xref>) for a fiscal year if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $700,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4ad1d0eec0044548db79fff6656b8e2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specialty and high-value crops</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity that produces specialty or high-value crops, as determined by the Secretary, shall not be eligible for a payment or benefit under subtitle E of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081</external-xref>) for a fiscal year if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $1,500,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id579d363283dc4a478bc247c746de852d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the limitation established by subparagraph (A) or (B) with respect to a person or legal entity that is an economically distressed producer, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6acbd2b1e6674cd08bd290a79bc233b4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conservation benefits</header><subparagraph id="id9958968212cc449cac69df2a870ad7db"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the average adjusted gross income of a person or legal entity exceeds $700,000, the person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit for a fiscal year under—</text><clause id="id27B6ECCF7E314D89B36CB850097C299D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>title II of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4530);</text></clause><clause id="id327B70844719467FBDC76BD1362B7F6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>title II of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 713);</text></clause><clause id="idD35FBB37FB5E4C13BA5CBEB102484A34"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>title II of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1753);</text></clause><clause id="id05E2F12A865A41DE8DC99830596ABE98"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>title II of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>; 116 Stat. 223); or </text></clause><clause id="id8C2C271FB6404365BBBD31B2161F180E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>title XII of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAA846D09433B4367A4473B769B84198C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specialty and high-value crops</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity that produces specialty or high-value crops, as determined by the Secretary, shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit under any provision of law described in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $1,500,000. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25f27092f0b74ea18777c310ab2c32b9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the limitation established by subparagraph (A) or (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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3093ca2b2324fef9f5d6ac65367f582"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agricultural management assistance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive a payment or benefit under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)</external-xref>) for a fiscal year if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $700,000.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idDA19AFC926F04B299B7909B8DA368169"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id106CE7213F714D8A9E735AA5F8285B30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id54541265826D41ABA42E185F3D82463F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id3A8A5091DD3A42A49AAA694C172D9C78"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary that the average</quote> and inserting the following: “Secretary that—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEB99134E8B34400930747E9A5471BBC"><clause id="idE17D30C2DAFA4A20A5D2300B6308B2C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the average</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="id304858EB883E45D7A21354FEC3229EB0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection; or</quote> in clause (i) (as so designated) and inserting the following: “subsection; and</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A9A910CBB8F48A98202F43A3095389C"><clause id="id2F8683309CF948CCB49075004B2A636F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of payments received by the person or legal entity under subtitle A of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011 et seq.</external-xref>), the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity that owns the land with respect to which the payments are provided does not exceed the limitation specified in subsection (b)(1)(B); or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id21BB9985F35046BE93148C5DA2B7CFBE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>described in clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, of subparagraph (A)</quote> after <quote>person or legal entity</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62394F9BC63E497A89D5A03B4A0C42F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14649F4317074ABA942A2CA1D7B66FE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id69BC1EB822AF4F6F8318178726979085"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFFC4AEA23C845C8AB5CCDA1F232A2EA"><paragraph id="idB0AA8D7E95A54C69BC7C54B66DDF4E44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF6C43F30250D47ADAC65DD2F8158B920"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(2) made in</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b) made for</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id092DD60196524F97984BAEE922420093"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id979DC272158044959D00CA0EC9D5452E"><paragraph id="id4ee471f4323844f692ee3639fcc150b0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability to land limitation</header><text>In the case of a payment or benefit described in subsection (b)(1)(B) made for a crop year to a person or legal entity, in addition to any reduction under paragraph (1), the amount of the payment shall be reduced by an amount that is commensurate with the direct and indirect ownership interest in the applicable land of each person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income in excess of the limitation specified in that subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id27AFB7248A0D40F8AB0B69718328227C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="idDAE1C8F7B3F04169B0DEAB42B76ED98A" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1001(e)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of section 1001D(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1001D(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5DF4514601F641E7990E802200C06C76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 1240H(c)(3)(B)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)(3)(B)(i)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>1001D(b)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>1001D(b)(4)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id4DF350E58EFF45E0BB243A381AC10777"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1241(i)(2)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(i)(2)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1001D(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>1001D(b)(4)(B)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD3DF703A52614639A4A17CC9FCD69DA6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1271B(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871b">16 U.S.C. 3871b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1001D(b)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>1001D(b)(4)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1B47CA6C5C2940438A60DDF4412A2D60"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 1271C(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871c">16 U.S.C. 3871c(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1001D(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>1001D(b)(4)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id48E6A777FDA24DFEAF48B05317087050"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 196(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id00F556571B574FE0BD2AD90A80CA2F86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE8EE0AA182384730B22522580BF4E25D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8501386E9BD14C45A5E2EB5B9ED8EC06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" id="id63F4B48DA98A4ECABB7A3558671B5D23"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>through 1001D</quote> and inserting <quote>through 1001C</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6C921129034242A39DED61F378B326DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1308 et seq.</quote> and inserting <quote>1308 through 1308–3</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idF6F8F63C1887478EA3260AD5D0159A69"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 2507(c)(2)(E) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-6">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6(c)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF9D74781BAFB4C49AD855FEE1990B955"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id264617360619436F9FBBA5AB2719F567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE74F4C50412845D18435A94E08D8B5DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3AAC06DAE494E98951B1AAA2591FC0F"><clause commented="no" id="id0BC1897465E24996ABA1C1F5567E9273"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>benefits under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idC0BB1B3502B74E44A15D4D616939326D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with the 2025 crop, fiscal, or marketing year, as appropriate. </text></subsection></section><section id="id2efb5fdbd0f54fc0b58a1ca24c74b6d6"><enum>1705.</enum><header>Farm program implementation coordination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1614 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9097">7 U.S.C. 9097</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5623e4032d6340fbbff2776f11d1dac8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>as adjusted pursuant to sections 1112 and 1113</quote> and inserting <quote>as adjusted, increased, or reduced pursuant to sections 1112 and 1113</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53200246a78f4c2fb13c5b48b6533d64"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idd01a5530dc344af1ba87ca9ad0c3d37c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ccb350984dd496eba23a04e15d412f8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B), by striking period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id918dce2ba57e41cd96c11e5654ac4863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida18281a077ed40628e6f4313a42774c9"><paragraph id="id78c4b18d23e94262a7d080cfa8466591"><enum>(5)</enum><text>direct the Farm Service Agency to engage with the Office of Customer Service and the Office of Digital Services to facilitate efforts under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda719ea5bea849b6b41c4dbbb1d49e66"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id517cbd011b4d4abba64c0028190558d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77aeddc38f9d49b5b48faed72ee7f388"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>pursuant <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901(a)</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>pursuant to section 251(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901(a)</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd013540a706b4f83a48d4632c08bcd6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as</quote> and inserting <quote>such sums as are</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id726c24a2522344409ef4cc25131e25aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ae0d5a4e50e49a79525af465eabc413"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>repayment provisions of subtitles B or C</quote> and inserting <quote>provisions of subtitles B and C relating to repayment</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bbe27f26f394ceeb861cc867f42aabe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>under subtitles B or C</quote> and inserting <quote>under subtitle B or C</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dded105203d448bbcb645f9c556535a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="iddc3f2b7db6804ce19eb68dffc4c94c0c"><enum>1706.</enum><header>Legal entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Federal or State law</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal, State, or Tribal law</quote>.</text></section><section id="id6a0b4705d3a04608bf971cd4d352de9f"><enum>1707.</enum><header>Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1621(c)(3)(B) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8792">7 U.S.C. 8792(c)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></section><section id="id00e3ade7ef104ff1b1ae6bd22b10baea"><enum>1708.</enum><header>Limitation on Commodity Credit Corporation authority</header><subsection id="id61c50c95a00048f69908685d4df8e87b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714c">15 U.S.C. 714c</external-xref>), during fiscal years 2025 through 2030, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to use its general powers only to carry out operations as Congress may specifically authorize or provide for.</text></subsection><subsection id="id27c367692bb543fda9e2deb65d7720ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to impact funds obligated or transferred to the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection><subsection id="id33f7366ca2a14f59a0fe76ff957269cf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scoring</header><text>For purposes of preparing a cost estimate of this section, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall assume that the discretionary spending under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714c">15 U.S.C. 714c</external-xref>) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033 shall be equal to $6,700,000,000.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idb91da5c44397488bb99edd4680ad31aa" style="OLC"><enum>H</enum><header>Emergency assistance</header><section id="id19c0e197ef8549b5847c14c97c35e890"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Emergency assistance</header><subsection id="idd272b71f82e740df80d375e5e25c977e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to reimburse producers for not more than $20,000 of—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bc98f13ada148b7b6489b426e268a48"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">premiums paid by a producer under a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>) for the 2024 reinsurance year;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ee6973583e6441a8ef762bcbbd469b9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fees paid by a producer under the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>) for the 2024 crop year; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb43b5c1d848f43b78400a2fe60341d29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a combination thereof.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69aae7578fc54bcc9537525245a5a8ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rule for program interaction</header><text>The Secretary shall include any amounts received by a producer under subsection (a) in determining the net crop insurance indemnity or the net noninsured crop disaster assistance program payment for emergency relief program payments under section 1503 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 for the 2024 crop year.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation</header><section id="idc9ddfff13e1248f08889f5777a0b84b9" commented="no"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3801">16 U.S.C. 3801(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id4C5F9CAF432D47FC8798B53077DA7806"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), and (27) as paragraphs (16), (17), (18), (20), (21), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (31), and (32), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9bb24d6881541a0a05a5282ce80ac03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided0c38e982b34732810948b760e9fa90"><paragraph id="id67f8d9e06c8c4ea1908d6575b6c0feda"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Indian land; Tribal land</header><text>The terms <term>Indian land</term> and <term>Tribal land</term> mean land that is—</text><subparagraph id="idb1deb3be6251469ab09bf58987610438"><enum>(A)</enum><text>held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or one or more individual members of an Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd118e15c9f6f4984a68a5df832d8b840"><enum>(B)</enum><text>held by an Indian Tribe or one or more individual members of an Indian Tribe, subject to a restriction against alienation or encumbrance by operation of Federal law; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaad5f17f84fc48499313d388a6b45834"><enum>(C)</enum><text>held in fee by an Indian Tribe or one or more individual members of an Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44b9dab85b3a4e61adbcef58f51aa9a7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Hawaiian Home Lands (as defined in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4221">25 U.S.C. 4221</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58d0810326904d9296eb26409fe7457b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>held by a majority-owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services consistent with the purposes of a program established under this title; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7a30da37dea48df954c3d0e380f3bba"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any combination of the types of land described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0eb33917b13d45bbaa7bf105f5ec4bc2"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The terms <term>Indian tribe</term> and <term>Indian Tribe</term> mean any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id173CABC195814B4882625165F5BD0BD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (18) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id894FA6E34B364E64B9F763733BA58D8D"><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idC8AD1C59713B4D03800A120E3256C5C9"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Native <enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header>awaiian organization</header><text>The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id805cf57f9cee4e7780c014ed70935560" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (21) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1f30e1f9cbe4f2f9b5fb4ca06b08feb"><paragraph id="id7e6b97cb81eb4936af4b4520bc9293a1" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Precision agriculture</header><text>The term <term>precision agriculture</term> means managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id90bf525f8c0444c9a9e5d47c35549d56" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Precision agriculture technology</header><text>The term <term>precision agriculture technology</term> means any technology (including equipment that is necessary for the deployment of such technology) that directly contributes to a reduction in, or improved efficiency of, inputs used in crop or livestock production, which may include seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idE12E2AA9DEC546B9B2DD74F35A36C437"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (29) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6e1d754750b46ee909128ccd94f43b2"><paragraph id="id8dd28f70834c48c88e53fcfb8f49a035"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><subtitle id="id57F17CF5A2024CCFAF4FDE5B37E4FEB5" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Wetland Conservation</header><section id="id5E9BED25861241DFA54E17B2AA3F420E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Mitigation banking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1222(k)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3822">16 U.S.C. 3822(k)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id870DA1EB7D594615A897A7066FA63FCD" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Conservation Reserve Program (including Farmable Wetland Program)</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P11F797294911B18296F34EBFFE1D5B6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation reserve</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PB7BDC23E4E1E97138EFBC695321775A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Through the 2023 fiscal year, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P9F6DE4A445B92BD2CCA6F6B147AD13B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82634b9dd3ce4acb9c8971a03acfb5e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef8a5cdf36f949569c603456ca9321fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>rangeland and pastureland)</quote> and inserting <quote>rangeland, pastureland, and pastureland devoted to silvopasture, as determined by the Secretary)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide19254e281314621acbe9cf94cd8b788" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by inserting <quote>, prairie strip, or filterstrip</quote> after <quote>contour grass sod strip</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b0037bf2f614f908f8bdfcc90b00f9d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id850672cd70de4279bf83e0251e390f7e"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida36b40e5e1764defb50f382468a3f67f"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idA1B6634254FC4385ABF545A71EDFBE26" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="idb8d2a79186534ab3b280eb59f821600d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>cropland, marginal pastureland, grasslands, and other rural land that will—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3095853cfebe4fc9a21b933279695b05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a positive impact on water quality in furtherance of the goals of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program established by the Secretary under section 1231A; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a2fdb58147349feaba5df69cc2cf1f1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be devoted to a riparian buffer; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5887c6800b204a4da862de78f447e225" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is otherwise eligible for enrollment and for which a Tribal, State, or local government law, ordinance, or regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice, unless the requirement to implement such a measure or practice has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order, in which case that land shall not be eligible for enrollment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P133ADC0B43BED0A41F373CA6F51A06B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83636CE699604902A0E9BC9041192D5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EA303864F9A4EB08D6FBA57BF4E1670"><subparagraph id="id9ee19f9e9fa24823957623744325b36d" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fiscal years 2025 through 2027, not more than 27,500,000 acres;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8edfe90a14bd4881933da1d9612f6a1d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fiscal year 2028, not more than 28,000,000 acres; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6c3fb91e34642ddb5ee0b632031c81e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, not more than 29,000,000 acres.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70DA915B0D834CDF8BE3A41C16DE2CC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id636685212cdd49fba0b93a5050ff20de"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14882ae655c1417f9f5d7d1ec809529c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text><subclause id="id7dffd07e658a48359c293defdf9cd8aa" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>10,000,000</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id280c3a1251104838bab0e3046a0bf14c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023; and</quote> and inserting <quote>2029;</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce9caa62722b4383abea0177b69ef1ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id263f5be3ebed44368a762173d57aab6e"><clause id="iddfef120bde214d2f8bdc2cd05a89bf6b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in carrying out clause (i), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—</text><subclause id="idcd612e8dde884ca39b75ee9ad141a71b" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>fiscal year 2025, 7,000,000 acres;</text></subclause><subclause id="id345e1482ec504cd7b99e262fa0f0c79e" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fiscal year 2026, 8,500,000 acres; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide8c79f70271746beae07c6abfb2a1e6b" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, 10,000,000 acres; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0D537CDD08BE4050BF9E931924DE7330"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in carrying out clause (i), the Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve at any time during fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter not more than 12,000,000 acres.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2d3fa7eb24f4295bad77148eb2b22ab" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2390ee843b71415f912d0b2177338b73"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76626ed2a6354b468d13711fc3f4028b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="iddee0e73bea7148488ddc723eb230cd0c" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (iii)(III), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id6598b2d5e109480c8d1421b991034f0e" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd49e0caa24e24c7a95a11c957cdddedd"><clause id="ide761e08482d241d6b75990d0f719883b" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>that comprises native grasslands.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09b24e01b0dc4b868964f1ea61d918cb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id671c614f36a948e297a7fae15478612d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>establish a Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers (CLEAR) Initiative to</quote> after <quote>Secretary shall</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb539cba7d908460ca185b10e7a1eabc3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking <quote>40 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>45 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48c6bd808e704c68a61503d39a1c6cf3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76f19cd49823404c8e358d47d134b18a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph id="idd989321eae2343f08ffe306e396cbc70" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f8a28f47a6f4a2898dbf4873a1237d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06434430299b47f29c6037fd32f4d06b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01b22ef76e994ed5a0ced6c509e15b4a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id368064239AF84C9CB62B0EA1EBEBAF1B"><subclause id="id6cd37c89b9d1418fa1a94b1732a394e8" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>land that will be enrolled under the State acres for wildlife enhancement practice established by the Secretary;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="idc4a3e5196c2145eba037c8ae5f3be072" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf78f5f1cdc2242b9ab6090e8e87401a4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e8c107688824fd2ade2287ac4be1f82"><clause id="id09a62e2addbd449eabac25a9405c005f" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the farmable wetland program under section 1231B; and</text></clause><clause id="id1d600fa49dd943b0b0c22e734d109712" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the CLEAR 30 and soil health and income protection programs under subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of section 1231C.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72929bc645b6491d99948d7aa23c5972"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="idb02856af7e3b4d488ca3e5c7e6a8a3b6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32735387ef514993b79249bb5958cd93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)(IV), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2022 and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id4E8A800EED8E4EDE863C86A73C617EA0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of contract</header><text>Section 1231(e)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>riparian buffers, forest farming,</quote> after <quote>windbreaks,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id62094974B6184A21A80FC9682A4FCFEF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Multi-Year grasses and legumes</header><text>Section 1231(g)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(g)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and other multi-year grasses and legumes</quote> after <quote>Alfalfa</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6866a692bd034231872abac56bbe3a08" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligibility for consideration</header><text>Section 1231(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida8d2c60024494e44939dad7b850b79e5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>and windbreaks</quote> after <quote>shelterbelts</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf80da93f68b3451fa478d57fe756a56d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6470b51d45d74b09bf025c71d002ea53"><paragraph id="id807f2df4c24a44fcaadee08491ad5582" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Land with grazing infrastructure</header><text>On the expiration of a contract entered into under this subchapter that covers land that includes grazing infrastructure established with cost sharing assistance under section 1234(b)(1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="id7e2c5fe8b7a348889137193bafc8dd74" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary shall consider that land to be planted for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id512de0debc8a4d868cb9f2e9a903e8e5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that land shall be eligible for reenrollment in the conservation reserve, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide51b0149f90849408221cd28be4449f5" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Balance of natural resource purposes</header><text>Section 1231(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and wildlife habitat</quote> and inserting <quote>drought resilience, wildlife habitat, and climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideca2aeae0c0b40459a03446a4c28da65"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Conservation reserve enhancement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831a">16 U.S.C. 3831a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide649df49eecc45649ad0af038207db3f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37D6627798A54B389C0E8902BE509631"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C22B34A2BBF400A99022292EDC8F484"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id043D8A5EF74D4A598D392A4E5B694520"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C9A45127AF34403BBBD4D882E44D81D"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04F26A836B8047C3A4C7F2A2E7DE925F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC50F35A72849482A9D2EE0F6584200D4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian organization; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E1D42EE010A4BC886815B89678864CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(other than an agreement described in subsection (e))</quote> after <quote>this subchapter</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4fc60fd0113419a8943c6b64b30a814" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27c9b62f85774c9e886cd763744846b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)(vi), by inserting <quote>or other appropriate practices, such as dryland agricultural uses and grazing,</quote> after <quote>conservation practices</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41aeca0c001944bca6759ee0b14735a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE425226C60434513BCE2920CDEB11F0A"><subparagraph id="id5e62a52f0d044ce8b3f09fe8714c7701" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updates to existing agreements</header><clause id="idd7e80b1f950c496ab955d88d580b20d5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide an option to signatories to an agreement under this subsection to update the agreement, without renegotiating other provisions of the agreement, to include new incentives made available under this subchapter beginning on January 1, 2018, such as riparian forest buffer management payments.</text></clause><clause id="id606d798c01264559bbcccc26ed17ab51" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>Requirements for matching funds described in paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to the updates to an agreement described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b428913b24c4049ad4e634482ab55ac"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id72973DCC2B2F4D59B821B43020629376" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf74a9bbe60e3442fb3137828ca87b450"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Drought and water conservation agreements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb96e422f27b945e9ace9cde3336c2ac5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Retirement of water rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an agreement described in subsection (e) that includes a permanent retirement of water rights, the payment rates for annual payments shall be equal to the irrigated acre payment rates determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id577251C4700F4F79B19F4260888DBA95"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Dryland agricultural uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an agreement described in subsection (e) that permits dryland agricultural uses pursuant to paragraph (2) of that subsection, the payment rates for annual payments shall be equal to the difference between—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDE247E5FDFA4087AF783D33B4CEE66D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the irrigated acre payment rates determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id722DB4BC88234253926503BFE8A6A4FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dryland acre payment rates determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id86aa4bf35f714949a056858edf57731d" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idBCB1EDB58AA244C6898E6B1F991A513F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" id="id5E6C0523E092422CB218D7547D607653"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>through the long-term reduction of consumptive water use, as measured by an evapotranspiration data program or other monitoring tools</quote> after <quote>regional drought concerns</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id5132953F42174B9780B4D049F432C018"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id74442F9E82644ADE848E0BB9B8F9BB7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(including agricultural land on which a continuous crop or crop rotation is maintained)</quote> after <quote>agricultural land</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD172903308D54CA2AA23198CD709B1E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="idb88273185cd54d309cf214128d795a19" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>with the adoption of best management practices on</quote> and inserting <quote>in accordance with a conservation plan adopted with respect to</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idff5c971cc3b14235a5a5124ad6f0d775" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0F9A9DA34F7F4FC182C70D610CC880CC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" id="id2033C8FCBF3041E4B1303CE0854FB1FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>subject to subsection (c)(5),</quote> before <quote>calculate</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2249F30ED7E84E7FB7DF598560C8F97E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB512672040404FACAB1A139C6E50DDDD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf71d30f770a4a9c9ea33014afa62f3a"><paragraph id="id257fe4b06a18438c85d27318d48e9a8c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide financial support for an eligible partner to develop and deploy monitoring tools for measuring the reduction in consumptive water use, at the discretion of the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c1f4d5e23e34d67a9def518aa7ebc26" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 1234(b)(5), consider funds contributed by another Federal agency as part of a matching contribution required from an eligible partner under subsection (b)(2)(B) and described in subsection (c)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca5220c8f172499189f745831effec6a" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>accept, in lieu of the conservation plan of the Secretary, the conservation plan of an eligible partner with an owner or operator with respect to land enrolled under a CREP, at the discretion of the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b4bfcc1bdd842cda5ddd5f3ec83a498" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>limit the number of acres added as enrolled under this subsection to not more than 100,000 acres for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id78C2FD20914845FFBE7CAAFF8896B870"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id49DC7478A672447EAA7C53ADD3FCB03E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDA89390DC2C24A85892373C923B8B349"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB3413A2A237F4FABA7C9F868107042B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e5ee5689c1d4aadaade0babbfe7a8bd"><paragraph id="id9aeddeadeecf494481f6bc44d23d9072" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any activity under subsection (e), including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idC407C1FF96F641A98C246BAFD0FED0EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any obstacles to finalizing an agreement in accordance with that subsection and any recommendations to address those obstacles; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA4FEAC238BA74532B723FA34FA59E798"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any innovations from a CREP that advance the purposes of subsection (e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id2B454AE23B2E4EDF8C5C33230A775A18" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Farmable wetland program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831b">16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the 2008 through 2023 fiscal years</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idb054c7cde24f480889b6615f92920309"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Special programs</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc71f8afa70784bb795d25b5ecb20025d"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 1231C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831c">16 U.S.C. 3831c</external-xref>) is amended by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Special Programs</header-in-text>.</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id811ff03abf4a440faabcd9c844c08730"><enum>(b)</enum><header>CLEAR 30</header><text>Section 1231C(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831c">16 U.S.C. 3831c(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id8087E2EDF70C4689AC726DC15280A8FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>pilot</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf94730d5f3745309af637be8dacaa22"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3928a34b1ab7437b944122282afdcd80"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9a7dd179b864e868f0f6f607f3210c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide03711e67af14db9a9694b91c237a2ca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>priority described in section 1231(d)(3) (or the predecessor practices that constitute the priority</quote> and inserting <quote>initiative described in section 1231(d)(3) (or predecessor practices that provided similar priority</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd64bd3323d6648928196599dfa3fe020"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id175B1A0529E8479C9B2A8076F2717C51"><subparagraph id="id81ccfc567544469eaaf3f1495224658d" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>Prior to the expiration of a covered contract, an owner or operator party to the covered contract may elect to terminate the contract and to enroll that land through a CLEAR 30 contract under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f5dd7625a2d4d2897b7e199f9cbe855"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC81E01C3B84485185DFA48E7AEC55F8"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida27461737d624f3bada1803f914ebfc1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible land for enrollment through a CLEAR 30 contract is—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7c21b26e7e24eb7b4c66cddef861694"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land under a covered contract; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb430feeef36b4e6bb8714adf28657434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any eligible land described in section 1231(d)(3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id5A40129D13FC4D799ED4E9CADEC1F3E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(B), by striking <quote>or Indian Tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb40992dace074b0795550257ef5b4c00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (9)(B)(i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36b637eb640b45c5aee9db46838d6427"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the clause heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="clause">Tribal,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="clause">State,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0008b1eb99f24ec3becff87e5ef01bb5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> after <quote>State,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9bb4c1bdf6c494dbef36fe578dfb324"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Soil health and income protection program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1231C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831c">16 U.S.C. 3831c(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id3A917470F58C434F90B726F2374C1417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idEBB32B00E3C140F7B91C55ED81F70CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>pilot</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id6D4306810F6B46538EB552004BA20CE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id597C763B3EF9468B99CE089B88BAEE98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82f3ec7da0364bb5938ff1a71f241124"><subclause commented="no" id="id22c04b5f21d147509396b7fa92decc80"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is in a location in which the program established under this subsection can be carried out in a manner such that the amount of rental payments made under a contract entered into under this subsection is less than the total amount of commodity payments, crop insurance indemnities, and crop insurance subsidies that would otherwise be provided with respect to the acres to be enrolled in the program;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idc14918a5b3b242c1aa4c0c9c2cb04943"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id05d03137d4fc4d038cbc05b5894de598"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>verified to be</quote>; and</text></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id2c3bbfa2a2bd435f8aeeb337e7ada4c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, as determined by the owner or operator</quote> before the period at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id6F1DA9BFB5F2463B812CF8E6C5B96FBF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id7E2EAB748E1E428C90246AED637339D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEFA4D013A6E74C8EAA9CC527FF8CED11"><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id026EDBE47B164C6CBC558310B7B21CC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9F6B609EDDBD47D9A7EFFB12E1A43612" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9b81a2985ea48b9b6158460426dc9ba"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c8ee860ab3d4ccb9d61f0513616f44e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</text><clause id="id204cb9312da64472a474d1f147f45b14" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52430e2e43eb46348987165505a199a7"><subclause id="id3155cbea34a54a85829a24e547b944b2" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>except as provided in subparagraph (E), of the actual cost of establishment of the conserving use cover crop under subclause (I)—</text><item id="ide099419073ac483799f5e45832132393" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall pay 50 percent; and</text></item><item id="id63059a441e3c4a1dbd55423f2d3f9141" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the owner or operator of the eligible land shall pay 50 percent;</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92f91aeca9f54b17b0836bcc98cbfc79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking <quote>seed, hayed,</quote> and inserting <quote>seed</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id16e2c01fa7d0490183dff10f453c3e70" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (V), by striking <quote>a nonprofit wildlife organization</quote> and inserting <quote>a nonprofit conservation organization, State agency, or other non-Federal entity</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fea98b443454e54b3af4a74469861e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b329cdcb6964d4e9ed25fda6d3d1a07"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subparagraphs (E) and</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id62e897a8555d40fb9bb9e0786f07b96a" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>75 percent</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f1671fb51ec4a9c850d82714c332a20"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)—</text><clause id="id9ae5b62ce20b423c91ea24c807735bd6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Secretary—</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through <quote>a contract</quote> in the matter preceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and inserting <quote>the Secretary, a contract</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id6c7895dc9f474333a3d14842749e4fb1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii);</text></clause><clause id="id2a1a00e1173447c98ffd604e33e2b3b8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></clause><clause id="id4c67e9d7ed454635bb8273bb10aef01f" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>75 percent</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idbc44c9bdeead4342a82f83892e1619a9" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>25 percent</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5709d78d0b654c25842051a0b10c2683"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a5b6915f3fd44c99dd4b02766f52ee1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Harvesting, haying, and</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Harvesting and</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14a3f3f6891b40fc8ee34811e1efdc12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>seed, haying, or</quote> and inserting <quote>seed or</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8d41df2eb2f4d7785e37e9d7f159d86"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>hayed or</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ff61eaffd6e4142a1403335d25ba00b" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22e1f15146b54d6f8c0824ffe6f99b07" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id72698C17C394458EB3DA5F79C0792A98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agroforesty pilot program</header><text>Section 1231C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831c">16 U.S.C. 3831c</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3d3aa2b64240c6a2cb6e930db0bd91"><subsection id="id73316dae82a249118cdf3c6ea1ab4358" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agroforestry pilot program</header><paragraph id="ide2ee921e354f4f0ba991a45844edb518" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of eligible land</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible land</term> means cropland—</text><subparagraph id="ide7e1e31bc7cd4415b0e71acef381e234" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is selected by the owner or operator of the land for proposed enrollment in the pilot program under this subsection; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9d36221f97b41a3943f4cac181e8d77" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that—</text><clause id="id13e4b255d75f4ff9875ecf4ab1f88913" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located within 1 or more of the States of Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania; or</text></clause><clause id="idd8def96e42754b9891b8bb38543e87e3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in a location selected by the Secretary based on consultation with State Committees of the Farm Service Agency and State technical committees established under section 1261(a);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34a794540abd45c18e4507723072e0d8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that had a cropping history or was considered to be planted at least 3 of the 10 crop years preceding enrollment, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf4fe151da970430d85eedb4586131671" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that is located in an area that historically maintained trees, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76fa3b8fbf434719a81aaa16438055be" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>on which trees and shrubs are to be planted as part of an agroforestry system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93ed4743875f4d5ca3188263c7ee7b90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><subparagraph id="id2a7acfd3dc4c4677bf70cde6b6d32819" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a voluntary agroforestry pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the <term>pilot program</term>) under which eligible land is enrolled through the use of contracts to assist owners and operators of eligible land in implementing and maintaining agroforestry systems to conserve and improve the soil, water, or wildlife resources of the eligible land.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id35C99B2360314512953B052C4FFAC33F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text>Under a contract entered into with an owner or operator under the pilot program, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id9850f97864ee475ca1349f9cc62ac89e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make payments to the owner or operator based on rental rates for the eligible land enrolled in the pilot program; and</text></clause><clause id="id4bebe1dba9c142dcb64a2563350800d5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide assistance to the owner or operator in accordance with sections 1233 and 1234 and this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id427ba612a005424396d6c76fbd630016" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In entering into contracts under the pilot program, the Secretary shall give priority to contracts focused on the planting of native trees and shrubs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b7e39d7d72642af8a9f5838b6084afd" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inclusion of acreage limitation</header><text>For purposes of applying the limitations in section 1231(d)(6)(B), the Secretary shall include acres of land enrolled under this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id49fd552103754aebb5b974e6e8d642ed" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contracts</header><subparagraph id="idc83e56e955c64a3aa3a64b4b4e56b4dc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A contract entered into under the pilot program shall—</text><clause id="id342ed788298a4cd89ab914cce4cecdaf" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be entered into by the Secretary, the owner of the eligible land, and (if applicable) the operator of the eligible land; and</text></clause><clause id="id79b308abfaca4802b872c485079d86d0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide that, during the term of the contract—</text><subclause id="id1e7bedb6519f445a9f661c298107bc49" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the most cost-effective conservation cover that produces non-timber forest products for the eligible land, as determined by the applicable State conservationist after considering the advice of the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a), shall be planted on the eligible land;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf6e5be3a1b724f7c85f11653325a6ef9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>except as provided in subparagraph (E), the owner or operator of the eligible land shall pay the cost of planting the conservation cover under subclause (I);</text></subclause><subclause id="ida554b0685e8c42b59dd469796fb19da2" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>subject to subparagraph (F), the eligible land may be harvested or grazed outside the primary nesting season established for the applicable county; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc6e4e3bf081b4b8c97c3d400506b5eaa" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>on notification to the Secretary, a nonprofit wildlife organization may provide to the owner or operator of the eligible land a payment in exchange for an agreement by the owner or operator not to harvest the conservation cover.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb151e2b83a6474f8edd38d1ba735257" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (E) and (F)(iv), the annual rental rate for a payment under a contract entered into under the pilot program shall be equal to 90 percent of the average rental rate for the applicable county under section 1234(d), as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e5ef171ebd940f68c5f07570f4324fb" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on enrolled land</header><text>Not more than 20 percent of the eligible land on an agricultural operation may be enrolled in the pilot program under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc72476e49dad415688467a3c500a214f" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Term</header><clause id="idd68815a8e9af491eaa8874abff209afa" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), each contract entered into under the pilot program shall be for a term of 10 or 15 years, as determined by the parties to the contract.</text></clause><clause id="id77528cd12cce4f2db3a0412eefd59e23" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Early termination</header><subclause id="id89be981b644645738eca65beaadc0ea9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The Secretary may terminate a contract entered into under the pilot program before the end of the term described in clause (i) if the Secretary determines that the early termination of the contract is necessary.</text></subclause><subclause id="id60fe6373bfab4206b5e685a72ea35c1d" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Owners and operators</header><text>An owner and (if applicable) an operator of eligible land enrolled in the pilot program may terminate a contract entered into under the pilot program before the end of the term described in clause (i) if the owner and (if applicable) the operator pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the amount of rental payments received under the contract.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92ae9a5f8b264d00af02ee919ff6e48e" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Cost-share and rental rate</header><text>With respect to a contract entered into under the pilot program with an owner or operator described in subsection (b)(3)(E), as determined by the Secretary—</text><clause id="id5030389ff3fb44948f437c2585b45f05" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the contract shall provide that, during the term of the contract, of the actual cost of establishment of the conservation cover under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)—</text><subclause id="id3c6bf6bed1de423bb24c53e4e4aa9799" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall pay 50 percent; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb768460a68744ca49d9df23a33e8b35d" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the owner or operator shall pay 50 percent; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id707ff9ce48e54264917d13a593c13373" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the annual rental rate for a payment under the contract shall be equal to 100 percent of the average rental rate for the applicable county under section 1234(d), as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc350b0ef0f91433580e2a5ad868a8153" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Harvesting and grazing</header><text>The harvesting or grazing of eligible land under subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) outside of the primary nesting season established for the applicable county shall be subject to the conditions that—</text><clause id="idc9d26c9d28e44e03bad973bf7b696a73" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any harvesting shall not damage the conservation cover or other conservation benefits of the enrollment of the eligible land in the pilot program;</text></clause><clause id="id1c8cf2178ac0447587acffd5d31e4a3b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any harvesting does not include the production of wood products;</text></clause><clause id="id4c808c6ed4534275b194f33602b8ab74" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any grazing is consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of the conservation resources of the eligible land; and</text></clause><clause id="id314d79b5445241788455df07d5b795da" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the owner or operator shall be subject to a reduction in the rental rate of 50 percent, unless the Secretary determines that the harvesting or grazing will cause no reduction in the environmental benefits of the established conservation cover on the eligible land.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide16f736a6881478d8e29ec1a9e1e2a7c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Acreage limitation</header><text>Of the number of acres available for enrollment in the conservation reserve under section 1231(d)(1), not more than 50,000 total acres of eligible land may be enrolled under the pilot program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id61decf5a443947979e521963b496a829" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>For the purpose of enrolling acres under the pilot program, the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency shall coordinate with the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the National Agroforestry Center, regional agroforestry working groups, State technical committees established under section 1261(a), applicable State forestry agencies, and nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated expertise.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd4b1f2163b1747a29e3b56bc80dc698f" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transition</header><text>The Secretary shall provide an opportunity to enroll in the pilot program land described in section 1231(b)(5) that is enrolled in the conservation reserve on the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id077f005eab804cb3b57ccf3cc5b29a9a" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the viability of transitioning eligible land enrolled in the pilot program to agroforestry systems, including—</text><subparagraph id="idba51c62208c5475b80ed1387f55eea24" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the estimated conservation value of the eligible land enrolled in the pilot program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id524c690816bb48659ff6df27c130d58d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the estimated economic value of the trees and shrubs planted as part of the pilot program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8780681f704a4db5a3704b7f5b980785" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>estimated savings for the Federal Government, including savings from reduced commodity payments, crop insurance indemnities, and crop insurance premium subsidies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id6E756F5916CE4053A10A2B7DE8060E9F"><enum>2205.</enum><header>Conservation reserve easements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1231C (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831c">16 U.S.C. 3831c</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf340e818caf24abea3c099557cfa1ce1"><section id="id6c73b2019b0446c9ae07ff72cca2bb5e" commented="no"><enum>1231D.</enum><header>Conservation reserve easements</header><subsection id="idbe16a3370c9144f899111e50ec5950ea" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="idfce8f77ac18341fc9ebacf1288d22161" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>The Secretary shall offer to enroll land in the conservation reserve program through a conservation reserve easement in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id03c6c2b921bb41ddb2f3c826e1d6c43e" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion of acreage limitation</header><text>For purposes of applying the limitations in section 1231(d)(1), the Secretary shall not count acres of land enrolled under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4db00e497d6f4aa2b658514bded357a9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>Only land subject to an expired covered contract (as defined in section 1235(i)(1)) shall be eligible for enrollment through a conservation reserve easement under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbba447d7da554f119e3428831edaf473" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The term of a conservation reserve easement shall be—</text><paragraph id="idf90003cb9f564a27b687e36efb274c7f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>permanent; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbcf80ec7cde34061ab363a1532c24056" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the maximum period allowed by State law.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7afffc0f6c0b402d9e8d5a754da7d05f" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>To be eligible to enroll land in the conservation reserve program through a conservation reserve easement, the owner of the land shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="id5c45bfca198b4ec78f43de31b48fb332" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to grant an easement on the land to the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id857bb8a9806148fd903ca9c6dc9242fb" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to implement a conservation reserve easement plan developed for the land under subsection (h)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id115376a6394549c298f12054f6bedb5e" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to create and record an appropriate deed restriction in accordance with applicable State law to reflect the easement;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaad0f53e2dfd49b5ba0dffc0dc22c23c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to provide a written statement of consent to the easement signed by any person holding a security interest in the land;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id393ee03d6cef4c2ea4d8bf4e4e3a1931" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to comply with the terms and conditions of the easement and any related agreements; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id44248de709564bbfa00d58181ac33fb3" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to permanently retire any existing base acres (as defined in section 1111 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9011">7 U.S.C. 9011</external-xref>)) history for the land covered by the easement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id100f8968e33541f69b4592502aca7265" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Terms and conditions of easements</header><paragraph id="id008d50ba8f6a4336ac463d3bbecde74d" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A conservation reserve easement shall include terms and conditions that—</text><subparagraph id="ide0e929dfbda44f0aa7150c92790ab5c6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit—</text><clause id="id9fe058ba685449fcafb670f2a84a05a2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>repairs, improvements, and inspections on the land that are necessary to maintain existing public drainage systems; and</text></clause><clause id="id24f90a9d22f84fe4b231fd8e5cb9ee9e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owners to control public access on the land while identifying access routes to be used for restoration activities and management and easement monitoring;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc933f479862a44ab88d2b8b1f86c0b05" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibit—</text><clause id="ide5ff1e839a5b4e4f8e63c078a3a4020a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the alteration of wildlife habitat and other natural features of the land, unless specifically authorized by the Secretary as part of the conservation reserve easement plan under subsection (h)(1);</text></clause><clause id="id98630685a3de41268466f527ee25c9cf" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the spraying of the land with chemicals or the mowing of the land, except where the spraying or mowing is authorized by the Secretary or is necessary—</text><subclause id="ida0013e9897254454950873156df9e6ea" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to comply with Federal or State noxious weed control laws;</text></subclause><subclause id="id50ca2a42e5ff49c08f5c3fd1b055ea97" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to comply with a Federal or State emergency pest treatment program; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0712b25c13bf495c8c53dabb7f727cb6" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to meet habitat needs of specific wildlife species;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id6d84913e2ae4406c947ca2c559bc0ff6" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any activity to be carried out on the land of the owner or successor that is immediately adjacent to, and functionally related to, the land that is subject to the easement if the activity will alter, degrade, or otherwise diminish the functional value of the land; and</text></clause><clause id="id99005c5ac10f419ca612d5873d63e749" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the adoption of any other practice that would tend to defeat the purposes of the conservation reserve program, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida188a39dea5f4503bd04e3ae60cdb580" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include any additional provision that the Secretary determines is appropriate to carry out this section or facilitate the practical administration of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd197f1aed3044c61b7d5563aba0c8706" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Violation</header><text>On the violation of a term or condition of a conservation reserve easement—</text><subparagraph id="idd3c51ae6da2b49dd9bea9df7ef863fba" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conservation reserve easement shall remain in force; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9aa152e454ca49138e566ba014f0bd1d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary may require the owner to refund all or part of any payments received by the owner under the program, with interest on payments, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb611db9a6224bbb9f66cf9c242629fe" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compatible uses</header><text>Land subject to a conservation reserve easement may be used for compatible economic uses, including hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, periodic haying outside of the primary nesting season, or periodic grazing, if the use—</text><subparagraph id="id67c3b13a7a65490a9baecf5a97498f81" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is specifically permitted by the conservation reserve easement plan developed for the land under subsection (h)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab642be7da794701a5cf03d763deb122" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of the conservation resources for which the easement was established.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16e63569410c4ed29664a41508008425" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compensation</header><paragraph id="id3b4162ec219f4f11803b34d8db97b502" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination</header><subparagraph id="id7d688fbf60084bc78fb21cb0e337cbbe" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Permanent easements</header><text>The Secretary shall pay as compensation for a permanent conservation reserve easement acquired under this section an amount necessary to encourage enrollment of land in such a conservation reserve easement, based on the lowest of—</text><clause id="id2cd2cf9d20924264b6a4adc8da15b47e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the fair market value of the land, as determined by the Secretary, using the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice or an areawide market analysis or survey;</text></clause><clause id="idf69bcc32b0d64a1391537bc99ae14080" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount corresponding to a geographical limitation, as determined by the Secretary in regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or</text></clause><clause id="id0397587fe3db4f8caaa53e529121089d" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the offer made by the landowner.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb05c9095a5940bd886fc7bfccea03b9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text>Compensation for a conservation reserve easement that is not permanent due to a restriction in applicable State law shall be not less than 50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the compensation that would be paid for a permanent conservation reserve easement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida950df6a948b4e2fb740244825e96d56" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form of payment</header><text>Compensation for a conservation reserve easement shall be provided by the Secretary in the form of a cash payment, in an amount determined under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idac5de6e4f4824c4a818752a6116a2f51" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>The Secretary may provide payment under this subsection to a landowner using—</text><subparagraph id="ideff5a0a96d124f0facbdca77a60a65c1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>10 annual payments; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea44e6ce266c41eeadf651d5943526ab" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 payment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idab12d4b8e4194c4db19e97354a277a47" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall provide any annual easement payment obligation under paragraph (3)(A) as early as practicable in each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd4948205f2c42c982491dfe50fdf07f" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Payments to others</header><text>The Secretary shall make a payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in a manner as the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable under the circumstances, if an owner who is entitled to a payment under this section—</text><subparagraph id="id9c22d86e72664a6bacbdd4f788988f47" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>dies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e4532b4c79c4e19aa59392897d28a66" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>becomes incompetent;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f6481ab395e482a89dd51beefd74759" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is succeeded by another person or entity who renders or completes the required performance; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafd1523ae36b46ea96761545e4f9f05b" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is otherwise unable to receive the payment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idae5eb2458ba9431b9997a5d2839c63b5" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><paragraph id="idd5f6cc5b283e4971ab02144bdfe6b298" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall assist owners in complying with the terms and conditions of a conservation reserve easement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34ca322c58fa4bebaf198b58346d1c19" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts or agreements</header><text>The Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts with private entities or agreements with a State, nongovernmental organization, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization to carry out necessary restoration, maintenance, repair, assessment, or monitoring of a conservation reserve easement if the Secretary determines that the contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the conservation reserve program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5b9de5da96d647559fcb9351494fa292" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><paragraph id="id65f103cbdcbd421d9e7bc9c19c812195" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation reserve easement plan</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a conservation reserve easement plan for any land subject to a conservation reserve easement, which shall include practices and activities necessary to maintain, protect, and enhance the conservation value of the enrolled land.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0fbb810cbec4deda1cd0c9e3a590907" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation of easement administration</header><subparagraph id="idf66042443f404fe788019920f7d601cc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agencies</header><text>The Secretary may delegate any of the management, monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of the Secretary under this section to other Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agencies that have the appropriate authority, expertise, and resources necessary to carry out those delegated responsibilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e3c6915c33a402cb23b995c47b990c8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conservation organizations</header><text>The Secretary may delegate any management responsibilities of the Secretary under this section to conservation organizations, including Tribal organizations dedicated to conservation and natural resource management, if the Secretary determines the conservation organization has similar expertise and resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ideb118580bf4348d49592cdd6ae3c6c9d"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><subsection id="id7fb01175d50b4b6cb53f098d4eb14dd3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Specific activities permitted</header><text>Section 1233(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3833">16 U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fb85ec337ce4b4e85be606692696b2b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting <quote>subject to clause (i)(III), and subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii), of subparagraph (B),</quote> before <quote>are subject to</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256f0619a6454a1a8b242a12cec30788"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7813E78CEF04521B34668AE2B4B6935"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subclause (III);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1db822b198434688b08138a9b3ca51bd" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as subclauses (II) and (III), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c1417cf993b4bec88a8f16a40da46e9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before subclause (II) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb657c4799179497186c695a4e77b3787"><subclause id="id956a7317da9b41398edb8b945c01575e" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>emergency haying in response to a localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, on certain practices, outside the primary nesting season on not more than 50 percent of contract acres, as identified in the site-specific plan, when—</text><item id="idb726d40c02de48d88b522d7482b4ef8f" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the county is designated as D2 (severe drought) or greater according to the United States Drought Monitor during the primary nesting season;</text></item><item id="id8f9b3ed118c3474e925d983abcd6c90e" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>there is at least a 40 percent loss in forage production in the county; or</text></item><item id="id22c74854f53b45098e475b7a69a3d805" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee, determines that the program can assist in the response to a natural disaster event without permanent damage to the established cover;</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a20e9722aab4dd28116738ce8b5494e" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subclause (II) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" id="idF20D065F59D54194A81EA014E49085F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the matter preceding item (aa) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79CD97F55C7143909AB70FEDBB800F7E"><subclause commented="no" id="idA4EE28011DC7456F90DE01217D1795F8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>emergency grazing on all practices, outside the primary nesting season, on not more than 50 percent of contract acres or subject to a 50 percent reduction in the stocking rate, as identified in the site-specific plan, in response to a localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, when— </text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" id="idDA94728C935F4D6CBFF05C074C341E68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in item (aa), by striking <quote>Monitor;</quote> and inserting <quote>Monitor during the primary nesting season;</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6348615364f84fedafd8473e4cdd35bf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subclause (III) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>payments are authorized for a county under the livestock forage disaster program under clause (ii) of section 1501(c)(3)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/9081">7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>the county is designated as D3 (extreme drought) or greater according to the United States Drought Monitor during the primary nesting season</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb643e910a9fa4ee2a44468ef288991bb" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorized activities on grasslands</header><text>Section 1233(c)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3833">16 U.S.C. 3833(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>restoration of native plant species, prescribed burning (in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a)),</quote> before <quote>and construction</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id97E194D67481456AB3085F613B8A2521"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conservation outcomes monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3833">16 U.S.C. 3833</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE243B0882C41459C99A5B1986D1BCEC6"><subsection id="id03a0a1c22ea246b2acbd3ec32addf9fb" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conservation outcomes monitoring</header><paragraph id="idc45c2481b24741a4ba621a838548d505" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish long-term monitoring of conservation outcomes of program enrollments, including pilot projects, to determine program results with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="idf4053db8dd9347f49993c79aa35dad58" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>soil conservation, soil health, and carbon sequestration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb725ddd134f24ecf8a0b1e2d7a3a9777" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water quality and quantity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id295b9db41e424bca8bdeeeb3cecdec10" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>biodiversity and wildlife habitat.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87fd4e39a15f4d708177af9179e05877" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on outcomes</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="idb03e166f26be4cff90545704c9253414" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of conservation outcomes achieved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7f835d5d0e3645a185aec7c15b4714af" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the approaches, tools, and methods used to measure or model the conservation outcomes reported; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id473031c717e44e1e9c5c01c46e1429f3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations and guidance to improve conservation outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id2a0a6caae70e45708e9e687f170b202e"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Payments</header><subsection id="id156C8B058AA34FED8CAD5559B31323D9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cost sharing payments</header><text>Section 1234(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415182e73e4b425faaf888c128e0a538"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idF2C132A37AAF46F7B6E7E8403CABF818" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>a portion</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFEEC33AF21A54FEC854855FC6161FA18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including seed cost,</quote> after <quote>conservation measures and practices</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idB153FB00DE9343F385C17C7049BC8C4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id94DB748B5B574EC590A89999D64C234B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA4B11EC921A48F2ABC769268897732D"><paragraph commented="no" id="idCDFB1C3CFA3F470FBE0998A34BBE8C46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate for certain measures and practices</header><text>The portion of the establishment cost described in paragraph (1) that the Secretary shall pay shall be—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6E3B176634AB4472A2C9B5A114D32AAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of water quality and conservation measures and practices that focus on establishing non-native habitat, 35 percent; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8D8FB68471C7460FBFBA58054108A6C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notwithstanding paragraph (5) and subject to paragraph (3), in the case of all other water quality and conservation measures and practices, 50 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2B24168D1F84461FBD41983C00524C37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State high-priority conservation practices</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD66855C7D4B64266985F0BA1523DE3DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State technical committee established under section 1261(a) may select up to 3 conservation practices described in subparagraph (B) that shall be eligible for payment by the Secretary of 65 percent of the establishment cost described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idFDD46D2C12BA455F8C014F7DD8175B9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conservation practices described</header><text>A conservation practice referred to in subparagraph (A) is a conservation practice described in paragraph (2)(B) that provides 1 or more of the following benefits:</text><clause commented="no" id="ide4e9e61a76124fe89d2cb665b2184a85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Incentivizing restoration of early successional habitat and grasslands with native plant materials.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idb5cec7ceb7604cea8f297c49b2ac42a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Establishing rare or declining habitat.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id68c126dc2d7d4c8fb0221d3ad397d085"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Addressing water quality concerns relating to impingement of nearby waterways.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id879c690e843a45a084c9c2860ec747de"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Supporting the goals of the State climate adaptation, mitigation, or resilience plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6F36DF8C673F4E0BA8E22EFB5DE9D49C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60ACD52243534249B73B9942D1B70F7E"><subparagraph id="idD13D66FC23FE40CBA670CE599081DDA3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Management payments</header><text>The Secretary shall make cost sharing payments to an owner or operator under this subchapter for any management activity described in section 1232(a)(5) in accordance with subsection (c), except for those management activities relating to haying or grazing.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0babe0cfc7a34372ae114319910a6c26"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8FCCDB417A540338DFE86F120B2BD07"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>not less than 40 percent and</quote> before <quote>not to exceed 50 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcedf14d78f16489c91443f915d5488b4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In addition</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1787da454d104de3954dc3d6a350cb80"><subparagraph id="id7a930bda78f34a7bb4e4050eb6c72f1a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ad35856f60449888ecc1b945a256f03" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf41e8c67fa9f4f569532dd677f8f1e9d"><subparagraph id="id8fc5300d00a04dd6ac5f6bdb5c4015fc" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum payment for certain contracts</header><text>In the case of a contract updated under section 1231A(b)(3)(C)(i), the incentive payment under subparagraph (A) shall be in an amount that is not less than 40 percent of the actual costs described in that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id575557953D8647C2BE0F8493DB3B91EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supplemental practice payments</header><text>Section 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba1badb0d9884cbcb94f09a2a6980cca"><subsection commented="no" id="id3558e65d8a5640c7bdf490bfbfa9af23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Supplemental practice payments</header><paragraph commented="no" id="ida6984e7a9baa4ce087017f3b04f57c7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using funds made available under section 1241(a)(2), the Secretary may make available—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0c22e90db05547209dbee85b89951d78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>additional incentive payments to an owner or operator of eligible land in an amount sufficient to encourage—</text><clause commented="no" id="id74502a5b2d0e470ea64a059542a3ef3d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>proper thinning and other practices to improve the condition of resources, promote forest management, or enhance wildlife habitat on the land;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id5add6118e9054522920c319475fefb81"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishment of grazing infrastructure, including interior cross fencing, perimeter fencing, and water infrastructure (such as rural water connections, water wells, pipelines, and water tanks), under each contract, for all practices, if grazing is included in the conservation plan and addresses a resource concern;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0b1a1cb4b2ce4636b743717c4ebd8a0c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>prescribed burning, including for the cost of liability insurance, necessary to promote the quality and resiliency of native habitat established on enrolled land; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9b6da75274bd4080b56fec6534eed235"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any management activity described in section 1232(a)(5), except for those management activities relating to emergency haying or grazing; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id76f6bf9b1462407db562665032a30b19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>funds to carry out section 1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject to contracts from contract holders to covered farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 1235(f)(1)), including to provide outreach and technical assistance to facilitate such transfers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id81c1932a81214a77b3909bd51d1741fd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A payment described in paragraph (1)(A) may not exceed 100 percent of the total cost of practices conducted by the owner or operator.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id5ea6563b149a4feeb01288db477891ac" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual rental payments</header><text>Section 1234(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id81A8C0B4C3FA429F8C39913024E7A755"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idDAD5D06308CB481FAB52283A29CAFED1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2BE7966D274F4F33BDEFC6B00F4BC530"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>In determining</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9C9CFE60B5F463A9E33B9C0B1066F65"><subparagraph commented="no" id="id614937C5544847208EF0EBCF5600869F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>In determining</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2656397300EE4C43871B3182A8B4A2BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5573b9e7c6be46698d37943eb505684a"><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida1d32e39a022481e9f6205a9872a023a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text>The Secretary shall adjust the annual rental payment determined under subparagraph (A) based on an analysis of local rental rate trends such that—</text><clause commented="no" id="ideb1a09b2a61448cf9b49565225e7f3c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the annual rental payment reflects the likely changes in market rental rates over the term of the contract; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idffb4bb4b6c8f4cce8b697b56460842a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the inflation adjustment does not increase the annual rental payment by more than 10 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddeba2fe2e6ea48458a43b77a378c4d22" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266c47e8b1e74e618c6fee0b52dc6cc8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>85 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d5e7e13e7f246a6b23cb67502a2b01d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>90 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>100 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id260773edd16e45bba27b93f4de3bfbe0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(E)—</text><subparagraph id="id2d7309c6610f452b8c379490229faeff" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>85 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6295901d0160405db91a15a79604ac49" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>90 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>100 percent</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc0d81e9b2d7849279c5c85ed6c180231" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment limitation for rental payments</header><text>Section 1234(g)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$125,000</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id9d4ddd24d6c6464c9a4024d1d6caa38d"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">16 U.S.C. 3835</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0caec465d1724a9a91bd9ab565422cae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>, including agroforestry and other productive perennial systems</quote> after <quote>methods</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida755fe2f86074929af7fc4411a099ecc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i), by inserting <quote>or establishing agroforestry and other productive perennial systems</quote> after <quote>crop</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD389FF6CE39A4D1EA855F87BBACB2672"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcd86092577c47719982c715d585710d"><subsection commented="no" id="idb259aef6d4014055b64db10d1d47fd7e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Owner or operator election relating to conservation reserve easements</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id2763fb4d8cff4f4fb65dfc7d2f514ce3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of covered contract</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered contract</term> means a contract entered into under this subchapter—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idda65f9c7ab6644c7adfaaccc4235ad03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on September 30, 2029; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id29a4304e366e4c3babc325b83bfa840f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that covers land enrolled in the conservation reserve program—</text><clause commented="no" id="id1241ae2af65a42309212288756631f64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, and Rivers (CLEAR) Initiative established under section 1231(d)(3); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idf0f0c99946fb468ab4abcaee3bb47304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is located in a State acres for wildlife enhancement area established by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id576ba2be883e4386945105ec13c21f03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Election</header><text>On the expiration of a covered contract, an owner or operator party to the covered contract shall elect—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9a18c6cd649e42cbacd9422172cd9847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not to reenroll the land under the contract;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id26c3cde576a94862b7aa59593e242b5d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reenroll the land under the contract, subject to the conditions that—</text><clause commented="no" id="id24c4b5f2e5e849fd8123f677186b937c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the annual rental payment shall be decreased by 40 percent; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id0375ecb2c90c43328dcf8e83b0a0e213"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no incentive payments shall be provided under the contract; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4a7bd28883a344dd89ab0dfea63b45a6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not to reenroll the land under the contract and to enroll the land under the contract in a conservation reserve easement under section 1231D.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id3d8995232ae64ef785cb56a41bbb380b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>On the expiration of a covered contract, if land enrolled in the conservation reserve program under that contract is determined by the Secretary to not be suitable for permanent protection through a conservation reserve easement under section 1231D, notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall allow the land to be reenrolled under the terms of the conservation reserve program in effect on the date of expiration.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ideeb822e4ce6142129fc1af80ed9c4f8d"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Enrollment in other conservation programs</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id777e946ca6d24dbda131343c156e8d8a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an owner or operator party to a contract entered into under this subchapter may—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="idD7BF4C01B1AD4375B0EE2BEA5F46DCA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to section 1240B(d)(6), enroll the land enrolled under the contract in the environmental quality incentives program established under subchapter A of chapter 4;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2DF8A68F53D04ACBB28AE4EFDB2C559A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to section 1271B(g), receive cost-share assistance under the regional conservation partnership program established under subtitle I with respect to the land enrolled under the contract; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF38F0E79511B4963A33FFEE76A6F1B9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>both enroll land in accordance with subparagraph (A) and receive cost-share assistance in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida81f3977350f4c498ca6fd785adad3b3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an owner or operator party to a contract entered into under this subchapter from simultaneously receiving a rental payment under the terms of that contract and cost-share assistance under the environmental quality incentives program established under subchapter A of chapter 4 or the regional conservation partnership program established under subtitle I.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idd4de758737b0478885aed4162659ce51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An owner or operator party to a contract entered into under this subchapter shall not be eligible to receive a cost-share payment under more than 1 program established under this title for the same activity carried out on the same land.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idd45c71677a90485bbc88f4671d201870" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program</header><part id="iddb9a50d5bbe542a787e1df201d536ebd" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>I</enum><header>Environmental Quality Incentives Program</header><section id="id8dfcad23f78b48818905a4bdd5515bc2" commented="no"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a87a45d171e4ebdbe0f30ff46f88617"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and environmental quality</quote> and inserting <quote>environmental quality, and climate change adaptation and mitigation</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf2087f8187a4d7183ddd9250d4cab53"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c9e52d9e4e5444597d2ae59c4033713"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba4d4e5d0eb845e1bd3983d69119d5f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id240c75234a2c4b8da617a9349d050a4b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c515a18f2da4688a30bf471bd02b6c3"><subparagraph id="id428d0a528e914cc5bb339157935f364e" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddadeb80e44154acfb4f6a465eacc1884" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting <quote>sequestering carbon, increasing drought resilience, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and</quote> before <quote>conserving energy</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5999b79017b2401494135535ce6d893e" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>climate change and</quote> before <quote>increasing weather volatility</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="idb53421b7a1b54b00a3d4a080531b3469" commented="no"><enum>2302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-1">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8611061fa4f341a7a28e95fdf6e28597"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>a practice</quote> and inserting <quote>a management practice, including a land or livestock management practice,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide036def654be48039125218353b4230c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3276dab9ca874819aece23b4abd2266f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f0b0ac39f0845aea1506244f4141479"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>or livestock</quote> before <quote>management</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ed8f8cec95e4734b5a37116572eaead"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as clauses (vi) through (viii), respectively; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide98a43b55d3c4b12b3d4221378e4b107"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E0E8E8336664F389F3F8502231835D8"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b803cf421bb4c349bdb4b1a9c7b4228"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">native habitat restoration;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27041c33382649448f97bd3bd838da1b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31ba1ac24d2b4a98bca9f2e8a5b74fad"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>planning;</quote> and inserting <quote>planning that, where practicable, incorporates planning for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id2c5382a7c33243a294b1329735fa685c" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20cca9b750904111869647c8cff87095"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(including planning for the adoption of precision agriculture practices and precision agriculture technology)</quote> after <quote>planning</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55c8a0de4e09476bac84d5a777678b23"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id64a582de8b504ddfbaa308737a25d034" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); and</text></clause><clause id="id0b41abbdbaf14221ac45b387dfd26b8a" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (v) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a1e7fea02314144bc6ac7ec1f66c0d1"><clause id="iddd21ad65ef524392b1c512f28d2b5f22" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>greenhouse gas emissions reduction planning; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc844302122d04958a799dbaa39515d77"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7807b564f3744c0a92407a0d6ee00e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> before <quote>or local</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id230ff1f8ccb04250a6e963b652b533f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>State or region</quote> and inserting <quote>State, at a regional scale, or on Indian land</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id8dbc92ed39154cef91dea608a51157bf" commented="no"><enum>2303.</enum><header>Establishment and administration</header><subsection id="id91cbfface8744db4b101519d18b72090" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>Section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idb75a109f49cc4edd93c5ac87b4ebf88c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a3e394210eb4b54b7534d0ba6e5390e"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb4533c67cc2458db12c92f7e4b995ea"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Other payments</header><subparagraph id="id1ce3e7fdab9c4c289221e18d7f89a650" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Enrollment in other conservation programs</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), a producer party to a contract entered into under this subchapter may—</text><clause id="id3e955855fc9f49e6bd58a57432675371" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to section 1235(j), enroll the eligible land enrolled under the contract in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1;</text></clause><clause id="id73ab35fa1ec5484ab7a2143fbf9cdda3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to section 1271B(g), receive cost-share assistance under the regional conservation partnership program established under subtitle I with respect to the eligible land enrolled under the contract; or</text></clause><clause id="id38f2c93e3f7d449090c674e488ee26ed" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>both enroll land in accordance with clause (i) and receive cost-share assistance in accordance with clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide661426a27a040ff8ab35f9edc4938c6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A producer shall not be eligible for payments for practices on eligible land under the program if the producer receives payments or other benefits for the same practice on the same land under another program under this subtitle.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f69ef3648024b79a4056c806140d4c5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conservation loan and loan guarantee program payments</header><clause id="ida0130dbcb5f44dde8b718cdf527631fa" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A producer receiving payments for practices on eligible land under the program may also receive a loan or loan guarantee under section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924</external-xref>) to cover costs for the same practices on the same land.</text></clause><clause id="ide995d03be6e04b9f9583fa5f459d707e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice to producers</header><text>The Secretary shall inform a producer participating in the program in writing of the availability of a loan or loan guarantee under section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924</external-xref>) as it relates to the costs of implementing practices under the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id95bb32ed13a14d7aadca4fb7c19944d2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="id73ea3cbe17ad4fdc9dfd865998f3703a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text><clause id="id4a2c7c6cc9f54e9e87d984c31f64b4eb" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Each State</quote> and inserting <quote>The designee of the Secretary in each State</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id5bbb102c6ced4039a1b6e719049ade3d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the State,</quote> and inserting <quote>the State and, in the case of Indian land, the applicable Tribal conservation advisory council,</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id320d4d7e03694bb9bb7e3c9c04dd4e7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fcd09f4e369446ea6004f62f6a9a553" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2e149460cba41a19adfd22f1e191c62" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide740c40e175048169dcd2c6610f4127c"><clause id="iddfed296698e04dc9b98a9d692de775d6" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>provides a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, including enteric methane emissions from livestock, or sequesters carbon; or</text></clause><clause id="id8df6f4567bcb421990c78db725729b7f" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>furthers efforts to implement the climate adaptation and resilience plan of a State, Indian Tribe, or local government.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1bad9155c0c54b81bc4587e6943de074" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03A7A1BBE6634D3E81DF7229CF6110E1"><paragraph id="idafa34ebfaa46447e97bc8f6c2a330458" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Enteric methane emissions reducing practices</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of a practice relating to the management of livestock to reduce enteric methane emissions, the Secretary shall increase the amount that would otherwise be provided for a practice under this subsection to not more than 75 percent of the costs associated with that management, including the cost of methane-inhibiting products for livestock.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddb1ca3740ad94f8ea0699595cb78c777" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><text>Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idDF2F2DE7279741299E63DD9D43482880"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id94028CBB23DB48BC94AAF2926E8CE535"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2031</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC36B48DE8A104E0497B2DF4234DAB679"><paragraph commented="no" id="idF6610DB3993D4BB6B9EC104599576B08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat</header><text>For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0C8E7FC243D3448ABC81DA385C2A3D8B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d3784a8738740a9a5de124a68b036bc"><paragraph id="id0cdff4da39ed4502ba45dcf6c7dd49a5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small farms</header><text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, at least 10 percent of the funds made available for payments under the program shall be targeted at practices implemented on small farms, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf7259b72278a48d4bf8842607f89a174" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Water conservation or irrigation efficiency practice</header><text>Section 1240B(h)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56efb6e6275940dd90b59927924393ca"><subparagraph id="ida791def051024aaf9fd05cf7bd549880" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text>The Secretary shall waive the applicability of the limitations in sections 1001D(b) and 1240G for a payment made under a contract entered into under this paragraph if the total amount of payments received by the person or legal entity under the contract during either of the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the period of fiscal years 2030 and 2031 does not exceed—</text><clause id="id66537407ec514fda93cb9acb6b2b0708" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text><subclause id="idf409c6e5fc7f4a8793c284b3395afb2d" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the maximum payment for the applicable period under section 1240G; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id633f5c09ee6b454f8df3c0850a8ed6cd" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of producers served by the contract through the entity that is party to the contract; less</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcdb0850948914f9ba5362e1afeeb0535" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sum of any other payments received under the program during either of the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 or the period of fiscal years 2030 and 2031 by—</text><subclause id="id28e1191384714c7e8babc3ec5eefc715" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>producers served by the contract; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5b49bd001e774dd4adac73adfd3f296b" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the entity that is party to the contract, limited to the proportion of those payments that benefit those producers served by the contract.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="ide50e720c691a4b209d4424883a47b32d" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payments for conservation practices related to organic production</header><text>Section 1240B(i)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(i)(3)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id10E8255B37A941B0BEE1D372B5182F02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i)(II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idBBFB430DC1ED438D9C3601AB0C968FB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8071B04BB6C7417F9A77CC1958236AE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf6e3ca5051b4f54b28aa4af6ebda1a8"><clause id="idf1c2d67aa8374e61825da5303a33869c" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>during the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, $450,000; and</text></clause><clause id="idefc67b8a83fa4119a823f9b26f859388" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>during each 5-fiscal-year period thereafter, $450,000.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5a4ad213397d4344b4ee18251661c0e2" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conservation incentive contracts</header><text>Section 1240B(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id155b4fa25e3649e796ecf254bc0bfc1a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>concerns</quote> and inserting <quote>concerns, which may include emissions of nitrous oxide or methane (referred to in this subsection as <quote>greenhouse gas emissions</quote>) or storage of carbon in plants or soil (referred to in this subsection as <quote>carbon storage</quote>),</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45d08e9cf4dd4d78a0fecf476ab6022e" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17d29f6a2ae3426593d8c517ecbe214c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking <quote>conservation</quote> and inserting <quote>conservation, reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, or increased levels of carbon storage</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21e3656b727c4f7295b807b893913e67" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0ca8b4e36804b7b8ef299d7d3f0e474"><subparagraph id="id3d030faa70bf4246854a549c83907e77" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term</header><clause id="iddc3f8e26fd9f41369609a189bf7b022b" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), a contract under this subsection shall have a term of not less than 5, and not more than 10, years.</text></clause><clause id="id84c7eb0084184661b2d7fe136bc16292" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Graduation option</header><text>The Secretary may reduce the term of a contract under this subsection if the producer enters into a conservation stewardship contract under section 1240K with respect to the eligible land that is subject to the contract under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8A8F4C21D734F90816908CD36172E2B" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header><text>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id278CD7A56B2B44EBB9544A535E2B449D" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" act-name=""><subsection id="id3E76806042544AECB4A23482972E8EBD" commented="no"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing—</text><paragraph id="id256B5F804D2E4035879365F8D60FD111" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount obligated under the program with respect to each category of practice, with information categorized by fiscal year and State; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC73153C84ECC42B79E3DF3BBBDD1517F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount obligated under the program in each State, with information categorized by fiscal year and the size of the operation of each producer.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idf246d11edeea4366b971c6bc59fdd2d3" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Streamlining and coordination</header><text>Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>) (as amended by subsection (f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id089D38509FBC46EC8A2B714927CA83A0"><subsection id="id954d0a97fa854749878fd1662443f226" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Streamlining and coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent feasible, the Secretary shall provide for streamlined and coordinated procedures for the program and the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B, including applications, contracting, conservation planning, conservation practices, and related administrative procedures.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H302EABD87A144945853E2AF3B47C84AD" commented="no"><enum>2304.</enum><header>Environmental quality incentives program plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240E(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-5">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, and a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan</quote> after <quote>if applicable</quote>. </text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id4583708923a343e7badffd40ee1cdebb"><enum>2305.</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-7">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>exceed</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “for all contracts entered into under this subchapter by the person or legal entity (regardless of the number of such contracts entered into by such person or legal entity), exceed $450,000 during—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0776746a7f2439ba8c1fc0882ed4ef6"><paragraph id="idb67ae42c786840099b01854d895e9cf2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id508056a00ce74120a69df98bbaab5693" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a216e6631e8415397bc3cc03e2e200c" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFA41F3273A3049D68DE282DF6B10737B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>each 5-fiscal-year period thereafter.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id35c05b8a23974c1da18944361a4e1f05" commented="no"><enum>2306.</enum><header>Conservation innovation grants and payments</header><subsection id="id3f273eb62f664fc6bf993ece5f3e4ed5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitive grants for innovative conservation approaches</header><text>Section 1240H(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida3904afa4200461197fe1ea5aeddb3d0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>pay the cost of</quote> and inserting <quote>award</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id75c606d621764563a59d3a7e79129717" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the development and evaluation of new and</quote> before <quote>innovative approaches</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id366288bd3c654f44ad30f1411c08a5ab" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including for the purpose of incorporating innovation and new technologies into existing conservation practice standards or establishing new conservation practice standards</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd8af060462d44c3b8a0678e475353c6c" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>On-Farm conservation innovation trials</header><text>Section 1240H(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4ae40275b1c1467497339d33d42e76cc" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)(i)—</text><subparagraph id="idd5d6b46a482a4d44bc507c7c451edf9c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by inserting <quote>on-farm nutrient recycling,</quote> after <quote>plans,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b40dc1df3bc4d00a8b28ac2ea356260" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of subclauses (VI) and (VII), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec1d7065d5bc49da8a8df8ae385a0323" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a018413d8ec4657a0bb0adcc9eb8f8a"><subclause id="id5cd4294805eb4319a35e01b81c3c4ef9" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>perennial production systems, including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3f547dc834a14af68a22bb21c3db0f2c" commented="no"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>livestock-related practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including enteric methane emissions; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fb2e02c33f8403c84cc5008b2c3baa5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72e59c94f77d47538075d7f67a4b754b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd9176aef23648c791e73aff5f838487"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17636409ac284e7f86d8ef1333f5f8a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2019 through 2031, the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>2019 through 2024 and $50,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this subchapter for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd800def91b514b2ba7ca64ec9531dadc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Using</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38E56C710C5A44759E8A7D70986C7F67"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce5bf5eae65f4c3097b566ae6b1edb3f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadeac3bc04d248a3b2040c51b4fa1cf3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id581b36a32aa84bafa3fe5a7c4a216d83"><subparagraph id="id46c0703146a941c78a1f6669923bd4ae" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><text>Of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use 50 percent to provide grants for soil health demonstration trials established under paragraph (7).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id56b910dc67274662978572b4561a0f69" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id305a43d79b5f4e598cfceddfce1f0ab4"><paragraph id="idea6b42c838ee4ce2835733dae2a00c33" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Enteric methane emissions studies</header><subparagraph id="iddd3859ef7ac845b8875341ba9fe44fcc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall carry out one or more studies on changes in methane emissions and, if feasible, economic outcomes, generated as a result of livestock-related practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including enteric methane emissions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c12a49e9dcf476898a0c286851bb710" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on the progress and results under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id565f196d70704be9b0adb6b9d9f54212" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting and database</header><text>Section 1240H(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(d)</external-xref>) is amended— </text><paragraph id="idde1aeda039384985ae92d43448adaf6d" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>including, if feasible</quote> and inserting <quote>including any barriers to or best practices for the adoption of new and innovative conservation approaches identified through the activities, opportunities for future research, and, if feasible</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c7dd979524b46fbb98130317eac30b1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id008fa7c4bdd4425b904d8d9007ee618f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05cadd9c64fc4505ab061bdbfdcbf26e"><paragraph id="id674ff227073e4e5488bcf6ca212187c6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public-facing reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the completion of a project funded under this section, the Secretary shall publish a public-facing report, submitted by the grant recipient following the completion of the grant period, that includes an assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="id8f4c045b90694695a5de6ad15aa7e4be" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acreage of the area where the project was implemented;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb037c01488304939ba8049344adca367" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a trial conducted under subsection (c)(2), the types of crops produced using the new or innovative conservation approach either directly by a producer or through an eligible entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76b87c16f3c64983a96f308cb947bbf4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any results on the efficacy of the new or innovative conservation approach in achieving its intended conservation purpose;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id751714f387f64f3f9396a58ca9abb127" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the regional applicability of the new or innovative conservation approach, including any geographic characteristics associated with the increased efficacy of the innovative conservation approach;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1327145ed7543e4a69cd264fc3bea34" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any barriers that prevented the project from achieving the conservation benefits identified at the outset of the project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c6aad9169084847912ebd061103ef8d" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any support needed to encourage adoption of the new or innovative conservation approach by producers, including the level of technical assistance required to adopt the new or innovative conservation approach; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6aaf47f740cf40ab9b5d6cfba0023d51" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>as appropriate, other outcomes of the project and lessons learned through the implementation of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id520bce902f214f22ae307c539c96f1f8" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d1ea5e39d6b4e52aff47439572d5355"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97df08081f164754a63f3c18a9cb19b3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>practices</quote> and inserting <quote>practices, including both management and structural practices,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id205adf903941428aab82eba9b2fed88e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12fc026e182d4c59a66d877c48658925"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8437f7d8faff44bfbb632b3516f23d1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D6533C378B34184B3F692F685C88DAB"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id763033ffdefe446880c332955a2b8d36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evaluation data for new and emerging technology and recommendations for State and regional applications; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c338aadfd7f420fa02d325b63fbdc06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>practices.</quote> and inserting <quote>practices for consideration through the process established under section 1242(h)(3).</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></part><part id="id7d24a6ff6c3241969744d2623ba8a4b9" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>II</enum><header>Conservation Stewardship Program</header><section id="idf3c7b90f942d4c58b3dd2f15b3f54ffe" commented="no"><enum>2311.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-21">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idE6F09F00105141129EFCD39C823213A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idb3764635a77640429730a804bf64d5a5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>enhancements,</quote> after <quote>practices,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1278cab09e6b4347b505d6570ca01d4d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="idc1db97732084439b97a9ba5577259c70" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id6c540c6be79942cb9f218b12aac7825f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="ide9ac82d8cf1d46efb0d3f76560177312" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8D78B0281224AF79AF6212714EFF70C"><clause id="id4c2b136e04224fab8ed6be1689077122" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>activities that will assist a producer in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, including enteric methane emissions.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id38C4A745D95B4BE8AAFF4E7E14C67C58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking <quote>tribal land</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribal land</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id431C804BD22D4897A80C22B11A8E9440"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph id="id5bd758d75ae2482aa5a4486a97eec4b6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>State, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a State</quote> and inserting <quote>State, Tribal, or local level as a priority for a particular area</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70824f7e0d6e41f59713d5471eb0de0c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>State or region</quote> and inserting <quote>State, at a regional scale, or on Indian land</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id040a8ec0b71848bbad937f11fa2e2d2f" commented="no"><enum>2312.</enum><header>Stewardship contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240K(b)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-23">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–23(b)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f5b1678c87946c6b57ddbc3ad3f3e8c"><clause id="id762e7799dd6d4b99bfa2951a8a9e5411" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>other consistent criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that the program effectively—</text><subclause id="idf49184d6c1fa4d7db6eba24d2f660726" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>targets improvements to soil health, increases carbon sequestration, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idd81c85008eef4ded980d465d43278539" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>addresses other national, State, Tribal, and local priority resource concerns.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ida167b67788e34591a27bb16b47967856" commented="no"><enum>2313.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><subsection id="id15aa61cd072e45cda940c99bc496ce3e" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship payments</header><text>Section 1240L(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2836e44e3269422cbc222f7f89ae1a3e" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting <quote>on 1 or more types of eligible land covered by the contract</quote> after <quote>activities</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca728e6032cd4d269ef935c55cc0e974" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="ideadda03f6a484491a9de63502c968856" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfaeecfbb176740c1b1ccd6a4fc563439" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The amount</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e5397aedeb24248bacdf1ad6e387016"><subparagraph id="id5308b348697b47718e3a79fa8d8e2d62" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amount</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45eb9177a78746169b783875d64f3f03" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking clause (ii) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d7a39f4d60f4f7f87341e55797adbfd"><clause id="id382c45bbf1bd4dcca410021fa25254c3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Income forgone by the producer, including amounts that reflect—</text><subclause id="idc03cf3e103314566a47ab89fe813bc68" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increased economic risk; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id491865331e6d49f8a37a0d58407ddfd7" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>loss in revenue due to—</text><item id="id1cd12214a0bc4fd581783f4ff7abce87" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>production changes;</text></item><item id="id6b106db0f08b43f39ed39ad6c2b29baf" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>anticipated reductions in yield;</text></item><item id="id637b54cd52ee4d65b155f28d894cf3ab" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>transitioning to an organic, resource-conserving cropping or grazing, or perennial production system; or</text></item><item id="id498b82eeee4b4ff885ebae5ec246a989" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>acreage converted to conservation uses.</text></item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65ea3813433e41daa7a89c56461f2521" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5064f5abb4647c6b29a506305cd0292"><subparagraph id="id986d0a687916476482f3199a7f3f482f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum payment</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a minimum payment of not less than $4,000, to be reviewed regularly and increased at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc311ef4f2ecf4eab9e0a440ad9681c2b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E421222806447B0AA93984DA2714386"><paragraph id="idd2ea22142d19423c9cd8bc22ef65b789" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Payments for conservation activities related to organic production systems</header><subparagraph id="ida1d0978c03c74d0eb06900311a2da472" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payments under this subsection for conservation activities relating to—</text><clause id="idf24fd13a53eb40c9b721c94e2761baef" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>organic production; and</text></clause><clause id="id8e5d4bf8f7494303871ff1e3f216d6bb" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>transitioning to organic production.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00b8fce54a6547809f506f8989ba3aec" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conservation activities</header><text>Conservation activities described in subparagraph (A) may include—</text><clause id="idf12a0116836745f98c79c6568521341a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>generally available and specifically tailored conservation activities; and</text></clause><clause id="idd91e0154d8a147bdb499a3c04df1bc62" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>individual conservation activities and bundles of conservation activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02bfa14dde224726bb1309a3ecbf8d5f" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supplemental payments for resource-Conserving crop rotations, advanced grazing management, and livestock feed management</header><text>Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idaf2552d4aeba45c3ab899e2ddb98efe8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Rotations and Advanced Grazing Management</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Rotations, Advanced Grazing Management, and Livestock Feed Management</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f108d57b723417c902975aaf46f4d4a" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idc713344de1214903970fe294abef4ea8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfbc2250669d40e5bc283cfe016e329c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d7cf2418c2c4ae79972cb39467167cc"><subparagraph id="iddeae7abe05c841108e6cd438ca99bb3c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Livestock feed management</header><text>The term <term>livestock feed management</term> means providing livestock with forage and feed that—</text><clause id="id91ad5d47613d45e18139f1cf2d6ebc8e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>manipulates and controls the quantity and quality of available nutrients, feedstuffs, ingredients, or additives fed to livestock;</text></clause><clause id="id015d03d6d1474e4a88fbfbdcc27eef5a" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>minimizes excess nutrients in surface water and groundwater by reducing the quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, salts, or other nutrients excreted in manure; or</text></clause><clause id="id3b54ce8e5b7e465a852fe4fb21d1e902" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduces emissions of ammonia, odors, greenhouse gases, volatile organic components, or dust from animal feeding operations.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id84490c3e2bf44e2f926248af115f2512" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="ida305f858ba8944db84bc24d9df16cffd" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe0ed2a8e5184802a8d75cae3e3dd2fb" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb773ec959a6c410ab6ef51b4000109e9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1753eb8b60749b5935b35ee0f295298"><subparagraph id="idc7c8849d573f441880cee51ee65b824c" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>livestock feed management.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf74b3a24887f4fb1afa4d48ddf21c7fe" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>rotations or advanced</quote> and inserting <quote>rotations, livestock feed management, or advanced</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2cc4cb4d841146b6872930481d018c5c" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment for comprehensive conservation plan</header><text>Section 1240L(e)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idC784F9791EEF41F9A4C52966982A13E1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2be5c63ab2146cd8de56dd77c93354c"><subparagraph id="idf77f04b1d3d04cef98823d93d25ce737" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to an organic production system—</text><clause id="id9133f2a3455b4f7ca97ff72e8cbfc5e6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is integrated with an organic system plan approved under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="id66897eb7b4f94d30b3827d3ae1a1a926" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allows a producer to transition to organic production systems and pursue certification under that Act.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6f908cf9ace4f44a67a7b746c6fff90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) (as added by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>plan that meets</quote> and inserting the following: “plan that—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c87d048592a4fbfa6b3c7f059b4f91c"><subparagraph id="id016ca35c7cd84f93aff5f99b3df737c4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb5a837037f0e43fc9b1e31171434c5ce" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment limitations</header><text>Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 and each 5-fiscal-year period thereafter</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5570365882444611a0bf395cb6695849" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Specialty crop and organic producers</header><text>Section 1240L(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(g)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, and producers transitioning to organic production systems,</quote> after <quote>organic producers</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idF572586BA1C0412385CDB930A1756043" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Organic certification</header><text>Section 1240L(h)(2)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(h)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, including by providing payments for conservation activities relating to organic production and transitioning to organic production under subsection (c)(6)</quote> before the period at the end.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4e26a587d6fb49699cc834e842fa4034" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Soil health</header><text>Section 1240L(k) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-24">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id412dba891a224b1f82cd3b1d0b91a0ba" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>To the maximum</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9fa4a2fd106463694aaefdf4591a996"><paragraph id="id20e3fe53a0ef4e38b5455c5d3266376f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the maximum</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id775b61999ae148b8a0f920bff0a3d506" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f1526f3b1a44997a0b5355f761482c6"><paragraph id="id5d4aeb6d8ac949c1a41a64def7d653e2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Soil testing</header><text>Soil testing (as defined in section 1240A) shall be eligible as a conservation activity on its own under a conservation stewardship contract under this subchapter, if the results of the soil testing are intended to be used to develop specifications or design elements required for implementing another conservation activity under the contract.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida29fe5fea2074c378a2b70b99ed2faf8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nationwide soil testing</header><text>The Secretary shall prioritize nationwide collection of data to make possible site-specific interpretations of soil health test results for producers at the local level.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id566cece65a9347588d0b18afbfac8a77" commented="no"><enum>2314.</enum><header>On-farm conservation stewardship innovation grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-21">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59c4fe3ec6fc4e56a2abe8081b7be4f9"><section id="id990ad4557590451a9ec7733f993b1939" commented="no"><enum>1240L–2.<?LEXA-Enum 1240L–2.?></enum><header>Pastureland conservation and gulf hypoxia reduction initiative</header><subsection id="id534da8fd8bcf4905ac350eb5977ba41a" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id6c8c777deaf94bd89270e5473635628b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1240I(4), the term <term>eligible land</term> means private land or Indian land that—</text><subparagraph id="idb5bce77557cf43489041e41cf95eb4aa" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is in use for livestock grazing and production purposes as of the date of enactment of this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf2bdd825789407e9fafe23b7464add5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id701da44cca9a4dd68259cc14c32d0d98"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover; or</text></clause><clause id="id844ada5f7f1940f98b44c894db236e36" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is planted to a crop planted specifically for the purpose of providing grazing for livestock, such as forage sorghum, small grains, annual planted ryegrass, or annual planted crabgrass; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6724bfa6eb8a470092b1ddb62a58e68f" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is located within 1 or more States in the Lower Mississippi River Valley that encompass the Ouachita, Yazoo, or Atchafalaya River drainage basins.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8bae1af6019244629a53ea52759492c8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initiative</header><text>The term <term>initiative</term> means the voluntary pastureland conservation and gulf hypoxia reduction initiative established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0e9b1a6c7f9d4c74a970deac6cae026d" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the program a voluntary pastureland conservation and hypoxia reduction initiative for the purposes of, by conserving eligible land through pastureland conservation contracts under subsection (e)—</text><paragraph id="idf2da3d1eb98a405b88736ceb19af1ed5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assisting livestock producers in conserving and protecting soil, water, and wildlife resources; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42a5e71ac6514d5ea4f1e159361eb2ab" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>reducing nutrient loading into the Gulf of Mexico.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05af36992c774999974a468bbcba38ed" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Election</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall provide a 1-time election to enroll eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).</text></subsection><subsection id="id2fdf171d7a3b4a79bd9ddeb8a48befb4" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Method of enrollment</header><text>Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idbe20f8a5e56b439daf3b44430d97896b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 1240K, determine under subsection (c) of that section that eligible land ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria described in subsection (b) of that section; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id820320813c774a84a11ba7801ded13be" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enroll the eligible land in the initiative under a contract described in subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id88c0b8043c0c41859cd90c43ee468dd0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pastureland conservation contract</header><paragraph id="id56630358641f4f59a391c845d391396b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1240K(a)(1), to enroll eligible land in the initiative under a pastureland conservation contract, a livestock producer shall agree—</text><subparagraph id="id49b9922b29cd405ba7e0b33f448a2d27" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for not less than 2 priority resource concerns by the date on which the contract expires; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id100ffee6cd994e78a1b92984c253a5f3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd643ee32909e492bbb582296d72dff82" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>A pastureland conservation contract shall be for a single 5-year term.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf39e0b9a2a6a4addba85954dad385329" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Payments</header><paragraph id="idb7c0479f124848a0a50b2e16957168f9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2024, of the funds made available for this subchapter under section 1241(a)(3)(B), and notwithstanding any payment under section 1240L(c), the Secretary shall make annual pastureland conservation contract payments to the livestock producer of any eligible land that is the subject of a pastureland conservation contract under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01844e700a5146f98d7250ded2ea7c27" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment noneligibility</header><text>A pastureland conservation contract under this section shall not be subject to the payment limitations under this subchapter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4fe757317fd4c1db4ce0b42c083bb21" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of an annual payment under this subsection shall be $20 per acre.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab1b6e811e0d4bbd847eac73ca61f201" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Acreage limitation</header><text>Not more than 500,000 total acres of eligible land may be enrolled in the initiative.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida31413c7b2b4424fb771ae7e249a7aeb" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Evaluation of contract offers</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Secretary may rank applications relating to contract offers to enroll eligible land in the initiative based on the degree to which the proposed conservation activities increase natural resource conservation and environmental benefits if—</text><paragraph id="idfe9d2e1718bd4c88bd37f4441fc48258" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contract offers are submitted to enroll more than 400,000 acres of eligible land; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd0cfccac44bd4f9e961b26c1af9e4512" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary determines such ranking of applications to be necessary to comply with the acreage limitation established by subsection (g).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="id0eba2dba4039425faecf36027d513b5f" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Other Conservation Programs</header><section id="id368AA9FDA01F4BBBB2769819F1F49D95"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbff23746d982487aada0a53c309aece4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title; findings; declaration of policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first section of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1001">16 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="id51569753E5C84308A59C2B2029984E02" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="id598ED97FB3B64AA29C077652B60D8E02" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title; findings; declaration of policy</header><subsection id="id37ACB8374F944CA9A71580DE30AB5D67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short title</header><text>This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7372743AA92948F4983FF7DFD1142FBB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that erosion, floodwater, drought, and sediment damages in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of the United States cause loss of life, declines in agricultural production, harm to fish, birds, wildlife, and recreation opportunities, and damage to property, thereby constituting a menace to the national welfare.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3033EFB26BDD4A9F84EA4433C45B7061"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should cooperate with local organizations for the purposes of— </text><paragraph id="idBB8E68244B8148B8BA8C21146300E82A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preventing the damages described in subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id32F7265085224730A42CC26AED0D4F0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>furthering the conservation, management, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and the conservation and utilization of land; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43882EC39F654DE0BDD4982AC6C58711" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>thereby preserving, protecting, and improving land and water resources and the quality of the environment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id7D898AD5854F465280F627F90A3C2653"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1002">16 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="idA9AB792D99E34C9B809B228CC4A6B801" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="id665B0A6BB08549F7867C8E1CF61F1298"><enum>2.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65f9f8b5f51f4a7a9d3039dbc0d17552"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation of water</header><text>The term <term>conservation of water</term> means a reduction in total annual consumptive water use, as compared to total annual consumptive water use before a work of improvement is carried out under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide91ac685844f470886f922a11fb20f9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local organization</header><text>The term <term>local organization</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id8be280745d9b4aa4b278f8199f6f1390"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id90E7600A9A64443D9A36EB255413E7BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any State, political subdivision of a State, soil or water conservation district, flood prevention or control district, or combination thereof; or </text></clause><clause id="id882C2F6E53EA497EA0C24CD7175E6184" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other governmental agency having authority under State law to carry out, maintain, and operate a work of improvement;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16906b6bda1d429a9956fa57eab707e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any irrigation district or reservoir company, water users’ association, canal company, ditch association, acequia, or similar entity, or nongovernmental organization that is not being operated for profit, with—</text><clause id="idDE1688E426BE4AFCBD5D59ABB4EBE5BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the capacity to engage in the planning or implementation of land treatment and related conservation measures; or </text></clause><clause id="idEE4EA3402B7D46D9B2CC48848D8D1905"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the authority to construct and maintain structural measures; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id172ec0fa4c184f34ab12e8c47571f307"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)) having authority under Federal, State, or Indian Tribal law to carry out, maintain, and operate a work of improvement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0c1e8c8380f483ba23093c272543082"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management of water</header><text>The term <term>management of water</term> means any project or activity carried out to increase the efficiency of water use, transfer, diversion, or conveyance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ce4798cf2564df9b1113d3d1f75e7a5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda42830f81204f54b850046fc36c0150"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Work of improvement</header><subparagraph id="id918cd57dc55e4ced8517174543130644"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>work of improvement</term> means any undertaking carried out in a watershed or subwatershed area not exceeding 250,000 acres (including on Federal land necessary to accomplish the purposes of the undertaking) for—</text><clause id="idCFE1DC50706D4BBF95966D3DAE17619E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>flood prevention (including structural and land treatment measures);</text></clause><clause id="id90B2A91DB263492998D17C7D628DC514"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the conservation, management, development, utilization, and disposal of water; or </text></clause><clause id="idC42EDB2C27E847B1BF49E1AFD4A4F821"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the conservation and proper utilization of land.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27e3ea53e826481093a2379516480780"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>work of improvement</term> does not include any single structure that provides—</text><clause id="id2C2907D3EB4842309676D21FC9731132"><enum>(i)</enum><text>more than 12,500 acre-feet of floodwater detention capacity; and </text></clause><clause id="idCE2752C90E6A4BA2B67B4B24C5E54DDD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>more than 25,000 acre-feet of total capacity.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64d14e7156eb43919469000757f5a030"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement for agriculture benefits</header><text>Each undertaking described in subparagraph (A) shall contain benefits directly related to agriculture, including communities in rural areas (as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>)), that account for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the undertaking.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id188e2a82b9a3400c8c7474f91324d43d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Consolidated planning</header><text>1 or more subwatersheds, when the subwatersheds are components of a larger watershed, may be planned together at the discretion of the local organization sponsoring the applicable undertaking.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0aff0ae8300445be86fa5efd0426fb0f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Multibenefit inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A work of improvement may provide 2 or more public benefits or ecosystem services in addition to a purpose described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id7DB88538548B443EAF3E2D5BA1B12C25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance to local organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1003">16 U.S.C. 1003</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idADB670E7D954473284EBA1514FC5CD6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (f);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFB1F3951BDA34CC9832829CF263E0303"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(6), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>occupiers, individually</quote> and inserting the following: “occupiers in accordance with subsection (b).</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E46BC90611740488E9BB9248C57653E"><subsection id="id5EF42619D0BC4658819953D3E3CAE8B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements with landowners, operators, and occupiers</header><paragraph id="id11C13D8B90F34D059A67836230D10164"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into agreements under subsection (a)(6) with landowners, operators, and occupiers, individually</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idB56573CB9EE1449AA3730E0DF375B9A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so designated)—</text><subparagraph id="id6366A40DEC624F828CE9EF45E5468838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>supplemented. Applications</quote> and inserting the following: “supplemented. </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB520162A767041B4BDDF167A837513D7"><paragraph id="id59CC7C37D3FD4BFFA34C03A50CA6832E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Applications</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9FA30A2D0F9949BEAFEE78A21003533C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as so designated)—</text><clause id="idEBF5D7CCB14B48C9B9F67FC6DACA4285"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>such conservation plans</quote> and inserting <quote>conservation plans described in paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id9CF47976E7414BD8B45A77C9570B46C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such district. In return</quote> and all that follows through <quote>interest. The portion</quote> and inserting the following: “that district.</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5742643D7D7849CC8D8F03EC11AE9852"><paragraph id="id9D1D330EBC684A1583BA8648ABA72CD5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><subparagraph id="id3FB718F063B14441848C1A23A0B77D53"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may agree to share the costs of carrying out a work of improvement, or specific practices and measures described in such an agreement, if the Secretary determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the public interest.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id445109DDF86C4FDEBF728EC2F695DACC"><subparagraph id="idE3C8B6F8E1714E0E9D08C7F080AE6EA2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Portion of costs</header><text>The portion</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id70F5EAA846544E959184DADA2E628ABD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so designated)—</text><subclause id="id7E70CB779AAF49AA893752AA595CA0B3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>programs. The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: “programs.</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFA63D5B7DC94AE683D2880D5A43C21D"><paragraph id="id544E26B581D54D28988DE4F606648149"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination; modifications</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93E072B7B6114B2EAB8D99EF24C5E9CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so designated)—</text><clause id="id8DF35ABEA67A46A68B44F6E5450DE3D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>hereunder, as he</quote> and inserting <quote>under this subsection, as the Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idD1FF97F4C4364443AB1EE96E59D7D3B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>herein. Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting the following: “under this subsection.</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB770BAFAD555404AB1C6A1BCF539F0E8"><paragraph id="idE8320B245EE04677BEE90D720C86E0DD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Preservation or surrender of history</header><text>Notwithstanding</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2A33DA9B13914DD19D98E79BFBBED9CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so designated)—</text><clause id="id2640AB62549F4B4C98796767A45E2555"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id03F96B0A34A3457B8876D71A41B7ED25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id8A0F1E959C9C4CE0814A20F6AFCF29B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>hereunder for (1) preservation</quote> and inserting the following: “under this paragraph for—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60AAA2246775435BB699783844852557"><subparagraph id="id4D3DEF4E7FEB45B5AB2D15A49D097405"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preservation</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id74EC819E02C0428E975D3753A28778FB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking <quote>crop; or (2) surrender</quote> and inserting the following: “crop; or</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id828EA415D5454DBCA5540C34C3421BCE"><subparagraph id="idC0C0BFDEA80E473F88EF26F89B231632"><enum>(B)</enum><text>surrender</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7F238B93DE74F5BA858A2125B004F01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) (as so designated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FB816AB3D2741349494CBF58F86FDA7"><subsection id="id562ea912ab5b4e67b69a87820f135ec7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Delegation of authorities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac4683ca25ea49ee86d078f83ceb3647"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Final authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide a State Conservationist final authority to approve watershed plans for works of improvement within the State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id76162d6ae42a43ee8b9e1f4b5c36f6af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of outsourcing preliminary activities</header><text>The Secretary and a State Conservationist shall, on the approval of the State Conservationist, allow a local organization sponsoring a work of improvement to use funds made available under this Act to pay a third party to conduct preliminary investigations and pre-planning activities relating to the work of improvement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98ce3fcc803b4af28155ab69db898812"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional authorities</header><text>The Secretary may provide authority to a State Conservationist to support a streamlined process.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id09CF732BE7B447DA905F6006084E81D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for approval or disapproval</header><paragraph id="idB5ABDA8E4038482D920E7048D19886C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 45 days after the date on which an application for a work of improvement is submitted to the Secretary, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the application.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36801D4FD8104D84B4D70DAAD4034931"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>The Secretary may extend the deadline described in paragraph (1) by 45 days, if necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide344ebcb05b44416ac681b1376d6f8ba"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Approved watershed plan required</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd56c2a73503b4bec914dbd0dbef8d9f2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may not provide funds under this Act for the costs of designing or constructing a work of improvement without an approved watershed plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cf97578a01543eb9ad4a3d2cfd772fe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) shall not apply if—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id668de0a214d941129509a1d5b556eb2e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the circumstances are so exigent that not providing funds is against the public interest; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcfb718d50ff4cc694ab3607a753baa1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has waived the requirement for a watershed plan under subsection (f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6DBE319F648843B088DFEF1D056508F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost share assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3A of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1003a">16 U.S.C. 1003a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1F2F0BDF61CE4BC59D39226298EF315D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, as determined by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>assistance</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFADF192584024BF9B01AA93E57C58D9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6AB3D9C2320044C88E3B4B07E9C8868A"><subsection id="id0b6b4edf2d3542cc94f998027ffe2b07" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of other Federal funds for works of improvement</header><text>Any funds provided for a work of improvement through any Federal department or agency other than the Department of Agriculture shall be considered to be part of the non-Federal share of the cost of the work of improvement provided by the sponsor of the work of improvement.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81602d16b0b94c1099600a695a87907c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conditions for Federal assistance</header><text>Section 4(2) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1004">16 U.S.C. 1004(2)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote></text></subsection><subsection id="id671a2cff756742ddbef4e870a704ad19"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act is amended by inserting after section 4 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1004">16 U.S.C. 1004</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED1F9A4177674557A5A3B4ECD12FDAFE"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78edd44284d44ce79ed240c57cc20b64"><enum>4A.</enum><header>Notification requirement</header><subsection id="idda01ca3d2a844968a93763f227c1f4fe"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No amounts shall be provided under this Act for any plan for a work of improvement involving an estimated Federal contribution to construction costs in excess of $50,000,000, or that includes any structure that provides more than 2,500 acre-feet of total capacity, unless, not less than 90 days before amounts are provided for the plan, the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress described in subsection (b) a notice of the approval of the plan, including a description of the justification for the approval and a copy of the plan.</text></subsection><subsection id="idfe185b7978384b6daa7dcce10c98ef37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committees described</header><text>The appropriate committees of Congress referred to in subsection (a) are—</text><paragraph id="id94974d41002a4638b6ccbe0bcf6546dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a plan involving no single structure providing more than 4,000 acre-feet of total capacity, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id509f33056ac04978b0774f2dcd9508dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a plan involving any single structure providing more than 4,000 acre-feet of total capacity, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a61184d1da142f4924fc443a556cd59"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Construction standards</header><text>The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1001">16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 4A (as added by subsection (f)) the following:</text><quoted-block id="idD0AE59AE80F646F1B550C47C3020BABA" style="OLC" act-name=""><section id="id051071EBE52A444F8D0B96779CC03C9B"><enum>4B.</enum><header>Construction standards</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b804f89465542458c934ebc3d1ed626"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebe804beaaf049a487b63bb1512e784f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review and update as necessary the engineering standards and requirements to be used for works of improvement under this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd58902a8bbb34528ac0e2b69ac8e9651"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in collaboration with each State Conservationist and State technical committee established under section 1261(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3861">16 U.S.C. 3861(a)</external-xref>), review and update as necessary the acceptable variances from national engineering standards that are appropriate alternatives suited to the geomorphology of, and purpose for which works of improvement are established within, each State.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf5d403137c64fdfa40c374881d09520"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State Conservationist and State technical committee engaged in collaboration pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may consult with local municipalities undertaking works of improvement within that State under this Act.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84550d6e47724082af67db84a143ad75"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Monetization</header><text>Section 5(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1005">16 U.S.C. 1005(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ea0526bcdb54079aeac874ecc498f4c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the State Conservationist,</quote> after <quote>and the Secretary</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16d8c5bb04124279b3657a47e1fcb4b3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That if insufficient data exists to monetize the benefits of wildlife habitat or water quality improvement against the costs, these benefits shall be quantified to the extent practicable and described in sufficient detail to be considered against the cost</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id263ac4318f1042ebb4e63a693909ca80"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Certain authorities</header><text>Section 7 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (68 Stat. 668, chapter 656; 74 Stat. 131; 76 Stat. 610) is amended, in the last proviso, by inserting <quote>management,</quote> after <quote>conservation,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76c3a34440094e65ace9da23b687843a"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Loan and advancement amounts</header><text>Section 8 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1006a">16 U.S.C. 1006a</external-xref>) is amended, in the last sentence, by striking <quote>five million dollars</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d047ff54a924770a8ecb903b4f4ce3b"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Data</header><text>Section 13 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1010">16 U.S.C. 1010</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87cf44bf47f34739bdf2400fa781a83b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>collect and maintain</quote> and inserting <quote>collect, maintain, and publish on the website of the Department of Agriculture</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc08d8a18fc5644b2966ec8812908ee55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>control and conservation</quote> and inserting <quote>control, conservation, and drought resilience</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1ad57f94b5f4255960f452f5743f2df"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 11 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1001">16 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref> note; 68 Stat. 668; 70 Stat. 1090) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="id4A3120CE8BBD4FBD9ADE9D51938C2806"><enum>2402.</enum><header>Soil and water resources conservation</header><subsection id="idF9641430F768459C9E953E9500FFA200"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2001">16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="PH2C6BAE68749C4D02A652E1BB68CABABE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 5(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2004">16 U.S.C. 2004(e)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>and December 31, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="PHBB0E6790450647A7994EB888258DE60C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 6(d) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2005">16 U.S.C. 2005(d)</external-xref>), by inserting <quote>, and December 31, 2029, and every 5 years thereafter</quote> after <quote>2023</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="PHBEAE266BF9B7450B8C02CB81FD5EDD6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2006">16 U.S.C. 2006</external-xref>)—</text><subparagraph id="PH3A3DD108BF3A4157A4C2B28EAEE47DFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>and 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>2022, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="PH170C33E820564985BCC93A87F6F226F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2023, 2029, and every 5 years thereafter</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="PH0F3CCEF68E484958A71372023E8EABDC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of termination</header><text>Section 10 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2009">16 U.S.C. 2009</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc5589babea2b435f942ba3a398a95a59"><enum>2403.</enum><header>Emergency conservation programs</header><subsection id="id31CA6677C12F40E7B9AC73768457496B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency conservation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2201">16 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6DFFAE0E255E4F00B568E06ABC947B0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id7500CD5EC55541D1BE2D5CDB45157D3D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and other emergency conservation measures</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">fencing</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0BBC331B049E494CB31AE2F4DD0F2ABD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id6AEF0642218C482897C67482EF7AA2C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or other emergency measures to restore farmland or replace conservation structures requiring an immediate response (as determined by the Secretary),</quote> after <quote>replacement of fencing,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id8E93FA0C39B2423C9F1982675E74F823"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>option of receiving</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2E50895B6FA3463D9343EC59F4ED2634" act-name=""><text>option of receiving, before the agricultural producer carries out the repair, replacement, or restoration—</text><subparagraph id="id6F08864FD91B47D19EDCB92717B3B328"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a replacement, 75 percent of the cost of the replacement, as determined by the Secretary based on the fair market value of the cost of the replacement using the estimated cost of the applicable practice published in the Field Office Technical Guide of each State by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or other appropriate and comparable guidance document, as determined by the Secretary; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4283207A92944E294C143D0BD48A656"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a payment to the agricultural producer for a repair or restoration, 50 percent of the cost of the repair or restoration, as determined by the Secretary based on the fair market value of the cost of the repair or restoration using the estimated cost of the applicable practice published in the Field Office Technical Guide of each State by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or other appropriate and comparable guidance document, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id781a1fcccf7749f883e5fb3fbd393749"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>60-day</quote> and inserting <quote>180-day</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id85211ECAE0444BEE9666EC64030BAF82"><enum>(2) </enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idB4704730F30F4C6AAE832927E7473A52" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" act-name=""><subsection id="idBE937EED885E495A884D872205B9A35C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wildfire determination</header><text>A wildfire that causes damage eligible for a payment under subsection (a) includes—</text><paragraph id="id6FC6DB1F0A7847A3B80A2D8873ED0A78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1E2B3BE338F348BEBBFC78D8936C672D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a wildfire that is caused by an action directly performed by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC1393735D5584DEBB7B77A764E206F2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional requirements for the emergency conservation program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 402B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2202b">16 U.S.C. 2202b</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9EA3D85F528413CA98D63A5955B0888"><section id="id7E8240D62DDC45A69AB9DCDE50B88F92"><enum>402C.</enum><header>Additional requirements for the emergency conservation program</header><subsection id="id1D492CA13AD247A984CAEFC74A7CD2EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility of Federal, State, and local land users</header><paragraph id="id0A096A7EAD114E18A021E0FDF53E4C7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An agricultural producer eligible to receive payments under sections 401 and 402 includes a person that—</text><subparagraph id="id39302C962DD04011948BD4B1A929F8F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>holds a permit or lease from the Federal Government to conduct agricultural production or grazing on Federal land; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA52F63AC25E44BDA98AA9BAD66C84627"><enum>(B)</enum><text>holds a permit or leases land from a State or unit of local government to conduct agricultural production or grazing on that land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id436CB649F88C45438E246F8D74AF9763"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to make a payment under section 401 or 402 to the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of local government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id928F587801544E87B44D362DE3C4DB76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permanent and temporary improvements</header><text>Emergency measures eligible for payments under sections 401 and 402 include—</text><paragraph id="id0EF15000650F483984410C8A5904BE93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new permanent or temporary measures, including permanent water wells and permanent or temporary surface or aboveground pipelines and watering facilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ED3F0356FD24D22AC5E7A866C571570"><enum>(2)</enum><text>replacement or restoration of existing emergency measures with permanent or temporary measures, including permanent water wells and permanent or temporary surface or aboveground pipelines and watering facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id7e161df9a15f4157af36b5f8a9547b40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Emergency watershed program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2203">16 U.S.C. 2203</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2DCE630A4E3C4A3DADF09494F2DD4028"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idA1B8FDB606B64D4580572368A5F3AC93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D196E79757E431ABD26DCB753B5A150"><subsection id="id9391FFC3C8D6428CA7811E4FE17B1688"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorizations</header><paragraph id="idCF70651A6CC947FE829A46461363E550"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBA366D8817A54AAF9328416F6B64B155"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9F9E59868114140BEE6B1B06805FC0C"><paragraph id="id53daba1c3fde4b33a7c3c7d6f20a0806" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible purposes of floodplain easements</header><text>A floodplain easement acquired by the Secretary under this section may be used—</text><subparagraph id="id664fb7abac6648f5a748b31ea2228371" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to restore, protect, maintain, and enhance the hydrologic and other functions of wetlands and associated land, riparian areas, and stream channels;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id091c9cbd37ac48b18bf2e71678c21afd" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to conserve natural values, including fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, flood water retention, and groundwater recharge; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfcdfe69af714c03a5d2c716aafa1c49" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb70c946b46d54415a56c923a79f6dff9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Easement restoration</header><text>The Secretary may restore the hydrologic and other functions and values of wetlands on floodplain easements acquired by the Secretary under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6be3c1218a49414dbd75d60c251afb4a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Easement management</header><subparagraph id="id1a8aea120cf34e318b20e1b5ca6b07c1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall restore, protect, manage, maintain, enhance, and monitor floodplain easements acquired by the Secretary under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0db241282c1c436cb2af68da10034660"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allowable uses</header><text>The Secretary may authorize, in writing and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe in the sole discretion of the Secretary, the use by the landowner for compatible uses of the area of a floodplain easement acquired by the Secretary under this section, if the Secretary determines that the use is consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of the floodplain, riparian, wetland, and associated land, and other natural values of the easement area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e2a152953df4d3aa6297375d5fd0ab7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6efa6ef5b9c94f3ebdb18c39a7896873"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except in the case of a floodplain easement acquired by the Secretary under this section and as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are obligated to a State Conservationist for emergency watershed protection measures under this section, construction of the emergency watershed protection measures shall be completed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cfbc20579c444edba9b4deb5ad91b23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exigent situations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an exigent situation exists, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting <quote>30 days</quote> for <quote>1 year</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idEDF2BB4EB9164F4A951794C95C384CAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through the <quote>The Secretary</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="id79C5F969DEC84633BCD5DF199E4716DD" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="idFF3F75DEAE83491BBEC1795BA79216A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification and termination of floodplain easements</header><paragraph id="idAA0AB9C3571148509B9745205335641B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7010216580c847c78d9a558aba62a64c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HE1FECD3632614F6BBF1AD4E7B0157F25" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="H00FACDDE23EF4228B92B7E0B8A135EEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preagreement costs</header><paragraph id="H6F04B7496ECE4479B372B7933956A6E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of sponsor</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>sponsor</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id4939A63798B340B99C8500FA108420AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or local government; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CBFA7F1C83844DF998CD13A98FF9ECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H49705B49CEB7442DB66B56941C32BC96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preagreement project costs</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="H7EB2B2FC15394974905CB497DED22186"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA662BA28C42F4AB393DC599349C6AA4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a procedure, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the State level, through which a sponsor may request, for a specified natural disaster, additional emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a sponsor prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H167A60AE75C94815B20C7043C3AE6587"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreement contribution</header><text>If the Secretary and a sponsor enter into an agreement under this section, the Secretary shall consider any applicable preagreement costs incurred by the sponsor for undertaking emergency watershed protection measures identified under paragraph (2) as meeting part of the contribution of the sponsor toward the cost of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F2070E27694498F9A48015AC0970DCD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assumption of risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sponsor that undertakes emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement with the Secretary under this section shall assume the risk of incurring any cost of undertaking those measures.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD88A6D60AB904401967F3FCCA5395AAA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection requires the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a sponsor.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id81749CCCFDBA4D15ADFEF4865CC786AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency forest restoration program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2206">16 U.S.C. 2206</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD9C3514F5B044D66AD442935FCE7103E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id2C7DC09764BF4DFBBEC4F7109B866D2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE7B892E95135427E8A6AF0F4A3DAB738"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18FB681D2E8841BA9BC825F578A2F108"><paragraph id="idC130C34C4BEE438BB2781F60B5D925CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idBD380C2152C14E9DBA47E6EA83FA2191"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to nonindustrial private forest land or industrial private forest land—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86cd16408505406cade819814bd9e7da"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an owner of the nonindustrial private forest land or industrial private forest land; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfefcf0e971f541c988e4f2b1530f820d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcac7857793314fa5856d13ba4b65039a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives concurrence from the landowner to carry out emergency measures in lieu of the owner; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c2a9077590e41ed857cf37d8124d8c6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">holds a lease on the land for a minimum of 10 years;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34B461CAF31E4ABE9F70F7824AD84FC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to Federal forest land, a person that holds a permit or lease from the Federal Government to conduct livestock grazing on the Federal forest land; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFBF247EA6304F1A86BA503E0769D764"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to forest land owned by a State or a unit of local government, a person that holds a permit or leases land from the State or unit of local government to conduct livestock grazing on that forest land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8B9DEA6D721B407DAD007F57F7790196"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idB46EA778E17C4D72A87B822995BB434F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nonindustrial private forest land or industrial private forest land; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFD6441ECDAF24E8892A11766B8F0935A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal forest land on which livestock grazing is authorized through a permit or lease; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6D84289917B6496581105B8EBF40309D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forest land owned by a State or unit of local government on which livestock grazing is authorized through a permit or lease.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFC5AD9466AF4142B36551DB061E5364"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>nonindustrial private forest land</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible land</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc50f47ecd29d46588a132320845cedd4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>wildfires,</quote> and inserting <quote>wildfires (including a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes and a wildfire that is caused by the Federal Government),</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id37527526A7AF4965BC8A9B1E142A67D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id8644E26C15414A9EBAAAE9CC71A0A495"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an owner of nonindustrial private forest land who</quote> and inserting <quote>an eligible entity that</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5586BD52A58C474387FDFFE7BEA93138"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>restore the land</quote> and inserting <quote>restore eligible land</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id703C6C162B4C4411A63790C9C0089BCC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idE7484C42B2EA408F85588ABC0365C8D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>owner must</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible entity shall</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8496D3432EE48119A82B9EDCF153637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>nonindustrial private forest land</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible land</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8E24C78681634C3BA66B622A82809B51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>an owner of nonindustrial private forest land</quote> and inserting <quote>an eligible entity</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4193B23E3AA5465F9C012E781101D343"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7F058C1CC35B4F04A0FA7FAAF65D5ACB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id176582CF4A2E4C81A3EE588818A37F39"><subsection id="id17A2728C5DF844928E8FD639C11C4FA4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Advance payments</header><paragraph id="id3B9C110073E740C4BC63872EC3D124F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall give an eligible entity the option of receiving, before the eligible entity carries out emergency measures under this section, not more than 75 percent of the cost of the emergency measures, as determined by the Secretary based on the fair market value of the cost of the emergency measures using the estimated cost of the applicable practice published in the Field Office Technical Guide of each State by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or other appropriate and comparable guidance document, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2B27968AFE334AFB8165A1F5FDE5207D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Return of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the funds provided under paragraph (1) are not expended by the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date on which the eligible entity receives those funds, the funds shall be returned within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF5E712B5040E40E4863ACA1DD2C3EA72" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to make a payment under this section to the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of local government.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF5994EE508024F6F9D50CB44A0CB8562"><enum>2404.</enum><header>Conservation of private grazing land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240M of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb">16 U.S.C. 3839bb</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7013c6008daf46afbea8287bd8fbffae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2da58be9265349afbfc0758e785dfe68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60e1d16b87de4f6993ca9f62c4090f80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3365accf3d2447d9ab70de0101f05d5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id901E1F1F8FF74EB1B4A515B1115969A6" style="OLC" act-name=""><subparagraph id="id2BC8479C878348C68B7CC0DF828240D1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>supporting planning, management, and coordination of grazing in agrivoltaic systems.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0daf6c9e31ab4cd4b623e221d9c1d4db"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2002 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id0E226DD42AB04313A47DD6CD0402D585"><enum>2405.</enum><header>Grassroots source water protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-2">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id879401AB382846C2B18383DEDF0314EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idAE0E8E0071624438AEC46445411FDD85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id68A903C574E7462A9598FE6BE1F1BB79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id309C80CEE2494D8785D5652C4F26CFCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFBEBC65B858547D29EA27D31F843B1F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E7AE6A4B7D64BD883F84DEEA44DF84C"><subparagraph id="idDF83FFA815354795B4936D51092DE6FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2025 and every 5 fiscal years thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id32A3704BEDFE4413AF811CC50001CCF5"><enum>2406.</enum><header>Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240R(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-5">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7C2BB339129F4971B92A299E891005DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id6716E1F4B580467FBFF456BB29CDD646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after <quote>2023,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF68BCFA998F8484A9C008841E106F2E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0EF31D34626D423E8FD093DA276F4608" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote> after <quote>2023</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256e7ecca485408186b829ff7df2ecca"><enum>2407.</enum><header>Feral swine eradication and control program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c5133155e574615b1adca71ee520ce4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2408 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8351">7 U.S.C. 8351</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddda1cdcd939e455ba386afdc187ba8b0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99711e96b60745cc9182e3e2671ed3fe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>pilot program</quote> and inserting <quote>program (referred to in this section as the <term>program</term>)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddef97529196449418ed94a2eb1d91b88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c3576d0670c4c109502e421556acbe8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>pilot</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida24fd740bc51450ebc0bf2bc719973bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking <quote>the pilot areas</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible areas</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6869c2a61884f8f9aece728040b15de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>pilot</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73c405c0931e4a35b63a2b1d2a16257b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id629c30e2e0cc4e349e9b5c159c934693"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04D7DA0550F848DE90280EAFAA96FD6A"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61cdb6142baa45efbbecdae9bcd706dd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>after the Secretary determines that feral swine have been eradicated from an eligible area, ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service continue monitoring that area for the reoccurrence of feral swine for a period of 1 year;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8857fb5554904612822ee09ec88ed456"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in each of subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g), by striking <quote>pilot program</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id421f4f60e56a46c78295b2d8b4050d1b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>the pilot areas</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible areas</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfccde08f29446c7b0f0f54ce6eb3ad5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e), in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">pilot</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">eligible</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4f035530b8840dd9448c83f67b45230"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcad6a1e23a4c4dabb39a7b13bc37a967"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023 and</quote> and inserting <quote>2023,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9698d285e24a40a7bc61afd42614c8f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and $75,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id584aa83704f1411fb8acbe6487fade04"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB37B438043374E149602433D2A528A82"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id899f0a9559eb4f4ab3c7489b2c5ef513"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not less than 2 years, and not later than 4 years and 6 months, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, acting jointly, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report that—</text><paragraph id="id193c86f98e7c489181890e25c1c0b6c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes, for the period beginning on the date of the establishment of the program and ending on the date of the submission of the report—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id070866932a03498f9ba4468ab954607e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities carried out under the program, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13e0d8d26ac04989bb3ea0f3d16db923"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of counties in which feral swine are no longer present; and</text></clause><clause id="id6e4c1a884ee347e89c8035ca16a34e36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>estimated reductions in agriculture and natural resource damage, and improvements to human and livestock health and safety, as a result of feral swine removal;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfde9a7897a784a0fb82572f1bb7ce0ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of funding made available under this section, including the number of counties in each State provided funding; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f7dc7b45cf841d6831952e216b089d0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the roles of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and agricultural producers provided financial assistance under this section in carrying out activities under the program; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66fc6f17a06f4902b0e79d41a94dbef6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>includes—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67ffd697be4e474f9812f308edd7eabe"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a determination by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service as to the extent to which the program has been successful; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbdc2588b9ea40e58905edd76a98678d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations for improvements to the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89f218fbc5d842ac8580376e863cf081"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4491) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2408 and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8214D4B1CFCD4DD081B2DDEAFFEEF8B5"><toc><toc-entry level="section" idref="id256e7ecca485408186b829ff7df2ecca">Sec. 2408. Feral swine eradication and control program.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0089d01da2644151b5b7812a46a40af0"><enum>2408.</enum><header>Report on small wetlands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2409(a) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4575) is amended by striking <quote>2014 through 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2019 through 2023</quote>.</text></section><section id="id51CF61D8804C413ABB9680CD2C78E2AD"><enum>2409.</enum><header>Terminal lakes assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-6">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcfbb6cea643a45caaf27e459f5012543"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id358a4d6ea2c249d8a42d0f8c8cdd7125"><paragraph id="id7ab7f0fac754451e9ced3007d0fe4fc1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funds</header><subparagraph id="id12df073a9ffa4d0cbaff706e6425b245"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d6413d3aba64552ba92d816cd5adbf9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Any funds made available to carry out this section before December 20, 2018, may remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5d83673fcc943d198c57a79a0a78eb5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30075125e104450eba631ac7050b2bab"><enum>2410.</enum><header>Colorado salinity control units</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1595">43 U.S.C. 1595</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6868bbf91da43838136cd9d25434844"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section designation and all that follows through <quote>(a) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D32176DC2694C0698F257B789BF9AB0"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafdbe4b39f684233a88a4a294c05427b"><enum>205.</enum><header>Salinity control units; authority and functions of the Secretary of the Interior</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id999941cf14494389b37b64d750083141"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of Costs</header><text>The Secretary</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c697aa7608c40e39b1f845c49b5545e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60F5E48F28CA4535A80EEE5865BD4570"><paragraph id="idc1903e274e1a4c3fa75fd36a82414d3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nonreimbursable costs; reimbursable costs</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac9386244179469a8f6c2f23a5471578"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Nonreimbursable costs</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2c39170602744ee99c014391f65e881"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In recognition of Federal responsibility for the Colorado River as an interstate stream and for international comity with Mexico, Federal ownership of the land of the Colorado River Basin from which most of the dissolved salts originate, and the policy established in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</external-xref>) and except as provided in clause (ii), the following shall be nonreimbursable:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5235709372154f16a4eaa566b1d46c6b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">75 percent of the total costs of construction and replacement of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by section 202(a)(1), including 90 percent of—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb26a5b9f731d433eab4a9c6dc6c67b95"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of operation and maintenance of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by that section; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc983bd99ac3d483394b77cef0380631a"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id005bdd5ddfff42a5846ce88688286d61"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">75 percent of the total costs of construction and replacement of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by section 202(a)(2), including 100 percent of—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f1eac4eadf040f493ced307ecb4ca23"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of operation and maintenance of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by that section; and </text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c578751cdc24994b67d2bac1fa9a559"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cb8223f7b6e4c44a364d6f91994a8ee"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">75 percent of the total costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by section 202(a)(3), including 75 percent of the total costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb36e561f1bb540389dead62f26e16caa"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>70 percent of the total costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by paragraphs (4) and (6) of section 202(a), including 70 percent of the total costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ef1c302d8e64eaa9375e2edefced165"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">70 percent of the total costs of construction and replacement of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by section 202(a)(5), including 100 percent of—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2160c236bc054120aa6db2f6fd417ee6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of operation and maintenance of each unit or separable feature of a unit authorized by that section; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd53491de457144789fec30fcd1d72466"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45564934fc044fe0bb24f6661215c6a2"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">85 percent of the total costs of implementation of the on-farm measures authorized by section 202(c), including 85 percent of the total costs of the associated measures to replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2df94ac0466b444cb694bc1faee2f255"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special rule for nonreimbursable costs for fiscal years 2024 and 2025</header><text>Notwithstanding clause (i), for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the following shall be nonreimbursable:</text><subclause id="id65250a31c6a0439f9581e5c22c548efe"><enum>(I)</enum><text>75 percent of all costs described in clause (i)(I).</text></subclause><subclause id="id94d8d6a624644fffac777f351383497b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>75 percent of all costs described in clause (i)(II).</text></subclause><subclause id="id288880b6e7c84df589fd0e3dd5b59613"><enum>(III)</enum><text>70 percent of all costs described in clause (i)(V).</text></subclause><subclause id="id65e5d6cac83d4e61a5f22851f6cd2ddc"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The percentages of all costs described in subclauses (III), (IV), and (VI) of clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87740c786cdd43658862bbe9593bb194"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursable costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total costs remaining after the allocations under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursable as provided for in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bcee477c7434506b74f66417ccd39cc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through <quote>Costs of construction</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86CCF6E611DF4E2BBB3331F0157E54E1"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd008f6e709bb47d1bb59a0c79e2c568e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Costs payable from Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55a51499b2b6450fac3767dacf3db3e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Costs of construction</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id53334fa69fe140e7802a31206c2c0c0d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>(c) Costs of construction</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8ED1103563848AEAF3B941631A6F758"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id256ec9d522da4f958b5153abe8091fa6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs payable from Upper Colorado River Basin Fund</header><text>Costs of construction</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bba556ccdc044f59f3fb3b63d4a1f28"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>(e) The Secretary is</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA987587F386249C087F190BEEC869E22"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide593bfb24e9247cc8421b077888e665b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Upward adjustment of rates for electrical energy</header><text>The Secretary is</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bd64e56de944055882750ffc9a53b13"><enum>2411.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay States' Partnership Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1240O (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3939bb-2">16 U.S.C. 3939bb–2</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87ECF1C5EDE44E00A4AFEF4DAA4C10DC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id1f1e830fe76d4ae3b5dca9c571bd7d41"><enum>1240Q.<?LEXA-Enum 1240Q.?></enum><header>Chesapeake Bay States' Partnership Initiative</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b750c173d2c4a45bf0e1fb3922c59c7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17C6CDB6C6734B059D8A9141CD49B527"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay watershed</header><text>the term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96c5ae899be24f61ae3253ee039a27e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the portions of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that contain the tributaries, backwaters, and side channels, including their watersheds, that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65bdba318fe54e72ba26ff40a9ed8bbc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id856a756bc7874719af8c6e3082907aa5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Most effective basins</header><text>The term <term>most effective basins</term> means the local rivers and streams located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that are identified by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as being most beneficial to the downstream Chesapeake Bay if prioritized for water quality improvement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2df5c1fdadd34f1c9c56d54de1bf8cb6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out a Chesapeake Bay States' Partnership Initiative (referred to in this section as the <term>Initiative</term>) to assist producers in implementing conservation activities on agricultural land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the purposes of—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bf2894ffc8c4da3874fe0210ecb4dbf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving water quality and quantity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bd9f36d645045b98786925a51f0a81d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restoring, enhancing, and preserving soil, air, and related resources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id409c51d157284799833719222d4bc8fb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the resilience of agricultural production in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to withstand the impacts of climate change.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id77d37c5b0f6f47f0a4adeb9ff8c1d447"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conservation activities</header><text>The Secretary shall deliver the funds made available to carry out this section through applicable programs under this subtitle, including by providing enrollment opportunities that are targeted to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to assist producers in enhancing land and water resources—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec4e8c4e9302466a843d81b2265c712d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by controlling erosion and reducing sediment and nutrient levels in ground and surface water; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida99c6420f2c14a7f9f1c9711d680e203"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating habitat conservation, restoration, and enhancement measures where there is significant ecological value if the land is—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf609ce3a22474c24a67d5bafef51d597"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retained in its current use; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9e2e745a3354d30a3ff2969692db3a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">restored to its natural condition.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2604ee60e844fbb8a2c6511eb5f4aff"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In delivering the funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id294278155ebb42b081dcedbb41f68bfc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submitted by producers in the most effective basins; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723c31d56c4140ea9b4f7efa030467a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out conservation activities that reduce nitrogen and sediment, improve management of livestock and waste, and conserve wetlands.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id57eb371b80cf4569b091a88f8a0a810c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— </text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fd74aae23674be99a9bb98e7552e75e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">where available, use existing plans, models, and assessments to assist producers in implementing conservation activities; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91c85e1fc72c41c889b24baf935209e6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proceed expeditiously to deliver funding to a producer to implement conservation activities that are consistent with State strategies for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1cf1ef5f58af46ce95e95b003c393fb3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation and coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc435ccc4d4db44f39784671cff82c260"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, ensure conservation activities carried out under this section complement Federal, State, and local programs, including programs that address water quality, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida41ec28823ce46b09cb69874a7f265ad"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in carrying out this section, coordinate with the Farm Service Agency to identify needs and opportunities for buffer management on land subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 that may be expiring soon.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida9a9aa65eabe4aa5aa8b66c377f1ced3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Task force</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec6213ec66054e24837c02928296cfd1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly establish a Federal task force, to be known as the <quote>Task Force on Crediting Chesapeake Bay Conservation Investments</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <term>task force</term>). </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fa45164afed4f09b9a2a99d1c0f9c31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall develop an action plan that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18124d8a7f7344ee83b73c55b343700c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies improvements to the processes of analyzing, reporting, and quantifying nutrient reductions from the conservation activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id751eb8c022044efa943bed6981e7f62b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is responsive to the needs of States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (including the District of Columbia) and the agricultural community;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56bbdc8bc3304934b14ea875d647168d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintains the scientific integrity of the decision-making process and accounting tools under the Initiative and the Chesapeake Bay Program (as defined in section 117(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1267">33 U.S.C. 1267(a)</external-xref>)); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cba336222e34879ab5ba896bcad3f23"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures producer privacy is protected. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5abe55a2312c48768c0e6de871464ca3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identification of opportunities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall leverage findings from successful data sharing pilots to identify opportunities to integrate time-saving technologies for the implementation of conservation activities under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida91f77380cb04e39a1bf1d89a4135913"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idbecc61342b404d2899dc1648c58e80c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1056f3431f0940dcb7cba7de8075085f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bae2a1f56194f1aaf4c0a0e2cb573bd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Unobligated funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use to carry out this section amounts made available for the programs described in paragraphs (3) through (6) of section 1241(a) for any fiscal year that remain unobligated at the end of that fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6B88152E934411A981250CFF734854E"><enum>2412.</enum><header>Driftless area landscape conservation initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb">16 U.S.C. 3839bb et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C89C583CBD44E378E39AB7E37467659"><section id="ida6c7b15926784289805ecd255ee56b8c" commented="no"><enum>1240S.<?LEXA-Enum 1240S.?></enum><header>Driftless area landscape conservation initiative</header><subsection id="id3c4198bde3f644eea0ef60546f5de306" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative to reduce erosion and restore cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States, with a focus on climate-smart agriculture, carbon sequestration, soil health, and ecological restoration.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd210fbebb693431b84bdff72334f1d01" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initiative elements</header><paragraph id="idca868614ffde4d15b2f147aaa07e9b83" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the initiative established under this section, the Secretary shall provide assistance to producers to implement practices—</text><subparagraph id="idfae4a0eb967c48dbb824466c30a235b1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to manage working land for year-round ground cover to rebuild soil, sequester carbon, improve water quality, increase water holding capacity of soil, reduce soil erosion, and mitigate flooding and other climate impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a9a88b6d1474de888fd34858fb56856" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to manage woodland for increased biodiversity to improve the health of the woodland to provide habitat and sequester carbon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32dbe9c15a30418e94bf1a59ca66e39f" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to restore prairies and manage grassland, oak savannas, and barrens to expand habitat and sequester carbon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb62655ff318140629ebfdb0840699b2a" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to restore cold water streams by reducing stream bank erosion and threats of flooding while improving trout habitat.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3544f61d8214469c9b1dffabca5f4034" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In carrying out the initiative established under this section, the Secretary shall provide assistance to partnerships to educate landowners and operators on the benefits of climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic grazing, with a focus on equity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbea9045fdfc340df853a292fcb9b971a" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Types of assistance</header><text>The Secretary may provide assistance under this section in the form of financial assistance, technical assistance, and payments for the conveyance of easements to the Secretary, under such terms as the Secretary may establish.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33A7E34475DB4487AA235E764AE5AC5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44709DB449D048538B3BC7140AAFAC53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id139A3731DA3D4A2EBD676C5EDDDA7071"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unobligated funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use to carry out this section amounts made available for the programs described in paragraphs (3) through (6) of section 1241(a) for any fiscal year that remain unobligated at the end of that fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id5a87a192182b4e96add908bd7f7b92d9"><enum>2413.</enum><header>Expansion of NRCS snow survey and water supply forecasting</header><subsection id="id385b075f180342789e5c83ccbf9b6374"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Northeastern United States</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Northeastern United States</term> means the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and any other States determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6fe21bb4e98f4f3f922c3f0a54492d63"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expansion</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program carried out by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to serve the Northeastern United States.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ida64fe73e50b341a48124d23ad48a177e" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Funding and Administration</header><section id="id7d8fcb1bd9534fcb99f065bd1154bb8e"><enum>2501.</enum><header>Commodity Credit Corporation</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3da2f58049ae4c35bc9bf9786c11feda"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4FFA9C1AF054A59A73877C126C21F33"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1392EDFF6417424C824796B0245DA1AE"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78935f51e0ad435bb902b48646064e1c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1c0afdb3f95477ba753c9fdca3b36cb"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the programs described in this subsection, including the provision of technical assistance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59e982dafa5f41a39105d97c2dda73c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation reserve</header><text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, using the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall carry out the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, to the maximum extent practicable, including using $60,000,000 to provide payments under section 1234(c).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c26ac9b9721485fba7bb287d11b2694"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agricultural conservation easement program</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87f74c140d2b46308c2f48183f5f3741"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><clause id="id340ff81cc1fe4051a58faf7c420929c2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></clause><clause id="id8de2775b648942e9b4bf030ed5c80ac6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$540,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="idfc4b90cc4fd249daa78ef6c4b6475bca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$540,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause><clause id="id4047668fd0a54b8a81f0a7b4e684563a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$570,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause><clause id="ida22130e8a92e45509cf8f2af7cda1123"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$570,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</text></clause><clause id="id11e02863b5e540cc9c7289b24f3ccb34"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;</text></clause><clause id="id064c908df2124238aa68c8f045050f1c"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2030;</text></clause><clause id="idf595f877cfe04e1c8c6a57d3af841ace"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>$675,000,000 for fiscal year 2031;</text></clause><clause id="id06774C1682B3402AB8F2C5AA72A027ED"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>$675,000,000 for fiscal year 2032; and</text></clause><clause id="idB2A5274157B441FAA9AFD20279FD8242"><enum>(x)</enum><text>$750,000,000 for fiscal year 2033 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id328dc0eb1e3247cc9cceaa6c92c2a1ca"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available by subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use not less than 80 percent to carry out the purposes described in section 21001(a)(3) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2016).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98455027c6b94c4dbcc52dafd456959e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental quality incentives program</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3B2327ADF49450F9C36F0324D56D611"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><clause id="id01F789F90DC54595AD80BA7BC31D455A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$2,025,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></clause><clause id="idD12F0AFBD42A442DA9779109C9388760"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,575,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="id50F085C952CD4145B7F954025B791EA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$2,575,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause><clause id="id631927BDED3E4904B0B81A92740FA9E5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$2,675,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause><clause id="id057AD31C226F40FFAD314BDBC8325583"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$2,675,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</text></clause><clause id="idF363005B56D940EBB2534AE3BECF3A29"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$2,775,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;</text></clause><clause id="id99E75841F81B4445971B5682B182464E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>$2,775,000,000 for fiscal year 2030;</text></clause><clause id="id9C34EF3DA42948ABB691EAD6BF637D7C"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>$2,975,000,000 for fiscal year 2031;</text></clause><clause id="idDE02FED2046C402582711DBD87AF4B25"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>$2,975,000,000 for fiscal year 2032; and</text></clause><clause id="id160DA045B3664C0DA7F541DED96FE0EA"><enum>(x)</enum><text>$3,225,000,000 for fiscal year 2033 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA231BF101584C8B840D4B424E21DB06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available by subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use not less than 60 percent to carry out the purposes described in section 21001(a)(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2015).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A313A7D9C6A4D6A9E73B167AAB76BED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of amounts described in subparagraph (B) shall be subject to the conditions described in section 21001(a)(1)(B) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2015).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EABF628F56C40FCB6501559D40FBC75"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04AB58DC36D944A08B30903DE140FC03"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 4 of subtitle D, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><clause id="id2B13852CAC32413BB331059B0A4D6E28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></clause><clause id="id9B203ED1F3E34865BEA4C418C716D5BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="id6A5F1B0E305D4A0985BA64296D722876"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause><clause id="id9D07981F630C47B6BAACF2E6F30040BD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause><clause id="id2F6FF1856EC249399562B0C2A18453E0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$1,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</text></clause><clause id="id18EBBB1B010541909008456B3F45CDC1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$1,325,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;</text></clause><clause id="idE152799A5C904E9A8C6530B2A26D01F1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>$1,325,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; </text></clause><clause id="id4BE59B43DBAF44AD8C43881C3F6A9AB6"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>$1,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2031;</text></clause><clause id="idACF1D2DB28534BA79DE624020CABC1F2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>$1,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2032; and</text></clause><clause id="id62C2106FFB834644A60F5B9AABEA1B14"><enum>(x)</enum><text>$1,550,000,000 for fiscal year 2033 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FE1F2F30AE24181AA3A40CE77E5E888"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available by subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent to carry out the purposes described in section 21001(a)(2) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2016).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1BB19E3A5F5451B8616DAC51FBCF9D3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of amounts described in subparagraph (B) shall be subject to the conditions described in section 21001(a)(2)(B) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2016).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7E87F4F122B4E10A0B8ABAC6B979B7F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Contracts previously entered into</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered into before December 20, 2018, under the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D (as in effect on December 19, 2018).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ec319f045744b7bb17ef73f64b8c062"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Regional conservation partnership program</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6596EA402454D33A8F6E33ECAACFC90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><clause id="idC6373FE22A974ACEA048A197A7DB0FAC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;</text></clause><clause id="id5E72307014504A128B68E89DA2E24671"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></clause><clause id="id16659D291BC34CFEA5E02627A03F5DC7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></clause><clause id="idD3AB11D1E90C492AB89BFD4444598337"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$700,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></clause><clause id="id8F20F4B57B0741A1949CB33EF962BA3A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$700,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;</text></clause><clause id="id9B053257F66144FB9C43DCD18C718D33"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>$800,000,000 for fiscal year 2029;</text></clause><clause id="id9A5FD7FBDDCB4009AD81EB02C1908824"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>$800,000,000 for fiscal year 2030;</text></clause><clause id="id17ca9954808d4a5798e4178e6a05f456"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2031;</text></clause><clause id="id799da8a7f2624614800c8c70efcede9e"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>$900,000,000 for fiscal year 2032; and</text></clause><clause id="idbdb72e86573c4950bca7b544909cc03c"><enum>(x)</enum><text>$1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2033 and each fiscal year thereafter. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB7C29E3709445AA90699C04BF042824"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available by subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use not less than 80 percent to carry out the purposes described in section 21001(a)(4) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2016).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35A9B07C795F4079B1A32137DA99B89A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The use of amounts described in subparagraph (B) shall be subject to the conditions described in section 21001(a)(4)(B) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2016).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idE201FE96F39E4AA1B181B51325D429AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2031</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a93473ac743475d8f103dfa64972b94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated by section 21001(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2015) are rescinded.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc285e72230f64d3f81a8acfa956e3c4e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access</header><text>Section 1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idf8ab65f1103a455dabe6deb643c368f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="id4f78d3d8442f4c2f81beac95c72cde35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Fiscal years 2019 through 2031</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Subsequent fiscal years</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5506c21c507a4fba8f930322ce160d88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2031</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4d01127c69148a1896c64aa7507847e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and, in the case of fiscal years 2019 through 2031,</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEECCCB1D494E4D5B8D51C86C8FB2038C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on program enrollments and assistance</header><text>Section 1241(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(i)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>each of calendar years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>calendar year 2019 and each calendar year thereafter</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id440d755d74744fd696b7d0fe6aa40769"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conservation standards and requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1241(j)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(j)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id915ab331ff24420caa11e20414a742c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ea4738782e84fa4aaa23509ec645111"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45e4c394687b4edcaf88a2220e7c2f8a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id402097D6D9D742EC8284DFB9F850EB1C"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a84afc9b6c64f4baa5256a438570746"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a schedule for the revision of existing, and establishment of new, conservation practice standards under section 1242(h).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fc27d09ce1f48ff8556391b9d292a1c"><enum>2502.</enum><header>Delivery of technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3842">16 U.S.C. 3842</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89be328cc06a4465b60b5d7b13fa5d43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78bbfc4cef5b4671af0e9d33a6ac1859"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaaa52a6d2c14a4dad15c7ce681c50c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F07D95F0FD14385B2F3CA8305FB8519"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82bff50989df47b596fd202eff0ea35a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approved non-Federal certifying entity</header><text>The term <term>approved non-Federal certifying entity</term> means a non-Federal entity approved by the Secretary under subsection (e)(5)(C)(ii) to perform certifications of third-party providers under this section.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44549554bce541da8eeb42036642e59d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE86D8D5EE04C4D0EBA928AE02B3ADED4"><paragraph id="id88E5266930AD4F1DA4E26F2F0BDBC999" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farmer-to-farmer network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>farmer-to-farmer network</term> means any affiliation or association of farmers that share information, technical assistance, or any other type of mutually beneficial support.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf241fc91e216431fbea990176bfeb5a1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>science-based, site-specific practices designed</quote> and inserting <quote>timely, science-based, and site-specific practice design and implementation assistance</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffb1fd2d8aad41ff8822f4b8174b51b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>(including private sector entities)</quote> after <quote>non-Federal entities</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cfb0e5410194f029dc87924e03b2c4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1d2b61955ac4c298507cf4db8f35857"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5b1a404eb2d4ece8b637bbc01e7831a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>ensure</quote> and all that follows through <quote>engineering,</quote> and inserting <quote>ensure that third-party providers with expertise in the technical aspects of conservation planning, watershed planning, environmental engineering, conservation practice design, implementation, and evaluation, or other technical skills, as determined by the Secretary,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0be7b62670bf4e4ca9970fa3fd074953"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA401E7046DC444B98938CCD8374CBDD1"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB704B6573B9E43BAB62981D038FFC594"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall certify a third-party provider through—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07BA76589DE94672A2B9351B54CE5929"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification process administered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCE70818B1E9481E9BCC49217F58E174"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a non-Federal entity (other than a State agency) approved by the Secretary to perform the certification; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19fd2e92f9274aefb482c9ea69506e7a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a State agency with State statutory authority to certify, administer, or license professionals in one or more fields of natural resources, agriculture, or engineering approved by the Secretary to perform the certification.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd61329659b634f85851df2f3cdc6b348"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Non-Federal certifying entity process</header><subparagraph id="id35d94b6a67e7428fa0f1282d0e663106"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish a process for the certification of third-party providers through approved non-Federal certifying entities, with the goal of increasing third-party provider capacity, including the certification of qualified agricultural retailers, cooperatives, professional societies, service providers, and organizations described in section 1265A(3)(B)(i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b55ef29c2c84d49854ae7d9ae44484f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility of non-Federal entities</header><text>In determining the eligibility of an entity described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (4) (referred to in this paragraph as a <term>non-Federal entity</term>) to perform certifications, the Secretary shall consider—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb02f04c1ead64c0c9205f1aa7b348730"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability and capacity of the non-Federal entity to assess qualifications of a third-party provider and certify third-party providers at scale;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a55e7b5fbba4003910c9f1bb516c3a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the experience of the non-Federal entity in working with third-party providers and eligible participants;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9ac6dde2fe04ab8aae6ec499a669fb3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expertise of the non-Federal entity in the technical and science-based aspects of conservation delivery described in paragraph (3)(A);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25f895b30919460eb15aeac79ce31f3f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the history of the non-Federal entity in working with agricultural producers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be2f80163104644ae947b4d3ef898e8"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other qualifications as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2942fee45c8420a90f553a6be26ac6d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 40 business days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application submitted by a non-Federal entity to perform certifications of third-party providers under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id214ee59a7ccc4f5ab868bfb8e6826ae9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine if the non-Federal entity meets the eligibility requirements established under subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ce8511f62824cf2a0557109950671b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary makes a positive determination under clause (i), approve the non-Federal entity to perform certifications of third-party providers under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id527f54f05ff64a7cb319493ff1323cf9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Timely decisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 10 business days after the date on which the Secretary receives a notification submitted by a third-party provider that the third-party provider has been certified by an approved non-Federal certifying entity to provide technical assistance for specified practices and conservation activities, the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87ab60fbae464909bf7e40ae853219fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the certification; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id494a479d48184d8da869f22fd1b015fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the certification is satisfactory to the Secretary, include the name of the third-party provider on the registry of certified third-party providers maintained by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e8fb766f87e442790e5ff86b69e6ff7"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Duties of approved non-Federal certifying entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An approved non-Federal certifying entity shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3c43d904264435a6eeb694f509f55f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the ability of a third-party provider to appropriately provide technical assistance to eligible participants for specified practices and conservation activities; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7573657b735b43b7bfefea67d0373bcd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to third-party providers certified by the approved non-Federal certifying entity—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id633a27d642384e76934cf88e2939b668"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training to ensure that the third-party providers are qualified to provide the technical assistance described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf91c53dd132b47a6865641a774e04222"><enum>(II)</enum><text>continuing education, as appropriate, to ensure that the third-party providers are educated in the most recent technical- and science-based aspects of conservation delivery.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id891102accce94eaf9a2e68c89bd4157a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Streamlined certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall provide a streamlined certification process for a third-party provider that has an appropriate specialty certification, including a certified crop advisor certified by the American Society of Agronomy, a professional engineer, or a holder of a technical certification approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35e96c0d1f854e93a326973917740f40"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1b1fdd2376942b58dd2c9e4bbdde079"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and for the purpose of carrying out subsection (k)</quote> before the period at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id249eb623ef3b4ea6bf252c85dc249d8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or an approved non-Federal certifying entity</quote> after <quote>third-party provider</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id067b21632ba449f8ac856f60b68c2334"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DF13B62D165438A8BB2E1F15C6109F1"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCA13EF8E222448E96F6BE85A2B5DC9D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and additionally thereafter at the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA62EB17F389B427EA646B2FCEB134203"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review certification requirements for third-party providers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F96659C46C64CE0A6CBD27FCE780E61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make any adjustments considered necessary by the Secretary to improve participation and the quality and effectiveness of conservation practices implemented and adopted with support from technical service providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefafbcccc180491abcf8d95cca92db4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conduct outreach to and receive input from third-party providers, both that currently participate in the program under this section and those that no longer participate in the program, and entities, organizations, and associations providing or supporting consultative services to agriculture, livestock, and forest producers to assess barriers and opportunities for the use of third-party provider assistance for improved conservation program delivery.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf908af08891640df836704d926354336"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by inserting <quote>maintenance,</quote> after <quote>outreach,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dd4500d43ed4b0eb5ae90c24c9a4f0d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB93751E74CDC4CD084B35067CD94B2E0"><paragraph id="idc93b99292930400aa4b50d556b1c53c1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Payment amounts</header><subparagraph id="id04c02d2660764e5591384e4c413a6e04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish fair and reasonable amounts of payments for technical services provided by third-party providers at rates equivalent to, but that do not exceed, technical assistance provided by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id729233313778428883d7e2e66371be2e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In determining fair and reasonable payment amounts under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider specialized equipment, frequency of site visits, training, travel and transportation, and such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id076d9bec28354abc8201dcd8eea7fdaa" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>A payment provided under another Federal program directly to an eligible participant for technical assistance provided by a third-party provider certified under this section shall be—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c85612577ed4d608b9e82087da39794"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">excluded from cost-sharing requirements under the program under which the payment was provided; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98ecc940d9b8423aa218736dd7c61d5c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equal to not more than 100 percent of the fair and reasonable payment amount for the applicable technical assistance determined under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id496798f1352c4b4199a49534a09805ed"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of the processes under paragraphs (5)(A) and (6) of subsection (e), and routinely thereafter, the Secretary shall provide accessible public information on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb62f9f0c812a4225ad2d55e2f6ce0f61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds obligated to third-party providers through—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63871dc6052c412db890a5d44cf79699"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contracts entered into between eligible participants and individual third-party providers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id710c5919b99748d3b378eee4f7961fda"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agreements with public and private sector entities to secure third-party technical assistance;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9926959963d740f3969178badbb8c312"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certification results, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5e05ca3074740cc84fcbdabd244d4a8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of third-party providers certified by the Secretary;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bb64b470b244042bec403af7cf22830"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of approved non-Federal certifying entities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id766cdc33b14d427797931da0a00f1717"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of third-party providers certified through approved non-Federal certifying entities; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7046104f4e18436ea7bd9c21102bcee5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of third-party providers certified based on State agency or professional association credentialing; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57d245ee37c84375a2b4e7516b124cce"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated number of staff hours or full-time equivalents saved through work accomplished by third-party providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e78e26d3d72482ca71829d8d8ad2873"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fa1e36571c347a9a3df677fa7e0fb8e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Establishment and</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Review</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc2ef86d342242259914202af5e1cbe7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7d25c7409114cbba0641b42d5557bc8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55492a8e64ae4acc93c664e05dcb70cf"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>not less frequently than once every 5 years</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33da499c665e458fa0bede929c0b3dab"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>on a rolling basis,</quote> after <quote>standard,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cbe4a587e9840dba76230ccdfe18bd2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>that Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id365abf7a5648424691ce7b37335c11ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33f5c619abe94f13b287e73cb59e2876"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id011423cab015404dbf2f080f56b5a147"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B8EA30D03554B608C5770FC42900753"><subparagraph id="ide1b898c09bbd4200879319a1c0017f7a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide an opportunity for public input on each conservation practice standard under review;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd5c354811b84e3ab5be6bae7d1b6af0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>publicly post a summary of comments received under subparagraph (E) and decisions made or not made due to those comments; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58130edab15e432fb12b47707e822028"><enum>(G)</enum><text>publish each revised conservation practice standard.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idFCE9C2A32EDC429E968BEF3A9C6693D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations,</quote> after <quote>nongovernmental organizations,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e8125475f434bd0a41bd0b4dd325f24"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9CA5BADACDF493699A56ED769AF54DE"><paragraph id="id6b584ea30fd2497e8a5e9e3119f4c467"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Establishment of conservation practice standards</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa3918e026ed412290786f1b802cbdcf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84f9124e5acd4031bd3ce0796fc2202b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop, for the programs under this title, a streamlined, publicly accessible, administrative process for establishing, including proposing, reviewing, and adopting, interim conservation practice standards and conservation practice standards; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae251e38c9c04ccaa54fdeb4e26650a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish a detailed description of the process developed under clause (i), including—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e57e8c2a3624f6fb8b4ab33a6f8ade9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific thresholds appropriate for expedited review; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca1781d5a88a4222a84d53b255b0176e"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an associated timeline for the implementation of the review.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id000e338eade642959fcb6ee29dde94ed"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under the process established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id49121625c0324753be0c534ee57db57b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consider conservation innovations, scientific and technological advancements, and traditional ecological knowledge, including from projects developed under section 1240H;</text></clause><clause id="idf6bbe02fecac4e94b24e14b52afc9678"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow State, local, and Tribal flexibility in the creation of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida36f0bcea6f543d79739d827de1be8ae"><enum>(I)</enum><text>interim conservation practice standards and supplements to existing conservation practice standards to address the considerations described in clause (i); and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5609f986a5b041ab83948a000163edd8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>partnership-led proposals for new and innovative techniques to facilitate implementing agreements and grants under this title; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id86a9345dc5914436a0fb31c585b2a0dc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>solicit regular input from State technical committees established under section 1261(a) for recommendations that identify innovations or advancements described in clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="id19bb2e9e922d4bd691c15e79bf758521"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>allow for public submission of proposals for consideration as interim conservation practice standards.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50a2fa2513034ddf83c396d017cffa9b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public information</header><text>Under the process established under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make publicly available information describing—</text><clause id="id5d10adbc6f6a4a198e54aa9dbfa74d38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>what constitutes—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec4795c331fb4c7caedc2b595dcf1fac"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conservation practice standard; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2949a6b032424754bbe729ec2f04dcdb"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an interim conservation practice standard;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idac34532592d94300ad2342602b039b6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the process by which the public can submit to the Secretary proposals for consideration as interim conservation practice standards, including a template and written instructions for how to submit a conservation practice for consideration;</text></clause><clause id="id308d849ac92f4c648013d6c43983d065"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the data, metrics, third-party or scientific information, and other relevant information that the Secretary needs to consider in the establishment of interim conservation practice standards;</text></clause><clause id="id7fc69ae59b9a48c8a278db0f33bd828b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the process by which an interim conservation practice standard becomes a conservation practice standard;</text></clause><clause id="id79b600e922684195a431f520714e440a"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the means by which the public can engage State technical committees established under section 1261(a) to consider interim conservation practice standards already in effect in other States; and</text></clause><clause id="id5d3ca330c76e4d459d11dccc99b8bee8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62178810fcbc49659c899a7799516eec"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa77dcb134b3404dac960fd8dbfc268e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ee8f1fc1a1a40bdb49f8b9ea2662f94"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea1209487dca402d97413936f7c0c4ec"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Congress a report on—</quote> and inserting <quote>Congress and make publicly available on a website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing—</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac216350df96414a84a3640885b75e62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>a detailed description of</quote> before <quote>the administrative</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9de03dc5860b4e209e57cc452a2ef9c2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id732733a6ae2e4c21bc9130a3c8c49138"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or revised</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cf98d50116e40eb97aee7b520c45217"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad15b4c3774248cb8134926548dea53f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5006213b3d0741c389d0e2a07bbdecb1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98B1B6073D954FFF8F1233206384D030"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee7f7033ce85492e8292d50c8267916a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate with respect to improving the process for reviewing and establishing conservation practice standards.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idFAADB06F323D49E9AAF1B13FFA544FBA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35d343fb809542738697ac58b2642169"><paragraph id="id31814081f4b74ce09e490a3c13623d27"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enteric methane emissions</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id957c61bf32df49b684c7bea4598cda2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complete a review of conservation practice standards in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph to consider any revisions to conservation practice standards, including for feed management, or new conservation practice standards that would be appropriate to assist in reducing enteric methane emissions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8c9648467af407bb7be9e1b96f61bbd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revise appropriate conservation practice standards in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph as necessary to assist in reducing enteric methane emissions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd4a0f8132b44d048ef5c132a66096a2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish any appropriate new conservation practice standards to assist in reducing enteric methane emissions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b62a1e64f0042ebb7fe1a2f91070021"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab83dcb318df44b190c1d20a1e6ec23a"><subsection id="ide4b63944153b46a6820e446dbf7973b9"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Native traditional ecological knowledge</header><paragraph id="id9152f1b3208542bdba8bf428e269600a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of native entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Native entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id3740de745a8c42b7ada5adc1c9e1f9a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca995a7aa9cf4b08b7e53ef6bbcf239b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a conservation-focused Native Hawaiian organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6662cca95baf432da2373467d9e528f2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporating native traditional ecological knowledge</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, fully incorporate Native traditional ecological knowledge into the conservation practice standards, including the Native conservation practice standards developed under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id485f6a49548a4d0a8a2a1599e8019aef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Native conservation practice standards</header><subparagraph id="ida3f64e27c8404498954c794ba469e0bd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Working groups</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish in each service area office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service a working group consisting of—</text><clause id="idef88198d59404ac880dabe40ee323941"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a representative from the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a);</text></clause><clause id="idd3d474079c7845a8ada16ba88c399d60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable State Conservationist of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and</text></clause><clause id="id798f105fb90d43b18ca7a4bcda24e46d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a designated representative from each Native entity within the service area that elects to participate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc0e31af584c497ca406be4d4d7a9b79"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Development of standards</header><text>Each working group established under subparagraph (A) shall develop technical standards based on Native traditional ecological knowledge to be—</text><clause id="id311988bd547b4a589a4661384b0155ad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recognized as Native conservation practice standards for the applicable service area; and</text></clause><clause id="id56b3247e90cf47ebb18660bfc85578d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>incorporated into the Natural Resources Conservation Service field office technical guide for the applicable service area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB9FCECA1C7A34D2D9FFD53FDD9F574A1"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Provision of assistance to farmer-to-Farmer networks</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb785955f37346a79ac8ba1135c7d71e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this subsection are—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id827541f152f4444c8f0189f7f03b08c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to build capacity for farmer-to-farmer networks, connect farmers with mentors or group learning opportunities, and support goal setting to increase long-term adoption of consistent, science-based, site-specific practices designed to achieve conservation objectives on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id230a6a9fd667477a8c36dcd7784abe81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase the provision of technical assistance that meets the specific needs of, and is accessible to, farmers, ranchers, and forest owners using different farming models, practices, and scales; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69117baa703943c5be19866473a3c94a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to establish and steward farmer-to-farmer networks.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdcba321f30b4c46b0a8490142eed9e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a2b0d7bb41d4c4db552d1837dc9fd11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfef177a2b2c4ce19a1949f456692657"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under subparagraph (A) is—</text><clause id="ide2fcbff7dc5b4d559f11ee49950f7386"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a nonprofit entity described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;</text></clause><clause id="id015a8ea573c1467d9eec1d69670254d5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a farmer-to-farmer network;</text></clause><clause id="id956a3107bb194c3bbbdce7257cd82e21"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; </text></clause><clause id="id90F4E99A7ED544EDA8EA22B87A686226"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a Tribal organization;</text></clause><clause id="id51eb173ad2dd4808bf91fd4bd625366b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian organization, including the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; </text></clause><clause id="idcaa6361d419a44dda4000f7271025244"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a unit of local government (including a conservation district and a conservation district association);</text></clause><clause id="id5c4b30ba83fe4f4c8a18ca1db03eabcb"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause id="id8a5a8da2149a46558f5b65995864ba83"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>a State; and</text></clause><clause id="ide9cf16cab2fd44b2a19c87dec6001ac8"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>any other entity designated by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbab556f23981447a9e4ed831da667412"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting eligible entities with which to enter into cooperative agreements under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that seek to meet the specific needs of, and are accessible to—</text><clause id="id6ced9a6056ae49f98e0728e4b45ba3b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest owners, including limited-resource farmers, ranchers, and forest owners; or</text></clause><clause id="idd3c40e724de74dc29402aff31a059853"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>farmers, ranchers, and forest owners operating in high-poverty areas.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbaadfd4019f746288d23cc55d18faf8a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibilities of providers of assistance to farmer-to-farmer networks</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cbbf70393644894aeb1a50ee6c6b521"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>If an eligible entity provides assistance to establish a farmer-to-farmer network using assistance provided through a cooperative agreement under paragraph (2), the eligible entity shall be responsible for not less than 2 of the following actions:</text><clause id="id33b634ccd43b4694926fb2bdcf65b325"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Facilitating and increasing farmer access to farmer-to-farmer networks.</text></clause><clause id="id66046087cdf4465d875c045e4270c1f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Facilitating mentor and mentee matchmaking among farmers.</text></clause><clause id="id99619c1807e84fb7b5ce6c2285cbfdd5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Coordinating training and resources to build the skills of farmer-to-farmer network leaders and participants for effective education, grassroots-based learning, and cross-training with respect to the facilitation of, information about, and other skills with respect to building effective farmer-to-farmer networks.</text></clause><clause id="ide6ca67e5d64a419981750d1c707a4a83"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Maintaining and promulgating a list of relevant entities, associations, and individuals that are supporting, or have an interest in supporting, farmer-to-farmer networks.</text></clause><clause id="idd9997d9be8984dc19d42fdeeb95a2a4f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Administering subawards to increase farmer access to farmer-to-farmer assistance in accordance with paragraph (4).</text></clause><clause id="id278aa96e9fb14e1eb1319992a0bbf4a0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Other actions determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id439b4783e9634003bd6684ca3d364c12"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Language assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an eligible entity provides assistance described in subparagraph (A) to a non-English speaking farmer, rancher, or forest owner, the eligible entity shall, to the greatest extent practicable, provide that assistance in the native language of the farmer, rancher, or forest owner.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide69e198bf63e4aacb1282411e72bb0cb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Subawards</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67d7c43f14664f9b88d01ff7b1a49ec1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>If an eligible entity awards a subaward pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(v) to an eligible subawardee described in subparagraph (B), the eligible subawardee shall use that award—</text><clause id="id50808b8314f045fa969b496eb845145d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to plan and conduct events, and identify and develop innovative activities, to support building capacity for farmer-to-farmer networks, connecting farmers with mentors or group learning opportunities, and supporting goal setting to increase long-term adoption of consistent, science-based, site-specific conservation objectives on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses; and</text></clause><clause id="id38849b75684648c78f5d009d05302a5f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to compensate participants in the events and activities described in clause (i) at market rates. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65ab08fd42b44faf8d0a7fc934524b31"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible subawardees</header><text>An entity eligible for a subaward under paragraph (3)(A)(v) is—</text><clause id="id1829a6135506451c9cfb4a45886cc557"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a nonprofit entity described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;</text></clause><clause id="id9adc6ac7b3444d63855906530f21a33b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a farmer-to-farmer network;</text></clause><clause id="idB1399584C5464A9291C6206039B178BE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; </text></clause><clause id="idFE4A770BB0644614BC3B51D18CA2D313"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a Tribal organization;</text></clause><clause id="idBDFA3DC874F74BB79F9B6A19EF1B4675"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)); </text></clause><clause id="ide4bba71e55c6490b8d4b2de7561a3ce8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a unit of local government (including a conservation district and a conservation district association);</text></clause><clause id="id4a1291baa44c41c8bc138abd805f3f8d"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6f28db9e187481bb325806388ec012a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual; and</text></clause><clause id="id7f3d566a2ed5452a9c1ecc7ab0ef0fe3"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>any other entity designated by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62004a4a98334eabbddb08eefa941251" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary, in conjunction with the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall establish any necessary additional requirements for subawards under paragraph (3)(A)(v).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c688a6740e84cbf9e37bbd2773e2516"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Technical assistance on agrivoltaics</header><text>In carrying out the conservation programs under this title, the Secretary may provide technical assistance under those programs to farmers growing crops below or in tandem with solar energy systems.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id3d5432869744452aae3e657bea6958f1"><enum>2503.</enum><header>Administrative requirements for conservation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3844">16 U.S.C. 3844</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id49317821076b4894bb8e497dc9aa27bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(4), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02a36081431748e4809e9a3746b5d48a"><subparagraph id="id74e3cf4717324dbeaeeee724962355b5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State acres for wildlife enhancement</header><text>The limitations established under paragraph (1) shall not apply to land enrolled in the State acres for wildlife enhancement practice under section 1231(d)(6)(A)(i)(IV).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idBA7C95A7449C4B3FACFC5836D8C807EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subtitle D and</quote> and all that follows through <quote>the Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitle D, the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D, and the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H, and in entering into alternative funding arrangements under the regional conservation partnership program under section 1271C(d), the Secretary shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC77BA012D1414555AAE162AC7EEE1F1E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id288e01cec69d497d9e58bcadf4c0c0e4" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="id35c041343be545c4a19490ee009a1df3"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Encouragement of habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors</header><text>In carrying out any conservation program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may, as appropriate, encourage—</text><paragraph id="id04febbb8f32d451b92d39718fe0db9bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the conservation of landscape corridors and hydrologic connectivity, where native fish, wildlife, and plant species and ecological processes can transition from one habitat to another, in order to conserve native biodiversity and ensure resiliency against impacts from a range of stressors; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d1ca997b7624476ace28f61c27a55fe" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of conservation practices that support the development, restoration, and maintenance of landscape corridors and hydrologic connectivity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ide93c0765c9344809ba88831f3dcb64db"><enum>2504.</enum><header>Best practices guidance for solar energy land management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59AC12D8360E472BBECE46932AB486C2"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8afac71c915343a3940a6cb05d50b45d"><enum>1248.</enum><header>Best practices guidance for solar energy land management</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5c06204752c41b5ae5c2c5debd24917"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>), in collaboration with the Secretary of Energy (including the Solar Energy Technologies Office) and the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, shall—</text><paragraph id="id43b825295fbd495ab651b51f5bd3e6e1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop both national and regionally relevant guidance on best practices for protection of soil health and productivity during the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of solar energy systems on agricultural land, which shall include—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86038f67671f4f8d8d460f27aaaa15dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidance for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id697d07bc03a84327a7071dffc4a35fc5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soil carbon and soil health;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e62b130c10d424c8fd40bbfafc6531b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water management;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1853448bf854e28a4305fcc7307a9ab"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>vegetation management, including types of plants best suited for pollinators; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a5c169ebabe4c919144fcd49b9c3482"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other practices, as determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9bfc8e6f41a4a4d9b4d2d106a867c2d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional considerations for each type of guidance described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id651b8c5e001f478fb97a224d446d40c3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the guidance developed under paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd006fe7285004137a2d11ac2f20766f6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review required</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id767011e45f6943068f2e9fecd590072f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">update guidance developed under subsection (a)(1) not less frequently than once every 2 years; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b5048b1386042ffb4784f4ef6aa05c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the completeness and relevance of that guidance.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id14a3446aca3549a092a84ff2b81717ed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In conducting the review under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with eligible participants, State technical committees established under section 1261(a), crop consultants, cooperative extension and land grant universities, nongovernmental organizations, industry, and other qualified entities.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0f04f6fe4853471cb0b8e83060316b7e"><enum>F</enum><header>Agricultural conservation easement program</header><section id="id0e68ce65b6234370ae229bd8e1b3505a" commented="no"><enum>2601.</enum><header>Definitions</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85ac9e30b1bd4d52a72df7b332ca6abe"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 1265A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865a">16 U.S.C. 3865a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id7fccbd5cfa544230b85bd9c3458ae608" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idaf83d120465f47be90e43f135e70b1cd" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id569c3bc6b8984af6965cb2fe08b8e36e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text><subclause id="idd1f685bd39c94ccf96e5db746d839887" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an eligible entity</quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote>one or more eligible entities</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id111f5d36e90246859c072caf85b1972b" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>an eligible entity owns or is</quote> and inserting <quote>one or more of those eligible entities own or are</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd8fd66429a3145299976e466bc10bb62" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="id2a68c85c1f8043928e3acfb1a4b522a3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>the eligible entity certifies to the Secretary that the</quote> and inserting <quote>each eligible entity certifies to the Secretary that an</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4b0081588f3049cab1104b6ec70879c5" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (I)—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdfff3d99cb646be98936dde9749ebbe"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subclause designation and all that follows through <quote>hold</quote> in item (bb) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA8B257DF1A142A382371477065ECB50"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id509c3b04ad5a474c949df29793b252e8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item><item id="id65749dd764604b13aadd8f3128fa5088" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transfer ownership of the land</quote> and inserting <quote>ownership of the land will be transferred</quote>; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7000513533a34d4f9ef55e752e417179"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id65d19d655ce64dc38291912ee52106d7" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by inserting <quote>that owns the land subject to the agricultural land easement held by another eligible entity</quote> after <quote>eligible entity</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6b310e6175c2446eafbaa6c21ed57d83" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0062a1c218ff4201805268a14c7ff442"><subclause id="id725a38a707ae48d587e65bb1b919d067" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at no time hold both an agricultural land easement and ownership of the land subject to that agricultural land easement; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id01d53cb10bbf49a7aba726e95f476b00" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>by the eligible entity</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>by one or more eligible entities if such an eligible entity fails to transfer ownership under clause (ii).</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57da5be821a74eeb8f23315e5f88e14a" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>(A)(ii)(I)(bb)</quote> and inserting <quote>(A)(ii)(I)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c478cb506304e5fa7e10b8a33c6edf9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92d53b9f85b5435fa2f59755ecbb2c67"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dc675dd9962460284ea262b18d8d8e3"><paragraph id="idcff13d52613145b78ec2fb36205259bb" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Buy-sell-protect transaction</header><text>The term <term>buy-sell-protect transaction</term> means a legal arrangement—</text><subparagraph id="id39d85867a24e45229eb175b1e11ad87b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>between one or more eligible entities and the Secretary relating to land that one or more of those eligible entities own or are going to purchase prior to acquisition of an agricultural land easement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88a4414073cc46179b59a149007694b1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under which each eligible entity certifies to the Secretary that an eligible entity shall hold an agricultural land easement on that land, but ownership of the land will be transferred to a farmer or rancher that is not an eligible entity prior to or on acquisition of the agricultural land easement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id9dd790a7e1704a339b8b799fa7e7af42" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="id17226A08D9F344218B6C17E1090F2F24" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>tribal land</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribal land</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB06563BBFF64F418253BEE531C7E539" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a3a019cf9c64f49bd69344e0472220f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5578125723b64c8cbd61d04dfec5ef5b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc55137386f34cb489f7d358ab8b1de8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE0FC06B32994E8D9319BA9AE18670AD"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f931b8d06a546b0bc4093f48b1a6794"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a buy-sell-protect transaction;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90450b0e87e0420581790965480ccc6d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1271A(4)(I) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871a">16 U.S.C. 3871a(4)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1265A(3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>1265A(4)(B)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id9ad4f75531e447a0b8977c4b1f0c876b"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Agricultural land easements</header><subsection id="id08a1f52f84c0487aabbe8792f2531032" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of assistance</header><text>Section 1265B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865b">16 U.S.C. 3865b(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id96da774e055e4ea39061814cf9e21d0a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd68d3ee7e1534b5bb7a020e3ac6b431f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id323d6c76bb314d21ba7afdae0de4a52e" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA31432BCA84847C59BC1469889CF67B5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id477795ec5a734a0ea56b4d94876cb4bf"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">buy-sell-protect transactions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide96448a33f7b452086475d248e6b7d28"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost-Share assistance</header><text>Section 1265B(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865b">16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idad4eda60cd7a42b59eaf2397df161e0e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12d5ef21ce764b88963795b1ea43a659"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>60 percent, except as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00fb5382ebcd40d0ad983f1ded617045"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeb241b2b88a447f99d7cfce471ca71d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>that is at least equivalent to that provided by the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>of not less than 40 percent, except as provided in clause (ii)(II), of the fair market value of the agricultural land easement</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbdebe04750c4cc3b1bd1ad2fd2bba40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95d98e9f0c6c4266a193db1d400c72b1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Secretary, the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: “Secretary—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89C08AD9F0AC4FB8AE87DA0BD3F65B2F"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided85963cbb3b48959c3095e7ecf6f62b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80a93af9a91f454ca15aa0f6061487bf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (I) (as so designated)—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id672ea164a8f4421290dbd08df950b9ef"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>75 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7eb2fab7c1149c892a9cdb21b864cd6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf4d6f1648ee4050b32711b92b2e8e15"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4935648BFA9C4C76A3C0A2D6ABD1D9C4"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5038c7f89d534c378ebdd241efa48c51"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the eligible entity shall provide a share that is not less than 20 percent of the fair market value of the agricultural land easement.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91f8bd1fde0b4320889868380c446127"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4d6a96382ed4b3b9ed6c0dbe336760c"><paragraph id="idb6cb53bb1a0e4ac7bb85266bae732606"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certification of eligible entities</header><subparagraph id="id63a3a9fd575b4698be95748b61045f8a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certification purpose</header><text>The purpose of the certification of eligible entities under this paragraph is—</text><clause id="id954057e00e204fcb9b13bf9ac5747a7a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to minimize administrative burdens on the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause id="id22f75f9c6da74a3991b05a1ff300a662"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to recognize the ability of experienced eligible entities to carry out the purposes of the program with minimal oversight by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec0c0a68e528474582c72726758f4294"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process under which the Secretary—</text><clause id="id19e273600065459e825369ed421d2cf8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly certifies eligible entities that meet established criteria described in subparagraph (C) or (D);</text></clause><clause id="idfd944f1fd9de4b33b76a9cc48be53b89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enters into long-term agreements with certified eligible entities;</text></clause><clause id="id3842b806c89a4e6689279fbbd607a1b4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accepts proposals for cost-share assistance for the purchase of agricultural land easements throughout the duration of such agreements;</text></clause><clause id="id7dd61bf04450401ea1bbf9789ee93edf"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>allows 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;</text></clause><clause id="id30bc36af11e54d06b9576e4a91ea83eb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>may allow a certified eligible entity to include the minimum deed terms established by the Secretary under paragraph (4)(C); and</text></clause><clause id="ide82d2e675f084aa483c539e9329ad164"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>may allow a certified eligible entity to assist a non-certified eligible entity in the purchase and stewardship of an agricultural land easement.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1720d7c2d8044c8fb7bd9147748dee08"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Certification criteria for eligible entities</header><text>To be certified through the process established under subparagraph (B), an eligible entity shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the eligible entity—</text><clause id="id98ec6a20ad41406c99bd609c4a3cff0d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will maintain, at a minimum, for the duration of the agreement and the duration of each agricultural land easement acquired under the agreement—</text><subclause id="idf9577f7192f64f98867ba5abc69aa9c1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a plan for administering agricultural land easements that is consistent with the purposes of the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3b76677855ad48aea65e9abd26f61ed0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the capacity and resources to monitor and enforce agricultural land easements consistent with the purposes of the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id49c111a5f8d94272b1968b4e4dad6037"><enum>(III)</enum><text>policies and procedures to ensure—</text><item id="id0b434809fa8e4920aba771ea6d0c3fe5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the long-term integrity of agricultural land easements on eligible land consistent with the purposes of the program;</text></item><item id="ideae834cd67b3429685d11ff4da36b4f3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>timely completion of acquisitions of such agricultural land easements;</text></item><item id="idc592cf038ccb4402838eefbae48331e8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>timely and complete evaluation and reporting to the Secretary on the use of funds provided under the program; and</text></item><item id="id65d853e910e64ddeb0c94b7bbcc6f476"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>compliance with program requirements, including timely notifications to the Secretary required under the program, such as notifications of de minimis adjustments in accordance with section 1265D(c)(6)(B)(iii); and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id0b2792b0c43944629393b3906fd6f6e4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has—</text><subclause id="id5c1452a1c6f94eb49a767edb9f2d4d37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>acquired not fewer than 10 agricultural land easements under the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idfb1c5f69296f4735873c459ef28e6203"><enum>(II)</enum><text>successfully met the responsibilities of the eligible entity under the applicable agreements with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, relating to agricultural land easements that the eligible entity has acquired under the program or any predecessor program.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide958a38d872246bb97de9e6a878913b3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Expedited certification of public entities and accredited land trusts</header><text>The Secretary may certify an eligible entity using an expedited certification process under subparagraph (B) if the eligible entity demonstrates that it—</text><clause id="id0270c77489c449b5bfaeaab6ae4b745a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is—</text><subclause id="id3eea273a1697451ebe759f92462d06b0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, or by an equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id9f004526ac8443a29d35c926facb964f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a public agency with statutory authority for farm and ranchland protection;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9ec2b1ad1ec94ec69623db4085500d0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has acquired not fewer than 5 agricultural land easements under the program or any predecessor program;</text></clause><clause id="idef0dcfc6eee04cfcb3c5f0b9ab1bc376"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has successfully met the responsibilities of the eligible entity under the applicable agreements with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, relating to agricultural land easements that the eligible entity has acquired under the program or any predecessor program; and</text></clause><clause id="idbf424f8262414fe5a86a0cacb363bfd1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>meets the requirements of subparagraph (C)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc37d02844e77450984d1e9604a1326c9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Applicability to regional conservation partnership program</header><text>The certification of an eligible entity under this paragraph, and the authorities under this paragraph resulting from that certification, shall apply to the establishment by the eligible entity of agricultural land easements under the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48027f3166f44d2fbf0b6fc5eea22579"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Review; revocation</header><clause id="ide88d7b8d7ee744578f5a6526dbfede17"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb98ff5b5b9549d288f4640c92b1cb95"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a review of eligible entities certified under subparagraph (B) every 3 years to ensure that such certified eligible entities are meeting the criteria established under subparagraphs (C) and (D).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25f606c5c5c24fd7b7e7e51724c72453"><enum>(II)</enum><header>De minimis adjustments</header><text>Each review under subclause (I) shall include a review of any de minimis adjustments made by each certified eligible entity under section 1265D(c)(6)(B), including a review of whether timely notification of each de minimis adjustment was made to the Secretary in accordance with clause (iii)(I) of that section.</text></subclause><subclause id="ida332c709d7d74a5cbfb4872e8a9edcf1"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Notification of accreditation entity</header><text>If the Secretary determines in a review under subclause (I) that an eligible entity is not in compliance, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate accrediting or governing body overseeing the certification of the eligible entity under subparagraph (D) of the noncompliance of the eligible entity. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id38a066755f1848aa82120b84386248d2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Revocation</header><subclause id="id08EF9FC3BED3466386B374D4AE22D265"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Based on eligibility criteria</header><text>If the Secretary finds that a certified eligible entity no longer meets the criteria established under subparagraph (C) or (D), as applicable, the Secretary may—</text><item id="id9bb98d822c9c43669e229363abaa2db4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>allow the certified eligible entity a specified period of time, at a minimum 180 days, in which to take such actions as may be necessary to meet the criteria; and</text></item><item id="id43a6d0b5a83f4db99c5a25fc6869b8e2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>revoke the certification of the eligible entity, if, after the specified period of time, the certified eligible entity does not meet such criteria.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id875a3a0b886c4532abeea0039838598b"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Failure to comply with de minimis notifications</header><text>If an eligible entity fails to comply with notification requirements under section 1265D(c)(6)(B)(iii), the Secretary may—</text><item id="id48db9385c3d64675926c9871e1947296"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>immediately revoke the certification of the eligible entity under this paragraph; and</text></item><item id="idff76451d69ec4c8e974e119a62fd59e8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>pursue any other remedies available to the Secretary.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5320d1cf29484abe8ad41ce67648b608" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Wetland reserve easements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1265C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865c">16 U.S.C. 3865c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f6b4456d1e64bda87b71d1753b7cc76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2dcab182b1834328b1e30960b0c402bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>technical and</quote> before <quote>financial</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8738cbd7bb64273a44df5135f2168a0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2958d6e0a2b445ca5e9f32d7b9cabef"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD04FF83A60534FF5A8EFA86058C24199"><subsection id="iddaf6c1a0b6b04b19a8d43d366d9487ad"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Easement stewardship</header><paragraph id="idfdb2806d42f045778f3d0a569265e156"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using amounts made available to carry out the program, the Secretary shall, with respect to eligible land enrolled under this section—</text><subparagraph id="id27a88d4e11dc4f0892a0f495d410c0df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regularly assess and monitor the enrolled land;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37eb67a17c12411f93a14f4719afad62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide technical and financial assistance for the repair, necessary maintenance, and enhancement activities described in the wetland reserve easement plan developed for the eligible land under subsection (g)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fec190aa61e4111b0995151ba7c5905"><enum>(C)</enum><text>create and execute a 5-year stewardship plan for assessment, capacity, and performance, ensuring the monitoring, repair, maintenance, and enhancement activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) are completed to ensure wetland reserve easements fulfill the purposes of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id783a42e52fe7475b8f0911a1a58bb13d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbeef5e569c36458aaac09c33da6c9781"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the wetland reserve easement plans described in subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idce4d5965106c4c0dba59d6fec6d5e192"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make payments in amounts that are not more than 100 percent of the eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id203a74dac70a466f9fb2f80d0a118268"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc26a0949a2840c0bfa6fa2de8d76c5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory of the existing stewardship needs of all wetland reserve easements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedb5a9c1204f4e838eaba6ba016fd119"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to address the stewardship needs described in that inventory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc69f58faf4a2489f8fc060f13f998dea"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts the Secretary will allocate to address those stewardship needs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4b8ba705e974804baefc377e066259d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the planned use of compatible uses under subsection (b)(5)(C), contracts or agreements under subsection (e)(2), or wetland reserve easement plans under subsection (g)(1) to ensure that each of those stewardship needs is addressed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id23b46a5f571e4bb1b5800f23e1d5aa46"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Assistance</header><paragraph id="id1dada8f7027a42188c2ed1e8badcb943"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall assist owners in complying with the terms and conditions of a wetland reserve easement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3890f187066c45368012fe47a9068494"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts or agreements</header><text>The Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts or agreements with a Federal, State, or local government agency, nongovernmental organization, Indian tribe or Tribal organization, or private entity to carry out necessary restoration, enhancement, maintenance, repair, assessment, or monitoring of a wetland reserve easement if the Secretary determines that the contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the program.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15d3afbc2ba04c119e02aa356e48622a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>Federal or State</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal, State, or Tribal</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="ida62ced55d01c407aabb7a37326603e62"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Administration</header><subsection id="id1EC106C9169A4694B20262538E1F67C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1265D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865d">16 U.S.C. 3865d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaecd87d058c54e24a31e223fdeaf4c20"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d419f6605b2497fbc51f21f4f9eeb97"><paragraph id="idef78a6b4df25430e888cc8b3501e24bd" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>De minimis adjustments</header><subparagraph id="id0a118e0faef44b7ebebc992cd04de9fa" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may approve and make a de minimis adjustment, as determined by the Secretary and subject to conditions determined by the Secretary, to any interest in land, or portion of such interest, administered by the Secretary, directly or on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation, under the program if the Secretary determines that the adjustment—</text><clause id="id0b9428871bcb40c5b5e4902feb44e6c9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>increases conservation values or has a neutral or limited negative effect on conservation values;</text></clause><clause id="id0003880b03384e3295889948d86949b0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in the public interest or furthers the practical administration of the program; and</text></clause><clause id="idab82ef0e21404b6890b8cad980cd86c7" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is not a subordination, modification, exchange, or termination, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7239e45a6a7e47649e10c9c1d16fd3fb" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>De minimis adjustments by certified eligible entities</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id022de50a0ab14df6829e44029e88a74d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may authorize an eligible entity certified under section 1265B(b)(5) that has demonstrated the ability to make easement management decisions consistent with the purposes of the program to approve and make de minimis adjustments described in clause (ii) to any interest in eligible land held by the certified eligible entity if the certified eligible entity determines that the adjustment—</text><subclause id="id399f8c8c3a39488c898b44207d146160" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>increases conservation values or has a neutral or limited negative effect on conservation values;</text></subclause><subclause id="id90cbd25dffd346bda19ecb5adf29c7ae" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is consistent with the program purposes for which the interest was originally acquired and furthers the practical administration of the program;</text></subclause><subclause id="id77908179f87d47729877c0c1768b1dd2" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is not made to resolve a violation or a potential violation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id01a247333d4b40c3bdc4a3709eb8c7d3" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is not made with respect to an easement that is co-held by the United States.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72d40bddcabe43239b6a241179231239"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Types of de minimis adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The de minimis adjustments referred to in clause (i) are limited to—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe9cbd83215d4d8f9c62f0f3568cfd70"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">title corrections;</text></subclause><subclause id="ideea5b1f3481246f3b06cd787e6146d61" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>corrections to typographical errors;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7415cc002c70409f897d5412c5ddb34f" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>changes in legal descriptions as a result of minor survey or mapping errors;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7b2f08ccfdbd49e0abbc418e9b84a4cf" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>changes to a building envelope boundary that do not increase the total square footage of the impervious surface of the original building envelope boundary; and </text></subclause><subclause id="id3e1950dafaa1446580ad961091595175" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>relocation of easement access.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1d79bdc0dca74be6921465c5d8ff9205" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which a certified eligible entity records a de minimis adjustment under clause (i), the certified eligible entity shall provide to the Secretary a notice of the de minimis adjustment and a copy of the recorded instrument. </text></clause><clause id="id16c5a7675d0b4fcd86e228d48971b124" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subparagraph requires the Secretary to determine whether each eligible entity seeking certification under section 1265B(b)(5) meets the requirements to make de minimis adjustments under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idde9f66b744844920b71a5a5c0e136fb1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbe09aff40824ce199f8320c278bf972"><subsection id="ide154d823994a46f7ad00663ab581d9f1" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compliance with certain requirements</header><paragraph id="id4557c803e8b541bb9159a44ffc5cd5a7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation and wetland protection requirements</header><text>The Secretary may not provide assistance under this subtitle to an eligible entity or owner of eligible land unless the owner of the eligible land, at the time of acquisition of an easement under this subtitle, is in compliance with applicable requirements under subtitles B and C.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id74e8c003a24c43568f2c5112a069776d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equitable treatment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the equitable treatment of a purchaser of eligible land under a purchase agreement, an installment land contract, or a lease-to-own agreement by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164ca7dbcbc4449ca18fcdccbb9ea848"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying the purchaser of the land as the owner of the land; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf231c8822af24d0d8bb1496e7b74e282"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriately identifying the seller of the land based on the instrument; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee080a2c435e4328a74d2952b931cdb6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing the interests of the parties described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), as determined necessary by the Secretary, by the time of acquisition of an easement under this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9524d529b1dd4d0287008b8767c3ad55" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on groundwater conservation easement program</header><paragraph id="idb81be6fd9f054cd8aceb09e82a475baa" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a groundwater conservation easement program within the agricultural conservation easement program established under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3865">16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2aa0a0f7c87542a6995f19e010373444" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id04330409e13e491489441cc987b820c0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examine the impact of legal regimes governing water rights on the establishment of easements across the United States, particularly focused on how water rights under State laws can be purchased or regulated by the Federal Government as a property right;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc91b264a22cb4b0abc72d9db4028d382" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine the feasibility of establishing an easement program devoted to purchasing eligible water rights either in perpetuity or for a term, which may include establishing easements on eligible land associated with such water rights, through groundwater conservation easements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3873ae3b2974d02bf25db883dc8f64e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze how the establishment of a groundwater conservation easement program would incentivize farmers and ranchers to discontinue irrigation practices and to adopt groundwater conservation management practices;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9aa773af32554bd3a638bb07d3366163" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>consider what potential effects a groundwater conservation easement program would have on sustainable groundwater management, the recharging of declining aquifers, and the reduction of reliance on groundwater water supply;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4788b38bbb384a629e296af84584df78" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assess the effectiveness of a groundwater conservation easement program if the landowner or eligible entity has the right to continue agricultural production and other uses compatible with sustainable groundwater management while participating in the program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0533a092f3d46128aa88e69d67e0583" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>analyze the elements of the groundwater conservation easement program that may not be consistent with the agricultural conservation easement program, such as—</text><clause id="id4c033af3db4f48c6bae5f379d1d62426" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the length of an easement agreement to restore and enhance groundwater-dependent ecosystems; and</text></clause><clause id="id1292aaae17604789b913528be3c248ff" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>geographic scope; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb844cd85ccc54febb62a141003ab82f4" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>consider the costs of—</text><clause id="idce7f0a4765e045439141add189380a05" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the fair market value of a groundwater conservation easement;</text></clause><clause id="id64a93fcd4b0947319514797f8dff3319" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>technical assistance to implement the groundwater conservation easement program; and</text></clause><clause id="id786a522e42064359a521d1be3780a35d" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>revegetating land with plants that can survive drought and do not require irrigation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idec4dfe4d4e534e94b4b9af34570c8e30" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1), including findings relating to each of the matters described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8d7005545d684d9b8a1dcfddd9c1b81d" style="OLC"><enum>G</enum><header>Regional Conservation Partnership Program</header><section id="id59604b6c534c43bd9bc2a184b37fc0e9"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Establishment and purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871">16 U.S.C. 3871(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id96aad24abf61469898514837c5ad501a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a13a6fb24c741c08100e302ee05271b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id179a704635274461a7a3623eb3fa5125"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id388d0234ad8d4588882f89fb8d1d9bd0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>eligible activities to</quote> and inserting <quote>projects that</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida001b8bca0ee4df9870b92d73dfec263"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>programs, as</quote> and inserting the following: “programs:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFC1ACF44C6C425F9518328C0D0AA086"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaca29518d82a47a6aeba84e47e1a9ea2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The following programs, as</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d0d4b58f2284c3db7acf23867f53f6b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DF60A9A5F674BA99CC536554045976B"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd073c7aa3624207934a9e64f607fed5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following programs, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id027fe49ff8924fdab6b200153fc154cf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The water bank program established under the Water Bank Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1301">16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd6f47d0aad54e878f933e64db482124"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agricultural management assistance program established under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8e8ca1c8dea4fc0baa8b2909340d388" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92e19dbfed7447e3ba0bfd17e57fe86b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde744f3350bf4e43ab10cc35585bb7a5"><paragraph id="idfa2572304eb64650aa1a5008278e879c" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To encourage the reduction of greenhouse gases, and the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, through the coordinated efforts of eligible partners, producers, and Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c2e08562ada42cba24c10bf47e4c103"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7F5447377AC410FBE332A958DACB713"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BB0EF46153545839CF5E2E1BE72578A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F38B7DC4E7E448D923B0F3033C92ECE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>affect</quote> and inserting <quote>create conservation benefits across</quote>; and</text></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id5E3659EFC48841B7AEEF233FF76C3678"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id9E66E61BFBDD42B1834A0BC755F1190D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7979d429b5f247cb8064dc876da9664a"><subparagraph id="id45f6a8fed4c54553b47a0fcca5009f20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>implementing or establishing a soil health plan or program of a State or Tribal government.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b0b6f4eff92446aa1a738f078593d4a" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>through partnership agreements</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3df9036389de4fd6b32d85c7e9da78a1" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="idfeacd2c8b9c247a0a1230612f3115596" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>conservation projects to achieve</quote> and inserting <quote>innovative methods of conservation delivery that generate</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf20ec46ebb549978309de2486d03ecf" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>outcomes and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC3346A2481CB4370897824780AF7BF75"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf50bd90edcc3481baade7e673fee0012"><paragraph id="ided67e6fdf2684115bb71a6f6bd8bce24"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To facilitate the conversion from concentrated animal feeding operations to climate-friendly agricultural production systems, including regenerative grazing, agroforestry, organic, and diversified crop and livestock production systems.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="ida3b5008d82ff4801bb46670cebf6acd3"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871a">16 U.S.C. 3871a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id50723a8efe824527bf47fb8b9a036592" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2) through (6), (8), and (9), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida4994383ece541fa868e16f7571d47f0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE2E7FF5EEB24361972FDABF4DC5A89A"><paragraph id="id9051c3a4a6a943919fdd0a6022af55c0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation benefit</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ae4d18565a9439298716c2c15357a05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>conservation benefit</term> means, with respect to an eligible activity, the resulting—</text><clause id="id0ca23cb8d7274914bb98173c4d39bf5f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improvement of—</text><subclause id="idf01079d3bbc64d77a392cfc5de73e3ab" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>agricultural or nonindustrial forest land;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8eec8132e4949aa8a2fb928f30ca5cd"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water, air, or soil quality;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49d8945748354762abc01317e3c27829"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">water quantity; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idcf75ddcdb70741b0a61df1a1c701ee5d" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the condition of habitat for fish or wildlife; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida057e149477945f39b3efbc7cc678ec1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>protection of agricultural or nonindustrial forest land; or</text></clause><clause id="idb08896101dcc44bf915e8a289a87bf74" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reduction in consumptive water use.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b2bdeee5b3a488184d4369e19abd963"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Measurement</header><text>A conservation benefit (as defined in subparagraph (A)) may be measured or modeled by an eligible partner for the purposes of reporting a verifiable, quantifiable improvement in the natural resource concern targeted by the applicable eligible activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id05f600b51cfc4ef5a8836ecd8e537102" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id155FE5D8D29343C8B689258041DD09A0"><paragraph id="id5c391271dcfb46b883d3f9a9c0e70668" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible activity</header><text>The term <term>eligible activity</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id47A78802F6344AD5A6566155E1676813"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a practice, activity, agreement, easement, or related conservation measure that is available under the statutory authority for a covered program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4022b5a61e743cab2cc47a3a0f2cbbd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a practice, activity, agreement, easement, or related conservation measure that—</text><clause id="id53E21E31C7DA4A3E9F2402DC797935FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent with the purposes of at least one covered program; and </text></clause><clause id="idE502A2538AC84518B3869F244172894A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>proposes an innovative—</text><subclause id="idaf3b062e2502444584f4e66c5f469c7c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conservation approach;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide51c6c9c808e4f9abf002cee21040ed7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>method of conservation funding delivery; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id461addaee9984e299304f2e54fc904c5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>approach to leveraging the Federal investment.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id1BC2E52A473D40F59125B6B62FC0C78A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="id72DADC4AD0CC4065A38BE83E88AC7429"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA370E0630EF1470BBBB0928C6B66C78D"><subparagraph commented="no" id="id21A404E469AA4F5A818C6627098AE9CD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id8F2A70F8E0BB4124829755D85D1BD27D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5b0f7182c1040c7bdae118a46c9993d"><subparagraph id="id852fef7a59d94bca8e8838a1b98c27fd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> may include other spaces on which identified or expected resource concerns related to agricultural production could be addressed under the program, as determined by the Secretary, such as urban agriculture and other innovative production methods.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id32bcc95b51874d308ea76b5e83e794eb" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="iddbe219f4272f4693a0be721bfdffb9c6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribe or Tribal organization</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7cba594cbc9404497816f407a2bc7a6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (H); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3565afd27d7c449aaa21f96409a89f3f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE99BB4206B624AD79BA29502477ED29E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F6E36C7D72F400AA946D526422B9D2A"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4141868EF9224576999DD61AD88FC042"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Native Hawaiian organization.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id777e749f89a444babdd4b932360bf1af" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id225B5BE3B1914FF1AB146B0CD15A7307"><subparagraph id="idacf266f5fe034d72a2bd70d3aec511eb" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>A not-for-profit conservation organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7753a34ae186434cadf1858506eda3a8" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>An agricultural retailer (including an agrichemical business and a farm retail outlet or supplier).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ce947787df947e9b3429c82284d466d" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Any other entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd0f550b8c43c44ca979d8cd85ac06b1f" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86962F136CC44D628DD4FDFBC4286294"><paragraph id="idbce4beca24974d10b1ae3d0103a43043" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Performance-based payments</header><text>The term <term>performance-based payments</term> means payments to a producer by an eligible partner under section 1271C(d) to purchase quantified and verified conservation benefits.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="ide02b5e3264df4eb6b3cd62b6637e5d39"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Regional conservation partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871b">16 U.S.C. 3871b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idd519af2630a041509ca4265c2dbf22c2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idcba3b1d0a8b644a9b8cd662676295c9f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2896b19183c84890825db77a971f7cdc"><paragraph id="id09a53baadb49436fac5b11ef53880e82" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A partnership agreement shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, subject to renewal or extension.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68b8459a40524d12b800c2e797d60922" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>not more than one time</quote> after <quote>renewed under subsection (e)(5)</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a588381477e472c9cc8a16ea6a2e5c4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>of a partnership agreement</quote> and all that follows through <quote>12 months,</quote> and inserting <quote>thereof, may each be extended under subsection (e)(6) not more than 2 times for a period of not longer than 24 months each,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6856A1E7109C4CB59AAA7F2F621FE19D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2bca2d02a6646eb81d571ff599af036"><paragraph id="id75118b4a73ee48afb33bd741516c4a4e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on existing agreements</header><subparagraph id="idf3afe44d5acf47149c3966e8807263e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A partnership agreement entered into on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> shall not affect, modify, or interfere with any partnership agreement in effect on the day before that date of enactment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a9a54ff4c664983a547f47943a6e591"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Modification of existing agreements</header><text>To implement the amendments made to this subsection by the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>—</text><clause id="id6D6F4C7B14F74FB1AD74E99F9138CA30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the signatories to a partnership agreement in effect on the day before the date of enactment of that Act may mutually agree to a modification of the length of, and options for renewals and extensions available for, that partnership agreement; and</text></clause><clause id="id6218D771C5924EF4908493B7BBCF6B48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for the signatories to a partnership agreement described in clause (i) to modify the partnership agreement pursuant to that clause without requiring the renegotiation of any other provision of the partnership agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id507ba281e3574520ad735c39fddc3f02" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idfa8706c7d49c4c21955378c424052235" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56c9a652e09c485f9cd88c60a0265fe7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Mandatory duties</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id3ef2dfeec1424f44a685245a92567f8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><subclause id="id8fdefe87c5214dfe90985a302dd520b1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>each conservation benefit</quote> and all that follows through <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>the conservation benefits of the partnership agreement;</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="idab9634c3fef74d2d8eac1906580eb824"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);</text></subclause><subclause id="idd58a181448964546a87911398b875afb"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15ad032ff72a49299689b9d9573bbcd5"><clause id="id7ee5ff8e0a2c4ae09bdc7184e8816783"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any barriers that prevented the project from achieving the conservation benefits of the partnership agreement; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="ide7440affa3924e5890a87b46f1bb93a8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>project</quote> and inserting <quote>project and lessons learned through the implementation of the project</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4de8fb0b187d4f43858b7c4a7b43f98f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide22053fa4063496f9daba93c277596f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92a94ad36d894f27b3780653bd918302"><paragraph id="id9abfe2d3b08d4d919976c45bc3256f91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Discretionary duties</header><text>Under a partnership agreement, the eligible partner may—</text><subparagraph id="id5fb7613cea7a423e9be632884d547649"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide technical and financial assistance to producers to design, implement, and monitor eligible activities on eligible land; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04f1e094d3584d5ca01214140e1c68cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contract or establish sub-agreements or grants for financial or technical assistance, including performance-based payments, with producers or other entities to carry out the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4fe7086d2a44acdaa63707a3634ef88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="idf9dac00237f7481cab9187b9a75d7105" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7874A16ACFFC409EA533D94A1BB96858"><subparagraph commented="no" id="id64C881519FE541CEAED4DB2089986CD4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><clause commented="no" id="id0CBB239D657C474DAF8C9C526DB4A174"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An eligible partner shall provide a significant contribution towards the implementation of the project that is the subject of the agreement entered into under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="ida41ad18d340b405f970b31a7da068951" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contribution of an eligible partner under this paragraph may be used to meet matching or cost participation requirements under other Federal programs (other than Department of Agriculture programs) and non-Federal programs.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="ida20a9636bee24249b857935658c7d25e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="id3e7117c327df435899add1ec9522c138" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide4a8857ae3374c3897296f3e7a71fd15" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);</text></subclause><subclause id="idd944db4aa292451f9acbcc977a996f12" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f90c8270f6f4cb18ed126bafb1403f8"><clause id="id264bb1df75e046c2bd42f5fcb6faf3bf" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>project financing that helps expedite project implementation; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="id9d19e38a63904384b00394bc24eb7098" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>and in-kind support</quote> and inserting <quote>, in-kind support, or financing</quote>; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id167b38723d2d48d9ba9cf06ace705795"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id926630738c1c4818bc65128f6291f4cc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5593ce5e0bb40ff8e29a67d250ab7bf"><subparagraph id="idb9ed508f54e8473380562f53c09f258c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>finalizing the partnership agreement not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary announces the awarding of the partnership agreement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0886aa09638f4b2fb3c5f50b6979205f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>finalizing renewal or extension agreements not later than 120 days after the date of approval of the renewal or extension;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25b81793e75548d2ab9244e1741b54cd" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reimbursing eligible partners not later than 30 days after the date of submission of a complete reimbursement request; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b6a71790dc9429eba7ce5961054e508" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a partnership agreement that is funded through an alternative funding arrangement or grant agreement under section 1271C(b), reimbursing eligible partners not later than 30 days after the date of a complete submission of receipts for the payments made to producers by the eligible partner for carrying out eligible activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id101ce4db0d52413dad76ea080bd972e5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the case of a project focused on delivering eligible activities described in section 1271A(3)(B), identifying appropriate timelines to finalize partnership agreements, renewals, and extensions based on the innovative nature of the eligible activities proposed for the project while ensuring that review of agreements, renewals, and extensions takes place as soon as practicable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28e617dbbb87478cb20983d30983c6ad"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing payments to an eligible partner for goods and services that support program implementation, as identified by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb522a1aab2744d10b6d41f380c1cf71b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in the case of a cost-share agreement with an eligible entity (as defined in section 1265A) in an approved project area, provide payments to the eligible entity to assist with the purchase of an easement on eligible land with a producer;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37b4a2fc86ee4061956053800426792b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8506cef7869d42909587bf3085b8df47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id147a9e53b4d64fe68327373b5ccde5ac" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ABACE8896AA42E599F615593F765A89"><paragraph id="id230fb93b0a0a4d6e9ed0c50454591018" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make covered program authorities, such as entity certification under section 1265B(b)(5), available, but not required, in the implementation of a partnership agreement;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id417f5ba149a541e8ac6ec5dc63c7c09c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>guidance</quote> and inserting <quote>guidance, including suggested quantification models,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc17904e667bd47ed8fbe3c3a083158e3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36579fde8dec4c46b86561efcad4fec1"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75e4f071c84842fbab709279a94e0cc1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>make funding available to not-for-profit entities and land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) to make assessment tools more broadly available to eligible partners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idead1c086b795492b93f39669377e42f3" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>publish public-facing reports submitted by the eligible partner under subsection (c)(1)(F) not later than 90 days after the date of expiration of the term of the partnership agreement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f7a05c1d306405296ccde1b3f9969d2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idfbc99fb277dc4c978e124f53bfb86ef7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by striking <quote>project's objectives</quote> and inserting <quote>objectives, including the conservation benefits, of the project</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8f4f04834af40b4b7e797a795db03e2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="id2d9ee3e8d79346cc841a2ab8bf7cd5ce" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E); </text></clause><clause id="id653cae48eb4345608d6fe94a813a71e9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F), respectively;</text></clause><clause id="id4f58a8d2d95a486dbf33bccd51ebb355" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>Tribal,</quote> after <quote>State,</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id44BE7CA0DDCB41C685A9281AC0974F64"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf630071e5b949cf848ba12a98bb58fe"><subparagraph id="idc765ffe656b84f3eb234f7f49f577709"><enum>(C)</enum><text>demonstrate that a significant number of historically underserved producers will benefit from the project;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idbc6eae4311ef4659aebc2587ae43d301"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>area restoration plans</quote> and inserting <quote>area-wide plans</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id5162aaf5dad54a4bb64463dc7bddbc01"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>emerging</quote> before <quote>factors</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id872e5aed58d9456a9728e8e4d4c32142" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1310b20b0b084beea63bff23d4bc762f"><paragraph id="id42e5d5b3425e4c4dad68201b715d2855" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject of a partnership agreement has made substantial progress towards meeting the objectives of the project, the Secretary may extend the partnership agreement if the 1 or more eligible partners that are parties to the partnership agreement request the extension in order to continue to implement the project under an extension of the partnership agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6100db9d99444056abb1af69af69ab20" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Nonexclusivity of renewals and extensions</header><text>The granting of an extension under paragraph (6) does not preclude the subsequent granting of a renewal under paragraph (5), and vice versa.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idC7161825ACEE436DB5BE5ADD52E221D8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB8CFEEFB5CE412AB6686C95E3CF1292"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id985C2CD45800403EBE4698413B3FCCAC"><subsection commented="no" id="id6AEE2F71182B42A682EA53CC150DE9A8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Amount</header><paragraph commented="no" id="idEE28A4A2B02744538E619FEF4089919D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not provide more than $25,000,000 under a partnership agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAAF06A99EDDA4350A982187D3E72FC55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewals</header><text>In the case of a partnership agreement renewed under subsection (e)(5), the Secretary may provide not more than an additional $25,000,000 under the partnership agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd1e53fed45194802b2c12cce945e9a71"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Enrollment in other conservation programs</header><paragraph id="id454368a809c94c29bdbc5afadf782858"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), a producer party to a contract entered into under this subtitle may—</text><subparagraph id="id509de3ba45cd4a2180ee423ff668357a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to section 1235(j), enroll the land enrolled under the contract in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50a5e12bcf5445e68f971c8e9486f5f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to section 1240B(d)(6), enroll the land enrolled under the contract in the environmental quality incentives program established under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49861a1cd0d2476d83885fa93574d06d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>both enroll land in accordance with subparagraph (A) and receive a cost-share assistance in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c05d052085b416b8b62750da507f525"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A producer shall not be eligible for payments for practices on eligible land under the program if the producer receives payments or other benefits for the same practice on the same land under another program under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idcf3c0bfa46ee43008d377a27b32a9354"><enum>2704.</enum><header>Assistance to producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871c">16 U.S.C. 3871c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idba082a5280a84e3290b9b3c79bae5e37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idec97e59b4edb4e28a17683b10b77e16c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>for a period of 5 years</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5665bec7338b422f917132b2570bf2be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8d8826cbd0c4b01a79c0dab6468cc35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B54FC51A1CF4527BA2CF2A406B0A56C"><paragraph id="id9336cf089649457491c758aec97ee255"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advance payments to producers</header><subparagraph id="id736f11c3dd7e47569e6b111393fbb476"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On an election by a producer, the Secretary may provide an advance payment for costs related to purchasing materials or contracting associated with implementing an eligible activity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57751d546b7d4eff9e1c8264d14c0845"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Return of funds</header><text>If the funds provided under subparagraph (A) are not expended within 120 days, the Secretary may—</text><clause id="id10135ca5fce248138a1dc8fb160024c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine that the producer is in violation of the program contract; and</text></clause><clause id="id763f1521154b4d3e9630039d7bcf362a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require the funds to be returned within a reasonable period, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f97a711b5b74353b61fc198db884484"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Advance payments to eligible partners</header><subparagraph id="idacb26507fcde41c584833f4a0add0289"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On an election by an eligible partner, the Secretary may provide an advance payment to the eligible partner related to project implementation, as provided in the partnership agreement, including an alternative funding arrangement under subsection (d)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb274e35dc14e4fc983f3b33f4eadc406"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timeframe</header><text>If the funds provided under subparagraph (A) are not expended within the period specified in the partnership agreement, but not more than 120 days, the Secretary shall not provide any additional advance payment under that paragraph until the eligible partner demonstrates the ability to expend the funds within the applicable period.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb54f36c9aaa409b9e71c5a4f0698a3e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Return of funds</header><text>The Secretary may determine that an eligible partner is in violation of the partnership agreement and require the funds to be returned within a reasonable period, as determined by the Secretary, if the eligible partner—</text><clause id="id4edee6571ba04fc28a0e8c64e23eced0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>fails to expend the funds within the applicable period; or</text></clause><clause id="idc91aaa1781574faf80df2651da98d91c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise fails to manage any funds in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a7a360e7f3f4345a6864aac7341a7ec" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idd4e8b74f0eb84b74ae187896178d003b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="idc9d8a1064220495d9bb2fc83291c6c07" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></clause><clause id="idb2485fec153d46baa55e930f137c8425" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall—</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through <quote>under a</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A) and inserting <quote>shall, under a</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="id42479f6b8d844191844b9a5b130f0e1e" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; </text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id4C4E1437EFBA46F58FF8E1D7086B4BEB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id9ACD04C7CC3C42CC90D3BBE014E555F1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5e2660df61a49d1bbde10ffad088ce6"><subparagraph id="idc75f74dc4bb94cc7908e3e92cda3405e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of an agreement with an Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization, provide an opportunity for the Indian Tribe or Tribal organization to develop with the Secretary projects that—</text><clause commented="no" id="idE202CDC80D0142629283CE323904A88B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address eligible resource concerns on Indian land; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id96CF75331DB94E5594E1E2CF46270F13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow for flexibility in conservation implementation and administration.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1394115c7220426189e03f1d17773e55" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(iii)—</text><clause id="id8edb7fc83e874c468481497c2084984b" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>in conservation with private financial mechanisms, in conjunction with agricultural production or forest resource management, such as</quote> and inserting <quote>, or innovative approaches to delivering conservation funding to producers, including</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id9b0378e2515d4e2d824a5a7050634960" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (I)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb94d2bc07a43491ca6aa9e5bdc743793"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>provision of</quote> and inserting <quote>use of innovative contracting or</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35e6b6159cae4190b1e991fdb75704a4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id67b0f17083c9466f984de13f98307f30" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (II)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3997d1814fc450e97cdf64e943fad9e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>support for</quote> and inserting <quote>supporting</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7003206afa9343d59d8c004b18e54de4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2d0d3d0573c64dd2b26a5bb644af4a0a" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6429838adc742b39e7e7f5909a15f5f"><subclause id="ida61c2ff4428d4ac6a05d9ea7d0f82a85" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>accelerating the adoption and use of agricultural or processing equipment by producers that achieve conservation benefits; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id6db429e4485b4a51b0bc1ef679ea7a84"><enum>2705.</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871d">16 U.S.C. 3871d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEB9D4D40B53B43A7BFF597AD501E599B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25DACAAB145947A59A8AF3FEFDB4A6DC"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1a0121a05bc4b29b51edc3434ceef04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida22ca154b9fa4c12b67a2e6ddd784ea4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available for the program under section 1241(a)(6), the Secretary shall allocate, to the extent practicable in order to maximize conservation benefits—</text><subparagraph id="idb46fe45a32324090858d6e811b6ec22e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for projects focused on establishing groundwater conservation easements that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bc212ef36e74dd29e3c7cf7876430a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are held by an eligible entity (as defined in section 1265A) participating in the partnership agreement; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90cd49e7e6aa42fabdd76d3bcbdaf46a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the criteria described in paragraph (2); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40c88ecc0cb047d897ce6cb0f2fb9308"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of the remaining funds, for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter—</text><clause id="idb4f04348b36641caa41f3f9e1b2962af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>46 percent to projects based on a State or multistate competitive process administered by the Secretary at the local level with the advice of the applicable State technical committees established under subtitle G;</text></clause><clause id="id448e17b46b9d49e2bc046adb3834e9a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent to projects for critical conservation areas designated under section 1271F;</text></clause><clause id="ide4148522287f44eb8abf745839a2fb4a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>3 percent to carry out activities described in section 1271B(d)(5); and</text></clause><clause id="id833bee0867d441aa9d11cd1684b420bc"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 percent to carry out activities described in subsection (d). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6485764a6a5c4bdcaafa1b235b5a3085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Groundwater conservation easement criteria</header><text>The criteria referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) are the following:</text><subparagraph id="id081c076e8469495198cf549b721eb315"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The terms of the groundwater conservation easement shall contain terms that encumber and sufficiently address the management, monitoring, and enforcement of surface water uses and groundwater rights and uses.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id855af0c328b84052bb3d652ed4952f5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The eligible partner shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff6ed37f9b9d4d4bab3c05ad935059d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the applicable legal framework that would allow for a groundwater conservation easement to be established in the applicable jurisdiction; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabff13d29c504187b7f83f6ef2c1d2ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outline the specific attributes of the proposed groundwater conservation easement;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19b9b7dd3187459280e0df09507f7103"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the regulating organization that meters or monitors groundwater in the applicable jurisdiction; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87548b75319e453f9ab72811d8aa6d23"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the proposed valuation methodology.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09084388b6e14b75b5fe06a487a90260"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The eligible partner shall provide a letter of support from the applicable State Conservationist and a letter of compatibility from the appropriate State, local, and Tribal agencies responsible for oversight of conservation easements and groundwater use and regulation in the applicable jurisdiction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3dd72b926aa48eb913be72503f4fd00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative expenses</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id716f0a2330a443beb12299e41c2c4a81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide to an eligible partner a payment for indirect costs to cover administrative expenses of the eligible partner under a partnership agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ba9a585bf7f4aefaece78c59522dd91"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB946A226A9643E48CFCEEC913B947E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the rate of a payment for indirect costs under paragraph (1) shall be—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d72feb7a51842ed87430c8dac12b856"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an indirect cost rate negotiated by the Secretary and the eligible partner, which shall not exceed 20 percent of the total project cost; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc97aceda222347bcb9706785ccb6b9d9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the eligible partner does not have a negotiated indirect cost rate described in subparagraph (A), 20 percent of the total project cost.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idB14EDAA33D634147A16005419E8F9549"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rate for certain projects</header><text>In the case of a partnership agreement that primarily serves historically underserved producers, as determined by the Secretary, the rate of a payment for indirect costs under paragraph (1) may be up to 30 percent of the total project cost.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5803f18a4cd64057a8e7d3db50d2a4d5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id997f516df6c0460cbdb2ffd3d74ef474" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="idaeb11d51517c412b977f6f19b45f3dec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B4FF1AF23BA4836928C271806530796"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dd00700df064a6bb5a6e11d0c1d343c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible partner may provide technical assistance to producers as needed to support project planning and implementation for conservation benefits.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d6a2ffbe9294bb98488563f433ec1ca"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf56388c86a9f48c9ae012ce199826c60"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall limit costs of the Secretary for technical assistance to costs specific and necessary to carry out the objectives of the program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90faf0e93afc4a01ae40e6fa1d2fa05e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical assistance by the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not use amounts provided under a partnership agreement for technical assistance provided by the Secretary without providing explicit notification to the eligible partner.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61929863ddcf41228da6cf0a889fe163"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical assistance by eligible partners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of technical assistance provided by an eligible partner shall be not more than 30 percent of the total cost of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85cb17c517e54950be8d27fb07f4bb6b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>pursuant to a partnership agreement</quote> and inserting <quote>and producers participating in the program</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCBBAE6F6E5C9487EBFA6291C7F052083"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34c5bfbce17f448bacd52844af023ae4"><subsection id="ide625e93e283541dfbd8979eccc7c5c7f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information technology and automated programmatic tools</header><paragraph id="id660beb96997a4480a37ee76f93227bd3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the timely development and availability of integrated information technology and automated programmatic tools to support program implementation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3720ca86352a47aab993f405eb35f9be"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program access</header><text>Subject to section 1244(b) of this Act and section 1619 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8791">7 U.S.C. 8791</external-xref>), the Secretary may develop protocols for eligible partners to access automatic programmatic tools of the Department of Agriculture in a manner that supports the implementation of an approved project.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id8acdd10fcb904e4db5fdd173a5789f33"><enum>2706.</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3871e">16 U.S.C. 3871e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida0c23ab3fd1741d182a9b27023356b83" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id391486d81a194c858130666c9739a8ff"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2019, and every two</quote> and inserting <quote>2025, and not less frequently than once every 2</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id904a7653eb7e4dfd8322e0220b2fe8f1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2374DF4593D54AE2B6F17FDA3BFE9C0C"><subparagraph id="id89bc9d6e33d64fa49a04baef900a9543" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the characteristics of ongoing projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22e0324267eb4744bf89b470d02885c4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the progress made towards achieving the conservation goals of completed projects and renewed projects;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4209fb777df94596b0305b761a313216" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other related outcomes of completed projects and renewed projects; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e3367af8fd5451e8f8dde3a242c00ff" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conservation benefits purchased through performance-based payments and the per-unit prices of those conservation benefits;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08a284cd64464b348b662ae7fb686663" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>approximate</quote> before <quote>number</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cc19463095d4c638c3f67a95e495c41" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>administered</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>administered; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide462844c430b411aa30928d541ab2bcd" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Secretary may not</quote> and inserting <quote>Neither an eligible partner nor the Secretary may</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idfb0dda1ca59f44f98bd65da51e3f414f"><enum>2707.</enum><header>Critical conservation areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1271F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f ) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c73a8d04468403daeae7fcec2d56a84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="id6aa5f73e50964e76a029cc8b88216e6c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or substantially affecting</quote> after <quote>located in</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c462df84ef94ed7bc481e425b95d855"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>, including restoration and enhancement of wildlife habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors</quote> after <quote>local level</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55cf5953c63a4ff2b06ab19bfe35b849"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>In administering funds under section 1271D(d)(2), the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Trade</header><subtitle id="idEA217A68F02648B5A0F125221229F90A" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Food for Peace Act</header><section id="id507985D08DE948509EE97192753EF56E" commented="no"><enum>3101.</enum><header>United States policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1691">7 U.S.C. 1691(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>hunger and malnutrition</quote> and inserting <quote>hunger, malnutrition, child wasting,</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18d07cd9a4284259a97f017dff4b9940"><enum>3102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of agricultural commodities</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6d9af9e6d554297927c3f43dbcd647e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2237d35b9a51402ba5f4ad1068a792fb" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>governments and public or private agencies, including intergovernmental organizations such as the World Food Program and other multilateral organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible organizations</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide379d5dcec34400bbb3f4d5ddda4e5f8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8b290ed374c4e9e9d1dc728875f37d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>agricultural commodities for nonemergency assistance</quote> and inserting <quote>assistance, including in the form of agricultural commodities, for nonemergency purposes</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d47ae74c1294074a83119cb36d7b631"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(as described in subsection (d))</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e844a980297468d8d6dfbc14d84bf7e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to use the commodities</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idda6e4cf5fd8c4d44851563e5f7ab3da0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddff0261efcf44db68b6c1307d1a99244" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3af5149d2fdd428d88ebcb448b94cc6a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf69c1014c67d4590a9589d2b947fd34a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id45ff7f2af34e4c098cbd6ed21bc03092" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subsection (d),</quote> and inserting <quote>Using funds made available under this title, the Administrator may provide funds to eligible organizations</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e48435849ba4fe39f952222095c0c49"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>developmental</quote> and inserting <quote>resilience</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0eb55137bb874d87b85d12bf762a83be"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida21fa01c78ba40f7b3cd18b90757495b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB48A0613AA647D6B56ED947210966DC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1af2dc9b0ce348f89cbdf12437d1ed0e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agricultural commodities</header><text>Using funds made available under this title, the Administrator may—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id708c71f47f94405e96bebd213c9d1d16"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire and make available to eligible organizations such agricultural commodities as are necessary to carry out agreements under this title; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84017b12127c4ccf9ef535972c4f09d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay all associated and incidental costs of those commodities, including—</text><clause id="id0e95ad8d4d9e4d42b7e54c44ac3585d0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost of acquiring those commodities;</text></clause><clause id="iddb0ea65e47884e189d2a164857c862da" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the costs associated with packaging, enrichment, preservation, and fortification of those commodities, including the costs of carrying out section 415 with respect to the commodities;</text></clause><clause id="id211880332c644698bca3ea656e4cf083" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the cost of processing, milling, handling, storage, distribution, and program implementation to use the commodities; and</text></clause><clause id="idebb3e10315e7442e8536c6cfea9008da" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the cost of transportation to move the commodities from the United States to pre-positioning sites, ports of entry abroad, and distribution sites within and between foreign countries, including ocean and inland freight charges, and the charges for general average contributions arising out of ocean transportation of those commodities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98e02c8839f6484ba0aab08665553417"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a55bef428284ffabacba094e5a17451"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">or agricultural commodities</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">for funds</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d6a927b528f4a21b0697501f888ef41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or agricultural commodities</quote> after <quote>To receive funds</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f4a927b516c4dbb998fa21dace7b855"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or (2)</quote> after <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01c689c767e24eb99392e8a40ad4fb49"><enum> (iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>described in subsection (d)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id508ddd6c4e49487da9826066b3784fa3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) of subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="idFD394D19CAF24E4B99011593C33B1473" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, for fiscal years 2014 through 2023</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB14F11746D724FF3824CC28962581B56" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>for each fiscal year</quote> after <quote>may be used</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9437b6bc5fa145ea9acc3182c1f65dc0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7764d1ca6766418880468a64c81288b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 205 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee09dba4d3df49929d40176a3ebd40b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a5d598a738c4880997e7c5ad799a844"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>hereinafter</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45d72834dae4446e9190b7e797e394cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>described in section 202(d)(1)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15c8b941ff454cc599202397c053e9ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), by striking <quote>202(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>202(g)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id064550e179e44a74876899742fa010fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 207(f)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>202(h)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>202(g)(3)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66298829c12a408ca0ba61736484c7cd"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 407(f)(2)(I) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(2)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 202(e),</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 202(d),</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cabcabe9988498597b86af4a0f20c45"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>202(e)(1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>202(d)(1)(C)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB1C1CFBE514C4623836E9AA7EFA37C7A" commented="no"><enum>3103.</enum><header>Levels of assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1724">7 U.S.C. 1724</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id38fb9bb4b5c442f8822eec97ab129959" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33a4202b514a4efaa52406c308cc8a90"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EE948EF428A48CF862C717BADE17900"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92bf5fe7dff74102b0153c7446763f29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Minimum assistance</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c3f8ed6f8d642e28fd12dac9989c8d3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this title for emergency assistance under section 202(a) for each fiscal year in a quantity that results in the amount described in subparagraph (B) being not less than 40 percent of the funds made available through annual appropriations in that fiscal year for this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc104abd50b3b4dcb83b2bd9e30b32dd2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is the sum obtained by adding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9db58ded49984bc6bacb4efb3057adfc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value of the agricultural commodities made available pursuant to that subparagraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b9d36dbf7d6451eb8040f604eadfa3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of ocean shipping for those agricultural commodities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83bb0fa9d5244a8eb426865f08b913ef"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc78cb8717bfd4d3aad84ddb414affb40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4416f98ed934254b6a1171cfeda96b3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>In making a waiver</quote> and all that follows through <quote>House of Representatives</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD6C57149A454973B8D881D2F782D246"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20bcbc427e5e44cdbea4053c6feb7f0d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Administrator provides a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0240ff2a99dd4c83a7ad14d80ae547b8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C46A1534AF54BFBB29D61DD8BE445E5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide27aa14e98a44fcaab48dd21e7f653a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad89c0b4a6034717985612f302f6947d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) for any fiscal year if, after the beginning of the applicable fiscal year, the Administrator determines that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63e5ee3e42ad40a9acaab91760362c62"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such quantities of commodities cannot be used effectively to carry out this title or in order to meet an emergency; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90d5b4b9e491404c9e74c4261739dbe2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of that paragraph cannot otherwise be met due to circumstances beyond the control of the Administrator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida323a3694eed42b28dfb697a3cec77fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent year minimum assistance</header><text>In the first fiscal year beginning after the date on which a waiver is provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall make agricultural commodities available for food distribution under this title for emergency assistance under section 202(a) in a quantity that represents—</text><clause id="id675accd3da1b491cb5b9e64aa7aefa8c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of agricultural commodities needed to meet the requirement under paragraph (1)(A); and</text></clause><clause id="idcc824181a6e1423fac6b85ed3a87cb6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the quantity of agricultural commodities covered by the waiver under subparagraph (A) for the preceding fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f308bc1e6924e029487374709c835a3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2) be</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1) is</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idA80C65732F634A7284A90198114DBEF1"><enum>3104.</enum><header>Food Aid Consultative Group</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idC35ABF880BA7464393703690AC951389" commented="no"><enum>3105.</enum><header>Issuance of regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>the enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idCF4F1AB26B3A4A7281FFC5668D3AE650"><enum>3106.</enum><header>Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended, in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idEDD63D3FAEA042839B50EF53C0E94D05"><enum>3107.</enum><header>Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726b">7 U.S.C. 1726b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2024, and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id41f77813db154baf85af02cf468bb1e8"><enum>3108.</enum><header>Definitions</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb1a6e1af8b24398ad9b92ffb37bb594"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 402 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1732">7 U.S.C. 1732</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idda6b9ee0bd744f7e9ce7cde75c86c981"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>As used in</quote> and inserting <quote>In</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7983492f26d0468f895767e5e7b190f8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49aa0be3d7d2494892fb43ec5bb5723e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Effective</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA177D16779694C2C956B08B6BBB55761"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8a0516a64bf4f20b63a2ec87511be91"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Effective</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe5c76bc855044df90802a72efc5a407"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f01e2382b94406ab1c0f57ecf8fd20c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and livestock as well as</quote> and inserting <quote>livestock, specialized nutrition products, and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec985262b33d44e29be32059cab2ab1f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9556808C2F7E49F1ABD65EB464953E2D"><subparagraph id="idc1999cd715934966a2e2e1c0837fe98e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8798ece5d8ae4fb988ad14ded01c081a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ba06e500b54445948075e7653788c7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b33673cb3e246e797a2aa2d40794e07"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28AD4DDCE46243A1AC1146E991AC6F7A"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ef853d3a8014e0cab83f6811e2ef97a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible organization</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b1ae9853f7a47efad525ef241b4a1d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a government of a foreign country;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfaba007a543a482d978106096e83495c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private voluntary organization or cooperative;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cb4e3c68f8844d3954e782a18223934"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an intergovernmental organization, such as the World Food Program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id478a18879edd42b7bdcae956a3acfdf7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other organization, as determined by the Administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf744127827d42af8838343ab941741b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote> and inserting <quote>Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idc032985266b347ca9da52c9740576612"><enum>3109.</enum><header>Use of Commodity Credit Corporation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(b)(6) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736">7 U.S.C. 1736(b)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>in the case of commodities for urgent and extraordinary relief requirements (including pre-positioned commodities)</quote>.</text></section><section id="idACCB908DE3D64319A3634A3335C5D27F"><enum>3110.</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id435241e13729426ca3e21e1717b3e543"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 407 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id256631cdbab7410782b1c3868a6b8db2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4)(A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7b6d43950f74423826776a685e8a03c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for fiscal years 2001 through 2023</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA7EBAEE7F5914FF189C5A6D3370C2AFA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E0D4E03C7F94B26B676816A63BA3CA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of fiscal years 2014 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7535164bede7454789a9ecad55ae88ba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8AE430D5DD4D80B7B688B3CEE35FA2"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf160e73d82e34ecbb586fb0087f7c38a"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of activities specifically targeting women and girls and the impact of those activities in addressing the unique needs of women and girls.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8ab0136b8754bfab15dd7e49fee5744"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical correction</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedbd2ca347f049b494c6b5f44b3a94b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 216 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/127">Public Law 104–127</external-xref>; 110 Stat. 957) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe66149047b8488095e18f6611fddb63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(as amended by section 1011(e) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/66">Public Law 104–66</external-xref> (109 Stat. 709))</quote> after <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2698b15781804fb5832ad4c49b2f0257"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>(b)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4f2a377a4834f1696d8d597f6e8cd0a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(d)</quote> and inserting <quote>(c)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0eaa96e50704960b21bb6d898e2dabd"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(g)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>(f)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a271a092ed46e1abd6ee5a69cf9155"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>(g)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id962aada4df12489fa45969ce7f639370"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/127">Public Law 104–127</external-xref>; 110 Stat. 888).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB07914B8FB544D339F9D8E959833DF42"><enum>3111.</enum><header>Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736b">7 U.S.C. 1736b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idE6323EC6ED344358A1BC04ED0D01903A" commented="no"><enum>3112.</enum><header>Funds for emergency and nonemergency food assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2019 through 2023, not less than $365,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029, not less than 18 percent</quote>.</text></section><section id="idB9EC83798D3A4EAE999A4DF78058814F"><enum>3113.</enum><header>Micronutrient fortification programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g-2">7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idD94FF7E1084249E2AC8080AD7452EF59"><enum>3114.</enum><header>John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id02ED6D5ED018406C83BB50992DA3E80F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09c0ff6e110a4da59c636ebfe25fb361"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>18</quote> and inserting <quote>(18)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4eb6900ebf09400397bf41bf0f221b40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (viii) of subparagraph (A), by adding a semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93ce5b557f264a4f8a986a6d7ab629e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f800e274732465b868de98252887176"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA5B09FD9E0C24440A6AD423A714F92DE" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idecf555c39b7041c6a97d4c82a62a1b0d"><enum>3115.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a850ef678ad498ea3dfd66c483090cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Food for Peace Act</header><text>Section 414(b) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g-1">7 U.S.C. 1736g–1(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(as defined</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1961)</quote> and inserting <quote>(as defined in section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2291">22 U.S.C. 2291(e)</external-xref>))</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id533d921d08e84ee8b565081559a5dcdb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">President's Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1984</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(c) of the President's Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1728a">7 U.S.C. 1728a(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>expanded</quote> and inserting <quote>expended</quote>. </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idA6325AF2B8074CB1AD20C88C78CEA9F3" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Agricultural Trade Act of 1978</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id4aec6c2ed1994866ae3ddb49b601d69a"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Preserving foreign markets for goods using common names</header><subsection id="id1387927bcb8d4ebcb252d8a63f60ab06" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5602">7 U.S.C. 5602</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f663b8ab2c64a9da08066660cd3faf8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>As used in this Act—</quote> and inserting <quote>In this Act:</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id995b9915f4cf497cb1ca0b3bb3cabedc" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (4), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99c8712700574ad8bd9924e91b1a97c2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA249FE6B3BB4F7D971959258239495B"><paragraph id="idc3f73a5a9a3c43fdb5c671a51a44adde" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Common name</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc21506229da34346afc35e0040b21077"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>common name</term> means a name that, as determined by the Secretary—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb39a5752c317455dad008a0aea2b7a3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is ordinarily or customarily used for an agricultural commodity or food product;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb68a6d4beaac4e6098df495a52ee2c9f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is typically placed on the packaging and product label of the agricultural commodity or food product;</text></clause><clause id="idfb8ad1361d5a473799f5d93eb662aee8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to wine—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e6fb5ea151d4dabbab83483a57405b7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93146621f7174daab6d957ce7c44d1b5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ordinarily or customarily used for a wine grape varietal name; or </text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9d544ecfdb74979bbe871182037e48b"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a traditional term or expression that is typically placed on the packaging and label of the wine; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idbae5c73145d54a37a360dc4df5afd586" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>does not mean any appellation of origin for wine listed in subpart C of part 9 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe71e901a62b4bb886b7a3eefaac7380"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of which is consistent with standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ba474c1e8a74ea6978b30c2e3424d5a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may take into account—</text><clause id="ida7b6dba5ae4f4a41b0705475c4ddf26a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>competent sources, such as dictionaries, newspapers, professional journals and literature, and information posted on websites that are determined by the Secretary to be reliable in reporting market information;</text></clause><clause id="id4ebd5aea74ca487a8bf99ad4dc8f6481" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of the common name in a domestic, regional, or international product standard, including a standard promulgated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, for the agricultural commodity or food product; and</text></clause><clause id="idd96e99af7818456b911c1c60527b206d" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the ordinary and customary use of the common name in the production or marketing of the agricultural commodity or food product in the United States or in other countries.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id0cecb5751b0e4b369467739f2ca6b82b" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), in subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf922116d1f42447485ada50aa6f20200"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc232685941f946cd90658fc58f00ac7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb629bf6f65f48fa9b7735e235e76913"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EE11FFBB5714D63BF0ECD2BC81F4747"><clause id="id70eea4c520f04840b724919275033511" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>prohibits or disallows the use of the common name of an agricultural commodity or food product of the United States.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53194a45d2634f109d79468891dc4bd0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0abcf003c2e44fada5a875e579c65d05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbad3016415b407eac350b6b0ab05249" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74c6e1c6af1a4999a04c4c52595172df"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64FCF692378A440B8A55E737132E0E64"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id063f89d58cd842b9b264e360c9585c15"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ba7c1b3260c4fd18806b93b5c60b9da"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the undesignated matter at the end, by striking <quote>For purposes</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF086E1DFD704982BE98B384838DD48E"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05b67c4adbbf4c4aadce777f334026d1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>For purposes</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87e12464100a454aa686383f1f5901a1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Negotiations To defend use of common names</header><text>Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5652">7 U.S.C. 5652 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idE629907AE9F145FBBD4FC467276C28BA" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="ida16aa6a9efd449389b99adeae20ab148" commented="no"><enum>303.</enum><header>Negotiations to defend use of common names</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a6ad2d1c5ad446e9c1793a072451a12"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate efforts with the United States Trade Representative to secure the right of United States agricultural producers, processors, and exporters to use common names for agricultural commodities or food products in foreign markets through the negotiation of bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements, memoranda of understanding, or exchanges of letters that assure the current and future use of each common name identified by the Secretary in connection with United States agricultural commodities or food products. </text></subsection><subsection id="id35c62257e2944c768e047a3e226dbf77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the United States Trade Representative shall submit to Congress a report every 2 years regarding efforts and successes in carrying out subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="idd244095e3edd4f7f9a46eeb02e89a366"><enum>3202.</enum><header>Technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5623">7 U.S.C. 5623(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4fca5aee77f433781285274602a4dd6"><paragraph id="id66b576d5ffc1434c9c115616fa4ed38d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities</header><subparagraph id="idaea79a85bc3a41eaaef5f7fbcfbed5d0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the program established under this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into contracts or other agreements with eligible trade organizations to provide needs assessment, training, and other technical assistance—</text><clause id="idd0e2b1948bb4403c890fa0b15b4ee283"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to enhance the capabilities of infrastructure in new and developing foreign markets, including infrastructure relating to cold chain capacity, port improvements, and other developments; and</text></clause><clause id="id06806529682a4205970bd1a693ea407d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to ensure United States agricultural commodities are not damaged or lost due to deficiencies in the infrastructure described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3c773cd8f0a4e78938f91e4e6f0f895"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><clause id="ida26649d8b9f24ce988182e4dc246b861"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></clause><clause id="ida636ad59526448f88fd3b94d01600b17"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Except as provided in clause (iii), amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subparagraph may be used only to carry out subparagraph (A).</text></clause><clause id="idd9eba0ed1d89417daaaff08f5868bdb5" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the total amount made available pursuant to this subparagraph for a fiscal year is not necessary to carry out subparagraph (A), any excess amounts may be used to carry out the program established under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idfc6dd4716d8a454990d9ce478248c763"><enum>3203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(e) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5623">7 U.S.C. 5623(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="id1259F970D4B44BEE83AA606BB7450951" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id106a625d7a7d4756a8e7ef167426514e" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Annual report</header><subparagraph id="id6194bcbe99704f5eb09b0b0101c5d704" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id784e8dc0d3a54828b9a890ff4bb106bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id8f0e359b284a4d5ead4f3cc31da964db" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify and analyze acts, policies, or practices of foreign countries that constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of United States exports of specialty crops, including the imposition of—</text><subclause id="idf4f1d4a2bc6c4b5f8e5cf922cfc411cd" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>tariffs (including retaliatory tariffs) and quotas (including tariff-rate quotas); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idfd26a876b1724ca78cf5a623204f8c97" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(II)</enum><text>nontariff barriers, including technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, import licensing procedures, and subsidies; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4de9777bf7df42908dc88e4f3b9d5241" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in conjunction with the United States International Trade Commission, make an estimate of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34dc43203cdb43c08f9d3df40bbac09d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impacts on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops of any act, policy, or practice identified under clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ideef3496e56c14130bb82c4a423c7e111" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if feasible, the value of additional specialty crops that would, during the year preceding submission of the report, have been exported from the United States to each foreign country an act, policy, or practice of which is identified under clause (i) if each such act, policy, or practice of that country did not exist; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id47c97fe7553e45b18eb4a192437aa1ca" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assess the extent to which each act, policy, or practice identified under clause (i) is subject to international agreements to which the United States is a party; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93bcb29142474c19936e14e6e6ccba33"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include information with respect to any action taken by the executive branch during the year preceding submission of the report, or expected to be taken after submission of the report, to eliminate any act, policy, or practice identified under clause (i), including—</text><subclause id="id4ebb095dc57148eea8aba794f478fad1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any action under section 301;</text></subclause><subclause id="idafa7d3138d60434c8398e1e1c8554a5b" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>negotiations or consultations with foreign governments, which may include engagement through the standing committee on sanitary and phytosanitary matters established under a free trade agreement to which the United States is a party; and </text></subclause><subclause id="id9c7ebb9777ad4aaeaf7a8d765eaf8390" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>action at the World Trade Organization, including dispute settlement actions, consultations, or negotiations; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9edfa6a3894245f58ac5c629b13737d1" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a description of—</text><subclause id="id557b47af55e94c4198e2d95b7799a8f0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any funds provided under subsection (f)(3)(A)(iv) that were not obligated in the fiscal year preceding submission of the report; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idbe9600980d9c48e295bb789bd403cbbe" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the reason such funds were not obligated.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d41b288482947e5916aac132781d58b" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the United States Trade Representative, shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d94c49726ef4727968f20a1995b94f5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before preparing the report required by subparagraph (A), seek comment from the public and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida32d21ee0ca04363839105346eb00983"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such comments into account in preparing the report.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48329e7088cf476b9eb6121c1629b5bb" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Form of report</header><clause id="id5c78d27b6742412ab5c44ebfc957ea79" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The report required by subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</text></clause><clause id="id20cd650935f34d6181f50ec6dd69d440" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text>The unclassified portion of the report required by subparagraph (A) shall be made available to the public in machine readable format.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="PA6CBB6C549A67BB5C0D1DD88C100085"><enum>3204.</enum><header>Agricultural trade promotion and facilitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(f) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5623">7 U.S.C. 5623(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id65c418ba960746f89735cb558cf22434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17361c65628541459a82c5964c47fbce"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, of</quote> and inserting <quote>Of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id525f0d44efbb4747895c8c06f4e8e8db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD3B943F5BDA64FC3B3A75C5237849CAC"><text>section, to remain available until expended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8211ce1a4ea2421bbe1a096ba8b5b235"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2027, $255,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3da6c47f25b4427aadddc771d50c295b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, $495,500,000.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce8a04e8123a42d5b616da100dc77f3a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id8ed97bac10944fd5998b141e7c08e112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2a9cce7368544a089902f020c7fbff0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Fiscal years 2019 through 2027</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40c4cb6e270743db80aecc01b1ace239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2027</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514c802bd8c24b70a89a679335277583"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21423c2f0c374b1ebb10747190108371"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f2fbdddcbf346a192099e73719f7309"><subparagraph id="id3671e09f15284b77a6ef00a5d3aab568" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2028 and 2029</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, the Secretary shall allocate funds to carry out this section in accordance with the following:</text><clause id="idb9f911abab8b4951bd6273d0eb3de503" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Market access program</header><text>For market access activities authorized under subsection (b), of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not less than $400,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="id29c5205c7d554a039e152b4e0e254e27" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Foreign market development cooperator program</header><text>To carry out subsection (c), of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not less than $69,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="id458279be7a054c90b21b0527394351f2" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>E (Kika) de la Garza Emerging Markets Program</header><text>To provide assistance under subsection (d), of the funds of, or an equal value of commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, not more than $8,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="id459fe05999b8430da7a95f5bb493fade" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Technical assistance for specialty crops</header><text>To carry out subsection (e), of the funds of, or an equal value of the commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, $15,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="iddf0bf3db0ac2455f82e65dfc373615ee" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Priority trade fund</header><subclause id="ide661e0a19f8a425db88302dd2231e95c" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the amounts allocated under clauses (i) through (iv), and notwithstanding any limitations in those clauses, as determined by the Secretary, for 1 or more programs under this section for authorized activities to access, develop, maintain, and expand markets for United States agricultural commodities, $3,500,000 for each fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="id9a4d4debe9b445f581aed676ebc411e0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In allocating funds made available under subclause (I), the Secretary may consider providing a greater allocation to 1 or more programs under this section for which the amounts requested under applications exceed the funding for 1 or more programs.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbcddb4a680843caaf4b3b1d2414b2ca"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98c1fb34825b4fdab0843cacc27b90a9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0a45006aa354be6bf8348a41a72325e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or (B)</quote> after <quote>of subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b3fe20cdb90442fa2093e52fee8a567"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(v)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (v) of subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01feb24813e74d61b1b5a3f826c9359b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>or (B), as applicable</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9829750e665a467ca32f8a6b0123b138" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the second sentence.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id256199c3985545cc90664a1b99ff4aec" commented="no"><enum>3205.</enum><header>Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetable working group</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5671">7 U.S.C. 5671 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F2B35CEA0194D2097A3176D75207F88"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id5fb1fd99854848bfba35932081617e86"><enum>418.</enum><header>Interagency seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables working group</header><subsection id="id181fa206f0c34b7c837281f1e8511d64" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies or entities, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, shall jointly establish an interagency working group (referred to in this section as the <term>working group</term>) composed of representatives from each agency to monitor and assess, on an ongoing basis, seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables trade data and related information.</text></subsection><subsection id="iddcb67d6649104619a6c48e41183a1dec" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Trade actions and investigations</header><text>The working group shall coordinate as appropriate regarding potential additional trade actions and investigations with respect to any seasonal or perishable agricultural products, as determined to be advisable by the working group.</text></subsection><subsection id="idb66cd4f8a0d74ab7a5bcd6bfed938942" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The working group shall consult with the Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee, relevant seasonal or perishable agricultural producers, and other relevant trade associations to identify threats that imports pose to domestic producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.</text></subsection><subsection id="id41066f16638545f69bedb7e5a707c6c6" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations to Secretary</header><text>The working group shall recommend programs or assistance that the Secretary could provide to producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables to address market impacts.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id2BA62938BF9C4F63BC375DB46CF446BD" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Other agricultural trade laws</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P6D104ADE4CD5665900ECCA9ECFE1DDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food for Progress Act of 1985</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o">7 U.S.C. 1736o</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="P7AFDC4E14305D85A54C49D95A694F6F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3930a4c1004c47389fb666a398da00c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF51042C835849BBB0D2B16F7C3524C0"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffeb31f0c2c249d3bfa12b4cfed37d60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commodities to prevent waste</header><text>Unless authorized in advance in appropriation Acts, no funds of the Corporation may be used to carry out this section with respect to eligible commodities made available under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1431">7 U.S.C. 1431(b)</external-xref>) in excess of (exclusive of the cost of eligible commodities)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide169d05bcf5b41729fe69ee7a0140fb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ee16523de764a6d9bcfb9e65d747b00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$52,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9726444b684240cabb81faaf9b214ea6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f82e4e64d1f4d7ca2a32e745f19dc80"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$58,000,000 for fiscal years 2027;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b311e733e714b5a936d3b19f95ef3be"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$61,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e1dcbe5c326443ea6649f742a53300f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$64,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdbaf21bd65c4992aab0328346f9091b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>eligible eligible commodities</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible commodities</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="P1694BC4F42FA999F04112DB51C2BA6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17a785bc9f2c4b08b095b6b0dd9dd959"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32dc4620db3544058f41db2d00857606"><paragraph id="id2f9e482b8789400f86ab20cea57b57b9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary shall not enter into any agreement pursuant to this section under which more than 50 percent of the amounts made available to carry out the program for a fiscal year are awarded to a single entity.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="P2BA0E277426BBF3F4CD873AFAEC4A00"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (k), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="PE2AA8F2246455A25BC64899AFC2D3E2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id723680E4F1DA45A6A434C5D117584692" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (p)—</text><subparagraph id="id576E6766EFAC4496AC1A918BE74B2B41" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAD5545A0BF754115A777E76595CE1944" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P2C06AB4C4B4B7229B5DCEE98171EA1D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f-1">7 U.S.C. 1736f–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c417545c0cc4e74921165dcee75a5b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad052613dd644620b3f353aa5aca43c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd4ed79da80b4a7c8fc0ac4eca679d58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id755f151ed4384f569db515597a743dbb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>shall not be—</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3FD86C37729848BEA0E3017D10C4DA51"><text>shall not be considered to be a part of the total domestic supply (including carryover) for the purpose of—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc7a2fb24212456cbe4b48d91e5eec0f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (c); or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0caedb98d9974dc59316de6b9cbaab16"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administering the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1691">7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PDF35A1304AF025B2212169A3CC03C23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3303.</enum><header>Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5622">7 U.S.C. 5622</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/624">Public Law 101–624</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id94CB3AFC9B114208986D4CF712F77F8A"><enum>3304.</enum><header>Growing American food exports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1543A(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5679">7 U.S.C. 5679(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idF24075A880BA446F92E9F7D847E50E4B"><enum>3305.</enum><header>International food security technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1543B(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736dd">7 U.S.C. 1736dd(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id0878df7ababc43bab827bbf722ea1f42"><enum>3306.</enum><header>McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4341036cf0e4c1e86f938c089e78434"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2)(C), by striking <quote>indigenous institutions as well as local</quote> and inserting <quote>indigenous institutions, women-led and women-owned organizations, and local</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida65883d8def04d29b5afe5c01571a9b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf5b6d52927c448e8abccb5dbb759a74"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0808a67e8dd43e0bf03232fd4c32110"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>not more than 10 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 10 percent, but not more than 20 percent,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df1abfe38014a2aa0ab39393ac934ff"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE2C91394C0044968770951D3AE78CF8"><paragraph id="idb155d1b4832641f4b23b0efd30267df5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Capacity-building activities</header><text>Of the amounts described in paragraph (4), the Secretary may provide funds for capacity-building activities to support the purchase of agricultural commodities described in subsection (a)(2)(A).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P717E16E441A6EAC7A6218488D794DFD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Global Crop Diversity Trust</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2220a">22 U.S.C. 2220a</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA9316B7DEB9422D89B2C37DDF0042A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11F1362218B04B2ABFF083DEF1BC1DF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P6ACF5F3F41BD0D5043C3E0ABF79741E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local and regional food aid procurement projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726c">7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id40C24AA44E89482693888695F7A9C16D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3309.</enum><header>International agricultural education fellowship program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3307(g)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3295">7 U.S.C. 3295(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Nutrition</header><subtitle id="id388353964fa443aba8677d843e56d457" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><section id="idf67ee8b09b9f454c9d9f6f8215e55f76"><enum>4101.</enum><header>Ensuring transparency and accountability in thrifty food plan</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65d9c2d00d964dfda7e47c51d4bdb20f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(u)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after the second sentence the following: <quote>Those re-evaluations shall include an external peer review process and be submitted to Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States in accordance with section 801 of title 5, United States Code. To the extent legally allowable, the computer code and data used for the re-evaluations to generate the market baskets shall be made publicly available.</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4ac2e0d4993748e1ba0b01a87e7b3f5f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hawaii</header><paragraph id="id71919f7184fd4c168fb703d8721949dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim final rule</header><text>Notwithstanding section 273.10(e)(4)(i) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary shall promulgate an interim final rule to use food price data throughout the State of Hawaii to calculate the cost of the thrifty food plan (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)) for that State.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5144d33e134f40499360167fcfc0a34c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost adjustment</header><subparagraph id="id9b3cf18d57f242519f50bb45a5d3a460"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on October 1, 2025, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall apply the cost estimate for the thrifty food plan (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)) for the State of Hawaii pursuant to the interim final rule promulgated under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f6bcfa15ecb416e8b6e4b553ed004e1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for fiscal years 2026 through 2030</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Secretary may not apply the cost estimate described in subparagraph (A) if that application would result in the cost of the diet under the thrifty food plan (as so defined) being below the amount of the cost of that diet as calculated using the method of calculating the cost of the diet under the thrifty food plan for the State of Hawaii for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1eafb417aae8426b965a617592a10c06"><enum>4102.</enum><header>Food distribution program on Indian reservations</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d08f62db8a34ed7ab979e3433070651"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idf8e78dbc81dc435c95753320938daeee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3a684540f444621ac0845b44aaa7394"><subparagraph id="id7875a157f7a4466ea9008fd4b2c8a962"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Participation in SNAP</header><text>Any household eligible to participate or participating in the program established under this subsection may simultaneously participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd3cbfc31e984f6e95fce5b787dcf58a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d6514a2c0d24a6b9ec5b80e359ae994"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fe8a275026247328b1bbe8bb56879ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking the designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>80 percent</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>The Secretary shall pay 100 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id07b146de7893492889247d9d0401a9e1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(E), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide377c85370e6468db4ca9ac9f3bab1d3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28f8a3aa33174d189ab420f7e03ae8ab"><paragraph id="id843c9a89bb4b46938af3596dea17e008"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tribal procurement</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0908d64a8d244993bd89a282a2034850"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf26384346644a409af37fef7732f74f"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>eligible Tribal organization</term> means a Tribal organization that meets the requirements for a participating Tribal organization under clause (ii), except that the Tribal organization does not satisfy the requirement described in subclause (II) of that clause.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf86dcb7734014a1d90c8bc6fe251ef70"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Participating Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>participating Tribal organization</term> means a Tribal organization that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041f129150c545b5880d6927b376bce2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is successfully administering the food distribution program of the Tribal organization established under this subsection;</text></subclause><subclause id="idf1b9e219902140cb9e7916ede415d8e2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has entered into a self-determination contract to procure agricultural commodities for distribution under that food distribution program for not less than 12 months of distribution across the contract period;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42E3FAC3ABAD441E842E27EB95763362"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the capacity to purchase agricultural commodities in accordance with subparagraph (C); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A9CC8D57E9745E4B0F648D3F6C80938"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets any other criteria determined by the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2fb5d850d9e472993e32354e0d6e81c"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Self-determination contract</header><text>The term <term>self-determination contract</term> means a self-determination contract (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)) as implemented under the demonstration project established under section 4003(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>), with modifications as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id548575a5ddd449928f42f78b1913cb8a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal commodity purchases</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><clause id="idb00bac97399e4a89b229d5efbbe05437"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to the availability of appropriations under subparagraph (E)(i), enter into self-determination contracts with eligible Tribal organizations to allow those eligible Tribal organizations to directly purchase agricultural commodities for distribution under the food distribution program of the eligible Tribal organization established under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="id6afd836e516442bd9a904941c9c71040"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to the availability of appropriations under subparagraph (E)(ii), enter into self-determination contracts with participating Tribal organizations to allow those participating Tribal organizations to directly purchase agricultural commodities for distribution under the food distribution program of the participating Tribal organization established under this subsection. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b674db46da34e4d8400c3643c0f4973"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Procurement requirements</header><text>Any agricultural commodity purchased by a Tribal organization under a self-determination contract entered into under subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55a91b2e9d704bfda39e954aa47f69d6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be domestically produced;</text></clause><clause id="id64238d53970d42a4988f20253c09c625"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall supplant, not supplement, the types of agricultural commodities in existing food packages for that Tribal organization; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99964149e29b49129fa3047679155efc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9adba674656442ac8bffd1da538ceea0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of a similar or higher nutritional value as the types of agricultural commodities that would be supplanted in the existing food package of the Tribal organization; or </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f6d3263ef9a4759a082e753d76dd810"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agricultural commodity with Tribal significance to that Indian Tribe;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida762ae4e4ab14958b34714ca9c5d3001"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>shall not result in a material increase in the total amount of food in the food package of that Tribal organization, as compared to the amount of food authorized under the monthly distribution guide rates established by the Food and Nutrition Service; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64fe264338204084ab741a27b4f73b27"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall meet any other criteria determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44264a2ab6b9445b81fb11141ffc2856"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a list of each Tribal organization purchasing agricultural commodities in accordance with a self-determination contract entered into under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id518f0a7cffb64cc58cb9aac8b45f115f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Funding</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida75f5bce06fd4d22a8c495d243221f13"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for eligible Tribal organizations</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbd42f4d5e4f4e82b3a1dd63d594c4ee"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each fiscal year, to remain available until expended, to enter into self-determination contracts under subparagraph (B)(i) with eligible Tribal organizations.</text></subclause><subclause id="IDcde2ba67b55844578ed0a6b891f1e343"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Appropriations in advance</header><text>Only funds appropriated pursuant to subclause (I) in advance specifically to the Secretary to enter into self-determination contracts under subparagraph (B)(i) with eligible Tribal organizations shall be available for that purpose.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ecab7dec4764b1da69929abefeb20a2"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Option</header><text>If any funds described in subclause (II) are remaining in a fiscal year after requests to enter into self-determination contracts from eligible Tribal organizations for that fiscal year have been met, the Secretary may use those remaining funds to enter into self-determination contracts under subparagraph (B)(ii) with participating Tribal organizations. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id83eb0ddfa55d48c19df97c757ed4564a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Funding for participating Tribal organizations</header><text>Of the funds made available under section 18(a), not more than $20,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary for each fiscal year, to remain available for 2 fiscal years, to enter into self-determination contracts under subparagraph (B)(ii) with participating Tribal organizations. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb2662357eede41a1a7cfb9ac5323671f"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5301">25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall not be liable, or use any amounts made available under subparagraph (E)(i) or section 18(a) for purposes of carrying out this paragraph, for contract support costs or other costs not expressly authorized in this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc6a14c2c0e224343a84fd8685caefb02" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Emergencies and disasters</header><subparagraph id="id15cf24dd2f2947058389e16292938045" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of emergency period</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>emergency period</term> means a period during which there exists—</text><clause id="idd804d4a4d6a84da6af77ef66aeb5e844" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>) or a renewal of such a public health emergency declaration;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60c4b7ac2d244cae93ecca9bf1574164"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="id8DC9D809406746C9A319EF3A090384E5" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5191">42 U.S.C. 5191</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c124acb4421452a8f78845fe7c04bb0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Modification or waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, during an emergency period, the Secretary may modify or waive any regulatory requirement promulgated pursuant to this section for a Tribal organization or State agency administering the program under this section if—</text><clause id="idd5d1ac4439dc466f998400f3cb2885ab" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the regulatory requirement cannot be met by the Tribal organization or State agency during any portion of the emergency period under the conditions that prompted the emergency period; and</text></clause><clause id="idbdb942b9a8834ca992367288801563f2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the modification or waiver of such a requirement is necessary to provide assistance to that Tribal organization or State agency under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c28dfa511994553beca7d1e974d09b5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A modification or waiver made under subparagraph (B) may be available for not more than 2 calendar months after the end of the applicable emergency period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id752e1b8dd07649778c6308a7f868a94b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research, demonstration, and evaluations</header><text>Section 17(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026">7 U.S.C. 2026(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>program</quote> and inserting <quote>program, the food distribution program on Indian Reservations carried out under section 4(b), and the emergency food assistance program established under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0255389153e34bd9abee5634a5cd8864"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Demonstration project for Tribal organizations termination</header><text>Section 4003(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4EFC7FA57A340038BE3D55ED80910CD"><paragraph id="id95e7a71268c84674a089e2a299c329cb"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The demonstration project under this subsection shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary certifies that paragraph (8) of section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>) has been implemented.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id4fa02f15cf1c4df2af6243f763a57f41"><enum>4103.</enum><header>Income exclusion for military basic allowance for housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idc94335701e264a2f830afa3e71aa3e83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (18), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e1780dfb8de45a3ac9459ba802835c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida100b32f030b473abdaa893c4df9723e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D2F5BD2432143BCBCB8FF167D6B2004"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35a7535656e34ec08c1046ac3d97e35b"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value of an allowance received under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id5f8d4a470fe5417184ac386b8dc4adad"><enum>4104.</enum><header>SNAP materials for health care professionals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4e8722a27c04cb8892df0150204eb54"><subsection id="idd2b333100ebf43f8bddbbdb9afff9963"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Training materials for health care professionals</header><paragraph id="id4E57B8CF507D47169DF91E83BE870719" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of health care professional</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>health care professional</term> means an individual who is licensed, registered, or certified under Federal or State law to provide health care services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5886f10566b2416287c95017b0167fe8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training materials</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall—</text><subparagraph id="id856675b0ca684ef58968749f77ecc1ce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop and make available materials designed to train health care professionals to inform their patients about the availability of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other nutrition assistance programs administered by the Secretary; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id569a7fafd6fa4e1180d671c065e174ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform outreach to hospitals, universities, nursing associations, and similar entities to ensure that health care professionals have access to those materials and are informed about the supplemental nutrition assistance program and other nutrition assistance programs administered by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id02ea709b3c31479990ad62a39478bfa3"><enum>4105.</enum><header>College students</header><subsection id="ide6b240bfc42043ef80d76ef2dbf21475" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>College students</header><text>Section 6(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4d64223864364bc79885886c4ad89090" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11924d6023f34dbf86707791d27ac311" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide57c5482ac2e4948a001b42331d826e1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4370b51b14314ec4984840f79c2886f1"><paragraph id="id0907251c22514505a7929151f2042779" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>is 24 years of age or younger and was in foster care under the responsibility of a State on the date of attaining 18 years of age or such higher age as the State has elected under section 475(8)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/675">42 U.S.C. 675(8)(B)(iii)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40cb91b19dc54e998a3ea2a71f4d1959"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1e413ea2999474e826deb4aeac624fc"><subsection id="id67aedfd1b25c4c2a90428cc76b17c94d"><enum>(y)</enum><header>Coordination To support SNAP access to college students</header><paragraph id="id5b7e97ffe3274f84b2a02842489bff66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Guidance and other materials</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall issue—</text><subparagraph id="ida2a69ef256e44b4c9f526007f6920ae8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>clear, understandable, and easy-to-use guidance on eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program for students at institutions of higher education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide93e2ebd2af746bd9c305638e79ce4c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a template for institutions of higher education to use to provide students with local food assistance information, including contact information for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6d30b9b9a7e4d04a7d86bf98533251e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriate State agency administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf55f598ad104c0baf744e733b60b763"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local and campus food pantries; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e303f05bbd942c397eb0a2193a30eca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other local food assistance facilities and services available to students enrolled in the institution of higher education; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id222e338fe5d2420fb610090c9a8c4a82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other information or material, as determined by the Secretary, that would assist institutions of higher education with ensuring that students who are likely to be eligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program have access to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03688ce3860d4527aca8cdd4025b02ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">those benefits; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4816dd1574864e869edc4b0f80d709c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">available food assistance facilities and services.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id667dd4873afa4b8fae1e92b6b0db8d5e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a0aaca117ee4221a4d9597e2888c6cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to disseminate, not less frequently than annually, the guidance and other materials described in paragraph (1) to, as applicable—</text><clause id="id5615b1d7cc2f43f2accaf209526fd010"><enum>(i)</enum><text>institutions of higher education; and</text></clause><clause id="id18d99c04b7454705ba5f674cd0662a36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>low-income students and other students at risk of experiencing food insecurity, as determined by the Secretary, at institutions of higher education, including students who— </text><subclause id="id1cd7c55b29034455b026b89e2553680b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are eligible to participate in a State or federally financed work study program during the regular school year, as determined by the institution of higher education; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idb47e72b7d49e47c892ad850dd58b8ab4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for the current academic year, have an expected family contribution or student aid index of $0 or less, as determined in accordance with part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1087kk">20 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98830d0617a44cf5b66da93aefa341f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make the guidance and other materials described in paragraph (1) publicly available on the websites of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id4eae0cae74c04a25be9240b3c0fe2798" commented="no"><enum>4106.</enum><header>Improvements to SNAP employment and training</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c56f1840cd44a18b64cace02e0d6779"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions from income</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7afb5b3b6c264044a8bfd6a83287ea1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cbd1b744a8748f49d22cb601e3da440"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as amended by section 4103)—</text><clause id="id4994c17c3cd54673b5a20a79dc8b0870" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (19)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7515f6da84246e9814f10f3bb9907fb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idb077209335b04acbaaa5b7cb462597b9" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae0f47b5ff9349978dd2784c8612fa85"><paragraph id="idd99e8588adb14f3a92beb6dfe4a01e6d" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><text>any payment, income, allowance, or earnings made to household members provided under—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id610cda1beef3449997f2d7eb3711742b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any work program (as defined in section 6(o)(1));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94948da72aa24d8490dc927ceeb35389"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any employment and training program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591437b6c4fd4252a785142e243cec17"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any vocational rehabilitation program (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>)); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d0e1de4284f4c28bf801d37e1d8400c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any refugee employment and training program established under section 412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1522">8 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e4d820b0cef4f43bf36fc61c02e9c09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id226619e949914e8195b7b8895a63d821"><paragraph id="id9c4d64b3d97c4de2a6495ffdb91e3109"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Time-limited exclusion for certain employment and training programs</header><text>The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources under this subsection any payment, income, allowance, or earnings described in subsection (d)(21) received by any member of a household for the month of receipt, and each of the 11 months beginning after the month of receipt, if that member was participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program at the time the payment, income, allowance, or earning was received.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82f4cfdef8e14a51875edc20f03a71b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (l); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42781948e694423e88c4c4f301181bc4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (m), (n), and (o) (as added by section 4104) as subsections (l), (m), and (n), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00154b838c5b47c38fe9eef0b3963f9f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 6(s)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(s)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(l), (m), and (n)</quote> and inserting <quote>(l), and (m)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d3e5ef26de743e8bdb9718c39324fc9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employment and training</header><text>Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51f7ea6b6eba4aa0a31aed562a01e85b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48fe6d8ccd1f4667acb44ccd66bdb879"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i)— </text><clause id="id233fc9450ed74edbb5e167f98991b010" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subclause (VII), by striking <quote>90</quote> and inserting <quote>180</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id599c56cfdd5743fd8030a90bf6036284" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subclause (VIII) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E8F1566C746496487B2A93C0C542DC0"><subclause id="iddec8dceeaeb34e7d976a1d8236919ba1" commented="no"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Programs and activities with demonstrated effectiveness in increasing skills and improving the ability of participants to find and retain employment that leads to increased household income, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83b7443601104cef8c24c27d3ae862aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (I)(i)(I), by inserting <quote>addressing barriers to</quote> after <quote>directly related to</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa6ef6e189444b869579a337df2bbb9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17d6733b1d03443388b2195d0cfb2f40"><subparagraph id="id6284b752c54043dca0ddf62a8344ab58" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><header>State agency requirement</header><clause id="id0f2e0ac71ff749598c3e5780fd016266" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each State agency complies with—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5ccf26eb43e4aecbcf68fd90203b6b8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the requirements of this paragraph and section 11(e)(19); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb939fccd71a34563ad91e6f8b1651a2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan of the State agency developed pursuant to that section.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcb4afe2e0bca4757bd136ea92b1eb257" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The chief executive officer of a State, in coordination with the State agency, shall annually submit to the Secretary the following information:</text><subclause id="id7a917069d1a442d1bbf82bd0b23915e9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>A statement certifying that the State has cooperated with the Secretary to ensure the compliance described in clause (i).</text></subclause><subclause id="id13622dca9f54478da466b3d4d5fe3a39" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The total number of participants served by the employment and training program of the State under this paragraph in the prior fiscal year.</text></subclause><subclause id="idedb2f50ffe554f8d95cfee3433006d7a" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The total amount of Federal and State funding expended on the employment and training program of the State under this paragraph, including the total amount of payments and reimbursements made under subparagraph (I), in the prior fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id583c73583e0440c0940a76c91b141f62" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (M), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ac632107c8548bc85e1d1fdca66cafd" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (O)(i)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266b71fff1214da399bd65a40193ff26"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>eligible for an exemption under paragraph (2) and who</quote> and inserting <quote>exempt from meeting a requirement under paragraph (1)(A) and</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef4a2beaeb8b4f6b83fcafba9427ac21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd35f7579e05a47ada71e255967ab29f6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id476fab05f3814716911a8c4f5b4371bf"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as subclauses (II), (III), and (I), respectively, and moving the subclauses so as to appear in numerical order; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb148704536d647868e329678ee594a02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25189361a8964dab88b2c9d5f3b87210"><subparagraph id="idee6dc19cd97143daa082ee0842b2d0b6"><enum>(P)</enum><header>Procedures for referrals</header><text>In accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, the State agency shall establish procedures to ensure that each referral results in directly connecting a participant with a service provider or other appropriate entity to receive appropriate support and services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbad87c22f939485a895089f7eb2a0916"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id10534fdde7ae456bb728a2615c026bc2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (o)(1)(A), by striking <quote>title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>), other than a self-service activity authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/49">29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id696214BE16C945958AE79A18F1907888" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State plans</header><text>Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida770933978064a86a8942ce5dd20b74d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(19), by striking <quote>the activities</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>appropriate activities carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>), as determined by the Secretary, a description of the State agency’s screening of individuals to determine whether an individual is exempt from meeting a requirement under subsections (d)(1)(A) and (o)(2) of section 6 and the appropriateness of the employment and training program for the skills and circumstances of the individual prior to the referral of that individual to an employment and training program, the basis, including any cost information, for exemptions of categories and individuals, and the justification for the choice of employment and training program components reflected in the plans, including how those components address the skill needs of participants and regional or local workforce needs;</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbd1f42b472d4554a0934030a630ccbf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (w) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89347636638407cabce528db633935c"><subsection id="id9ef93bdc108840118ced58c9f4812b01" commented="no"><enum>(w)</enum><header>Additional notification of employment and training opportunities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fe128498b6043deb4f58ddbff6b5625"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>For households containing at least 1 individual between the ages specified in section 6(d)(1), a State agency shall, at the time of certification and recertification, be required to provide information to those individuals on available employment and training services and local employment and training providers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7a21487ae1f41cba9067c723361c330" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>A State agency that does not exempt all work registrants from participation in an employment and training program shall notify, in writing, households with members that are exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) of section 6(d) due to physical or mental unfitness or pursuant to paragraph (2) of that section that those households are not required to contact the providers or participate in the services described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7c297daec86420e9c98a668c9d6a753" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Request for employment and training provider assessment</header><subparagraph id="ide1b1c36668ba4a86b70600f620c6d477" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual who is determined to be eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by a State agency that exempts all work registrants from an employment and training program may request that the provider of a component of the employment and training program of the State assess the individual for appropriateness for participation in that component, notwithstanding any determination by the State agency of the eligibility of the individual for the employment and training program of that provider.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8367edfa4354bab8b2324170ec9f1d3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Each provider of a component of an employment and training program shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9ef5ea4bd3b45b3a1c9de5d369f8da6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the applicable State agency of each individual that the provider identifies as appropriate for the component of the employment and training program under subparagraph (A); and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8a009974a114ad087e7e3c91797bf6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">verify other eligibility conditions with the State agency prior to enrolling each of those individuals in the component of the employment and training program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7f4560a35924bbbb2eb1f225f580f74"><enum>(d)</enum><header>SNAP employment and training reallocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9f4f422282d498782982fc80bcc70b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e695a83371c43c8a653098591e723f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>36</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2905ac5787ee4974941afc45b2ca4464"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$103,900,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$110,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73c7068455b74bab850bb5ffd1020923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd50e3fe57abe4f6dbf1133cea1ae3ed8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>(v)</quote> and inserting <quote>(iv)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71cba7c559934228926f7425d66b303d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad2acf9a482c45009caa40adc7342d49"><clause id="idd57525935e19453cad7345bb5cfa69cf" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In reallocating unexpended funds under clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority to State agencies requesting such funds for work-based learning employment and training programs and activities that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb186ee33d5994fe6bff49214234869a6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are coordinated with employers that can transition to unsubsidized employment;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb56696e33a4c4bf6bb0389714bc855b7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are targeted to—</text><item id="id8b9dbf50eda349409da548496cae5538" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>individuals 50 years of age or older;</text></item><item id="id407128f1e9e84f75b1972ee71c1d62bf" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>formerly incarcerated individuals;</text></item><item id="idf93792066441491b9331276c96616d81" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>individuals participating or having recently participated in a substance abuse treatment program;</text></item><item id="ida79b04ae9cf04182aea4e0c437ab7b33" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>homeless individuals;</text></item><item id="idba0c9a948e8d469581fecd429512bc08" commented="no"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>individuals with disabilities seeking to enter the workforce;</text></item><item id="idb983e0a8ef77463580be4986118ea12c" commented="no"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>other individuals with substantial barriers to employment;</text></item><item id="id7828d4cf4707440a96624144af15b7b7" commented="no"><enum>(gg)</enum><text>households facing multigenerational poverty, to support employment and workforce participation through an integrated and family-focused approach in providing supportive services; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa5a3c54fd9f4fca8baeead38fa2db21"><enum>(hh)</enum><text>members of Indian tribes; and</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c9f77c0fbe24a2794d5962a80e0fe09"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet any other criteria determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5dbf6749158c4a3ab36fbfe09259ac54" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Employment and training study</header><paragraph id="id37510ea95f5a448dbe88891f513ed8a6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on—</text><subparagraph id="id3684146c084d4f5ab231e55bb561c4ab" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the level of coordination among various employment and training programs that are federally funded and State- or locality-administered, including—</text><clause id="id5c2410982aa64720a5ecebf99b9a1145" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>programs under sections 6(d) and 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(d)</external-xref>, 2029);</text></clause><clause id="idd4138b56b8564412853441be3988d76f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id5cdc76b0f71f4a19b3325d5c8cc55fb3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>work supports funded under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>); and </text></clause><clause id="id0a7f819276fd4917825eeb4845c5f66c" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Jobs Plus Initiative Program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id177fc08d8a114f14952dbab531a22ac7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>differences in the populations served by each program studied under subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5661a98f0dd471c91b86728919ad303"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the different performance and reporting measures used in each program studied under subparagraph (A) and opportunities for aligning those performance measures; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cec529a863e419489e6da6664b79310" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, the effectiveness of each of those programs in serving individuals with substantial barriers to employment, such as substance use disorders, mental health issues, physical or mental disabilities, unstable housing, lack of basic education or life skills, or lack of childcare, transportation, or access to appropriate technologies, including with respect to—</text><clause id="id22ce4f45ef72447483b1e621d14b776a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assessing the suitability of those individuals for the employment and training activities offered; and</text></clause><clause id="ida5aeda78515d4df58c41e2e9fd117ab6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving the short-term and long-term employment outcomes for those individuals.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd98c39acf0ed4157ae1a33aef47b3c7e" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States 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 describing the results of that study.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id06ee34129198421f84125aa330a5fd77"><enum>4107.</enum><header>Ensuring EBT integrity</header><subsection id="id8b27eecca75545ada15b69450e02f93f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protecting EBT cardholders</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26116262d62c42758bf0e00b2896ee23"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idc928b96cf91d4bc4912bfaef22f11712" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>and security, including completeness of fraud protection and prevention tools and coverage of infrastructure cost</quote> before the period at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf0f5d63f4664347ac4da68ff7e88a3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40172c33c60c452c8ce3a9bf2e7e4319"><paragraph id="id2813e4c9b3004f86b87929d077f19d20"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Updating point-of-sale equipment</header><subparagraph id="id9d8ce943b57e41c19d6f676264d943f5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to require retail food stores to make any necessary and appropriate upgrades to point-of-sale equipment to ensure a more secure means of conducting transactions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2054a36c3c24d3bab780a9eb32fe56d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a retail food store shall be liable to the Secretary for the value of benefits redeemed via fraudulent on-site transactions using an EBT card with a magnetic stripe in lieu of more secure means, as determined by the Secretary, after the requirement for those secure means is implemented nationwide by regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59a083127b0c409cbddf31386be976a4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab93b3e53975417b9d51a88c0ef9caa0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8cc82f9f12e44508347c579cde60773"><subparagraph id="id8c8e72ad19f24fdb860513ba209525dd" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>State review</header><text>Each State agency shall review existing technology and contract requirements before entering into or renewing an electronic benefit transfer contract to ensure the electronic benefit transfer technology of the State agency reflects up-to-date standards to ensure the security of benefits.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id95d08dd6034b427997dec9832a5396b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50743c70956042c08ccc171c1a59c44c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc61f68da21974a15bb7466a8d64520f7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3b93015d054420ca0b8d0bd596e2028"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id841ff6ad565447ccbcae4c193efe577a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as clauses (i) through (viii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b040d9d85a54f36b3b6e8ad369cc9bd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>(2) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5725E82118DC457EBF0DC607B9CF6CF6"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a1e9687e0db4d9c9e32a8d31618e3c2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal standards</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0163ed7e81dc415492be2dca779a6682"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c5ae63ed46543178bb1d5105b27befe"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id511B62B5952F421CBB19EDC18C128FCA"><subparagraph id="id484aa877b31a471ba1991a07899163e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional specifications</header><clause id="id38e4bfa8a4f44fbdab94c69922735e93"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the electronic benefit transfer system of each State agency shall include—</text><subclause id="id55df43f6fc664a1ab8415629d26191a5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a prohibition on the use of common personal identification numbers;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1b94f22fdf99443595bfa94b68041a32"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an option for households to temporarily lock all activity of the EBT card of the household, with 2 or more easy-to-use options to unlock the EBT card before making a purchase;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7226c3ba972541c0aac020fc25803105"><enum>(III)</enum><text>validation of the card authentication value of an EBT card;</text></subclause><subclause id="id174255702c6247808dccae69c5b6328e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a means to authenticate card balance inquiries;</text></subclause><subclause id="id76cea098b03d4e9ab1219fccc66d7986"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a means for States and the applicable benefit issuer to record and track data on reports of stolen benefits;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida2b104ef5e9842e7bdb7fa52eae02345" commented="no"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>an option for households to view EBT card transaction history; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id1e55d43e56db41e1b17bc0cffce19554" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the household option under subsection (j)(5).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id33044ea709ad4621a1e5d70291ab1be4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recipient protection</header><text>A State agency may not deny a claim of a household for replacement of stolen benefits based on the decision of the household not to use any of the options described in subclauses (II), (VI), and (VII) of clause (i).</text></clause><clause id="id76e3c5c2f94b49fdbb8acac8ebc9d04f"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Regulations</header><subclause id="idf991c75ce72348ba9aa6e7c0683e56c3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate interim final rules to implement clauses (i) and (ii).</text></subclause><subclause id="id481ebefcaa024407b69c8038d687583a"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>Regulations promulgated pursuant to subclause (I) shall be made without regard to—</text><item id="id8059b3c0868d42788d15c2b1b6631993"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; or</text></item><item id="id6b1d14f03e944627a507be702525df9f"><enum>(bb)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id4780bfd2f64c4195ac038b625e57c8dd"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Subsequent reviews</header><text>Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85886720f73f462f8a2821a8b180439e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the requirements described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8471902a82794987af92878530136bdf"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promulgate regulations to make such revisions to those requirements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34d750c9e52e41baaa3053dbe4c80d33"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to comply</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbea7f1515332404a953d4b62245c6aba"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to compliance and enforcement required under section 16, for each 30-day period during which a State agency is not acting in good faith to comply with subparagraph (B), the Secretary may assess against the State agency a fine in an amount equal to $250,000.</text></clause><clause id="idb1113c63d36f4d50a9becf48939b1af1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administrative and judicial review</header><text>Any amount assessed by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall be subject to administrative and judicial review under section 14.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6c80509805f456ba0038f383cb020b2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c750112717443d19df559b4212e88a1"><paragraph id="idf0097399d0be4354b1ce27a404083d04"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Replacement of benefits</header><subparagraph id="id3dba4bd2b4a749138033cc18534521ca"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Regulations issued by the Secretary regarding the replacement of benefits and liability for replacement of benefits under an electronic benefit transfer system shall be similar to the regulations in effect for a paper-based supplemental nutrition assistance issuance system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a40de02c0544fd69cc0072c52582761"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Replacement of stolen benefits</header><text>The Secretary shall require States to replace benefits that are determined by the State agency to have been stolen through EBT card skimming, EBT card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods, subject to the conditions that—</text><clause id="ida8f2372ac71d49719ae89298ea641d20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State plan of operation shall include a plan for the replacement of stolen benefits that includes appropriate procedures, as determined by the Secretary, for—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20d7fe66e98d41d99ef9faf986aa643e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the timely submission of claims to, timely validation of claims by, and replacement issuance by the State agency that includes—</text><item id="id2ebc09dae2dc429a830e3118bdc6ea9d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a signed statement by the affected household on the benefit theft, consistent with the signature requirements and options provided under section 11(e)(2)(C);</text></item><item id="id804f71a14ea94c9385e75af8fb8c2ce1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>criteria for determining whether a submitted claim is valid;</text></item><item id="id2f453f60625649a59ba879f33df395a3"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>procedures for the documentation of replacement issuances, including the submitted claims and findings from the validation;</text></item><item id="id11c004d7ea6646a094d34d97502de7f6"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the submission to the Secretary of data reports relating to benefit theft and replacement activity;</text></item><item id="id48cc5155c61a44aeaffbdda50f638f99"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>procedures to inform households of the right to a fair hearing, consistent with the procedures established under section 11(e) (including regulations) with respect to replacement issuances; and</text></item><item id="idde4318c8c498440b8deaa49c411c1a77"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the use and planned use by the State agency of benefit theft prevention measures; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id084818bee86a4d53bd4931963abb52bc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reporting to the Secretary the scope and frequency of EBT card skimming affecting households within the State;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd33430d40dd34e6caf3e5388916204fe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the replacement of stolen benefits for a household—</text><subclause id="id5339397a0cac4cbba5f9f9bc51fa0b42"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall not exceed the lesser of—</text><item id="id0c901051c98944ad97514a52a134222a"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the amount of benefits stolen from the household; and</text></item><item id="idb4196fa224e24d249cded2875f8d3410"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an amount equal to 2 months of the monthly allotment of the household immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id97793d828da34afca1ff8470dcb7ed55"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not occur more than 2 times per fiscal year per household by a single State agency; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id1c86a584529d438d98606caab90228a7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall only apply to benefits stolen on or after October 1, 2022; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idffd62f9996224502be678233ddae005e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the replacement of stolen benefits under this subparagraph shall not be regarded as a loss for purposes of subsection (e), to the extent such replacement is in accordance with an approved plan that complies with this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8020c9036a0f468baf76190742cfecdc"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (13)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9eb8decdad7c4c2dbaec22b78474da1c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>Effective through fiscal year 2023, neither</quote> and inserting <quote>Neither</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d537f08a1e44b8fa91367fad852c645"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb61b534df79a4e9b85f50a55228ab859"><subparagraph id="idc1a00c289b2f42b8a57f761b0b77117e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional <enum-in-header>EBT</enum-in-header> fees</header><text>Effective through fiscal year 2029, no agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a State who facilitates the provision of benefits in that State may impose a fee on retail food stores authorized under this Act for costs to implement paragraph (1)(E), subsection (d), or for other costs associated with updating electronic benefit transfer processing infrastructure.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf74d2a3aa3654dbb85371b6e7eefe238"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f72f00a7c6d40c783f2bedfa1cb6cd5"><paragraph id="id5e559a1a01634f71b953f3a171918b36"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Household option</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a077ea6830749bcb268ed9020d9ee66"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall allow a household to control the interoperability of the EBT card of the household, including by allowing the household to restrict the EBT card to work only in 1 or more particular States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b92cee1c51a4d47af187cdf6f3286ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ensuring household access</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that, pursuant to subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="idfef1a12599bf419a94d96ceff3ebef03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a State agency provides 2 or more easy-to-access and easy-to-use options for a household to control the interoperability of the EBT card of the household; and</text></clause><clause id="idd2157899a98841ba90d03771d9a343b9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any EBT card received by the household is interoperable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf27a0a00102b419b890b651d235ab040"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of amendments</header><text>The amendments made by subparagraph (A), and clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B), of paragraph (1) shall be applied to supersede section 501(a)(2) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016a">7 U.S.C. 2016a(a)(2)</external-xref>), and any agency action taken pursuant to that section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4846c25474ab4bedbb6698fd4f274d16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preventing unauthorized benefit redemptions</header><text>Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idb070abf44e124e5e801c4181a2c58cd3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a9ab687c2b742b9bbdd3c02189c76ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2766c3336b594b4db03c8929fb41c6ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b21004d03684a9ca94d5441e985f80f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="iddcf6e059965c427db3710994293ffa0d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (iv); and</text></subclause><subclause id="iddfaa73483c1d42fd97d30512b3113193"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3f9c42897aeb47198009ba2d62a6cebd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id727fcff94011439cbd71b71c5b43551e"><subparagraph id="idcc15337d215d4b708fa6327650ccc2d0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>EBT equipment or service provider requirement</header><text>An applicant shall not be authorized to accept and redeem benefits unless the applicant certifies that the applicant will use an electronic benefit transfer equipment and service provider that is included on the list described in paragraph (4)(B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4848ecd35674fe783c124852396f7a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28467c44d7384dc78e838f229edb4486"><paragraph id="idc3736b85d9e941f7b05a3eb02e2eb4d9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic benefit transfer equipment and service provider standards</header><subparagraph id="idceea327840a6496693142a88753e30f7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to establish standards for approving electronic benefit transfer equipment and service providers to route electronic benefit transfer transactions, which shall include—</text><clause id="idee9031918de14e2294433ed3e0f108b7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring those providers to submit to benefit issuers sufficient transaction information to minimize the risk of fraudulent transactions and unauthorized redemptions; </text></clause><clause id="idcd7f7dd5e2eb4b439c477bb38f810924"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>registration in the System for Award Management maintained by the General Services Administration; </text></clause><clause id="ide11246084ec84d1bb1963ae229ed3563"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>safeguarding confidential retail food store identifiers necessary for processing and routing electronic benefit transfer transactions; and </text></clause><clause id="id6c705065a277498b9d642d2e16c089f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other requirements to ensure the security and stability of the electronic benefit transfer system, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc46d5cf7def7483892fd3b0ffcd3f0c3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>List of approved providers</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89ab2bf137854b978053a27c295e750e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile and publish a list of electronic benefit transfer equipment and service providers that meet the standards established under subparagraph (A); and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5bf252389e2413cba3cbf9506d3c681"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regularly update that list.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb7c1c8baa5242ca9b4364fc76ff7fac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50E1672274F444BD834F7A645EF297C6"><paragraph id="id92e033e22a4c4d19ac06c7b33cd2e92c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sale or transfer of retail food store</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45790bebb2864b589baf481deb72a5c5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A retail food store authorized under this section to accept and redeem benefits or currently serving a period of disqualification under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c14aeca434f45a4b0035817dc581787"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Secretary of a sale or transfer of ownership of the retail food store before the sale or transfer in a timely manner, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id322b42431e7546938228fa988b76b71d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit documentation to the Secretary confirming the sale or transfer in a timely manner, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7eceda851274c53a73b886fe0ccfa86"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>A retail food store seeking authorization under this section shall certify in the application of the retail food store that the retail food store shall comply with the requirements under subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd44cb97c30504d33b850b185c10c8156"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disabling <enum-in-header>SNAP</enum-in-header> functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that any electronic benefit transfer equipment used by a retail food store described in subparagraph (A) that is sold or transferred shall be disabled not later than 72 hours after the Secretary confirms the sale or transfer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id323071c75f42473f9436e7d9b9d6b756"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil penalties, flagrant violations, and suspensions</header><text>Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2021">7 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b6ad0c2ad224535b6343fe3be4f8687"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id185af78d1ca84507b05cc86296932dbe"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id06eb47d949854b81a68b8e799247371d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph id="id189f8cf3e8284ae3a9271f4c1fde5994" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>establish procedures</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>promulgate regulations to establish procedures under which benefit transactions likely to be in flagrant violation of this Act (including regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act), as determined through the use of real-time transaction data, may be blocked in real time, for the purpose of the immediate protection of Federal funds.</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9f1de34c7e14e43bf1a3da6ff2319e7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>determines that</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting <quote>blocks a benefit transaction likely to be in flagrant violation of this Act (including regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act), the Secretary shall provide prompt notification to the affected retail food store, household, and benefit issuer with an explanation for the block, including an explanation of the necessity of the block for the immediate protection of Federal funds, and the suspected violation.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54b2d91fccf64a66a710274559a82b40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93bb0e2730a247fe966482ca591702ad"><paragraph id="id484a3f1bac0547d09148b431ff1ca778"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No liability</header><text>The Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any funds or interest on funds blocked under this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7341f661b4a04a5f8751621f29fbadc1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing the total number of benefits transactions and the total benefits amount blocked under this subsection in each State during the preceding year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id61792a6020e74c23b65a43289f91ecc7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The authority under this subsection shall expire 5 years after the effective date of regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf24381d93f7d466c8d86a37677509056"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdec750a9b3940c6b2e4e48842506edd"><subsection id="id66a496daca3a4ffa85416807178c5260"><enum>(j)</enum><header>EBT equipment and service providers</header><paragraph id="id0edbf8f1c949428c814a9570ba298260"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An electronic benefit transfer equipment or service provider that facilitates unauthorized redemption of benefits or otherwise violates a provision of this Act (including regulations) may be—</text><subparagraph id="id61aaf0fda62c4a33a26c98d5b3337051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>suspended or debarred in accordance with the procedures under part 417 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a404f9833094b0780fc0a6ed6d04234"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $150,000 per violation; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92512d809e484db091ebd2f2730853f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>both.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id785b5729c44f473e88b65fa38521d12a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review and appeal of civil penalty</header><text>The imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (1) shall be subject to review, and may be appealed by the electronic benefit transfer equipment or service provider, in accordance with section 14.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id279519c1d9f84ba9b708c347e0f5bda2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative and judicial review</header><text>Section 14(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2023">7 U.S.C. 2023(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb17d60cfd3f34848b52a806c9fd96a46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of this Act</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa9a3a7c5c044188a4d07a8ab493caf4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or an electronic benefit transfer equipment or service provider is assessed a civil penalty under section 12(j),</quote> before <quote>or all or part of</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9fd096e17ba34dacbbece03af119f3f5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or retail food store or wholesale food concern</quote> before <quote>is stated pursuant to</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idac10bba324c4409e8c8a05672d350b35" commented="no"><enum>4108.</enum><header>Retail food stores</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd996280d5ada4b23874ccf8aeaeb5a40"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stocking units</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60050ce69bba422fb00c9db3cd6ab860"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44E94D91BE0D495C9CA71E6C33972716"><subparagraph id="idb834a84655ca45f5a177625a02306d97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offers and displays for sale, on a continuous basis, at least 25 stockkeeping units of foods in each of the 4 categories of staple foods described in subsection (q)(1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac00f63c89dc4d85926a795735035a08"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including—</text><subclause id="id3ff0290d37c242bea95cd52c4b0e5d0d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>perishable foods in at least 3 of those categories; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id914971a8a926430a9d3ee0c7fbc6fa38"><enum>(II)</enum><text>7 varieties in the category described in subparagraph (C) of that subsection; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5116696136554e60b0eeeeec907eb92a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of which not less than 12 of the stockkeeping units in each of those 4 categories of staple foods are identified for increased consumption for any age group, consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5341">7 U.S.C. 5341</external-xref>), as determined by the Secretary; or</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id46d206dacc8549e884e191ed3f8b266b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><subparagraph id="id399e7b49e3ae4654833ce6662d7ebe9c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Promulgation</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1), which shall take effect not later than 180 days after publication of the regulation in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff25209d04254695ac90ba91b2a88fbf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Listening sessions</header><text>In promulgating regulations pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall conduct 2 or more public listening sessions that shall—</text><clause id="ida38fe7f75c20470ba98e1cab9882ec18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage the full range of interested groups, including, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2c5ef13369b40c884557c639b1838cf"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>); and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7d6f32f1f88483596dfc4eab3f77e9c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">different types of retail food stores authorized to participate in that program under section 9 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id39f8e4fa75d84807be1e819ab845eb9e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be included in the rulemaking record.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4224f5fe05d14f2abcfeba72e86c03f6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which regulations promulgated pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) take effect, 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 that assesses the compliance by retail food stores (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)), including small grocery stores and convenience stores, with those regulations, which shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idbc7a85c263254bbbaea1673ff9743edd" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of any challenges retail food stores face with respect to meeting the requirements in those regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad69ac0f84b34f539b933d3e99f2f4c6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations for additional approaches that small-scale retail food stores may take to stock and promote healthy food options.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad762683efbd48b8aa62736b23979a5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Online-Only entities</header><paragraph id="id73385dad441d4480b6502ef311db71a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of retail food store</header><text>Section 3(o)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(1)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>sells food</quote> and inserting <quote>owns food inventory and sells that food</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07308677eff846159931db0d30a09542"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirements for participation of retail food stores</header><text>Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id5ed700aa380c489c898816f0c385a5c0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><clause id="iddb69935971834d87a90157aa9c3aa898"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subclause id="id949ca5fbc7ca43a9820a2ea6597c55c1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(2) The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6235291b339641f69c4bd5d4a9c44eb5"><paragraph id="id7b95e3f80ff54e828ec32e979947e116"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="idf8cae94eeb134862b92a14a48b084750"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by indenting subparagraphs (A) and (B) appropriately; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ideb721fa802b24520bf1cf9c7faaacdd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by conforming the margin of paragraph (3) with the margin of paragraph (4);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bc9ff94ffb248ddb074fe37d1572228"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the third sentence, by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Act of 1966</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id529a7627378c43f19d3bc326222b08ea"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6aa771f44e344fb1b01e4380060825cf"><subsection id="id173199f6b10c4a15bf8dc9dbd12976b2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional requirements for participation</header><paragraph id="id44751844782e46af8b22de65bcd99ce6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>House-to-house trade routes, online-only entities</header><subparagraph id="id004639d58af843cea984be816119d64a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall limit participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program of house-to-house trade routes and entities that operate solely online (referred to in this paragraph as <term>online-only entities</term>) to include only such routes and online-only entities that support the purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id750f54e7e35c4b35816e414625f1798d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall establish terms and conditions for participation of house-to-house trade routes and online-only entities in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which shall include, at a minimum—</text><clause id="id7d4da19c89de4692be995342a7ee36f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a requirement to be fully operational with respect to sales to the public for not less than 1 year before receiving authorization under this section, including, for online-only entities, operation in e-commerce for not less than that 1-year period;</text></clause><clause id="id3d2d1eb9acb04da78a42f5e1fc70f5dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a requirement to provide to the Secretary, on request—</text><subclause id="idc3fbed3feb0a45ce8d5bfc5ef2c860c1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>documentation to establish inventory ownership, such as business records; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf1be154a7ea94d55a8bb8d546e82a15d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>evidence of sufficient and consistent minimum inventory levels, such as business records, inventory storage facility visit reports, and other means, including, for online-only entities, documentation matching owned inventory with online offerings, as the Secretary determines to be sufficient to qualify continuously as a retail food store; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id316fc7d65fc048d79627b97be47fa2b8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a requirement to demonstrate sales consistent with inventory, as determined by the Secretary, for not less than 1 year before receiving authorization under this section and periodically thereafter, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90230fa69abb4b409208d1a72075abe5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Entities without inventory</header><text>An entity (including a product aggregator) that does not qualify as a retail food store described in section 3(o)(1) because the entity does not own food inventory may not participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59d6a22a3209433eab55f42707d84d4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Third-party entities and inventory</header><subparagraph id="id1d333eb49d084b69b89451f0ee5014cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Retailers</header><text>An entity that is not an approved retail food store may not offer food for sale in exchange for benefits through an approved retail food store.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e552ae2ac1c43b08ebea32e29355fc4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>An approved retail food store may not offer inventory for sale in exchange for benefits if that inventory is owned by an entity that is not an approved retail food store.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a1aa1ade95d48c8bef4c2fb7c6ef362"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and pilot project</header><text>Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026">7 U.S.C. 2026</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75c74bc550f043de8df935e6c3d5105a"><subsection id="id9af10536a4e24aceb8022659e79b8ca7"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Report on entities that sell food but do not own their own food inventory; pilot project</header><paragraph id="id5c3d51c6556a4564bdaf5ca4a35c9b20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct, and make publicly available a report describing the results of, a study that assesses—</text><subparagraph id="id0a9a05b4aada4fa7b813f029d05c2cff"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types of entities that sell food but do not own their own food inventory (referred to in this subsection as <term>covered entities</term>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id247ccfdbe80849449b2c44168e7fbf80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vulnerabilities that covered entities may pose to the supplemental nutrition assistance program if covered entities are authorized to accept and redeem benefits under that program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id233cb32ab0864a29a01177d298ecf9f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities that covered entities may provide to participants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program if covered entities are authorized to accept and redeem benefits under that program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4b68a0aa4e14d5d9af9dbf8809d1069"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations for additional oversight of covered entities under the supplemental nutrition assistance program if covered entities are authorized to accept and redeem benefits under that program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideeb30bfc2ee143acbb13585e713146cb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>standards that may be established to ensure the integrity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program with respect to covered entities if covered entities are authorized to accept and redeem benefits under that program, including—</text><clause id="id570458d8c1f544fe9fc8844482e9ac0f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensuring that covered entities are able—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47a8591bae9c413baec85f452b719db8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide to the customer the food purchased using benefits by customers in a timely manner; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id79323d40304149528cfc623f0267c86e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to continuously meet the requirements described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 3(o)(1); and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide7b1ff9d2f8c4eb98a43d48fd12c0761"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensuring that the Department of Agriculture has sufficient information to conduct appropriate oversight over covered entities; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida74a74ca27ce48f4838a3ef35f396f79"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other considerations, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04c48c41e77d4ca396ec7ea38a748b7e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pilot project</header><text>After the Secretary makes publicly available the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id12638f44ce5d41f586c115413037cdfd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may conduct a pilot project to authorize entities that sell food but do not own their own food inventory, but otherwise meet the definition of the term <term>retail food store</term> under section 3(o) and meet the standards described in paragraph (1)(E), to accept and redeem benefits to test the effectiveness of those standards—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6403341ce7304146a311ffc7d13b72e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in protecting and increasing healthy food access for households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc84bb335a46749afb7fe7fb2ab293a45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in providing sufficient information for the Secretary to conduct appropriate oversight over those entities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida32922bb67834f12a4982275dacb4045"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall make publicly available a report describing the results of the pilot project conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6f70efbfc0b34e58b50490e287167067"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Online delivery standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(k)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31e7a475e3b0460d8bd887a6ac55d485"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on-line</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>online</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4d29954474b450c8d1fff688125e99e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="idd3cf8e2870f04ef9b96d1c4c6bc7c9ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63d80425ce5840619ffd2ddfa44ba36c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b076f5cf6e644a2883229bb84f1f5cb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84ddebac39a449e7b1c874da1e4c7ae7"><subparagraph id="id2d3637f139214493a202570b91648a1b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>meet the delivery and data submission standards established under paragraph (5); and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f997e1c83374f848288fa59790b094d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">on-line</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">online</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id52c4805a9f1f4606871bae02ff9521f7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id721c7023f4f147d3baf84aa9ba34e8eb"><paragraph id="idc88f1fec8dca46c1a1a636f7f59ad25c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Safe delivery standards</header><subparagraph id="idb5ece0df9e9d414999d7456039dda087"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall promulgate regulations that, for any retail food store that accepts benefits through an online transaction and offers delivery services for the food purchased using those benefits—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc13c54430cbb4700874d9f20066bb514"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish standards for delivery conditions and practices that ensure the preservation of the quality of the food, including perishable food, to prevent contamination and food-borne illnesses; and</text></clause><clause id="ide91ea8d6c5c14b4bb7d1615724664060"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe the manner in which data, and the type of data that, should be submitted by retail food stores so that the Secretary may verify compliance with the standards described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id538f7d93d9d940a493b0b7b8572e0ab9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Listening sessions</header><text>In promulgating regulations pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, shall conduct 2 or more public listening sessions that—</text><clause id="id48ea8c1738734366bb9faf6812053c58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage the full range of interested groups; and</text></clause><clause id="id2870e1a4755f4f789492aeddde27d16d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall be included in the rulemaking record.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e496439db1c455690432786d7c4706a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after regulations are promulgated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure compliance with those regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ide7fd47f38bcc42deb8033981ed00992c" commented="no"><enum>4109.</enum><header>Improving customer service to retail food stores</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcac335757b5f4f81a34bbee8035d2ed2"><subsection id="id218e2dd020e64d71bee424f7d7a56472"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Improving customer service</header><paragraph id="id749f4b77767b4c8fad1217d7906bc903"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, in coordination with offices of the Food and Nutrition Service that oversee retail food store operations or policies, shall develop a plan that considers store owner and operator training and agency timeliness to enhance customer service for applicant and authorized retail food stores. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a07b8213ef140139a683c36a59efe29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc33abe4ac2a424bbcc032f5ea0275ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, make publicly available on the website of the Food and Nutrition Service the plan developed under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fa1f1b829394e82a77ec294db61439f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">post periodic updates on the implementation of that plan on that website.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id5FAD08E45236427ABBC038313736C002"><enum>4110.</enum><header>Restoring SNAP benefits for drug-related convictions</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c6125007fbc4bc88060f71eef49255c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 11(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide445164bbedb47c0b1837080c8e271c3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf96e1773a6947dd959818758f15152e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4935c9f36e804cbcb40521101c6b77e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b3dec6d98a1476c9df3f6abe13e99cb"><clause id="id052283c25eda4770b5cc3f0ea3b08187"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>notwithstanding clause (iii) and section 3(m)(4), may consider an application from an incarcerated individual to be filed on the date that the incarcerated individual is released, subject to the condition that the application is received not more than 30 days prior to the scheduled release date of the incarcerated individual.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb46c9e80130449b282dfd39949ed69ad"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to PRWORA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/862a">21 U.S.C. 862a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idac426e439d7e4f5d91e22a5c33b42ae2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>for—</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>for assistance under any State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>).</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55d88d01556647e3a89575793a9b70e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idfa7ab00e498e4cfaaef5c7c8ebb8ee55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18ae9c556f0e410395ed2f25279de26d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The amount of</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C4823CE9D694CD2A8664A2F90F8B682"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id918946549f55474caabd8c39f73df003"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effects on assistance for others</header><text>The amount of</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ae692b3f89a4001bb3eea110ce21029"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>Social Security Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36bab30ae62849339efcd4a7d73b22c2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="id97B76E3F3C9E46619872C513CFCE11F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAB2F26039584759BA49A2B01DB994C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>, and</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DEF29D5D3504EF0836138B106785380"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5033def9d3a44c28e97aa30620054bf"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition of State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>State</term> has the meaning given the term in section 419 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/619">42 U.S.C. 619</external-xref>), when referring to assistance provided under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd7b344194ab540e3b3e2997407eff92e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State law effects</header><text>Any State law limitations enacted in accordance with section 115(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/862a">21 U.S.C. 862a(d)</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) with respect to benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) or any State program carried out under that Act shall have no force or effect.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide58a3e702db943359b223f89446d215a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. </text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84d024407ab64a0f91035cfdfcca947e"><enum>4111.</enum><header>Streamlining SNAP applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id93d1ef7923fa4959a0716c59028dd1f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subparagraph id="id2e9972b16d0748439001ce45acf183b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the clause heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="clause">or gestured</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="clause">telephonic</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3f523666902468aadf63f78ee591a68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or, for hearing impaired applicants, by gesture over a video phone or in person</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8db699b9c8bd4eba90372cb513f4690f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iii)(I), by striking <quote>record for future reference the verbal assent</quote> and inserting <quote>record, as audio or video or in writing, for future reference the verbal or gestured assent</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id339233fa7aa24c3eb69a9d1517b75859"><enum>4112.</enum><header>Improving State administration and quality control</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idc49d05b3bec245e5b2eed90485dd35b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(a) Subject to subsection (k)</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78131D119E6D4F6EAE452BF0CEF3F6BD"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7ad6fd361884de7a51fca2f328bc6e7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative cost-share</header><text>Subject to subsections (k) and (l)</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida44dcd98fb774fdab6015fc67b44e1d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88a39bd0dd3e4456ab2e450c9125e637"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(G)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9fe28503eda4526bfb1ac4f3d06ce47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0FC629179A44B8D961713D6126004AF"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d20da5571044b628a8509456091a91c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id36c35fa54871462e9f28546b0ba4a328"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as so designated), by inserting <quote>to improve the accuracy of eligibility and benefit determinations</quote> before <quote>to reduce payment errors</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde7a35d5c186471bb9a2d5157c9a4600"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB2922262FA14F4AA57E71498BDB5243"><clause id="idb1cc83e180a7404eadd16cd8481b0638"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Early root cause analysis</header><subclause id="id3c6c867a23964adc9b4108b6b66e84d8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than the end of the second quarter of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall notify State agencies if a preliminary review of data from the most recent 6-month period conducted in accordance with the system established under subparagraph (A) indicates that the payment error rate of the State agency for that fiscal year is trending higher than 6 percent.</text></subclause><subclause id="ida352a6aa7b9041279e10f7b9835497fd"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Root cause analysis</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Office of Technical Assistance within the Food and Nutrition Service, shall provide 1-on-1 technical assistance to State agencies that receive a notification under subclause (I)—</text><item id="id100b1e04960a46b7b313fe15a9776409"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to identify the causes of the payment errors; and</text></item><item id="idd39dc1db1a7d4b71a190c1e857583ed7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to develop a strategy to improve the accuracy of the eligibility and benefit determinations of the State agency to reduce payment errors.</text></item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id106861b89ebc4747a2657bcfb261bace"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida152c4b1216d4c86aac0c79ace658749"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subparagraphs (A) through (C), by striking <quote>the term</quote> and inserting <quote>The term</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8afd4388830f4e64858cd097d0546988"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>section—</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A4315C27C69419A8B0FBB2A8A583D91"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8cbe8566b364b44ab8947d96da9a601"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of error rates</header><text>In this section:</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2039a30016b471da056a8f2823196eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a2b62579cba40f5a608678e19231945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) through (5);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca0f967be9c4c049eb9d6d7116dbe28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>each fiscal year thereafter</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9A6642D160B4ED3B8D31495E47F4E04"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9f97709498a4450bd3706af2720cbb7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Performance criteria</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa7c1c8ef052452caf9fbdf6701d92a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each fiscal year</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf564f71f644449e4be44e5b1d13cafc3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC061F720133B4ED58F2749F99E63F023"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda99b19c00494c1bbe70e049d9e7f0a1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Publicly available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture each of the performance criteria established under subparagraph (A) for each State.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c44451e50a64d328d33a8a9966ad278"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4DE8D882C6145ABA7D885557720243B"><paragraph id="id17801326bd354936a05aecebf9aa1be5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reporting requirements for additional performance indicators</header><subparagraph id="id763779bf16604a2b928fe73c0ef6f104"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning in fiscal year 2027, each month, each State agency shall submit to the Secretary a report on the activities of the State agency carried out during the immediately preceding month relating to application processing and certifications for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which shall include, with respect to the month covered by the report—</text><clause id="id0ff76f571a91423ca2bce359e80d19ee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and percentage of applications and recertifications completed within the applicable timeframe required under this Act;</text></clause><clause id="idcad54e6fc2764d4393f73b40e00b12e7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number and percentage of households that were denied benefits, the cases of which were closed, or the certification periods of which expired due to missed interviews, missing verifications, unreturned recertification or interim reporting forms, and other similar reasons, as determined by the Secretary;</text></clause><clause id="id106949cd170a4c8097a4e6387ad36b91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of applications, periodic reports, and recertifications that remained pending past the date on which those documents were due;</text></clause><clause id="id038628e51e8d499d97c4dc1aa1f6092f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the number and percentage of cases due for recertification or periodic reporting that lost benefits and reapplied within the following 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days;</text></clause><clause id="id84782f0a6ea049cea87e0f42ca2e1b04"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the total call center volume, average wait time, and average answer rate, as determined by the Secretary, for—</text><subclause id="id4eceb507f0a2425d851809b87ab2b6e7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each call center of the State agency responsible for administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf813a582755147fd9fbfad684a543b80"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any additional call center operated by a county in the State to support the operations of that program; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idffb372aa30e84e05b0b54f2bfcd9b488"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other relevant information relating to the application or certification process of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46937993c134484e92886095298d352f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standardized requirements for monthly reporting</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id552a481ebc034460bc48a5eb02878fc0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall establish standardized requirements for the monthly reporting required under subparagraph (A) that shall be used to develop customer service metrics that track and assist State agencies with the administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0598c6de386f4b0ea8fcdfc5c12aa9c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Grace period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During fiscal year 2027, a State agency shall not be required to comply with the standardized requirements established under clause (i) in carrying out the monthly reporting required under subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id931184b45a0d4bd99a7d87f3d8717a7a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Revision and streamlining of existing requirements</header><text>In establishing the reporting system under this paragraph, the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14c8cc717d564be491b82cf7adb5f3af"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review existing State agency performance criteria and reporting requirements; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cb23bb78f1e407b9644d690db23ee77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make necessary modifications to ensure that data collection for those existing performance criteria and reporting requirements are not duplicative of the requirements under subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida9b4447ddcd5423ba3d017220a5a3e38"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><clause id="id249c9d2e7b8c44008a62ce5152008e81"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State agency fails to act in good faith to meet the reporting requirements established under this paragraph, the Secretary may assess that State agency a civil penalty for each monthly report described in subparagraph (A) that is not submitted by the date that is 60 days after the end of the month covered by the report.</text></clause><clause id="id2ebaa2f3dc5d4ea1809e8e8729b5ab35"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of a civil penalty assessed under clause (i) shall be $250,000 for each 30-day period during which the applicable monthly report described in subparagraph (A) is overdue.</text></clause><clause id="id8f0ae5a7774e4c7f8a05b17f3151d64e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Appeal</header><text>The amount of the civil penalty assessed under this subparagraph shall be subject to administrative and judicial review under section 14.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9aa0f9bcb205415c81ae7cf6e541340f"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Annual customer service metrics</header><clause id="id82e7a4c4afe74901862c13f279cbe22d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using the information submitted by a State agency each month, the Secretary shall calculate annual customer service metrics of the State agency, in a manner to be determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="id3c38a9f0f78f4e91b27ca38457b93dd5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Customer service standards</header><text>The Secretary shall notify a State agency of the annual customer service metrics of that State agency at the time of notification to the State agency of the payment error rate of the State agency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d052c611079473d970604f6a6418302"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publicly available State data</header><subparagraph id="id53d6c57f2d584bc0b48b1614952cef4a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Quarterly reports for fiscal years 2025 and 2026</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, not later than 60 days after receipt from each State agency, the quarterly data that each State agency reports to the Secretary relating to the total number of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c360391307346aca354bd659c978222"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initial applications that are approved, denied, or overdue, including applications that are subject to expedited service; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdfacf997bc147b685530c25ce2cc643"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recertifications that are approved, denied, or overdue.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD86D00AD8AC4303AD8C795EAA91AACE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monthly reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, not later than 60 days after receipt from each State agency, the monthly data that each State agency reports under paragraph (2)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4101a5311b1541e3896d07769b0bbc04"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1), by striking <quote>(as defined in subsection (d)(1))</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b0e14395f394a8a927fb74487c10716"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id874AB2D426C64F4DAF9EB372C446B4B6"><subsection id="id3ed29c4ee326422b85adcb62b1a5faf6" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Cost-Share for monthly reporting</header><text>Notwithstanding section 16(a), the Secretary shall pay to each State agency an amount equal to 90 percent of all administrative costs related to the implementation by the State agency of the reporting requirements under subsection (d)(2).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id0063297529024c9caa3018f4ce0f69f8"><enum>4113.</enum><header>Process and technology innovation grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(t)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8857ccccb7e242dfabd3dc4de2d4d1ae" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idab3185b9fdc3418fa9e1b3fb9afa79e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id834dd0ce69ab400cb5dec4da1c60c862"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff4aa4219a994a16a766faa5717e7b07"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7ec9b377c8a49e3ae86c264df42ae22"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd411946957c94122b0cb0da71d339289"><subparagraph id="id3ec27864e62c4ea4899326b251536c83"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including the governmental agency in each of those territories that administers a nutrition assistance program under section 19 or <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/597">Public Law 96–597</external-xref> (94 Stat. 3477), as applicable.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbec4298a72b41f5bb177fa214078236"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D7041A98D914D2B8818B02397EDAE92"><paragraph id="id63c45fd1307c41cc8a4312b9f03f51d5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Multiyear awards</header><text>A grant may be awarded under this section for a project that spans up to 6 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="ida6a783ad51b44ef9bb5d16ff96e4faba"><enum>4114.</enum><header>Elderly simplified application option</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4105(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5dd206aa52ab41e2a65bf27416cad090"><subsection id="id46197255f34640e5bdeadfb6206e04be"><enum>(z)</enum><header>Elderly simplified application option</header><paragraph id="idc47f760c77c24492a8205c71987443a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State may elect to implement a streamlined application and certification process (referred to in this subsection as a <term>covered process</term>) for households in which all adult members—</text><subparagraph id="idc81c74be65f040b5bc2a6be15f9afff7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are elderly or disabled members; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0cfbe09c9be468c92b5075a11bbff05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have no earned income.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a42d2852c304b528a0ce956ecf51e13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification period</header><text>The certification period for a household participating through a covered process shall be 36 months.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c98c28f29ce4bf9929615db4b923bc1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Income and other data verification</header><subparagraph id="id0d80a813f473496a9d85b054e78e019b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State agency determining the eligibility of an applicant household under a covered process shall, notwithstanding subsection (e)(3),to the maximum extent practicable—</text><clause id="id1205385998c7485aa6750a0ebfa8c3bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use data matching for income verification and household size; and</text></clause><clause id="idee3314cbf0f94f34bf264998b916ea6c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow self-declaration by the applicant of the information required under section 273.2(f) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), but verify, prior to certification of the household, factors of eligibility required under this Act or that are provided by the applicant that the State agency determines are questionable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f71ef21ed9b43f890c00ed8c571ed14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Accountability and fraud prevention</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), a State agency shall, subject to the approval of the Secretary, establish accountability and fraud protection measures to deter fraud and ensure the integrity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3daa55f08414dedafc44c866fca43b2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interviews</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (e)(6)(A), for recertification of a household under a covered process, the State agency shall not require an interview unless requested by the household, which may be conducted in-person, if requested by the household, or virtually.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99df383c43bd437eb3f271aafc1e1e3d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Prior to allowing States to implement a covered process, the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service shall develop guidance for States, including by consulting with States, to carry out a covered process, which shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idb3d15a6ae2884551b0ed4f2b37021b38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>general implementation guidelines;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c98eed3f3ab4612a7fd439c7a665012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting requirements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf978d794c0b4b48ac28ae13ee641c41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>quality control requirements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb6b1e90e71364923b1eafd22bc6b72f0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>best practices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idda39c133d5bb4252b3d8e5ea919cd724"><enum>4115.</enum><header>Hot foods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026">7 U.S.C. 2026</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4108(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide45d7a31686e427bb706a54c09933b85"><subsection id="id19544c65e30a4ecfa58eb26f5d27a942"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Report on treatment of hot food products; pilot projects</header><paragraph id="idc28e992cd3e048a2a6c5aac86ee77a57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall conduct, and make publicly available a report describing the results of, a study that assesses the potential impacts to the supplemental nutrition assistance program of a statutory change to the definition of the term <term>food</term> in section 3 that would—</text><subparagraph id="id36477700cc6540b7aef555e1e06a1225"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include hot foods and hot food products ready for immediate consumption at retail food stores authorized to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd05273d3a15f4eef94c3f7d9f0258815"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exclude hot foods and hot food products ready for immediate consumption from the definition of the term <term>staple food</term> in that section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45dd9ae298c74706b7668b855d857165"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—</text><subparagraph id="idfe4875764a2b4a4882ecb6f8d15c725b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types of hot and prepared foods that would be available at authorized retail food stores (including co-located entities at those retail food stores) for purchase using supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, for different types of authorized retail food stores;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3acfc3f9e9e34822b834d58fe3886d7c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of the total gross sales of an authorized retail food store, the percentage of sales of hot and prepared foods not intended for home preparation or home consumption, for different types of authorized retail food stores;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8feea72ed71b4526bf8eef3c8c329687"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the potential impact of the statutory change described in paragraph (1) on retail food store eligibility under section 278.1(b)(1)(i)(A) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78ddcb04b49b4bff8f137cbd541ae97e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other considerations, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id06134e8fc4774f44806832fb17306727"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pilot projects</header><text>After the report described in paragraph (1) is made publicly available, the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="idffa2695784894433acdd5f33ec301ca2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may conduct not more than 5 pilot projects designed to test the effectiveness and efficiency of supplemental nutrition assistance program changes to allow households to purchase hot and prepared foods using benefits; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac6d310cd0e04e8b93a761bd5fc63194"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall make publicly available a report describing the results of each pilot project conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id0945007c78984e098eadb35457633bb9" commented="no"><enum>4116.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id737d4f4ca15748e8b6e1c9580aaaf2b3"><enum>4117.</enum><header>Inclusion of Puerto Rico in supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><subsection id="id52bd79f251694cf6a7ca52f15fe7f660"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id125a9272e5554f2f80dc2ac99551cfc3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (r), by inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ab9af846d5945eeb60eb1e097350099"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (u)(2), by striking <quote>Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii and urban and rural Alaska</quote> and inserting <quote>Hawaii, the urban and rural parts of Alaska, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii, urban and rural Alaska, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, respectively</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id334ed38e4ed34c7aa8651d18c470001a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible households</header><text>Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idb7a34ea122e44babb8b72aba1b55f96f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida723b72498184a57ad345a3cf0c049ce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53cf91f15b58466fb2bd677939c3de82"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and Guam,</quote> and inserting <quote>Guam, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id377f3435a0b745c9a47a13cf117e02b8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the undesignated matter after paragraph (2), by striking <quote>States or Guam</quote> and inserting <quote>States, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idff0084148bc84d2b959b2636cb4f2d1b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="ida0fc4553eb604f798418acd57ce77252"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting <quote>and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote> after <quote>Hawaii</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39be1202b47345a28934b6979452d6f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</quote> after <quote>Columbia</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96b555293fa5461d8257994d6f03bfd7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), which regulations shall not take effect until the effective date of the amendments made by those subsections, as described in subsection (d).</text></subsection><subsection id="id8a21f683f7d444768dd095c6fbdd3ac7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on the covered start date (as defined in subsection (f)(1) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2028">7 U.S.C. 2028</external-xref>)) if a certification under subsection (f)(8)(C) of that section (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2028">7 U.S.C. 2028</external-xref>) has been submitted to Congress.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4abeb8c81aaf42ac8cb74774b0dcc6d1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transition of Puerto Rico to supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text>Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2028">7 U.S.C. 2028</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadb1c1dd59ef413283a7c86c7c59560e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B), in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">commonwealth of puerto rico</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph"><enum-in-header>C</enum-in-header>ommonwealth of <enum-in-header>P</enum-in-header>uerto <enum-in-header>R</enum-in-header>ico</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd239958ac304d669793e42ebf9023c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id25accadba87244499307eecab3da042e" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="id58ebf9c874734a0ca8bbf57bcc5ad725"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transition of Puerto Rico to supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ee8803ae5ef4a98ab29fdb8fc34f27d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf652d3e047af4451ae123f6b186d850a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Covered start date</header><text>The term <term>covered start date</term> means the date on which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico intends for all eligible households participating in the program under subsections (a) through (e) to have been transitioned to the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd8de552402f40829496b68128bb6bdb"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase-in period</header><text>The term <term>phase-in period</term> means a period of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years beginning not earlier than 9 years and not later than 15 years after the date on which the transition plan is approved under paragraph (3)(A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54a6cadadedf40e485c9eaf934f9db93"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan of operation</header><text>The term <term>plan of operation</term> means a plan of operation for the supplemental nutrition assistance program described in section 11(d) submitted by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86d868094b10448b94326ee480fce6c6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Planning period</header><text>The term <term>planning period</term> means the period beginning on the date on which the transition plan is approved under paragraph (3)(A) and ending on the date on which the phase-in period begins.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd63acb4730124f0fb75f16a78a9675ef"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Transition plan</header><text>The term <term>transition plan</term> means the transition plan of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico described in paragraph (2)(B). </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id644d92570b5b4a67816a8b2c405f5736"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request to transition to SNAP</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0046de82cc4f41a6be3e416072635f8e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may submit to the Secretary a request to transition from operating the nutrition assistance program under this section to operating the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id663f166f7b884f51bbafadab695a733e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transition plan</header><text>A request submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a transition plan, which shall include—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida078427802734a9291550c3d415c937e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated covered start date; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc2b1b588d404dd7b23d28b7ef0be754"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of plans for the planning period, which shall include a detailed description of the manner and timeline in which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will implement the statutory changes and regulatory development, program design, and planning steps described in the report of the Department of Agriculture entitled <quote>Update to Feasibility Study on Implementing SNAP in Puerto Rico, Final Report</quote> and dated July 2022 (or a subsequent feasibility study); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b90c99be4e84142a947d099595ca153"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of plans for the phase-in period, which shall include a detailed description of the manner and timeline in which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will implement the testing, training, and rollout steps described in the report described in clause (ii) (or a subsequent feasibility study) and carry out activities required under paragraph (6).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1951532a9f014853bf3a1fb171816160"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination of transition plan</header><subparagraph id="id0cd062c2fa8840ccb576d05746bd32cf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico submits a transition plan with a request under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall approve the transition plan if the transition plan—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecfe98acecee4a8b8e6ef5aff9a5ec3d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the requirements described in paragraph (2)(B); and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf65bdf41d48448f3b2e339ab0bea08a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a reasonable strategy and timeline for the planning, development, and rollout of the supplemental nutrition assistance program that is likely to ensure successful implementation of the program, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd2046f24c0c4f57afbde75e0aa805c6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If the Secretary does not approve the transition plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a statement that describes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90cdebc07a9946f18170fdf668f01994"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each requirement under paragraph (2)(B) or this paragraph that is not satisfied by the transition plan; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9a7755be111491f9d054da32422d57a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the changes that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may make to the transition plan for the Secretary to approve the transition plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida222adf432dd4103a88bcd7a4a909874"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Action by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary approves the transition plan under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall make publicly available a report describing the steps that the Secretary shall take to assist the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico during the planning period and phase-in period and the timeline for those steps.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id879944707dd0408e954973e53dc7f080" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Planning period</header><text>During the planning period, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall carry out activities, as described in the transition plan pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(ii), to prepare for the phase-in period.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id620845f0c6fc4fb9abf4209b9b5ac36c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Phase-in period</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f7cf45f0c7f40a69c5338eabe081a9c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the phase-in period is to allow the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to test new systems and make real-time updates to improve accuracy and maintain program integrity while transitioning to the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf698b700dd964f5f86e3dbd7b4ff2535"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updated plan</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d90211683e447348be49045de886c05"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year before the anticipated start date of the phase-in period, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to the Secretary—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40220287b6fe4f30b58a489117d08f71"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an updated plan for the phase-in period described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d35db1aaa2f4a30bbddf4126aa0db5a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the anticipated covered start date; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide398d40936ee46d3accd7e2b62869e4c"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a draft plan of operation.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b25fb2783a54558bdf2ba7a2a2b90f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the updated plan for the phase-in period and the draft plan of operation submitted under clause (i) in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided464419a7a54b68a599b3c66c5165db"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>During the phase-in period, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall carry out the plans described in the transition plan pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(iii) and the updated plan submitted under subparagraph (B)(i)(I), including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a2c944d71d54a2d9cc45365bfd14fa4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing the supplemental nutrition assistance program in a staggered manner throughout the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided170d2a3704464bb83fa682fa2a3b2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coordinating with the Secretary to carry out subparagraph (D); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc88b393838a145149be1de9f4d00a836"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensuring that activities carried out during the phase-in period substantially meet the requirements for the supplemental nutrition assistance program under this Act, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9fa97a78cfc4067ad19184d17504399"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Approval of retail food stores</header><text>On the date that is 270 days before the start date of the phase-in period, the Secretary shall begin accepting applications from retail food stores located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be authorized under section 9 to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bd70962e6024a629fde2bea509c0d28"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the phase-in period, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44382ca0b5154d25b261bed9485b4cc8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may concurrently operate the program under subsections (a) through (e) until September 30 of the fiscal year of the covered start date;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34a293cdb6b149138485426de53fad27"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not be subject to the requirements of section 16(c); and</text></clause><clause id="idc8fe3b98b0d44985b20e13de136d3074"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall be eligible for funding in accordance with section 16(a) for administrative costs relating to carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id903ff5e22d9b4b8f8540c2d7c769dc5c"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Request for implementation</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ac00d9e99ed43de9a93b5d20fe9d4a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year before the anticipated covered start date, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall submit to the Secretary a request to implement the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which shall include—</text><clause id="idcf9120b6d3e74c9eb8f534d2fa859b32"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the covered start date; and</text></clause><clause id="id4846d47476ba4453ac273be48081de86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an updated plan of operation. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida74ce4960ba849448f982e6c575b34db"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of updated plan of operation</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e2d87fd11314aa49764290aa196163f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico submits the updated plan of operation under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall approve the updated plan of operation if the Secretary determines that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2718c5e4dc5445a58b07d252e9ade196"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the updated plan of operation meets the requirements of this Act; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22912a5880c34fb2bc0db40f3489a0c3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has successfully completed a significant majority of the activities under the plan for the phase-in period. </text></subclause></clause><clause id="idE888668E3FA84366ADDCEA36A06CE032"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disapproval</header><text>If the Secretary does not approve the updated plan of operation plan under clause (i), the Secretary shall provide a statement that describes—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4635AE35462F4B4EBC62243E3E9A521D"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reason for the disapproval, including any aspects of the updated plan of operation that do not meet the requirements of this Act; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15446F83F7594374828EBC39771235AD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the changes that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may make to the updated plan of operation for the Secretary to approve the updated plan of operation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c7c478d64b64ec2bc93839fab56500b"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Certification of SNAP implementation by Secretary</header><subparagraph id="id907b5066dc984cb08b3ab1ebeba366dc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On submission of a request by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under paragraph (7), the Secretary shall certify the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as qualified to begin full operation of the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the Secretary has approved the updated plan of operation under subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd324d468764749329edb313ee4c912f4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification decision</header><text>The Secretary shall certify or deny the request of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable after the Secretary receives the request. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22c1108e2a334f72af73807ac6b7126d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit a certification under subparagraph (B) to Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988ca67f27ea4da589ef0255a57675fa"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Quality control liability waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding section 16(c), any payment error rates by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico during the first 3 years following the covered start date shall not count towards assessing a liability amount under that section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc2d2add37174133ae4020f8e58ffd23" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Family Market Program</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out under the supplemental nutrition assistance program the Family Market Program established pursuant to this section, under terms and conditions approved by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb612a61037d4a6e833e8943c25f4387"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary makes publicly available the report under paragraph (4), and each year thereafter until the end of the phase-in period, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report with respect to the progress of the transition of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fbac1cff06d40fbbfc3d21c75d0ca8f"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Transition funding</header><text>Of amounts made available under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7275ca05c6564f8b8d56a4bfbf6338ae"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>Subsections (a) through (e) shall cease to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on the covered start date (as defined in subsection (f)(1)) if a certification under subsection (f)(8)(C) has been submitted to Congress.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e83c8a7375147b896ed6e57ce80c408"><enum>4118.</enum><header>Assistance for community food projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25(b)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2034">7 U.S.C. 2034(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f50f3a8aa594ca782191340081f02c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd8f9de2362c54eacbc30a7b4e0974109"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8dcaae7801c14a4495936800bf8e9e26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d7e7b9029f648faad8919e76e56dedf"><subparagraph id="iddbadb53a6f12451f9514605281721e1e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id3eb02f59299b46c1974929332d3173bc"><enum>4119.</enum><header>Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a28d1a04767434a97f3258ee2d16860"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036a">7 U.S.C. 2036a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ff94d7a7d954ef4b2b71ffbac5ba2de"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="ide48761aa210747e5ac881297789a8781"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>or community organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>community-based, nongovernmental, or nonprofit organizations</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id784f957bf4e8427fab0f717a0d9abee7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id450d3e297ec1454fbc985154e548f0bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iii)(II)(ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f4899309514401c942732397258ca65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (iv)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a40ca6a2e294c46b6b7fa32e8149d90"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including standards for reporting and evaluating the effectiveness of different projects,</quote> before <quote>established</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide77745585c2a4b9fb4dbd3fadbbb4f78"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3a3c2886a6f14f8ab0cfd87d4dc93055"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7F97A331EA1467896F967D5697DD75E"><clause id="id0e353e529ba84f0292057905d018d710"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that interventions consider traditional and cultural foodways appropriate for the target populations of the interventions.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ac14c3da94d440ebc945ae0d775ab71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>and any entity that enters into an agreement with a State agency to deliver services under this subsection</quote> after <quote>State agencies</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1ba7433c1314fe9a1cdcc06e3bf8522"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><clause id="id3cefc5c9c8a94fbbaa8736687d0fa4da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and community organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>community-based, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organizations</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id66a93f375e474b2e8a5c82e6dac69143"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, including the consideration of traditional and cultural foodways appropriate for the target population of the project.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98b43c95d3344c6a9a7071b5f2305094"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7669be5f89704893afded9095d726115"><paragraph id="id0dd05eab7e3c442c92e967df95478032"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Option in electronic reporting system</header><text>The Secretary shall provide an option for State agencies to submit information describing the successes and challenges of projects and interventions through the electronic reporting system described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb112172be7a64ffe9e2e540de224c9c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id376a1147e97f48cbab3b3400adecafd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9cb9cd408da4e30a5bf9d0c7bc42965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)—</text><clause id="id3061e85a957d4b9aa6669bcbf10f4141"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2016 through 2029</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id8dc0aba554364daa944f4e9bf91c5e9b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33189efb458d402da19bd258eb7c76a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c5f9ef54f194e5398feeb608cd45dbb"><subparagraph id="iddbeb388be7734f02998a364a57e823cf"><enum>(G)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028, in addition to the amount described in subparagraph (F) for each of those fiscal years—</text><clause id="idafb8a2369617468aa47b2b440f7bb933"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2025, $10,000,000;</text></clause><clause id="idca2d97f6283a4adcb2e5a762d129e032"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2026, $12,000,000;</text></clause><clause id="id1041a7f79c674b3e87b90f6b33204737"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2027, $14,000,000; and</text></clause><clause id="id25a0ec27727748658ab22c6747157052"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2028, $16,000,000; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc604339127340bb81c91222bbb24b57"><enum>(H)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total amount reserved for 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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id084fdeabb714489db3569b5d28c7a01b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb7c9f54bada4e388275a96af051d3d9"><subsection id="idadca91dd874f4105b60adc3df6e8aae3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergencies and disasters</header><paragraph id="id89f6f4c192194209b20251cd91d2b295"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="idb4f59a0094904229931a198a66d3192b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Emergency period</header><text>The term <term>emergency period</term> means a period during which there exists—</text><clause id="id2d7372b9e86941a4b34fd95ae2ace136"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>) or a renewal of such a public health emergency declaration;</text></clause><clause id="id1a856ed96110492e8ef368c16963dca5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause id="id187892d45ff240f68df2d74b3776a92f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5191">42 U.S.C. 5191</external-xref>). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1c7b0b87a2642a781c4ef9783e9d7fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified administrative requirement</header><text>The term <term>qualified administrative requirement</term> means a requirement under this section or a regulatory requirement promulgated pursuant to this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id563af70c90fe4099bda2b6180d64c47f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification or waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, during an emergency period, the Secretary may modify or waive for a State agency any qualified administrative requirement if—</text><subparagraph id="id296bf1501bfa4536a8df6d5f5c92aaa2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the qualified administrative requirement cannot be met by the State agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7abd733be1654a95acd22b2727fcffa1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the modification or waiver of the requirement is necessary to provide modified nutrition education and obesity prevention programming to eligible individuals during the emergency period, including by offering that programming in conjunction with other nutrition assistance programs. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idae7f6fb085684c9e9be10ea3687dc6b8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A modification or waiver made under paragraph (2) may be available until the date that is 60 days after the end of the applicable emergency period.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf066c77ca1634a39bf7c40f75613be56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph id="id210b9957a52e4a7fa2192bceb1d46b4f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section and the amendments made by this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b7952059315490f99ed41d9a0653991"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comments</header><text>In promulgating the regulations required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request and consider public comments on the usability of the electronic reporting system described in section 28(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036a">7 U.S.C. 2036a(c)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idf862ba133fa6411487665e9210ef96ce"><enum>4120.</enum><header>Retail food store and recipient trafficking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 29 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036b">7 U.S.C. 2036b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc09a25d8efb7422b888e851dddea1129"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Retail food store and recipient trafficking</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Prevention of trafficking and benefit theft</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3c85bf666349f58bc7c5a7f87f3848"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bf3d2b2cb854a81a9ae5c12dd6c786a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including benefit theft,</quote> before <quote>in violation</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab00449e94a846e1a63ce59cbc090cfb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>recipient and retail food store program</quote> and inserting <quote>recipient, retail food store, and electronic benefit transfer system</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id500a3467f24242d5825f307af191459d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>store and recipient</quote> and inserting <quote>store, recipient, and electronic benefit transfer system</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5d67d863b3b42b49ae5389bb734502b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id3020d5a8281944528fe7517ca5e5ddce" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Emergency food assistance program</header><section id="id0e706288f9ab4b268de20e4c93310535"><enum>4201.</enum><header>TEFAP farm-to-food bank projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203D(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7507">7 U.S.C. 7507(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide08211e5f0014de08e6b3c144a2f237c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>50</quote> and inserting <quote>90</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id20191a04c6874c4cb98d30f7605f9e0a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b39a3cd664448bbb65cae3c4115937e"><enum>4202.</enum><header>Kosher, Halal, and culturally relevant foods projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203D of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7507">7 U.S.C. 7507</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida33d4023292841f29af143485f3354ec"><subsection id="id759ec906b0cc4509bcf57120da368df8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Kosher, Halal, and culturally relevant food projects</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68461a47669743f0a128dc9df72a5220"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id64557b32557c45328097852fb9e27cd5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State agency administering the program established under this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37fcd0b36c3e4c6d9f65a575a964abc8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a private nonprofit entity, such as a community-based organization, food bank, or other emergency feeding organization. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b8455f841834fafa7930834a4d3d2f8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out the projects described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe0e9585d26f4cffa088a3ac49412c33"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Projects described</header><text>A project referred to in paragraph (2) is a project to purchase for distribution under the program established under this Act food that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91ba87e66d1f4d9c8485a42111002579"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets 1 or more demonstrated specific needs of the area served by the eligible entity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb18961d525d6417a8a9889d9b88ddc8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as applicable, is—</text><clause id="id3702803f68b64b29bd2adf98447b8ff0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Kosher food bearing a Kosher certification;</text></clause><clause id="id3d17e423138946ecb8a78c356f42fcf9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Halal food bearing a Halal certification; or</text></clause><clause id="id40986ddb65d04770bb23916bd9961a28"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>another culturally relevant food, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3fd55eaf1464e6197c0f88a53210b51"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Verification</header><text>An eligible entity carrying out a project using a grant awarded under paragraph (2) shall verify, in accordance with a process established by the Secretary, that foods purchased under the project are domestically produced.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7739ce133075411ba7d26c62f829b70a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><subparagraph id="id64e41a574460451781040514eb01ef1c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until the end of the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id142749b7211f4975a97652e94bee86d8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts made available under subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until the end of the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideab6cb0c7ce14ed79109f6119d37c086"><enum>4203.</enum><header>Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7515">7 U.S.C. 7515(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1b69dcaed4049f1823514de8fdcde68"><paragraph id="idd57deca0859e4f54ba9c7443320dd354"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Flexibilities for geographically isolated States and Indian tribes</header><subparagraph id="id5e52fda22ce74c5981a230f6ab659097"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of geographically isolated State</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>geographically isolated State</term> means—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53348b9909294c8e80587cd19c44c211"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State of Hawaii;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb1c09a82c5746c9a68715979edae469"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State of Alaska; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id638304be7c924342b431ec3dd3a84ba2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb05b056a6f0c46a1ad8374ffd0bc49f8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Guam;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc65a0a255104735896d73f472b7c04b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5daee7a7418453ab40821edbaec8a5d"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Virgin Islands of the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id873636e39bcd4d46a4a8dac398490083"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternative delivery options</header><text>At the request of a State agency of a geographically isolated State or a Tribal organization, the Secretary shall coordinate with the State agency or Tribal organization to establish alternative delivery options for commodities allocated to that State agency or Tribal organization under this section to ensure that the geographically isolated State or Tribal organization is able to receive those commodities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0dc0746d662e423689a5ed6d2fb29e3e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Direct purchase option</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7d489fc46a24a3eb8c005eab2ebec5f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a State agency of a geographically isolated State or a Tribal organization, the Secretary may transfer to the State agency or Tribal organization the cash value of not more than 100 percent of the commodities allocated to that State agency or Tribal organization under this section to be used by the State agency or Tribal organization to procure domestically grown food in lieu of receipt of those commodities.</text></clause><clause id="id8fddc0cb661743d3bafcb8ae2831af2d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>A State agency or Tribal organization making a request under clause (i) shall submit to the Secretary a plan that describes how the State agency or Tribal organization will track and regularly report to the Secretary the commodity purchases made with the funds received under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a2bfd6cfd9b4504b2f15fe9c1487061"><enum>4204.</enum><header>Fresh produce procurement option</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(c) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7515">7 U.S.C. 7515(c)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4203) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BD336E1F7E640F7BEF1AB176B395808"><paragraph id="id771b38da0ed24733ac2efb3eae68aed4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Option for purchasing through DoD Fresh</header><text>At the request of a State agency, the Secretary may allow the State agency to use not more than 20 percent of the cost of the commodities allocated to that State agency under this section to order commodities through the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd25e479935454b59b94babb9194dda53"><enum>4205.</enum><header>Emergency food assistance for Indian tribes</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida52359e52c3c46ada0138e1f5aaa10f3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe3ecedbbb2e4c11b7cb525c8520690c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1c2b5c84c6646e0bffb885554ba14ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida16f39c737c247bf8d9191ea0e3c6102"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fa919111c514741a84669d737be29e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFA44FA59B5B4CE8A2465062C8FCE39C"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id135d53495c00492b9f9a3481631d37a9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a Tribal organization, including any Tribal organization participating in the food distribution program on Indian reservations under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd129ef0aa5374e2cb516519357596256"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b7d986140da47f0baca1ee38ee4a868"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55AB7DD1CEE74BA0BF8AA223944421F1"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id289a439ff58349758f32717ac60f09c7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <quote>Tribal organization</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b481f7916494a0faff94a4c5c013c2d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indian tribes</header><text>The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 is amended by inserting after section 202A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7503">7 U.S.C. 7503</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id082D17C69E164544A20520C036E52A50"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf9d98099e94474b8149eb9ad4136bea"><enum>203.</enum><header>Tribal organization plan</header><subsection id="idca3e095bca3e4c2485bf63e84cf6b138"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Plans</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29505aa9aff14cb0aaae625f2bd8d192"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>To receive commodities under this Act, a Tribal organization shall submit to the Secretary an operation and administration plan for the provision of benefits under this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idedc1bcc4ed8144c0a233f2e15a5f1090"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>A Tribal organization shall submit to the Secretary for approval any amendment to a plan submitted under paragraph (1) in any case in which the Tribal organization proposes to make a change to the operation or administration of a program described in the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id357e02c4168f4a328e04e1752dbce3d3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each plan submitted under subsection (a) shall—</text><paragraph id="id810e3f7c48014882b0e9505905cd6688"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate the Tribal entity responsible for distributing the commodities received under this Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd00269929394490ac8a7013b4b1a8e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>set forth a plan of operation and administration to expeditiously distribute commodities under this Act, which may include the use of warehouses and facilities used to store food under the program established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84db5f55c84949aaad7baf4224ebfee4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient agencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb98560e399242adb277a84c73d05709"><enum>(4)</enum><text>set forth the standards of eligibility for individual or household recipients of commodities, which shall require—</text><subparagraph id="idec475c71d01c46e7986a31daa9d30b1d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>individuals that are, or households to be composed of, needy persons; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id207ee6bc77f7457fa1a946ffbc0762c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>individual or household members to be residing in the geographic location served by the distributing agency at the time of applying for assistance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id56ee013deabc402e8a9ae8a616f69489"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header><paragraph id="id49a93a85460a4f349601bf6ea65f4330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this Act or section 27 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036</external-xref>), the provisions of this Act that apply to States with plans approved under section 202A, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be applicable to Tribal organizations with plans approved under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d2ed61b54af4ff9861495ca455f6beb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allotments</header><subparagraph id="id4ac9e74425424f9296e9288878323d6b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall apply the allocation formula under section 214(a) to allot additional commodities using funding under section 27(a)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(3)</external-xref>) to Tribal organizations with approved plans under this section using the best available data, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B), on—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb18ae6326cad4be4ba4c48b653889331"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to each applicable Indian Tribe—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a4f4060b13a404880a1566569d16e6a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of persons in households that have incomes below the poverty line; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce41de67aa4a4bc4ac16e2c71eadc693"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average monthly number of unemployed persons in the Indian Tribe; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id34fbfdd821ff426e948f0f0d3565abd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to all applicable Indian Tribes—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6de6a2c4531c443bb63a18dc29c71cef"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of persons in households that have incomes below the poverty line; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46b5e86741bc4628b00af3d8655a9f23"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average monthly number of unemployed persons in all the Indian Tribes.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec6faf6d080f4852ad04321ff099f95d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Best available data</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the best available data for purposes of subparagraph (A) by consulting with other Federal agencies with responsibilities relating to collection of data on Tribal populations, such as the Bureau of the Census, the Indian Health Service, the Office of Minority Health, the Administration on Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Transportation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="ide0d03bfab6a8413f9c7eff0de71ce012"><enum>4206.</enum><header>Emergency food assistance</header><subsection id="id41aa56dc2e314e7ab1ef20145f799816"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of commodities for emergency food assistance program</header><text>Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idfd688b7760e7409fb2fb77ad33abcc1c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb31b742b7f32431ab2f069b3c2d469e9"><paragraph id="id06c62633b437477784ddf8e00e57bd99"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>The Secretary shall use to carry out paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id63e2b0ffa3224651be733914a9d137ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2025, $550,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id757824ad9e444ed78d2fbd6423df5270"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2026, $565,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b965cc7e9c3486f96d84640d3333b56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2027, $585,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a1111d30d1347a3b3cebcdb083ffab2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2028, $610,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6b6c6553cab4e0dad93082dbb0b7f82"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (D), adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) to reflect changes between June 30, 2027, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf064d6c52679412f849bac0c50481033"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amounts for Tribal organizations</header><text>The Secretary shall use to carry out paragraph (1) for Tribal organizations with plans approved under section 203 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983—</text><subparagraph id="id6ba743a6a2914544a8ff41f36cb4d5cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2025, $55,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id176f9d00778b468b9b1e55cd6695b782"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2026, $56,500,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23ddc56c5c844bfd9eba788c3fabae20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2027, $58,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60d78a6919344bfe8e30603b8d0d3afd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2028, $61,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideff79ad3e6b9442d9b4c653dad4eb797"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal year, the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (D) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) to reflect changes between June 30, 2027, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6dc8af37c32549dd8b333175b0cf6426"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funds availability</header><text>For purposes of the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="idfa463b13676143dca19f564c42b65029"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the funds available for 2 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8b1e31b38584973ad36067669edf56a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow States and Tribal organizations to carry over unexpended balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9f223c6946a4bb3a67b3750e3194870"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conversion</header><subparagraph id="id38399b9401e34576ad981136d0d2541a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may use not more than 20 percent of the funds made available under paragraph (2) for costs associated with the distribution of commodities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide068e250d2e94ca0b0000b0d0d0dde87"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal organizations</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2e6521ef9d34ca1ae6d8d1ddc2fc1c2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2025 through 2028</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028, the Secretary may use not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under paragraph (3) for costs associated with the distribution of commodities by Tribal organizations with plans approved under section 203 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb99fb06088e4605b73ad7b6e00f5bd4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2029 and thereafter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary may use not more than 20 percent of the funds made available under paragraph (3) for costs associated with the distribution of commodities by Tribal organizations with plans approved under section 203 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04dc5d30e6e64d9489e6d4015bdf62ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Storage, distribution, and infrastructure funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba0228ad4c234481b19068fe956e3dcc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization and appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7508">7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4396f5aac436481faa17a17eca2b08bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a)(1) There are</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF73E070D864946C5B77B4F63C6A19531"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d0218cad0ab4ee1bd39f53c22f06ea7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec38d36bb2b743ca963fa61991be35c2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id226a7b5b9a144293a6da85a096402f07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id330057df7d6c41e6ace8bf81b62b031b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking <quote>Funds appropriated</quote> in the second sentence and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id873B02A7A58A4D7BB00C9AEF259537C8"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31d31058f54949babe645740b6f64b8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal organizations</header><text>In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated in subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter for the Secretary to make available to Tribal organizations with plans approved under section 203 to pay for the direct and indirect costs of the Tribal organization related to the processing, storage, transportation, and distribution to eligible recipient agencies of commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other sources, including commodities secured by gleaning (as defined in section 111(a) of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/435">Public Law 100–435</external-xref>)) and donated wild game.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c3022aebd85499fbdb58d92ca212e7d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61a436436be74f5fb8e019f98018d8ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a78b5043e3c42c2a07d570e14459289"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and Tribal organizations</quote> after <quote>States</quote> the first two places it appears; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66afd8afe79d4314809c528fd5250ce9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>States. If a State agency</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id559C97AE9BFC4E1FB688FAE48CDC5041"><text>States or Tribal organizations.</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a68748f16bb4367b097a864a34e5d09"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Unused funds</header><text>If a State agency or Tribal organization</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d8aada0ee2541e281c148ffa8c73812"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as so designated), by inserting <quote>or Tribal organizations</quote> before the period at the end.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2592fc705514ca291a948f88c82ee44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency food program infrastructure grants</header><text>Section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7511a">7 U.S.C. 7511a</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsections (a) through (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id600c8e8c905a43ab9698033b35770220"><subsection id="idd976b05304a645aa80fbacec259ba891"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (e) to make grants to States and Tribal organizations to pay the costs of activities described in subsection (d) and to pay State and Tribal costs associated with administering the grant.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd820690ace144ca49bf8e20c314552f2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of grant</header><text>The amount of a grant received by States and Tribal organizations under subsection (a) shall be based on a formula determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8482583c2da34418908dfeb4a560278e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rural, underserved, and tribal area preference</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that a State or Tribal organization shall apply not less than 50 percent of the grant received under subsection (a), in each fiscal year, to support efforts that strengthen and expand emergency food assistance in rural, underserved, or Tribal communities, as applicable.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide1dd57a6630e442eb4149779287100a0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>A State or Tribal organization shall use a grant received under subsection (a) in any fiscal year to carry out activities of the State or Tribal organization authorized under this Act or to make funds available for eligible recipient agencies to carry out such activities, including—</text><paragraph id="idc32b4e2b3da940c68028eb3b197facd9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing and maintaining computerized systems needed to safely and efficiently distribute food to people in need;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id071b3481344d4639b9006924f17b18c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing capital, infrastructure, and operating costs associated with the collection, storage, distribution, and transportation of commodities provided by the Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other sources;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6fee62725da2479184b4dd494ef84650"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improving the security and diversity of the emergency food distribution and recovery systems of the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3d48e99b7354261a3ea51ef4ccceb35"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing recovered foods to food banks and similar nonprofit, governmental, or Tribal emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa93c776fb5d4a05bc2fb5fa41fe6a47"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improving the identification of—</text><subparagraph id="idedb43a1631a54fa0840077338c5362d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>potential providers of donated foods;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id505e3c0935df4aa993bee49834feeb7c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>potential nonprofit, governmental, or Tribal emergency food providers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id948a62ec3203420c90e1fcc3e76287aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>persons in need of emergency food assistance; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2578cf80b560487380c67a39fab72396"><enum>(6)</enum><text>renovating, expanding, or repairing a facility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies in the community.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id29f91b344e964d40a4970e6bba3ca82d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until the end of the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0a39b11694c247f09429a43935493e8f" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Commodity distribution programs</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PEA24A1BF4F6CBC0C76CE80B1EB10A92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4301.</enum><header>Commodity distribution program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id522e438b42684921812507a6e6b75cd6"><enum>4302.</enum><header>Commodity supplemental food program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2c959007f52749a6beda6f77373f420c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)(B), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b07725f45ca448887fa94655b4c14d5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76062e468bbd40028940ff0b5c1938b3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idE29B03A3695D497CB7B1E07B3B334B05" style="OLC" act-name=""><paragraph id="id56C138F4BDD4449ABC9C88476505EC80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusion of value of Medicare benefits from income</header><text>In determining the income of an individual for purposes of eligibility for assistance under the commodity supplemental food program, a State shall exclude the value of any benefits provided to the individual (or a member of the individual's household) under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PFBCA2E294C03D5BA25C4D7AFEED2D05"><enum>4303.</enum><header>Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1431e">7 U.S.C. 1431e(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id1882f9a9963e43cba35778ef447a0870" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section id="id99A43A1258A0475DB518572F80F6D5EA"><enum>4401.</enum><header>Senior farmers’ market nutrition program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3007">7 U.S.C. 3007</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3e97794481947bc98725d64bf59d317"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Seniors</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Senior</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id16018dcf49a64235a97407ad3146f85b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seniors farmers' market</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>senior farmers' market</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60b751cfeec84160b55a3aef200f9e21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacee53db0cac480792bf0244ce18947f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEB7E813F11A4D78BC9F8F8B035D53C6"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf398fcfd42f1494f8a69ecfd69b2bb9f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the funds</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4daa022ca4d4ee0b1da823d15f6377b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16e0cc9c4fb745bc9c08a16b65a595d9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>)</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Agriculture</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4627fc2e3b44ebe9515df69ceb8db08"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2008 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe68cbbe951246919829ca9aa5fb335a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B2FF2E735CB41D1B0D4D20B33491B84"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf939f43d6e54b1980f065788181a74c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funding</header><text>In addition to the funds made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, with priority given to expanding the senior farmers' market nutrition program to States, territories, and Indian Tribes that are not participants of that program as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id173947a0cd9b439da637f8c1b13badfb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by inserting <quote>maple syrup,</quote> after <quote>honey,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf4cbcc678134e18a52287bb6e88cfc3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideec9ba915a264ed7b0e90ab118a9c70a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8AD3E5B31F742F2B2ACF7E36F7189C0"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ee7648496ae422fa73a76e70bbc6086"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2957bb6086cf4cc2a619b2096dafac13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5A7DA25D2C145C198127E4C548BB0BD"><paragraph id="idaf9efd59f58c4a87a372ce928b60fe0c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver and modification authorities</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a47dcf7e4024adc98b686a4b635de0f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovation and program modernization</header><clause id="id313b6564927d459b83935b5871b3e26c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), on request of a State, the Secretary may waive or modify a requirement under regulations promulgated pursuant to this section if the Secretary determines that the waiver or modification of the requirement would facilitate the ability of the State to carry out innovation and program modernization efforts that would improve services and redemption of benefits under the senior farmers’ market nutrition program. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea8df24011c949a7a6e32a56881273c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The Secretary may not waive or modify under clause (i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041811a13fb44f7991bfc77d39ebe73b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any requirement under section 249.7 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94b4cd8d4e2d454590c62d943c7230ed"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any requirement under section 249.8(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id631ac3cacc834198a3a945dde95c694b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Request</header><text>To request a waiver or modification under clause (i), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that—</text><subclause id="idb2bda58bf01c469abd7ae8915515dcd5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identifies the requirement that is requested to be waived or modified; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id1030cf110a0e4c08b7a3e2f3a6167c6c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describes—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3069896a1e8e4502afdb04fba7977a98"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the goal of the waiver or modification to improve services under the senior farmers' market nutrition program; and </text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc59889453583468f8f46d5d01cbd71d6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected outcomes of the waiver or modification.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab11f3da19d949cba25281a1925dd3ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emergencies and disasters</header><clause id="ide24d60b0fb0442898ca25568d7f2a694"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definition of emergency period</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>emergency period</term> means a period during which there exists—</text><subclause id="ide90ef503e461442b93ed062db517c306"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247d">42 U.S.C. 247d</external-xref>) or a renewal of such a public health emergency declaration;</text></subclause><subclause id="idecfca296a5fb4efa91c91524fc53d4d2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170">42 U.S.C. 5170</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause id="id034d258e2bdf48b6be51c12b91074427"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5191">42 U.S.C. 5191</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idde7cc3d3b97643c0981bd8c304534180"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Modification or waiver</header><text>The Secretary may modify or waive for a State agency any requirement under regulations promulgated pursuant to this section if—</text><subclause id="idff049e11eb4244498ecf0f983ab19ee8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the requirement cannot be met by the State agency during—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc83905bcda74faeb417f63e93af0cff"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any portion of an emergency period under the conditions that prompted the emergency period; or</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06b3bbc92c89468a9ce91417e2262620"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a supply chain disruption that significantly affects the availability of food eligible for purchase; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id17d808e14cb045c7a80361b51e4562c5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the modification or waiver of the requirement is necessary to provide assistance under this section.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idab8c99455cb24476bc474d46cc5eab02"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>A modification or waiver made under clause (ii)—</text><subclause id="id9f16c2aa44e24f14a6f31accb38aa495"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may be available until the date that is 60 days after the end of the applicable emergency period or supply chain disruption; </text></subclause><subclause id="idef7c849f148c4b0cbf0c2e8289a078c8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not modify or waive any requirement under section 249.7 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and </text></subclause><subclause id="id74a4fa2f04bb4a958656d3fbd371c82b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall not substantially change the types of foods eligible for purchase in accordance with section 249.8(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P4A025B2E4830E425E43DD3BE44A468E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4402.</enum><header>Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c-4">7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idcee4e3e9ac6f4212afb22fc1aa09c26b"><enum>4403.</enum><header>Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7517">7 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id31340e7b963f461caa723de2ffceffcf" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (5), (3), and (4), respectively, and moving the paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4713788f4f4a495e9b3705992880a747"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4664c2b0eec24f9e9cf4ee9bd0586265"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id599f249b674148fa99172b8aceefe102"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id76c68ea5d206439098eb66c38af4e097"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="id8dc44babcd3e4857931ee23d226d22df"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(D)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>(D)(ii)</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e9b6a5fc1ce49bfa020260017c5b9c7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>50</quote> and inserting <quote>80</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd9c478e3c002475a934a8fbbd3a8dfe4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause id="ide021022475e04f60a581ebbf8c78f01f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i)(I), by striking <quote>or services</quote> and inserting <quote>services, or retailer associate wages</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0d1fc8af6cdf4dbda2e232321c89e423"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb10481e6eb7b4effa1607bc8ecca5d3f"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79461b64f3754f899ab01a5c856873dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75bd9eeb6efd48348c513cc59a269c5a"><subparagraph id="id9c8ccca79e7a4f4e895c07030fd16b0e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The Secretary may not require that projects test innovative or promising strategies or technologies.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64a2944e316a4de7ba68e8ffe0ac83e7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id579178239A1E4979916A248D4B80A343"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08d7c10bcb714eeea54f669b1816d3a4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements for expansion projects</header><subparagraph id="id460e5b5585fa4aae866b0408eca270b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the criteria and priorities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), respectively, beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a State agency administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program, or a nonprofit entity in partnership with such a State agency, for a project that—</text><clause id="id407148e28f1a4588b9fae10a35290234" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is proposed by a State agency or nonprofit entity that—</text><subclause id="ide62c4414bb374a2f84d9df1da9f259ae" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has previously received a large-scale grant under this subsection;</text></subclause><subclause id="id836cfb663bde4b47877a325e1a2df81f" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has a demonstrated record for launching and maintaining projects described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7e90f5a430284226910b29de203b229a" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>has the project design, infrastructure, and administrative support necessary for project implementation in, as applicable, a State, region, or Indian lands;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide00422977b1144408655c2d117543de9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>will expand participation and access levels in a State, region, or land of an Indian Tribe compared to the existing project carried out by the State agency or nonprofit entity using the grant described in clause (i)(I); </text></clause><clause id="idc0ee435d5c89409aaa9536d1445b8f2f" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>will allocate, by the fourth year of the cooperative agreement, not less than 90 percent of the amount of the cooperative agreement to providing direct incentives to households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program;</text></clause><clause id="id11448f8818214853806eff5382008684" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>will be carried out in a variety of retail settings; and</text></clause><clause id="id2336f03cbd29436fb2ada1e0089b292c" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>will be for a duration of not less than 4 years.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68a9437a841b45ad8a2a2fe650b50c95" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>For the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary may enter into new cooperative agreements under this paragraph for a total of not more than 15 projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb18140f558d044bf80109a8777b79fb6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04e3a08aff224f15a5d3c5227686d148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11d07e9f540f4002bed3fd87137ea3ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FFD9A529D9E490FB67DE3501E0C185F"><paragraph id="id86eac732f45c45158ace97b29c4b8b66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a grant program—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd24472ae6f584695a498f4edc808ec41"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that meets the purposes described in paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5d70ef739894e13904eb20222397690"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under which the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id9ab410e661674b29a73d95020a63a6c1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>award grants of not more than $400,000 per project to 1 or more eligible entities—</text><subclause id="id6c69719ad2a5432da6b3df17a1b0a31e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to study previously unknown facts about designing produce prescription projects;</text></subclause><subclause id="id190f2ec274ed46f5933b817c39b3023d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to establish or validate best practices for produce prescription projects; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id203c53cd88c34c5fb673af5406347d85"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to establish infrastructure that aids Federally-qualified health centers described in subsection (a)(3)(B) and independent produce retailers, including direct marketing farmers, in carrying out produce prescription projects; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2cdc61fe26b14bd5b360993d7a00b83b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>award grants of not less than $1,000,000 per project to 1 or more eligible entities—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95b22c7746d44d19b522d79409a2b80f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have a demonstrated ability to expand clinical research on the value of delivering a produce prescription project through healthcare partners; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id306c0e7f0f344b2e89dbcdf3a07c7468"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out produce prescription projects that—</text><item id="id099872082c494700a2db0a8810034ded"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>demonstrate and evaluate the impact of the projects on each of the purposes of the program described in paragraph (2);</text></item><item id="id3116827e613149959c0d61cb4fab8ad1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>have a minimum intervention cohort of 300 patients;</text></item><item id="id47f35bef76484584a55699c4820389f8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>compare intervention results to a control group;</text></item><item id="id72892f49faa2457d8a396dc5130dd971"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>have an intervention duration of not less than 12 months; and</text></item><item id="id61ce3ba8afbc4f2aa454ab0f2259a7f0"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>have demonstrated the ability to scale when delivered through healthcare partners. </text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id166bf30333b343bfaca3a43c6fa31351"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program purposes</header><text>The purposes of the grant program established under paragraph (1) are—</text><subparagraph id="id416b0746fe0b49afbf9b5dfe9a64c9b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida831b86622b8443a81498333af104f83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce individual and household food insecurity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75e2c66615464302808d73fb28f39593"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to optimize healthcare use and associated costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida3290f5888674255a0c5577cc474c504" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id825207f24caa4ce6beba4de7681d3ff9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A5F2DE6CB41482F9E74FA3E82A24D59"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6019f765c61d43e2ac49549a8a5f450b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity seeking a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require, including the information described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19646a1e5f724ee98bc1104eec688cd7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d24da02e68a4980b80ac7eac0e91c02"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id262676bd9a7e431d944c017be588b94b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(I)(cc), by striking <quote>subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>items (aa) through (dd) of paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(II), if applicable</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05a11a77d8d849f39e01c7aac810c776"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id222d3eb2b356471691775532c1140d8f"><subparagraph id="idc06524a1980b4620a1bcae388495df28"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to produce prescription projects that include multiple locations or a variety of locations at which produce prescriptions may be redeemed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id646ba5695f0f4c56b95d961431c9570d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Panel to review applications</header><clause id="idaac9b820f0e141fe9abe76a11cdfc354"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a panel—</text><subclause id="ida34efdbfec2b431aadba2aea1f41fb2b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to review applications submitted to the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida54bc914468b41479c7ec6a06c124000"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to those applications.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8bf47ca83a06439eb3a2186bccd83466"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reviewers</header><text>The panel established under clause (i) shall include—</text><subclause id="id8eb0d42869094a6eb4c173e52f6d33a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least 1 individual with experience as a healthcare provider;</text></subclause><subclause id="id97bd69c4fc3e4f158d53120b0f4cccbe"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least 1 individual with experience administering health plans; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb0e6be5ae27d4e50a3b71609e14bab76"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at least 1 individual with experience providing healthcare in community-based health clinics.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a5e48cae0cd4e6ba1c525781e5c6d39"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9AAA3E8A1E54F2997B43C6304AD6F19"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7033aa4b880c4447943e2cb9481355dd"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Definition of produce prescription project</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>produce prescription project</term> means a project under which an eligible entity—</text><subparagraph id="id99f917ce0f2a439fa64559fdb37f15ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribes fruits and vegetables to members;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4a875a4b0994cbd809b8161d8f593b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides financial or nonfinancial incentives for members to purchase or procure fruits and vegetables; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide227dc6b69d142f1acf965ea4035ba49"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may—</text><clause id="id7b7ac395af30460ebe199844855df03e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide educational resources on nutrition to members; and</text></clause><clause id="idf55e7fc05ec245ac8a032b406ba99666"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish additional accessible locations for members to procure fruits and vegetables.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34783182b55945618c1c167843228e9d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7facb243ebc493b9e4ac8d82e3e750d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id5e3e6e649c6c4c15a8707f42745a0188"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4adb60b096c4805ba625063f696dc69"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and cooperative agreements</quote> after <quote>grants</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe3a769f0e5148c58337a989d915202b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>as applicable,</quote> before <quote>including</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id04f904a15caf49948db0ab59567717ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf57e3482d5f14fc182d65d9caca90d93"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>grantees</quote> and inserting <quote>recipients of grants and cooperative agreements</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b0b325f7d7c4372ad11eb40cd76b9d1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>grantee projects</quote> and inserting <quote>the projects of those recipients</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4ccc6305497641ed9236ca6e52494dfd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii)—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id367f36d46b7c4840af6f29db2dfcc139"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>grantees</quote> and inserting <quote>those recipients</quote>; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd8ab842a3014d95b7060e97dfa690bc"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36486d1695314fc7b5c7734dcf5cb45e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf6ba775eb974984b0627a9dd1727c57"><enum>(V)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41918171278649CAB19A271E750B138F"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87db42c56780460b8b725f108de00a9f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>developing training and guidance, in conjunction with the Food and Nutrition Service, on providing, and promoting the provision of, direct incentives to participants electronically, such as through the electronic benefit transfer system of a State agency;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c4923b6630b4f768bc6e0d1d9cf4390"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(iii)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc388d2ef52244b1ca567abc79862cbe4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I)—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dc536597e51498cb5ff23a4cfd055fc"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>grantees</quote> and inserting <quote>those recipients</quote>; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id246bc67d20454442a9bbf2b1496b2561"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>grant outcomes</quote> and inserting <quote>project outcomes</quote>; and</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecc588b46d714b63af6f98ee10c51b3c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by inserting <quote>or cooperative agreement</quote> after <quote>grant</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9f1d7e218764c8fae61d9eacf39c578"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C5AE231CFF145E8A50DAB5C86EE0087"><subparagraph id="id483333d7af4548bea83388d00f6cc770" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Commitment</header><text>Any organization entering into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under this paragraph shall commit—</text><clause id="id30e2287a6103423291aac0f071ba343d" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to working collaboratively and sharing appropriate data with any other organization entering into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause id="id9faed8d7320a4d19a00f242730b3b0f3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, to providing 1-on-1 technical assistance to applicants for grants and cooperative agreements under subsections (b) and (c).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb99983516feb43faa0a0092937328bf3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44d63a7233b74ef7b7d4f914261994dc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5834CD307AD41A4A81E37B39301B050"><subsection id="idbab57ce5ab14430780a5a15cce665765" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Policies and procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall establish policies and procedures—</text><paragraph id="id0c5ba630a0aa4502986441a846c6bb67" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to require coordination between the appropriate partner agencies within the Department of Agriculture—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id384a6849748a4219a01cef3091a6ead8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that allows reasonable timeframes for each agency to review applications for grants and cooperative agreements under subsections (b) and (c) to ensure that eligible entities receiving those grants or cooperative agreements—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec195e46682941d3b782b2649fd8aa98"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet the grant administration requirements; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d445511133242c480310f6824c4bdb6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements for the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fc59a92c7fc42b18bfaf87c52237d00" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>relating to conflicts of interest, including prohibiting any individual from reviewing or selecting eligible entities to receive grants under this section if the financial interest of that individual would directly or predictably be affected by such a grant.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id922fcd0db3194177839402003f92e79c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb788e95164334ffca6636a52940874e6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac03a423264e4c419eb274d5d24ca131"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subparagraph (C) (relating to fiscal year 2019) through subparagraph (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70758225ccad44639677dfcc7c215dba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id65a932baa66a49b6afd4d3aa319d3802"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id40eed5e89f454922991365a34ce2e686"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id293A1142D69D4F35ACDD3F06BDB589BD"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab945994423547a5bb3aeccd464a0ef9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd734e846a164fc3a59b16a35318f9c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ae80843adf74ad0bbec4a196b50acf6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id1cb2d4a692e742deb721e006e9ac7eb9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="iddaa7ec2808074c36a1c5be7ebd2e2222"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking <quote>2023.</quote> and inserting <quote>2029; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id094cd10eccdb42c0a0b66a935d2e93a4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0192019E50147D29566EC313AE82EF2"><subparagraph id="idbb1c336daa4a4cb0abd2f7f02f889b50"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use for cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(3) not less than $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id14dafc34463041dface7cc42bdde80f5"><enum>4404.</enum><header>Healthy dairy nutrition incentives projects</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c840e330df2466e99f7e3f984d9f0e3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4208 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026a">7 U.S.C. 2026a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59575b1a3dfd4e71a7c80ad297ed4e55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">fluid milk</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">dairy nutrition</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12ef3971916340f1b6771f13d2d991b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52c154e897ff412bac531796254c9ab6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1) through (3), by striking the comma and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc03cf7e44f474f8189aea5b53f92c614"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>for any age group</quote> after <quote>recommendations</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id362f6304e8c542178817db79dcad55e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc5677ad5c3e4f2eb309d34288258c87"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>the term</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id826B39C1CB834EDD931D7AA3009CD25D"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5d93e9f0f664be187fe4646be904f90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e695667355d40b188567a482ceac3ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Dairy product</header><text>The term <term>dairy product</term> means a product—</text><subparagraph id="id56b99cc93f8f4030bfcf3ff2aa795b19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which cow’s milk is listed as—</text><clause id="ida3a9c4eac8a14e62a4ab11d66783b874"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the first ingredient on the labeled ingredients list of the product; or</text></clause><clause id="id4e89c96439124c4bab8115d74ce67d8d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the second ingredient on the labeled ingredients list of the product, if the first listed ingredient is water;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60b923af461d43a4ba2a6ddbba942503"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is consistent with the most recent dietary recommendations for any age group; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1e30f2b30c14d61b8f6ef4c417cb6a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is without flavoring or sweeteners.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb321fb7c918f4f19b207903adc84bd21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fluid milk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id607c04313856468d88193b41793e66c3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b0f7218a22240cbbf64ca593772a8f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of Agriculture</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2296a3d91a2447b99751db1d7cfec3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>healthy fluid milk incentive projects</quote> and inserting <quote>healthy dairy nutrition incentive projects</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c533c408f4647bc91d63e1f0cd56c23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and dairy products</quote> before <quote>by members of households</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfc9fca956f24fba926d108957e3a4e3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and dairy products</quote> before <quote>at the point of purchase</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcf425cea5d048758e0c7c80c493d72d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3), by inserting <quote>and dairy products</quote> after <quote>fluid milk</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80c5dadcda18445597c0f911826f8ed2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44e90421054f48e79ea1028b184848fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>fluid milk</quote> and inserting <quote>dairy nutrition</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2501896cb689495aa2b19da205e63e4a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6945150cdd3496d80e314960619abb4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>31 of 2020</quote> and inserting <quote>31, 2026</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d71f87396a04f31b5ad743d94342e69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraphs (A) and (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id664ba4cdb48447ecaa00e4a8d27c86f4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>fluid milk</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>dairy nutrition</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72e612c7b76e411c8b3f227c5f30a72c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef04c2f35fde4b55ab26a33bfc57b208"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by inserting <quote>for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote> before <quote>to carry out</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54360aaab4704c99ba553d003eba9514"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on healthy fluid milk incentive projects</header><text>In carrying out the amendments made by subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that there is no interruption in any project carried out under section 4208 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026a">7 U.S.C. 2026a</external-xref>) (as in effect before October 1, 2025) until the conclusion of the grant terms of that project.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1151ce67e335496ebf2d369c29987fd6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025.</text></subsection></section><section id="idf75f0bd4e31648caaf94d42b2bb7f74e"><enum>4405.</enum><header>Healthy food financing initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 243 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6953">7 U.S.C. 6953</external-xref>) is amended— </text><paragraph id="id750315ecd2054a8897251af9bfb7bf0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3754A0F154A4FD9A7B5976AF6E5BC9E"><subsection id="id456952e3b2874cb8b1dbf72542f20e4b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Program evaluation</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with the national fund manager and the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, shall complete and publish an evaluation of the program established under this section—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a06106efeef4c98a7f66204e0e87091"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on a random sample of funded projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7256d779ca7e4960b91e3a226b0dccb6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that measures, at a minimum, the short-term and long-term impacts of a funded project on access to healthy foods in the applicable community.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae48bd5f2bef4a43b77ec011b781447b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idc3dd8cd311d2466da68a779a16841b02" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is appropriated to carry out this section, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4263586b02714a339c18702dd231b818"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf9d8a18221d493984c2822d8c0e06e6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Of the funds made available under this subsection, the Secretary shall use not more than $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (d) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida980c5c75fc348c6aab14c0f8b5c35d5"><enum>4406.</enum><header>Microgrants for food security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4206 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7518">7 U.S.C. 7518</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id321dee08de08426092ece4537edb2d85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>distribution of subgrants</quote> and inserting <quote>and noncompetitive distribution of subgrants or other financial assistance</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id41b1355ecf6744bca0a03544378088af" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9a32bef334d4102a0993ef2436e37b5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3404f16d7054e09b7e9d984b4ef7b3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">and other financial assistance</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Subgrants</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42c4d6a158484fe0bdc6b241092208c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bae8aeb30584a588c320c3a91f9243f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance provided</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cb91aa82ffb481082604242c6a10d57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></clause><clause id="ida89be0dce51f4738b89d2d4d4ead798f" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd703d6e5bc243b38e2d5bcbaa4685d9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance provided</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb98b29704f7241579f4fb6f379faa3b0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc10413cac0b40739e1f448d2a98df37"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>distribution of subgrants under subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>and noncompetitive distribution of subgrants or other financial assistance under this section</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idb8095f9462c84dc0bcf22397c86c3bc6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance provided</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1704e753501a4bb6b340166b1fdaa091"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance under this section</quote> after <quote>subgrants</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35921e2f53394cbfa4a9a092e0bf679c" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance provided</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC57AF6B4963442DFBC9B1B3E97B22554"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id13820cfa934d4a1b9efdbb6a2d153fe1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8550D6C06A0B4031AF3A78F9D1E5E13E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or other financial assistance</quote> after <quote>subgrant</quote> each place it appears; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4100ee03449541e8b73e94343fb532a7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>subgrants by eligible entities</quote> and inserting <quote>subgrant or other financial assistance by the eligible entity</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67a6a4eb4c7245b7be760d6bfd92014b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2019 and</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024, and $30,000,000 for</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d411bd5cf5147629b0df8764656057b"><enum>4407.</enum><header>Study and report on nutrition programs in geographically isolated States</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id864202c348af49b9815d30272daccccf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of geographically isolated State</header><text>In this section, the term <term>geographically isolated State</term> has the meaning given the term in paragraph (3)(A) of section 214(c) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7515">7 U.S.C. 7515(c)</external-xref>) (as added by section 4203).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8edf1101c5f0442591656db43c3cfe84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on all nutrition programs (excluding child nutrition programs) administered by the Secretary to evaluate whether those nutrition programs are working effectively and equitably within geographically isolated States, as compared to those nutrition programs operating within the continental United States, including whether—</text><paragraph id="id0414e5812d5a4403a72db11e5f8b4194" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there are unique challenges that result from the particular location of a geographically isolated State, including the availability of food price data and whether the food price data used by the Department of Agriculture are reflective of food costs in the geographically isolated State;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2538e347f72453b8c2b145d32397989" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the needs of different communities are being addressed by those nutrition programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id91db145dd98a4417bcaad565f23a79fc" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>language barriers are preventing individuals in any geographically isolated State from accessing a nutrition program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5bbc871e244c492dad69387c028f6fc7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="id0b0e23f3cfa844688259425388273bdb" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the study under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States 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 describing the results of the study.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0d3ecd8d9cf545148d266001a917a01d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>If the Comptroller General of the United States determines under the study under subsection (b) that nutrition programs administered by the Secretary are not working effectively and equitably within geographically isolated States, as compared to the operation of those nutrition programs within the continental United States (including with respect to food price data and whether the food price data used by the Department of Agriculture accurately reflect food costs in each geographically isolated State), the report under paragraph (1) shall include such legislative and other recommendations as the Comptroller General determines would result in those programs working effectively and equitably within geographically isolated States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5b44b78cbd0d4f338cb2ece6245cb651"><enum>4408.</enum><header>Streamlining application process for direct marketing farmers in nutrition programs</header><subsection id="id035410fd0139418284bae5ea13fa007b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of covered nutrition program</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered nutrition program</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id418a686d78f9489b8a55028eb377efdc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd77ba08ec134efe9d97d76976964f7d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the senior farmers’ market nutrition program established under section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3007">7 U.S.C. 3007</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b5e48d1175442ef9a4db9c71341ddaa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other nutrition program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf6e64c04dd4402e9dd69a5706ecd539"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Streamlined application process</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined application process for direct marketing farmers to apply to be authorized to sell eligible foods under each of the covered nutrition programs by developing, to the maximum extent practicable—</text><paragraph id="id5791c6e4d57f498d8bd595cf1b57236a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a single application that a direct marketing farmer may use to apply to each of the covered nutrition programs; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id376e964e014f4f5ebc7757fe45578905"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an information-sharing system that—</text><subparagraph id="id2b3906d9726349249a4e1afeb6130cf5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notifies and shares the necessary and appropriate information of a direct marketing farmer who is approved to be authorized to sell eligible foods under a covered nutrition program with each of the other covered nutrition programs such that another covered nutrition program is prompted to determine the eligibility of the direct marketing farmer to be authorized to sell eligible foods under that covered nutrition program; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8cd30e5664f442738491bd7671d69fe4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meets appropriate security standards, as established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id947110db6c794d75b91edfbe5a514749"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 that—</text><paragraph id="id155efa2a51624a3fa7cf7edd13f7647d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the extent to which the Secretary was able to develop a single application or information-sharing system under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55faa6445f3943c892c4ac67b07ebe55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies any statutory, regulatory, and operational barriers to implementing subsection (b). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id42cfcc2f934e431c99972b5bf758b003"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this section in coordination with the Office of Customer Experience and the Office of Digital Services of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1207d84ad7c04c15b4fd7b5b601deb5b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idad002bf250714742a68fb62a1a438f93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf71da01f3c9043d8bfdd9a50a1f00902"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriation in advance</header><text>Only funds appropriated under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this section shall be available to carry out this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6b25b787a0ba4c3fb2957dc7ae728493"><enum>4409.</enum><header>Nutrition security report</header><subsection id="id500442d3d38947b8823baeac21ec9a87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id38992baf47fb4565bf091aba4ce03430"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Food security</header><text>The term <term>food security</term> means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id955bbadecedd41b6ba0157b553189f57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nutrition security</header><text>The term <term>nutrition security</term> means consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, and affordable foods essential to optimal health and well-being.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5244b32e6d0d4e5682476cf78aec7f53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text>The term <term>supplemental nutrition assistance program</term> means the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd47c6741360c4c309d2fc6f1e65b1d5e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report on food security and nutrition security in the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="iddfd28259f6864ed2b48f54469067b1c7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under subsection (b) shall include, for the period covered by the report—</text><paragraph id="idab212569b0de4c6bb4fed3fd74cf099f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an analysis of the food security, nutrition security, and diet quality of participants and nonparticipants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72be2852ce37465db0bcee6db65db7d1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0fc7c3f59d104d7e832ac713b77f8d1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of changes made to the supplemental nutrition assistance program that are intended to improve food security, nutrition security, and diet quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89754af2c7a84052a431d1b9edcc5846" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of the impact and effectiveness of those changes on food security, nutrition security, and diet quality; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1e9d72758c74aada9fc410a5732332f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations for additional authority to be provided to the Secretary to improve food security, nutrition security, and diet quality for participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9222f491bd34464bbd848981b10ca464"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Appropriations</header><text>There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. </text></subsection></section><section id="id2EFD3CA0E0064F7DBB27E6E46C3CE8ED"><enum>4410.</enum><header>Senior nutrition task force</header><subsection id="idB590BE9915E74196B4501EA9EAA82EED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="idCB6E2F3B296B42D7AC15776020F72B04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disability</header><text>The term <term>disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">42 U.S.C. 12102</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idFDF9F110E24E479DA89732BD468E2551"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Older person</header><text>The term <term>older person</term> has the meaning given the term <term>older individual</term> in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3002">42 U.S.C. 3002</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id473CB8B3A9A34936AD91F25FB883C90A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Task Force</header><text>The term <term>Task Force</term> means the Interagency Task Force to Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities established by subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE283908A32A94E7B92D26EBE23FAAF15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a task force, to be known as the <quote>Interagency Task Force to Address Hunger and Promote Access to Healthy Food Among Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id39B1A67EAA554934A2F00C3105651636"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Members</header><paragraph id="id9FC308A72F634C7CA76BD5170E311F7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The members of the Task Force shall be the following:</text><subparagraph id="id8BB81CCDA752497683BE085EC372AEA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC21A77E7CAD9480AA9D583AF6EA4641D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id194FD59D0F8246A09B67E43C74160839"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary of Transportation (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49A82ED7606B4B7FB6BB76636906276A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9709797732404D0E93A63D402A907A01"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (or a designee). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2216EDF71AF144C79158D56C076887B5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9B733F0A99454958B53600EF52E36144"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Administrator for Independent Living within the Administration for Community Living (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45E426BE7829436BAA4B16FCD53FAEAF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86EE18AB5D754A87B53236634E603DA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f6a4508f1674bf982b0df521331523c"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BF5F0F00B8B42D8B1D755C0225565F7"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0C7C5EA6199248A6952560B76041C8BD"><enum>(L)</enum><text>The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC048DE0438A4051AA45DFC9336A4488"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id646DD0A7AA874FC69F47FE6ED0D259EE"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The Surgeon General (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCBCB860791440769BD0C7170690157C"><enum>(O)</enum><text>The Deputy Administrator for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7254FBD1213F46C083F606A7FCD4081A"><enum>(P)</enum><text>The Director of the Office on Nutrition Research of the National Institutes of Health (or a designee). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19C31F5DB638448D8F7B705659D9EF80"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The Director of the Indian Health Service (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50F0F32157B34A66AC67DFDB0A62837F"><enum>(R)</enum><text>The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or a designee).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91B617F6A67E4B5E99457B73238DF233"><enum>(S)</enum><text>The head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, and appointed by the President.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8812E0939C9746208B85E8ADC5AA8965"><enum>(T)</enum><text>At least 2 older persons, appointed by the President, who are recipients of Federal nutrition benefits, as determined by the President.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7462BBD3DD945789FED0BE01E9A70F0"><enum>(U)</enum><text>At least 2 adults with disabilities, appointed by the President, who are recipients of Federal nutrition benefits, as determined by the President.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id723e4d79ac594333a41cb7e86b287d5a"><enum>(V)</enum><text>At least 2 members of grandfamilies or kinship families, appointed by the President, who are recipients of Federal nutrition benefits, as determined by the President.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36afbf2ad1e746cf8a7b502006600c35"><enum>(W)</enum><text>At least 1 representative, appointed by the President, from a national older adult nutrition organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94EA49A0EB0941B4ACD3FDC1FA9AE5EA"><enum>(X)</enum><text>At least 1 representative, appointed by the President, from a national organization that addresses hunger among adults with disabilities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id755011BDE4F940C5A55505F64EF78A97"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>At least 1 representative, appointed by the President, from a national antihunger organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0E5A936076E64708888C70620F9A28E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Chairperson of the Task Force shall be the Secretary (or a designee).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA376E23AC95845F180C4BC70321E1619"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vice Chairperson</header><text>The Vice Chairperson of the Task Force shall be the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living (or a designee).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6C93D963E5F04F77817CE5A6C007EC84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Task Force shall be the following:</text><paragraph id="id724F8CD1D0AE48399648AFAE03B63224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Identify, promote, coordinate, and disseminate information and resources and other available best practices—</text><subparagraph id="id96C49496AA6147EC99A18D445B6A3ED3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition among older adults and adults with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id333EFBF0D2A84CB89E1B3CD9876A8031"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase access to healthy foods.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id178E2A249A734C53885C349878E51507"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Measure and evaluate progress in—</text><subparagraph id="id455AB4AF21FE41268DF6FE3405A8A3C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addressing hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition among older adults and adults with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3CD4E8BE8BFB4E968CE997A7CA9452CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food for older adults and adults with disabilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD98C9923511941218AB3DCC13E913A00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Examine interagency opportunities—</text><subparagraph id="id0B8240298FA14ED198870209FE79AD84"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to collaboratively address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition among older adults and adults with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97E853B92EF649D2A152849D18FD8829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food for older adults and adults with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6ACB87E2DF846C682E4BC000BADCB82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to foster participation across Federal nutrition services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66184D462D0F40F6B79F88A59B9B536B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Examine challenges to interagency efforts to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE0601BC508F04BEA828252586DCB83EC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2027, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text><paragraph id="idE787472E5E9040BFA46C888E55B0C1F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>best practices for addressing hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition and promoting access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food among older adults and adults with disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95F3587C2A144041A30789AD0D54810C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations to support interagency efforts to address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition and promote access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food among older adults and adults with disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB85ED0C9A9204A85BC2DB80DE2C50EBE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>existing barriers to promoting interagency collaboration to address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition and access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food among older adults and adults with disabilities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE99D3A01B8CE48AA9F62C23962574B26" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>innovative practices to address hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition and promote access to healthy, affordable, and local or regional food among older adults and adults with disabilities. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f8bfb5e3052496f9db13b15cd8a3f8d"><enum>4411.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72805747042542dc98b6c92d7f16c224"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BD3283CC3864292930127499DA3C2E3"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbd091cfe94e42678b8f8c2c9b7e314a"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reserved</header></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68ba3226c3d149c1a3f51ffa720b755d"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id295DCA350D1443A2B1FC2EA7CBD171F3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>law)</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>law);</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id58D98C9ADF66403888B2ADD99DAF6346" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>3312</quote> and inserting <quote>5312</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e3e1e8f29d04e8e9f46550475d7bfd9"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 6(r)(1)(A)(iv) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(r)(1)(A)(iv)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>section</quote> before <quote>40002(a)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaee72d0ff2f413ba75b46347ffa82dc"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4107(a)(1)) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f2eb7af98c547afac1827ad5b2f446f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeb48ae383364d89a49c7a109eb29ad4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C), by striking <quote>subsection (h)(13)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (h)(12)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94366cf9d85344ff8df5e304389434b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45f413d9278c4cdeaf753ef8b05f04fd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8de59c7420794d97ae69361f4295d87c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2aa50525d49543e3a4d36034b17be40d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f00d2174c7c4ff0bc41e491ca3b91df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (14) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id926e8f2158044c01800347b29f9c4160"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated), by striking subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75e79c52f1c246f7a6c565f94819b875"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1)(A), by striking <quote>subsection (h)(11)(A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (h)(10)(A)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14ad07d4a7ff4d62b3a9faf8011a4a7c"><enum>(e)</enum><text>Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2021">7 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>) is amended—<italic></italic></text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a030d29296c41e6af785e204903cb68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbc137fb4df74601ba5e71e9131ac59d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6600d8f67cb24ed2a9c228c8f428b2a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id529722b870594ba1b283ab4e74ff952b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the purchase of coupons or trafficking in coupons or authorization cards</quote> and inserting <quote>trafficking related to benefits</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id274daaf6678548f9a11cc8820f9cf0cf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such purchase of coupons or trafficking in coupons or cards</quote> and inserting <quote>such occasion of trafficking related to benefits</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01643e889a53467da775ad37239ca3d0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>coupons</quote> and inserting <quote>benefits</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7deedde2bb51409baf8a33f8b07d3485"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>coupons</quote> and inserting <quote>benefits</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdb97f60fc2b430ca427feb676ee066b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4), by striking <quote>coupons</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>benefits</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4a4760a190d462382e42f547d6b086f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2d23773d5ff43e594f9f165420f6370"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>food coupons</quote> and inserting <quote>benefits</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0aac1c9adc24aaf85941b382b3ef1c1"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Section 3(9)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/622">2 U.S.C. 622(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the food stamp program</quote> and inserting <quote>the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="idca8aec0c2ad647daa7e6cab25f9cfb9c"><enum>4412.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided, this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2025. </text></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Credit</header><subtitle id="id66eaccdaeab4488aa9cbdc1b38855940" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Farm ownership loans</header><section id="id7715da079eda4810a63b0c1f67c5e34b"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Modification of experience eligibility requirement for farm ownership loans</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7ad1f7ffefc4b5ea966112067cc991e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persons eligible for real estate loans</header><text>Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3244bd5f30984f40b8b250023dfa06b9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>without regard to any lapse between farming experiences,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide29719bf5e694ac8bfafde1c53b210b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70ee1d3e9e7e4de5bbeba8ca6c30369d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30F4D5D10FCE49B7979CC5D65B48BD29"><paragraph id="id5ae4cc129b6a4931bf097a6b4d735578" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make a direct loan under this subtitle only to a farmer or rancher who has at least 1 year of experience substantially participating in the management and business operations of a farm or ranch, as determined by the Secretary, or has other acceptable education or experience, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20e01d09b927449e8408f3aeaddfc4d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58D5CE289238483DAC16D342C6A56546"><paragraph id="id4212dd970f924f2d84e8cd44c0c2e7aa" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text>In the case of a qualified beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may waive the 1-year requirement described in paragraph (1) if the qualified beginning farmer or rancher has an established relationship with an individual who has experience in farming or ranching, or with a local farm or ranch operator or organization, approved by the Secretary and committed to mentoring the qualified beginning farmer or rancher.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcfae0a81ced4cbcaf6445010cc1e9cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allowed purposes of loans</header><text>Section 303(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1923">7 U.S.C. 1923(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34d5957162504c59b0608189109e7b10"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(D), by striking <quote>described in section 304</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55765f9f82ec408c957690dd600e69ce"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(D), by striking <quote>described in section 304</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58165754ac0541aeb47b92105f35de22"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Conservation and Precision Agriculture Loan and Loan Guarantee Program</header><subsection id="idbc557e6ac6c644c9aae169bde57fb388"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conservation plan</header><text>Section 304(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by—</text><paragraph id="id01b7aefb2f6245a3a4b3d2c7763d8821"><enum>(1)</enum><text>redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9fe3c5333edd4de195be69ebf2f0b95b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2A270A4CE2764FD88E08CC123B9A9CD8"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25fa73631d6e4ac8b3e1df738016c5b1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the adoption of precision agriculture practices and the acquisition of precision agriculture technology;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb8adbbe214b04cb79d80a6794786e1d4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Section 304(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7fe8a99a42d4a0f9c76e50aa8a0df46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide96c5fd8734a48be807e8a03f0ebd37c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>1985.</quote> and inserting <quote>1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3812">16 U.S.C. 3812</external-xref>); and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc54546cb98b84a16bdec78a21f65282b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7e59c792a3e4a3c846ddc468bf42f69"><paragraph id="id10d2c9b95cf24f979de460e9d9d47635"><enum>(4)</enum><text>producers who use the loans to adopt precision agriculture practices or acquire precision agriculture technology, including adoption or acquisition for the purpose of participating in the environmental quality incentives program under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2e35e21e6a2e4740b9ed3a6add39f4f4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 304(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74fcde80293247a68c1d6e4e01cd6c55"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924</external-xref>) is amended, in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">and precision agriculture</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Conservation</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1ea418c200140fd843eca8aa73e0ca3"><enum>5103.</enum><header>Limitations on amount of farm ownership loans</header><subsection id="id0e7fe193e6bd4fc4b1a72bf1812a50fe"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1925">7 U.S.C. 1925</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5118d136ad64a25bdce9580b03ad649"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc180ee725234db3bf7d7f1cbefe08cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93b97dcdefe244a7afcc5577c4c72227"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d3061d496144361b385d095e99a887a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$600,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $1,750,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>$850,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $3,000,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2025</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63e89477872f4c1888738d4564dc3338"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53BA034EDF4B4422AF6694B8A881FA6B"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5474bdf8516f4fd09038a1bce202f69f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Refinanced guaranteed loans</header><text>In the case of a direct loan refinancing a guaranteed loan pursuant to section 303(a)(1)(F), the Secretary may make a loan equal to the unpaid indebtedness of the borrower.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64e1db9a228843f5a0515bf0d8c3d553"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inflation percentage</header><text>Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1925">7 U.S.C. 1925</external-xref>) is amended, in subsection (d) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1))—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01837f93143c40a0a9a0d44681331c56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>of the Prices Paid By Farmers Index (as compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department of Agriculture) for the 12-month period ending on July 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year</quote> and inserting <quote>of the per acre average United States farm real estate value for the preceding year (as published in the applicable Agricultural Land Values report of the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department of Agriculture)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f45487aca6f436b9aafef210549f419"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>of such index (as so defined) for the 12-month period that immediately precedes the 12-month period described in paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>of the per acre average United States farm real estate value for the year immediately preceding the year described in paragraph (1) (as so published)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb45e27d026da44e8957855532522d84b"><enum>5104.</enum><header>Refinancing of guaranteed loans into direct loans</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2bdef14f192448cbdf30ea8c81c874a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1923">7 U.S.C. 1923(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4f23d05767d4556a313f9212e91d37c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87df5bc6bf1946ee8c1e05753114b288"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ffd051392e14ad38d07caa37a1c84c2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13035DD22C8445C78F5F683E48145958"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf5384143b6644768bea16be9b9204f3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>refinancing a guaranteed loan described in paragraph (2), if the Secretary determines that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae338713bef843afbe72777c7844e0d7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the guaranteed loan is distressed;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id247f040501c44c989a5e6a345bc777aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the borrower on that guaranteed loan has attempted to work with the lender and has been unsuccessful;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00d6a8b9d14d4e2791ea88ed84f1a06d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the borrower has a reasonable chance for success of the operation financed by the guaranteed loan; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d182ef011644f1abb7443362ae13106"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the refinanced loan will have no more than a minimal impact on the loan programs of the Farm Service Agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e660c0bb88e4f2bb2d384940b9ac654"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guaranteed loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 309(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1929">7 U.S.C. 1929(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idf3e99159bbdb48d691df374b63fde6cf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>the principal and interest due on</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6cf9f710ca949929eb8ee709f5f590c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the paragraph heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Guaranteed loans to Down Payment Loan Program participants guaranteed up to 95 percent</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27028963610d47828ee81c7fcceb1707"><enum>5105.</enum><header>Down payment loan program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310E(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1935">7 U.S.C. 1935(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a833fa602904f48bf01e4dfd9fc40c9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb7cdfabd6cc44ad9a31adff1f4a2ae6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, subject to section 305(a),</quote> after <quote>exceed</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24743cb354ac41b2be6f015d71bc3134"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>least</quote> and inserting <quote>lesser</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0e625853cbb496881d070857f9b4385"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by adding <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f7888a521954dd1adedb9e6a6133f42"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2d920b9d6bb43bfa54c98cc6966cfdb"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida35db9a479324cfc943f576d0335b273"><enum>5106.</enum><header>Support for resolving ownership and succession issues relating to farmland</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1936c">7 U.S.C. 1936c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0afc69151b34445e974788c40f6eb8ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>relend the funds to individuals and entities</quote> and inserting <quote>use the funds</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc184d4bcd4174ac5847f03b75ab8b847"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE305F8D8394E49BAB12BFFBAC1C62EDB"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41c1d1494b704f4385d3c34ce071a865"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible purposes</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a loan made by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide170bcb241684916ba0a245afafbf64b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall relend the proceeds from the loan for projects that assist heirs with undivided ownership interests to resolve ownership and succession on farmland that has multiple owners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b59f433a1e349c8b54ab9ea164a0a33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use not more than 25 percent of the amount of the loan to pay administrative costs of relending the proceeds.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98a5b76a11594dfbb41277f744c4dc35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd937fb2498c4563b90bf174f9b08a5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by striking <quote>be</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd46a80f1be354b99ae2352fe090fd41c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53E1BD98B4A448DE9902F7B20846F62E"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbdbd08d6a334efa864874bb44776334"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary may forgive, as the Secretary determines appropriate, the amount of a loan used to pay administrative costs of relending the proceeds from the loan.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa3a9e28269745aeb9d1f645470b3953"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4568FDDC7C4640FA9B7198497E9F7B43"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fd7a8b6527e4c93a66fa1224bb64687"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id5b5d6ca96f504c4f8eb209b7ed3e9333"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reports of eligible entities</header><text>Each eligible entity that receives a loan under this section shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc65f466fbe5e4830b8e59d823f8579cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the progress and outcomes of the activities conducted by the eligible entity pursuant to the loan using funding provided under this section, including—</text><clause id="idaf43c5e518a64033aea55857de568003" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of individuals who received assistance from the eligible entity;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id066ef14f48604383bad9cffbbee40530"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals whose farm ownership interests were resolved; and</text></clause><clause id="id3e819fc2c8404cb285e52d2854bc8f35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of individual heirs involved in each case involving undivided ownership; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide257707451964d14b2ce285a4fcb4ad6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of requests for assistance received by the eligible entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c485adb43764f57aa7cb1542c651a3e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report by the Secretary</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report that—</text><subparagraph id="idf1c7c5dbb09c4617bfc405de069f3a13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc02f451b70340dabb30c5059a8196ea"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each eligible entity that received a loan under this section;</text></clause><clause id="id56211c8bdbd04058b42939f1b35ce6fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of individuals whose farmland ownership interests were resolved by each eligible entity identified under clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="idf69d61fd2f0d4d3f9e9482f79825da87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the number of individual heirs affected by the resolution of those ownership interests;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f086ef2c5b948daa6f5ba745cccb252"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes the operation and outcomes of the projects and activities carried out by eligible entities under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9eee79f738ba409e92f66b3a2f85b9fb"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes recommendations on how to strengthen the programs carried out by the Secretary under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec28474c03d14d40bd5204949c07a2b9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8aafe252db3b4dd89d61f3781f829120"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87f7f3e4b6174e569758ac5254aab1fe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>There</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F5DD1C67A154B9284EE1AA6CA59F4E3"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc014d6d14d5f4b11a0fc2fd685a5c8d7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfb8d218471f4e05a234172801117e2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a2797110d75460a88c8f959985a0779"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to other amounts available to the Secretary, there</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id179904f099e1488490a059bece00a6a7" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Operating loans</header><section id="idca1ad079dd564b5697b98aa152cfeb0d"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Limitation on amount of operating loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1943">7 U.S.C. 1943(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$400,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $1,750,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>$750,000, or, in the case of a loan guaranteed by the Secretary, $2,600,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2026</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id54e5fb597f1d42fdb41a5f42b1a4c0fd"><enum>5202.</enum><header>Eligibility for operating loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5cec527b0b34efe87241377f3c3095a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>without regard to any lapse between farming experiences,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b9c646b6e8d4860b03835052d075016"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>4–H Clubs, Future Farmers of America</quote> and inserting <quote>4-H clubs, National FFA Organization chapters</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26a73cfa1563467d91aab070aec0517d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided5ee176b84544ec939ce133f87f109b"><enum>5203.</enum><header>Microloans</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e85f5230f3a47d691c3794b731931a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 313(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1943">7 U.S.C. 1943(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide548972068fb48b2b738bb48bc94ba1c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b72c508fd914e46954ec350fd3707f9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbbb10a33edc4b7e8c41789494a598dd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interest rate</header><text>Section 316(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1946">7 U.S.C. 1946(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b7d1390f5384084a26f72e1cbb9e280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79BD692BD66B40D788D2790B86E7ACAF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2DC39C5BD57C44D282ED82D7AA6C2AA9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279(e)),</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a)),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22d210773f954bd1bc8f657c703a349b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>not be—</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>be equal to the interest rate for direct farm operating loans under this subtitle, not to exceed 5 percent per year.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idab50ef99bbb242538dde06193dcb5ab3" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Emergency loans</header><section id="idbfc80c55fb584f629d2744187383e4fa"><enum>5301.</enum><header>Emergency loan determination factors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 322 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1962">7 U.S.C. 1962</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8B139B98075041B5B65F20AB675CBC2D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section designation and all that follows through <quote>For</quote> in subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BFC3525414443EAAE58FA3DCB043BDE"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cb61c18e33d4dfa8ed258029a3f2ccc"><enum>322.</enum><header>Loan determination factors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For</text></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id550eb7cda79b4e64aa6409ca31345572"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc943df9458554c3e9be0313534c85f54"><enum>5302.</enum><header>Eligibility for assistance based on production loss</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 329 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1970">7 U.S.C. 1970</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>at least a 30 per centum loss of normal per acre or per animal production, or such lesser per centum of loss as the Secretary may determine, as a result of the disaster based upon the average monthly price in effect for the previous year</quote> and inserting <quote>a qualifying production loss, as determined by the Secretary, as a result of a disaster,</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ide635883084374e37aedfd253a4675430" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header><section id="id46d0aa36db0f41c297e4090e2b194a52"><enum>5401.</enum><header>Distressed borrowers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE876B79A62D54B25826B23303FEAA9D2"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5bac501710d476dad526ba5700252ef"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Distressed borrowers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb26c6dc128924369993db9f4b0a02796"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 to provide payments to, for the cost of loan modifications for, or to carry out subsection (b)(4) with respect to distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans administered by the Farm Service Agency under subtitle A, B, or C.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id686690e40f12480b90ab01d5764bf201"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cash flow-based assistance</header><text>In using funds appropriated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide relief to those borrowers whose agricultural operations are at financial risk as expeditiously as possible, including through indefinite extension of the Cash Flow-Based Assistance and Distressed Borrower Set-Aside Program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idf0e2074edb324611a7f6b1cb09527d83"><enum>5402.</enum><header>Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983b">7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id012e50d412da4625a90272f48bfcaa82"><enum>5403.</enum><header>Loan authorization levels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1994">7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idedba6ef85c614049a439a6d171df4823"><enum>5404.</enum><header>Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 343(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51593c9d159b4ded93455f37cf94c79e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id304FD590BBAE46C1BF1060BC5284BB50"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea1883be3c074d648463ce9f0a8b8d7a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>who—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf114c878d3314492b2a52c98b114ef9f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a loan made to an individual, individually or with the immediate family of the applicant—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb819c5656924ced87f78620cdcf3395"><enum>(I)</enum><text>materially and substantially participates (in the case of an owner and operator of a farm or ranch) or will materially and substantially participate (in the case of an applicant seeking to own and operate a farm or ranch) in the operation of the farm or ranch; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29e0ec335d1a4cd6812d3973968e36aa"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides (in the case of an owner and operator of a farm or ranch) or will provide (in the case of an applicant seeking to own and operate a farm or ranch) substantial day-to-day labor and management of the farm or ranch, consistent with the practices in the State or county in which the farm or ranch is located; or </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf20d02504ac48bc852f3ed6260ef799"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a loan made to a cooperative, corporation, partnership, joint operation, or such other legal entity as the Secretary considers appropriate—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892b8b455b4d4a569c809f7f7a52c360"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has members, stockholders, partners, joint operators, or owners, all of whom are qualified beginning farmers or ranchers; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id559583864d86476292b5ebbdf60ccddf"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has (in the case of an owner and operator of a farm or ranch) or will have (in the case of an applicant seeking to own and operate a farm or ranch) members, stockholders, partners, joint operators, or owners materially and substantially participate in the operation of the farm or ranch;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id29f03018320440d78330758283d0fb1e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7ceb82011f0436ab81a706f0691ab5d"><enum>5405.</enum><header>Loan fund set-asides</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 346 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1994">7 U.S.C. 1994</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id9cd15ce77ef643bf9edd0ec9c4424483"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76db61db40824600a1855eac3dab7b45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc0a73cb1f05405b996bc65965063ea7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)(II), by inserting <quote>, to the extent practicable</quote> after <quote>April 1 of the fiscal year</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85afa2b01f34444b96559e607ab3b9d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)(III), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453aa449c04a4ba4ab114e56ce45c390"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by inserting <quote>, to the extent practicable</quote> after <quote>September 1 of the fiscal year</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99b3b8ddd4b14e75bef494be5574cf2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting <quote>, to the extent practicable</quote> after <quote>April 1 of the fiscal year</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07b853e4c7ba4ad28aa698f840d86f42"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (c) and (d).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8680bc552cf74cf5a72b2681cb5c78c5"><enum>5406.</enum><header>Temporary prohibition of loans to borrowers that have received debt forgiveness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 373(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008h">7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf94fd851728946bebc0ec55c09f4b6c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61A12742A11340CD8CAFDFB97646371F"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fcb0e133eb04df79e8571c38be9050f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not make or guarantee a loan under this title to a borrower for a period of 7 years after the borrower has received debt forgiveness.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24726bb3855643e68981ff23fcb72041"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>chapters</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id45d12d6d3c654e579cf4577933d78134"><enum>5407.</enum><header>Guaranteed farmer program loan applications</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbb2283de2d94835a4b7a84a7c8a2312"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 333A(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983a">7 U.S.C. 1983a(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cdb1007c69d42bf80e8c7dc98d79a08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>$125,000 or less</quote> and inserting <quote>less than a limit determined by the Secretary</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fa069331ec34902adac5c4ebe4f5c6b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab2f09251a2c4228b34f8c8d457bb145"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25CA46469A254C918D34C16218C9E050"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7878061aaee5485ba09eb0b8a7e17058"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accelerated consideration for certain guaranteed farmer program loans</header><subparagraph id="idb44e31e9ce9543d1953dc284be509545"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Option for accelerated consideration</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to certified lenders (within the meaning of section 339(c)) and Preferred Certified Lenders (within the meaning of section 339(d)) the option to submit for accelerated consideration an application to guarantee a farmer program loan the principal amount of which is $1,000,000 or less.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a6e1aad9d21491b920b9330cb472aaa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 5 business days after receipt of an application to guarantee a farmer program loan originated by a certified lender (within the meaning of section 339(c)) or a Preferred Certified Lender (within the meaning of section 339(d)) that is submitted for accelerated consideration under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall notify the lender as to whether the application is approved or disapproved.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4088318250e84180998c186f845c6576"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failure to provide timely notice</header><text>If the Secretary fails to provide the notice required under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall approve the application submitted for accelerated consideration. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida74eeb12fbc3443b8c1a50a3b6a1903e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Maximum guarantee</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the percentage of the principal amount of a loan that may be guaranteed pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed—</text><clause id="id8242902d272e4b6b8cab4e63f2b874d9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>75 percent, in the case of a loan of $500,000 or less; or</text></clause><clause id="id0bee7841c8ab4c2fb956cedfca9161c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>50 percent, in the case of a loan of more than $500,000 but less than or equal to $1,000,000.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc91fdff1e0842b39167ba0e02756c68"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 333A(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983a">7 U.S.C. 1983a(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (g)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)(3)</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4facee8652ec4eeb9e7533712dc7005a" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section id="idb5da6ba17dc74eb48816abc988eda33b"><enum>5501.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida611ccef3a914f9f95039ef560420bcf"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical corrections to title I of the Agricultural Act of 1961</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3948e1df4cd2404994c32874983035dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 102 of the Agricultural Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1911">7 U.S.C. 1911</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddb2aa82f94f4a74a784a4d58ab86321"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e16c4c368544bd7956d44eaa16f14ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of Agriculture</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07a7126c341745288a46556b00d64bcc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>he is authorized, whenever he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary is authorized, whenever the Secretary</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415a7e400e8243f38c6af24a7c931418"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 103 of the Agricultural Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1912">7 U.S.C. 1912</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27cd84ad74674149b847abc885e70bfb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bf348b00f144c43be8f4a38f3658ea4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 307 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1927">7 U.S.C. 1927</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfabdc0b152ee4e0bb967e467502e0884"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3)(B), by striking <quote>not be—</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting <quote>be equal to the interest rate for direct farm ownership loans under this subtitle, not to exceed 5 percent per year.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id653c88735a8b422f8a15c9149c81b43a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id386e504f739a477495074eac81545757"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 310D(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1934">7 U.S.C. 1934(a)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd60111652f284ef4b3dd96c9cd18cc2e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, or paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 304(a),</quote> and inserting <quote>or section 304(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86ffaea4084c416f8d55a74c1621c3f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 302</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (B) through (D) of the second sentence of section 302(a)(1)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb9886ebc93240338906ae0dae21a0e3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 310E(d)(4)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1935">7 U.S.C. 1935(d)(4)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and; and</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27627774ce44442292f1ba312f5d5563"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 312 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1942">7 U.S.C. 1942</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b9a4dc7595643509ef7d3ef531d3d7f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0426fb96d7b94476a29ae2e5244a4225"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c8f8da0c20d427695cd4f20ac381bac"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 319 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1949">7 U.S.C. 1949</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16307fe068514ce3b8631b7e05650bbf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">or guarantees</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89631f6fadf4489ba0cdfcf269cb9b91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or with respect to whom there is an outstanding guarantee under this subtitle</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id983eec277d0546f3b91b91d7001ccf10"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 331(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3917b5320fc743f4a27ec2ff6c554131"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id361bd13ec2bc4f7e950d89a3c3a850cb"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>his powers and duties</quote> and inserting <quote>the powers and duties of the Secretary</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfa95ad742a24cac9b22ba6c5bee74b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he determines</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the Secretary determines</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55b3948e4af144fca61e4cd1ba52d927"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and until January</quote> and everything that follows through <quote>see fit)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebe2cc08a5df449bb6937c1f910cf5a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dbc1d0fb46543829c9bfe89a1d85f35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce495f2f5df04a84861d8658dd54e78c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection. After consultation with a local or area county committee, the Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: “subsection; and</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54B9C17AE4414548B9B099A3CF4C5CCE"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e0c7beef90346f48003499980e5abe5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f80b29ac8c842049bba29d35f789bd3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph. The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: “paragraph;</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F4C563394BD4D8F8D58D13CAC3816CC"><subparagraph id="id87dc7e39933548a2ad97d70e00fd44d0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida892d818e2df488cb6fee63accbaf671"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1949. In</quote> and inserting “1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1441">42 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.</external-xref>), subject to the conditions that—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA69B99BA2684511A7C3519527A96D08"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0106b1b5a2448e1964c0e4578006f2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f89e0da2c5644b0a8f2a2792f5640eb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so designated)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbb6126a23b740f090c2a5dfc5ec010e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Consolidated</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id193e00972a5749b69b2f1a154d10f66f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Rural Development Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Rural Development</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide36b54e973e346d6bc794e0f816c423f"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) (as so designated), by striking <quote>1949,</quote> and inserting <quote>1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1441">42 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07e560f6e50d4abc8c09f465f6683f7c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida602e43dbdee4f809a647d34f0e550d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1949,</quote> and inserting <quote>1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1441">42 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.</external-xref>),</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc804da3b4e2943e58a165db19c575368"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>administered by the Farmers Home Administration,</quote> and inserting <quote>administered under this title,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida72a56497a794032887150dac226cdcb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>by the Farmers Home Administration and, if in his judgment</quote> and inserting <quote>under this title, and, if the Secretary determines</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b662700a9f3435abf0f515e7e7e19bf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and all that follows through <quote>thereof</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency and Rural Development</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfabbda9b6aa841ff999ee699e1a91a77"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20a36174ae704c9f89ccc19793973b73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Rural Development Administration or by the Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency or Rural Development</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4ba143f90764e1aa8c33610ae70cff0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e6d899838044f5f8430f0a5b105ba84"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section 331A(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981a">7 U.S.C. 1981a(a)</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration or by the Rural Development Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency or Rural Development</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02058930d2dc4fcd839b9449deedea37"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Section 333(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983">7 U.S.C. 1983(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbca1af08733f48158afbc49cadcb3903"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicant</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4a087b3b5784e51a235c85cf6b1a474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his actual needs</quote> and inserting <quote>the actual needs of the applicant</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida37c38444a46495f8bb285b1971b4a05"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983a">7 U.S.C. 1983a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43c875659a64492eb371d0cd92e972ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcade8808e9214774b72890b5554efe12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>district office of the Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>District Director of the Farm Service Agency</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id996b89697a8f43849fe9def5acff9fa2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>district office of the Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>District Director of the Farm Service Agency</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d4d133ac1324b169c3ee8161ade4b2d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>district office</quote> and inserting <quote>District Director</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id265ea72c470e402e9b56e71fac83c22a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (vi)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d16bf105b654e6f91b9457048fce0cb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>district office</quote> and inserting <quote>District Director</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0211f996a5db49f6bcd3a1adede3ee40"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b87d97f021e4fa7a34943de8acee343"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by the county committee</quote> and inserting <quote>of the application</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1f2834c53ab4a2e9c68b0ee8c6aaecf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id439f36e8acb741c3a9cb4a5e496d2f04"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Section 333D(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983d">7 U.S.C. 1983d(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>that are consistent with subtitle A through this subtitle</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce914b912285463f86f8da0bacbd842a"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Section 335 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1985">7 U.S.C. 1985</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id523f75c6a5c541e48523574ee9700726"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration or the Rural Development Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency or Rural Development</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida43fb9e217d24dfcaf0a2533f007ad67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)—</text><clause id="idc7a03b73224f475d9705a44db4ddc4db"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>15</quote> and inserting <quote>60</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a51a43cf0ad44c18434e6cfbcc659d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3da92e06657e426e9f8a25d46870dac1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>135</quote> and inserting <quote>180</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7f8f06a31ed423ab67619b906a3438b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>suitable for farming or ranching, as determined by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>acquiring real property</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffda8233926146418fc15be0b08dc8a3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>not later than 135 days</quote> and all that follows through <quote>135-day period, sell</quote> and inserting <quote>, or if the property is not suitable for farming or ranching, as determined by the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the 180-day period described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary shall sell</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22b615ccf9fe476da69ea050447efa14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (d), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e21f8159f46439db956fa27d5b691e0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f4292184128456085ea066726801e86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe4ad6208c964be4980ac35fc26cdfc5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency farm program</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb82458fcb56437c80b67a014bf93de4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration liens</quote> and inserting <quote>liens for a farmer program loan</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19cbc331310f485ca3959708cddb8ba6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration farmer</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency farmer</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c3818946f2b43cca3608528e1c42fbd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) through (5);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f821a5d5359467dbdffb430e0fc4223"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc445dc7701c0426288f9c2f059eb6bb9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>that—</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting <quote>that ensure the release of funds to each borrower, consistent with this section.</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84773fd91cf641dcb69123b7a440ff1a"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Section 336 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1986">7 U.S.C. 1986</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id914eb4b530b54e2aac14e36533e962dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54db8e040ea74939b4a8dd9e898dac41"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of the Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>of the Department of Agriculture</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a4cbcb57f41490f948cb98116c94499"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the officer, attorney, or employee</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5087a7574053424388fb10e77897291f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the second sentence;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09cdfe24f17c4c8591a71f87c337b3f3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id578b8d4b6ead412db89faa1dfa1a2bec"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc33ff370b4bd453da2788cadeba98e1f"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Section 338(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1988">7 U.S.C. 1988(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration or the Rural Development Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency or Rural Development</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40caf7daf6a94e8aab3cd085af70c6cd"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1989">7 U.S.C. 1989</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d4ad271bb6a4a189f5329b97a800bb1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id988fbf222b75410d9dd8eb1d82815859"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4)(A), by striking <quote>county committee certification that the borrower of the loan meets the eligibility requirements and</quote> and inserting <quote>the borrower meeting</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ddff8e12ff64832994191200fea3413"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4)(A), by striking <quote>county committee certification that the borrower meets the eligibility requirements or</quote> and inserting <quote>the borrower meeting</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17960bf92dd04264b749b00a7e7ede8c"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Section 340 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1990">7 U.S.C. 1990</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>in his discretion</quote> and inserting <quote>the President determines to be appropriate</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e06e1a59c7f4238a4643114391adf85"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="ide86a42bf9d55479a8d033c3d0c3afbed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</quote> and inserting <quote>Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf555ac970494d1984963a2af64f9d25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id741ed8c85fbf48a89344411b973a8449"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 304,</quote> and inserting <quote>section 304 prior to June 18, 2008, conservation loan (CL) under section 304 on or after June 18, 2008,</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f86aea4d89047aeae60dcafcb76ea43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 1254 of the Food Security Act of 1985</quote> and inserting <quote>section 608 of the Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/258">Public Law 98–258</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83ddd93c692748c8a9ed7169f7451964"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>of 1949</quote> and inserting <quote>of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1472">42 U.S.C. 1472</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3e3cd4b39ba4f1297698862e72933d6"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Section 347 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1995">7 U.S.C. 1995</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency or Rural Development</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f07ab491b154e90b9805eae50d744b1"><enum>(18)</enum><text>Section 349(e)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1997">7 U.S.C. 1997(e)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7ec34cb99574ef186893f373e2723ee"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Section 352(c)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2000">7 U.S.C. 2000(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>section 333B</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitle H of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6991">7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb2d690dc9fb4c69b23c4c0c3c113089"><enum>(20)</enum><text>Section 353 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2001">7 U.S.C. 2001</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf020254676cd4b10a200c2460cebd4eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>under section 333B</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c1dfaa1a2774dfb951c1a8ef43b8431"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1), by striking <quote>registered or certified mail</quote> and inserting <quote>any method that provides documentation of delivery</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aaa73fba37642bb8b4f77a8ec0f6dc8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789454720025451aa799e2908512f645"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>filed with the appeals division under section 333B</quote> and inserting <quote>to the National Appeals Division</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe69de4b208c43a0b8e01ee74f9135b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida167208598f5457e893419490060f0ca"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>appeals division</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1192edaee8004137bdacc65e32f2bd04"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>county supervisor</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1234a4423644baf99a1c3f124dd027b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (o), by striking <quote>$300,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$600,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id924e88e6e5f94e158c7d17fd62822303"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Section 356 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2004">7 U.S.C. 2004</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab906898061d4ee58d2f3665c3271d58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>The Farm Service Agency and Rural Development</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0192a85bac474993a1e446723695d6af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the inventory of the Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>inventory</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d403f76a7314bef8da6318ce1253878"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Section 359(c)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2006a">7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(as determined by the appropriate county committee during the determination of eligibility for the loan)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd714f347492345049192400fb4b53af1"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Section 360(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2006b">7 U.S.C. 2006b(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>annual review of direct loans, and periodic review (as determined necessary by the Secretary) of guaranteed loans,</quote> and inserting <quote>periodic review (as determined necessary by the Secretary) of direct loans and guaranteed loans</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d3b66e0a7a544c68b74a34f45996a1f"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Section 361 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2006c">7 U.S.C. 2006c</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bbe2aa6be0e4c678715fdda207b6548"><enum>5502.</enum><header>Qualifying agricultural mediation programs</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd187af87575465d9683e49f69f3ae0a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Qualifying States and Tribes</header><text>Section 501 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5101">7 U.S.C. 5101</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id308c4a0f3cc24cf6a67bdb5ae98b66e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">and Tribes</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">States</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E56BA76991549D1B606E1DDB777928B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>or Tribe</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1406e685f87d49fdbfb47cf8890f038f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf158caf7f49e4c2e9e72db0d809cd593"><subsection id="id0041de5ed4c04420aebabba0ce163611"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination by Secretary</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives from the Governor, or comparable executive official or officials, of a State or Tribe a description of the mediation program of the State or Tribe and a statement certifying that the State or Tribe has met all the requirements of subsection (c), the Secretary shall determine whether the State or Tribe is a qualifying State or Tribe.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a7806ec5f88405c81bed885a351096d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfc81b36a0104c88b661562a69063e2f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">State</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Qualifying</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id923721e5a9a64f5e9e957a2c96a2a818"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1305056e63b74e1abe61bd38d6f69ec2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or Tribe</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34e2eb8830ea42a3903fa35efc0c0159"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(x), by inserting <quote>or comparable agency</quote> after <quote>agriculture</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfae36d13ff4b41f3b788adc16c3c04f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by inserting <quote>or Tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc3234a3b4c149b78e276a5e578a8367"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="id9d6cbe7133274abca9e25c9434e71288"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or Tribe</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause><clause id="id2817125b3ef84d26a8edf0e2dcad5efd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0005b8a5407a48da93597e67197a514c"><subparagraph id="id11581703fc084236b2a2a41d381e3c4f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is authorized or administered by—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13fbe05e3ac94b45b3604c0f276f1eb7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agency of the State or Tribal government; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf19a93b441ca4281bad8e7958519f88d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governor, or comparable executive official or officials, of the State or Tribe;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29c2ca7c837f451cbe5e3aa689de69db"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3), by inserting <quote>or Tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8821f7b26d214db888750c3dd9e14d23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching grants</header><text>Section 502 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5102">7 U.S.C. 5102</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c370bcb60c24cbbb2435aeed44cd5a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">and Tribes</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">States</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6a6b229f0ef4bda8fc0941fa2bec496"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$700,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id973664e311bf498984e90293b0989e98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or Tribe</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE17A9B151A84CE9A8DDEE062380D53F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text>Section 503(a)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5103">7 U.S.C. 5103(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or Tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc6be92525daa4020b47db843f7911326" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Section 504 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5104">7 U.S.C. 5104</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dd5a352a80d463481456020e413905d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or Tribes</quote> after <quote>States</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82614157d8a1456292f2ef26b532f6e4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or Tribe</quote> after <quote>State</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91e335d1f34c41f7b6377731d89559ff"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Subtitle A of title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5101">7 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06496f3552574719b4dd9d9342c719aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 506 as section 507; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9cf00ae9b5d43f5abd57766caf41800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 505 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68BA1CAF80354CCDA46738DCC879AA4C"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id868eb99f93a74d9789def46d370bb8f4"><enum>506.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="ida959708f1bbf40958d59a112290c168f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Insular area</header><text>The term <term>insular area</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id26110d5d6dce4a5b85a7f5e0a5fa12c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9415bf53d2124cbf9708adcedbcbb634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Guam;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd86fa8805044294a6caf89259978ef0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>America Samoa;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82b5c6bcc3a24948af70db1215460762"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb3536f36fa04dc48b2b02f97d39bf74"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Federated States of Micronesia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide794a91cb99e4fd894a8d9c9bbe3ffcb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Republic of the Marshall Islands;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04fd6a11b02c4e259c3cf4d5094595c5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Republic of Palau; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8bc981786ffd4d669d2931ca6fff1249"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Virgin Islands of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75c8154c9f1248c88fd4ab4d2b4d437d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10bbc3d4913940ca9306818a9290590a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d429e0df2c14769a0d02fb2225920f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4787853a1aa94ba8950e622ad3fc6a49"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any insular area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbccf4a7dbff433fa854310711ca8c36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian Tribe</term> in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc094d0ba8f5a4d80a727d6610cd8fa97"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 507 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote> after <quote>2023</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c07544c26ba4c51894cad6bb1be027e"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce8f4981d513424b96940f9fd1541ca2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5101">7 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9483013e90c94b3d8ce42b96b46c0fde"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the title heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="title">State</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="title">Qualifying</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf241d8916524006acd45ea8ec5da28a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subtitle A, in the subtitle heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">State</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subtitle">Qualifying</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac043f8fff7e45c88e883ff888ad1422"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 4.14E of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2202E">12 U.S.C. 2202E</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>))</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4146b4cf6cc1404e8a5b5c4c1c9e73a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 358 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2006">7 U.S.C. 2006</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>))</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idcaa5148767424b92ab24314c4a1f6430"><enum>5503.</enum><header>Financing for essential rural community facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2153">12 U.S.C. 2153 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC99345F4AAEE4E0B82503B73133B5B52"><part id="id9e272fd9576f44658ea34ff07e928dbf" style="OLC"><enum>H<?LEXA-Enum H?></enum><header>Support for rural and Tribal essential community facilities projects</header><section id="id9655aa7fc90a4e39a4498f61a5b733d6"><enum>4.40.<?LEXA-Enum 4.40.?></enum><header>Essential community facilities</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id482147dba131406fb3f27c92b7cb91cf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e5200aef74d4cc68e3423dea8d98690"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Essential community facility</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0305d6e5d1de4db89eb6ce6c856b7fb3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>essential community facility</term> means a public improvement that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb262b34ead2a4973a72336fdf024d071"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is owned by 1 or more—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad572701a060426d9e5ddfc9cfc9772a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id527e5894222846f9b25656472908a737"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">towns, cities, counties, or other political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes, or Tribal organizations; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15be28f6b7ac474faae79b72facc32d3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>nonprofit organizations, including Native Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)); and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b7762c32ddc4d2abdc60e8326976b46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is needed for the orderly development of a rural community.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb7967ef86c9d4d6dbff2d1416962809b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2a1f49ebe884b2684bff94081c1d3f4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>essential community facility</term> includes a community center, a library, a firehouse, a healthcare facility, a senior living facility, a childcare facility, an education facility, and a transportation facility.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8fa2621df2f47d19059f71718216b4d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Proportionate use</header><text>The term <term>essential community facility</term> may include, at the determination of the Farm Credit Administration, a multi-use facility that provides services, including healthcare services, senior living services, childcare services, education services, or transportation services, in the proportion that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be21c0147004f8490bcef647dfd48c9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of the applicable facility to provide such services; bears to</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b208bbfcbb74249bf6ae42e4556fb66"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all other uses of the facility.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID569E39A7AE294A8BB8194A9568303F9E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5138ab3af6bf4d9bbb03f867c6120ed1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural community</header><text>The term <term>rural community</term> means any area other than an area described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8F48BCC98A094DA78DF0B3F6212F3F84" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd9233b21949c43789bff044911bc8d32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financing and technical assistance</header><text>In order to make available private capital to develop, build, maintain, improve, or provide related equipment or other support for essential community facilities in rural communities, Farm Credit System institutions chartered and operating under title I, II, or III may provide financing and technical assistance for essential community facilities.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd9e313a7062644f0a39c9231fada2471"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecbb059ef45a472ab1db383c642b333f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount of financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Farm Credit System institution shall not provide financing under this section in an aggregate amount that exceeds 15 percent of the total of all outstanding loans of the Farm Credit System institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0f8d81294544b83ba889cda46647d87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offer requirement</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2de4854aa5654f2d9ea1f2fbe9fe7a2e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Farm Credit System institution shall not provide financing under this section unless the Farm Credit System institution has—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e4ee824823d438a952310e2129ae8f5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offered, under reasonable terms and conditions acceptable to the owner of the essential community facility involved, an interest in the financing to at least 1 nongovernmental lending institution that is not chartered and operating under this Act; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd6f742b393844c380bd9b7982e9eb4f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reported that offer, including the terms and conditions of the offer, to the Farm Credit Administration.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68a2baf77f654f1196cb7a318f41ada6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural community bank parity</header><text>In offering an interest in the applicable financing to a nongovernmental lending institution under subparagraph (A)(i), the Farm Credit System institution shall give priority to community banks located in the service area of the essential community facility being financed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2f7890d0c49944b9865b6ed739005baa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5997f6e10c154d30b3f635e8bc46fc90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the activities undertaken pursuant to this section by Farm Credit System institutions during the period covered by the report, including activities undertaken through partnerships between Farm Credit System institutions and other nongovernmental lending institutions.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47a51d520ee246ecb7db3df7e5b35125"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Farm Credit Administration shall publish on the website of the Administration a copy of each report submitted to Congress under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id3a09bfecf94843dcb6a6a0766c9c5050"><enum>5504.</enum><header>Qualified loan definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8.0(7) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2279aa">12 U.S.C. 2279aa(7)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id3b5e44f1672e4a36b2635de337c07d14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id114f8b2e480e412993b021b725c0c24a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1921">7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f135b7632094212924aa96d71d51d0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id620983fcd2e5436c8eb350c10ad03574"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subparagraph id="idc1aa7492f481417bbc23ad40a48f14dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>for an electric or telephone facility by a cooperative lender to a borrower that has received, or is eligible to receive, a loan under</quote> and inserting <quote>made or guaranteed for a purpose provided in</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c8e2be0e6c54612927a481c86e8706d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>or title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8101">7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.</external-xref>); or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8bc55cb21808485da165837587b81508"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb14c0d276e2a4517ab1b3f279aeb290f"><subparagraph id="idf34a183b9970424cad32ebfb92db0e4c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that is a loan, or an interest in a loan, to a borrower residing in the United States for aggregating, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing an agricultural commodity or product within the United States.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9aa8a46ded1144c2bea4f436515d224d"><enum>5505.</enum><header>Eligibility for water and wastewater disposal facility loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/2128">12 U.S.C. 2128(f)</external-xref>) is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>or, in the case of such loans, commitments, and assistance that are guaranteed, means an area described in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)</external-xref>)</quote> before the period at the end. </text></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Rural Development</header><subtitle id="id4d5d05dba9ca427781217c68eb088378"><enum>A</enum><header>Rural healthcare and childcare</header><section id="id37aaf927d6c146a8a45ad9b628846986" commented="no"><enum>6101.</enum><header>Improving rural healthcare</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6101 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4725) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff400a8f9830499f8d1d8e90c73f18d1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Combating substance use disorder in rural America</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Improving the rural care economy</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id590e38d7d30c4fdf89f589774a863236" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through period at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EA31BFA534647D0A8BC06523E3EF8D4"><subsection id="id28ac6dfdfdb04829b7096612a36f1ff8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improving rural healthcare</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b8ac0ec0b3e43e487b93e1f47dbf8f2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving rural healthcare access</header><subparagraph id="id8af06a9577e940b2998ee1c740d4680b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prioritizations</header><text>The Secretary shall make the following prioritizations for fiscal years 2025 through 2031:</text><clause id="id1e3cc0217925484c836ead7b282c5a3f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Distance learning and telemedicine</header><text>In addition to the priorities under section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-2">7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2(d)</external-xref>), in selecting recipients of financial assistance under chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa">7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall give priority to telemedicine projects that—</text><subclause id="id73cfa615ef85435ea76a03978e86be20" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide substance use disorder prevention services, treatment services, recovery services, or any combination of those services; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id3fb7f0dfc36f440897e1e4a6bc1c45d7" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide mental or behavioral health services.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8a02a54fd9b047318ad172e683b1ef0a" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Community facilities direct loans and grants</header><subclause id="id0ae546d7597048cd8921465fc8d6771e" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In selecting recipients of direct loans or grants for the development of essential community facilities under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall give priority to entities eligible for those direct loans or grants to develop—</text><item id="idabb8d482025547f68ab26ac6e2e79636" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>healthcare facilities; or</text></item><item id="id2a00fd7153dd4b908846a6bad670d59e" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>mental or behavioral health facilities, including certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396a">42 U.S.C. 1396a</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/93">Public Law 113–93</external-xref>).</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idefe0f469fbd94ae9b02897e645663324" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>In addition to the eligible uses of direct loans or grants for the development of essential community facilities under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>), an entity described in subclause (I) that receives a direct loan or grant for a purpose described in that subclause may use the direct loan or grant funds for—</text><item id="id4c8500b819024bf59cfb1e2d1597cd37" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>providing medical supplies to increase medical surge capacity;</text></item><item id="ida008780dd55c449582869e53da8942e3" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>increasing telehealth capabilities, including underlying healthcare information systems;</text></item><item id="id46f60567184a4859acc4a29583bcb50b" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>supporting staffing needs of the facility described in that subclause, subject to the condition that the eligible entity shall not use more than 25 percent of the direct loan or grant funds for the purpose described in this item; and</text></item><item id="idf0d8c096e56742c18547b8e571880977" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>engaging in any other efforts to support rural development determined to be critical to address the healthcare or mental or behavioral health needs of rural areas, as determined by the Secretary.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2719a217911b4270b6bdb4c6b375c649" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on other reprioritizations</header><text>For fiscal years 2025 through 2031, the Secretary shall not make any national reprioritizations within the Community Facilities direct loan and grant programs or the Distance Learning and Telemedicine programs under section 608 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-2">7 U.S.C. 2204b–2</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id89990afb25c3431d8a4dbdaa9c8f76c2"><enum>6102.</enum><header>Improving rural childcare</header><subsection id="id05b099ecef3f4abe921cf91d4c8f06af"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6101(a) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4725) (as amended by section 6101(2)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11943019C18E4DC195113CFC59DE31C2"><paragraph id="id1f60027ce73b4ac1b7abc03a8d38180a" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Improving childcare in rural <enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header>merica</header><subparagraph id="idca08db6f00a844689457e224c0f4f259" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of childcare program</header><clause id="id3882d476a1224e9f92849473b249a293" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>childcare program</term> means a program that—</text><subclause id="idd77cbe11cddf455fb56755dfdf626380" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provides quality care and early education for children who—</text><item id="idd2fecc36cbd8429b83b2ae3516bb8cfe" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are in elementary school or secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)); or</text></item><item id="ida82983690412471dbcabbaf8382c2906" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>have not yet entered elementary school (as so defined); and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="idae0a872da0324bd0b25cb5d78956ca77" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is operated by—</text><item id="id58bd6dcd7e6040e08b31b0739b62c7ca" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>an eligible childcare provider described in section 658P(6)(A) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858n">42 U.S.C. 9858n(6)(A)</external-xref>); or</text></item><item id="id43b0a3a86e274ccdadf9a10f655f17f5" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a childcare provider that, on the date of enactment of this Act—</text><subitem id="idf1e99f135b2b442eb8470ca633b1a347" commented="no"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>is licensed, regulated, or registered in the State, territory, or Indian Tribe in which the provider is located; and</text></subitem><subitem id="id558b810eab944b3e876334f460664650" commented="no"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>meets applicable State, Tribal, territorial, and local health and safety requirements.</text></subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id04a6395ebdd54315b923e61ccc13730b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>childcare program</term> includes—</text><subclause id="id46e0ca1e2e404cdcbe8516eb00349888" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a school-based program described in clause (i);</text></subclause><subclause id="idb1bc0d6b4f314cba8835bea6f79667f6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a program described in clause (i) that accommodates nontraditional working hours;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide9c3d33067c946b1a2c7c0add26ed793" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a program described in clause (i) that is an Early Head Start or Head Start program, including a migrant and seasonal Head Start program, carried out under the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="id0878d493d73e49729ce5b884d0fdbdb2" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a facility used for a program described in clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id154f65fd0e7749dba732f79483a367e2" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a service provided under a program described in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34F7C6FDE75B4A1099044F21556E227E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prioritizations</header><text>The Secretary shall make the following prioritizations for fiscal years 2025 through 2031:</text><clause id="id0b6c93af091a4d07a59c58eb27926ee4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Community facilities direct loans and grants</header><subclause id="id56a5b2646fc0485594a70c8b174d0de7" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the priorities described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), in selecting recipients of direct loans or grants for the development of essential community facilities under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall give priority to entities eligible for those direct loans or grants to develop facilities used for a childcare program, subject to the condition that the childcare program that uses those facilities shall employ staff that have appropriate expertise and training in childcare.</text></subclause><subclause id="idd069b503fd63460f8ae1d43540812ca0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>In addition to the eligible uses of direct loans or grants for the development of essential community facilities under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>), an entity described in subclause (I) that receives a direct loan or grant for the purpose described in that subclause may use the direct loan or grant funds to support the staffing needs of the facility described in that subclause, subject to the condition that the eligible entity shall not use more than 25 percent of the direct loan or grant funds for staffing purposes.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb11c5c78eeb34d119e5442fa2c35a0b9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Rural business programs</header><text>In selecting recipients of financial assistance under the rural business development grant program under section 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(c)</external-xref>), the rural cooperative development grant program under section 310B(e) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(e)</external-xref>), the rural microentrepreneur assistance program under section 379E of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s</external-xref>), and the rural innovation stronger economy (RISE) grant program under section 379I of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008w">7 U.S.C. 2008w</external-xref>), the Secretary may give priority to entities eligible for financial assistance under those sections—</text><subclause id="id16a318979277470ca425e14c113b3077" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to provide technical or financial assistance for the acquisition, construction, renovation, or improvement of facilities used for a childcare program;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida099f611240645d29f2d036eb186a6c8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide technical, financial, or managerial assistance to childcare programs;</text></subclause><subclause id="id80f16fb18e1041a19b8bf4c04a9053fd" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to assist in securing private sources of capital financing for childcare programs or other low-income community development; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id3afc492d1831478687d9498d9fe03da0" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to address the needs of licensed childcare programs located in the home of the childcare program provider.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida035563fe0f84cd297e9502d10965aea" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the projects carried out under this paragraph to improve access to childcare programs in rural areas, including a description of—</text><clause id="idc962d79bbeb540dca215beac4a3ffdf0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the types of projects carried out under this paragraph;</text></clause><clause id="id7967cd9a4986437088a6dea331cf8619" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the communities in which those projects are carried out;</text></clause><clause id="idbb4d6e3a98684a8e928ff818b6cb4979" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the organizations and entities participating in those projects; </text></clause><clause id="id4a084e458db74c8fbd8490cbad1c3887" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the types of partnerships developed to carry out those projects; and</text></clause><clause id="id63c54812b81440bf8b47f3a9127d6b87" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the economic and social impacts of investments in rural childcare programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id8ae0bca408a748c6ad767e6f428d7321"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interagency coordination on rural childcare</header><text>Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</text><paragraph id="id6bc19f63a3e34cfebcc4910654af3025"><enum>(1)</enum><text>regularly coordinate to provide user-friendly resources to stakeholders in rural communities with information to improve access to childcare facilities in those communities, including information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="idbcf048d6a9034362a3e9c0f38459d70e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>programs and funding opportunities at the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services that can be used to improve childcare access in rural communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideca48d96d4934c2b96288e08e4238c7a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>eligibility requirements for the programs described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id205b443c47d54736a6ce0f90337a5f34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>considerations in leveraging Federal resources; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id286b2898a20746d2a11995cfbaf4a773"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not less frequently than once every 2 years, publish or update a joint resource guide that contains the information described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbd4b10bd59b648a0a94ecc8dc641531b"><enum>6103.</enum><header>Access to credit for rural healthcare and childcare</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6101 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4725) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9EB5E24900348B4B312265367A0BD67"><subsection id="id12eb1cb8a7b84b768a2a2173a0ef2a55" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to credit for care industries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount made available for business and industry guaranteed loans under section 310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)</external-xref>) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031, the Secretary shall make available not less than 10 percent for supporting childcare programs (as defined in subsection (a)(2)(A)) and healthcare.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idc56214fb24ae4db7988536fe9a779397" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Rural partnerships and prosperity</header><section id="ida4c329f269ef4081afd5e3665775eb2e"><enum>6201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text><paragraph id="iddfe64536e57d443da5eb09bd02ebab4c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> means an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)), including a wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the applicable program under this subtitle. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d0a3e4dabcf401b9f7b6a61d7d3ac2e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural; rural area</header><text>The terms <term>rural</term> and <term>rural area</term> have the meaning given those terms in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3971444eed3b49069684b467af0d7bc1"><enum>6202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural partnership program grants</header><subsection id="idcbf78617ec9c47b5b55c4eca387b1a0a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to make multiyear grant awards to coordinate Federal, nonprofit, and for-profit investment in rural areas.</text></subsection><subsection id="id447300dfbe0b4dddb77d26d59d74c82d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bcf55aa0e7547c58ac7d63742bd0f46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd997169c6c0b4e9eae88751a5628ff49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Awards</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the State offices of the rural development mission area shall be responsible for reviewing applications for grant awards under subsection (a) and selecting eligible applicants described in subsection (d) for those grant awards.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48b51a9c69f24ffb8715d7df85b67f7a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Tribal awards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (4), in the case of grants under subsection (a) allocated to Indian Tribes under subsection (c)(1)(B), the national office of the rural development mission area shall be responsible for reviewing applications for grant awards under subsection (a) and selecting eligible applicants described in subsection (d) for those grant awards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45237c0357944c63b2fda523848d9a9f" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Competitive process</header><text>If the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year under section 6205 is less than $50,000,000, the national office of the rural development mission area shall be responsible for reviewing applications for grant awards under subsection (a) and selecting eligible applicants described in subsection (d) for those grant awards—</text><subparagraph id="idee355c0eceb9496aa62362d32f744921" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on a competitive basis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb124d590e052469ca83c0a079a918c12" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by giving priority to areas that have higher nonmetropolitan poverty levels and lower population levels, while ensuring that grants under this section are awarded in diverse geographic regions of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id84d175b6344744abafcb27b6d7c701ca"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant allocation</header><paragraph id="id9010db2d557a41f9b52f7394b8470179"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall allocate funding for grants under subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided44886990b34bf4b094bc1c94f61f1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each State based on a formula determined by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb108b62238f94e9ba4470e2fade2e46f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for Indian Tribes in such amounts as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the total amount allocated to Indian Tribes under this subparagraph shall not be less than 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year under section 6205, with Indian Tribes located in areas that have higher poverty levels and lower populations receiving higher levels of funding. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82bce70687b74d61b06b90482db0c930"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation requirements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccef5cb853f940668ff39d8ac4212900"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a graduated scale to allocate funding for States under paragraph (1)(A) based on the nonmetropolitan poverty and population levels in each State. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79ecd2774baa4782bdf46fdfb37ed8fa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The amount allocated to any State under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year under section 6205. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9cbc35d227d14948ad36597af8cd8e97"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Small State exception to formula</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), the Secretary shall ensure that each State is allocated an amount for grants under this subsection that is sufficient to fulfill the purposes of the program established under this section, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6592d4fde8074339a74f03fa46e420ef"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>If a State or Indian Tribe does not use funds allocated to the State or Indian Tribe under this subsection, the Secretary may reallocate the unused funds to 1 or more other States or Indian Tribes, each of which has used all of the funding allocated to the State or Indian Tribe under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb875955f7214fe18e7ba8306dbb5197"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall—</text><paragraph id="id8b97200e9eb44587a7108933661c6f31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>propose to serve a rural area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id879ccfab10954cf089c6554825700fb8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be composed of a partnership of 2 or more of—</text><subparagraph id="id85a956acdacc439fb9730c8a28ca2fe8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an instrumentality or political subdivision of a State, such as a municipality, county, district, or authority;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc42a2987992143f5b9bb6e0c99a2ca7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit corporation or association with significant ties to the rural area described in paragraph (1), including through—</text><clause id="id987f5ff112cb44f4b8d32f1788cc0371"><enum>(i)</enum><text>association with, or control by, 1 or more public bodies in the rural area;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id255b3783da564943a2958ed010ebdf23"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">broadly based ownership and control by members of the rural area; or</text></clause><clause id="id77bbceb971014666b573ab3869cbb813"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a substantial public funding contribution to the rural area through taxes, revenue bonds, other local government sources, or substantial voluntary community funding;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bbd924047ce4d45944f987019339e19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a cooperative with significant ties to the rural area described in paragraph (1); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9616957741e3478fb2a5383430d00858" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a for-profit entity with a significant presence in the rural area described in paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2fb8e6848d74ab180f40c42f9dc4f6e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an institution of higher education—</text><clause id="id68d1850c970443cca4b73cf889c3562c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with a significant contribution to or presence in the rural area described in paragraph (1); and</text></clause><clause id="id548c2b9e79704315a8ef81e10607da0f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that includes representatives who are members of the rural area; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafe3d46f2a5a4ec3a52029b131462d0b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e8cb7a232554241a74a5848c470ec18"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a rural area described in paragraph (1); and</text></clause><clause id="id61f6eb584bf946089e16728c48a3d685" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with demonstrated support from the Tribal council or duly elected Tribal executive of the appropriate Tribal government; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4550d1c0cbb44e4395201f7409ff1703"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrate cooperation among the members of the partnership described in paragraph (2) necessary to complete comprehensive, asset-based rural development through eligible activities described in subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf9f59aa2a9ea41909c1aff6b8f1aef28"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>An eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that receives a grant under subsection (a) may use the grant funds in rural areas—</text><paragraph id="id19703e50b2f341acb2553247d015eaa1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to coordinate Federal, State, regional, or Tribal initiatives to reduce duplicative efforts with respect to Federal investments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ca88c05fc3042c68caba36289760b21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to leverage non-Federal financial and technical resources;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ee99a0de2a54d34b4206d2211dc453e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to complete comprehensive predevelopment activities and planning;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9b275ca63234ab2aa61c13f8b23ce69"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to create public-private partnerships and attract private investment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida96f26e0e3434d2bb88c1af66726288f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to support eligible operational activities, including staffing, of the eligible applicants, except that a for-profit entity may not use the grant funds for the purpose described in this paragraph;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9663278f481b467a90223eb99fa6c829"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to provide capital to existing or new projects, subject to the condition that not more than 50 percent of the grant funds may be used for that purpose;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b73219349c1418ea952b05b5a725e59"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to support regional projects and initiatives;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8086991658094e7ea9aebe57e61aa1bc"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to address economic recovery from emergencies and natural or man-made disasters; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id793bbb04e88d4909a71f7882a8e42171"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to develop strategic community investment plans described in section 379H(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008v">7 U.S.C. 2008v(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idba336fbe0fbe4793aa2aafc7e684ea1b" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ineligible activities</header><text>An eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that receives a grant under subsection (a) may not use the grant funds—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe42a806cb2246eea3c56acdfc44c369"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to fund operational activities, including staffing, at a for-profit institution;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28fb19c86528448c9225b052e7894c14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to purchase or lease real property; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d4ab021560444649286a0cc12b798c7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support a non-rural area.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id727c14a58aec482382a576476c176c06"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In awarding grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that proposes to serve—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b08de3efcc1478b834f1697fc9513b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a rural area with a significant change in population, as determined by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ae87cb2c84a4a1f978df0bb806353d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a rural area with significant workforce changes or changes in major employers, as determined by the Secretary; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f1eacdeb74643f5a774f68c4bbcacf4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an economically distressed rural area, as determined by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b464e7852b84d3e86804f47b2a38977"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a rural area that has historically received minimal Federal funding, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ef3dac4985d4fb5978a1d0021d820f7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a rural area for the purpose of job retention and economic stabilization, as determined by the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ec52affb8fa4d368aac37ebc9e48751"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><paragraph id="idac48fa31dc64405e97a8e6f9c8aecd3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible applicant described in subsection (d) that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall provide non-Federal matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba843df2541144bfbee79212ddd593f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3adef50e0064401db5c7626bb38cc789"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) based on the demonstrated need of the eligible applicant or the population served by the eligible applicant, as determined by the Secretary, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd52fdf137d9f41138136d853f708706a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible applicant serving an area with a higher nonmetropolitan poverty level;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ed2ccc52e444c1ab81588002192de80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible applicant serving a Tribal population; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacdf33ac3ab64feabb3ff732edd4b79e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible applicant composed of a partnership that includes an entity described in subsection (d)(2)(A). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41920182c045465cbec800627af9cdc0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Justification</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a justification for each waiver provided under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7b4fa2733eb14b7892d5bd39fb7af1a7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Providers</header><text>Non-Federal matching funds under paragraph (1) may be provided by any member of the applicable partnership described in subsection (d)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id568e32e3de51444f8f2e862863ff4638"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this section in coordination with the Rural Partners Network established by section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-3">7 U.S.C. 2204b–3</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id77fe38182e4340cdb687d48213c2c1aa" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may retain not more than 2 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for administration of the program established under this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="idb533149dced141a28e8453be5c7c1e7c"><enum>6203.</enum><header>Rural partnership technical assistance grants</header><subsection id="id3b611bac0ecc4db59a4e0adc7ad954f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, for up to a 5-year period, to be administered at the national level through the Under Secretary for Rural Development, for the purpose of advising on and assisting rural community organizations with—</text><paragraph id="id24a2343346a14416b0e569552243a816"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal grant management and the development of financial management systems; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5b5e96bca4c40a1b91e51a720563f15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>housing or community economic development projects; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2d29ecafae9a4c8693d464ee4c2db0c7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development of placemaking plans and applications for Federal grants.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb3e56f89ca974c1ba8aa6a8016f17142"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an applicant shall be a qualified private or nonprofit intermediary organization, including an institution of higher education with an existing community development and planning program, including an extension program, that has demonstrated experience and capacity to provide technical assistance on community development and planning in rural areas. </text></subsection><subsection id="id1c26a634b96249aebed1b87ca7a72f7e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>An eligible applicant described in subsection (b) that receives a grant under subsection (a) may use the grant funds to support the capacity building and economic development of identified rural areas and local partners in those rural areas through one or more of the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id727d3a29d58a4cb1b371c66d416965ba"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Training and supporting local staff, including relating to systems development and support.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6303d9109ad74de4812a37e5917a1305"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identifying vetted technical consultants for planning and designing physical infrastructure.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5761ed6906c946eb94e5ead6e2a28184"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Facilitating coordination between Federal agencies and local partners. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07c038c726c9479bbce35576611ef356"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Providing expertise on developing public-private partnerships.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29110bc1279446b39c01f4cf503d811e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Development and project predevelopment activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08cb6b6238f7497d9d68806237ffde8c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Grant writing and grant management activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id82fe54fe360c4c00b39b79e19a36ab50" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ineligible activities</header><text>An eligible applicant described in subsection (b) that receives a grant under subsection (a) may not use the grant funds—</text><paragraph id="id8bf0bb42b3514b44ae7980b71f45c390" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to fund staffing at a for-profit entity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9d449d2240f479e8c1d96209093423b" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to purchase or lease real property, buildings, or equipment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0594ba8cf454d199f1aed1c90f6e7c6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support a non-rural area; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c8a5eeb46ec44d7ac92ba01cfb205fd"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for research and development.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc61d66af43894dd6ba2475d7469415e9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary may give priority to an eligible applicant described in subsection (b) that serves—</text><paragraph id="idfd6993ff9ee24aa49d703f2043cdeba2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a nonmetropolitan area with a high poverty level, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE18DD690F7234C52A5CE4701A0E3CF26" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe with demonstrated support from the Tribal council or duly elected Tribal executive of the appropriate Tribal government.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05f6eb3c7b114b1bbfe0e6a94d51a1ca"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaf7955ecb2948a2b39810369b35dd01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible applicant described in subsection (b) that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall provide non-Federal matching funds in an amount that is not less than 30 percent of the amount of the grant.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7d62ad09ff54cb7a4dde78d0e6c0601"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0a83219b0bc4d7bb8909af82bcc07f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) based on the demonstrated need of the area in which activities using the grant are to be carried out, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF80831A7D838403EA51D5C83D4170AA1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Justification</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a justification for each waiver provided under subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide9ba0ffbee0349fbad9f1ac30a99161b" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may retain not more than 2 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section for administration of the program established under this section. </text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa76a90770134156b75819be96543b11"><enum>6204.</enum><header>Rural Partners Network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-3">7 U.S.C. 2204b–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66544911b1ff4188b90455504e286cc3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Council on rural community innovation and economic development</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Rural Partners Network</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5eeb02e0aebf425db48022238c9a0a9d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>council</quote> and inserting <quote>network</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb51e1c62723d4c95aa2008a2e0bb557f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3A28EB737C349B4ABCC156D74F180CA"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1648a11ee7648609da0941ca05c84e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30f9ee5a17184504902775bd6a30cbfd"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>There is established a Rural Partners Network (referred to in this section as the <term>Network</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc92f12cda0d481d86d911a926641f19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Successor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Network shall be the successor to the Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development established by this section (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9822f04a28d84247a9ea38e20102520a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idc6ec9217ec714997a6aebc412c759c77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7ff332cddce41118685b893dcb90c68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), (N), (Q), (R), (S), (T), (V), (X), (Y), and (Z);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8183f72a4a854347b1e36c243f885215"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (M), (O), (P), (U), (W), and (AA) as subparagraphs (C) through (K), (L), (M), (N), (O), and (X), respectively; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcb099540abf4cdea2e57fff102901d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (O) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DB6E3D28B4942EF8BA69F15975706C3"><subparagraph id="idf5aa6fdc9089424287b692349a772ffd"><enum>(P)</enum><text>The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4918ab1722f546d0a26cc29a4591f205"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The Appalachian Regional Commission.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8b1a6cb100d4d229ff226c45396e51c"><enum>(R)</enum><text>The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2f48721f9e234c68b418acf329a83cb6"><enum>(S)</enum><text>The Social Security Administration.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fb0d13ab3014c71a26e1b330d44879f"><enum>(T)</enum><text>The Delta Regional Authority.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd457e62300874180969b43f30458c41a"><enum>(U)</enum><text>The Denali Commission.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id277dbab3b0dc4d40a13c5dfba9bde2e4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The Northern Border Regional Commission.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6beab0809a6c4307baa2ef8f7f510933"><enum>(W)</enum><text>The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1847f8890ad4f3d8ddaa382bb1c7d25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraphs (2) through (4), by striking <quote>Council</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Network</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9774BC1F6C6544BDA2782B1FA0E17DF1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idE1CB1EE6ED37448FA256A0F3CD3BB5AD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4448a93e212746f69dcf4d53b40b294e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4c2db7ff1bf4dad809d5b73ab1a4b8f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Council</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Network</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6b3d1f775ba4c4c8251116a2535cdec"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Council</quote> and inserting <quote>Network</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e31571fa14e4138ac1a0bb130755508"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8da0c86423542588dae269cba4a1d7c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id663d3e8865df487494e569124457558b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9c596a1f472412d9d3b69b3795b4f7b"><paragraph id="id9a7001d1fba243c48df828d925c18adc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to improve the efficiency of Federal assistance to rural communities by—</text><subparagraph id="idc4ad232ee6854a20856e8265cab55d7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reducing administrative burdens on rural communities to pursue Federal funding;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c95f1a92cb74551839635652cb70ee2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving the administrative efficiency of Federal economic development programs serving rural communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5e8bdc3597034d94a68d7e17eb56a30f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>streamlining and simplifying the application process for Federal funding opportunities for rural communities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1efa1f14a97648f4924cbc4551dc2ce4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Council</quote> and inserting <quote>Network</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9feba443b3844e57b84f3d8e67635642"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>Council</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Network</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2166e2dabd20408394a37f39e9d9796c"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="id4F85816A3595438FA110736E661BFED2" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="id914e598c297d417ea852367f46acaa2e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Innovative cross-Agency coordination</header><paragraph id="id234b2ed39fc14811b78c3dd1d198b7a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting as Chair of the Network, may carry out innovative strategies for coordinating with other Federal departments and agencies with respect to programs that serve rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e2207f719714eab9280790e5ad4e157"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize—</text><subparagraph id="idd5632a05204541349fb2a38655a78bce"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving ease of access to Federal programs for resource-constrained rural communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bf29b1a1795440ab32aebff62453d97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizing early technical assistance to reduce duplicative applications and administrative costs at the Federal level;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9129624d9a2a4f5d9fe4299b3c8aebb1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>leveraging partnerships with local, State, philanthropic, and private entities to maximize returns on Federal investments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfbb7ca915464a878b65c3b28a39c088"><enum>(D)</enum><text>integrating stakeholder and program user experience into program design; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2edad41ba5f94d3b95fc597d3aece1a2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(E)</enum><text>targeting areas experiencing economic distress, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id3d3673c436f94f31a7b76faaa883635d"><enum>6205.</enum><header>Funding</header><subsection id="idb9466e7deb054be6a03ff1541ada4e56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out—</text><paragraph id="id0E7CF29F38D543C38D9748E1350F191B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 6201 through 6203; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBE1776DC2A244899B37A4F5E07D409FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-3">7 U.S.C. 2204b–3</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idffe54acb53e84d8da150d23f1ac692f9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to the funds made available under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out—</text><paragraph id="id22B898541E4C4BCB969508DA60B16582"><enum>(1)</enum><text>sections 6201 through 6203; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3CA92A7FFFA84CCBB3D513DCB1DB9CC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-3">7 U.S.C. 2204b–3</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfd5f3950a86f4feda842cbda7938d51c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Of the funds made available by and pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, for a fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="id83bb35e8e552405d820258a3b76d23b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not more than 25 percent may be used to carry out section 6203; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51135aacbb6b4648b81b86ad08f57e2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent may be used to carry out section 6306 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204b-3">7 U.S.C. 2204b–3</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idB90157F02FB94808908D6BA8DA2FBBA9" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Rural Electrification Act of 1936</header><part id="idD0672B4D306E4347B2166F33036870F8" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header>Rural Broadband Access</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41aaeb6c00334c64812aca174388e49f"><enum>6301.</enum><header>ReConnect Program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe9c6152bdf942ea97c7ce12c94692b0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f6670c76f114f4da99b8ad06f9395aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the period at the end of subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E2FA8F14FCF4999A3C4B946EA3AC895"><section id="idF4C23409B78A435CB1670435C74B8DEF"><enum>601.</enum><header>ReConnect Program</header><subsection commented="no" id="id06257DFDCD8847FBB994CEE567954B11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to provide assistance in the form of grants, loans, and combinations of grants and loans for the costs of the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf17d6934ce0a4ef78e66e90cfbc42ec7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id936f4a71fb1040e98dec967971d30a1a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband service</header><text>The term <term>broadband service</term> means any technology identified by the Secretary as having the capacity to transmit data to enable a subscriber to the service to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcce0c60a836f4c5197dc7199d9ad150c" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural area</header><subparagraph id="idcf27ff994e474b11bf095052eac71f25" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>rural area</term> means any area other than—</text><clause id="id92cca699d6434999946763062c9c568a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an area described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id317dd2047eb14d4eafae77af1e3fba2e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a city, town, or incorporated area that has a population of greater than 20,000 inhabitants.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25037e0080714a4f90e0b96107a4b4f9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Urban area growth</header><text>The Secretary may, by regulation only, consider an area described in section 343(a)(13)(F)(i)(I) of that Act to not be a rural area for purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9023a5ba960b4fb98c160b7a890cf196" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion of certain populations</header><text>The term <term>rural area</term> does not include any population described in subparagraph (H) or (I) of section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida440d281e19b42efbdecee46ed309e46" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants, loans, and combinations</header><paragraph id="ide066af3ed81b4dedbcb8bb3763f3af2d" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make grants, loans, and combinations of grants and loans to eligible entities described in subsection (d) to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment for the provision of broadband service in rural areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07e7d89de42948b588f2efc334d8b70b" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project eligibility</header><text>To be eligible for a grant, loan, or grant and loan combination under paragraph (1), in addition to the requirements of subsection (d), the project that is the subject of the grant, loan, or grant and loan combination shall—</text><subparagraph id="id97d032d41f794e13a3228db60e350a9c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide broadband service of at least—</text><clause id="idbf3932d2ca664f8f87661c344632a2ac" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="idf3d5fd116d284823b1a399d32977f2e5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps upstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad57f08359e54ac5a7a5095f0a06edc9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (4), be carried out in a proposed service territory in which at least 75 percent of the households lack access to broadband service of at least—</text><clause id="id1c137c9d90f04a399c9a9134be4289ff" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="id78bdb0b48b994d4a915a9a5cb4a45d91" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id729caa5291cc4a65a2351875fef0307b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making grants, loans, and grant and loan combinations under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id0cd899c57c044071ba042fdefad01f16" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall give priority to applications for projects to provide broadband service in a proposed service territory in which at least 90 percent of households lack access to broadband service of at least—</text><clause id="id87c1cba95b3a45788216fc40cb478c26" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="id2ff691ea783e4a11b50a3065344a6475" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bb6d12face4489085de053e4b2167d2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may give priority to applications for projects to provide broadband service—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id011873750dbb436f879d4a3ffdcb6fb8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in proposed service territories—</text><subclause id="idc837f1cc379f406aa978c6c519e2e877" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1ea0467b2f09471faf613ae7a9314c1f" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that are experiencing outmigration and have adopted a strategic community investment plan under section 379H(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008v">7 U.S.C. 2008v(d)</external-xref>) that includes considerations for improving and expanding broadband service;</text></subclause><subclause id="ideb3752b7bc2044a6a28f082dc470eab5" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>with a high percentage of low income families or persons (as defined in section 501(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1471">42 U.S.C. 1471(b)</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="idea5c463554b44e7b877b28b71d48b6f0" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>that are isolated from other significant population centers; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id636d7efc54cf4fd497c05e09da9ce675"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that have systems vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida012b86821104123b42ba42d70f3879b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that would ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on the construction work performed on projects financed, in whole or in part, with the grant, loan, or grant and loan combination shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the immediate locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code;</text></clause><clause id="ide08df22177dd4be1b2e85ffbc832bedf" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that would provide rapid and expanded deployment of fixed and mobile broadband service on cropland and ranchland within the service territory for use in various applications of precision agriculture; or</text></clause><clause id="idfd19a0bbd54644bf9e2b85571ebc424b" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>submitted by an eligible entity that has provided broadband service or other utility service for not less than 5 years in rural areas in the State in which the project would be carried out.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide845aca0ccda4a399e29cc830b17373f" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional requirements for grant-only awards</header><text>To be eligible for assistance under paragraph (1) in the form of a grant only, in addition to the requirements of subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id5e921c54b69b46dd94ec1f7a88c01ec2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity shall be—</text><clause id="id3e72bd0d217a49b4978c14bc0b933213" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bcae71a68eb41f784d6dfc4937e1bcb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an entity serving—</text><subclause id="id8bd44fa9965a44a4a14f686bebeb9c62" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a colonia;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1ead89500e3f4fc29b53c31d77cd7654" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a persistent poverty county, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id94c60b1fa8d645fdb12d54fcd67d6084" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a socially vulnerable community, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d813dd34dc94cbaa688a8145e8c7a3b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project that is the subject of the grant shall be carried out in a proposed service territory in which at least 90 percent of households lack access to broadband service of at least—</text><clause id="idf2c6f738e5464fff873ac861850943d0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause><clause id="id6fab5ef0bd354e7f8be5f569a942bfd2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1709a847ebbc4c4d95fa0f3620b11a93"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application costs</header><text>An entity to which a grant or grant and loan combination is made under this subsection may use such funding to pay for up to 5 percent of the costs associated with applying for the program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7810a05c2b704b78986104572b1a96a1" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph id="id7eb1a4c696774e199558562b379eb1d2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility for assistance</header><subparagraph id="id997f696ccde745ee99b155b020cfd0dc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to obtain a grant, loan, or grant and loan combination under subsection (c), an entity shall—</text><clause id="idf25e8f3e15194b979d747de60c0e73df" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require;</text></clause><clause id="id972901af819c40f7a114854323feb477" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>agree to complete buildout of the broadband infrastructure described in the application by not later than 5 years after the initial date on which assistance under subsection (c) is made available; and</text></clause><clause id="idfd0c8232547e470bb07f4fe5c0fe4a6e" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>participate or agree to participate in—</text><subclause id="idcfe208ffe6724272bc463f4552d93ed3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Affordable Connectivity Program established under section 904(b) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1752">47 U.S.C. 1752(b)</external-xref>); </text></subclause><subclause id="id7955caf9454b41b1b5bc92e29645dedd" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Lifeline program under subpart E of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id457d3a4cda924eb9821c8bab8fcae00f"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any successor Federal internet affordability assistance program. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22128677273341e097df632bc486c796" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>An entity eligible to obtain a grant, loan, or grant and loan combination under subsection (c) may include—</text><clause id="idc7f55cb16d2a4d43bced4d797e84c57c" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a State or local government, including any agency, subdivision, instrumentality, or political subdivision of a State or local government;</text></clause><clause id="idc6bd405dbda94b3aa5dcc8e398e41187" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a territory or possession of the United States;</text></clause><clause id="id34503066c692486db6ec65354f8318cd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section; </text></clause><clause id="id261e3ea84bb742e9906060d295d9a2fb" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a cooperative or mutual organization;</text></clause><clause id="idb19360dd5e51470d8379d39d32e09efa" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an organization of 2 or more incorporated areas that have established an intermunicipal legal agreement for the purpose of delivering communication services to residents;</text></clause><clause id="id7eabdf350a1b417798d632cd6ecf6117" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a corporation; and</text></clause><clause id="id667db47c04c44fb9955687b604a1e80a" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a limited liability company or limited liability partnership.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd30453c498b14f3d9d7498a2e3dffc51" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ineligible entities</header><text>An individual or legal general partnership that is formed with individuals shall not be eligible to obtain a grant, loan, or grant and loan combination under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd447223db4b64ffd838f087571435810" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a18df4f3631429584fa33790c38e317"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity described in this paragraph that provides telecommunications or broadband service to at least 20 percent of the households in the United States may not receive an amount of funds under this section for a fiscal year in excess of 15 percent of the funds authorized and appropriated under subsection (i) for the fiscal year.</text></clause><clause id="idcf49403742e54108ad79837c62b06cb4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>States and State agencies and instrumentalities</header><text>A State or an agency or instrumentality of a State may not, in total, receive an amount of funds under this section for a fiscal year in excess of 15 percent of the funds authorized and appropriated under subsection (i) for the fiscal year. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65ef685fa8c84d1c9002f87eedbb453c" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Previous awards</header><clause commented="no" id="id4263B45B91E847F18D4D11C8BACE55DF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An entity to which a grant or grant and loan combination is made under subsection (c) shall not use the grant or grant and loan combination to deploy broadband service in a service area in which broadband service is deployed by any other entity that has received, prior to the date on which the application window is opened by the Rural Utilities Service with respect to that grant or grant and loan combination, a broadband grant or loan from the Rural Utilities Service, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Communications Commission, or a State broadband grant program, unless the service provided by the other entity does not provide to at least 75 percent of the households in the service area access to broadband service of at least— </text><subclause id="id3b422d2e5df943c8bfcbc2bfeed91ff0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id4135ccb39d2545ff8ea0d3e5aa7d4c92" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id100b5610ae0f468da23eb7f0f393213d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary shall, at a minimum, consider the maps created by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to section 802(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/642">47 U.S.C. 642(c)(1)</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a430dbcca29451ab44ec45072d35032" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Equity requirements</header><subparagraph id="ida01d5bc2795c4125b1f4398f482eb37b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may require an entity to provide a cost share in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the amount of the grant (including the grant in a grant and loan combination) under subsection (c) requested in the application of the entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0dba83477cc4f048eb7ae2802e9b6d5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the cost share requirement under subparagraph (A) for entities or projects described in subsection (c)(4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id34d9c8c1a57d473cacecf23bcf391ffd" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance and training</header><subparagraph id="ide344c615108f444987fdb07cc26448fb" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide to eligible entities described in paragraph (1) that are applying for assistance under this section for a project described in subsection (c)(3)(A) technical assistance and training—</text><clause id="idb4a90f87f5994f67811c33eddb32d589" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to prepare reports and surveys necessary to request grants, loans, and grant and loan combinations under this section for broadband deployment;</text></clause><clause id="idbcb5c01e9d0546b78c4d105478ec470d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve management, including financial management, relating to the proposed broadband deployment;</text></clause><clause id="id0f0aa99a0e9749e19b80c91bebb097b6" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to prepare applications for grants, loans, and grant and loan combinations under this section; or</text></clause><clause id="id57f519df809c4e42abe0d8f1836b813b" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to assist with other areas of need identified by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01e8389c85d842cbbe048b6fea18fc04" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Not less than 3 percent and not more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under subsection (i) to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used for technical assistance and training under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id752eabca7def420a8374a1b6ae93751b" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Broadband service</header><paragraph id="idbfae6ab829e34bdebd603286d743bab9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, the minimum acceptable level of broadband service for a rural area shall be at least—</text><subparagraph id="idbccb6b1972c74e17b6c119368c87ca2e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19bb1c9b5ba740f6a0c997ddd76731f0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b15779d82fc41a2a30d76a6ba438cc0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>At least once every 2 years, the Secretary shall review, and may adjust through notice published in the Federal Register, the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under paragraph (1) and broadband buildout requirements under paragraph (3) to ensure that high quality, cost-effective broadband service is provided to rural areas over time.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida296c9e3825b4baaa8a720df917cdff2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Broadband buildout requirements</header><subparagraph id="iddcd262dca7b749fd9f40ae7c5a3c5382" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of broadband buildout requirement</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>broadband buildout requirement</term> means the level of internet service an applicant receiving assistance under this section must agree, at the time the application is finalized, to provide for the duration of any project-related agreement between the applicant and the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc1556662cd046f896b95eb504263dd0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Establishment of broadband buildout requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall establish broadband buildout requirements that—</text><clause id="id67763220574a4a3b9b804fd63679f866" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>utilize the same metrics used to define the minimum acceptable level of broadband service under paragraph (1); and</text></clause><clause id="id1ed7a4c76a5d4357af10241f49c70594" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reasonably ensure—</text><subclause id="id8b736a9574a44e0a8dc1fa2f4af2c464" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the repayment of all loans; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc393a3d250834f37b328d0feea6573e7" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the financed network is technically capable of providing broadband service for the lifetime of any project-related agreement.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8261a38791e41949b4b079e8b0deee3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Substitute service standards for unique service territories</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24ac4bb2ec8f44f1a1f4148b5aa1d755"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an applicant shows that it would be cost prohibitive to meet the broadband buildout requirements established under this paragraph 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. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc179946e38d6487faaea553fd9a57ccd"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any substitute service standards described in clause (i) should continue to consider the best technology available to meet the needs of the residents in the unserved area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb65863293f354b98991a21f444eb5524"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id147683ec8b9847719c8942bf386b9a6f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9efd9e53144c44fab48cec8f57077cb4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Loans and Loan Guarantees</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Loans</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e3cc39b2e564271992bd17bf31caa53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87d7aaff344048f6b5d255ef549520ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or loan guarantee</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e0c6698dfe749099fb019124e6bb2e5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id754177fee5be41e1b9047c1690143b15"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id994b63eeb04147f7abcbacdb359468d9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary—</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through <quote>in the case</quote> in the matter preceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and inserting <quote>Secretary in the case</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a0983799ee742e8bd5068fbc2ef333e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7CDCE9BFCDC41B6A0626BBCDAFBEBA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>or loan guarantee</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43934D66A68745D8B3C56BF04E8AE742"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>1974)</quote> and inserting <quote>1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a</external-xref>))</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida38f24a35a2b48f895eb422e6570b28a"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (j) and (k) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9BEDA7047C34C8887C9686100F49B7E"><subsection id="id0d4137cdf6e94fe3be06e54b6956da18" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id14dc714798424bb6911902c0b048d3ac" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsections (a) through (h) $650,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida78d6b98002e486a89b958b67e90a623"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out subsections (a) through (h), to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c41ef1edfb34314ac93daa848c25941" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Direct funding</header><subparagraph id="ida3567d628f38412fa88fcfe90d6ad1fc" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>There is rescinded the unobligated balance of amounts made available to carry out section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 399).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9714af41c7f549d9b1f1d5aead08e941" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Direct funding</header><text>On the day after the execution of the rescission in subparagraph (A), there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to the amount rescinded in subparagraph (A), to carry out subsections (a) through (h), to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4af05d3cb6954240aa4708fca25f602c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be available to the Secretary for the administration of subsections (a) through (h). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddd7de8defd674e0e9f77b50d2b99f00c" commented="no"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Additional rural broadband program loans</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49c3e13b72a74f44acfaea45bcb89501"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary may provide direct and guaranteed loans in accordance with the requirements under this section, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a8be7f87a704cb3a7fe063d62782aa7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb0c082e991274350a87ec45f77e124ff" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>Beginning on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/141">Public Law 115–141</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 399), shall have no force or effect.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4c2fb01af4ac4deb8bac019fafc618f8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 701(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950cc">7 U.S.C. 950cc(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>section 601(c)(2)(A)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 601(c)(3)(A)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id60691164de2d47659817aa32b0add8f3" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Improving Federal broadband program coordination</header><text>Section 6212 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb-6">7 U.S.C. 950bb–6</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id137a50819564419eac12473b0d832fe7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (b), (c), (e), and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id024b136eefd54d789afd00162ce87e46" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>section 601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936</quote> and inserting <quote>section 601(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id83406f286144460592ed3b848036deb5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idc33fbd91c0724a7bb667fe9b3d1297f4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6254f110fb2478eab551d17b80af0f9"><subparagraph id="id818cf99be2424464856e55bfee9f69d0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd70085a3368b4b758b56bd3f2936c2b3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f50f29640bd4fe394cecaec61917679"><subparagraph id="id46c97c5bdf6a4c499b00d09b0cf625bd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas</header><text>On awarding a grant or loan under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb</external-xref>), the Secretary shall notify the Commission of that award.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id752ba38f3b674e4ca19b95c0c9db38de"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3669807c24545dab318be766ff145b0"><subsection id="idddeefd72e5fd48eabeb92e20d13d0e0e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding relating to outreach</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Assistant Secretary and the Commission to facilitate outreach to residents and businesses in rural areas, including—</text><paragraph id="ida774bd8cd67a45f79517272cd2d92d0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to evaluate the broadband service needs in rural areas;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id274b791fca0945a097efd636208fdee5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to inform residents and businesses in rural areas of available Federal programs that promote broadband access, broadband affordability, and broadband inclusion; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a83f362f3ba4f30b7c94ef5cf9f7ade"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for such additional goals as the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, and the Commission determine to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id969B9F0D776746A98BDD2B878509FC76"><enum>6302.</enum><header>Expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602(g) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb-1">7 U.S.C. 950bb–1(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PA36A4FB246D02C6921F6A99600E7405" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovative Broadband Advancement Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603(e) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb-2">7 U.S.C. 950bb–2(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id5426BA83016542499F6177F51A37803C" commented="no"><enum>6304.</enum><header>Community Connect Grant Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb-3">7 U.S.C. 950bb–3</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id21FDF3614A0B4363BDDF1B0404F15867" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idDC8CD189B2C54F62B75D9E3D8BC9D2B5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>less than the</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “less than—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E3951F3218C4F30BFDDBAEA2141D797"><subparagraph id="id8EF0528CDEDA4F919A9E6CA68A430233" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E994DAC431A4D70923E6C4325EFC276" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B42D4E11B0147BAB963712CCE797F59" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id6D99F1764ADA4177932A1749EE75D11B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>an area</quote> and inserting <quote>a rural area</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id978A23F3425C4E2DAC7F8155BEBF244E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>10-Mbps</quote> and inserting <quote>25-Mbps</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idFB4221E639CF4846A566787AA288B9E0" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>1-Mbps</quote> and inserting <quote>3-Mbps</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id958596824D9849E8B6085951FEF85AC9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking <quote>area; or</quote> and inserting <quote>area (including any eligible broadband service that will be provided in the future in the eligible service area pursuant to enforceable commitments for network deployment applicable under another broadband funding program); or</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2A3F48ABE28841F88D22E4AFB98426E8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></part><part id="id53A1AFDDFD6B416B8AB684ED639796B1" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Additional Amendments </header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PF72EF5D84C2F4A5F7F55F983C6121C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940c-1">7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idDFAE4B5EACCB4CC3868384549391815F"><enum>6312.</enum><header>Rural development loans and grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313B(e)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940c-2">7 U.S.C. 940c–2(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PB4366C82497B5C03204B87818F61F58" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6313.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of 911 access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940e">7 U.S.C. 940e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="PA1964E46486BB186E97336A243B9C5B"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P49CC65384678CBD89C36F0B0590508A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6401.</enum><header>Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b860d8d55e24da7bede713f6ee55137"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idfcddaaa7d426457591d6754fff6c4ea2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the first sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33d8fd104eee4659984d72f1ab49c376"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Indian tribes on</quote> and inserting <quote>Indian Tribes on</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda7410f070244f8c90af5d68a3e8aa8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>tribes, and</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribes and Tribal organizations, including wholly or majority owned Tribal entities or corporations that provide services or programs consistent with the purposes of the applicable program under this section, and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideeea5f178ab143e9b7b28534dc677b22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c4dea00c18e4228940271ca9f66bf3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id956adaf1fee441d0b706d58da79cf17a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>percent</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c6e4f94714f4b11885ed43f4621f7b1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>area.</quote> and inserting <quote>area, except that in the case of demonstrated need, as determined by the Secretary, the amount of a grant made under the authority of this subparagraph for necessary expenses of developing a complete application to carry out an eligible project under this subparagraph may exceed 75 percent, but shall not exceed 100 percent, of those expenses to be incurred.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb34a7d331b0b4291921fdcd210c2b199"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9aeb4371b254bd9b12e22ac83683e49"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>$200,000</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>$500,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d93a0b6a06e4ab1a73358819f1b78b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vii), by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf127cef6f0ce49b5a6bfeff1e8f161d9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0eec31078a1a4922915066b27e97811a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>(including an Indian tribe</quote> and all that follows through <quote>tribal group)</quote> and inserting <quote>(including Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations described in paragraph (1))</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd29a41404230454aa489fc55d8f1c365"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (19)(A), by striking <quote>Indian Tribes</quote> and all that follows through <quote>federally recognized Indian tribes</quote> and inserting <quote>and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations described in paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb39bf4906aaf4d86b6691f5d8f0fff87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>paragraph (20)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Indian tribes</quote> and all that follows through <quote>450b))</quote> and inserting <quote>Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations described in paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde73f860e85c41afa2f6fa9bcefff783"><enum>(4)</enum><text>paragraph (21)(A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9ea8ad719264e5bb5f6d2353abbcde4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Indian tribes</quote> and all that follows through <quote>450b))</quote> and inserting <quote>Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations described in paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36b123dd1c3a45e9ada29ce7f6443f13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dc8369868a546868417c9c938736f86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by adding <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6961a0b5335484881640f2125c7bd97"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subclauses (II) and (III) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8665244153FF49C7834E8473EA60983B"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id794e0ca0f30e4f3ba3b257d07c98afab"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization described in paragraph (1);</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e944fdde9a04f68891bb1cd668cda86"><enum>(5)</enum><text>paragraph (26)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations</quote> and inserting <quote>Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations described in paragraph (1)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8642f874d65c4492a750592070d18bb6"><enum>6402.</enum><header>SEARCH grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(2)(C)(ii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(C)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD59689AA898143D4A49F3F110860BBEF"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb28d3fe75224b46be4ac52babe36cd0"><enum>(III)</enum><header>In-kind contribution</header><text>In the case of demonstrated need, as determined by the Secretary, the non-Federal share of the cost of a project funded under this subparagraph may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idca9034eb7e494c8fa368ca13ff6620ec"><enum>6403.</enum><header>Rural water and wastewater technical assistance and training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(14) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(14)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06216271763943BF86E82F2FBC86FF55"><subparagraph id="id40f41a4f60264d8f8e44e668d0704555"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Multiyear grants</header><text>The Secretary may award grants under subparagraph (A) for a period of more than 1 year, but not more than 5 years, to private nonprofit organizations described in subparagraph (B), as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id31CBD19FF14A4738BBE97E102777EF97"><enum>6404.</enum><header>Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(22)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa184d84c3cb4cc7abd43f48d8ad4dc6"><enum>6405.</enum><header>Rural water and wastewater cybersecurity circuit rider program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B397BCB25B8486D8F7964D37696A84D"><paragraph id="ide79b162879254ced8273e331167af3ea" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Rural water and wastewater cybersecurity circuit rider program</header><subparagraph id="id8ff9ad024cfb48deb0bd5c269ae5254d" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a cybersecurity circuit rider program, which shall be structured similar to the general authorities under paragraph (22), to provide technical assistance to associations described in paragraph (1) that operate rural water or wastewater systems—</text><clause id="iddf329efe68604c69bfa537ce23e7ac03" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to provide rapid assessments of the current ability or inability of those associations—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id376b1fc8ccd94ce3a03d9303cb3fab5e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to respond to cybersecurity threats; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idade98cc5a5f444879a59cd3165053bed"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to protect the cyberinfrastructure of those associations and public health;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idc13c5f6392584cb792664ca362e915a3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop reasonable protocols to enhance cybersecurity protection;</text></clause><clause id="id07d8a4c8d94e451fb081abca22ffbcf4" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to provide assistance to address inadequate cyber protection plans; and</text></clause><clause id="id0a95b7a0d5f44ef0aeac2db71a95017d" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to document the state of cyber protection with respect to the water supplies of those associations.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb0a3b7577144a02a0fd6d3315666282" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report requirement</header><text>A circuit rider that receives funding under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an annual report documenting—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F88A23A8D7A48B7A789D104D80F4E5A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the associations served by the circuit rider under this paragraph; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C6E608328634DB68DEFF0BD016D7B51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities performed by the circuit rider under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab08da2ab8114872afc8bb406a4d3c7e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements for circuit riders</header><text>To provide technical assistance under subparagraph (A), a circuit rider shall possess the necessary experience and certification to effectively carry out the activities described in that subparagraph, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8867a11218049b599ca52ffd664c35c" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P34E8E22B47024B4B309CBCA4BB4C280"><enum>6406.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal college and university essential community facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idc99788a0990149cd80b91cce30cbed86" commented="no"><enum>6407.</enum><header>Essential community facilities technical assistance and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(26) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(26)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b1072dbc7614a6a9e046123d8afd631"><subparagraph id="id6c50196098ab4ab9b114a704b6309170" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>National or multi-State awards</header><text>Of the amounts available to carry out this paragraph for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 2 percent to award grants under this paragraph to 1 or more of the entities described in subparagraph (A) for the purpose of providing on-site technical assistance and training on a national or multi-State regional basis.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idf02615e3f5cf4ba182562376e7c2eaca" commented="no"><enum>6408.</enum><header>Emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45DDC8B4B8AC4BE1BAA2A4A470A58918"><paragraph id="id4d96d0a965894f1ea1aea99efbe8a01b" commented="no"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program</header><subparagraph id="idb82a3e71fc3a4ed3827fb00c73c4f895" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an emergency preparedness and response technical assistance program to provide grants to eligible entities to assist associations described in paragraph (1) that operate rural water or wastewater systems in preparing for and responding to natural or man-made disasters, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a5c6ac8b3614b5abc7e7da441810bd4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under subparagraph (A) is a nonprofit organization that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd56c458222b34e75abd1b55b2d1582b6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated experience providing emergency technical assistance for disaster preparation, recovery, and response activities to water and wastewater utilities nationwide; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80df0da307134303b8bccac7f3c5f125"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has the capacity to deploy personnel that possess—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22a2c59198f64a63b8a7412fa7f888c7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an active water or wastewater system operators’ license; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id533d74e24e5d4fc28604775c6ee16467"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documented knowledge of water and wastewater utilities necessary to carry out activities described in subparagraph (C).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb08ccb4dfb24b71ac1b291fed47c1e5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) shall use the grant—</text><clause id="id06e7c1d454f547898019bf2b01f2e831" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to provide on-site personnel and equipment to assist with water and wastewater systems in the event of a disaster;</text></clause><clause id="id380c6335734242bca9fa09b8df38bcfd" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to coordinate with statewide emergency response networks to assist with water and wastewater systems;</text></clause><clause id="idf96f64a3930e413792429ccdef092d67" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to facilitate the development of disaster action plans between associations described in subparagraph (A), units of local government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and State emergency management agencies;</text></clause><clause id="idf7ded5c01aba42c18879525f64f4b8c3" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to improve resiliency and mitigation planning with respect to water or wastewater systems; </text></clause><clause id="idf1877187535e47c489d181c3f1efe485" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to provide geographic information system mapping of water and wastewater systems;</text></clause><clause id="ide84fb17cd70840879ea8249964cb625b" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to prepare or update predisaster risk and resiliency assessments, emergency response plans, communication protocols, or hazard recognition and evaluation skills with respect to water and wastewater systems;</text></clause><clause id="idcbe75849284e48c78283dce0fc13e7c8" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to conduct preliminary damage assessments of critical infrastructure in the event of a disaster;</text></clause><clause id="id267328d586134402ab6905fc39ce61dd" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>to provide emergency services with respect to water and wastewater systems to restore service in the event of a disaster, including—</text><subclause id="idaacec8ebb0e44c65bb4aac81247dd8b4" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>pump and motor evaluation and repair;</text></subclause><subclause id="id017635495e974581948daea824b9c58f" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>water disinfection and flushing;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2dd0c4107cae4fce811cd0a8012e641f" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>leak detection;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7e9b8e030c6c4cad9974f623476b338c" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>line repair;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4e4a7606ae584286bcb94fd3e1c58049" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>water main and valve location;</text></subclause><subclause id="id97f7b7eb444f404d9e30eb664c4c1002" commented="no"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>emergency power generation;</text></subclause><subclause id="iddd32de13fb444dfc85e04917c440b6e8" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>bypass pumping;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2138e96af8ef43e18579b918353fcecb" commented="no"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>water treatment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id631b105a9bad426da99be9fe1cf1eeea" commented="no"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>maintaining safety measures;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb25b1337ccf2433b9567c80f5340cad6" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>to address outstanding deficiencies focused on resolving health-based regulatory, operational, financial, and managerial deficiencies that impact the sustainability of water and wastewater systems;</text></clause><clause id="id11881f45f79146beb01c3741e527a9c5" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>to assist with application and reporting requirements for Federal and State agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and insurance recovery claims, with respect to water and wastewater systems; and</text></clause><clause id="id81c44fd674144ca380af474a7d9f8c5c" commented="no"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>to provide for disaster preparation, support, and response activities targeted to disadvantaged communities that lack the financial resources and human capital necessary to adequately address significant health, safety, or sanitary concerns with respect to the water and wastewater systems of those communities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd093de219d714d59b044cca9c0a17251" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17ecef4a5a97421ea17e7f9c0f00eefc"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) may use the grant for salaries, supplies, and expenses relating to the activities described in subparagraph (C).</text></clause><clause id="id1038f03bf4a04cf8b0af04b97078e276" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Not more than 25 percent of the amount of a grant under subparagraph (A) may be used to purchase or reimburse the rental costs of appropriate emergency equipment, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id720858a35a174304bf86e291b7ba5946" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) may not use the grant funds to pay for eligible activities for which the eligible entity receives other Federal funds. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8b1cc74ebc54f7ba5b188fb1ebfa840" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ide5a1c73d6212437fa369cc840427ba8b" commented="no"><enum>6409.</enum><header>Assistance to provide water and wastewater services in financially distressed rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 6408) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD107C573B70B49AB89D8802B16116743"><paragraph id="id29a373fbbd5245e5b88952864c247ef3" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Assistance to provide water and wastewater services in financially distressed rural areas</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacb6a8ffef2f4ecd858a91e098587f3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46a59ccc3e6c426198a9f7c6d52568d0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible area</term> means a rural area that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b5ac161988b4c8eb4444b9f7937b2eb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a low-income community, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81a06d72e8584ff884668375296ffeb6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is unable to provide water and wastewater services to the residents of the rural area because the rural area—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0627df0ae45c43999096ea2cdd4d01ea"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lacks the capacity—</text><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08347b123d7c4984ad17a8dfbdac4e8d"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to operate, maintain, or manage water and wastewater facilities or services; or</text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdd563fd11364fe0ad9a7bd16a539625"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>to provide for the continued availability and use of those facilities or services at reasonable user rates and charges; or</text></subitem></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd448192409f4ea39d370d7f460cedd2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>lacks the financial, technical, or managerial capability to consistently comply with pertinent Federal and State laws and requirements; and</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id343531d3f4dd493dabbd9c3df3f55d10"><enum>(III)</enum><text>voluntarily agrees to the provision of water or wastewater services in the rural area by an eligible association the service area of which is contiguous to, or in the locality of, the rural area.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id444c901b0c764546adfaffdc6e3220bb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible association</header><text>The term <term>eligible association</term> means an association described in paragraph (1) that—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ffc41d242df434e9b78f6666a6660b2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>currently receives, or is eligible for, assistance under a rural water or wastewater program; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40a17395a00e4a80bffaf21129a9a989"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is experienced in, and currently, providing functioning water and wastewater services to the residents of a rural area.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92b97fe701db41998bd78b8bc73af29d"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Rural water or wastewater program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rural water or wastewater program</term> means a water or wastewater program under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id267d4f133e9d4fc089501e6d76ea50d5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide financial or technical assistance under a rural water or wastewater program to an eligible association for the purpose of providing water and wastewater services to the residents of an eligible area that is contiguous to, or in the locality of, the service area of the eligible association.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafadf8b989ab402e840e38485bf4d5ac"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consolidation and regionalization</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id850310a415574447bf3f7fe90b48cbf9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of providing water and wastewater services using assistance provided under subparagraph (B), an eligible association and an eligible area may—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196c611e58394e70ba953c3bdcf5f843"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consolidate governance, management, and financial functions; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84e56eb581c7497d97a4c05a9d58f15c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into a regional partnership.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefaed51fb44042b3ae4edc461727f0c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect on population limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an eligible association and an eligible area consolidate or enter into a regional partnership pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary shall only consider the population of the eligible area for purposes of eligibility for assistance under subparagraph (B).</text></clause><clause id="id68ebecf8cbc544c8af128c2e763ce4cf" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use of systems</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible association may use assistance provided under subparagraph (B) to provide water or wastewater services to an eligible area using—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16b8cc9da7024cce9bc1ace9e16b22f3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the system of the eligible association;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b3a9b2a273e40b0b894b7b63d0b0a90"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a system located in the eligible area; or </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091536e938c44a75abc30c13ecfdfb15"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of both systems. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07285b7eb6b94443aa7d9fcd93c8bd49"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible association that receives financial assistance under subparagraph (B) shall only use that financial assistance for the benefit of the residents of the eligible area with respect to which the financial assistance is provided.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P8047CEB24F6D4551F64609B4C3F1068"><enum>6410.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926a">7 U.S.C. 1926a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b6c18c96a944ed49eee7ca13c261071"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>entity;</quote> and inserting <quote>entity or federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (including wholly or majority owned Tribal entities or corporations that provide services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section);</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6757c81310b4bc48d39ad7a263aa23e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id869488EBB7CE46F194C3DFFEFFB914C3" commented="no"><enum>6411.</enum><header>Additional assistance for rural water systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after section 306A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926a">7 U.S.C. 1926a</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block id="id601FC5B5EF90465EB83C92038115BD78" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="id76EC2DCDC61742EE9AEAE08F724B8540" commented="no"><enum>306B.</enum><header>Additional assistance for rural water systems</header><subsection id="id1E3DFFACEEE24ED181BF9701A80A108D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means a rural water, wastewater, or waste disposal facility with respect to which assistance may be provided under a water, wastewater, or waste disposal program under section 306(a), 306A, 306C, or 306D.</text></subsection><subsection id="H44511399D30C418E8CFD153E1038A4F4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id863ca56e84fc4cbb99ca10fec94a1a9a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants and loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may provide a grant, a zero percent interest loan, or a 1 percent interest loan to an eligible entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id524f9fed38644264b7ee2cc890541bcf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing loans</header><text>The Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="id4FF1FB48C48142C58CB7444EC4D8090B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>forgive principal or interest or modify any term or condition of an outstanding loan made to an eligible entity; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74F22C43F9B94F229C2EA323814DE8F0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>refinance part or all of any other loan (if the purpose of the loan is an eligible purpose under section 306(a)(1) or 306C) made to an eligible entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id755cbe17c6f3468991546e6152f239fd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not provide forgiveness under paragraph (2)(A) with respect to a loan made under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7630c28c428b4076bfbc4ec3283870f1" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible purposes</header><text>The Secretary may provide assistance to an eligible entity under subsection (b) as the Secretary determines is necessary—</text><paragraph id="id23b92944de6e41bda8a6e206a966ffc6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to ensure that the eligible entity has the necessary resources to improve or construct public utilities or to otherwise maintain or enhance public health, safety, affordability, or order; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5a52dbb286641c3b5f734b339c8ba47" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to address financial hardships of the eligible entity, if the eligible entity is located in a disadvantaged or economically distressed area, as determined under subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07c14b3fc9eb488485dd8fa57e7f1c87"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To determine whether an eligible entity may receive assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall establish and use—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85c4f9af578a4676b2d535aae81a3144"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a residential indicator of affordable water services in each State or local or geographic area, calculated using the cost per household as a percentage of median household income; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3202d46106634b3dbaa5ecbd3c6acbb4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">factors relating to disadvantaged or economically distressed areas.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P4B0D364748B30B06C16DA4AFE3E839C"><enum>6412.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926d">7 U.S.C. 1926d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcb72f07deffd471b804ccd9a17f6fff4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>construction of water and wastewater systems</quote> and inserting <quote>construction of water systems and wastewater systems, including community-based systems,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3dddf45a8a584a9f868315d897c04401" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium</quote> after <quote>State of Alaska</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e0607725e334a3c8d3c5e6d7affd8a8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PF72BBA7D4BDD35D93F8C93A8228913F"><enum>6413.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural decentralized water systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926e">7 U.S.C. 1926e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6384d3669a15474c9faac731526ab37f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47b9d924763446518cbdf698bb2c4ff1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end of subsection (b)(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb60bf6172c5e43908dec5808f6092c20"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb36fb83020c54fa4b9e53fd0a4823f8a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bab0350c81c44f3b70aed367fefd44e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a private nonprofit organization; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideed280b6ea58422bb8e3df05d2cf3185"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc5ce3b515d93401793af4620ea844aa3" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants to eligible entities</header><text>The Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities for the purpose of providing subgrants and loans in accordance with subsection (c) to individuals for the construction, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household water well systems and individually owned household decentralized wastewater systems in rural areas that are or will be owned by the individuals.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2ac299a87b27437695b8d7657a9db122" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loans and subgrants to individuals</header><paragraph id="id4f8ca42882784a9abb76932540207036" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity shall use grant amounts received under subsection (b) to provide—</text><subparagraph id="id946257e712374494b33bd6f85faa289c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subgrants for use in accordance with this section to individuals residing in the service area of the eligible entity who are members of a household with a combined income (for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available) that is less than 60 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the area, according to the most recent decennial census; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4281a3684fcb41b69db671b99f0da425" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>loans for use in accordance with this section to individuals residing in the service area of the eligible entity who are members of a household with a combined income (for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available) that is not more than 100 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the area, according to the most recent decennial census.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5a2a435b2f54506bde1b0ba0f51719b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so designated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0454eecd23464f1a956dfec4e6f46c5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>this section</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id551d227733284e9e90502fe37358e585" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>$15,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0191fbdcf3aa4ab0be3baec9b56ee931" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a3640956bfb43abbac3b25235f6cf16"><paragraph id="id1c3946d181264c698ab0a0eca9f65fd0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding to cover cost of performance warranties</header><text>A subgrant provided to an individual under this subsection for an individually owned household decentralized wastewater system may include sufficient additional funding to cover the cost of a performance warranty with a duration of at least 5 years.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63b24bbd1d3749559fbc269d10d7741c" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Technical assistance and support</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (b) may use an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the grant to provide technical assistance and support to individuals eligible for a subgrant or loan under this subsection relating to the installation and maintenance of household decentralized water and wastewater systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5d3366c17114d63bbe16305778eecf0" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Determination of ownership</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (b) shall allow for multiple methods to determine ownership under that subsection to account for undivided ownership interests.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2522febce9de4a2085eee555b1695e95" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbeb8ad5eb974b06a8a4668bb6be2ff9"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id83631ad1741d4cde8995f2c718cf77d6" commented="no"><enum>6414.</enum><header>Healthy drinking water affordability assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after section 306E (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926e">7 U.S.C. 1926e</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block id="id1c8022d3e7ac493fac28e29bba06eda8" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="id971b6fce78ea4117921e6bbde0909244" commented="no"><enum>306F.</enum><header>Healthy drinking water affordability assistance program</header><subsection id="id71306e72669044e38dbf523774cdd384" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id6ec8bd846bf441468a0c83a93c9ca269" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approved installation</header><text>The term <term>approved installation</term> means the installation of an eligible drinking water quality improvement product or a certified filter component by a qualified third-party installer that—</text><subparagraph id="id60bdd84997da47fbb1c5a858ca967890" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>complies with all local and State regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4edb6a7b82c94bbba2e14c59688c3020" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>follows the installation instructions of the manufacturer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24605cbedd204204930be2ef8ba12784" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approved maintenance</header><text>The term <term>approved maintenance</term> means required maintenance—</text><subparagraph id="idee2262d758064f33a427ec6e397ed023" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performed on an eligible drinking water quality improvement product that includes maintenance and replacement of the certified filter component;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2764b185138d4480918b507f1fef7e3b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>performed by a service technician who—</text><clause id="id0b9c3afabd664f2784d823704946275c" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is—</text><subclause id="id6df6b7a256b04914aa379213bb7db926" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>professionally qualified, certified, or licensed as a water treatment product maintenance professional, including a professional credentialed through a manufacturer or third party;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7a007fbb1b7649c28f64ab9ead4cded9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>operating under the supervision of a service technician described in subclause (I);</text></subclause><subclause id="id92d7143919bd4705a20c33a313efddeb" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a licensed plumber or a plumber operating under the supervision of a licensed plumbing contractor; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id85e70e22c39a4ee9a4c6e9e176ea41e9" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>an individual who holds a license or certification related to water treatment technologies issued by a State or local government; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1666e71042f84ae98498f3cf00eb98ea" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>regularly completes continuing education on water treatment technology and other subjects that enhance the services provided under this section;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2de3aac4d79c45209bed3f1854cd7d92" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that complies with all local and State regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id762d928a5b284871b2f6d3cc23a45760" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>that follows the maintenance instructions of the manufacturer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id704e3b5fdb374f6485f19a8405d51274" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certified filter component</header><text>The term <term>certified filter component</term> means a replaceable or replacement filter component—</text><subparagraph id="id009a56466ad249dc91b6cff71a293645" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which approved maintenance can be performed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idded67a7fd26b49f8adea6c0a367dc91c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is certified by a third-party certifier as compliant with—</text><clause id="id984dabf36fb74f9d822daba66508448f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>NSF P231;</text></clause><clause id="id295f26f3ddd54b0182e1f534f6784b9e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>NSF/ANSI Standard 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, or 401; or</text></clause><clause id="idb4964b2c24c74b4797eb11f400edcab5" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>another successor or relevant consensus-based standard for drinking water treatment units or systems that addresses health contaminant reduction, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0652065875fe4707bf78b709cd4e855b" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible drinking water quality improvement product</header><text>The term <term>eligible drinking water quality improvement product</term> means a point-of-use or point-of-entry system—</text><subparagraph id="id4339e917872f4b5f8745bf4990c56db1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporating a certified filter component; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id328a3faff539404ca38972b5911e6579" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is certified by a third-party certifier to meet standards described in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b6475bfb4854355b9a14ef2ae477ec9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for material safety and performance; and</text></clause><clause id="id3b8ccf8eac114b86ad04234f246cb09c" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve drinking water quality.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id418fe4ff5b274dd7bf5331fb8e29ba1f" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible end user</header><text>The term <term>eligible end user</term> means a person or entity located in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a)(13)(B)) that is—</text><subparagraph id="id11977ca41fad4099ad224ee494dcdf79" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1b95e4f653f0405d81b20ad2ab5a3f4e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a homeowner;</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c36bd65f06e49619241ded9b1686021"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an individual lessee or renter of a home, apartment, or other dwelling;</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4038d1f0f8d5468e8f59c15e40dda978"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a property owner of a multi-unit residential building with 25 or fewer owned, leased, or rented dwelling units;</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f2adebae3354862873a0f1e605becf0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a licensed child-care facility; or</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id718e4d882f3e42c6afe0d69474331ab5"><enum>(v)</enum><text> an owned, leased, or rented facility; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e96babcb56e444189e915fff63b4161" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supported by a finding of need through—</text><clause id="id1666e8a236e547a19e9ba0787c426cde" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a qualified water quality test demonstrating the presence of 1 or more health contaminants; or</text></clause><clause id="id322cef1218bb44fe827b16a5be722e87" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other documentation determined to be satisfactory by the Secretary demonstrating the presence of 1 or more health contaminants.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa7972c6dc0c4709af8fb4be0ed6c0fe" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Eligible grant recipient</header><text>The term <term>eligible grant recipient</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id75e2ab30ee694bf1baf60763a42d1f40" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an eligible end user; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71abf5991cd1496bbedf610c966e4dd6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization that uses a grant provided under this section for the purposes described in subsection (c)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2cc0e310c5748fca70be14b66350ac4" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Health contaminant</header><text>The term <term>health contaminant</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id7b4840058b3048baa9392fd36fa1e27a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a health contaminant found in drinking water, including lead, arsenic, nitrate, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, hexavalent chromium (chrome-6), and volatile organic compounds; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96a3503886ea448196a751f491fbac79" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other contaminant—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22e875c014bc45dfa1b1c4f076490397"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that can be reduced by an eligible drinking water quality improvement product or a certified filter component in accordance with the standards described in paragraph (3)(B); and</text></clause><clause id="idd07536ec6b0d4ba88addc62ce1ed8778" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id42864499f8f6407fb3ceb7e5a9fc91af"><enum>(I)</enum><text>with respect to which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has established—</text><item id="id8c5ba16b75fa44fd8d1f00111355eb56" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a primary drinking water regulation (as defined in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f">42 U.S.C. 300f</external-xref>));</text></item><item id="id0ed3f7c542bd4d31bd689c2404c5356e" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a maximum contaminant level goal established in accordance with section 1412(b) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)</external-xref>); or</text></item><item id="ida52a8f151f1b4873b5b3761983d5f584" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a health advisory issued pursuant to section 1412(b)(1)(F) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300g-1">42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)</external-xref>); or</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id091223c6f48e41e381be7050e0ef75a3" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that is regulated by a State agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida38dbf186d50493ca2d3616435490f76" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Improve drinking water quality</header><text>The term <term>improve drinking water quality</term> means to improve the quality of the water supplied between its source and human consumption by reducing or removing 1 or more health contaminants.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92fbd82135dd4d518981519a954b69ae" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Qualified third-party installer</header><text>The term <term>qualified third-party installer</term> means a person who—</text><subparagraph id="idcf4346faa5fe4d1c8d97302423edadc7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text><clause id="id588a3f9264f64438bdc11370a7eb46b2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a professionally qualified, certified, or licensed water treatment product installation professional, including such a professional credentialed through a manufacturer or third party;</text></clause><clause id="id87892e391ce94470a339d12e401911fc" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a licensed plumber or individual who holds a license or certification related to water treatment technologies issued by a State or local government; or</text></clause><clause id="id36179b4d368d4b1bb2a56feab3a00604" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a company or plumbing contractor employing individuals described in clause (i) or (ii); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id143e3d9cd16b46b29497cc864d91811f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regularly completes, or requires applicable employees to complete, continuing education on water treatment technology and other subjects that enhance the services provided under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c76ea54afea42048011a39938c5f7cb" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Qualified water quality test</header><text>The term <term>qualified water quality test</term> means a baseline analysis of the bacterial and chemical characteristics of concern from a drinking water sample collected at the point of consumption and tested by a laboratory certified to conduct water quality testing—</text><subparagraph id="id2dc55e256d94486bb2ff6df243839996" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is provided to—</text><clause id="idd38c5f4ccb9549329cfaf5091bce3f02" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause id="id8dcb8c8e73a04b4f859bea575de8762c" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as applicable—</text><subclause id="id3af3d9ef24a64e999faa2f97dc20e719" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a person seeking a grant under this section;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8d22793736c6493283916a0f0e8959aa" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an eligible end user receiving a grant under this section; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idbc901056665c4905ad0f601a1badcfa1" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an eligible grant recipient receiving a grant under this section and any eligible end users served by the eligible grant recipient; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c1f994fe0984e95a2e20966047bf9ad" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that includes information that provides—</text><clause id="id14a73260816d4160809116db8230c2cd" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>guidance on test interpretation, including whether the bacteria or chemical characteristic of concern meets or exceeds a prescribed health-based contaminant level; and</text></clause><clause id="id8a25fac64c0e4fea9082896ff56f7684" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sources and citations that eligible grant recipients, independent third-party organizations and institutions, and government agencies may review and consult—</text><subclause id="id9fdb4fbf4a3349cea96b7bf0d731eed4" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to determine available eligible drinking water quality improvement products for addressing detected contaminants; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id06b18715d6fc4fd682b5c9dc95ee381b" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to evaluate efficacy across eligible drinking water quality improvement products.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbec3c71500e843e29d32a931f53683c5" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Third-party certifier</header><text>The term <term>third-party certifier</term> means an independent certification body accredited to ISO Standard 17065, <quote>Conformity assessment—Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services</quote>, by an entity domiciled in the United States that is a signatory to the International Accreditation Forum Multilateral Recognition Arrangement, such as the Water Quality Association, NSF International, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and the International Code Council Evaluation Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida5138c21b4f34bf8807adf662d821269" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to establish, and shall carry out, a clean drinking water program to provide grants to eligible grant recipients to improve drinking water quality of eligible end users.</text></subsection><subsection id="idde07b6463103485e8d4aed045f636d06" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible uses of grants</header><paragraph id="id8a067df311b84c89a543cc6b00414753" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A grant under this section shall be used, as directed by the Secretary, for—</text><subparagraph id="id0cee4366297f486eb63a756eceded4d9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purchase of an eligible drinking water quality improvement product or a replacement certified filter component;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47aa831641574de18e165b443168aa7f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the approved installation by a qualified third-party installer of an eligible drinking water quality improvement product;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9331a6734b74d0ba20d2c10fc121169" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the purchase and approved installation by a qualified third-party installer of a replacement certified filter component;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb65e69fc8144613b15c2b66c1ab9b5f" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the approved maintenance of an eligible drinking water quality improvement product; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4bdc9b24acc4ee88526454b4bdd56fe" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>qualified water quality tests to support products and services described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5bd4293cf3cb4e3e848178dc164a819f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonprofit organizations</header><text>A nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant, in a manner consistent with the uses described in paragraph (1) and as directed by the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id8bf011e40a2742a1a98370b6c06ebf10" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to offer qualified water quality tests for eligible end users on a voluntary basis;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2461fbb86d64d1fbbe35c6ad3db4b41" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to facilitate the analysis of qualified water quality test results for eligible end users;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id592b503af4454f2d921756f4a5efb3fb" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to assist an eligible end user in determining the response options available and supporting the selection by the eligible end user of a response that best fits the needs of the eligible end user, informed by—</text><clause id="id19d8c6fb5add4809b9ee90229b85eada" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a qualified water quality test; and</text></clause><clause id="idbe53f1e28cad44108a0b5b06824b86ae" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an understanding of the relevant plumbing systems and environmental factors that will impact point-of-use or point-of-entry water safety; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0745f694e3f475882bc9c3eba799982" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to coordinate or facilitate the approved installation by a qualified third-party installer of the eligible drinking water quality improvement product selected by an eligible end user.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0009a0be5dc84bb8a3152fb3e9906d73" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant limitations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5aee4b016c3d4ff7ab37b24f00b24111"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed the reasonable costs, as determined by the Secretary, of the purposes described in subsection (c) for which the grant is provided.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc593c5722734a0e9421344c6d6f07d6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Income</header><text>No grant provided under this section shall be used to assist an eligible end user who is a member of a household the members of which have a combined income, or an eligible end user with business income, for the most recent 12-month period for which the information is available, that is more than 150 percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income for the State or territory in which the eligible end user resides, according to the most recent decennial census of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52160bda0f46441eb13d262984b6d752" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant administrator</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture to administer and manage grants provided under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7113d4da960d4893b3a2496f108f4964" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grant allocation</header><text>In providing grants under this section to eligible grant recipients, the Secretary shall allocate funds and make grants available in a manner that—</text><paragraph id="id48cfebb489764bca97492dbd1f752d96" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>responds to a range of water quality challenges;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4129b2e274141999c5d483477517bb9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prioritizes funding to eligible end-users the sources of drinking water of which are private wells;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a9336169f2f42f2ab1a8022d41bcda9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improves local and regional capacity to respond to contamination; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6009d0ec056443298bbfa8626d6be7c3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensures reasonable access to funds for—</text><subparagraph id="idbee067926f224ac9ae6b714dc8426d6b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible end users seeking a grant under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb82aeba6b7fa4ae5b9596a18ab7dbc9f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nonprofit organizations seeking a grant under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5a5338d017204484804880ffcf09e5e2" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report—</text><paragraph id="id2a9cb736d5744b59be2382555f61a83e" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying ongoing barriers to universal safe drinking water prior to and after filtration or other treatment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f6129852a594dd58aed1fa42b401370" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyzing conditions impacting eligible grant recipients, including—</text><subparagraph id="id279682c9e70e4bc48633b0b3f747406a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sources of contamination or degradation of water resources, especially groundwater resources or upstream resources that recharge stores of drinking water;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idefb1fa519ab741f9b2374b90bc1d3411" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>trends in bioaccumulation and attenuation of contaminants and nutrients; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb163d3b0aca74a8a85d0ce8013a2ff2c" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>impacts of infrastructure materials, crop and land management practices, waste management, and other factors that impact drinking water quantity and quality;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id55dd579ea377424d9edfea128dbc610d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>providing a comprehensive analysis of—</text><subparagraph id="id231f5ed1e31942b8ae42a496dec01dd7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technologies available to and purchased by eligible grant recipients; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id877eacc06c9349fdb86c8235c069b0e4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the emerging safe drinking water needs of rural and other homeowners, renters, residential multi-unit property owners, licensed child-care facilities, and other groups, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8b7ca1b5dc9408393e86c0540c97aa6" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that includes information describing—</text><subparagraph id="ide12634c58cae4471a6074566868adb02" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the types of treatment systems and filter components used under the program established under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide09b21e8dd324a38bbcb43720fbd27bd" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of qualified water quality tests conducted under the program established under this section;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id154f1d7a00384a14aead5b29e9988d87" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>emerging and changing trends relating to steps taken to ensure safe drinking water in communities and households; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idecc0d13cb0fb4f29a793b48dd226a701" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>trends relating to the availability and use of eligible drinking water quality improvement products, including—</text><clause id="id6e362a0419ae43119eddd8d46738d4b1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affordability at purchase and through the lifecycle of the products;</text></clause><clause id="idd27d71217f9849fb887190cc5080756b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistency of operation as intended by the manufacturer and installer, including effectiveness across systems and technologies at achieving stated health protections; and</text></clause><clause id="id330ed192c41b488ebfcd2e963b15af5d" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>lifecycle product performance, energy use, and environmental impact;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4056b476f23c40f5a0ab44139d15711b" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>providing recommendations regarding the best methods to increase access to—</text><subparagraph id="idb3ded84894e449278a25982e33de0f9f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grants under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68dbdd2a35ce466fb01f790da9f942b1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the products and services described in subsection (c);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f24bd4ee1bd4367bd0fd80be1223682" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>that incorporates input from relevant—</text><subparagraph id="id63f25f80dfb2441a85c3777c4d4645df" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9b2f30e897d84e968564e4fc0bf08627" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certification institutions that oversee the criteria for products and training of installation and maintenance professionals; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2191e5aba5614d738eb9392ae6cee235" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the purposes of which are—</text><subparagraph id="id98022f19999d4cba88a531b9eb5abed5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve data on health contaminants in drinking water;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddca366bca25d4ca682563ad6472d67ff" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide educational resources on water testing and water quality improvement products and services to eligible grant recipients with drinking water contamination issues;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39031bfecf8f41b59dcf64dc7c71065b" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to collect information that improves understanding of water testing and water quality improvement products and services, including their associated health and economic benefits; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id777ad84c2be749bfbc73517dd72465db" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to increase public awareness of water quality issues and treatment options.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id49b65bfc05c4455cacdb5b277cfcc0f1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id99ad1193046548d0a6c9a31b5134beaa"><enum>6415.</enum><header>Rural business and industry guaranteed loans</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb3a21c8516743c0bd21827cfc89f63c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963a6ed6df954e3abfbdd91164979673"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fdcd2f32a084059b57b131c05a76b29"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>reservations or other federally recognized Indian tribal groups</quote> and inserting <quote>reservations or Tribal organizations (including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this subsection or the program under subsection (g), as applicable)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98469a9be0c341d6af2abe9097a999c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>workforce housing and</quote> before <quote>pollution abatement</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2fd613e51fc4f9d92e6e807104edad5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FC1EB8B7972471EA3506D1A213DB77E"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb924c83ca72a41799dc9fe25bb8afbcb"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31, 2025, and each December 31 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 and make publicly available a report that includes, with respect to the immediately preceding fiscal year, the following:</text><subparagraph id="ide44178694a424951bb1dd9fcf9fd398b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The name and description of each underlying loan recipient that closed on a business and industry loan under this subsection, including whether the loan recipient is a minority-owned, Tribal-owned, or woman-owned entity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf4380437d40c4f9cb1baee3cfd6e578c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of the project funded by that loan, including the location of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbd68f925cf24d34959434daa05b1cee"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of that loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2b02872b705940b89a27cdf4c50de637" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review and revision</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to ensure that entities less likely to have private funding opportunities have adequate access to business and industry direct and guaranteed loans under section 310B(g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)</external-xref>), the Secretary shall review and revise section 4279.117 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to include such additional ineligible purposes and entity types as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P0898ED2A4EA2C792DDAC3486A744D73"><enum>6416.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Solid waste management grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf262794505f0448295fcece7ca0e03f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>and federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this subsection)</quote> after <quote>related agencies</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2de963c20d04823a1433a2cab67c0fa"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PBF3FEBED4BE20F70C97B85A165F8826"><enum>6417.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural business development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbe56bc636194fbea59735664f2460fd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id836A5F61BB5E48F58D7F0A7E5167854E"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7757dbba39fb4818978b9acb575c745c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>federally recognized Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations (including wholly or majority owned Tribal entities or corporations that provide services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this subsection), Alaska Native Corporations, or Native Hawaiian organizations; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id643292c2155540f5a43f5295773b873c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde3491b0e51b4b2db2f97816a25851d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86f667fb75bf4a679cc6126ca1a7715e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide088702cf5484283abc1ca6d7d627e05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB791F7D515541C689FD7CBF24B882B5"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide647d5a7d51a488f984c7ec71612afd7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>support outdoor recreation; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe093c686ca24caab1f390fecbabfd59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f406bc7909042038252e70c3e4e5866"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fc55dca686f459e8a7ca7ebc619daae"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE732984D36234BECA6057F43B23F0419"><paragraph id="id28DA88B1A11A47EEBF4F4128F96763A0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiyear grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants under this subsection for a period of more than 1 year, but not more than 5 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P5C5B6D35420B50B820FCA9B1B87134E"><enum>6418.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural cooperative development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5cb595f14764555ab66a3b0a2f16dea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea7da7bbf4324cf8ae7332e02d62080c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05bb7288745a404f8eaba439c71d894c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88C9EA1B19684C689DDB269F03B9144C"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963913316ec44d609aba3d81565b5a53"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cooperative development</header><text>The term <term>cooperative development</term> means activities, including outreach, education, training, and technical assistance, to support the startup, expansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and existing cooperatives.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id619359ddf096421b82fdecbd404a3132"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(F), by striking <quote>contributions,</quote> and inserting <quote>contributions by awarding applications that meet the criterion described in this subparagraph the maximum points for this subparagraph in the scoring criteria,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id169e80e163104ceb84731fc89fb4837d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(B), by striking <quote>If the Secretary determines it to be in the best interest of the program, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe4e373d5c914ffc87ea5307d6204273"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb467bf5d55874457a5d2cbe716059fe2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF62B5ACBCAD49DE9109374DD2E0AFC0"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41c726bb14bc47599ab51030efe0d0e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb2e01e1bfb84ea08cbb1c37ed0ff37c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9934D859BB74D29A2A22A223C3E0DD2"><subparagraph id="id53d38e6462284ce8859974977ac99e11" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the interagency working group established under subparagraph (A) shall make publicly available and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report describing—</text><clause id="id44d00cfdba9740e5930fc4c73cea4938" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research and analysis based on data from the latest available Economic Census conducted by the Bureau of the Census on the effects of all types of cooperatives on the national economy; and</text></clause><clause id="idcb0f2b7eff5840bfa0e61f10f6669324" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the activities carried out by the interagency working group in the prior fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff5bcdbf8a4e4f06b88aa856a0edf2de"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PA3EEF4344D1776EA9784ECBDAF6795E"><enum>6419.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(g)(9)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf22b04182d114b7eb71c2bf861aa13df"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by inserting <quote>wholly or majority owned Tribal entities or corporations that provide services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this paragraph,</quote> after <quote>businesses</quote>; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14914e4dba594f6fb78a657496177dc8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iv)(I), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P4957FFAD4D4D3C14648F40859E8C1EB"><enum>6420.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P9C36C1A94A5F25550650A69B33A00BE"><enum>6421.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural economic area partnership zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P0AFC1CD4404C0431D6EEF9B8D76DE7D"><enum>6422.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intermediary relending program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310H of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1936b">7 U.S.C. 1936b(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id616e950da1b44cf5bb2b7edb47ff5a44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>Indian tribes</quote> and inserting <quote>federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (which shall include wholly or majority owned Tribal entities or corporations that provide services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1955f696572f4994b914e1bcd1d668dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ac2c86e61184fdbad33a3e332d30eeb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a002a448ae04bf89da666383da2b5f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id298F2C5B5C084A598F5A7F5AE25DE060"><enum>6423.</enum><header>Rural Business-Cooperative Service programs technical assistance and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 368(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008c">7 U.S.C. 2008c(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P404EE4374A4B83B6C75E449B59A216C"><enum>6424.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Rural Development Partnership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 378 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008m">7 U.S.C. 2008m</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P3217968748AF27677D2F8B9ECFA51CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PA9C041364D3DE550BBB56FB6A5EEDFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PD22F03104D74ADEBB8699CBED906EF9"><enum>6425.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008p">7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PAE7496EB47D51C96D1EA2A8813EC8C3"><enum>6426.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural microentrepreneur assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id60821a11a4134a6190667ff3cec0a5be" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02f766ee5c25469c95a748c949264196"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF32402D24DD3405A9A0DBC5B434032D2"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a25970a1e4f4c24bb39d6f19ffa1d97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> means an Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fa3920bb8704352a6d1e609f237c6d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7395d2fc0c754b479129b4fba7ac6c1f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" id="idAAB6C78DF82E432DBDE759272C71B942"><subparagraph id="id87838e38057a4e5eaa47e1c2e32590be" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Use of loans</header><text>A loan made by the Secretary to a microenterprise development organization under this paragraph may—</text><clause id="id63d8fbae13654f67b513e45ab669b0b3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be used for 100 percent of a loan to a rural microenterprise; and</text></clause><clause id="idf2fda06bafb743c4a9c5b3f29a5b4f76" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide up to 50 percent of the cost of demolition and construction and related costs of real estate.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52117ff4b986431597d49aa5951c37af"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P1BB01DFD47CA8A85981B77A552E005E"><enum>6427.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health care services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379G(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008u">7 U.S.C. 2008u(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idEF6A87D8676840BF93C7E55F2EE7004D"><enum>6428.</enum><header>Strategic community investment plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379H(d)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008v">7 U.S.C. 2008v(d)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idA90B95615A114639A4F5A92266D75442"><enum>6429.</enum><header>Rural innovation stronger economy grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008w">7 U.S.C. 2008w</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id873c242ed17a4d52bf8af4cb14cd6951"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>jobs accelerator</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>jobs and technology accelerator</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78aa5df673a94b1782031c548733b108"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>industry clusters</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>industries</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9dea887211a41c1abaff04097bdd485"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>industry cluster</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>industry</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfb558a2ebe94fe8a1982fb55c0feea0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf180e01dd4b14506b84edad422213643"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida519b7b214534130a080495fd6a66e97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE675FCE2F1604AC6887187AAFBEF1E30"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaeaab87fc9e94c2183d230dbe55fa900"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (including any wholly or majority owned Tribal entity or corporation that provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section) or a consortium of federally recognized Indian Tribes.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a9c1df859b445a3b0ea97f0b0e2bb8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06ff19c28d4c46a98a5520317d18537a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subclause (II); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3369f7eafd64387a01a09eec1182d38"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (III) and (IV) as subclauses (II) and (III), respectively;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1cd4fbc9ec44b499a712c910507774e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6571092a38de414ba9fc3e9708fb672e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc97a439d59bc46e3add40246b7aa8219"><paragraph id="id026d8ed610084d1f98204ad7b988d199"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Jobs and technology accelerator</header><text>The term <term>jobs and technology accelerator</term> means a jobs and technology accelerator center or program located in or serving a low-income rural community that—</text><subparagraph id="ideeded267f6f24acfbbb40277a14bb5f5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may provide co-working space, in-demand skills training, entrepreneurship support, and any other services described in subsection (d)(1)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id084c1efa4c04415389cd63cb62d8fd82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increases jobs in that low-income rural community.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf260a9c07a214400aa0622429269b312"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idda16a29677934876aba2d2bb9cb01937"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45580419da074dfa8e8c619d0e727eef"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>jobs accelerators,</quote> and inserting <quote>jobs and technology accelerators,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5537db500114266a4ff2d94e31d0ea6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>not fewer than 25 States at any time</quote> and inserting <quote>a geographically diverse manner and taking into account different methods of measuring distress in rural communities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id62af9789c4fb4021800efded273b2a13"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P174B5C5746CFD447A20EBA8EC505A68"><enum>6430.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural business investment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009cc-18">7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id160CB6BD5DBA414E974CA9918063FB21"><enum>6431.</enum><header>Investments in rural infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id0af78af606594626809011b8a1c93ecd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended, for rural water and waste disposal grants under section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)</external-xref>); and </text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id68caabc852de49e7a78b2a65be03f3a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended, for community facilities grants under section 306(a)(19) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)</external-xref>), to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4a9ae2ce641448f18dc4e32e4c1f85c7" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P4C183BAE435127C94C5B36B98FFF6B9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6501.</enum><header>Distance learning and telemedicine</header><subsection id="id539c54a8e78c4d6f80b510840b767732" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of grants for operating expenses</header><text>Section 2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-2">7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff402be2958d4e0bae54425b9e736684"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>and operation</quote> after <quote>construction</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24cff862b6034fba9dc7095d152a7cac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73e3d605b292428ab6cd6eb580458c1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd70645d8fe67475d9d0ed32dda19366d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>or extend</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>extend, or operate</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida12d9862e6764997bf0411680b5e00c6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94a5299b9b3f498c8e59a08392113f7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d2ee5a4cbf544f0a151143039199b1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8975affe71843d19334f7cd3fa8b94a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDB24B46693A4CE1A71E2122AAD80CD6"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f0d66deda8a48a08f21cec228ad412a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>operation of the programming, equipment, or facilities referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2); or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b131e4601564f64acfa3dbf6dfc9910"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6A4C54FF41640B9953432865F13C042"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b3d41571e7b4b2aa8be4e43be7613e9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Operating expenses</header><text>Not more than 15 percent of the amount of financial assistance provided to a recipient under this chapter may be used for operating expenses, including salaries or administrative expenses, that are reasonable and allocable to the project carried out by the recipient.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id90e7e1a926d74004add90f17625f5c4d" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver of matching requirement</header><text>Section 2334 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-3">7 U.S.C. 950aaa–3</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09BC45BF67654BC2993B792319E9C51A"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a40d9fc1b5c42d8bcac76f7f8e57c73"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Waiver of matching requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall waive any requirement for a recipient of financial assistance under this chapter to provide non-Federal matching funds—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba2671b084614b3b823f93a9603107a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a case of demonstrated need or if the matching requirement would create a substantial burden, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfe41f28c4ee4abaafbe84edeb8276d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the recipient is a federally recognized Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id1b6c9c8428b9499084cf493fc56f394a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-5">7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0A58963BA5E14A00A75118C1D1EE9F1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 1(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/551">Public Law 102–551</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa">7 U.S.C. 950aaa</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="id25dc585d267e4cef812af1f513eb5423"><enum>6502.</enum><header>Last acre projects</header><subsection id="id3f7d9cf0cf294acbbf8673661d0c8ecc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id5bbce9c4f1334f489ff481ca55efb665"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Broadband service</header><text>The term <term>broadband service</term> has the meaning given the term in section 601(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e148dcb4d0c486eb4464130493b1651"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Configuration management plan</header><text>The term <term>configuration management plan</term>, with respect to a covered provider, means a comprehensive description of the roles, responsibilities, policies, and procedures intended to improve the integrity of the systems and networks of the covered provider.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0dd770ea409a4be980a850f92243d46d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered producer</header><subparagraph id="idc867f9d15c8349ba877248aab2b69764"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>covered producer</term> means a person or entity that is directly engaged in the production of agricultural products, including crops or livestock, on eligible land that is unserved or underserved, such that a majority of the gross income of the person or entity is derived from those products.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cf3a898834f479fad208241a21b1a6d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>covered producer</term> includes agricultural research centers of the Agricultural Research Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8fa56806ae648d6b974bfa809dfd9df"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Covered provider</header><text>The term <term>covered provider</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idb385abbf0616420281e70a0946fd08c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to the provision of qualifying connectivity to eligible land, a provider of broadband service; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66a9beb3117844719238316f2d263af7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to the provision of wireless solutions using or extending the range of network connectivity, a provider of wireless equipment or communications services, in association with an entity described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbee68c19836406a9d5e2c0b6352ac20"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means cropland, grassland, rangeland, pastureland, farm sites, and other agricultural land used for the active production of agricultural commodities or livestock.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f3665993b0343ae8abbc05f54d0dbeb"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Farm site</header><text>The term <term>farm site</term> means a portion of land contiguous to land actively devoted to agricultural production and that includes improvements that are agricultural or horticultural in nature.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2bb0c84550c469396210ffc2c15c866"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Precision agriculture</header><text>The term <term>precision agriculture</term> means managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain or improve environmental quality.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf7f5c99a633a49bbbaa0efbda467633c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Qualifying connectivity</header><subparagraph id="id346a4f840b7444149ce0c9761a1e9f59"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>qualifying connectivity</term> means the service offered by a covered provider as a result of assistance under this section that—</text><clause id="id055cfa2b6e6647cf9e43872e8210222d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is capable of a speed of not less than—</text><subclause id="id2cb0e639e5474cd6a4ac9546fa3b0582"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id26fc037bad384c5e9d7e5236ab0395f4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb2ccecbdc6d84759b27868848f46b2f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carries out not less than 1 of the activities described in subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4fe7e51b6574300b75edc38daf814c9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Activities described</header><text>The activities referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) are—</text><clause id="id48e1279304b047fd8ceb618db1e73d02"><enum>(i)</enum><text>providing broadband service by any technology to structures and devices on eligible land, including tractors, combines, irrigation systems, drones, under-soil sensors, livestock facilities, and farm offices;</text></clause><clause id="idf8e5a644f80b49578f9a1ab89918bc71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing multipoint wireless network connectivity that facilitates data transmission between structures and devices on eligible land, including structures and devices described in clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="id4a626605096b4cdabc65154dfc54381a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supporting—</text><subclause id="id7d1739d50b4048ae8eec1a96c6dbb856"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the construction of wireless infrastructure, including poles, towers, base stations, or other structures, regardless of whether the structure has an existing antenna facility, that is used or will be used for the provision of wireless service; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ida24871fe3d0d4750bdb089f0eec65d4e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the retrofitting of existing towers or vertical structures, such as water towers, grain elevators, or center pivots, to accommodate wireless infrastructure.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id121c4cda4c10471d89b928c7fe5bc77e"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Remote area</header><text>The term <term>remote area</term> means the frontier and remote ZIP Code areas published by the Economic Research Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e996946830440a594958578dd5153ae"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Underserved</header><text>The term <term>underserved</term> means, with respect to eligible land, that the eligible land lacks access to broadband service that is capable of a speed of not less than—</text><subparagraph id="id25c1319fda484164b3198b7f7bbc13de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id452f9ad52cb942ef8b2b5cfe53244c48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id75928aa7f5e3454194d22ac9e3ca1d23"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Unserved</header><text>The term <term>unserved</term> means, with respect to eligible land, eligible land that lacks access to broadband service that is capable of a speed of not less than—</text><subparagraph id="id11872b4af7784cb997b459575469a4c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 25-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88a67002eece4842a03209553cda2f1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 3-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf301fdbb57924a57b38d18696083b9fc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out, under terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, projects—</text><paragraph id="id4df9664840364eba8d8712c7bcce4f85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to advance precision agriculture connectivity nationwide; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6d5ba62f411473f94f38dbb5c339737"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to augment last mile broadband service deployment for agricultural producers by expanding high-speed internet access across the last acre.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida1346ec6545048baacceaabf0abf5b1d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and loans</header><paragraph id="idddab99f387504a1b9339239169d5c79e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall make grants and make loans to covered providers to provide qualifying connectivity to covered producers on unserved and underserved eligible land.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c9a5afe307b4ce68cd6c970d917ed35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Of the amounts made available under subsection (k) for a fiscal year for assistance under this section, the Secretary may award not more than 10 percent to provide qualifying connectivity to agricultural research centers described in subsection (a)(3)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id76ebbf6104514236ad6c264e47b31638"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><subparagraph id="id89a8ab0c8bb145a7aae3e87e7e8f03fe"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cybersecurity</header><text>The Secretary may allow a covered provider to use a portion of the assistance provided to the covered provider under this section, as necessary, to address the cybersecurity requirements under subsection (g).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37533230aa5a4a1dbdff96843c1f2d11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary shall not award any assistance under this section for broadband service to an inhabitable residence that is identified as serviceable or has to be served due to an enforceable commitment to deploy on the broadband maps (as determined by the Secretary).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7b7c104ef52948baa2880d87eb039499"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal share</header><subparagraph id="id30a36a9e07db413c8d80d4000599df8e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share of a project carried out using assistance under this section shall be not more than 80 percent of the total cost of the project.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4620e2920c094ccb95c29080625c56ae"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limited resource farmers or ranchers</header><text>The Secretary may increase the Federal share described in subparagraph (A) to 90 percent if the covered producer on the applicable eligible land is a limited resource farmer or rancher.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2cab26880e8e459bbcf543b1c72776df"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To apply for assistance under this section, a covered provider shall submit to the Secretary an application in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text><paragraph id="idbb590f0f40714bd69c8370e832c6f988"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the measures by which the covered producer has engaged with the covered provider to identify the appropriate qualifying connectivity plan to serve the eligible land of the covered producer;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id187d1ce66381498ba572fe267a0c659e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of how the assistance provided under this section would be used to establish qualifying connectivity on the unserved or underserved eligible land of a covered producer, including the entire acreage in need of qualifying connectivity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id852f70c733be421292d66861c57035f8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of how the assistance provided under this section could be used to provide broadband service to residents or essential community facilities (if any) in areas near or adjacent to unserved or underserved eligible land of a covered producer;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bc871ab28e24872ac60ee925eedd6ca"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the amount of the Federal share for the project and the amount of the non-Federal share for the project;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf020814aa68428ca57b23612bbdbe1b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>information necessary for the covered provider to demonstrate to the Secretary that the covered provider—</text><subparagraph id="id660B856028194D7FA5DDC9A492E1B8B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is capable of carrying out the specific activities for which assistance is provided under this section in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3BFB1598D424AA28A2BDD00DAE599C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has the financial and managerial capacity to meet the specific commitments contained in the application, including buildout obligations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43DD3D26034F4B3087CC520B95406279"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has the technical and operational capability—</text><clause id="idBBE6C3D276A74580842C3912198CDEE7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to construct and operate broadband networks; and</text></clause><clause id="idAF4BE28BDE444E619637F9379D92ABD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to meet the requirement described in paragraph (1) of subsection (g) and provide the cybersecurity certification required under paragraph (2) of that subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd377d663facc476bb5042252929d398c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>whether the eligible land of the covered producer—</text><subparagraph id="id75ed2b5ebe7349b9b20186c5803da71b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is unserved or underserved; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1eeb3fca3e924adf93e8fbc8e215e62d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not subject to an enforceable commitment to deploy broadband by the applicant or another covered provider, as determined according to the broadband maps (as determined by the Secretary);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id478348553916438eb5320f850d8cb2e2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a description of the means by which the covered provider will provide to the Secretary the information necessary for the Secretary to prepare the annual reports under subsection (i); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ef8c34b7ecd4a298fb158d9970914ca"><enum>(8)</enum><text>any additional information that the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the effective function of the program under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7a32b7fb025416fbecc1c881543e1e8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timeline</header><paragraph id="id5d5cb0540c5b482bbe623e0544801ece"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each project for which assistance is provided under this section, the Secretary shall establish service buildout milestones and periodic certifications by recipients of the assistance for purposes of project compliance and implementation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd4695603347a4dc789b1df9d8d00206f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The milestones required under paragraph (1) shall establish a maximum buildout timeframe of not more than 4 years from the date on which the assistance is provided.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34d29919fb5a410494b14b6f19280e00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and enforce standardized penalties, fines, and sanctions for noncompliance with a milestone or certification established under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8f02c525a5754ee8807b894196260caa"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Priority</header><paragraph id="id0b18b4b29d204c8190fe4d268b50fb94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In selecting applicants for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that propose to carry out projects in the following order:</text><subparagraph id="idb61c94f9fcb34b6fb064ee70779bda24"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Unserved eligible land in remote areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9fe64cae6d184e59ac99e69c22acb074"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Other unserved eligible land.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ffb851250c5419f9f0f6c6193c719a9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Underserved eligible land in remote areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bfb2dd99ce14f5785b3b025754b737c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Other underserved eligible land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a2fb317f95749b98a3117092051a094"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Residents and essential community facilities</header><text>The Secretary may give priority to applicants for assistance under this section that propose to carry out projects that would also provide broadband service at speeds higher than the speeds described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subsection (a)(8)(A)(i) to residents or essential community facilities (if any) in areas that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ffd2f152d354af2bc1b14ee2f973a50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are near or adjacent to unserved or underserved eligible land; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7066b052e964f3d85b651fbaa6152d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>lack access to broadband service that is capable of those higher speeds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfad48fccb0db4b0c925e71795c3d33c4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enhanced speeds</header><subparagraph id="id9901edcfa23b49af93eb30d9b166852e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress finds that there are unique connectivity needs to support the adoption of precision agriculture.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide05df90ce15f47fdbee28a92e219ef0a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In selecting applicants for assistance under this section, the Secretary may give priority to an applicant that proposes to carry out a project to provide broadband service speeds that are greater than the speeds described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subsection (a)(8)(A)(i), if the applicant demonstrates that the proposal to serve the eligible land of a covered producer that is unserved or underserved requires those greater speeds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ca0404b71af4952898545fcd44fa191"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cybersecurity</header><text>As a condition on receipt of assistance under this section, a covered provider shall—</text><paragraph id="id2fe9432558204d9080e975c4027732c6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that any structure, device, or system provided or constructed using the assistance incorporates a layered defense strategy as a means of defensible security architecture; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id737aea5c86614082bf03bd88fb5cb501"><enum>(2)</enum><text>certify to the Secretary that the covered provider maintains a regularly updated configuration management plan.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ad2b9e4a28a47caa1c5f7572f59e932"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public notice and assessments</header><text>Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950cc">7 U.S.C. 950cc</external-xref>) shall apply to assistance and applications for assistance under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id98af1b00039d42fe88df1f8b99b6b2ba"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year that is 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year during which the last project funded under this section is completed, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id46d6f5f4541e40a9a971e5b9086478be"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4247126e42443139e318e8b843c7082"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applications for assistance under this section submitted during the previous fiscal year, including the number of parcels of eligible land for which applications were submitted during the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f2daa2cfbcb48ef8dfe2a551edafe45"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of assistance awarded for each project under this section during the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93fd886303d44562b431ccf10f01868f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of projects for which assistance is provided under this section, including the number of parcels of eligible land on which those projects were carried out, that were successfully completed during the previous fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14fdc1f6f4484351916733accdfac1da"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6da8e0d6a1e045c4b7fab9e25adc1fca"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of covered producers subscribing to the broadband service provided under each project for which assistance is provided under this section; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5afb7784adac4002bfc423f9a25d7c80" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the download and upload speeds of the broadband service provided under each such project; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="idfc0bdc94dcb442319e123f53afa37bc0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purposes for which the broadband service under each such project is used, including the use of precision agriculture; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id09cfbaf3f6c14e72ac6043766c63a0dc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the report required under paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8b4bbe27d462466f92882e51456aad3d"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The authority to make grants and to make loans under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2029.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4e43c401034c459a9a46642123af8227" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $160,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended. </text></subsection></section><section id="ida3f4f6a696a94298962b1774c5f766c7"><enum>6503.</enum><header>Food supply chain guaranteed loan and grant program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41f73bbf7bdb40e5a9cf3480dde84142"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe99944988144d98987e88ef2cbb8440"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial food product</header><text>The term <term>commercial food product</term> means a product derived from domestically grown food in regular production that is routinely sold in significant quantities to the general public or industry.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f8eb19c4170405fb1cd97d638d499ce"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id827a5d35f28044439d1f12295fbfe7e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a cooperative organization;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5163ebaf35a34a52bf831e885161b1ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a for-profit entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13a35d54794b4bf1b8c1d55f64f179ad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Tribal entity;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6631a24bf0d4a9bb8bdc1a717c60842"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a public body;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac2a6898f6474806afa533af4571c79c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an individual; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd360990fb8334dc89e0eddb8ea98d8c3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73aae4279f0d42f385020697d83f0c14"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal entity</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a9c84fb1e524d6cb151621b2ece60b5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The term <term>Tribal entity</term> means—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d89b9d5cfe44d288401f386457c4bcd"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>));</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f6a13825ed84690b3cd7b1e341389f3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other Tribe (as determined by the Secretary); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5db1467ebee64b4a8e4127ea3cfcc0f0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65a28b00ba8a4ab0a8ce8d95c939256c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>Tribal entity</term> includes an entity or a corporation that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida09a8db45f2346c2ae71d7598c1babaa"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is wholly or majority owned by one or more Tribal entities described in subparagraph (A) or one or more members thereof; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08f24a0f3bcf433988fcefd832fb941c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides services or programs consistent with the purposes of the program under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4bc18fab97d9465dbf0945d92b884396"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The Secretary shall guarantee loans and make grants to eligible entities to support the commencement or expansion of projects in the United States to increase the capacity of the food supply chain in the United States to aggregate, process, manufacture, store, transport, wholesale, or distribute domestically grown food for commercial food products.</text></subsection><subsection id="id41d38ec1126a4e22ab352ee6827ad6ee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d947c6d2f81417abffd45bea80a74e2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a loan guarantee or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall be engaged in or propose to engage in aggregating, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distributing domestically grown food for a commercial food product project—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5e7fd794db5429c84015f0b9eda33f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8fdd9d92489477782e63d9636cd222b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through a contractual, lease, or service agreement with another entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5843279f1e50496d8b4f31f541d30bd1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>To be eligible for a loan guarantee or grant under this section—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71a5d4f267b6450a92d617be39a0c763"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible entity engaged in or proposing to engage in the processing of meat, poultry, processed egg products, or fish of the order Siluriformes shall comply with the requirements of the Food Safety and Inspection Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbef029bece1a4b92bbfe35365cd5a8d0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an eligible entity engaged in or proposing to engage in the processing of any food or food ingredient not described in subparagraph (A) shall comply with the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0954d138d81f4a53beb89f0597cf238a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an eligible entity engaged in or proposing to engage in beef, pork, chicken, or turkey processing, including an affiliate of such an eligible entity, shall not hold a market share greater than or equal to the entity that holds the fourth-largest share of the market for the species addressed in the loan guarantee or grant award.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id054d5ae852dc4c1190abd58653b70a6f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall not limit the eligibility of an eligible entity for a loan guarantee or grant under this section based on the availability of credit from any other source.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7a83a95acd504db783f83ae9128a88ee"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id13902e13de4e4e5885169b863d12ec6a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible for a loan guarantee or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d89e352802841c3850f32c477fad09a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that the loan or grant funds will be used in the United States to carry out a project described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id05e51a3e25764fde8b32895681440874"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Feasibility study</header><subparagraph id="id050cb5be8394470c8930f0358bac41fb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a feasibility study that meets criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cb9395a40b94abd997ca1151516c385"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not approve an application submitted under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary determines that the project described in the application is technically and economically feasible, based on the feasibility study described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idab5dbd7d8bc54d74aaa5960d0ded2ba0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Combination</header><text>An eligible entity may apply for both a loan guarantee and a grant under this section using the same application. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id531ce4a4c4094a159e9dc489c1b61eb2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Loan guarantees</header><paragraph id="id2eb67e5eab6b4d3cad396b7b31bef7a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>A loan guaranteed under this section may be used by the eligible entity—</text><subparagraph id="id4e09fdd7fbd64b6aacab5c8dd9c76c9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to purchase or develop real property;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9792ecd26a84ca0bdff40de7ae168d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to expand, renovate, construct, or otherwise improve leased or owned property;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f21f128334544478776a7b53a2edf54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to purchase machinery or equipment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8678b7a51654477db0641efb8f7a18fa"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6773a4500e47408e90dc6129c61ab015"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">debt refinancing;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aa87e324b314aeb97525b17cce2ab75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interim financing;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc85cefa19a8448dcbc2470797ecb33d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of membership into the Farm Credit System;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id944c3d4c197d429e944952228734b49e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of cooperative stock or taxable corporate bonds;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f5af51dda604bbcbc5c30da93b63ef5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financing of working capital; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40e6698db72a4edfb50d9f10e0052c50"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to cover interest or fees;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c7bbd2bd6e74e6994f3af2c8ea24e46"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to conduct a feasibility study under subsection (d)(3)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f1b9ff5db05463ab69b34acdb102827"><enum>(F)</enum><text>for education and training facilities or equipment; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc1f77d845b94ad6a4902c963bd18dbf"><enum>(G)</enum><text>for pollution control or abatement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide500b99a9b73437998d08f12af8fb2f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The principal amount of a loan guaranteed under this section may not exceed $80,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb55dee8d3a3648c9a3f6bf600040c976"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="id0cc852e5b0414b519759f48dae0486ad"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible uses</header><text>A grant made under this section may be used by the eligible entity receiving the grant for—</text><subparagraph id="id1784f7f0521744ba936d8e7746213970"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ac2a24503434cbd94f4a75e2da32111"><enum>(B)</enum><text>employee training and certification;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd26d2381351b471191911da5794f7925"><enum>(C)</enum><text>costs of an environmental assessment; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4273e6d7a68e4904ba71aed28acc0abd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>food safety certification and training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4223b5fdda554800a02cf954c3fc899a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The amount of a grant made under this section may not exceed $500,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b16e966d01c4d069000e84c5aba0c39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70bd5bc78a344e4ea6ff36017debbac2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 10 percent to make grants under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa721e809a364f7c93c2e724640014ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>If amounts reserved under subparagraph (A) are not obligated by September 30 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are reserved, the amounts shall be available for other purposes authorized under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9a96d1ce2bef49308f94545ac582f0cc"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In guaranteeing loans and making grants under this section, when the amount available to carry out this section is less than the total of the amounts requested by applications under this section that are eligible for approval, the Secretary shall give preference to applications for projects that—</text><paragraph id="id935e440b29874c159946338b363d3ff4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>would create jobs in economically distressed communities, as determined by the Secretary;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f34eba65ee641a7920372c3ff8da7aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are submitted by eligible entities that are small food processors (as determined by the Secretary) and are small business concerns (within the meaning of section 3 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2c1e110e9e349b08565bf0bbe67ec3e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>would support local or regional foods; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id53255eb70c494e91901f96650f383204" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>would help to create a more resilient, diverse, and secure United States food supply chain, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbb17a2883f5c473e9dd6ab5de8971927" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Nonsupplantation of other funds</header><text>The Secretary shall use the amounts made available to carry out this section to supplement, and not supplant, funds provided under other Federal law or State or local law.</text></subsection><subsection id="id358f1357ea72474088a2cc4058e69ae2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><paragraph id="idad100466162b4eaa93c66516ed0e50f3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition of receiving a loan guarantee or grant under this section, an eligible entity shall ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed in whole or in part by the loan guarantee or grant shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b54bd40dc734862b5c04246e8305473"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority and functions</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards described in paragraph (1), the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcf4d271828534b92a6c4c5d0ab4af118"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id19d1724e06f743aebb14b11b7e0734f2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26ec98e7d52b474ca1b135b1d9b54c2b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section not more than $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f6a2a59fd8f4fe1aa8e14b8efe06077"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Of the amount made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 5 percent for administrative purposes. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcab6eb6f4caf475097df3574e4c477a1"><enum>6504.</enum><header>Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632b">7 U.S.C. 1632b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id0df45521e67640128b8e184db262276b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>agricultural producers</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>eligible participants</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc86e0cbd5d1f484fbc66abb2d8c06285"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdcfd2ca6b7945bca1872a778861e88a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebdd2f44caa24643be295ca4edfe92df"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA2E275A94324353A90BE42511283DFF"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0263aabbb24e49469729a5dfd6b66390"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible participant</header><text>The term <term>eligible participant</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2e022299e7c4169b0aeeec7b8f4a052"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agricultural producer;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e8abac47f64413c969e904c3e902a71"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agricultural enterprise (as defined in section 18(b) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/647">15 U.S.C. 647(b)</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f507e2cc3e04c8ba25315bb114eda12"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)) engaged in manufacturing value-added agricultural products.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fde6700d40342bb9396b606261b129f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4279272bfd2e44219ae4c3392eb87f5f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C), by striking <quote>(in cash or in kind)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61954796a68d42f6ba9bee82d31b9948"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF17A6198EA1D4BD2B75B89DB6126B74E"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E1159EDF4CF47A6A7537A29C5FEB49E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory board</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida99a6e1be8994eeaa71ad6821eb77f58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Agriculture Innovation Center of an eligible entity shall have an advisory board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbd9c3661f6c474d959cdea0a7409d25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An advisory board described in subparagraph (A) shall be composed of a diverse group of representatives of public and private entities in the State in which the eligible entity is located (or the region in which the eligible entity is located if the service area of the eligible entity comprises more than 1 State), including the following: </text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F69F54E9D454DE39ABE4E2BC80944D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>General agricultural organizations.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H135A353183E74126A929E96576A20164"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entities representing commodities produced in the State or region, as applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b974a438f984fd1be28372d3999442f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="idf3c33c4745d14980a4b46b46ab951ee2" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>6505.</enum><header>Rural energy savings program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107a">7 U.S.C. 8107a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id5d4cfc6e34b84df88034b9e6ebad736c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide58b008d47744029a0a60814ad4773d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c31be5a857545b38e437a8fc0c13e26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf95da66af5946a3bdef1ebca8534b53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8852b9173a14325a828bf21f515311c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7547ACDDB64B407AAC019207A281EC3C"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c52b7694ac44a5e9349069318232d74"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3afb9e3e2e574516959454f10308af8a" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any public, quasipublic, or nonprofit entity that uses innovative financing techniques and market development tools to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technology (commonly known as a <quote>green bank</quote>); and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf293fa5295174b9c866d1a5c09b648fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2890E50769364DBABDD85A6D2D3CB4AB"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H550DB66620D9407DA26052364B575729"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy efficiency measure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy efficiency measure</term>, with respect to any property served by an eligible entity, means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcaec636daec2445babb6015b246a224a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a structural improvement or investment in a cost-effective, commercial technology to increase energy efficiency (including cost-effective on- or off-grid renewable energy or energy storage systems); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb77f6cf4fad045f9ba141b50687fbd06"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the replacement of a manufactured housing unit or large appliance with a substantially similar manufactured housing unit or appliance, respectively, if that replacement is a cost-effective option with respect to energy savings.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e617ca0f0a74f69b40057e38b5870b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id9ea9787b49e84d75aafe0ecd37f7d011" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">and grants</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Loans</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d640c091b204abb817b8c060ebca24c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id059D175DFA5D41EBA5EFBFBA50303029"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H607E0B2F91DE46C48348A34344DE7332"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id046e3a1e4a7041c4a57cc01fc4ebaae7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">loans to eligible entities that agree to use the loan funds to make loans under subsection (d) to qualified consumers for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency measures; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcad6fe7c49e4da49b01d7675f771e29"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the election of any eligible entity that receives a loan under subparagraph (A), a grant in accordance with paragraph (10).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6d8ee336114bd3ad8452273f726aa7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id198b443f379a4700b5ecbbde7c00a2af"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">for loans</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Requirements</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3799102f48b4e8dbbac856f6b0b7e6f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>that is</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf35a8141de8e450b9fa2a18a7ef08455"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95b0f83bc533480083824f537300c041"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting the clauses appropriately;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4d822f3cff74a848aff1f1a936ac8c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>With respect to a loan under paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B443DEA42474C13BF2B1EC7D2AFB6D0"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e045975caca4f1993ab39288f4733a1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), with respect to a loan under paragraph (1)(A)</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39c4ebbbe3a74322a19b1a0919cdeaa9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438E28C8F9274747ADDA3916F77DBB54"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86f6bfb727094493a3f26601b6277929"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>The Secretary may extend the term of a loan under subparagraph (A)(i), or the deadline for the repayment of an advance under subparagraph (A)(ii), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae4af44307364a50bcbe2ec172ddc927"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8811aa02055f44169dc8ac4253d1085a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8630cdf170aa4124a1c49c4d56edeb76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>Repayment of the special advance</quote> and inserting <quote>Subject to an applicable extension under paragraph (5)(B), repayment of a special advance under this paragraph</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4175BE574CF4A789786E54D5E33937C"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)(A)</quote>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e8f9ceddb004b7fa0e881fb941e36c5"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D559D09600C4A2B92CD4B243BE2E67D"><paragraph id="id22c1601d7ae94997a90a506210fe02c9" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Grants</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf12c95322fa49f5a84149f7c663b348"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>At the election of an eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to the eligible entity a grant to pay for a portion of the costs incurred in—</text><clause id="id9b597c7fdfb049feaa266bafc6fea754" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>applying for the loan;</text></clause><clause id="id1846eea759704024b8e243e2172b6222" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making a loan to a qualified consumer under subsection (d);</text></clause><clause id="idba0b6480af984b64b52e19d4b673c46b" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>making repairs to the property of a qualified consumer that facilitate the energy efficiency measures for the property financed through a loan provided to the qualified consumer under subsection (d);</text></clause><clause id="id51e9afedc0e844ebb888f7db5b7da154" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>entering into a contract under subsection (e); or</text></clause><clause id="id0f4f1dd4441544e0ba365d0f705ca14b" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>carrying out any other duties of the eligible entity under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a781b9e6f0d4356811ad62527539671" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcc3cf80b3fe4bf998372972577a5199"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the amount of a grant provided to an eligible entity under this paragraph shall be equal to not more than 5 percent of the amount of the loan provided to the eligible entity under this subsection.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b8b7f47d4b949e3b0f6edbeb691bd48"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persistent poverty counties</header><text>The amount of a grant provided under this paragraph to an eligible entity that will use the grant to make loans under subsection (d) to qualified consumers located in a persistent poverty county (as determined by the Secretary) shall be equal to 10 percent of the amount of the loan provided to the eligible entity under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id044f6ce9d32147518068a66e5bc0ce8d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fe30539bac54a718acd12fb007f6d8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7986f7bbcf1b41c9af3775d20c75c6e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or grant</quote> before <quote>funds</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac8eb3ce9c9a450a9ffcb13e4c4c229e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedcba4f6014241f3b6e68884d8565856"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(B) shall finance</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id612CB4A87BF245D89050BFF8B600F685"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5c2276e7fe94540bd1901c237aa9b73"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id088771879c6d4fdc9f3529e18f128bcf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may have a term and amortization schedule the length of which is the useful life of the energy efficiency measures implemented using the loan, provided that the loan to the qualified consumer does not exceed 20 years; and </text></clause><clause id="ide4080497c8f54df9ba0de7d920a747a1" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall finance</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c4bbf1f51de4cc5b7feea97f12ea57c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) (as so designated), by striking <quote>a loan term of not more than 10 years</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicable loan term described in clause (i)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9407d00478947cfb3575b28649db90b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>unless the personal property is or becomes attached to real property (including a manufactured home) as a fixture;</quote> and inserting </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id53467090598148C9A075693F8F4486BC"><text>unless the personal property—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb20255e804c4fd386e0d334542c0646"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a manufactured housing unit or large appliance described in subsection (b)(2)(B); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4955af2968b34a1791fcde8ab23a8977"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is or becomes attached to real property as a fixture;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36b497372c2e496ab160d6b6526193ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC123753BA6143268A2A20D52BA3F995"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaae699a589424496a9acc4b22b6a2030"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clarification of eligibility</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), an eligible entity may make a loan under this subsection to any qualified consumer located within the service territory of the eligible entity, regardless of whether the qualified consumer is located in a rural area.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25b36d9bc4dd41dfa2abebace1f2b7a9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24319930792d4f5cacf29584375358a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">outreach,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">training,</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf493af9a756242cea6cd1ec406b9409c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc445b3f1c37d4540997dc5b45c30983d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and technical assistance of the program</quote> and inserting <quote>outreach, and technical assistance relating to the program under this section</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f809763a07c4d299bbf5a7bb5f99aaf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting <quote>, outreach,</quote> after <quote>technical assistance</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64f800cc6ace4d16bfe279811e41ee5b" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46F171C26B7B4E29B0332AE58264FA28"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfec4988cc9f440208f5a3adb54d9d357"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the amounts made available under subsection (i), the Secretary may use such sums as are necessary to provide outreach, training, and technical assistance under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9f6d97f95064c9da593809aee31b51d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3018f68c920479683f050491aa6cf7a"><enum>6506.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d31c4b5d4174cbc88eee5e53c1373bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section designation and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id227FBC9A7F184E60A693897ABF693FD8"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide177635ee7614cba88a72cb92375bada"><enum>306.</enum><header>Water and waste facility loans and grants</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc024e7f64b564f7487fd8f67bb7a7574"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id910cd657c449478ebbae63f0e10f195e"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfc96a6834874b9c9c8ce9258ae86578"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36d032064f564b70846a0bd4e8c01341"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(3) No</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9671C807911A4EB1905BC3BC995983F4"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9b11a8412b34c20887ed92d241cd4c5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination; Requirement</header><text>No</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideedcadeefa0d466d871a4009737d3bc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb28d1cc6407a439690256b1d71320641"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(4) (A) The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6015D15879BF483393A195043EB318E5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d316ececc504aee84538ef0f27cd6f9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80238068fc8e49bc992bbb486242bc8a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development cost</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18bec6e8afb747b0bcd6e51ff61cc915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>(B) The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA00A11FB58747068F041144876F5C15"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ec48ff3682a4febafa804921a48e443"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project</header><text>The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4fab5b2935d4289abd740364d0ef951"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>(6) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB9B5F885D7D4A86AD63AB4A26EAAB42"><paragraph id="id7547d91a4c184092bdecf206f7a7b7bc"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grants for certain development plans</header><text>The</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8c5195d1f194aa58de9debf162bf03a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a620104747d4bf68c25d17029f08000"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(8) In</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB67D20838BAC4143A06474C548384766"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddb5889ffa2241258e85dc7bce1441b8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Projects proposed to serve the same residents</header><text>In</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id092a4accab3548e5b614783d4e2daf40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b55bbff5d3642418c8e6338aded6669"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (12)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9553817e72e84a408f6809b6b39c760d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(12)(A) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7F390C03E18480ABA0B9C9826DB57CC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91081f64af354c638c44a8379b15f116"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Informational system for certain institutions</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id94401cdadd884ac68c6c21be09694e53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1c93f437b904669bacb4ab129f89c60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by indenting subparagraphs (B) through (D) appropriately;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03ec32b3aa42477e886bd222a751f135"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (13)—</text><clause id="id8dfbd31f3bac4df4b5ffcbfc8731b06a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(13) In</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9127C4BD395E4A4C9F161228AD99129D"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a154431bcab455eb72a53448d2be2f1"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf36376f69ece4efdb80656d5d5175f34"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4bde375322742f9a2502ea00bb0ef48"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Soil Conservation Service</quote> and inserting <quote>Natural Resources Conservation Service</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb61c17ef539c4532a18c06e93b0fc36f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa5e0e2aac0f43d2a659666e00bd9e47"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (15), by striking <quote>(15) In</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2E042857EBE41D0958F1721AB833309"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0198c3f67194652bae3e7d89869e3c3"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Projects serving multiple communities</header><text>In</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2c26848fe7a46189ae1d6204cbe627a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (16), by striking <quote>(16) Grants</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC6A21616770455992D66642F4C7EF39"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2eb2378ca3314193bad5ec34453a60ce"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Use of grants for local share requirements</header><text>Grants</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id683faf639e2b410aa5f65fe6766a7f4d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (17)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaafe4602bd7d46e4b8d984c4d72469a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(17)(A) In</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1B8513CA2B54FDFB00818C353CD701D"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3043699604fb4f49a916d0ec13777be2"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Design and materials</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idcbd35cf484574f47b2dacf39daeb94cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79392c6894e94f609194df26ba479322"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by indenting subparagraph (B) appropriately; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e8e6104b4264d389bc38491e5422a21"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph (18), by striking <quote>(18) In</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD921B7F220224F5AA1E5ED04EE48A87A"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa22fb11eb294b8b9bf6a21eea18c91c"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Prohibition of additional conditions</header><text>In</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d569415d93548cf89efde57f41cfba1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>(b) The</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7033D840CD4947C5B82A58121AB66049"><subsection id="idfea5112cd27f4b3791f6301a152bab81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Curtailment or limitation of service prohibited</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79e3671965a548598e5be9440678db81"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>(d) Any</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B87D67243C940C4B016BDAB02862AAB"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dc170af20224f9595a40656678ae57d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of amounts; carryover of authorizations</header><text>Any</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header>Research, Extension, and Related Matters</header><subtitle commented="no" id="PDCD102CA43C35701B7B96E854DD3C65"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PC31B4C0741C39A248D28BFADB88DC4D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123">7 U.S.C. 3123</external-xref>) is amended— </text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id904f0fea32c4467e808fd4656ec5b895"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5), by striking <quote>7 additional members</quote> and inserting <quote>3 additional members</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1ac48fc2d5144c3a3998704f7a0aed0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$750,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id478b964c3dad43e6a503e1880e6a5755"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P390A7FFE4101B4C6058589AD24C0C1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specialty crop committee</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9628bfb2bd145e1958ba09135db3a80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id902a6b0d48bd4ee7bbcadbf389f605a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="idb28770e79289413a9cfe1bef1fc4437c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="idd7d8a9e14383456c945ea70a788090b6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>11 members</quote> and inserting <quote>12 members</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id6dcfcab7743d439aa594d25be52d13a6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61151aab3cf540d095f5069b057f2e93"><clause id="ida839e520b289454abd9919106147dc29" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>One of such members shall represent a State with not less than 1,000 acres of citrus production, and shall be a nonvoting member.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id088cc22011654ddba8c6e0d97e62a83b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23d70e5548ba461faa50310680f0eb15"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93819F22995341629D0FDEFD338A9400"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76848f98e26e4a16aa74d25f5c323167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment; service</header><text>Members of the specialty crops committee shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b35a100485d4dbf8b98823e9e34431f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be appointed by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd77dfebc38074e5bb1a950a45c641b55"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57a4e19e8cec42238c097147b17ed111"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01c07bb2c3fd44eba0fdf8f3be40e287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) and (6) as paragraph (6) and (7), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfea383398e7a429b9ae03fee61155147"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf1bc23101314862b21172132cfb330a"><paragraph id="id6dd3076029674e8cb066ba6377b55ec9" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>review grant applications under such subsection and submit a summary of comments, including the relevancy of the applications to the annual priorities established under paragraph (4), to the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for consideration prior to the awarding of grants under such subsection;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1afac8ee884b446e99a302b0f33dd599" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 412(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id985d24bb2043460c977531a767e9c613" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id999362776ec1429fb146cd8a3dce5dec" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3664349a1ce46e1af4b5d3b0e0b06ff" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34fa6112b964472cb784ae29b5850cdf"><paragraph id="iddecefd9045b5499e84c4d24164b86e9b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for competitive grants under subsection (j), the review and summary submitted to the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under section 1408A(g)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a(g)(5)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide5b3882bd7bd4ae8a2c93aa33d8fe32d" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a)—</text><paragraph id="id9a8df4b235f84b8e9682adeeee6f1b2c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall take effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5ece8e3bcac463fb09f81ab0321b601" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not affect the terms of the members of the citrus disease subcommittee established under section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)</external-xref>) who are—</text><subparagraph id="id3a96328246a94e58ac8d8ede6e2bc586" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appointed by the Secretary before the effective date described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac022c6b497e4c048aaef85de15aa3fa" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>members of that subcommittee on that effective date.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P43E8437E41CB30ED743617A6B101D33" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3152">7 U.S.C. 3152</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc59aaab5cef421ea8bf2f72a8a11c43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5154e0b2468349ccb5359e0c5ac47050"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0071119e3fe140f0aa8b7602d624db14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0816a7107117437f87f4c24ae6ab1229"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E34B537CAA94720B0D2A83A80B9A0DA"><subparagraph id="id5b30795d4bfb4c70852d71c0027b13ba"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to conduct workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to the food and agricultural sciences.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbffa84a134e74a3fbb4d49f5251f4b15"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided3d0ddfa8494640b128556bf0401423"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03a108010b7542bdbe93af8507aa50d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88846b9e9bb94f96a2769b25c681ce79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2723E00A20164CF5AA9368EC8F0C28D7"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9e607a9cca34b1c9d5980e63d866d61"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P00AA93D94C97E0BCD812308095E9E10" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural and food policy research centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3155">7 U.S.C. 3155(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P97E66EF744D00101686ABAA74215B3F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3156">7 U.S.C. 3156</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC235D419CCB4AC0AC7A636064B89970"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D9AA31347C44D63A00DAA63443460C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P6C45CDCE41D4C34697C43A85C7E1E00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nutrition education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1425(g) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3175">7 U.S.C. 3175(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P963CAA0B47106E3385DCE999FFCB8CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing animal health and disease research programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3195">7 U.S.C. 3195</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddda7b784589d4d4e9ef6a86a0089dd5a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3052788DB9444335B786990216791B0F"><paragraph id="ida8d66675dbaa42f5864e230b78fa6b63" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Carryover</header><text>The balance of any annual funds provided to an eligible institution for a fiscal year under this subsection that remains unexpended at the end of the fiscal year may be carried over for use during the following fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58ee93a12a0b4573a0f757dcf6ab045e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idd84c8f83c92149aab547c1dc2a3ef6c8" commented="no"><enum>7108.</enum><header>Extension at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1444(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3221">7 U.S.C. 3221(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdbf34367bc54e6da21a81bfab802bdf"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9690fb988a0448e9969480a961844293"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>20 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>40 percent</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id3967baacf6754ff9bf3c825f2cab52fe"><enum>7109.</enum><header>Agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University</header><subsection id="id4ce9a15c5ed84b20a4e438df81fa7381" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 1445(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222">7 U.S.C. 3222(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48182dd021d349fbb12df844fec0c368"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc8e8ef239144cbba12e4e932e3f653d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote> and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35233925808a493ab2711fa27aa38713"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>30 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>40 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76a34bd45c314f3598d47fb2ae4383de"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>graduate student tuition and fees,</quote> after <quote>direction,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide999e666878542c991d46b0d925bb697"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment of allotments to eligible institutions</header><text>Section 1445(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222">7 U.S.C. 3222(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea0075bc39b24e8193c70adc7d0382aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>a research director</quote> and inserting <quote>an agricultural research director</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfe217a278924b0fb4a330266ff68a7f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb608617ab60c45cca5b736cdce1cbbb9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or other officer</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5668f1ef05245d897316abc424388a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>agricultural</quote> before <quote>chief administrative officer</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id7642f7bd68c94946a0ec7af3775a2085"><enum>7110.</enum><header>Scholarships for students at 1890 Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222a">7 U.S.C. 3222a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idBDBD7746C31F46E9B193DF28FD3ECC9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>2020, and each of the 4 succeeding academic years</quote> and inserting <quote>2025, and each succeeding academic year</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idFFA671FD6AD840E4B44EA1A9C06FFE65"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id7153D94F59FD46D6B80A9B92F8F76BDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>$40,000,000 not later than October 1, 2019,</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id53341FE4F4F64EF4B49839D740470917"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P1738C428491EAECB9B539482F60657F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b">7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P5781ED504CD24958F33DDA88F42DCB4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to upgrade agriculture and food sciences facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b-2">7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idefb79f088bfb4edcb7c879e36cb28aa0" commented="no"><enum>7113.</enum><header>Research and extension activities at 1890 Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1449 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222d">7 U.S.C. 3222d</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8be0f0d8d11f41a99ca39c9d4cffc244"><subsection id="id3d41daf1f3a64eeba074fe42a59e9215" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Attestation to the Secretary</header><paragraph id="ida8380b35d2d34d17b640b91c4e1cb127" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary an attestation that describes whether the State—</text><subparagraph id="idd0c330e5869c431580f71f424acfb125" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>plans to fulfill the matching funds requirement under subsection (c) for that fiscal year; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63557c3d16194f33b34ae4086a8deca3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is unable to fulfill that matching funds requirement for that fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1766a412b3d345c2ae3d589966e012a4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Letter</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2025, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to each Governor whose State did not fulfill the matching funds requirement under subsection (c) for the prior fiscal year a letter that shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cbed3e182e94f86b6df41e092d78b05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the Governor that the State did not fulfill that matching funds requirement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide333567eb56f45c79310f06eba1a4c06"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the amounts of matching funds received by 1890 Institutions and 1862 Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref>)) in that State for each of the agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 7116 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2207d">7 U.S.C. 2207d</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c4d85a54e284688b646b72b843b91b9" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available, on an annual basis, each attestation submitted under paragraph (1) and each letter submitted under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida7e4c2d90c1c466a87a200e6ded7cf99"><enum>7114.</enum><header>New beginning for Tribal students</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1450(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222e">7 U.S.C. 3222e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P5F9C8F7049AC173EDC6B5C9907D2F2D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7115.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hispanic-serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3241">7 U.S.C. 3241(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id0eef154b5ca74361885ed7886a940741" commented="no"><enum>7116.</enum><header>International agriculture partnerships and grants program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95e506cd8915451caf690df33cb65b48"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 1458A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3292">7 U.S.C. 3292</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cff6c88ce1d424a8e22e4ee37d102ab"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">International agriculture partnerships and grants program</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5fd75a3d37894c148574e155b61a7877"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id365d78d63eb3421bb6f3aec4a9605ee7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10DCA767F49C49EF98FD111166B73364"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB000EA62294E4C2A842C0F3EC5B8E8BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8302F316CFE54E27B203AE29F3F89F7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competitive grants authorized</header><text>The Secretary may make competitive grants to colleges and universities in order to strengthen United States economic competitiveness and to promote international market development.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEC2E2FD07824CFA9144F97C956081EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose of grants</header><text>Grants under this subsection shall be directed to agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities that will—</text><subparagraph id="ID9F6567C22C1D483E9C3A8EE3BDA907F6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhance the international content of the curricula in colleges and universities so as to ensure that United States students acquire an understanding of the international dimensions and trade implications of their studies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7CEF42D671E54E9CA11F90DF0DF062CA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that United States scientists, extension agents, and educators involved in agricultural research and development activities outside of the United States have the opportunity to convey the implications of their activities and findings to their peers and students in the United States and to the users of agricultural research, extension, and teaching;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5A28AC816AF64FF392E8AC9604A5B453" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities to do collaborative research with other countries, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, on issues relevant to United States agricultural competitiveness;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDED31EECCBD36458E88EFAF2FE85C85BC" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities to provide cooperative extension education to promote the application of new technology developed in foreign countries to United States agriculture; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDEF2C9C178A354D74B364B590939A5026" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>enhance the capability of United States colleges and universities, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to provide leadership and educational programs that will assist United States natural resources and food production, processing, and distribution businesses and industries to compete internationally, including product market identification, international policies limiting or enhancing market production, development of new or enhancement of existing markets, and production efficiencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d3e77d92772486a83fd0fc1f65292a9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide4315bc902e24bddbed07d90573c6cf6" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ed0a1a941c34935bf66ce93ade8f698"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1459A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3292b">7 U.S.C. 3292b</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82f919d61ec14157b1e3e7c0c66fef91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 251(f)(1)(D)(vii) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)(vii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 1459A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3292b">7 U.S.C. 3292b</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d) of section 1458A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3292">7 U.S.C. 3292</external-xref>)</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idEED71D04AF314DDEB23C36B6729226B3"><enum>7117.</enum><header>Research equipment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1462A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310a">7 U.S.C. 3310a(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PC24375B044869CB6F9CC1E896C8F8DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">University research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3311">7 U.S.C. 3311</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PD53BBADE416248576A9992B7B5794ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7119.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative extension service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3312">7 U.S.C. 3312</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P98850CC549E8085D1A40B7AA8198D8B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7120.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental and alternative crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319d">7 U.S.C. 3319d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1A12469523345AAB0CA4E6B9AFB35E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE13ADA9AA2CE42A687B8D8D8C1920BEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id5F4AB93E6A584B35B17D6CC74E5BBFE3"><enum>7121.</enum><header>New Era Rural Technology Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1473E(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319e">7 U.S.C. 3319e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PA71266984396387DE72A199A27EA59E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7122.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319i">7 U.S.C. 3319i(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id7CE347C89F62457CAE738056DCCC4452" commented="no"><enum>7123.</enum><header>Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1473H of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319k">7 U.S.C. 3319k</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idED7873C412FE4F2BBC1B7EDB280F5E01" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Pilot</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB4549615739248DC9EEDD70FC63AEC5F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(6)(A), by striking <quote>growing,</quote> and inserting <quote>growing (including water conservation technologies and innovation),</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8FDC59D8F6A54C0DA017239D0B81988E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="idD13627FE20FC42F68E68E52A8B5AA72C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>pilot program</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>program</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9E370E6C6D346899A905A431F04B4C6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id271411B01A014CC382BCF30F5080D792" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="idEDC1D7A919E747FE8565FB1EAFC22CCB" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>the long-term and high-risk technological</quote> before <quote>barriers</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9ED993943B94488780A38ACCB5801439" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and resilience to extreme weather;</quote> and inserting <quote>water conservation, the reduction, avoidance, sequestration, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector, and resilience to extreme weather, drought, infectious diseases, plant and animal pathogens, and plant and animal pests;</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0F02C1F22841495E852C929FBBC1A4E1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>or economic cost</quote> before the period at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB4650DDDA6B463E970EB404B1C8D0C7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="id13D5E64612184939AA51E14ED97A65B2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>advise the Chief Scientist on, and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idC8AF5CE7F4D74B50B12362212B05334C" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C4DD489053A4FC199D6D800BED6AF86"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddcccce4ece14e5d871302761bfbaf50"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Relationship within the Department of Agriculture</header><subclause id="id5E02BCC415C646F3A30F6B8F6126A542" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Chief Scientist</header><text>The Director shall work in close collaboration with the Office of the Chief Scientist.</text></subclause><subclause id="idCE0860B0A2FB440A827C4B38E68DC8D8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Other programs</header><text>No other official who is the head of any other program of the Department of Agriculture shall report to the Director.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB824512F3E984EDE8F82BF1EE46C7D23" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id496053CD46784D3988DF797F7D8A878F"><paragraph id="idB6DEA74C19674EEB8B69C042BED27BF4" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Personnel matters</header><subparagraph id="idA165B0EED0C943D2B85661B4717CB4F5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall establish and maintain within the AGARDA a staff with sufficient qualifications and expertise to enable the AGARDA to carry out the responsibilities of the AGARDA under this section in conjunction with other operations of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC2942E4CD68241F3BBDB77AF4F86D2CF" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of existing personnel authorities</header><text>In carrying out</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id985C95DEEF0C4FB2B4605447BAE5F66A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73A237B7CAE5412B86F5F44977E08156"><paragraph commented="no" id="id5174B4EE6B16453796356C8D194425BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of strategic plan</header><text>The Secretary shall use the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1) and dated 2022 to inform the administration of the AGARDA under this section.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idEB2DEC159E7444E9ABC58AF122C3BD1F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF29E2822F0104E6C8388C14DBEE4BA1B"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb0fcdb2980447af871855be099f87d9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds otherwise deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) or (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14d02f483111472dad18b10fc60ff143"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is appropriated to the Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc54c5be15b654ec296a350e62ada11fd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idCEA91BC6A6504E0C8720B4E9A14A9048" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e). </text></paragraph></section><section id="id8e55da1440d5449da5703d92958c20c4" commented="no"><enum>7124.</enum><header>Capacity building grants for community college agricultural programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310">7 U.S.C. 3310 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idc4376aae4afb4b2f93621ddbcad46108" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="idba9d212f785a40c4af222745c87062c7" commented="no"><enum>1473I.</enum><header>Capacity building grants for community college agricultural programs</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id479e9f52568e466eba0776b565e14445"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58ebefd4571f4ec9ba7778165f160b5c"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee4e77d2d4254b4f955b193e873f5a6e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a junior or community college supporting agriculture advancement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b77c72f31af463593ebd4a9f8eba75f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consortium or alliance of 2-year public colleges supporting agriculture advancement. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9fe3ad903b14d1083a78ef6595b00c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Junior or community college</header><text>The term <term>junior or community college</term> has the meaning given the term in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb1615a3eea064c098099db6667a73d9d" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive grants</header><text>The Secretary shall make competitive grants to eligible entities to assist the eligible entities in maintaining and expanding the capacity of the eligible entities to conduct workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to the following disciplines:</text><paragraph id="idd01e765869dd476698b6673e95bd23e9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Food and agricultural sciences.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide28ce0a460f4440392a6ee3c5cb1c5b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agribusiness and farm business management.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09f8a185bccb41adac9a60fb4d199329"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Meat and poultry processing.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fa4219eebd54ffc9e174c4721265667"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Related disciplines, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7da9faf0d6b5416cb39a958c4670023f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making grants under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity coordinating with a local stakeholder engaged in activities relating to 1 or more of the disciplines described in that subsection to provide experiential training and other opportunities for students.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a3e65ba0db24bbaa30f7c7f78c5af1e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (b) may use the funds made available through the grant to expand and maintain the capacity of the eligible entity to conduct workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to the disciplines described in that subsection by—</text><paragraph id="id2f089ac9d06244d5b9426383b87a8d0f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>successfully competing for funds from Federal grants and other sources to carry out workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to those disciplines; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id365024c400ac42e5bd35fc250f6325b3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminating information relating to those disciplines to interested members of the food and agricultural sciences, agribusiness, and farm business management communities and to the public; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78e15028ff974e3a8746bcefc2ea63b8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encouraging members of those communities to participate in workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to those disciplines through providing matching funding from sources other than funds received through the grant; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b1c43f7bf5343ae9dbf52f14bd1799a" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>through—</text><subparagraph id="id86865f8f645a4b4b8ff1b40030d450f7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not including the alteration, repair, renovation, or construction of buildings);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id232040bafeda4036aef04aac71be150b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the professional growth and development of faculty; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6204cec31fbc4d9782dd7ee04c4844d6" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f9690839c1a461fb2cc9e6a42e6ec84" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ida96c1860b87242ee9ae6a4e08d2c7aed" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>7125.</enum><header>Agricultural Innovation Corridors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310">7 U.S.C. 3310 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 7124) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idC4E761B6A87C4E729E0A99CCB5352D76" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a4f689657a84c21b7171cd08e533ed5"><enum>1473J.</enum><header>Agricultural Innovation Corridors</header><subsection id="id10a66b427b27416387fd93e74d8881f7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="id534d2695212e42f591b9c16acd5ad3a6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a network of research corridors, each operated by an institution described in paragraph (2), for research and development on agricultural technology, to be known as <quote>Agricultural Innovation Corridors</quote> (referred to in this section as <term>Ag Innovation Corridors</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca851ac94e54445a8c0d9b0895950721" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible institutions</header><text>An Ag Innovation Corridor shall be operated by any of the following institutions:</text><subparagraph id="id2719b40475724d6a8e2fb5ace467a516" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An 1862 Institution, an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 Institution (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd862ad8880194c038ea90afec7ea197c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b57e8edb1064906af9c945731cf8a59" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic areas</header><text>An Ag Innovation Corridor shall be established in each of the following geographic areas of the United States:</text><subparagraph id="id2503ed26a04b4ac68577cebfec400387" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Northeast.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id669efa0cccca4b3a89af55fe130b8435" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>North Central.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida852280452d24d2ca2325ee9d47b97bf" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Southeast.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17063a1972ea443088087130e9946dfa" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Great Plains.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0854061f8601424e88a7c0cf6cbc331a" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Rocky Mountain West.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbffde01b0c314272ae8e608f7833b84e" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The Ag Innovation Corridors shall have the following goals:</text><paragraph id="id549915a3dfea430ea85c725fe5c2d6bb" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To demonstrate new and emerging technologies as applied to agricultural and natural resource practices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f7d3ae9cde440da93a3fc3c3b5af90e" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To demonstrate benefits of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2139e5079e84847b84076f74b247888"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing farms with internet service that is capable of a speed of not less than—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45F3941A09EF4513805FEF7D6EFF6299"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a 100-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7366B44B91FD487AAA592A50F2D59299"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a 20-Mbps upstream transmission capacity;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38d47b0160dd40b9af47b1fd9abc978f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">controlled-environment food and agricultural production; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7409047b0a634bea9b6f1351dd5df879"><enum>(C)</enum><text>agrivoltaics systems for collocated agricultural and solar energy production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a430aee614049f0815abd7561ed8195" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To engage with rural and urban audiences regarding emerging agricultural technologies and educational opportunities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a41fe948de64e26b813b44bd815dc59" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To cooperate and collaborate with agricultural industry partners on emerging agricultural technologies and opportunities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7c2d90596cc438495b20d240cfb1a27" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To advance research to find new technologies and practices to apply to agriculture and natural resources to increase sustainability, profitability, and conservation of resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id41fd8af467224a1eb1790f80243c2034" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To connect industry, researchers, and practitioners across geographical areas to share research, new ideas, and practices.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6067d32f8f1f41ccb5347f3a94dacde5" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The activities of the Ag Innovation Corridors shall include—</text><paragraph id="idfeed621ec1474367bdbe06b92c4f0b47" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>long-term research—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2844fd1c598347de9c3d2b800fd4e288"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop novel agricultural technologies for use at regional and national scales; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2564a9102014f9c90399a1192c2f6c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate the applicability and adaptability of those technologies to local conditions; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f48c8e82a914aadbfe4375176623769" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment and maintenance of multiple sites or research centers that capture the diversity of agricultural production systems that function as a network;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id04d89060283c4b188cda0e4126be8532" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>engagement and education of rural and urban audiences regarding agricultural technologies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9ee58523806b498cb4e220238977d797" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collaboration with agricultural industry partners at research centers and sites to develop and research new agricultural technologies and practices that increase sustainability, profitability, and conservation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb7ec5aff5d6e41a8a4f8418e8ad33b67" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination of research</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id841f25cef17c4bb2bca4f38c05c38676" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate long-term agricultural technology research to improve understanding within the Department of Agriculture of how technologies function at the field, regional, and national scales;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id06a11764791a453281375730c082ec4d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that each research site included within an Ag Innovation Corridor conducts experiments with common goals and methods—</text><subparagraph id="id5fdb3d5daa344d4abce022a1f3cb083d" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to increase agricultural productivity and profitability;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcdedf1121d774a9b99c2572cca9604c8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to enhance agricultural resilience and the capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07ab2c6e8ee94e95bbc3079dcae05e22" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to work with the agricultural industry to develop technologies that address the goals described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd69bfc3135bf4c6c844c9f54058f45bf" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to educate both rural and urban audiences on agriculture and new agricultural technologies;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48b1e818a8b04baa82b19e5d1d16a7df" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make data collected at research sites included in Ag Innovation Corridors open to researchers and the public whenever practicable, and integrate data across the network and partner sites; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida64123c29113482b851bc036f25e0d9d" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide infrastructure to research sites included in the Ag Innovation Corridors for data collection, common measurements, and data streams that complement other national networks, such as the National Ecological Observatory Network and the Long-Term Ecological Research Network.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf5824b00281d42d9ac9b8cf37ee7e835" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfacc0a05a8d34807bd6de77d5d037941"><enum>7126.</enum><header>National agroforestry survey</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310">7 U.S.C. 3310 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 7125) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id1651CF2535F3466FA21BE2F4482EB288" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id35066c7e4eec46d09bb8cfdf0709b85c"><enum>1473K.</enum><header>National agroforestry survey</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id705ae06e01b54355b81b779c7b4f038b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the Forest Service, the National Agroforestry Center, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall conduct a national agroforestry survey every 3 years beginning in 2026. </text></subsection><subsection id="id51c0b2350ab14bfdb80d15cd78354605" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PE337FD8F4382D3AB35688EBB5963E9E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7127.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aquaculture assistance programs</header><subsection id="H309EAFC253AA4644BB58DA429FA0924F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1477(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3324">7 U.S.C. 3324(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HA9F06986E0A44B4BBB2029EA17BA9D2F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H95DD8B2A282C42F9B31FB5F3238A5805"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD803FB59C8A148FA9E0F6CA6C33C4B21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD83FAA2DA30746349F2E44D245EADB05"><paragraph id="HB512630FA84E41B9B88A9392DBC9FB44"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E23D6330BF0450AACA5E737CD08EF66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indirect costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3324">7 U.S.C. 3324</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC98BFEFDD49B4AB7890EBAABDD006928" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="H259BB8E1C1F74C1EAAD816A444E21B64"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indirect costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection—</text><paragraph id="HEA5B64FCA1D646269242BE9C91341902"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the limitation with respect to indirect costs under section 1462 shall apply with respect to awards made under this subtitle; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H259490F7CADE4CD2BEC0A34493AD1C23" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the limitation with respect to indirect costs under section 1473 shall not apply with respect to those awards.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PC04EB15A46523B1261A2EB826835FEF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7128.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rangeland research programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1483(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3336">7 U.S.C. 3336(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PCADDFB084B279254D5D679A615DEE2E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7129.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1484(a)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3351">7 U.S.C. 3351(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P5C6968BF42516EDFDB3D8F8E61EF5CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7130.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PF37242D744AA2889167A34B2977493D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distance education grants for insular areas</header><text>Section 1490(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3362">7 U.S.C. 3362(f)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PCBAD9807476401CF1DC2699603AFFEE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resident instruction grants for insular areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1491(c)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3363">7 U.S.C. 3363(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="PB6EE213A44CC82AA5CD7318319FCE47"><enum>B</enum><header>Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990</header><section id="PC74FEF684C8F816BC3078B9FA681CCE"><enum>7201.</enum><header>Best utilization of biological applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5814">7 U.S.C. 5814</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="P2B0FEDAD4FDEC5DBB49A9595A6FB03C"><enum>7202.</enum><header>Integrated management systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5821">7 U.S.C. 5821(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="PD8FE4BD444C10CD3C05128B2F82C27E"><enum>7203.</enum><header>Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1628(f)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5831">7 U.S.C. 5831(f)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="P265EEC1B450B982C43A4DD8940B7D5C"><enum>7204.</enum><header>National training program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5832">7 U.S.C. 5832(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="P5D578E1A42FFECCDACFEA0B1D41958C"><enum>7205.</enum><header>National Genetics Resources Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1635(b)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5844">7 U.S.C. 5844(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="P6B3D6C7445BB2A5B0DF551A6B6A4345"><enum>7206.</enum><header>National Agricultural Weather Information System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5855">7 U.S.C. 5855(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id150940E7BE3C4C988D06660B3FA9F83D"><enum>7207.</enum><header>Agricultural genome to phenome initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1671(g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5924">7 U.S.C. 5924(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P8CDE24C64220BB2E9B0671A0503B97B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-priority research and extension initiatives</header><subsection id="H47A4C4CEDA8B4CEFB0E5828CBF0CFD70" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id777e1aa3595f44b6bc6c1ea4661b8dbb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block id="HC8BADEAB848C4896814766A95BBDC62B" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H4917D9424BAA41CA8BF3FC116ED58531" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Coffee plant health initiative</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="HD87D7E1286B7444A8B46964A2563DC2F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7702">7 U.S.C. 7702</external-xref>)) that impact coffee plants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35CBC3EF719940A391CE720A532DE882" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined) that impact coffee plants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A9542E3018A4791BAD004A9A2AF2B63" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">surveying and collecting data on coffee plant production and health;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46D0C66437814ADAA3D8957E0947B2E5" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>investigating coffee plant biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H940AE93ACACA42D99EEA75EF8D674934" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conducting research on—</text><clause id="H84236E28E9934FA3B924A26582EFB030" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>factors that may contribute to or be associated with coffee plant immune systems;</text></clause><clause id="H28F7BADF8AD647D9BC6EA31C5CA97059" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other serious threats to coffee plants, including the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on insects and plants beneficial to coffee plant growth; and</text></clause><clause id="H773C60DCC68248F48D2A7CEBD6AF3D4E" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development of mitigating and preventative measures to improve habitat conservation and best management practices in coffee-growing regions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb9c74e5e82046588f3d2f0761fc6606"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ED31D5E1C8C409B96B3E5EDD26BEAD1"><paragraph id="H87B5601C6787477EB242FDD3DBAC1693" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Macadamia tree health initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cceec78709940b8a7f7a0c37955f22e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7702">7 U.S.C. 7702</external-xref>)) that impact macadamia trees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF21DF2EBCE948B79A2E90C316DB867F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H405D8118FE174FD8916E1C68448CF6EF" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">surveying and collecting data on macadamia tree production and health;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F6818A1713D4711BEA77A31EE45FF35" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>investigating macadamia tree biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D781CD814A42758203141CEBA49869" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with macadamia tree immune systems, and other serious threats to macadamia trees, including—</text><clause id="H88CD125E63BF46C2995AC04ABFAE2843" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on beneficial insects and plants to macadamia tree growth; and</text></clause><clause id="HEB44FB5B3DE94BD49CD7A873601BEDC5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of mitigative and preventative measures to improve habitat conservation and best management practices in macadamia tree growing regions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ac5490ce8e94fdaac6a1a4ced3c5fca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (14)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7324eaf6c86c426db7360dee03126dcc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3ccbc5c75f64ffca5ec9a01a1d0a502"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id684581f2c0fb405183af4dbd5f05dc6c"><subparagraph id="id5bdbc92c14804de7a345903d62b0fbb0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to review the effectiveness of current cattle fever tick eradication efforts in preventing and reducing the spread of cattle fever ticks;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9352ae5e905485e9acb78cd69de684c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08bf80c8d2034eaf9b74e4e3b54a5deb"><paragraph id="id62734010095b4033b306644dc43c4b05" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><header>PFAS agricultural effects research initiative</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of carrying out research relating to—</text><subparagraph id="id85b7dacb2abd4fbdb125b16e5934c612" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effects of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances (as those terms are defined in section 7331(2)(B) of the PFAS Act of 2019 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8931">15 U.S.C. 8931(2)(B)</external-xref>)) on agricultural land used for the production of crops and livestock, including cropland, grassland, rangeland, pasture land, cropped woodland, marshes, environmentally sensitive areas, and other land related to agricultural production, as determined by the Secretary; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id425c2b9dc90947b6bf9ce8de17c61155" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying methods to mitigate and remediate the impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances (as so defined).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2974f0289caf4a798f40ffa71bf60ea0"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Peanut aflatoxin research initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="ide836370beb674b50a2d032365fd2d5cb" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pre- and post-harvest improvements in the peanut production, handling, and processing sectors to improve efficiency and manage aflatoxin;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd48468973c064dab9171be2c74330f80" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advanced curing systems to minimize moisture variation of individual peanut kernels; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56b91080a87b4155bf299d945ccbd995" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other efforts that can lead to a reduction in the risk of losses due to mold and potential aflatoxin contamination in storage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd33641701914b5aa49383eee0b72afa"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Biochar research initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="HCB8554BB45534B7495CAA6B1640B4AB0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assessing the soil carbon sequestration potential of various biochars and management systems integrating biochar use; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H406F42EDB2384524B8D6AD660887B732" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>understanding how to use biochar productively to contribute to climate mitigation, crop production, resilience to extreme weather events, ecosystem and soil health, natural resource conservation, and farm profitability; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE454F98FA6E441DFB18B6526AB5F8010" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>delivering science-based, region-specific, cost-effective, and practical information to farmers, ranchers, foresters, land reclamation managers, urban land managers, and other land and natural resource managers and businesses on sustainable biochar production and application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c20d49ac48f45cfb18660a7961a093d" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Spotted wing drosophila initiative</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made and cooperative agreements may be entered into under this section to mitigate the negative effects of spotted wing drosophila.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H77DE538BAD1E4E2B982D6628BCF1EBA1" commented="no"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Spotted lanternfly control initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula).<italic></italic></text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2c240eed04644a3b201101b89301bbf" commented="no"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Wheat resiliency initiative</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of building capacity to address emerging pest and disease challenges to wheat production throughout the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c843357b2cf465cb40cff3decafa4cd" commented="no"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Invasive species research and extension</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) to develop and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4852bc7c679e43fdaaf2fb07f5a09c96" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Advanced mechanized harvester technologies research and extension</header><subparagraph id="id3b7edd38810c496f86648bd00089db61" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating technologies to mechanize agricultural processes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad181eec36c943fcb6fbe6cd2c859a2b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emphasis</header><text>In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on mechanizing the process for harvesting specialty crops.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2788d08b872241058e7207f0219783dd"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Agricultural application of artificial intelligence research and extension</header><subparagraph id="id7599d1fbc2f04886bfad6fdc8d314bb7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating agricultural uses of artificial intelligence.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d1abb08ca7b4c48af79ad8db2035142"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Emphasis</header><text>In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on uses of artificial intelligence that improve specialty crop production. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id684047ee74474bbf8eeb617a20fa5594" commented="no"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Aquaculture research and extension</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) to develop and apply aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d4a20ea701f45ccbfd23e816cbeb258" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>White oak research initiative</header><subparagraph id="id1cdc8d936ac84dc88ab1e9936d490f65" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Research grants may be made under this section to a land-grant college or university (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) for the purpose of improving white oak species resiliency, health, and preservation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id736f771620a949b683351d9c62614bb6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prioritize research relating to the resistance of white oak to disease, pests, heat, and drought in cultivated, new, and old-growth white oak timber stands. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8266aad110ad40ba94b787aa94aa9ba6"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Sunflower breeding initiative</header><text>Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing sunflower hybrids adapted for United States growing regions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF693DD5C5C974D6F8D0201F03E4695AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pulse crop health initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1672(e)(5) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7E3BEDDE65E44BE88A9F255D5EA673A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Training coordination for food and agriculture protection</header><text>Section 1672(f)(5) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925(f)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CB5829B3A3D4AAA8A62BB6B8E1CD1D1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pollinator protection</header><text>Section 1672(g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925(g)</external-xref>) is amended in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id134183B89AA845068D0A00F615933C68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P4BC6571243E2C78E3B5558A61029C68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic agriculture research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id23292A9F680647F6A5E93338D5324634"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id2769BA19845349FB8E3E849FDEEE7BD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id4B47131313E346158683884FE381CF11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (G) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94DD058278CE4CC6A09795CA190964FE"><subparagraph id="id2dc52ba1b81747939a61142c5d762eed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45e9ba1f9aa84665a50ce8335c4bd4da"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18071bdf507642df969a9226ddd383c5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75e84bac2ba444be9b75ceae51a42961"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id945521a4c3f542b48fc7ce05a494902b"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id333cf96fc5854a0fbfa8d093ada13ab8"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e411b8fcc464e61b98733a4bc8070b9"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1de3ce489014451ba5d0c88568d4dd3a"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e161c2440da4ee0a7aa9bbb4a10feea"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id063C9375E9B04CF6B41CF038A8238A1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id1f99eabff8e24bd5aa2038934f711a43" commented="no"><enum>7210.</enum><header>Enhanced coordination of organic agriculture research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cec945ce19643ceb8dbb5fef3ca0b6e"><section id="id994447cbcdfe437db11728bc5b887826" commented="no"><enum>1672C.</enum><header>Enhanced coordination of organic agriculture research</header><subsection id="id7741c43dfbf14825911e8d945cc24cc9" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief Scientist of the Department of Agriculture shall coordinate research, extension, education, and economic activities in the Department of Agriculture relating to organic agriculture.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide7e35e0774524bcc90d38527eef910bf" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Chief Scientist shall—</text><paragraph id="id73adcb596b784e959cfdac9fa91787be" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assign an individual to serve in the Office of the Chief Scientist as an Organic Agriculture Research Coordinator (referred to in this section as the <term>Coordinator</term>) who shall be responsible for leading the efforts of the Chief Scientist in carrying out that subsection;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7a28ba96846463c89e1c454f5fc8af7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implement and coordinate organic agriculture research efforts of the Department of Agriculture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd9b64098bc548e6ad98ef1130b0605b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish annual strategic priorities and goals for the Department of Agriculture for organic agriculture research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf73e67dcf144910b88e348d7b343a2d" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>communicate such priorities and goals to each agency or office of the Department of Agriculture, organic agriculture stakeholders, and relevant grant recipients under programs administered by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e15757bdde44eea909a78f09bb786d4" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordinate and identify all research on organic agriculture research needed and conducted by the Department of Agriculture and relevant grant recipients under programs administered by the Secretary to ensure consistency and reduce unintended duplication of effort.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc76eb7a0accb4dbfa2862079a201cbe0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Surveys; reports</header><paragraph id="ida13d3c3fac4e42799471357d44c17d9f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and every 5 years thereafter, in coordination with the roadmap for agricultural research, education, and extension described in section 7504 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7614a">7 U.S.C. 7614a</external-xref>), the Coordinator shall—</text><subparagraph id="idae0207c36bfb4a3998724691c034522b" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a survey of all research of the Secretary relating to organic agriculture, including a survey of the acreage of certified organic agricultural land used by the Agricultural Research Service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf7897bd465044a7b8e7c2e3d7832ceb" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary a report containing the findings of the survey conducted under subparagraph (A), which shall include sections relating to the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and such other agencies of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c43679a71f74d2882779096987f2359" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Coordinator shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) recommendations relating to—</text><subparagraph id="id9e79c8c960194095b7df75a0da241527" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhancing the research conducted by the Secretary that—</text><clause id="id0b01e29f95614ce787274be93a430cb8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is applicable to agricultural producers that adhere to the requirements under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id2a76e6da24a5474fbb03270fe770b771" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would explore the new or enhanced research opportunities that could lead to new discoveries, foster innovation, improve technologies, and promote integrated systems approaches to assist—</text><subclause id="idf172d77ce94d4714b0d85f091aad83e1" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>organic agricultural producers;</text></subclause><subclause id="id18210fd20e6345f0ac70f73d82eb16bd" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consumers of organic food products;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4471b2b7bc1f4f8e99aca2d059e4f19e" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>organic marketing and distribution channels;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida0fe22f9dae24e629b3449f68ba369d8" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>transitioning-to-organic agricultural producers, including with respect to barriers to transitioning to organic production and producers who have considered transitioning to organic production but decided not to do so; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id5b9adb0acf664dc584ad03fb3e3ccd4a" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the organic food industry; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb882724e3a78498595729680f1ed138b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>strategies to increase the coordination and effectiveness of projects carried out by the Secretary that are applicable to organic production and that would improve the efficiency, productivity, profitability, and ecosystem services of organic crop and livestock production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2d43b75d458c4cbfa1fe4066432db729" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review of prior report</header><text>The Coordinator shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)(B)—</text><subparagraph id="id8e4a49b24b8144079b894ee99d5f645e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of the recommendations described in paragraph (2) included in the prior report submitted under paragraph (1)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0152e4bbcfff4b72bb306de81f397009" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the actions taken by the Secretary to implement those recommendations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id880b1438b7e5443d86e6dc835c38eec1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1)(B) publicly available.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P7F0C46BF4BF2283039EE619AC114C3D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm business management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672D(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925f">7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id656beb2b85f842ef9f1f3cbd3bc9e2e9"><enum>7212.</enum><header>Urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production research, education, and extension initiative</header><subsection id="id8f20229aa0604bd0b6f187323643219a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1672E of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925g">7 U.S.C. 5925g</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0549f4d214ab4942ab7a6255c7b6a71e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide73b8a6056a34b8aa6afe026a9ef5d50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6551a7ee14264866b6432dd62c1e0f0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c5fc12e7a874db4a8d66f58747b680f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A68C9CFA9FE44F4B019252286903FF8"><paragraph id="id46caa271a5054edf8f20a33e01aa71c2"><enum>(9)</enum><text>managing waste streams of production practices to improve the environmental impact of urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural practices.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafb6551b047a4ce0949ed62dac6e23d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce864c604b0443b8a0b7b1f686fb2069" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>Section 7212(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4812) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide201d73d154843e1a01813469dcce64a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph id="ida817dc1ae0184a65981ca5495a5b4438" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7e71504e2e841d8b130eca92a18d881" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the census of agriculture conducted in the calendar year 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>each census of agriculture</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea933a015e8143b09ebeb9b1254b371d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$14,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2021</quote> and inserting <quote>$18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d2b1ea0276d46f8af1665332e764fb0"><enum>7213.</enum><header>Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5926">7 U.S.C. 5926</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97ee52b6b1494c059331fae0ec7ba665"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Excellence</header-in-text>.</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Excellence at 1890 Institutions</header-in-text>.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bde65c9f4ae4dcf95ab013fbf2dac66"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (a) through (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id308ae1aeaa1b4ca5bcad3053e5f4bc79"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD924AC6CA56C430B96445A0B82C93C52"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78dc83e8a096445d8b8361257252c854"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recognition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06787c3408f94609b2ee5e1c433bf961"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (a) (as so designated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc30725cdad31453297884b7a8fea978b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and not more than 10</quote> after <quote>not less than 3</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9423051bc4a645d99be274b6cd1ee220"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9a978a4bdeb417d8ae4f8d0fe68affe"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4255d619fbe404083c5a6cd1fa61ce3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4eccf129e8024b73aa7869c6c779d7bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ce01838c70840cab8e7101a7c161b52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd65126d025f04a258f2a7f998ed1b9a9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A5B4B4F4FBC451A93030643D48BC802"><paragraph id="id7cc71fa511ff4f03b896a3121266e5f9" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Climate change</header><text>A center of excellence established under subsection (a) may focus on climate change adaption and mitigation, soil health and carbon sequestration, nutrient and manure management, advanced grazing management and crop-livestock integration, perennial production systems, agroforestry, on-farm and food system energy efficiency and renewable energy production, and food waste reduction.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7565620bc03b4f2fa17a6d8edbf04753" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Forestry resilience and conservation</header><text>A center of excellence established under subsection (a) may focus on fostering forest conservation, agroforestry, enhancing forest resilience, and urban and community forestry programs to promote biodiversity and environmental health.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6fbc9c2592824c8db099d56575e9a297" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Food safety, bioprocessing, and value-added agriculture</header><text>A center of excellence established under subsection (a) may focus on food safety, bioprocessing, value-added agriculture enterprise development, and innovative food and agriculture product development.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fb2789d6f5442318ae9bf8d99040e7c" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Food and agricultural sciences and the social sciences</header><text>A center of excellence established under subsection (a) may focus on the integration of the social sciences, including economics, psychology, rural sociology, and other social sciences and data sciences, into the food and agricultural sciences to develop comprehensive solutions to issues impacting underserved farmers and communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id849be891c47f4dfe94cbfe421b198cb0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40154a6dcd50479b8e3585c86c50abe9"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cb2b198b32a4f64a63b635737e9aa5c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3b82f505a894ceeac0a5e6e2824e563"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P34C980DB483C0AEFDA9B37ADA053C83" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1680(c)(1)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5933">7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P269D6DA54B568D76842A5D87BE010DE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125b">7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="P3DCE73DB4FEE3ACFAB1310A266E958B"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PCDE8C79D435B74F5B4C9BDB1DA425CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7301.</enum><header>National food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405(j) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7625">7 U.S.C. 7625(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id713D646443374ABCAF321058BF154865"><enum>7302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7626">7 U.S.C. 7626(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PD5CB9D3F40B92B6CB0F8949C9CACDC4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7628">7 U.S.C. 7628(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4e65018f4524ee08c461acc327f61f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5cf4f74b8024541bcbea5f6193bc50e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>2023.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ee8a9b4da944295bad0494e07c49f61"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB66AC99744F4475A8F1E3A7C226D2D31"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6a57f7966534e558c2098e3dd7ced3d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P136D9197415DA7ED66B9E4BB1DE4A15" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for youth organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 410(d)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7630">7 U.S.C. 7630(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PE8F414CB41A21FD3FDC2518AD100D62" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specialty crop research initiative</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id632d151521324b1aa2b48d0d52f19c70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id771c36999d374733be96eb1f2f5490f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(3), by striking <quote>subsection (d) and (j),</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d), (j), and (k),</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26d02c76032245e4bd40d90949c6e0c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d99c7148bed4341aa184df2320c1471"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43C6F2ABFBE84085A2BA05E85B600392"><subparagraph id="ide4e419eda6554052b0a23ef3dbe0f76c" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35925f42793c4a1eaa8e5223a0297f12"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>the Initiative</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id535915938a574acea7ee7021d78b4172"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b061ab88e55465fb058b2da886f2275"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE938C289F7C64EFCA0FC25642BE74F39"><subsection id="id4e376427b52242f59ae04e3455a6e27f"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program</header><paragraph id="id7fa3cd71241840f6a13fb91ee880f573"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive research and extension grant program to increase the competitiveness of specialty crops in the United States through the advancement and acceleration of mechanization and automation, under which the Secretary awards competitive grants to eligible entities—</text><subparagraph id="id109ebbde8ec741d0a8059644a5fbe12c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to create or improve cost-effective mechanization, automation, and other innovations and technologies—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13f8ba60f0f64c6a88ed6ad5aeae6108"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the manual labor requirements of a specialty crop grower;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b5403c011484bb899125c8e93b778c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve specialty crop farmworker safety and health or working conditions; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42cc32abd25540adb14ab2dfed3519c3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the efficiency of specialty crop—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e99736a5fa4fc999db436647d766ed"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07e5145992cb4138aba314256e4dcb52"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resource management;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf04abc06658c48159edaf9b4e2b81aaf"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harvesting;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae77324760514b9ab75894fef074886f"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processing;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2cca50927a84bebaa850ce3dffe7225"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">postharvest technologies; or </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d4e8371bdde4330904a676aaa200dbe"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">packaging;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10012870e806463fad53b09fdf60d344"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase the adoption of specialty crop mechanization, automation, and other innovations and technologies by—</text><clause id="id93da885936f64c65a6c5c740732f9a5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>emphasizing adoption drivers, which may include connectivity, autonomy, reliability, durability, in-field validation, and cost-effectiveness; or</text></clause><clause id="idc4e357d7d4f0406cb14e3c9b85b7480b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>investing in and developing human capital to increase the capacity of the specialty crop sector to work with new technologies; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7dfd9aef41b4ef0b4b0567186be5807"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to accelerate specialty crop mechanization and automation through—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id409a396f24ea4cc08abbce94ac9f0478"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prototype development;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2601b3f58f84ebba2123cc6aa5ad32d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in-field trial testing;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id275d0bfc01124e0f9fc3559f61061bf9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ongoing industry engagement; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb215f0143ed427484717d462fd0a2b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rapid commercialization.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1487b910c92f4ad89699f3985d8bba42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals for projects that—</text><subparagraph id="id2f353be6e31e447f90eeebf95ea84dfa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address the training or retraining of farmworkers to operate, repair, program, or otherwise maintain mechanization and automation solutions involved in the project; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fcbd8850b0748079c6774c87caa4e8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include explicit mechanisms to communicate the results of the project to producers and the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6b6ae96512346dabd0a4df9cae697ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsections (a), (c) through (g), (i), and (l) shall apply to the program established under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id547b4e67f3a947039d973791d5768b2d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (5), by striking <quote><italic></italic>In addition to the amounts reserved under subsection (k)(1)(C), there</quote> and inserting <quote>There</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id018f3eee99a64b15a495fab9c793cb41"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (l) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88038aeeb94645fb898000c1a81a1ab7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a5848b3707949afb56e906f51725680"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac569c36307a4ee59e37f91d8b87ba4b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Subsequent funding</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Fiscal years 2014 through 2024</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe5d7dff2f144930b4f1c6acde61fc91"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf386001ff174c87a27d20aabdd67464"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2082e021b8f64f66a64c86c97ba97e56"><subparagraph id="ide81857f3791e41ad9d1db52bfcd21757"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent funding</header><clause id="id59fe2084157841ad90c5efbff2c0a35e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause><clause id="id98c11b523ae3421da82d33e7974afd96"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funds made available under clause (i) in accordance with the following:</text><subclause id="id7c1367e5a5b44c7386a27ea572124a24"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Specialty crop research and extension initiative</header><text>For the Initiative, not less than—</text><item id="idE1359FF08DB14938990D3E447D1133C0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029; and</text></item><item id="id8FBE7B2737144DFDA94628190A60C2F2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>$170,000,000 for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id9731036f204f47d4a0c65caa878ed5a8"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program</header><text>For the specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program established under subsection (j), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4e1beedc04b84b388d8dcb9db0fbb815"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>Any funds allocated under clause (ii)(II) that remain unobligated on the date that is 1 year after the last day of the fiscal year in which those funds are first made available shall be reallocated for the purposes described in clause (ii)(I).</text></clause><clause id="idd9fa999e75b84eee9a9b3f37ae912d97"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Availability of mechanization and automation funds</header><subclause id="id1e6e3d8214ad4282844d2e1a507c7697"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (4), funds made available under clause (i) and allocated under clause (ii)(II) shall remain available until expended.</text></subclause><subclause id="id33c9e64c516f43698ab82ca7edf1d505"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reallocated funds</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (4), amounts reallocated under clause (iii) shall be considered to be made available for the fiscal year for which the amounts are reallocated.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idABAD3A6896744F79971C6F70B9F045FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9253AC77082340FFAB64B2D2D2B9E7BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">for fiscal years 2014 through 2023</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0729D81F4AA84D458325ECB6AA474A04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In addition</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE29DF7C64FB948079A450EE45B08C830" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id19644ADC6EA54DD49FAA322511C33CC4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id907B2650C5B646E19663221DD1BC4169"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E1D9A390360474AB10A161C94923A5F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) and indenting appropriately; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE6316BE35114E1BAAFAF92FA084D45F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc67e48f196f04fd89c0df5b318b5904c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida43e53f2df1e4454abb7c19da3926512"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad3fcc80be614a908011dda844b864e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking <quote>(j)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>(k)(3)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id318946388e2947c9b186fc3c11c3c955"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(5), by striking <quote>specialty crop research initiative</quote> and inserting <quote>programs</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee2a41cac2b442ee83abce982bc6a544"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(j)</quote> and inserting <quote>(k)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1cd689aae0484bb2b83f7b016f353b25"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 251(f)(1)(D)(x) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)(x)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>specialty crop research initiative under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</quote> and inserting <quote>programs under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c90d090a0ac4d2eba463daca59c2d62"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12605(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idf4fda51b0564428ab98217a8968aeb7e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>412(j)</quote> and inserting <quote>412(k)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20f70308ba574d55992995a65a0dd419"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>7632(j))</quote> and inserting <quote>7632(k))</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P3441CE9D41E1F08C0A1E539CB5AE84E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7642">7 U.S.C. 7642(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P8F4896EC499E5969487246A1F109BD5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Pest Management Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7653">7 U.S.C. 7653(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81be6b4167bb45e6ad25303a5ce52b1a"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72bef95a78124f53b9da8a2938fcbd60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023.</quote> and inserting <quote>2024; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9bf528087b34f04845780b48a18cb70"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69CDE15040174DCA8B36669027D0DF92"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefccfe6c4f8b41acabab5e1595721a6b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1E43484B2354ADB97A2B2114530E52C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forestry products advanced utilization research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 617(f)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655b">7 U.S.C. 7655b(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="PC5EEC7B84A9BC3938E346691C12530D"><enum>D</enum><header>Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</header><part id="PA3538AA8432BB112B26A28BDB72E86F"><enum>I</enum><header>Agricultural Security</header><section id="PD077DBA8449D50E069EA63BFC9AC53D"><enum>7401.</enum><header>Agricultural biosecurity communication center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8912">7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="PC0E616BF4554C209D29E89B4E208FAD"><enum>7402.</enum><header>Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8913">7 U.S.C. 8913</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="P1D30A2504F7298789CF1BBA9B00061D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="P6C85CDAD4C1EBC175BDF6EB16106F86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="P5D2FEFA44CD79C5ED510A7B1DE3D00C"><enum>7403.</enum><header>Research and development of agricultural countermeasures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14121(b)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8921">7 U.S.C. 8921(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="PAC2B568945313B48E2EAF9BBB50CB33"><enum>7404.</enum><header>Agricultural biosecurity grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14122(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8922">7 U.S.C. 8922(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section></part><part id="id1EEA10F33A1C453B8F50A818EBDF3684" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header><section id="ideb6f24fba447484187683cbcbcceeb8a" commented="no"><enum>7411.</enum><header>Grazinglands research laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2019; 128 Stat. 901; 132 Stat. 4817) is amended by striking <quote>15-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2029</quote>.</text></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55011849eadc4c5089e57bc84ac8076b"><enum>7412.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5936">7 U.S.C. 5936</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idd2dec253083d4bba8429010f6f4c6ae5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting <quote>, including crisis lines</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE378015F0D084DDB86962DCF4BA600A5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0263668C399242519F8C1D0D91C29F1C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id097499B994E04AD6AA48903775BA1572" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCDABB4F10B6439DB4868106D5FC14C0"><subsection id="idf9fa05b7e0af429a9236325ab0febcd2" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Referrals to providers</header><text>As part of the efforts of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) to connect individuals to behavioral health counseling and wellness support and to ensure individuals have access to a comprehensive scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant recipient may establish referral relationships with—</text><paragraph id="idbb43ac2aff4047bc89b3ae635202cbff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>certified community behavioral health clinics (as defined in section 1905(jj)(2) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396d">42 U.S.C. 1396d(jj)(2)</external-xref>); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7db3ba966b174c19949ed3b53228339f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>health centers (as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/254b">42 U.S.C. 254b(a)</external-xref>)); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id97294e700a1141d7a7144cc891954520" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)</external-xref>));</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8720e672ca5246598832d836376f34f2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federally qualified health centers (as defined in that section); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1db63aa6005d4e559e96be842596af77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text>critical access hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395x">42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce1820bbb0fc40358af29fd6b26c47c4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to Congress and any other relevant Federal department or agency, and make publicly available, a report describing—</text><paragraph id="idf9ca6c7087914c0b89e88036334b4d97"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the state of behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture, including farmworkers and food system workers; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3f5fa33223b47168e367a52027a5550"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how the Department of Agriculture can improve coordination and cooperation with Federal health departments and agencies, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to better address the behavioral and mental health of individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other occupations relating to agriculture (including farmworkers and food system workers), such as coordination and cooperation on serving those individuals through existing national hotlines.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P5DF1CE59437408D14F1E81AC132C27D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7413.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Natural products research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5937">7 U.S.C. 5937(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CDE2EDCDA73405FAB890B419383C1FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7414.</enum><header>Sun grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7526(g) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8114">7 U.S.C. 8114(g)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="P772EEE134E8C65F87C947C9BF3C39BB"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Matters</header><section id="id0773f4d2355247c69c5e0397032f7969" commented="no"><enum>7501.</enum><header>Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5939">7 U.S.C. 5939</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9808e89e7f2a4b94b3bdf4758f9b64bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking <quote>annual report required in subsection (f)(3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>annual report and strategic plan required under subsection (f)(3)(B);</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a5cf3730b2640989c992cd6f443e2f6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521f7d62711f4451a1495b1cbb860788"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="id5e6eec52d9b747b298c0afecd04cd7bd" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i)(I)—</text><subclause id="idcca6a08681294e02abf32113324af9b6" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in item (bb), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="id88bfc026c8d743bab0da77d83c526b81" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in item (cc), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id630f20ee758147c6a68258b7ee8dcc38" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f95b979d99845ba828ca55517c04946"><item id="idcf9a9818894149c2a9915bca9cd3786b" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>a description of all collaborative stakeholder engagements providing an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on agricultural research priorities that were conducted in the preceding fiscal year.</text></item><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc967a65bcbf742579cf65d06f7e671dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78a5a4da8f7c45c9893aae88e2ab1d9e"><clause id="id4727a941d1734260b28a3613db0a4b06" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Stakeholder notice and engagement</header><text>The Foundation shall publish an annual notice with a description of agricultural research priorities under this section for the upcoming fiscal year, including—</text><subclause id="id7bcd4fd7fc384fa6a6c837d98ac5eefa" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a schedule for funding competitions;</text></subclause><subclause id="id14896d9df03341e5a9f8234cd08cd911" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a discussion of how applications for funding will be evaluated;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide8a151d4d5984a0dbe0383b53e8fbb92" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how the Foundation will communicate information about funded awards to the public to ensure that grantees and partners understand the objectives of the Foundation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb5137923e4f949189cbf3d814d6690bb" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>virtual and in-person opportunities for collaborative stakeholder engagement to provide input on agricultural research priorities.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d3175843e1141718adcbcfcf0eec627"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and every 5 years thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a strategic plan describing—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64DB3CD815AB4F0C83D42E546DDEDB4B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a forecast of major agricultural challenge opportunities identified by the scientific advisory councils of the Foundation and approved by the Board, including short- and long-term objectives;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AF355DAEFCD49FC9D636D7FC6F537B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an overview of the efforts that the Foundation has taken to be transparent in each of the processes of the Foundation, including—</text><item id="HE7CB2E29176F4BC089271F8785F74CA8" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>processes relating to grant awards, including the selection, review, and notification processes;</text></item><item id="HE4C7251F3F954B5AB9F3F00BFDEAE3F6" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>communication of past, current, and future research priorities;</text></item><item id="id3ac7e85109a54ab28a6146bee0a1b5dd" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>coordination with the Department of Agriculture to minimize duplication and avoid conflicts; and</text></item><item id="HD792E1BD3EDF41658E243A8976BC39CB" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>plans to solicit and respond to public input on the opportunities identified in the strategic plan;</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A33B8B7801046328BFAA8F3203B4C22"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial goals and benchmarks for the next 5 years, including a detailed plan for—</text><item id="H156381C80C6E4908AD09961A8ADD28D5" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">raising funds in amounts greater than the amounts required under subsection (g)(1)(B);</text></item><item id="H4951D6832C934D8394B22B89DF5F4EF0" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soliciting additional resources pursuant to subsection (e)(4)(A)(iv) and paragraph (2)(A)(iii); and</text></item><item id="H27486D29F273447F9D0493A607099203" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>managing and leveraging such resources pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(vii);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id189681f6e5124cb184f2e911c3e484a2" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the goals for the next 5 years relating to engaging stakeholders in providing input on agricultural research priorities; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2244A35F342E49D5ABECDBCE91F77097"><enum>(V)</enum><text>other related issues, as determined by the Board.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e7a73131fdb45f2ab1a8fb047e148d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fa804858f6446a5bff29c17ee57b1bc"><paragraph id="idcb58d442fc9e498e8a9ab3cafce2e379" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>To ensure transparency in the decision-making and grant-making process of the Foundation, the Foundation shall—</text><subparagraph id="id9b6bfa6c32004d719b16f3e2f3fba1b6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide feedback to an individual or entity that submits a completed research concept for which the individual or entity has private funding but that does not receive a public match from the Foundation for the program or initiative;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id176345fa2b134e4e852503cdc43a4d37" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide feedback to one or more researchers who apply for but do not receive a research grant within a Foundation-led program or initiative; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64e7f7c2530b4a0a8a9b95160485dfa5" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, undergo a third-party strategic review to solicit feedback from the food and agricultural community on the quality of feedback provided by the Foundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06cbae3b49454399ac5a1d144960c878"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1)(A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f3d1447d4314ed8ae4b950657ff9d40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BF68F646A8E408F8DA370D55CF67F93"><clause id="idd7acff24f7b04168a5f725548d9d151f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>General funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc348e761818844818ef7e9ef9e6052b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ida8f4eab17a414b5592c81cddbcd68273"><enum>7502.</enum><header>Heirs property and fractionated land legal clinics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle F of title VII of the Agricultural Act of 2014 is amended by inserting after section 7603 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125a-1">7 U.S.C. 3125a–1</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65FDCF0B98A14D9F93050AC73B8A59F1"><section id="id477b83a8cb504149b6569709e8212432"><enum>7603A.</enum><header>Heirs property and fractionated land legal clinics</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd55e65731b874a30a784e4eda18dd11e"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb872a6b78984a01901d2fb6162faa27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>1862 Institution; 1890 Institution</header><text>The terms <term>1862 Institution</term> and <term>1890 Institution</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9d8507191c444b588b7e1fc9324aee2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>1994 Institution</header><text>The term <term>1994 Institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide41c8c3f650f4fd9b49ca5e958b4ea55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><text>The Secretary shall support the provision of legal services to resolve ownership and succession on farmland, including heirs property and fractionated land, by entering into cooperative agreements with 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions, and 1862 Institutions that demonstrate the ability to provide such legal services through—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccee6caca16e4983a6ece8b95f144e23"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the law school of the 1890 Institution, 1994 Institution, or 1862 Institution; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6febf83ce7f7483f91405a33c1a7c5ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a partnership with—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50dff5e93efd4d8a8d61980f698c1f13"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit legal organization or community-based organization with experience providing such legal services; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id375433a965c749a68e93ee8a6db8185d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an accredited law school of another institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2683a15591f4ceeb8f43855631533bd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In entering into cooperative agreements under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give priority to 1890 Institutions and 1994 Institutions.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc59e821833fa4665bbd749a6992d1a77"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PB1521B6E4718C005F3B875966E39E7C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7503.</enum><header>Critical Agricultural Materials Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(a)(2) of the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/178n">7 U.S.C. 178n(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CE83BF1BD6040BF8BAAA234198BE146" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7504.</enum><header>Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994</header><subsection id="PAFFF3A1A459E968E657EA392EE62FBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Endowment for 1994 institutions</header><text>Section 533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2ffeb0d17744c5c87f828f33a435307"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appropriations</header><text>Section 534(a)(1) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id625ecf6614094df9a282a29caca39933"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1996</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cf0917324b44461973cc321885f8445"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>equal to</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="P3AFA0AAE4FA83BCBCAFA5F8EA3EBE01"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Institutional capacity building grants</header><text>Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbf60d6f134a841558dd9d3bc2fe36c94" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42b8816134e7474986b10b6e130bc996"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id982c9962f1bd49acb9581f1da7540fd4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>with—</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F20F3717D764D6BAC66E7B0A71F72CA"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id150a2e9de81c4b22aa83d75cf23408f5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 1994 Institution that receives a grant under subsection (a) may conduct research described in that subsection under a cooperative agreement with—</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f5faaed7ffe4b39b6ddfde70e5b9db7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>at least 1</quote> and inserting <quote>1 or more</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dd4fd05e111488fa8dfd791f7835447"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idca896eb54b8b4ac7bfd3c5ec8e9b1eb7" commented="no"><enum>7505.</enum><header>Report on the extension service needs of Tribal lands and populations</header><subsection id="id881e4fd827eb4739a86ac74c2aa16b82" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the <term>Comptroller General</term>) shall conduct a study of—</text><paragraph id="id8e3916658cbd4fb4b3ff9afe0f5e4608" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extension service needs with respect to Tribal lands and Tribal populations, regardless of the location of those populations; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1298c52a932446982d6e5abc8918bb0" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether the cooperative extension program and the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program established under section 1677 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5930">7 U.S.C. 5930</external-xref>) are meeting those needs, including by examining, for the most recent 20 years—</text><subparagraph id="id67d558c93aba49cab49709b2574a05ae" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the total amount of Federal funding received in each State for extension services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c01f1c600f34983917d178eb2a247d8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the types of extension services, including extension services on agriculture, serving the Tribal population in each State and the amount of funding spent on each type of extension service in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ce5d7e5f25f4e448e67bf370e1fbd35" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Tribal population in each State; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb0ded1f9b4d4e00aab89e6e85d4cb58" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>how the program established under section 1677 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5930">7 U.S.C. 5930</external-xref>) was established when that section was enacted by Congress and the significant changes to the operation and funding of that program since that enactment. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2a66ec8787fd45f09decb18df12109e2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0818f018d6294b2094a84c290a0b8ba9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit a report describing the results of the study to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02a545c0fe3044b69b116d9b43b3e32f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Comptroller General finds under the study under subsection (a) that the existing cooperative extension program and the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program are not meeting the needs described in subsection (a)(1), the report under paragraph (1) shall include such legislative and other recommendations as the Comptroller General determines would result in a system under which those needs are met in an equitable and effective manner.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id5285221D1F0643C78B6DF63E4E07A6B5" commented="no"><enum>7506.</enum><header>Restoration of 4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> name and emblem authority</header><subsection id="id6579874b384d4743b3abd8eeccb37a22" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id541ED9EFEF2E4F6CA641C1C03512F68F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> club</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="id90C2A55A2945477E958E47E0B5478E35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>4-H club</term> means a 4-H club recognized under the 4-H Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id217EDEBCD3B848A5A327D31FEA99718C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>4-H club</term> includes an authorized agent of a 4-H club.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6357d9be91e4431aaab43cb3c360c9a6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> emblem or name</header><text>The term <term>4-H emblem or name</term> means the 4-H sign or emblem, consisting of a green four-leaf clover with stem and the letter <quote>H</quote> in white or gold on each leaflet, and the words <quote>4-H</quote>, <quote>4-H Club</quote>, and <quote>4-H Clubs</quote>, used to identify and distinguish the 4-H Program and the activities, clubs, members, goods, and services of the 4-H Program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2412e8d9225d499a8f269632b732919a" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> Program</header><subparagraph id="id792D17AC530848479CFA240E64D432F2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>4-H Program</term> means the youth development program of the land-grant colleges or universities, the Cooperative Extension System (as defined by the Secretary), and the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42E69842CA30422185D313BAC5BF67E0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>4-H Program</term> includes an authorized agent of the 4-H Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc043bcb3802041d683f99d157aca2a9a" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Land-grant college or university</header><subparagraph id="id8DF27259E3D04E2B9539BA6F276C8893" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>land-grant college or university</term> means an 1862 Institution, an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 Institution (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66DDBD4A72174349ACF81BFA02BF5558" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>land-grant college or university</term> includes an authorized agent of a land-grant college or university.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1101416991f4157b3893a84f0e18768" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of repeal; ratification</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80ef2f83f314439899a40ca0ed07170c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civil acts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any civil act or action of the 4-H Program, a 4-H club, the Secretary, or a land-grant college or university taken with respect to the use of the 4-H emblem or name, or the recognition of any 4-H club, during the period beginning on May 8, 1914, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, is deemed to be of legal force and effect and ratified as if section 1002(3) of the Clean Up the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</external-xref>; 134 Stat. 2155) had not been enacted into law.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabfc4eb77f524138be59b556991c7501"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on criminal law</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects the effect on criminal law of the repeal made by section 1002(3) of the Clean Up the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</external-xref>; 134 Stat. 2155).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id28d31c2c21944831be99590a09a9134b" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorizations for use of 4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> emblem or name; fees; deposits</header><paragraph id="id41b12bd1fe5d4d60b47232e8515815d2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="id935189cab2744d1fb6684dfaeb751d96" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use the 4-H emblem or name; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0a93d1be4684386b8dffc007bc2c13a" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grant authorizations to use the 4-H emblem or name, as provided by regulations issued by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida25e2a00a533442cafc2c0b175867e39" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>An authorization under paragraph (1) may be granted—</text><subparagraph id="id5147ad9f9a7e45b09484c699b77ac3a8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without a fee or other consideration; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7128884ec8f44f86b5f9935d8884d416" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for a fee or other consideration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id20df34a36c534d0b8c81fdec41687ae5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of fees</header><text>The Secretary shall deposit into a special account any fees collected under paragraph (2)(B), the amounts in which shall remain available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for furthering the 4-H Program. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4350033368dc49c891cda2b7be89d786" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Unauthorized use of 4-<enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header> emblem or name</header><paragraph id="idee6be45b4d414f379535ac90b03b6648" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Whoever, other than the 4-H Program, a 4-H club, the Department of Agriculture, a land-grant college or university, and those authorized by them, uses in commerce the 4-H emblem or name or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of the 4-H emblem or name to indicate membership in an association, organization, or other collective group, or in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising of goods or services, on or in connection with which that use is likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive as to membership or participation in, an affiliation, connection, or association with, or authorization or approval by, a 4-H club or the 4-H Program, shall be subject to the civil action in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4dad6049c00d40aba9a7b9d53b1372cd" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Civil action</header><text>The Attorney General on behalf of the Secretary, or contract counsel procured by the Secretary, may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against whoever engages in any of the prohibited acts described in paragraph (1) for the remedies provided in the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the <quote>Trademark Act of 1946</quote> or the <quote>Lanham Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1051">15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5d71a2e5acd84e2394b135b9658f2901" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clauses</header><paragraph id="id8C8CAB59D0AA4112AEB3665B403D0C3F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prior authorized uses</header><text>Nothing in this section makes unlawful the use of any emblem, name, sign, symbol, insignia, or words that was lawful on December 26, 2020.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55EB2C7434D64ED08C9C3833922D1955" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Secretary to delegate authority of the Secretary as otherwise authorized by law. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id14bff825b743450fa13c73709bd302c8" commented="no"><enum>7507.</enum><header>Amendments to the Hatch Act</header><subsection id="id60776969b231462eb360269345d1301a" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>Section 3(d)(1) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/361c">7 U.S.C. 361c(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>agricultural research</quote> and inserting <quote>agricultural research, for graduate student tuition and fees,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2cc2078bde9f40b28712aae82615c7ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Section 4 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/361d">7 U.S.C. 361d</external-xref>) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>administrative planning</quote> and inserting <quote>graduate student tuition and fees, administrative planning</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="iddc1d8520e48a43cb8e12b41021ae9cf9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment of allotments to State agricultural experiment stations</header><text>Section 5 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/361e">7 U.S.C. 361e</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab7852d5afaf48ecb5e357f243a42cdd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence, by striking <quote>officer known as a director, and a treasurer or other officer appointed by the government board of the station</quote> and inserting <quote>officer, to be known as a <quote>State Agricultural Experiment Station Director</quote>, and a treasurer</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id632c1243981840629dce1ad4b1bd384a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the third sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf7b4f55dc5043bcb8307f1e0b8b5da8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or other officer</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2769b068a6ee4ff38b975ffa77d3e44f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>director</quote> and inserting <quote>State Agricultural Experiment Station Director,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PBCE87ED04684313D92C5B48FFC9B3C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7508.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research Facilities Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/390d">7 U.S.C. 390d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EE4060ADE844B54A4E91D3AD33829B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Subject to</quote> in subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0BBA7FFCE3B4179BA14D0A3EE89C73F"><section id="id10ABB4CC81B04619B6DF58A173E91B5C"><enum>6.</enum><header>Funding</header><subsection id="id112CDCCB71744A63B1F4692C8D04C843"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="id497E4C8283A144708F8DCC360DD0D60D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the competitive grant program under section 4 $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF84FBF7972B14DA4B63987E9B354EFF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Subject to</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddab861e7ba1e4995b0c710dbf14a370b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2) (as so designated), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id46cc02a0b9584f1ba005b0b373a51d8e" commented="no"><enum>7509.</enum><header>Public cultivar development</header><subsection id="id6a656e3b91a841c2865c63db118406f3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3157">7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idacc7ed418e8d4191b719d90f21b3b031" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting <quote>regionally adapted cultivar and breed development,</quote> before <quote>selection theory,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7b9f01933d684afca7da5a3460b0fead" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(iv), by inserting <quote>regionally adapted breed development,</quote> before <quote>selection theory,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69f6cfb1e93744a6a253fb9800b4aa91" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than October 1, 2026, 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 that provides information on all public cultivar and animal germplasm research funded by the Department of Agriculture, including—</text><paragraph id="idc2aa18a31566415993e128a084f4d393" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of the research funded by the Department of Agriculture relating to public cultivar and animal germplasm development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c5368be037540d882984474ff7987b6" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identified research gaps relating to public cultivar and animal germplasm development; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddfd35df0d6524888882f8e0d3107734e" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations to improve coordination of all public cultivar and animal germplasm work across the Department of Agriculture, including engagement with relevant stakeholders.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id651FF21328B64276922A36443864C3EB"><enum>7510.</enum><header>Agriculture and Food Research Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3157">7 U.S.C. 3157(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida76af8d9ed57474387d612d48a1ca70d" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcdfa91b53704b3fbfcd79573b5c480d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting <quote>, including shellfish</quote> before the semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2256e9d5fe944f809c9448ceb386161d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><clause id="id07ee430a92c64621bcd0d02d5dbb686f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (vii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id0558b5d112fb45a78295c3e5b62b9d67" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id3ab3b6a5d70e4013ba9b89f3665f78de" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebf5d3618a5a4d6bb7b8ef9b184569ca"><clause id="idaa7174742b2f41368df784137983a3f0" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4680dae1dd2543fbb8e09422af7f5c56" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><clause id="id637656d46c5b421ca1f70e48f41e4def" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id0e250b187e6348d78f9fae4bd8e93e24" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6d149ec88dc47e0a8f38299a25b98f8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85C0DDDC672F410DA2F71F7830F65182"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e1dcc03adec45b49d07a64beff6cd44"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">precision agriculture technologies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa746f5c070949e1bbd62961d130b5de"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, and other production technologies used in controlled-environment agricultural production; and</text></clause><clause id="id00eb11a491da40d881e0caaf0cdc426e" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>food loss and waste prevention and reduction, including new technologies to extend shelf life and new opportunities for new upcycled food products.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf36972a24fbc45b1a38a25f971354afe"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)—</text><clause id="id036258d0b8ed41deb490650887468612" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (vii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idf534b6f839df40569c5b62315e64e86e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id20da9d5bbfdd4fc185a27e33acc75f70" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3ac80f6ba5541cdab2f73efc74faf80"><clause id="id3af6a0d81620454f8db7063a1db29604" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>workforce training, education, research, and outreach activities relating to the food and agricultural sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3644f4cfad29450a85c62584b45fd97c" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae01e1d564ef47e5a9afa1f41aca4f53"><subparagraph id="id1fb58051639f4bf597e4241148590537" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation</header><text>Agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation, including—</text><clause id="id636c02e5cfd54c279caea9e3b8dea26b" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>strategies for agricultural adaptation to climate change and drought, including strategies for small and medium-sized farms and ranches;</text></clause><clause id="idbba32bdac546410bb2c898fba271ac20" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on-farm mitigation strategies and solutions, including infrastructure, equipment, and ecosystems-based strategies;</text></clause><clause id="id0835be0369b04d839ca7ab12d1c76527" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>economic and social costs and benefits of adopting conservation practices to mitigate and adapt to climate change;</text></clause><clause id="id762fd6680ce0428d9cd49b3a8b0fcf67" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>ecosystem service co-benefits of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change;</text></clause><clause id="idc874665eb69c433d908919d1444573e6" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>new technologies, methods, and models to measure and predict greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration; and</text></clause><clause id="ide5f8febd39dd47cc8c606f0f51643eab" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the intersection of agricultural production, soil health, climate change, and human health.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d0b7b25ffaf497e9d63052d9fce77ab" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id331822b8adec4f7e8524a46bf3afc8b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida314fd1d88b84e89b67895e5067e2d8b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba2c414e8b7b46a4b14465c147b480b5"><subparagraph id="id53c60db8421d45dc92a62f6fb2f4ac21" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to a consortium of junior or community colleges (as defined in section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058</external-xref>)) that may partner with land-grant colleges or universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)), to carry out workforce training, education, research, and outreach priorities described in paragraph (2)(F)(ix).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14103ab371b146f29b11743aafc8884a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idA931DCDA10F8449593F6EFE436963E03"><enum>7511.</enum><header>Extension Design and Demonstration Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3157">7 U.S.C. 3157(d)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idB8DA8AD079B543298FF36CD96715C539"><enum>7512.</enum><header>Biomass research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9008(h)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8108">7 U.S.C. 8108(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="P216E153D49B08AB73E28988E2BC8700"><enum>7513.</enum><header>Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978</header><subsection id="P2FCB93774A254D0A165DB38B6CFBC70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1675">16 U.S.C. 1675</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="P59937D044534835735842CB36CEF84F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination date</header><text>Section 8 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1671">16 U.S.C. 1671</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/306">Public Law 95–306</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="PF78E3D694C66DE4E1EA30CBA324DF41"><enum>7514.</enum><header>National Aquaculture Act of 1980</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2809">16 U.S.C. 2809</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idB18B5F5EB59C404DACE7EB6F775FA8CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7517D909A6254AC7A4819F8C9B642EB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>the</quote> before <quote>Interior</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P04CC9C02417A85986C45D08A2E7CACB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7515.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal agriculture research facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (title XIV of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/198">Public Law 99–198</external-xref>; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section id="id36F43C643EEB4BEA827659D9C0519D27" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7516.</enum><header>Enhanced use lease authority program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 308(b)(6)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125a">7 U.S.C. 3125a</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/354">Public Law 103–354</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271120ddabc344d28970eb590ca95bbb"><enum>7517.</enum><header>Agrivoltaic systems</header><subsection id="H2A3E1270AF214F8EB522E97F68EB600B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of agrivoltaic system</header><text>In this section, the term <term>agrivoltaic system</term> means a system under which solar energy production and agricultural production, including crop or animal production, occurs in an integrated manner on the same piece of land through the duration of a project.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c0171ed645342a58d10605827b879b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><paragraph id="H0B5D04DDEB1C48B598F992893D5F118C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and relevant experts, shall conduct a study on agrivoltaic systems that shall include—</text><subparagraph id="HBBB122CE4A13404C992BEB8AE7C16310" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of the current research and gaps in research relating to the regional compatibility of different species of livestock with different agrivoltaic panel and agrivoltaic system designs, including— </text><clause id="H3922AF5FEB74444DA27B011E97189EA2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the optimal height of and distance between solar panels for—</text><subclause id="HE7D1AD46840F4869BA591A3365F7F1F7" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>livestock grazing; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H1EEC166F8D4A4B88AFA5B1B00FC93937" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shade for livestock;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H959E9928588C4AFE81D10981C50DA161" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>manure management considerations;</text></clause><clause id="H3E9DDF7D530446FDA14CFF9AA2E10B44" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>fencing requirements;</text></clause><clause id="H08E58A55B16241E0A81587ED89727A89" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other animal handling considerations; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6162633d656549e6930e64bd935ff923"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the incorporation of apiculture;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbca8fd60c7e84a5094f258c0c69d6787" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of animal breeding research needs with respect to beneficial and compatible characteristics and behaviors of different species of grazing animals in agrivoltaic systems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F3CE4F57D04C2085633E909397853B" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a review of the current research and gaps in research relating to the regional compatibility of different crop types with different agrivoltaic system designs, including—</text><clause id="HBCCF742B7D804484954ED12C708634E6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the optimal height of and distance between solar panels for—</text><subclause id="H777061A3C42C47B7BB9958730C8623DD" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>plant shading; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HEA4C272C08E540748E145EFC8AF7DE2B" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>farm equipment use;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H9AEE5C77ECD84425BEDCA9C4D7CE3C48" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact on crop yield;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id862b1d2aa73d45eb99fdb7a97ce169d6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on soil moisture and water availability; and</text></clause><clause id="H688660A0868C4CCBA12DAA8CE361AC4B" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>market opportunities to sell crops at a premium price; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3350d6bbc3414ee7b6273cc518924078" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assessment of plant breeding research needs with respect to beneficial and compatible characteristics of different crops, including specialty and perennial crops, in agrivoltaic systems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38C59DC823DA4634AD5B5BB70158FB33" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a risk-benefit analysis of agrivoltaic systems in different regions of the United States, including a comparison between the total greenhouse gas impact of agrivoltaic systems and solar energy systems that displace agricultural production;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc01966393d474785845569f49e33d6a3" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>an assessment of the economic scalability of agrivoltaic systems across different agricultural land types, production systems, and regional markets;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24cf46a5e4b647c68f1952e81e047b35" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an assessment of the types of agricultural land best suited and worst suited for agrivoltaic systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id166eb7cda6b04e7986138143edc91953" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>an assessment of how to best develop agrivoltaic systems on a national and local scale consistent with—</text><clause id="idc6526c8fb4a44b1cbec7f0954ac23aaa" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintaining or increasing agricultural production;</text></clause><clause id="id76dcd9502d084c2f93187b6fad911379" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing agricultural resilience;</text></clause><clause id="idcd4d8bf47a314c9888cbfa478cde6b29" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>retaining prime farmland;</text></clause><clause id="ide86b4544e72f41fcab0cbc46e9bfc98a" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing economic opportunities in farming and rural communities;</text></clause><clause id="id5190397152ee408bb38be61579f56b50" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reducing nonfarmer ownership of farmland; and</text></clause><clause id="id8ea1b3d06202455cb2d390d7f536939d" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>enhancing biodiversity;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id685c3945db1c4af4833350f8cd72bbaa" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an assessment of the unique risk management and crop insurance needs of agrivoltaic systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6ea18f04d5447eab22435f0c8d04af4" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>an assessment of how Federal procurement of agricultural products could help build a market for agricultural products from farms with agrivoltaic systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89bfb84a7eaf43a9bc6f6df823931ba9" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>an assessment of appropriate modifications to better incorporate agrivoltaic systems into existing Federal—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide20049b0638e4b89b03bfd9c19bf7080"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural conservation programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id916189d2e8c149f3aca51a494ecb9d69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural risk management programs, including Federal crop insurance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd24e9148b6324a1a86ec84506b334420"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">renewable energy programs; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25ffff09d90c4d94b715e616f7ba167f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural procurement programs; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd801faa564a840f1b8b7f60b58148bb9"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investment tax credits. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H433D9289C7B6429CBF00C198215E382B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>5-year plan</header><text>Based on the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop a 5-year plan for using the research, extension, outreach, conservation, and renewable energy activities of the Department of Agriculture to better support agrivoltaic systems that do not displace agricultural production.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A9D09A86FF14CA8BC197CA7579939E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDBB6FA2E57CB4043BA5EDF6CC10E4413"><enum>7518.</enum><header>Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation joint research and development activities</header><subsection id="HB42120AC3CCD479B94FA6977D699D5A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out, with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of the National Science Foundation, cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities focused on the joint advancement of Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation mission requirements and priorities.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF544CA5F680A4EC4B3DF96B574E5CE5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Memoranda of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out and coordinate the activities under subsection (a) through the establishment of one or more memoranda of understanding, or other appropriate interagency agreements, with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of the National Science Foundation. </text></subsection><subsection id="H521FBBDA9FE343958C4374F8C8140EF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out the activities under subsection (a), the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation may—</text><paragraph id="H82FE961C99A543F5B5287A901AF09FFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct collaborative research over a variety of focus areas, such as—</text><subparagraph id="H1D77FD6B8D034764B407DB9D2EA058DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>modeling and simulation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data assimilation, large-scale data analytics, and predictive analysis in order to optimize algorithms for purposes relating to agriculture and rural energy, such as life cycle analysis of agricultural or rural energy systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCADFBC99C3748DC9FAE829AF6197F6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fundamental agricultural, biological, computational, and environmental science and engineering, including advanced crop science, crop protection, breeding, and biological pest control;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF39AF29FF884BE5979B150208133971"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integrated natural resources and the energy-water nexus in agricultural or rural communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45CC4A8BA59043B4B6DE05C7ECECAA3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advanced biomass, biobased products, and biofuels, including in collaboration with the activities authorized under title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8101">7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D23E1ECDBC544B48019CBCEBEBC407A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>diverse feedstocks for economically and environmentally sustainable fuels, including aviation and naval fuels;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E51F8DE271A46869DDC55949FE7D146"><enum>(F)</enum><text>colocation of agricultural resources and activities and ecosystem services with diverse energy technologies and resources, such as geothermal energy, nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, natural gas, hydropower, and energy storage;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF19E2B0AD6BD4B2F9464FC063F8BFDEB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>colocation of agricultural resources and activities with carbon storage and utilization technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76F8C949C1974162857BF4CB1074416C"><enum>(H)</enum><text>invasive species management to further the work done by the Federal Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1814BA59FE394D869B23C34496693BB8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of transformative science and technology solutions in the agriculture and energy sectors, including in collaboration with the programs authorized under section 1473H of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319k">7 U.S.C. 3319k</external-xref>) and section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16538">42 U.S.C. 16538</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61E6DDC303094353B8B9B3DC1566CD12"><enum>(J)</enum><text>grid modernization and grid security and resiliency for the purpose of improving and strengthening electric service in rural areas; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H553FB2D3C6A24B73B8D4EC5FF49FBB24"><enum>(K)</enum><text>agricultural and rural technology development, including manufacturing, precision agriculture technologies, mechanization and automation technologies, and technologies that strengthen the food supply chain; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3F9D14E64A9433D9F64645472716080"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wildfire risks and prevention, including the power sector’s role in fire prevention and mitigation and wildfire impacts on energy infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8255795a05bc43f1802a3662c61b2013"><enum>(M)</enum><text>technologies to address food and nutrition security, including food loss and waste; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b8805295d734d50877c81d5c0f6b850"><enum>(N)</enum><text>other relevant topics, as jointly agreed to by the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42CBDBE504C84AEF8D800398118FBEB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information with variable accuracy and scale;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BEB26E57D3844C79D8D26CB384F0982"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote collaboration, open community-based development, and data and information sharing between Federal agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, nonprofit institutions, industry partners, and other appropriate entities by providing reliable access to secure data and information that are in compliance with Federal rules and regulations;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87BDD80954284660B4BEF90721A03B0B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support research infrastructure and workforce development as the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation determine necessary; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE872EB9928E744C9ADC298D55C03B3EA"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct collaborative research, development, and demonstration of methods and technologies—</text><subparagraph id="HB4250B0158724EFC81434C4F40E2E275"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve the efficiency of agriculture operations and processing of agricultural products; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4532BF2BF4B64FC9BB6182B872E499E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with such operations and such processing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EA8C83D58CB4D15AB0A4B6E4956A172"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>In carrying out the activities under subsection (a), the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation may—</text><paragraph id="H9FE372780FB94B98893C8FB25FB1BA71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out reimbursable agreements between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and other entities in order to maximize the effectiveness of research and development; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6847EAB13F304E3CA42424EE9330D797"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collaborate with other Federal agencies as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFBF609804A9A4032A5ED0FF5FEE61518"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall jointly submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report detailing the following:</text><paragraph id="H3FE2E0F1F6B04C40A299406CEED1FF02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Interagency coordination between each Federal agency involved in the research and development activities carried out under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6330785E1B664E1EAEB1F4CF63FCFFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7027C4E2336A4299B65111EDD5B881A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Collaborative research achievements.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB3388A80F4748F78B953A3C427C9CA4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Areas of future mutually beneficial successes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7280C059F3BF41C6BEA00B331F5C1210"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Continuation of coordination activities between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7500DABE4BE740AFAA113EBC4B21BCF8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities authorized under this section shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/19231">42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.</external-xref>). </text></subsection></section><section id="id192264cb1b3e47eb91780dcf1ec5f0ca"><enum>7519.</enum><header>National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Economic Development Administration partnership on cooperative extension activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Commerce that provides for coordination and collaboration between the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Economic Development Administration to—</text><paragraph id="id7b277d843eb046f9b7b0452ae32d3d02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify Economic Development Administration funding opportunities for cooperative extension activities at State cooperative institutions (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida8945406cd89498a94b0363b7587d6c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish a list of the funding opportunities identified under paragraph (1); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f715af9c3f141f1955fceb891bb3848"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide targeted outreach to State cooperative institutions (as so defined) to ensure that the State cooperative institutions are aware of the funding opportunities identified under paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header>Forestry</header><subtitle id="id0f150735dbe045cd8ce2b053c628db55" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>Forest data modernization</header><section id="id8166049310374fc5a43ce8f6c1679f9a"><enum>8101.</enum><header>Forest inventory and analysis</header><subsection id="id31cb9ff22c62404db0fbc7751c5e6b9c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id52c844f167984e58ae1350f6569a3712"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id0f8d654718f44c148572a36a805d114a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>their resources</quote> and inserting <quote>the resources of those forests, including forest carbon,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d5c091b686d4eeeafa17fb2c5f3c74a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In compliance</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff3c6d57858f4856860b9d196fd8add9"><subparagraph id="id0ecb02316db74c8aa95af4cf530fa79c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In compliance</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80431fe72bb0462e9c89c51a430a4105"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ccbab2c3724ebe951e20698070ab8a"><subparagraph id="idfc508af26f1649558115570f6f38f645"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional methods</header><text>Under the program under this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out, as a data collection method—</text><clause id="id740ccd39129d4d56a1db378b14b4be4c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a national timber products output survey; and</text></clause><clause id="idaeb5c3f1a7a94cf8abc78e1af2253f07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a national woodland owner survey.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15d758915cb74b45bcfdd61613908038"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting <quote>including with respect to available forest carbon data,</quote> after <quote>2 decades,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9dd7c5a56b9a415580c6395ac0bfefbb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id6701029c8d444480bd536b4725812cca"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The standards</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54c04c217a624423ac7b8f332559f321"><subparagraph id="id85c85ac66a35409bb09f2a385f469c73"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The standards described in subparagraph (A)</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9971df73714749bb9d3cb143b1b5802f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(4) <header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">National standards and definitions</header-in-text>.—To ensure</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62235466eaf7427186c86b39da6b8026"><paragraph id="id0676e0988e184ca4b469ffb4224d01a2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National consistency</header><subparagraph id="idca569238cca9453f978b178f16f47159"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Standards and definitions</header><text>To ensure</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48a1afb9c6e04500a33149f8e6c080b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72b7d61a54214a2980fdfa3632b89286"><subparagraph id="id481c802202ea483ab1ce16fe3389ca9d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terminology</header><text>The Secretary shall include a clear description of the definition of <quote>forest</quote> used for purposes of reporting data from inventories and analyses of forests and the resources of forests under this subsection with—</text><clause id="id292584c6d7184f2ba126e1ebb0bdb0c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any data or report provided under the program under this subsection;</text></clause><clause id="idfd328956edf74660a730bb604f9e4d7f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Renewable Resource Assessments prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1601">16 U.S.C. 1601(a)</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="idb04a6bd8f62c40599950bf1a41665681"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any data or report provided to an entity outside the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id44164b1191da4bd8a437ce30bd38bf33"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph id="id42656e3c6b8a45e99e5bb3cc3c29579d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection,</quote> and inserting <quote>In accordance with paragraph (7),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54e4b7860c274e88b48c426924bbd75b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bce909237cb44fd95b96fbcf4fc85f9"><subparagraph id="idaa18a0a75d21487d9b7dd0ed04ca9f42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the organization and procedures necessary to understand and report on changes in land cover and use;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcae1ad92e1cd48bf9c52f45561ab86df"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the organization and procedures necessary to evaluate carbon-related data variables, including soil carbon, collected from forest inventory and analysis plots, timber products output studies, and national woodland owner surveys to ensure that carbon accounting information needs can be met; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida912674a1a6341f6aa245aa05c79f915"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2c7e612d77b4b589f3c54d86762289a"><paragraph id="ida15ea21ddb754d03af9f4e4534027fce"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Updates to strategic plan</header><subparagraph id="id150f73defcdc4dcd90d40c5142b0013b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare an update to the strategic plan under paragraph (6) to include—</text><clause id="id9853b8d543b447698636bf06e3f8f8f4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a plan to implement nationally consistent data collection protocols and procedures to improve the statistical precision of base program estimates;</text></clause><clause id="id25db39de4cc5463eab4fa2d355e5d1f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pathways to integrate and report on status and trends in—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8404d6d35eec407a8ec21e47f92616e5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forest carbon pools, including below-ground carbon; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id022df72e80cf4f16b70ec5c795d1b9da"><enum>(II)</enum><text>rangeland, wetland, wet meadow, and aquatic carbon sinks;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd256368484d841598150e9dad75091d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans, including the identification of challenges, to collaborate with other Federal agencies, non-Federal partners, and the private sector to integrate existing nationally available data sets and best available commercial technologies, such as remote sensing, spatial analysis techniques, and other new technologies;</text></clause><clause id="idee87fcbe5f014bb29f06bc40f5b3c305"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a plan to increase transparency and clarity in reporting in accordance with paragraph (4)(C);</text></clause><clause id="id1f52758c451c46e48a8828ccbf2b4e0b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a plan to expand current data collection, further integrate remote sensing technology, or both, to include procedures to improve the statistical precision of estimates at the sub-State level;</text></clause><clause id="idd4532a9ae0f14679a00567ddde0ec0b9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a plan to expand current data collection, further integrate remote sensing technology, or both, to include information on renewable biomass supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, regional, and national levels, including by ownership type; and</text></clause><clause id="id4b702ee64e674de5afc4e7c2d2429f1a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>such other matters as the Secretary determines to be appropriate based on recommendations of the Forest Inventory and Analysis National User Group.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc6613126e6e415da89350615efd112c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 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 the update to the strategic plan prepared under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac00c1b8669747b9ad6fd471ee2a7c16"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Further updates</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date on which the update is submitted under subparagraph (B), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text><clause id="id1ae91653f1cd4e278722e66bd8513569"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prepare an additional update to the strategic plan; and</text></clause><clause id="idea24c6d4607147e885c1531e69208deb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit the additional update to the committees described in subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9105013d5c6e417282b79c173142f852"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that data collected under this subsection is—</text><subparagraph id="idcebf8e97813f489987463b8a9607ea80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presented in a manner that is easily accessible to the general public and technical experts, including through tools to deliver smaller area estimates; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf0c2731f0004834a2837e8192d5d8c6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collected and made accessible using means that ensure the confidentiality, in accordance with section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2276">7 U.S.C. 2276</external-xref>), of—</text><clause id="id82ddac267f1f43aca032504387687b7c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>plot locations;</text></clause><clause id="id9ea5f9c1689d46ad95025f920895b2da"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nonaggregated data of woodland owners; and</text></clause><clause id="id4bbdfcbe66964f528ed1722e6328fd63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>nonaggregated data from the timber products output survey carried out under paragraph (1)(B)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23818186525942f8af7d369ada6832e5"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Confidentiality of information</header><text>All data collected through the national timber products output survey and the national woodland owners survey under paragraph (1)(B) shall be considered confidential in accordance with section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2276">7 U.S.C. 2276</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc44b56076cb74376bfe08353e1f1b92a"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Annual compilations</header><text>Annually, the Secretary shall prepare and make publicly available a compilation of national forest inventory and analysis forest statistics, which shall be similar to the tables contained in the Renewable Resource Assessments prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1601">16 U.S.C. 1601(a)</external-xref>) and accompanied by relevant geospatial products.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id54fe069bca2345fdb3fe810d1e71d25f"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each year, the Secretary shall publish as part of the forest inventory and analysis business report a detailed description of the progress of the Secretary in implementing the programmatic elements of the strategic plan described in paragraph (6), including—</text><subparagraph id="ide5281648bcec4accba81b6ab84c58a76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs and priorities of the strategic plan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b089694d7d74cb3aada0f6263c555a8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>how the program under this subsection leverages new technology, improves and standardizes collection protocols, and increases workforce capacity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65f757556ee04bb8a1602bff62d98ae4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>Section 2(c) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1641">16 U.S.C. 1641(c)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the <term>Secretary</term>)</quote> after <quote>the Secretary</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id13fd7cc2ebbd406899f9b5d9216011a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Remote sensing technologies</header><text>Section 8632(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>technologies</quote> and inserting <quote>technologies, such as microwave, LiDAR, hyperspectral, and high-resolution remote sensing data, and advanced computing technologies, such as machine learning, for improved modeling, including to provide tabular statistical estimates and geospatial products,</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10888aba5b9241b2b653332c87c2e4fa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section for each fiscal year.</text></subsection></section><section id="id263331622de444af9bc8416106416f0f"><enum>8102.</enum><header>Data on forest management projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef2051bf4475433f9a2e1068b14938a3"><subsection id="id646f3e0efa11470685406c642a00285a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Data on forest management projects</header><paragraph id="idafdaaabc76914b0da21cd076ec588589"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Data collection and mapping</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d76ba00c5684c94873a526209d7e705"><enum>(A)</enum><text>create a publicly available database of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddee5e9a31e8a4a63b87a22a55de5e3a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forest management activities conducted by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, including fuel breaks and hazardous fuel reduction projects; and</text></clause><clause id="idf1b8e0f05a9e47648dff98736b878f28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>features on Federal land that are relevant in the event of a wildland fire, including functional roads and bridges, intact wetlands, and wet meadow systems; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b38aafffda44b2398681bda818af2a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a publicly available map that indicates the management activities and features described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467059afdebf48d8a52c77f70a602cb0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6edac2884faf48c59d046d421f84f226"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The database created under paragraph (1)(A) shall track the progress of the forest management activities described in clause (i) of that paragraph, including anticipated completion dates.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aeb85f5d30c4e8eb9b02215aba3bed4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The map developed under paragraph (1)(B) shall be updated biannually to indicate the status of the management activities and features described in that paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f918f1136e34584a478508513f6cdd7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with non-Federal entities, including affected State fire protection agencies, to incorporate in the map developed under paragraph (1)(B) management activities or features referred to in that paragraph that were developed, are maintained, or otherwise occur on non-Federal land.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id046fa894625b4e87bc85d05bd169216c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Protected Tribal information</header><text>Information prohibited from disclosure under section 8106 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3056">25 U.S.C. 3056</external-xref>) that is included in the database created under paragraph (1)(A) shall not be made public.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0f94cc1701d47b884651052c66b40e1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Timeframe</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall establish the database and map under paragraph (1) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id606e5c14081b41edadc4e965b601b363"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f7e28cd87c4462994085798c1a30412"><enum>8103.</enum><header>Forest and wood products carbon provision</header><subsection id="id8f5b4cfc4dd747dd987bd78422914e64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in collaboration with the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, State foresters, and private sector partners, and in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall establish a publicly available platform to provide measurement, monitoring, verification, and reporting of data regarding the carbon emissions, sequestration, storage, and related atmospheric impacts of forest management and wood products.</text></subsection><subsection id="id0e885c86e3cb436ca4d153c97574d4ab"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall source data, information, and analyses from Department of Agriculture programs, including—</text><paragraph id="id9a6eba9fee964d178e261655d76a1f42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Forest Inventory and Analysis program, including the Timber Products Output Survey;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id97e11fbee50a49b3b845ef3f3c0b652d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service soil carbon estimations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b90f6975afc4df38e748ff2594b769c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Forest Products Laboratory; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5496e9945114cca8fd6a5370bb29c20"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Federal Life Cycle Assessment Commons;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc74ef76e94944ee9b069146c77b55086"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Department of Agriculture entity-level guidelines and subsequent revisions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b4723b76580450fbc4674d690ba14d6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other relevant programmatic data, emerging science, and information sources that are published and made available by the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0c30ee50e8b24829b8aecfbe1ae6b12a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>The platform established by subsection (a) shall provide tools that calculate—</text><paragraph id="idac29ce43bf4846758bcb0cf64655440d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the above- and below-ground forest carbon stocks and stock changes associated with species composition, forest management regime, and landowner types, including small area estimations for regional and localized geographies across the United States, which shall be made available through the Forest Inventory and Analysis program updates and annual reports;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc92f2afe97e34ca2a39bb2d8e6979bb0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the embodied carbon involved in the manufacturing of products, using data from published environmental product declarations and life cycle assessments, which shall be updated as new and more refined data becomes available;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd302d3267b5f4f8cabd5edac80e43841"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the long-term stored carbon in manufactured timber products; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4243e6050ac044bb9b9b1337b998bc4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the carbon displacement of wood products, compared to other materials, using substitution factors.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8d8211c3ddf3408e9534625699c75907"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timeframe</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall establish the platform under subsection (a) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id817c1336293a4a78b7066dce6ca80486"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Data collection</header><text>The platform established by subsection (a) shall be distinct from the database established under subsection (f)(1)(A) of section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="idafbd1fa90d92494197390e3b0c2bf751" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id7275cdce714b4ee8b76c4299e4f1a061" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header>Forest health and management</header><section id="id0025181648cd4334a2519221588edf5c"><enum>8201.</enum><header>Definition of National Forest System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the term <term>National Forest System</term> has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1609">16 U.S.C. 1609(a)</external-xref>). </text></section><part id="id7011e0d61ac349338fe713b980cdad18" style="OLC"><enum>I</enum><header>Forest Service management</header><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idEBFF13C15073498CA28B66DE29D61A8B"><enum>8211.</enum><header>Hazardous fuel reduction on Federal land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6518">16 U.S.C. 6518</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id01A415A593944DDAA6497A819C8857DA"><enum>8212.</enum><header>Insect infestations and related diseases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6556">16 U.S.C. 6556</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id7AA3737D05EA4F1EB1FB8436047055A0"><enum>8213.</enum><header>Insect and disease treatment areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 602(d)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6591a">16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section id="H10102825F7354EF89E61C20094E794C6"><enum>8214.</enum><header>Study on protection of forests from invasive species</header><subsection id="id3A1EADAECA3D44008EA56E606978B13C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract (referred to in this section as the <quote>Contract</quote>) with the National Academy of Sciences, or another nongovernmental entity that the Secretary determines to be most appropriate, under which the National Academy of Sciences or other entity, as applicable, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall conduct, and 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 results of, a study to analyze the available resources that Federal agencies have to research, and find solutions to, nonnative invasive plants, insects, and pathogens. </text></subsection><subsection id="id54425888507E4A29B01F97C9087F8F35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include recommendations—</text><paragraph id="id99AF3CB141954C3B8E9B4420124C42F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="H029CDCC61B7A4976A72FDB1B6AEFA855"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a national policy to effectively counter the threat posed to tree species and forest ecosystems by invasive species (as defined in section 1 of Executive Order 13112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> note; relating to invasive species)), including plants, insects, and pathogens, including preventing the introduction and spread of those invasive species, minimizing the damage caused by those invasive species, and restoring affected tree species to forest ecosystems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF2A3D91D82048B2A32560F645856438"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving coordination and cooperation among Federal agencies with responsibility for management and repair of the decimation of tree species affected by invasive species and associated ecological destruction, including through activities of the National Invasive Species Council; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84F58F8B6BB04F5DB9B781591AFEC60A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addressing the low prioritization by the Federal agencies described in subparagraph (B) of invasive species affecting forests and trees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA94B21C29E95440D918F6EA0E1C020C2"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDD7CC1B1F42A4FD7BD1FCB4F6A794BEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying expertise and site and facility resources within the Federal agencies described in subparagraph (B); and </text></clause><clause id="id26B0D71F623544A792409D9F05A5A7EF" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving coordination among those agencies with respect to the management and repair described in subparagraph (B), including coordination with academic institutions and other appropriate nonprofit organizations; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6838ddf47fe4783bf491f7fca274a93"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identifying opportunities for the National Invasive Species Council to increase the provision of advice and technical assistance relating to the control or prevention of invasive species and the restoration of native species, with an emphasis on services that are available, or could be made available through additional legislation, to the Department of Agriculture, including the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Forest Service; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD97C28A70FEB4B90A583DC3969796B8D"><enum>(F)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6DE9833B6061413C8BBF1EF1F8CC11BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>giving priority to the emergency response of the Department of Agriculture to an emergency relating to invasive species;</text></clause><clause id="id96EC92B3375C405E9C61CFAF668AA7F3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>clarifying the coordination of the Department of Agriculture with other Federal agencies in responding to those emergencies; and </text></clause><clause indent="up1" id="id293CA61B39A24A3E9644C22A74D9FD14"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying funding levels sufficient to carry out responses to those emergencies; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E4665643C0C4CC1B856EB4F3D01C1AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that—</text><subparagraph id="id6E02148433F4487C89339CF1971BC43C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take into account existing Federal resources; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1AA234EF55E642599818686BA0DB155F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be implemented through further legislative and administrative action.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63AB07BD4FD74252A6604458284FF488" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Contract shall require the National Academy of Sciences or other entity, as applicable, to consult with specialists in entomology, genetics, forest pathology, tree breeding, forest and urban ecology, and invasive species management.</text></subsection></section><section id="id17C2979C10BE42F59C0A18ED2B352311"><enum>8215.</enum><header>Forest Service participation in ACES Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3851a">16 U.S.C. 3851a(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id767d238711234111ac66b50fc368e3b1"><enum>8216.</enum><header>Tribal consultation in land use plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id398a5de75cea46c59854aad5429ebeff"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, in consultation with the governing body of any Indian tribe or Alaska Native Corporation that has—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6A50D754876424987D083FC8C5B8329"><paragraph id="idcf1e7e10ebe64cd59f5c27a2cf7987e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rights or interests on the National Forest System land that may be impacted; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11913fa258524925ae2112cd8d8de22d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>access to participate in traditional or cultural practices, or in the protection of scared sites or resources, on the National Forest System land.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0322d40f326a47ba9701cfdb44b46ee5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(9)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8744feb8299c4041a3f41a0d586d8e81"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence, by inserting <quote>and consultation with the governing bodies of Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations,</quote> after <quote>appointed,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id147631184bac4bc4a5f5c0e9f8a3d6c5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by striking <quote>State</quote> and inserting <quote>State, tribal,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id85c2ac8fa2f946e58382f14ddb405432" commented="no"><enum>8217.</enum><header>Prescribed fire centers</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide96a2eecd09e4a1abe16075b61cabbe0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e6faa16fe374f3ba46d72b366123939"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>center</term> means a center established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c68c1718e064d6ea0f5e3160f103c4b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id18d888c94fdc4c3c82786d0ad789b1f1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish 1 or more centers to train individuals in prescribed fire methods and other methods relevant to the mitigation of wildfire risk.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida93c04abd37b4a75b916dec95ab57a68" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Host institutions</header><text>The 1 or more centers shall be developed in collaboration with 1 or more institutions of higher education and located at—</text><paragraph id="ide52fa4cecae143fdba92346bf6c23a62" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 or more institutions of higher education; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d09944ffa5b4f4dac3936930e9ab09b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an existing Federal land management facility.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfd7e5b4dc93b4b42995dd84ad80e50e1" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The 1 or more centers shall advance the following goals:</text><paragraph id="id6d90ad7668f546db9e100d2e9aa19df4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Training individuals, including wildland firefighters, foresters, scientists, and land managers, to safely and effectively plan and conduct prescribed fires and vegetation management activities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a3a5cf257fc4934b6b3b299d6abf51f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Conducting research on the use of prescribed fire methods in tandem with other forest restoration methods to achieve greater forest health and resiliency outcomes, including coordinating with research stations, institutions of higher education, and Indian Tribes to include the latest research on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bea5d3b1d56452e89235367b0f24bca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">social science, human dimensions, and traditional ecological knowledge to best inform those aspects of prescribed fire; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb790c77b7b36459794655be8172696f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fuels, forest health, and resiliency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15f6539a0bf24bd4a6abf73a8d4d2726" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing and advancing interdisciplinary science relating to wildfire, including social science and human dimensions of wildfire, in consultation with stakeholders who—</text><subparagraph id="id4ebd9100d7bb45178222119282fdb9b3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will benefit from the outcomes of that science or use it to benefit populations at risk from wildfire; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa813fb73080462c8852a5873514f488" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will coordinate with 1 or more other centers in developing and advancing that science.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf90c692aa8c4ee0875efbe7c4ffa67e" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conducting ongoing and forward-looking needs assessments among stakeholders, including Federal and State agencies and Indian Tribes, to determine common need requirements and emerging challenges to reduce wildfire risk and adapt communities to increased risk from wildfire, including the following hazard-related focus areas:</text><subparagraph id="id004a3f2a8dd443bdb975b976b0c7cfd9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Increasing disaster resilience.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a24012743514790852d185b4f4b650b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Mitigation and management methods.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef12487daad246598a64860e9e739c8a" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Air quality.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45b777a08d0843c293749bf07b6d933f" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Firestorm weather forecasting and burn-area debris flow forecasting, including empirical and modeling research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f997a2737bf4286a1be2fb5cf3dae97" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Collaborating with Federal wildfire scientists at the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and other relevant agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43e7ff6b409b4679a49c2b5e7fe53eea" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Identifying, through a detailed engagement process targeting defined end-users, the requirements and delivery mechanisms for products and services that are practical and will have an impact on mitigating wildfire risk.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8de7868c04104c2a9f5317a33ac1897c" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Promoting technology transfer with pathways for dissemination, implementation, and application of research results on the ground, using and enhancing previous research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida54c55291ca447a9b7ad731cd9fdd590" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Ensuring the connectivity and interoperability of distributed services to maximize synergies and benefits across services.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0591ac7ba60a4d54bd6c449a56043625" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Developing open digital infrastructure to make research data, science, and models open for all sectors to use.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idad9153bfd20d40d7bac7c2bc3432b281" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Understanding the effectiveness of historical and current wildfire management and suppression strategies, including on wildfires that start in wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, or inventoried roadless areas.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide98da518e750481099b892b2e5540de4" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Location</header><paragraph id="id830eb47ca9884aa583309f9fe03fd058" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In selecting the locations for the 1 or more centers, the Secretary shall prioritize locations—</text><subparagraph id="id4704f70fdcfd4e4ba3fe59ebfa79e6e4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with no nearby Federal prescribed fire training center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id157740b2f2f5402d9eac001f58c23c1a" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with high wildfire risk; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id334d48517103413e9fa698fe8d43c18a" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that would offer prescribed training in forest types not accessible through other Federal prescribed fire training centers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde868957ab414eb3b5aa57578481b3c9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with the Joint Fire Science Program to solicit and evaluate proposals for the locations of the 1 or more centers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9dd356e511c84ba49dcf102c9c6d5f7f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, based on the consultation under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall select locations for the 1 or more centers. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf04a6ebe2cb94e1f9d11ab41580f6915" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id724a2664e4ad4fc18a162d8922c86e50"><enum>8218.</enum><header>Cost-share waiver for rehabilitation from wildland fires</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd12faa8f5c24f80a549a31a441ccb11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66f3dcbf338247bd978c0c9c46c4e897"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered matching requirement</header><text>The term <term>covered matching requirement</term> means a requirement under a program of the Secretary for wildland fire recovery for a State, Indian Tribe, locality, or individual to provide matching funds, in cash, for a project.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d3b89866fd64df5a0f9636d446f1b14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered wildland fire</header><text>The term <term>covered wildland fire</term> means a wildland fire that the Secretary determines to be a result of management activities conducted by the Secretary on National Forest System land. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idace84608863f4426b90bbd31819e12a7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Wildland fire</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideebe93ac87b64acaa4538d1b01c273d8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>wildland fire</term> means any non-structure fire that occurs in vegetation or natural fuels. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cddb834fcf04ba5918ec98074860bbb"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>wildland fire</term> includes wildfire, prescribed fire, and any direct or indirect damage resulting in watershed impairment. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7ea762d47a3649bdb52c6f2e07d7ceaf" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may waive any covered matching requirement for a project in response to a covered wildland fire that is in an area affected by that covered wildland fire. </text></subsection></section><section id="id1c5d7a5d5ce0456abc4c1301274f8e50"><enum>8219.</enum><header>Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8630(j) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1772">43 U.S.C. 1772</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id831e54bde0504db6911404374f4b95b5"><enum>8220.</enum><header>Permits and agreements with electric utilities</header><subsection id="idc7dbd0d8dd9e4438959ed4dbc9e67fc4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any special use permit or easement on National Forest System land provided to an electric utility, the Secretary may provide permission to cut and remove trees or other vegetation, including hazardous vegetation that increases fire risk, from within 150 feet of distribution lines or transmission lines without requiring a separate timber sale, if that cutting and removal is consistent with—</text><paragraph id="id1190a4f883264559ba97f4fa40d88197"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the applicable land management plan; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaafa57b3642543a99ca30d0239b0f8e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other applicable environmental laws (including regulations).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2c9a837aefa342199c5a87752c9b24ce"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of proceeds</header><text>A special use permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal described in subsection (a) shall include a requirement that, if the applicable electric utility sells any portion of the material removed under the permit or easement, the electric utility shall provide to the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, any proceeds received from the sale, less any transportation costs incurred in the sale.</text></subsection><subsection id="id75841092a95445ec8f75f28a3fbc308e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in subsection (b) shall require the sale of any material removed under a permit or easement that includes permission for cutting and removal described in subsection (a). </text></subsection></section></part><part id="id017430750d3642ae9dee87de8db83842" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>State, private, and Tribal partnerships</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PB09FECAC43DC37BE15EF0FA555E00C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8231.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for State assessments and strategies for forest resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2A(f)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2101a">16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idD49E0767CE5749FEA61938AFA1A0ACA0"><enum>8232.</enum><header>State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 13A(l)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2109a">16 U.S.C. 2109a(l)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="idDBE84C341F4D49279079A40AAAA1FDBD"><enum>8233.</enum><header>Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e)(5) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6513">16 U.S.C. 6513(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section id="id1646615B74E244DF8F5DCB2C50E24978"><enum>8234.</enum><header>Water Source Protection Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6542">16 U.S.C. 6542</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4DA871AB06274756B14EE523358A0355"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="id4A83AAEC48794DB1BAE3253C4F56D764"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id8B6A9BCF16C646A4BF9047932D09221A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (K) and (L), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="id0EF4EE4885E44855A19ADA0037111471"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC5C3C9C52C34D5DA59C455968791A85"><subparagraph id="id99D2AD3DFCB24B8A90FC51373231DBA5"><enum>(G)</enum><text>an acequia association;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id295876E4E4D947CA9057435C1B3B86DB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a local, regional, or other public entity that manages stormwater or wastewater resources or other related water infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50175C7F3FF04C65B23D9663E9F88EFB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a land-grant mercedes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40D255542ECC4009B96E59AD4ADE29C0"><enum>(J)</enum><text>a local, regional, or other private entity that has water delivery authority;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4455B777D5D14CAA8D9126C55C18EAC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD20E9D2D4A7B420099E15A887ED1CD96"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id936419A7AA8549599A1F1FC449CF5D54"><paragraph id="idA35D382A50AD4062B1E8DE815BC16BF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjacent land</header><text>The term <term>adjacent land</term> means non-Federal land, including State, local, and private land—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27b32267bf7841b59a947bf897f64a6d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is adjacent to, and within the same watershed as, National Forest System land on which a watershed protection and restoration project is carried out under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2eb840bfeff54176a12fcd6286430e71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the landowner of which consents to carrying out a watershed protection and restoration project on the land under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9059B7E9A6C74BD89CD982000E95CF7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id850289F706154B8782308215E8685CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and adjacent land</quote> before the period at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5EF11826D06C4CB5A8BF717DA835F578"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE48885726F44E698AD885A9707DF98D"><paragraph id="id670968C7B3CA404D9C3503CE55168D6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC7583BB111224366AD5FB7AD8FF730ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52C61650CE014E2AAD43A268D1D6F41C"><paragraph id="idCF1E7E68A9CB43359E8A12AB03200F84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A watershed protection and restoration project under the Program shall be designed to—</text><subparagraph id="id3A001647EA774A9999187A1606C03698"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protect and restore watershed health, water supply and quality, a municipal or agricultural water supply system, and water-related infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90DEEF3AD26A49C0A844D4603C10C4AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protect and restore forest health from insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94B57AA3BC14446FB113686055051150"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advance any combination of the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id134550c6747f46f18c2e091e7c310f50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In selecting watershed protection and restoration projects under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that would—</text><subparagraph id="iddf4c79084fad46ea9605e482a0dd7156"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide risk management benefits associated with drought, wildfire, post-wildfire conditions, extreme weather, or flooding, including minimizing risks to watershed health, water supply and quality, and water-related infrastructure, including municipal and agricultural water supply systems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65F2CCF611AD4F5781DBA6F547EE9D8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support aquatic restoration and conservation efforts that complement existing or planned forest restoration or wildfire risk reduction efforts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf9ba6aecfcd4921970d7e87b697f22d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide quantifiable benefits to water supply or quality and include the use of nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetland and riparian ecosystems; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id095306cbf91142a79e91c7a45afb4162"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve—</text><clause id="id67DE1B8A44844D28ADF94FAFE09B179C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>resilience to climate change; or </text></clause><clause id="id015C0260D4B942D49126B6F437944AC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>watershed and fire resilience;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13127e6d676d4e44b3dcde1c6142a508"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include—</text><clause id="idA89480235501477BA898E86C3E3A2748"><enum>(i)</enum><text>partners with demonstrated capacity and success in designing and implementing ecological restoration projects, wildfire risk reduction efforts, or post-wildfire restoration projects; or</text></clause><clause id="id056B6489BA4C49B89AC28A443A5E695D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of communities that have historically lacked access to adequate resources, partners with a strong likelihood of success in designing and implementing a watershed protection and restoration project;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8559e91f5bd44299992da350fa60410"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include a contribution of funds or in-kind support from non-Federal partners in an amount greater than the amount required under subsection (g)(2); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b501195baaa4082b564c80f8b87fa98"><enum>(G)</enum><text>include such other characteristics as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda85053c348d4e1b8bb41aeddb6e3158"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conditions for projects on adjacent land</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04f11473f129403cb1ddf5ca00e100ff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No project or activity may be carried out under this section on adjacent land unless the owner of the adjacent land provides express support for, and is a willing and engaged partner in, carrying out that project or activity.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45668e81602d4e5aa3606ce5b561c0a8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section authorizes any change in—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id844dd5f900e440788ef41cbcc1a04c40"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ownership of adjacent land on which a project or activity is carried out under this section; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d144bb3cd254e2eaab5ce22e8b7f113"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the management of adjacent land on which a project or activity is carried out under this section, except during the carrying out of that project or activity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC7CCC12C6DA54285AB244A97900B4FBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="idAF0507E6E2E64CBFBC4E6C2739B86046"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb03358cc5c4a4f0fadae49e696d16df8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and adjacent land</quote> after <quote>watersheds</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id858517f62cd14cd6b0628c312dc1bb8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4767a141416548e8b848d82734567264"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>with end water users</quote> and inserting the following: “with—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB980B134FEC418892C28469FE4688EA"><subparagraph id="id668dabd7ef364f64a0327653a01f0a59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>end water users</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe9943720cae4758a0dcaa9b6f0ef38a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B3E29CCC7A14D0CB407E3666E3FA69C"><subparagraph id="ida3e19798c5dd496fa2c72ddc5dacdbf3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>end waters users to protect and restore the condition of National Forest watersheds and adjacent land that provide water for the benefit of another end water user.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19adfca967ac4f80b34a26079bba747f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4d6efe7bdad42e8ac295654fd15c5da"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1201adfe9dd4085a07d4ff080f008fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id610315bf0dcb4efa90db39befbb474ec"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2771C43A327A457BA8A3674EFDC40CDF"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb312a72988944a99d46db040e1724b5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of an agreement with a State, a county, or an Indian tribe for a project carried out on National Forest System land, a good neighbor agreement entered into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id728C30DBAC574070B7CBCA656145D6DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BFCC015B26445B3A04F49C7DF0143C9"><paragraph id="idD5517B652ED7443193E6391AE249BD77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperation with non-Federal partners</header><text>The Secretary shall cooperate with non-Federal partners in carrying out assessments, planning, project design, and project implementation under this section.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9F825379EC32477DA9C5C8B449998D22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idBFC1C490276E441E94EC162FE11D18B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>shall be conducted</quote> and inserting the following: “shall be—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F2461C54FAB45878B8583C314976F98"><subparagraph id="id1FA4C067C25343F08E9CD26ED2B10B73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designed to protect and restore ecological integrity (as defined in section 219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id996A714E088B495ABBE9F7ED9DBA1BAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>based on the best available scientific information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id346AD48B3CC84BA7AE89CA8FE087B23D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conducted</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB19D1A0772914C529CA0F3112558FE0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB170C8E7B5D4C57949D73EE8469397C"><paragraph id="id8FD5AF5BD863462D9B907F35AAF9A9F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reducing redundancy</header><text>An existing watershed plan, such as a watershed protection and restoration action plan developed under section 304(a)(3), or other applicable watershed planning documents may be used as the basis for a water source management plan under this subsection.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2121BB98C5894629A5AD946F486F07CC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>purpose of—</quote> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting <quote>purpose of advancing any of the purposes described in subsection (b)(2).</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id414A761720414746963C769F6A63B334"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="id2607428641BA4E24872E9ED2BFD3D194"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id6E62311F444A4820BECF8DDCFD2D73C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>at least equal to</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 20 percent of</quote>; </text></clause><clause id="id7C9D3AA7FAAB4B1F9BF7E8DA03E226A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52E1DE87A1484297A46889BF8EE2D2CF"><subparagraph id="id17B02F63031B45E2BA925B34AF56255A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id8C36E1A6ECE54A8BBEEF0295DD2DDAB3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79437476EC7F4B54B4A035038F5E0A61"><subparagraph id="id9014C0BBF98D43FEB9D0EA7389BB3802"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph (A) at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB56A754E597E4641A70DCEAC517EF942"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id167a917ba52c46debfaf51fe760da4b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idd30d7239451f4993b0a000a31a2d1898"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and</text></clause><clause id="id4B00FBAAF43342559E9D87A045FEC997"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7241A71BE4A543A4AD072F69A9D3B973"><subparagraph id="ida703245d6d34455b9873389155c1f2e0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section, to remain available until expended. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2FBC8AAEAC39446BB67CC830504E2B28"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Set-aside for partner participation in planning and capacity</header><text>Of the amounts made available under subparagraphs (B) and (C) to carry out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 10 percent for non-Federal partner technical assistance participation and capacity-building efforts in developing or implementing a water source management plan under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd51b54b603674a9aa314b3ae7493a662"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bc6aa54655346a88a58d71f005ba3c3"><paragraph id="id1b9475cf6f2743d3a2d1ed553d53f3d7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>In-kind contributions</header><text>The Secretary may include the value of forest restoration and watershed improvement work implemented on adjacent land in the project area in determining in-kind contributions from non-Federal partners under paragraph (4)(A).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id46DC3F8C7B4E4F738DFF21B95FC84A62"><enum>8235.</enum><header>Watershed condition framework</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6543">16 U.S.C. 6543</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecec5c76aa344490bf023d004ba3524f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="idF801C362FFFF434384AC66A4F461E633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1AD4207EAC624608813255BE8E266311"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF257B063A3AF489F922BA97EED100222"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFDE8AD87E2445DE85E7A1B10CA1FB9F"><paragraph id="id6dcebb0b575a480a85c77d9bc84506ab"><enum>(7)</enum><text>that ensures that management activities and authorizations do not result in long-term degradation of watershed health or lower the classification under paragraph (1) of any watershed in a National Forest.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a10b6816e30456380c35224e261adcc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e092054aef746e7beaf5d3ad8792367"><subsection id="id877b27cc47634fd192d6c72a93a71eed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="ide0e2c4be1e83473a80a8692d1b9a5caf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e171491dee848ce92523968cb8ad0e7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idded29d9d062d4bf2b23773a8c93c4fbd"><enum>8236.</enum><header>Tribal forest protection management activities and projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8703 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3115b">25 U.S.C. 3115b</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id182eff0d5c834327b72d26babc7a17ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">management demonstration project</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">protection management activities and projects</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id478fa1fb1d304d1bbb42155cd21064b6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6140e1a8f94945289b21002be8afbcf7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83f263ac293d455e99267ba09a7c13c3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>demonstration</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8e648dddba44d588a0c24f64432e802"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>federally recognized</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ded1ad488be433ba8584efabe140617"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>programs of</quote> and inserting <quote>activities and projects under</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d8214b4ede341eea39989bbea7d549b"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23FEF583CEB44C618710AC3E32678B4B"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab44b094b21f43b288af11a88cb80e97"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities and projects</header><text>The Secretary</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdc5158429e34d9682d59d1267127edd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1045C3D237B45B48894E564A1BC9C91"><subsection id="id0ce4e7df002d4d8fb633163f913465d2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d04d5c19ab04efcaf5b3006fbdb88d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> means an Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3daa943dcb414620a7f931401a84f039"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0758cab18721458aaf3d996ee6d3f9da"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b35673edcd54fc79cf9de6cbd324866"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA8C966EA2A9140BF9E29FA47ABD48D26"><subsection id="id00ba52644e494db2b946695fd117f2e1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Publication of information</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a25e4fc829d4a2dbb2cc8168b749ab5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, make available on the website of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture in an easily accessible format and location a list of the types of activities and projects that Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations may contract to perform under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60eb9235b77b4e43ab8a8a636b23f931"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">update the list made available under paragraph (1) as necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id5b6efdba50fc4e028532e63567d055fc"><enum>8237.</enum><header>Incorporation of Tribal management plans</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69baa635d8bb42cf911917101b4d7453"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b) of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3115a">25 U.S.C. 3115a(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c3c5809eb63427cbcc43112440277a1"><paragraph id="id923832a7ec6c488cb8bb11af6e41b325"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incorporation of Tribal management plans</header><text>In developing and carrying out an agreement or contract under this section on receipt of a request from an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall incorporate into the agreement or contract, to the maximum extent that the Secretary determines is consistent with Federal law and the purposes of this Act—</text><subparagraph id="idc3fa2a2beb48470d9f3fb7070b650fb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Tribal forest land, agriculture, and rangeland management plans, including forest management plans (as defined in section 304 of the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3103">25 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e537938f0ef44d584a0fdde9245e0b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrated resource management plans (as defined in section 4 of the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3703">25 U.S.C. 3703</external-xref>)), excluding any Tribal codes that are expressly incorporated into such a plan, in effect on the Indian forest land or rangeland of the applicable Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f6a07e0454c4e27b9f2612283917a75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text>Section 2(a)(3) of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3115a">25 U.S.C. 3115a(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P05D1CC054B45C30954B082AF622553E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8238.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthy forests reserve program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6578">16 U.S.C. 6578</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id265653a4a7aa41ada47597102f10d6f8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, to remain available until expended</quote> before the period at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5206510a66e94727bfc1c1ac1de4dd71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9e14a2f38f74d39b5faef32910dd457"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBB149C24A594A2781F6FBA3E6BD3D83"><subsection id="ide21f7c51a93d40eebed71228bd06803a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id1FA2EFD06D9340928A0D67E530DFE829"><enum>8239.</enum><header>Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/580d">16 U.S.C. 580d</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id13f61594ec5f4bf598d5c663f70f482a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>Chief of the Forest Service</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id678F028C4C414B0DBC416651F7198F49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idAA267B56B12F460C8E8016AAF997C62F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id077f9fbb020b4adbb4301435f6d71a9a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting <quote>subject to the terms of a lease under this section,</quote> after <quote>in-kind,</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id1C8E60E405FC4ECE91DAC8FE1D7CE2A7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (II), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idE8A03ED127A04C8196744E05DED4DEDF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id422E8D4B9ACB46A7BAE3C4E4CE76CFC9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71E67A3921874493A51C16F42DA8C00B"><subclause id="idFC04C9DD09314D7AAE63D1D5C0327B13"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>services occurring outside of the administrative site that—</text><item id="idD40D602A63F74A37AAAAF372B96D0858"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>occur—</text><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef1bc72e33aa417b8ae9a82e908de5f9"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>at another administrative site; or</text></subitem><subitem id="id8FA8C18E5ADB4FAAB6779E28EF77D183"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>on the unit and within the region of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; and</text></subitem></item><item id="id4B8A6224ACEE4BD39953345731C27ED5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>support Forest Service activities occurring within the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5C21BAA4482402FA409959663070E5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BE7F92D14554123BE13141AF01C8BAD"><paragraph id="idFCF98F0C6D3B41419D3A05A6339B5C8A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Lease term</header><text>The term of a lease of an administrative site under this section shall be up to 100 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1821e9d09784559849c1946589e282b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdde72f7fdad41ff9d8f7829f645c6a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(or other party)</quote> after <quote>leaseholder</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fd9b4b72b9646019436a1b7a2fbc950"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or constructed</quote> after <quote>improved</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1FED0467C9274FADAC936AF26DFCA7DC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (i), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id57d81957ee5b442d9ac92d77665c506f" commented="no"><enum>8240.</enum><header>Modification of good neighbor authority</header><subsection id="id566192e441c6483db0efc1961907c97b" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idc3d6930005334f8c93036f70df4de898" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id660b00a7dec7410e92f19cd99bfe3775"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by inserting <quote>, including activities by the Governor, Indian tribe, or county to build capacity to administer programs under good neighbor agreements,</quote> after <quote>any other activities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecf6eab185d345d49b85978c873cac56"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>or Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b27f59952c742cb8922d26f89117edc" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id3d7c909de2e04fb3aef6bf3ec7733b9a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting <quote>, Indian tribe,</quote> after <quote>Governor</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1eef9fc5d61f49c58b570714400b887b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde87b4b5b69c417fa948bd198a91a267"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68df2c5722404ff194385202903099e2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83c2959b3fa64783a9668b886301fc6c"><clause id="id54ccf934122b47c7a822d8576961bd53" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds received from the sale of timber by a Governor, an Indian tribe, or a county under a good neighbor agreement shall be retained and used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or county, as applicable—</text><subclause id="id22ff33a270f04527a6510d516afc6ad2" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to carry out authorized restoration services under the good neighbor agreement; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida35f06432dbe406c8f0dc852befb69a0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if there are funds remaining after carrying out subclause (I), to carry out authorized restoration services under other good neighbor agreements.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idada64a36eaf94c34bfddc0a3307961ae"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12dec116c005488285b4203328121b82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc50b3d4d9b814705a7e79d241c6fe39e"><subparagraph id="id2511fbea66d1494f9f966f9a6a0fcaf5" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Limitations</header><clause id="id244378ddd58047738a0d5d1cae1f49ad" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-Federal land</header><text>Any authorized restoration services under a good neighbor agreement that are carried out on non-Federal land using funds received under subparagraph (C) shall be—</text><subclause id="idc8bdf7c132124068b6e6e7d016209bcd" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for the benefit of Federal land; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ideee440db27dd4406a358dc0d77f5bd65" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>similar and complementary to services being performed on adjacent Federal land under the good neighbor agreement, which may include activities to build capacity to administer programs under good neighbor agreements.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3e5801ed35314c53bd7ac84e828226a4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Majority Federal land</header><text>At any time, not less than 51 percent of the land on which authorized restoration services are carried out under a good neighbor agreement shall be Federal land.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb47dfe5e09414292a159e97c4c545fe1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>, Indian tribe,</quote> after <quote>Governor</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide90531ddb1cd4d83b753ecb9dba370de" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id00db01d21d6d436e80fdc44bca7d365b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting <quote>, Indian tribe,</quote> after <quote>Governor</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id72bc916dc7434933aadd49c2f74ca3bf" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>, Indian tribe,</quote> after <quote>Governor</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbaad9dd8c6b14f28bc4e523568ba9816" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)</external-xref>)) after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4490).</text></subsection></section><section id="id88f14c4165c04f5ca4f419e60a99683c" commented="no"><enum>8241.</enum><header>GAO reports on good neighbor authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6EEF4637C7B404C9F676D448A92C46B"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id022fd99b21244208a77e6dfc02c4ffd6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO reports</header><paragraph id="id57f706a74f5a46af91ffc7806e109f2f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6996c86f8e846fb9a68e5fad49df15a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Comptroller General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Comptroller General</term> means the Comptroller General of the United States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4173394bf98747eb91ca045589367e09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Project type</header><text>The term <term>project type</term> means the type of activities described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (a)(4)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ba7acda51cc41f38cd9fc4c89c52239" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and once every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study—</text><subparagraph id="id2bc2a2a08a2044b0bad43d8e93f8e0f6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describing each project conducted under a good neighbor agreement since the date of enactment of this Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>; 128 Stat. 649) or the date of the last study conducted under this paragraph, if applicable, categorized by the project type;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1f724c3d11140d985be60dc06a3440b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1445f683940947c7987402c17733b10f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of projects described in subparagraph (A) that have occurred exclusively on Federal land; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2450ab0290214b92b4a6594dca19da3b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of those projects that have occurred on both Federal land and State, local, Tribal, or private land;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64f6caf940da405196d148ff1f447bd0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determining whether authorized restoration services were carried out under each project described in subparagraph (A), as required by subsection (b)(1)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb06bd2cde77d4294a1b89e3d43e5a9c8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>comparing the acreage of timber harvested under each project conducted under a good neighbor agreement with the total acreage treated under that project;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb427a4c7a3be4a6d998a3e2edfd213df" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assessing how non-Federal partners use funds retained from the sale of timber under subsection (b)(2)(C), including—</text><clause id="id377b5e5b1ddd474aae11d0646796edf4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the projects conducted using those funds, categorized by the project type; and</text></clause><clause id="id9327a29adb2a4b59950c3525cefef1cb" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which projects described in clause (i), if any, have occurred on non-Federal land, including State, local, Tribal, and private land; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31ae5253d6af48ff8dbcd376f39dd95d" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>comparing the workforce conditions, pay, and diversity metrics for workers hired under Federal procurement authority, including those hired under the H–2B nonimmigrant program, to the workforce conditions, pay, and diversity metrics for workers hired under good neighbor agreements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb40d4ae19224636a94486af645545b1" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>assessing how good neighbor agreements contribute to ecosystem health and community safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7801bb8a6ede46cba3e50487c47f22a2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the completion of each study conducted under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall prepare and 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 findings of that study.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idA2D7D533D0F44131977623F055C288A5"><enum>8242.</enum><header>Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/7303">16 U.S.C. 7303</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idDA1BFBD85C7049C5ABFF55B2BBEC8F58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3)(D), by striking <quote>species;</quote> and inserting <quote>species or pathogens;</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA472453E13E3477E81E299A570BC6588"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)(A)—</text><subparagraph id="id89A7F3F41839439AAFDDA534F67FBEE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A364FA6F38A46D6910D6EDC0F416868"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAEF3829BD57141E3936CAB69D90C9457"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C89187448EC4C6BB96A3564D270BF97"><clause id="id259F42D368DB49C9B023E3F5773375F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include a Federal Government staffing plan for providing staff to support collaborative engagement and implementation of the strategy;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3BA1632DBA04957AF21B6D333AD2154"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idD046460AAE8D4ABA9BDAFE29BDFAD6CA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="idD631423127DF4E2B855347FF30A5B3B1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idF3231C84340C468A95D42748291D5802" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause><clause id="idA19431A8F4F948DD8EC9610CE5552D18" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB13244E6143944E485AC6E81C3861DC5"><subparagraph id="id68fadca996114cd4999f55ea1da9ceb4" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>proposals that seek to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecological restoration activities—</text><clause id="idE86A1ABDCA35406CBFBED59D4CC58970" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within areas across land ownerships, including State, Tribal, and private land; and</text></clause><clause id="id3EE8CCEAD1F6402098C5CA006A4D3AB3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>within the wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6511">16 U.S.C. 6511</external-xref>)); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad8168a8ca1b45f1b92e3f0a4d10c768" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>proposals that seek to enhance watershed health and drinking water sources.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C9FEA038E7E4511ABCED58140C5CCBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="id9E531A53280743AE9D7C8251EC020D52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>20</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idB25C965BFE454800A6EEE6914386BF4A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting <quote>4</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3A3903DE9C74217AA6DE9478E57B581"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3), by inserting <quote>conflict resolution or collaborative governance,</quote> before <quote>and woody</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1D2B5E40166F4C8299B53C3F5993CD90"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="idFB60C8818FF84C07B6275B1B722B2237"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7D1E9B0C33C46E6873A84716C82D614" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00415265dd6144d4b6a24d670efa3fc8"><enum>8243.</enum><header>Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28c1cb783a944aea9c0a0fc2f8806295"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6591">16 U.S.C. 6591 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id348F33424F1E4EB9BBDC427447B4636A"><section id="H9D86B1E0DAF04C769287DC63804AC1FC"><enum>607.</enum><header>Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program</header><subsection id="H6017CF93633C4060954CB5A86B250659"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H27AA4BE88B8948CAB485DADB8DE2CCC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chiefs</header><text>The term <term>Chiefs</term> means the Chief of the Forest Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCAA80143340B42919FD2357776E284AE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible activity</header><text>The term <term>eligible activity</term> means an activity—</text><subparagraph id="H9A6591280C364451B52D5E11C2752157"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to reduce the risk of wildfire;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD91F28417FB747C2B8FE9DA35D97EDEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect water quality and supply; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HABCED2A42B9A4F74BBB529F5827C3B32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc7f09d617e9402f8e220fc69953a7d7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to recover from wildfire; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf81f8cb6fe57490d8c6ac2b39b113a13"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to enhance soil, water, and related natural resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H58FC7CD2EC0A417FA1FB5414F0BEF1F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program established under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B51890227544419959BB18199726432"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40118FC6E4C14B5DA264555C8A4C8823"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Wildland-urban interface</header><text>The term <term>wildland-urban interface</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H71748553523B4D9BA83E7A7A0D5A62B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="H099B10AF8FAD468AAFB90C399CDDDB74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program to improve the health and resilience of forest landscapes across National Forest System land and State, Tribal, and private land.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H87825BF4D53C41F080641CE7B7EF9C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall administer the Program by coordinating eligible activities conducted on National Forest System land and State, Tribal, or private land across a forest landscape to improve the health and resilience of the forest landscape by—</text><subparagraph id="H408C34130F904AFCA7629F811DAB9011"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assisting producers and landowners in implementing eligible activities on eligible private or Tribal land using the applicable programs and authorities administered by the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3801">16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.</external-xref>), not including the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of that title (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22D9CB1161DB43F5B51FEAFB4DAA3550"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducting eligible activities on National Forest System land or assisting landowners in implementing eligible activities on State, Tribal, or private land using the applicable programs and authorities administered by the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc1a1e5ccfbf439e9a3e3d6a97b8be56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agency coordination</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall—</text><subparagraph id="idec75bdba62cd4b1b87c9a274fbee13d6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider corresponding management plans from the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d36f2b77fc14536a7a341b6fceb85e6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collaborate with the Chief of the Forest Service on forestry science and practice, using the best available science. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H510E9C6B9F0F42449400E54672D1314F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection of eligible activities</header><text>The appropriate Regional Forester and State Conservationist shall jointly submit to the Chiefs on an annual basis proposals for eligible activities under the Program.</text></subsection><subsection id="H4DE0B754C2604046A2B57B29356A8BBD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Evaluation criteria</header><text>In evaluating and selecting proposals submitted under subsection (c), the Chiefs shall consider—</text><paragraph id="H469D11FF2E49460E8E9878BAC8D33C06"><enum>(1)</enum><text>criteria including whether the proposal—</text><subparagraph id="H7FCF538E4AEC4C799DF1EBA0B8E9DD3B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduces wildfire risk and post-wildfire impacts in a municipal watershed or the wildland-urban interface;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H655E120E828C41B1943E31250E2B0103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>was developed through a collaborative process with participation from diverse stakeholders;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F75893E0B5D4257AD02862F8284B2AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increases forest workforce capacity or forest business infrastructure and development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCAEF389962294D3AB0047A7AF88E77BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>leverages existing authorities and non-Federal funding;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5953180D555A4276B28E850A114D9F4A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provides measurable outcomes; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA59AB1065F6340A2B6D8FAE794D721AB"><enum>(F)</enum><text>supports established State and regional priorities identified in the corresponding State forest action plan or a similar priority plan (such as a State wildlife or water plan); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H26BE0D02216F46EAB166F1CCC6CE93BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such other criteria relating to the merits of the proposals as the Chiefs determine to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B3AAD78DEFC456EBABD3A35F261061E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The Secretary shall provide—</text><paragraph id="H72A738A894BB4CD9BF8221EB8385D887"><enum>(1)</enum><text>public notice on the websites of the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service describing—</text><subparagraph id="H72D05881A5B547498D651BF5BBC1B628"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the solicitation of proposals under subsection (c); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE36CCE8A4CA64D3A98514A89A2460F96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the criteria for selecting proposals in accordance with subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5899A6BED00E44178C7C5352B7476ACE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information relating to the Program and activities funded under the Program to States, Indian tribes, units of local government, and private landowners.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9A5A9155CC94F4FA4115A78DA44CB28"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>An eligible activity may not be carried out under the Program—</text><paragraph id="H0998F69B3D464B5ABA0E1ECAA03669F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in a wilderness area or designated wilderness study area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6C7C11E1C8B425FB367A6DDAD626BE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in an inventoried roadless area;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB143AE38B4E141719D347403DCF52462"><enum>(3)</enum><text>on any Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation, the removal of vegetation is restricted or prohibited; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H73FD349B818D4FA2BDBBBC9FA6920AB3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in an area in which the eligible activity would be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource management plan. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9847479767E94B739C509FF232B15B2D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Chiefs shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report describing projects for which funding is provided under the Program, including the status and outcomes of those projects.</text></subsection><subsection id="HBC7FFA970D27467ABB4EDCF8D937F68D" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="H5113279251BB4666A6D0C7356A8C5689" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the Program $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEBA8564548484B0982D1CFAA1D37C2A4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funds</header><text>In addition to the funds described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may obligate available funds from accounts used to carry out the existing Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership prior to November 15, 2021, to carry out the Program. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC021A31408C849EF8A1DFBC54636C600" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Of the funds made available under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="HBD725F5AEA7641689123F31B20A7D1EB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 40 percent shall be allocated to carry out eligible activities through the Natural Resources Conservation Service; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB70839A106946B68E11F2F43C1CD263" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 40 percent shall be allocated to carry out eligible activities through the Forest Service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H752337C345CC4D58B53F71C6ED86C0E8" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remaining funds shall be allocated by the Chiefs to the Natural Resources Conservation Service or the Forest Service—</text><clause id="HFC6D42208DDC436380203FB3A6FA1046" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to carry out eligible activities; or</text></clause><clause id="H84231B67FD9345FBB81615328E1F90B8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for other purposes, such as technical assistance, project development, or local capacity building.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id9e34fdafa767415bb9ece2d63f9b7b42"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6592d">16 U.S.C. 6592d</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01fdd75a867946a5a7dfd16d6ff37ba2"><enum>8244.</enum><header>Emergency forest watershed program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide466efbded52461ba7588f8b2391c6e5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding and administration</header><text>Section 404(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2204">16 U.S.C. 2204(b)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>to carry out section 401</quote> after <quote>for a fiscal year</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a502ced960d4edb9abd1dc44372f048"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency forest watershed program</header><text>Title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2201">16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id5d021b93a63c4653b01b6b07dd21cc36" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddea15cb7c8784560a521f5f8f74d4cc8"><enum>408.</enum><header>Emergency forest watershed program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98778baf85d447699b5ac694d532cc4a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5581bc0337284c46858aec787ef36c5d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Emergency watershed protection measures</header><text>The term <term>emergency watershed protection measures</term> means measures that—</text><subparagraph id="IDF910FA6B05AA4F6E92E55E7E91C04513"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are necessary to address runoff, soil erosion, and flooding caused by a natural disaster or any other natural occurrence that has caused a sudden impairment to natural resources on National Forest System land, and the damage, if not treated—</text><clause id="ID39B6CAD9C6874409AEDFC61C80BAAB25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would significantly impair or endanger the natural resources on the National Forest System land; and</text></clause><clause id="ID16A609C42D66442AA95F2F1E687E22DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would pose an immediate risk to water resources or loss of life or property downstream of the National Forest System land; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID201F2FD1C5D443BB83744470BB064B32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>would maintain or restore forest health and forest-related resources on the National Forest System land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb35cffdda7ad4d0da1dd86cff3efd5e0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Natural disaster</header><text>The term <term>natural disaster</term> has the meaning given the term in section 407(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f18261a9eff4e25b26eca7bd139dfa1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe37db60b5a640b2bbbc5e7c9ee4dab0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Sponsor</header><text>The term <term>sponsor</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9e224b3bfa34538b298ab8ef3574448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or local government;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff2114527ae74079b6c9c53166fa9d7b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb0c41b218d549de9fe6e77d296b7bbd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a water district, water conservation district, water utility, or special district.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37141df96d7f4239a78f25d4006b64e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary, acting through a sponsor, is authorized to undertake emergency watershed protection measures on National Forest System land.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbf98979f25e7488cafaaad17c3ab3e36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agreements; payments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07ad8ba04ca04170a1bc695917b8b164"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a sponsor, notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">chapter 63</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, and make payments to the sponsor, on request of the sponsor, to carry out emergency watershed protection measures. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e69ca01da75454bbef55fe82af21e4c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0566a27e6f7c46fb982fe5cf3fd75307"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Project timelines</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0820322e1534b9288556e869031bbd9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Following a natural disaster or natural occurrence that necessitates the carrying out of emergency watershed protection measures, the Secretary shall execute agreements under paragraph (1) as expeditiously as possible.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7244b3fe8d049a6a9f3898da1bb1238"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timeline</header><text>An agreement under paragraph (1) shall contain a timeline for the sponsor to complete all emergency watershed protection measures not later than 2 years after the conclusion of the applicable natural disaster or natural occurrence, as determined by the Secretary, that necessitated the carrying out of those measures.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2bc1b6b5b6454c15beb3494d1eb31f37"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Continued monitoring</header><text>A sponsor that has entered into an agreement under paragraph (1) may monitor, maintain, repair, or replace emergency watershed protection measures for a period of not more than 3 years following the conclusion of the natural disaster or natural occurrence, as determined by the Secretary, that necessitated the carrying out of those measures when failure to do so would result in unacceptable risk to National Forest System land or downstream water users.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22563ec3f8d041208b3db9bc2cd67039"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header><text>The Secretary, in accordance with an agreement entered into under paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c74f0c88eb4a1cb3e9cb612bc436a1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may make partial payments prior to completion of the applicable project; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec130f9215674925948aba75486e82dd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall make final payment for the project not later than 30 days after the date on which the project is completed.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id724bd1be6be74272ab214dda78d09eb2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Waived matching requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall waive any matching requirements for payments made under subsection (c)(1).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fbb0b38b15e4a1682b09fa1092cc660"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Liability</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17c64782185b4e628c810ee1f663a4cd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sponsor that carries out emergency watershed protection measures pursuant to an agreement under subsection (c)(1) shall not be required to indemnify the United States for any liability resulting from carrying out emergency watershed protection measures pursuant to that agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9f056a74afe47eabf524f2dbe129984"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection precludes liability for damages or costs relating to the carrying out of emergency watershed protection measures by a sponsor pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (c)(1) if the sponsor acted with willful or wanton negligence or reckless conduct in carrying out those measures.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5627c66df359433b9c8e24686f9e6468"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assumption of risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sponsor that carries out emergency watershed protection measures prior to entering into an agreement under subsection (c)(1) shall assume the risk of incurring any cost or liability resulting from carrying out those measures.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id317e2384e31d4aa888c7c1fb5a190d25"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id3c9d77c713f1433d95f4298dc51108e1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8245.</enum><header>Emergency Forest Restoration Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2206">16 U.S.C. 2206</external-xref>) (as amended by section 2403(d)) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd275997712894f7392dba5eca87919a7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29c86d9e4d2349069513763e24f0d525"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id029BBC2573EE447DA145DC9B109845F7"><subsection id="idaf1196e15db74b6ea0994c820fa015ec"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Publication of information</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2145016a082b4d1f891b342b3529b48d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, make available in an easily accessible format and location on the website of the Department of Agriculture a list of emergency measures for which nonindustrial private forest land owners may receive a payment under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4524cbe8705b4f1e8b93d4ab95cfeb20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>update the list described in paragraph (1) as necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="HAAC253845D064404A0DAB5DD2FF27DA5"><enum>8246.</enum><header>Nursery and seed orchard support</header><subsection id="HB83E4D61845F49B8A02E5966E47945EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HD5143274D5EE436F80E364B8861CBC78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible recipient</header><text>The term <term>eligible recipient</term> means— </text><subparagraph id="HFB62E5592B034692A595BDDEA7D79D76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State forestry agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD46C8E46B8BC42CE98783711306CA64A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFED1680D28C94919BC5F7184C3A70C81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a private nursery that has experience, as determined by the Secretary, growing high-quality native trees of appropriate genetic sources in bareroot or container stocktypes specific for reforestation, restoration, or conservation, including native plants and seeds that are of cultural significance to Indian Tribes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H445B7CD1B6B441B680D15942641D5412"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nursery</header><text>The term <term>nursery</term> means a tree or native plant nursery.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E8318556EE0483E865C2B3D9131ED6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Seed orchard</header><text>The term <term>seed orchard</term> means a tree or native plant seed orchard. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8821F23DF6BF4087ACC55318EC3A816D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887e7a85a03c47eabcfb16c9d68c8bd6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each of the several States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14d8710b0a2a43ec96afa654c6fffd56"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebcb6be7fbbd45f29f5e412c622a8343"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide468fddcbfbc44be91177365b604e7aa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA181CF89BF73437999D1589D61EA11A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Partnerships, collaboration, and other assistance in support of nurseries</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall—</text><paragraph id="H1E155389F3634D958D3B820B60B07B1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">partner with Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, institutions of higher education, and private nurseries to provide training, technical assistance, and research to nursery and tree establishment programs that support natural regeneration, reforestation, agroforestry, and afforestation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD114BFE3F83F44888F66FF7E83018C34"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote information-sharing to improve technical knowledge and practices and understand demands, climate change impacts, and other issues as necessary to address all facets of the reforestation supply chain;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB876C5D86B0749869F6F0317A4495C72"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical and financial assistance to international nursery and tree establishment programs through the Forest Service International Programs, the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4DF2C1BC22C437CA67D58F5B3B7A63E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate with other relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Foreign Agricultural Service, the United States Agency for International Development, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, to provide technical and financial assistance relating to nurseries and reforestation;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H37B97ADA174B4D8B812253942785F7A8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the efforts of the Department of Agriculture to—</text><subparagraph id="HF06C456B44C44E31A9BFDC7990CD88E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address the challenges associated with the reforestation supply chain; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8FEF1ECBF38458480DAA54EBC6633A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>leverage economic development assistance for work with private nurseries; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF97B30AA67DF48FD808A094EBB0C4400"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expand climate-informed reforestation supply chains through science and research, seed collection and storage, and nursery infrastructure and operations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9DCB8543B002452FAF0B81B9EE4A1CC0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nursery and seed orchard grants</header><paragraph id="HE570DC2D1BE04627925C26AA674D80EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible recipients to support nurseries and seed orchards.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H03CA0C439B324634A2BA7FE9CEDEE8EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible recipient that receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall carry out a project that comprises one or more of the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="HE3EC026DEC1D45B2BC2207D356F4C108"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development, expansion, enhancement, or improvement of nursery production capacity or other infrastructure—</text><clause id="H8E12237AECE84E82868D3DA262E1B2BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve seed collection and storage;</text></clause><clause id="H60B66C2249404D66ADDFA87F89526A1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to increase seedling production, storage, and distribution; or</text></clause><clause id="HC35BA787BD014D29B986FD0FB954531D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to enhance seedling survival and properly manage tree genetic resources.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B6373A7260D4E749F71BBA5A6C57ACA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The establishment or expansion of a nursery or seed orchard, including by acquiring equipment for a nursery or seed orchard.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14CB87373F4141C6B688401D8FED45CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The development or implementation of quality control measures at nurseries or seed orchards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87371F3AA0704A83A412C2E80362AAD2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The promotion of workforce development within any facet of the reforestation supply chain.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF7960D3511E4AC59016145E23D1ECCA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Such other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A17436FB8A54D6E895DB9CE4253DD4E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. </text></subsection></section><section id="ide9a9931429394b0095421d4005e4941a"><enum>8247.</enum><header>Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40804 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6592a">16 U.S.C. 6592a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24cd2f44a6cb45c3b2a88138e4a7c297"><subsection id="id559088ef43114a4eada904f5d394b639"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Contracts, grants, and agreements</header><text>To carry out the ecosystem restoration activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into contracts, grants, or agreements, as appropriate, with State agencies, Indian Tribes, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001(a)</external-xref>)), and multistate coalitions—</text><paragraph id="id5a85bba181a641f38a02b9d91dfd810e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the collection and maintenance of native plant materials, including material from managed seed orchards; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb78719f12ff046c295a68cbc639e6d07"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the production of native plant materials for revegetation.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id9b1a06146ea6435fa0a16aeca54af525" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header>Timber innovation</header><section id="id984BD96C44ED462588C5802C27BF6300" commented="no"><enum>8261.</enum><header>Wood Innovations Grant Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655d">7 U.S.C. 7655d</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idADCDA683FCD14D25ABDB12279DD0D024" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Innovation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Innovations</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idA7DD98B075D143368224017093300B4A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>equal to the amount</quote> and inserting <quote>in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the amount of Federal funds</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id74aca9478153424f9ca33b99032e3867"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id106EEC211D3948A7821934136199EB81"><subsection id="idac55bb99b55f4193a32d7cc8a5d7752c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id0B5AEF33947E4B6FBFCB1E29489E976D"><enum>8262.</enum><header>Community Wood Facilities Grant Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8113">7 U.S.C. 8113</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6D3D802B4AF041A1A83355A05B856E9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Energy and Wood Innovation</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Facilities Grant</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6FEC15EEF250433FB9279EE1BFDA7C8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4), by striking <quote>Energy and Wood Innovation</quote> and inserting <quote>Facilities Grant</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC2AF54510D6D4AD2959962E68EB5EE89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>Energy and Wood Innovation</quote> and inserting <quote>Facilities Grant</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC1C458801E4C43E2BB5E89B1DE1C64D4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id31256FD40123491FB19D83C9D73D4CDF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>35</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF99D16439B4049EF9161E7AF667B5B00" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id394EA5A386844A28A2922733DF8BD3D1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ADC6964DA7340F8B55701D386B6E041"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>exceed—</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>exceed $3,000,000.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7C0D3A4BDC0344F8BECB6D1795A4A9A1" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2), by striking <quote>25 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>50 percent</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A68B86D099F4252A48A81D9A1BF280D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8C70F7759E4399856A298FD08B2572"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04deed8ca5be4680a82fba41d553b644"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id2a8c34a1421147cf86c0fbe2de95ffa7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id66efc467182041b2a7d4c45410a9a7e5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idf52b8f763f0a477ea12e8fc046097fb7"><enum>8263.</enum><header>Report on use of mass timber in construction of Federal facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report—</text><paragraph id="idacdb591967594395b571abf9f5a5463c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing the projects in which the Department of Agriculture has used mass timber in the construction of Department of Agriculture facilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idafe59bf4c3914941bc05660e490fefd1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing the factors considered when determining whether to use mass timber in the construction of a Department of Agriculture facility; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idba9c258798284f4d89f8e85e7314e3f1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying opportunities for the use of mass timber in the construction of new Department of Agriculture facilities and other Federal structures.</text></paragraph></section></part></subtitle><subtitle id="ida85f4a32fcdc460284418762b2c53e59" style="OLC"><enum>C</enum><header>Forest conservation</header><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="HBBDB4DF35DD94CC9811F951F3B616CA0"><enum>8301.</enum><header>National and Regional Agroforestry Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/624">Public Law 101–624</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H08FA05B3536149D1ABC465174E69E5B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">National and Regional Agroforestry Centers</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idebe0130070c644c8a83a97695b895302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H990271F6E3C6423CB296F4E86DD0C454"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98A465014F0643A7861D3C545ADB7FB8"><subsection id="HAAA93FD0AB4E4EFAA5C81923EA4C7C88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of agroforestry</header><text>In this section, the term <term>agroforestry</term> means a management system that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to build more profitable and weather-resilient farms, ranches, and communities, address natural resource concerns and conservation needs, and establish productive and sustainable land use practices, including—</text><paragraph id="idfc7b01799e19442b869c33d20f18cca0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>riparian forest buffers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaacff2f4de544a5ebb93fda479210bce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alley cropping;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfca919867e234263a74ddbd6e26f066b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>silvopasture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id20f53f16d1fe47b7a3fad2716955d750"><enum>(4)</enum><text>forest farming and multistory cropping; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idce7dea080a5d4ed7b43adbcf76771c98"><enum>(5)</enum><text>windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, and living snow fences.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc40aedbd87884af89e524c2cb8400946"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17d7c46ef66d419ab4d4f3c7344042ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Semiarid</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">National</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415cca66aafd4fa6b5b41a4ab2c96684"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>)</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Agriculture</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fcf9de4167b4483ac23f172595b5211"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center (hereafter referred to in this section as the <quote>Center</quote>)</quote> and inserting <quote>National Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id616756c7225a444a9572bbf5c135def5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id997733bad8be403a8bde4df6cd6834d0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ead26c7b1ec4b36bade69391ee7e13a"><subsection id="id6a138e761ccd4b2d9ecb44167a0d2565"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional agroforestry centers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53b6da98400a48f4a1b9306964e612f7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish 1 or more regional agroforestry centers to advance agroforestry research, outreach, technical assistance, and adoption.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc38cc866cbb64b8b9ba0a312b9c9676c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regional directors</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall appoint a regional director to manage and coordinate each regional agroforestry center established under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf247effa8818469e997832cf74df9360"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Location</header><text>In selecting the locations for the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize locations at which the Department has, on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, at least 1 employee providing coordination among a diverse group of research institutions and other partners.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HCEA311B121A1449EBE971B283763401E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="H07E129960C0B451AA1D4E2199B81BFD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacf6ed4a744f4047bbfc5195c0da8e8b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Center</quote> and inserting <quote>centers established under subsections (b) and (c) (referred to in this section as the <term>Centers</term>)</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cfd54f9771f442dab4972ae0afcb4b8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and organizations</quote> after <quote>nonprofit foundations</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8eff7d3d281740468f74df9f13f830e5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>demonstration projects,</quote> after <quote>studies,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H968B5E24376848919B242236124957D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce891947944d4b4589c01668d4615e52"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>on semiarid lands that</quote> and inserting <quote>that build soil health and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id436bdeb9aa7a457e8930a38d673675cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including agroforestry systems on semiarid land and other fragile agroecosystems where permanent woody perennial plant communities can enhance carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions</quote> before the semicolon;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9CAF2F3FBA44874AB90F0C75CAC6FD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>forestry products for commercial sale from semiarid land</quote> and inserting <quote>agroforestry products for commercial sale</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB81CB19FC6674CADBE44D33E618BF6C3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="H7A23E7371FE649938F114D7D769141B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in semiarid regions</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H32854B6DCA954C92A70573324693091E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Great Plains region</quote> and inserting <quote>particular regions</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bc5df51530f467894dd3dbbde880b46"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>technical assistance, demonstration projects, and</quote> before <quote>technology</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a244277834f4505b5c703b4287f90a5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1382363594BD4A05A8BC4A4B12BD46D2"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43E69DB770BB4DD0BCE83F1E75CB73AC"><paragraph id="H49154AAC372D4938A70394B27C033204"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop improved silvopasture, alley cropping, forest farming, multistory cropping, riparian buffer, windbreak and shelterbelt, and other perennial production and conservation systems and technologies to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, environmental quality, and biological diversity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2177f42a8f64a0abb9a0d96f08f28b7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>address barriers to the adoption of agroforestry practices, including—</text><subparagraph id="id93f89dacbcd449e3a7de4a810d74194e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>insufficient access to plant material;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59dc0b6b320d4d33b9bf7798babaebf6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>insufficient infrastructure to contain equipment and plant material;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf705da3a60d24c68a3e7c2cbd8e42089"><enum>(C)</enum><text>insufficient machinery to implement agroforestry practices;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a62f34faa3546318cd1643f30b4fb3d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>insufficient technical service assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc57e4309383f4f83aac890ac181a70ac"><enum>(E)</enum><text>insufficient research related to agroforestry systems, including silvopasture and alley cropping;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D3AE34205304476996F00BC0875101A"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>on semiarid lands</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB12F9504210D4FE3AECF72D22F86B9A2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>on semiarid lands worldwide</quote> and inserting <quote>worldwide, including on semiarid land</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9219E1C26CE641E0B8057D8AA5582242"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="HF00AB58571A2463C8192F340678536A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on semiarid lands</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="HDD47655D016C4ADEA63EAE38CB36BF0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and climate change</quote> after <quote>pollution</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9741E7EF446E4457B949F22A2FFD032F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c8d2343629a402e8654853b2e7c020c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">and data</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">information</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5152af184ede4a11ac6270565aa7ffde"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2376c8feaa74a5893370dad95519a40"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Secretary shall establish at the Center</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary, in collaboration with the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall establish at the Centers</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7d9e6dc80b1498ca83c3ff4194dceaa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Promotion</quote> and inserting <quote>Promotion,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3fa2cf6e2004e2189294562beaa32de"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34c229dbab944e75a86f36d1f432144e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and data</quote> after <quote>information</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb80f60aa6889499db753258c5a2c5ba5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1bcadd918ee446cbe078906bebc5be8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id171f1fd6d11f4658a20cc41bd5def79d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and data</quote> after <quote>information</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd58994145fe1415d905acef801eabe75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>forestry</quote> and inserting <quote>forestry, agroforestry,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd24a68f4d67045d49b7b37ced581a82c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d9ae3a00f4b48dfb8fb6d053230de83"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78BF1B9AFEEF4E06BBAE315CB0AF3A01"><paragraph id="idc94dcb538b01469dbfd4db8f4f70c7d9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitate agroforestry adoption by disseminating comprehensive information and data on Federal, State, local, and Tribal programs that provide support for agroforestry.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac27ebd66ce941558400242cc95f7c84"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE71C8A2DC424FD182AB666CDEACFF95"><subsection id="id6e341ffc77d64c7ca7d858a63a50df00"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Secretary shall establish at the Centers regional grant programs to support agroforestry projects, including demonstration farms.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC6BC5D090A44A77BB8B41FB8234F31F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4db1d9a0b7774eb7a1ad0e74d2d871c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>There are</quote> and inserting <quote>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1793bbdc1de44b738b6f2ff931709839"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idc4dca428125d4349946ed1a1b2183aea"><enum>8302.</enum><header>American forest farming association</header><subsection id="id50c3a74ce7c1478b9ca75ba80ad962db"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id7700cfc92d1d4e8cb7debb1d247e996f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Association</header><text>The term <term>Association</term> means the American Forest Farming Association described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbaae7acd69534721bd57ddff43459edc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partner institutions</header><text>The term <term>partner institutions</term> means the 1 or more institutions of higher education with which the Secretary collaborates to establish the Association under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b1d72b007344c75831467e591d2520d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting through the National Agroforestry Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4afa1de4494430c84a0bde23668db98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall collaborate with 1 or more institutions of higher education with a history of engagement in agroforestry to establish an American Forest Farming Association.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8a7d595f532848b1bb22088f668d55ee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition and type</header><text>The Association shall—</text><paragraph id="id6e5902e2eb5246f6925e82e6c9145eae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be composed of a network of forest farmers, institutions of higher education, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and private industry; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9c451e30c4345afafd26a9b3bec6d63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not be an agency or instrumentality of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf926e35ffb4d428d8d738c976905a9c0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Purposes and activities</header><paragraph id="id5696212a7f2f453d82d57dfcee658eea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Association shall be—</text><subparagraph id="id75d8ab5ae8044831aae452af215194da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to support the advancement of agroforestry production opportunities and capabilities among forest farmers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf090418e7b3b471d814dc71292a1268c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to increase awareness, capacity, and long-term viability for the forest farming industry through education, networking, and conservation practices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4d0f6d11cbd945ad874bce97522ae437"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The Association may carry out activities including—</text><subparagraph id="idb224e8ddad1f4c9088db450cc4e2577d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>convening regional and local agroforestry stakeholders to spread awareness of agroforestry-related activities nationwide;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8639a237ee7a4e10bf63c3fc087915ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>crafting policy notes to share best practices in cultivating various nontimber forest products across different regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32caef03818d49aaa552385e11aff5c8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>development of business planning and marketing programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf2ebfef7769d4603bf9670e143dbb8e4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>drafting science and technical agendas and working group training initiatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cc15cc696ba49b192b757ed48d9ed7d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>leveraging production methods to improve price points in an emerging value-added market; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b7539b64b7e4530b3391d1be8b15ddd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other activities as the Secretary and the partner institutions determine to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id611f17d14e6f4bbba7a5028bddeaf7a1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary and the partner institutions shall consult with—</text><paragraph id="idccbc665c121e41ad920b7beaf8647360"><enum>(1)</enum><text>staff of institutions of higher education with experience in the agroforestry sector; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1e9899ffac44100bef507f9ca14d663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>individuals from nongovernmental organizations and private industry that work with agroforestry products.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6402db7682b6491aa365c3210532853e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (g) to support the establishment and operation of the Association in accordance with this section, including for salaries and expenses of—</text><paragraph id="id7059be6d44544360a11f0efd36165398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an executive director of the Association;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id651b6269b2fd43c99de54b674fd87523"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other staff of the Association;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7723bb31e374772aeb42fd33c2498c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>operations;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id846c61b1026b4588bf7fc544adc4b0a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>technical assistance; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34711ac5e23e4d598e1dc49c2766b1f8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>other expenses necessary to support the Association.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id06472c8807a647e2ad5d31fe6aebbf5c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. </text></subsection></section><section id="id509771d52d5942eebf6665a16eea0b7f"><enum>8303.</enum><header>Rural Forest Market Investment Program</header><subsection id="idd9a67f676afb459e906032b8629cbfc3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee1f021639c54e4d9a2754acc086289b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means an eligible entity for which a bond, loan, or other investment vehicle is guaranteed under the program.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e82beee525c4ed9b5bb2df7d420df5e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a private entity, State forestry agency, or publicly supported, charitable nonprofit organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code engaged in or seeking to engage in the aggregation of sustainable forestry practices implemented by rural private forest landowners to facilitate the sale of environmental credits in voluntary environmental credit markets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3475a69d82cc4da3b7f02b556c22e7fe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the Rural Forest Market Investment Program established under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id819102f8f06a4bd4a8fa72b33e485305"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rural</header><text>The term <term>rural</term> has the meaning given the term in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idedb35bb69ce5455ca1ee7b0422798e94"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Voluntary environmental credit market</header><text>The term <term>voluntary environmental credit market</term> means a voluntary market through which environmental credits may be bought or sold.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc2d950b60d9940ad859bb2b0355493e2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><paragraph id="idec5003a5614649a29901fdd46d974c56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>Rural Forest Market Investment Program</quote>, to guarantee environmental impact bonds, loans, or other investment vehicles, as determined by the Secretary, issued for the sole purpose of financing eligible projects described in subsection (c), to enable rural private forest landowners and covered entities to participate in voluntary environmental credit markets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ea515fe41664fa8a40bea5680226592"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><subparagraph id="id4061b3ad2ae14e9a8523284b89054920"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Loan guarantees</header><text>The Secretary shall make available and administer guarantees on environmental impact bonds, loans, or other investment vehicles, as determined by the Secretary, through the facilities and authorities of the Under Secretary for Rural Development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide61e02ac2cf24691b2dabb97d68e11f2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Forestry related matters</header><clause id="idc0816d40d6a646e79b804d210edf4c5d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out through the facilities and authorities of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment the requirements and administration under this section of matters relating to forests, forestry, tree planting activities, forest product markets, the timber supply, appropriate activities to develop and carry out an eligible project, and activities to facilitate the participation of a rural private forest landowner or a covered entity in voluntary environmental credit markets, and as otherwise provided in this section, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="idf28949e7250a4595965a6578bafdeb93"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment shall collaborate with the Under Secretary for Rural Development, including by providing information and technical assistance, to ensure that the making and administration of guarantees under this section is fully informed by the matters described in clause (i) and as otherwise provided in this section, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4776fcd0759491bb88d98c352d65c0a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In establishing the program, the Secretary shall consider ways to ensure that the program—</text><subparagraph id="id97ad87cb5d8b4dc6a7a46ea99cdcca3c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimizes disruptions to traditional forest products markets, including by—</text><clause id="ide58544cf7dba4af5978ba8b922829f90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collecting data on commercially available timber that serves wood processing facilities, including—</text><subclause id="id95b5d300a8b045c188e8fa108c103a57"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the quantity and species of timber supply available to wood products facilities in each of the 4 regions described in the most recent Renewable Resource Assessment prepared under section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1601">16 U.S.C. 1601</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2a476af0acd2472c82465b56bc5567bc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any additional information, as identified by the Secretary; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id563233d869f741c2a4ae9a98004ee19a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using data collected under clause (i) to make a determination on whether financing each eligible project described in subsection (c) may impact commercially available timber supply;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id382353574a0a499eaad0254422e59aaa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allows for the continued production of sustainable timber supplies by utilizing methodologies that consider the carbon storage benefits of wood products;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf9106adf1214e0793380b2867a5985f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allows for landowners who are not currently involved in traditional forest products markets, including those who have not historically accessed Department of Agriculture assistance programs, to participate in the program through activities such as conservation easements, reforestation, and other appropriate activities, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida889e571b8764842bafe32b4063686e8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>facilitates participation opportunities for forest landowners, and ensures program access for those who have not historically accessed Department of Agriculture assistance programs; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb69280f8ecc342d4b4caabcf8a70e118"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is carried out in a manner that increases forestland values for participating landowners in ways that enable landowners of small-acreage forests to maintain—</text><clause id="idb47062b44b834dd1b87ce70ea12098b0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ownership of the land in the family of the landowner; and</text></clause><clause id="id5edb0789766847cb9a1c5273f1f1a3fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>forest use of the land.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3b156dd3eadd4ad8a576c91b3d9b162d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><paragraph id="idc87dfe80d0f044a4aa741375a6a7b770"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an eligible project referred to in subsection (b)(1) is a project developed by an eligible entity using methodologies that, as determined by the Secretary—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6484ea850ee640f982005c6fde2a9aaa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are approved by a credible, third-party entity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6d62814f767482a80e7362974ba939a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meet global benchmarks for high-integrity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idde29e9d7754344e0b5e9b48cf40751fb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uses of financing</header><subparagraph id="id95086b4e6c254128bd28a98bae693bb6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered entity shall use the bond, loan, or other investment vehicle guaranteed for the covered entity under the program for appropriate activities to develop and carry out an eligible project described in paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19b33e09eda24dbb8b96daadc034e3b6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional activities for certain organizations</header><text>In the case of a bond, loan, or other investment vehicle guaranteed under the program that supports an eligible project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may allow a portion of the amount of the bond, loan, or other investment vehicle to cover additional activities to facilitate the participation of the covered entity or a rural private forest landowner in voluntary environmental credit markets.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a7f475b245e44588ecf71b74d90b483"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>A bond, loan, or other investment vehicle guaranteed under the program shall not be used to create a floor price or artificial demand for the environmental credits generated under eligible projects described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb170f2dc5bd04bfb8c9efac0905c91f0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A project described in subsection (c) that includes the practice of tree planting may only be carried out, as determined by the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="id63ce3a4e2a3841a398bf407fe4f508ad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on land that was historically forested, as determined based on—</text><subparagraph id="id8ff1592a995b4cb0b2657eaafab1ef98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>data collected through the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program of the Forest Service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida443164db06a448a86b2a642c3f07e93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other appropriate scientific resources, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id099230b6e0424aaaad4b81ff6af4637a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>using tree species that are native to the region and at ecologically appropriate densities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id91a329dff3a0412393e53ae69083d0c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in a manner that does not create other negative impacts to biodiversity or the environment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idee414e2a71084be5a9ce2d4181f89ba2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Guarantee amount</header><text>With respect to bonds, loans, and other investment vehicles guaranteed under the program, the Secretary shall guarantee not more than $150,000,000 in the aggregate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2299be228d224c3499f664c4f78bc60a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Implementation</header><paragraph id="id9a379546b7354733b8a07094d6d8058b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appraisals</header><text>The Secretary may require an appraisal of an eligible entity requesting a guarantee under the program, including to assess the creditworthiness of the eligible entity, by a specialized appraiser that uses standards that are similar to standards used for similar purposes in the private sector, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id96800dab4cbe4329be57c97fc6ee1e07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial information</header><text>The Secretary may require financial information from an eligible entity requesting a guarantee under the program in the same manner as is generally required by commercial lenders.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf0228431c0854f9aba7c8e9fe614cfd1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Auditing</header><text>Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall conduct audits of each eligible project financed under the program to ensure that the methodology used with respect to the project continues to comply with the standards determined by the Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (c)(1).</text></subsection><subsection id="id9cae5d62005148e1b4276967f02372ac"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement the program.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5adca29bac1246b9bc02be6ae9405038" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The authority to guarantee a new bond, loan, or other investment vehicle under this section terminates on September 30, 2029. </text></subsection></section><section id="id47ff9c889ca743d78179190cb14455e1" commented="no"><enum>8304.</enum><header>Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/88/657">Public Law 88–657</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/538a">16 U.S.C. 538a</external-xref>) (commonly known as the <quote>Forest Roads and Trails Act</quote>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a38e67333774f4ab179c0fb97c15ba0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8f1e1e6409949c985e49646ee5c452f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ECBF01E1463483F8A94BBA6E55C4FBD"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0984b78d91b64b059afe0368afa2b2a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit and consider public input regionally in selecting projects for funding under the Program by—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ec528c659fd4a8e8a690e52f9d308a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>publishing annually for each region the list of projects considered for funding under the Program;</text></clause><clause id="ide9cf804435584056812c3d11a65df332" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>accepting public comments on the projects listed under clause (i); and</text></clause><clause id="id47a8ba1bc11a44778a219c8f6ae79106" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>considering public comments received under clause (ii) in selecting projects for funding;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided0d95ceabb24e47bb12a4b6fd66e5c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6634994cbaef42a2a91a8e4806638c42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>annually for each region,</quote> before <quote>publish</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66173ed9d88b49b695154ae5c7bb861f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a6817300ee140cf9e0303f0ec2c8514"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>description and the proposed</quote> and inserting the following: “description of—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7A90FE2F7624F4DBB43F331B8513D9A"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ae9c5db79924a66a956e1841697241c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each project considered for funding under the Program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2c9f61518b74d41bd113295ea581d7b"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the public comments received with respect to each project considered for funding under the Program;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id375ec199c3bc4d0a8b9fff2066528ee5"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ranking in the applicable region of each project considered for funding under the Program; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e4d9d55e87c4961be16de0bdb85dbb1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id237aceb85e454b47a75daa0263c8f798"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (IV) (as so designated), by striking <quote>each fiscal</quote> and inserting <quote>the applicable fiscal</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bedfe6afb644f34b6659ed1a104793f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id876A9F7A55AC47DB80ADAEDA19CF1B51"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17b6eb6b64494a85ac17bb7087228a73"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of region</header><text>In this section, the term <term>region</term> means 1 of the 9 regions of the Forest Service.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8e33058b4ee14d25ab067bf8abbf596a" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Land designations</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id1D79D410A7A14FD785E522A6422E3948"><enum>8401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chester County reversionary and mineral interests release</header><subsection id="id295EECE82198409298D5DA0B18BD0DF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text><paragraph id="idad9d3ca9c9064650ab468dd4b61829f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>within the parcel of State forest land, located in Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, a recent survey by the State determined that Bethel Baptist Church is encroaching on State-owned land in Chickasaw State Forest by roughly 19 inches; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8DB77DED248644F89F1FF611A26B417F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that parcel was conveyed to the State by the United States Department of Agriculture, which retained a reversionary interest in the land; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idD34C52C863904A148C836349752A926D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>it is necessary to release the interests of the United States in and to that land to resolve the encroachment issue described in paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAB0494A3AC44E089A80E0D31565EF6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62F83BF5494C4C10AE65627CF71FAA77"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means the State of Tennessee.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD48C7F23D15B4945BFF63FF86BA2E6C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State forest land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State forest land</term> means the approximately 0.62-acre parcel of land in Chickasaw State Forest that is identified as <quote>State Forest Land</quote> on the map prepared by the Forest Service entitled <quote>State Forest Land Detail Map</quote> and dated December 13, 2019.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id692D4C74C53A49769664F7B29090220A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Release of reversionary interest</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide63dfad86be74398aee9c8b84a14433b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Release</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0514BD38F528445DA19E7B5ED6ED4A01"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall release, without consideration, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to the State forest land described in paragraph (2). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE15C6A3F0254912A54DC3297083EC0B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any requirements for any grant of land under section 32(c) of The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1011">7 U.S.C. 1011(c)</external-xref>) or any other provision of law, the release under subparagraph (A) shall occur without any appraisal, other reports, or environmental or similar reviews being undertaken.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72b48d8d968d4c2597f09dddc3917d54"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of reversionary interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reversionary interest referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is the reversionary interest of the United States in and to the State forest land that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc63bf3ff2ac64b739c8b350d3b849f43"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">takes effect on the State forest land ceasing to be used for public purposes; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96a896c1d58e45ea95aa7cfe68fffaa4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was created by the deed—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id656ee0eedca24371ae2c64020c261efb"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">granting from the United States to the State the State forest land;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B74DAFCF9234896A5C734B0C4FC2E60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dated August 12, 1955; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16683f3182ce4a148be8957ca79b93d3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">registered on pages 588 through 591 of book 48 of the record of deeds for Chester County, Tennessee.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id1E4AF3480F234B5780AB150F62B3602A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment of costs</header><text>As a condition on the release under paragraph (1)(A), the State shall pay to the United States any administrative costs incurred by the United States in carrying out the release.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida17ab719eca14be2bba672f15c244f32"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conveyance of mineral rights</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C341593507444A7BC465C06A5594BF6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any requirements for conveyance of Federal mineral interests in section 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1719">43 U.S.C. 1719</external-xref>), part 2720 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), or any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the State, by quitclaim deed, without warranty, and without consideration, the mineral interest owned in the State forest land by the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id912267FA5B2248F6B3A6FA703FC8FE12"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conveyance under paragraph (1) shall occur—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB2F7C1231D145ACB30608AC6447F33D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without any exploratory program as to the character of the mineral deposits in the land;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA63AF33070040818BA927FA72D4C8AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without any findings as to known mineral values and mineral development of the land; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3777D0E24244CAFAE99CD2B37BA34D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>without any appraisal, other reports, or environmental or similar reviews being undertaken by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB2E8B3BA4E31476084C3619DDE9A72FD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payment of costs</header><text>As a condition on the conveyance under paragraph (1), the State shall pay to the United States any administrative costs incurred by the United States in carrying out the conveyance.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3a80105fd40d49248a1eb751d85d2eaa"><enum>8402.</enum><header>Rough Mountain Wilderness and Rich Hole Wilderness designations</header><subsection id="idd0b15d698a324e26ade735bb96173f8a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rough mountain addition</header><text>Section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/326">Public Law 100–326</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7fdadd8a03344cb9a8461bb67f39785"><paragraph id="id1f302c4ce6d2495da7e5952759d163fe"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Rough mountain addition</header><text>Certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally depicted as the <quote>Rough Mountain Addition</quote> on the map entitled <quote>GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement</quote> and dated March 4, 2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id079a4a24cf5b47e490e447324274c240"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rich hole addition</header><paragraph id="id721b6766975d4b0383a0d474fb61b510"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Potential wilderness designation</header><text>In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the <quote>Rich Hole Addition</quote> on the map entitled <quote>GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement</quote> and dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/326">Public Law 100–326</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 102 Stat. 584).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb01fe0578fa34b27bdbcf802e32c4120"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wilderness designation</header><text>The potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/326">Public Law 100–326</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 102 Stat. 584) on the earlier of—</text><subparagraph id="id5b60f03ab1f04b559a28186b998ad1fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted under paragraph (4) have been completed; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13cb9789d2d34ababb710e2aa303bfaf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac026b689d224388aa6523a65e45fd89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1589e9586f942b2bbaa210976ed416b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Water quality improvement activities</header><subparagraph id="iddedb7288a33b42fab8578b4e2e4b8422"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To enhance natural ecosystems within the potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) by implementing certain activities to improve water quality and aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document entitled <quote>Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project</quote> and dated December 2015, the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on which the potential wilderness area is incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4ccdf4f42d54417b613ebf52cb58fc4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry out that subparagraph with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3cd305cd85134ae3baaefac775d464e3"><enum>8403.</enum><header>Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness</header><subsection id="id2eeead4c5c7446b384942c41031d7ef8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="ida3cd8ba4deff4c9a99bb1dcad9907810"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advisory committee</header><text>The term <term>Advisory Committee</term> means the advisory committee for the National Recreation Area established under subsection (c)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0726591315404470830842b920a98605"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management plan</header><text>The term <term>Management Plan</term> means the management plan for the National Recreation Area and Wilderness developed under subsection (c)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe7bd91acc6f44b3b7d8a72eeecac387"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness Establishment Act of 2023</quote> and dated March 27, 2024.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id363b5248aa4447758b0ba8f76505c53a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National recreation area</header><text>The term <term>National Recreation Area</term> means the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area established by subsection (b)(1)(B).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fe19b26113849d6853f0a5ebfc6bd9b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National recreation area and wilderness</header><text>The term <term>National Recreation Area and Wilderness</term> means the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness established by subsection (b)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6362a275484b4d06a888b5e0ea7b2cdb"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonwilderness corridor</header><text>The term <term>nonwilderness corridor</term> means the land 100 feet in width from either side of the centerline of the existing trails and roads, as depicted on the map as <quote>Non-Wilderness Corridor</quote>, which is not included as part of the <quote>Proposed Wilderness</quote>, as depicted on the map. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbcc26ea328464862abda8bd28f3482c7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde42df0ff8ff4570ae9af2d3cd5313ca"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Indiana.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09950d926783433a9412881cc1de6181"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Wilderness addition</header><text>The term <term>Wilderness addition</term> means the land added to the Charles C. Deam Wilderness by subsection (b)(1)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64b1b663acc347b0b244a713a3a2d9a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness</header><paragraph id="id8eebdb9f453e41fcb330fe68541f18a8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><subparagraph id="id0461778116d04e71a7dd93b9068b6abe"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established in the State the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness as a subunit of the Hoosier National Forest, consisting of—</text><clause id="idfdb9f2bb66bb44f9a97896fe8d0e6ef4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Recreation Area; and</text></clause><clause id="id39a257a7036b45c1a9678624dc72dd58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Wilderness addition.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bf9587b93454fcbbd30b393cdd5205f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Benjamin harrison national recreation area</header><text>There is established in the State the Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area, consisting of approximately 29,382 acres of National Forest System land depicted on the map as <quote>Proposed National Recreation Area (NRA)</quote>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7845ec71940441daf101c0ee201dc32"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Charles c. deam wilderness addition</header><text>The approximately 15,300 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as <quote>Proposed Wilderness</quote> shall be added to and administered as part of the Charles C. Deam Wilderness in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/384">Public Law 97–384</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 96 Stat. 1942), consisting of—</text><clause id="id019c24b63c17478cbfbf5a56f19ffe9d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the approximately 2,028.8 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Deckard Ridge Units A, B, and C</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id14a5686e84644ad2afd4efd2a6069230"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the approximately 2,633 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Panther Creek Units A and B</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idc781317116f647deb6a8951df1870b50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the approximately 5,456.9 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Nebo Ridge Units A, B, C, D, and E</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idef3d817d99974894b4729a0978b60dfb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the approximately 2,141.4 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Browning Mountain Unit</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id1b78c6fe44834d15b9cc3840a4560ef8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the approximately 2,161.9 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Hickory Ridge Units A, B, C, D, and E</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idcb1187dd01374528b3158e768e156053"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the approximately 878.3 acres of National Forest System land in the State generally depicted on the map as the <quote>Mose Ray Branch Unit</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8a213d971df4e4f8e7b8f6d36b4c34b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Availability of map</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file the map, and make the map available for public inspection, in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12ea7547853343189633eac555da22a0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall manage—</text><subparagraph id="id107ba01e547a4a7bab75c692b664fecd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Wilderness addition (other than the nonwilderness corridors) in a manner that is consistent with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0471c3e4a63f4a1eb76a5781f55c3346"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Recreation Area in a manner that ensures—</text><clause id="idd5d97c01e76442689f6f42b516e3ab43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the protection of the water quality of the public water supply of Monroe Reservoir in the State in accordance with section 303(e)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6542">16 U.S.C. 6542(e)(1)</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause id="id7a7bfa68b6b0426cbc622d2a41c905eb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the promotion of recreational opportunities in the National Recreation Area.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a966afc5a2e4b959b5dbd9bad566a9c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Hunting, fishing, and trapping</header><clause id="id57bd15e66a78476199ec770099d6d8a4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary shall allow hunting, fishing, and trapping in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness.</text></clause><clause id="id4f0aef2ae0d24dfe83175f4d03323728"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with designees from the State Department of Natural Resources and the Corps of Engineers, may, for reasons of public safety, species enhancement, or management of a species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>), designate areas in which, and establish seasons during which, no hunting, fishing, or trapping is permitted in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness.</text></clause><clause id="idde1abe2ddadc4717a4102a6be46bccd2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide31b6274d84d4e1ab5c1996be9c6f348"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Recreation</header><clause id="id471af3c23383461398a57805462352c9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary shall—</text><subclause id="id079896a0ebce4230b08c3d46d985eca8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the National Recreation Area, continue to permit and provide for appropriate nonmotorized and motorized recreational uses, including hiking, viewing of nature and wildlife, camping, horseback riding, mountain biking, and other existing recreational uses; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id10eabed9b21f48e38abb37c36de73e9c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>permit the nonmechanized recreational use of the Wilderness addition, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) within the boundary of the <quote>Proposed Wilderness</quote> indicated on the map.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idfca6181afc524ea08ccffb7fcf65e156"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with designees from the State Department of Natural Resources and the Corps of Engineers, may designate zones in which, and establish periods during which, a recreational use shall not be permitted in the National Recreation Area and Wilderness under clause (i) for reasons of public safety, species enhancement, or management of a species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="id9cb5cf27a154486a947ff937107335c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Trail plan</header><text>Notwithstanding any provisions of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other provision of law, the Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, shall establish a trail plan—</text><subclause id="idff42f64107ca4caa85ae8a43e145589b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to maintain existing mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian trails in the nonwilderness corridors; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idd3b93ca21b7b445ab1ac8d6dd6f6c065"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to develop mountain biking, hiking, and equestrian trails in the National Recreation Area.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0cf85970b68148c8bedf7c800639e07b"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Vegetation management</header><clause id="id76b0abe0de4348c09f2341278c9c9243"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Wilderness addition</header><text>Consistent with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), timber removal or management shall not be permitted in the Wilderness addition, except as the Secretary determines to be necessary for public safety and management of diseases, as described in section 293.3 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></clause><clause id="id0437804725714f918e56655acd5cb891"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>National recreation area</header><text>Vegetation management within the National Recreation Area shall be consistent with—</text><subclause id="id0981a9fb32d64b4294c6b23e1b021b70"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Management Plan; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id51d28865f2fd4efcb1962be2b558758f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any applicable Forest Service land management plan.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6c58b8cdfec24b0cb51f17b1fcb09c36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National recreation area advisory committee; management plan</header><paragraph id="id5f10a5da02064bdba7ca4a4d7518b782"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National recreation area federal advisory committee</header><subparagraph id="idabfc31f469ef4650978b8b6b4af5b705"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to advise the Secretary with respect to the management of the National Recreation Area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id439c6fa3a6a54103badc99a0a8d48478"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be composed of members appointed by the Secretary, from among—</text><clause id="idd212a87f2629401aa4141a71fbf48f1f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives of local government;</text></clause><clause id="id5c96959e6d1743fb9d6a75c50d62075f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>forest ecologists;</text></clause><clause id="id1841ed29f4564502a011c896cd8b24ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>experts in dispersed recreation;</text></clause><clause id="id7da1568e40dc44e8b2ec8af75376a34f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>local residents who own or reside in property located not more than 2 miles from the boundary of the National Recreation Area;</text></clause><clause id="id1ba066be5b2e4060accad59c0d680d28"><enum>(v)</enum><text>representatives of conservation and outdoor recreation groups;</text></clause><clause id="id595849100b904f0495a3cd8cdc783c10"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>consulting foresters;</text></clause><clause id="id9f647d565716431d90478a49e6f80cdf"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Director of the State Department of Natural Resources (or designees);</text></clause><clause id="ida313b5ab4deb4bc5b0527794395f3c5f"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>wildlife experts; and</text></clause><clause id="ida23827719ab9462eb6c4df9c8ef804dc"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>designees from the Corps of Engineers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc517ce35b2ca4f7c9b6fab5a5d476cfc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management plan</header><subparagraph id="idd566eecaaa734967a0190460f8885868"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the National Recreation Area.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17ce2279085c4de2ab1aece33bec9b10"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Management Plan shall—</text><clause id="id0c00d9669f3b4ab2b5078816b94bef3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be developed—</text><subclause id="id2454c165612c421f98b4aa6173c43c1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in consultation with the Advisory Committee;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida864bf370fae4a40bb97166833336367"><enum>(II)</enum><text>after providing an opportunity for public comment; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida286291db86f4139a9624aace4b4cb71"><enum>(III)</enum><text>after engaging with interested or affected federally recognized Indian Tribes, other Federal agencies, and State and local governments, including the State Department of Natural Resources;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id492e6b9c35cb43db9430957e1d62f9a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address management issues associated with the National Recreation Area, including—</text><subclause id="ide70319e9b9df4031ad9361f6597b0f05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>fires;</text></subclause><subclause id="id517d6d52f707449ba806095ee48ad18b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>invasive species;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida148fd1cfe554f0c982ce39a64f9923e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the response to insect and disease infestations;</text></subclause><subclause id="ida719fff875f44f4fa2c2758d1ab310a1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>measures needed to protect the public water supply provided by Monroe Reservoir;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide69fc39272f84214a57e998e9e7fa0f7"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the establishment, maintenance, and closure of camp sites, campgrounds, trails, and roadways; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id58459d0719354b1596535f8bcf3899b2"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other issues identified by the Advisory Committee; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd5444709d83947f4ae3399177f51bf3a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include—</text><subclause id="idcd89401b7b0a4d7cb9ef0d626af4de66"><enum>(I)</enum><text>measures to preserve and protect native and historical resources, flora, fauna, and recreational, scenic, and aesthetic values within the National Recreation Area; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id3e2baeaf4af64fe386f41fbe328006c2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>measures to prevent degradation of the public water supply provided by Monroe Reservoir.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbbaf5729990d439ab791f4ffd09d75ff"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id3b54368fbbe34ad69b056c099f0aef41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No additional funds</header><text>No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id52f9eddbfa124480a23eb087dcff153b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of existing funds</header><text>This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf622d9ffab764157a3c99f2a34bc11b0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section—</text><paragraph id="ide9d4c48ab937495890ce9d62731af404"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects the Corps of Engineers use permits for flowage rights within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness established by the order entitled <quote>Joint Order Interchanging Administrative Jurisdiction of Department of the Army Lands and National Forest Lands</quote> (35 Fed. Reg. 10382 (June 25, 1970));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idef213d9ecf0648a2b9bb36f1a4f5e239"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prevents the Corps of Engineers from carrying out the water control management plan of the Corps of Engineers within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness as described in the Corps of Engineers water control manual;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb9838f5f028640629710d50d758badb7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prevents the Corps of Engineers from—</text><subparagraph id="ide784f20b273347bf8f600563e19dc690"><enum>(A)</enum><text>disposing of, or otherwise managing, real estate interests held by the Corps of Engineers as of the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ab1b9b604084e258af13d9eccb75973"><enum>(B)</enum><text>acquiring additional real estate interests required to support the operation or maintenance of Monroe Lake;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72a856963dd94542b691182105933677"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects the use of motor vessels (as defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) on Monroe Lake;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47e08be52ee44998830675418002a305"><enum>(5)</enum><text>results in the closure of any State or county roadway in the National Recreation Area and the nonwilderness corridors;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc48d65c9d528459fb4eec62781b00613"><enum>(6)</enum><text>precludes the ownership, use, or enjoyment of private land within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77c052fb928e496d8c73c191e47f7a62"><enum>(7)</enum><text>otherwise affects access to private land or cemeteries within the National Recreation Area and Wilderness;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f8fa0779670432aa6727be33dcb20b6"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affects the access to land within the nonwilderness corridors and within 100 feet of the outer boundary of the Wilderness addition by any State or private entity or organization with a permit, special use authorization, or other right to access land within the Wilderness addition, as described in section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1134">16 U.S.C. 1134(a)</external-xref>), for the purpose of maintaining infrastructure located within the Wilderness addition, including access by—</text><subparagraph id="id4abb361308c141c488c17cf9612ee72c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Smithville Telephone Company;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd762b4d97b4a459aa78e6c77817e0baf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Jackson County Water Utility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a2ddc4476084ee7b2b39ca857459e49"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Jackson County Rural Electric;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45c937ca50c840308119c2ecd25931fb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ANR Pipeline Company;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0da77e1c2a1b41a99a1631eb99bb93dd"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Monroe County commissioners;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide64c7f56668d408da7cb813717c3e2db"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Hoosier Trails Council, BSA; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6d1f0e719e74b70953949ae49681cbc"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the State Department of Natural Resources; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idedb58a52e8484224b31278e2497c77a4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><text>affects the access to land within the Wilderness addition by the State Department of Natural Resources or appropriate public safety officers with the use of motor vehicles, mechanized equipment, or motorboats for emergencies involving the health and safety of persons within the Wilderness addition, in accordance with section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(c)</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3470a9d8baca40f4a7d14c800c77e1db" commented="no"><enum>8404.</enum><header>Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area</header><subsection id="idb3e95911d31048338acb2699d8ddb5c3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="id3d4b7c69cf154042916d4a403061970f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Scenic Area</header><subparagraph id="idF51061634C4042DA8A0E56B0B2614644" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>National Scenic Area</term> means the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area established by subsection (b)(1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD45D551C4D5F4709B889BCE64D808E7B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <quote>National Scenic Area</quote> includes—</text><clause id="idF989CBB19E5C41F49BE64D5066D45EC1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any National Forest System land within the boundary of the National Scenic Area that is administered as part of the National Scenic Area; and </text></clause><clause id="idF47425CE3E984FB6A77A22C1A7943C3E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any National Forest System land within the boundary of the National Scenic Area that is administered as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the amendments made by subsection (c).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e7da454bc904065bfb22bf0acc09453" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0b242a457ecc45ce86b1ac79643bbad6" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Virginia.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ac91ae08e314eb986e3e328bed78dbc" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Wilderness area</header><text>The term <term>Wilderness Area</term> means a wilderness area designated by paragraphs (22) through (26) of section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/326">Public Law 100–326</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) (as added by subsection (c)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58dc6cdd42bb48a6a1abd4043abe60d2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area</header><paragraph id="ida8c49a9941de4819a7ad16ff10c9f8f8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area, consisting of approximately 92,562 acres of National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, as generally depicted on the map filed under subsection (d)(1)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7347d5c1caca409cbf6645e5e1248b93" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the National Scenic Area are—</text><subparagraph id="id4e2d0696df1449d9a39b938a0f345210" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure the protection and preservation of the scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources of the National Scenic Area; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77dd1c59bce649cca09dd223ade92a8d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect wildlife, fish, and plant habitat in the National Scenic Area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff00aa84ddb0461b92dd2da1eb086c05" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to protect outstanding natural biological values and habitat for plant and animal species along the Shenandoah Mountain crest above 3,000 feet above sea level elevation, including the Cow Knob salamander; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebec5417e03b4cb7877a465a200b0739" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to protect forests in the National Scenic Area that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5371351cd6a48718a34fa644c3a3545" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to protect the Wilderness Areas; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10824fde851240fcb269703757d3ad89" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to provide for a variety of, and improve existing, recreation settings and opportunities in the National Scenic Area in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb956fb8c8bc54c039081adb93f3282fe" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><subparagraph id="id628d57204c8c4ad184e6ff1a20f1deda" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall administer the National Scenic Area in accordance with—</text><clause id="id0937a1b6b3f64b3b941893a0e465449e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="id9fbf62eb77464f0584b2769ee80a44f9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the laws (including regulations) generally applicable to the National Forest System.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2b03eb48f644f5e87917b6c6582cb3d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Wilderness Areas in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) and any other laws applicable to the Wilderness Areas, except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for purposes of administering the Wilderness Areas. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c7105eaffa64f1daa0301b13c5b0188" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect; conflicts</header><clause commented="no" id="id8C3976372C7D43779D777009D6789AC5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The establishment of the National Scenic Area shall not affect the administration of the Wilderness Areas.</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id7063BE4851ED4B7ABF70163D39021999"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Conflicts</header><text>In the case of any conflict between the laws applicable to the Wilderness Areas, the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>) shall control. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e24a531da8646fe89f24f26291a3d69" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>No buffer zones</header><clause id="id730d6d3739494eaeb3bfc1e83ae62dd9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this subsection creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area or a Wilderness Area.</text></clause><clause id="id6ea29964c8e74df5879dcfae13a2a707" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities outside national scenic area or wilderness areas</header><text>The fact that an activity or use on land outside the National Scenic Area or a Wilderness Area can be seen or heard by humans within the National Scenic Area or Wilderness Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundaries of the National Scenic Area or Wilderness Area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd309ed0fccc497a92d3fa4a29bf5f50" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recreational uses</header><subparagraph id="idd1c531be9033435d8f8067b94e4aff3c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection or under applicable law, the Secretary shall authorize the continuation of, or seek to improve, authorized recreational uses of the National Scenic Area in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2782decc489b42debce29bb78385404b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection interferes with the authority of the Secretary— </text><clause id="id4acc5d48f879449da15161460ada5644" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to maintain or improve nonmotorized trails and recreation sites within the National Scenic Area; </text></clause><clause id="id0a832d21da8840f5bdf733efc0ec8b25" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to construct new nonmotorized trails and recreation sites within the National Scenic Area; </text></clause><clause id="idb230a9e45ed1419baf3247b2556fa1c9" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to adjust recreational uses within the National Scenic Area for reasons of sound resource management or public safety; and</text></clause><clause id="id7a83d380c2314e32b1cfc7f3eeef0939" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to evaluate applications for, and issue or deny, special use authorizations in connection with recreation within the National Scenic Area.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddaa6bb5333044499934626730e6d5597" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Recreation within the National Scenic Area shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id277a8b12d3af4fefbbaa06a2a2ecd0ab" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National Forest System trail plan</header><subparagraph id="id0e6916da8d9741b8bafabac0a76644fa" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a National Forest System trail plan for National Forest System land in the National Scenic Area that is not located in a Wilderness Area in order to construct, maintain, and improve nonmotorized recreation National Forest System trails in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC1C74091457445318E350B09DECF40AC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Potential inclusion</header><text>The Secretary may address in the National Forest System trail plan developed under subparagraph (A) National Forest System land that is near, but not within the boundary of, the National Scenic Area. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida56a912fd0b14eafa1ea169bd11dfc65" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public input</header><text>In developing the National Forest System trail plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall seek input from interested parties, including members of the public. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea81004ca5e4a63b09f801b20f4a109" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The National Forest System trail plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="idaef6fceab17b44999e5829f843273986" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote sustainable trail management that protects natural resources and provides diverse, high-quality safe recreation opportunities, which may include loop trails for nonmotorized uses; </text></clause><clause id="id21979327b540471a9c5794fbe4eed3d1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider natural resource protection, trail sustainability, and trail maintenance needs as primary factors in determining the location or relocation of National Forest System trails; and </text></clause><clause id="ida033956033f34d24bcb69fb61176badc" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>develop a National Forest System trail outside the Little River Wilderness Area in the area of the Tillman Road corridor (along National Forest System road 101) to connect the Wolf Ridge Trail parking area to the Wild Oak National Recreation Trail, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under subsection (d)(1)(B), pending completion of the required environmental analysis.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f4b5c9e99bc4d36970e3df81feaa805" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Implementation report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the National Forest System trail plan developed under subparagraph (A), including the identification of the National Forest System trail described in subparagraph (D)(iii) and any other priority National Forest System trails identified for development. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e4f8575ed2d4189be47e30fa736f8bc" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Roads</header><subparagraph id="id8a84ba669b734f47aa885eaf33a541af" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The establishment of the National Scenic Area shall not—</text><clause id="id2A54CC4EDBCF419A93C2A9F52F21DD4A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>result in the closure of any National Forest System roads, as generally depicted on the map filed under subsection (d)(1)(A); or</text></clause><clause id="id67EE5E3DBA2A4CE0A321971A16EE7560" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>modify public access within the National Scenic Area.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7BF442343BAB4629BAC87568A1D52F38" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No new roads</header><text>No new roads shall be constructed in the National Scenic Area after the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dd902c3021b47dba1cbf84151682480" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection—</text><clause id="id4fdac69991ed4afba7aaa64dcabd351d" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>denies any owner of private land or an interest in private land that is located within the National Scenic Area the right to access the private land; </text></clause><clause id="idf6b7d6bbe8724d7fa0471ca2b3841918" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alters the authority of the Secretary to open or close roads in the National Scenic Area in existence on the date of enactment of this Act in furtherance of the purposes of this section; or</text></clause><clause id="id756bed609d504d6383fe0d388dd4aa16" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>alters the authority of the State—</text><subclause id="id1ECF5AF46D124A40B4CC64E25E5ABA13" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to maintain the access road to the crest of Shenandoah Mountain (Route 924); or </text></subclause><subclause id="id3FC2F8866BAF4933B3C25E84B03DFEFE" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to realign the access road described in subclause (I) if necessary for reasons of sound resource management or public safety. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0be1a7f0953f4d94a81b296353e9dcff" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Parking areas</header><clause id="id905DFF645BA248E98C878CF1B668B88B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), the reconstruction, minor relocation, and construction of parking areas and related facilities within the National Scenic Area are authorized in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2).</text></clause><clause id="idEC6DDE48D7E5408B963C17497F888E50" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Additional trailhead parking areas authorized in the National Scenic Area under clause (i) may be constructed only along National Forest System roads. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf73ea76f7dc4e96b2fa32c70f1a2485" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Motorized travel</header><text>Motorized travel shall be allowed only on roads within the portions of the National Scenic Area that are not Wilderness Areas, in a manner consistent with paragraph (6). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb6feb15d7a794f87b018741ab22ce355" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Water</header><text>The Secretary shall administer the National Scenic Area in a manner that maintains and enhances water quality. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde47b8409f5241e78a3ad25d12c5538a" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Water impoundments</header><text>The establishment of the National Scenic Area shall not prohibit—</text><subparagraph id="id6DC2C312CE8E469D91E35D812805444E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the operation, maintenance, or improvement of, or access to, dams, reservoirs, or related infrastructure in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, as generally depicted on the map filed under subsection (d)(1)(A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC82F5D447C8348AF8D67CA25558C7C3E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment of new dams, reservoirs, or related infrastructure if necessary for municipal use. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fe4c34bbd924b8cb0e0b54bb83efeab" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Timber harvest</header><subparagraph id="id4dcd014872bd4f13b75eada7a30009c7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no harvesting of timber shall be allowed within the National Scenic Area. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd392f2bed1f1400b96a64f24a6871199" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause id="id7BE395AD404342439753B6D8342A0A18" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Necessary harvesting</header><text>The Secretary may authorize harvesting of timber in the National Scenic Area if the Secretary determines that the harvesting is necessary— </text><subclause id="id7f9d1f2ba1ca4fb9ba9da7b378c78ce8" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to control fire;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7c2efb00d52847c1b8cbc827e28bd928" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide for public safety or trail access;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0c5fbaef16c64881b8ee0a277b58b167" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to construct or maintain overlooks and vistas; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id8bd6cbccd37547419d19e7296094dfa8" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to control insect or disease outbreaks.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3cb646540eea40c8b19ec62540983dee" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Firewood for personal use</header><text>Firewood may be harvested for personal use along roads within the National Scenic Area, subject to any conditions that the Secretary may require.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f8b9d9673614052840c0d1bc122ea1b" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Insect and disease outbreaks</header><subparagraph id="id30ec90ce45214e6b8f5c5e0e247ae30a" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may carry out activities necessary to control insect and disease outbreaks in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2)— </text><clause id="idb3feeb8e26594239b5b52579385d80e8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to maintain scenic quality;</text></clause><clause id="idabc92473b5d343aba2c10ba10c79d170" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce hazards to visitors; or </text></clause><clause id="idc71a97e973d94762b25fe995e9588a4a" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to protect National Forest System land or private land.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f41fe87fecc404299c5b0ec3671be93" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>For purposes of activities carried out under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="iddd0b6058f52c4120ad029d87709ca9e2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>native forest insect and disease outbreaks shall be controlled only—</text><subclause id="id2CAFFFDFFDD648AF954524E80913710F" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to prevent unacceptable damage to resources on adjacent land; or </text></subclause><subclause id="id3F36B8AED16141C8976FDA1D8FBA9D11" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to protect threatened, endangered, sensitive, or locally rare species, with biological control methods being favored; and </text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide444a85412d1476ca25dddf0ec769a29" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>nonnative insects and diseases may be eradicated or suppressed only in order to prevent a loss of a special biological community. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbbedee83cbf406f95e4e16df7d08d47" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Vegetation management</header><text>The Secretary may engage in vegetation management practices within the National Scenic Area in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2)— </text><subparagraph id="id7fad74186afb44e48577d9c894d1b392" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to maintain wildlife clearings and scenic enhancements in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide383eb151c614a269809b8106d0b8818" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to construct not more than 100 acres of additional wildlife clearings by—</text><clause id="id0a82bd116bbd4de9838816f38bb6d705" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>expanding wildlife clearings in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or </text></clause><clause id="id9acc9602c87d41108639fbd6f38254fa" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>constructing new wildlife clearings of approximately 2 to 5 acres.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d3421f91aed486c953c7029dad34064" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Wildfire suppression</header><subparagraph id="id0878f68ec32d4364bcd23ac9c672d66e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from carrying out wildfire suppression activities within the National Scenic Area. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68503f39cb2144278933e9facac2f7f2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Wildfire suppression activities within the National Scenic Area shall be carried out— </text><clause id="id19f99a2072544ff7bb7dd56b96dc061f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2); and</text></clause><clause id="id30451e09f7bc40138342b72ba68b8d8b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>using such means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95a4826507344e0c8eb36c06e7cbfda6" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Prescribed fire</header><text>Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Secretary from conducting prescribed burns and necessary burn unit preparation within the National Scenic Area in a manner consistent with the purposes of the National Scenic Area described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9a058592147b4a60b661882510ca82b2" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><subparagraph id="idceaefdc281bb42259591917da7b2193e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the National Scenic Area is withdrawn from— </text><clause id="idf8f213e4e5a54f7d8acc020f3feb952d" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text></clause><clause id="ide93ab520fb954dbab6fcc3549ad5dd72" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws;</text></clause><clause id="id21b25cbae8444f208c3418e146e9241e" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws;</text></clause><clause id="id53c431456ac842eaa0649e9a41aafa80" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>wind, solar, or other renewable energy development; and</text></clause><clause id="id3430413ecb5c4faaa0592cbc4070c3c7" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>designation of new utility corridors, utility rights-of-way, or communications sites.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68c55a326eaa4ee883b5047614e39542" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Consistent with paragraph (6)(C)(i), the withdrawal under subparagraph (A) shall not deny access to private land or an interest in private land within the National Scenic Area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id18863e1398c848d8aeddcdfe71162061" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Management plan</header><subparagraph id="idc71b4111a5c5439bb46a522bd94753a7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of the completion of the National Forest System trail plan under paragraph (5), but not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop as an amendment to the land management plan for the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests a management plan for the National Scenic Area that is consistent with this subsection. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc658b19903a34be8b6959e09b0a17803" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires the Secretary to revise the land management plan for the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf3c672770e774a869ea69cb97db493e4" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of wilderness areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/326">Public Law 100–326</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) (as amended by section 8402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fbdbca5c5e4428f82f147a6a82cd5c6"><paragraph id="idb31367dc6c9044b3a7486fb235d30252" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Skidmore Fork Wilderness</header><text>Certain National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests comprising approximately 5,088 acres, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under section 8404(d)(1)(B) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, which shall be known as the <quote>Skidmore Fork Wilderness</quote>. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09511587fcfe4816944f323c041fa3dc" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Ramseys draft wilderness addition</header><text>Certain National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests comprising approximately 6,961 acres, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under section 8404(d)(1)(B) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, which shall be incorporated into the Ramseys Draft Wilderness designated by <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/586">Public Law 98–586</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; 98 Stat. 3106).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92936fa819c44f3c95ff5a48851d89ba" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Lynn hollow wilderness</header><text>Certain National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests comprising approximately 3,568 acres, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under section 8404(d)(1)(B) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, which shall be known as the <quote>Lynn Hollow Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id500b75060709498e92a6c5f1bbb86465" commented="no"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Little river wilderness</header><text>Certain National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests comprising approximately 12,461 acres, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under section 8404(d)(1)(B) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, which shall be known as the <quote>Little River Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idacd921fb5d044381921ebb3b8910aefa" commented="no"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Beech lick knob wilderness</header><text>Certain National Forest System land in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests comprising approximately 5,779 acres, as generally depicted on the applicable map filed under section 8404(d)(1)(B) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, which shall be known as the <quote>Beech Lick Knob Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idd6374b9caad849d7b7b25c3ea4cb6096" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maps and boundary descriptions</header><paragraph id="id2ed9e6106d8a489bb9dac3e40c862a7a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Filing</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives maps and boundary descriptions of— </text><subparagraph id="id0EC00DA84A3E46F9AD2C2CF01623EFB1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Scenic Area; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF32AAF26D0C142248A76BF45901C3BAA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each of the Wilderness Areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1870daf4cdb4f028ea56c15c38c5139" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force and effect</header><text>The maps and boundary descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and boundary descriptions. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id34DE779EE1234205B659F215B469A5FF" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maps control</header><text>In the case of any discrepancy between the acreage of the National Scenic Area or a Wilderness Area and the applicable map filed under paragraph (1), the applicable map filed under that paragraph shall control. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddee0dc2664504533b43ec5d71c887807" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The maps and boundary descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idd1af4c7ced144a0badf4c7188c039767"><enum>8405.</enum><header>Flatside-Bethune Wilderness</header><subsection id="HDAE1213B940848F8A5BFBB3018381E85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additions to flatside wilderness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/508">Public Law 98–508</external-xref>; 98 Stat. 2349; 132 Stat. 5520) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id281a3e511ba449f99f99e0a9fc5dd650"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1984 and</quote> and inserting <quote>1984,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ca841ef5bb14ceb9f5f9d538502eed2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,215 acres, generally depicted as <quote>Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation</quote> on the map entitled <quote>Flatside Wilderness, Proposed Addition Designation</quote>, dated September 29, 2022,</quote> after <quote>2018,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FE2E22665024429A2B00903323D3BA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fire, insects, and diseases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)</external-xref>) in accordance with existing laws (including regulations).</text></subsection><subsection id="HDEA6369FF8674DB2B86C5D6A000D6153" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of wilderness addition</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id274685a86cc24b2f8877426ab385dc2d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The wilderness designated by section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/508">Public Law 98–508</external-xref>; 98 Stat. 2349) shall be known as the <quote>Flatside-Bethune Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0fe24481899408d8d56aae397983b11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Flatside-Bethune Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c54841179e4fb28cbce0ffd04f0ccb"><enum>8406.</enum><header>Shawnee National Forest designations</header><subsection id="idebb6b91d46de4754bad329df5623a480"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a47e9199faa4c37a831f39dfa97fb71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designated natural area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated natural area</term> means an area determined to be of exceptional ecological, botanical, geologic, scenic, or archeological value by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85771af706a84cad8b0cdb84a46a8080"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d24df3b06904af88040a3efd3d7bb19"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2eab6e4774214ec89d4a7c1ca4e64cd6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State of Illinois; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c3d1d7d7f1c4d29823f54a429ba1940" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcabd283159c949ba8ae66d86734a28a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designated research natural area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>designated research natural area</term> means an area that has been selected by the Secretary, and is managed by the Forest Service, for scientific research value.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id732ab2a15f6b4915bf230df8598fffb5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>map</term> means the map prepared and submitted by the Forest Service under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1282cf07f6334221886b74be4f1efb5a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2620614770f24f39a674c1197fbe1a75"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special Management Area</header><text>The term <term>Special Management Area</term> means a Special Management Area established by subsection (c)(1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89028ee220a94fe7a57f4dba0a8a98ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Camp Hutchins Wilderness</header><paragraph id="idc25e225fbb3d4916a139de8ae4db9809"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Addition to the National Wilderness Preservation System</header><text>In accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), certain land in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 750 acres and generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known as the <quote>Camp Hutchins Wilderness</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0f601672fdd4e5190ed26bae780679c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the Camp Hutchins Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.</external-xref>), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8fad9ad18a374106b4cb2c6ef12d739c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hiking trail</header><text>Forest Road 211 shall be closed to public vehicular traffic and shall be maintained as a hiking trail, including the eastern extension of Forest Road 211 formerly known as the <quote>Hutchins Creek Spur</quote> up to the area known as <quote>Hutchins Creek Corridor</quote>, as generally depicted on the map.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fe226753f694be988f6f1821c93d442"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from—</text><subparagraph id="ide90c459c78694d73a69ed82cfcf36993"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id946e82f939174edc98633ff1c0136df3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc901bc3879034913b83874f9d20135b4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb8364c0a0acd4dddb963b4d145b19aa2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of Special Management Areas</header><paragraph id="idf203d3beb11e40e7a5b74b423ba919b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the following Special Management Areas within the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois are established:</text><subparagraph id="id393cdfe064d141c5967b26e9b81df5cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Camp Hutchins Special Management Area</header><text>Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,953 acres and generally depicted on the map.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07186d43ce2e46819f8cd062bfbcee5b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ripple Hollow Special Management Area</header><text>Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 3,445 acres and generally depicted on the map.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id315dc746f129497bb1bbf4d750622737"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Burke Branch Special Management Area</header><text>Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 6,310 acres and generally depicted on the map.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3722b8ca112d4ccb87416ba071293622"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Special Management Areas are—</text><subparagraph id="idffe4e88c678448dc831fd91c47b8a426"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conserve, protect, and enhance the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historic, educational, and scientific resources of the Special Management Areas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b071580fee0422c8270d62bd09cc225"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote biodiversity and control invasive species; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e4788b0222d489ca3d68ff3db5f3f08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to allow for the continuation of restoration efforts and scientific study of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas within the Special Management Areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4730a8329744162a197a1352fc4884a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration of Special Management Areas</header><paragraph id="idf7e2d421a42a4006933e858d93b5230f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer the Special Management Areas—</text><subparagraph id="id7f52cf2da8fd4bb3ad356c0dcc8ccc8b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the purposes for which the Special Management Areas are established; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c13ecf50ce2488aad8f3dcfcbda7d0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with—</text><clause id="idca612b3742e44e4b9fba6d7d0b83a5bc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="id78bac96aa7fe40edbbd2c693bd1fab5d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other applicable laws.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87574af4aa454f639cb12fd882161938"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Areas.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id608e9dd79ef4463284a63004270c9beb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Uses</header><subparagraph id="idc8eb93b20f994e859905949d56d30fd7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text><italic></italic>The Secretary shall allow only uses of the Special Management Areas that are consistent with the purposes for which the Special Management Areas are established.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id234290a67ff948a781f77cb573152be1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prescribed fire</header><text>The Secretary may use prescribed fire to sustain the ecological structure and composition of the Special Management Areas to sustain the biodiversity of the Special Management Areas.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcaab9565c65642c8ab89387ca9855225"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Management tools</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0a0cf9409674714a929f23805ab163e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use herbicides, insecticides, and mechanized equipment in the control of fire, insects, disease, and invasive species, including the use of chainsaws, drones, aircraft, pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and rubber and tracked vehicles to carry out management of the Special Management Areas approved by the Secretary. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb6eedfe07b0473ca90a5f8c2c5c7d7b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out management of the Special Management Areas, the Secretary shall use the best available technology and science.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3af2f9fc42f0463088cf18f3f2bcbf88"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Motorized vehicles</header><text>Except in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, emergency response, or access on established roads accessing trailheads, or are essential to provide off-road access for ecosystem management of habitat, the use of motor vehicles in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c3438f000a94dba9a2c21578a02d231"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Roads</header><text>The Secretary shall decommission and remove roads within the Special Management Areas, except roads needed for management or access to trailheads, as soon as practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20e6cd4899804b33bc2ce5f7db9ba0ab"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Timber</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92fd3a7a39214679b326d03b9c0f5e68"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial timber harvesting, except as needed for fire, insect, and disease control, and for visitor and administrative safety, in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58410b0a69f94329b55cc2593cecc3df"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Activities permitted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Thinning of trees and other vegetation in the Special Management Areas shall be permitted for restoration of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas and to further the management objectives described in this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida742c6a7aaf7426f8c37b206c26454e9"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Inholdings</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82415317b77b4f9db9634bea551cc213"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to private inholdings in the Special Management Areas shall be preserved. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4091b4bc109644bd8140fbb7920a1343"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Acquisitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall acquire any private inholdings in the Special Management Areas by purchase or exchange as soon as feasible.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb713a7a24404445b85a6464398b73a44"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Hunting and trapping</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcf7bdc6bf2d44c59d588136f4ac541c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Hunting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hunting shall be permitted in the Special Management Areas as permitted by the State of Illinois and in accordance with regulations of the State of Illinois and regulations of the Forest Service. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc19bfecaa0cd4329a6ed6c90d9ef36cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Trapping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Trapping shall not be permitted in the Special Management Areas. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ea21d5b15764ce9a5326616f96b3ffe"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Access by motorized vehicles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access within the Special Management Areas by hunters in motorized vehicles shall be prohibited.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8932e20a99d84f21af3ad86feb7b76f8"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Volunteer restoration and research</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24f1d565292c4cfe9b87a683f0851280"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Volunteers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall allow organized groups of volunteers to participate in ecological restoration activities under the guidance of Forest Service ecologists and botanists within the Special Management Areas through cooperative agreements. </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df8cada6fa942a7882659f8329f647b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Access for research purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall allow access to the Special Management Areas for scientific research by qualified individuals and organizations, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc26de6f253b64bed8e64e6f8683a8103"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Ongoing management decisions</header><text>The Supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest shall have the authority, without requiring the permission of the Secretary, to make management decisions concerning any designated natural area or designated research natural area within the Special Management Areas pursuant to the land and resource management plan for the Shawnee National Forest.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73d40851b3be414c86e43ac736cda8ee"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Special Management Areas, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Special Management Areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from—</text><subparagraph id="id271e2ab46e904a2d8c06b546586df632"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafe5af9033f14775906d97fb34265942"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0381b0e6c2fd47b38e39cea4404793c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3b486db4b4e04023a59a7417ecadf7ba"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Maps and legal descriptions</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the maps and legal descriptions of each of the Special Management Areas filed under subsection (e)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide812a3fe093e4e7b8eac3812609fa0b7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Public information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Shawnee National Forest information describing the progress in achieving the management objectives described in this subsection. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21396b4f46314d2d8f8bb42e71445b6b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Map and legal description</header><paragraph id="id88d2292660a24b709e40addce058b159"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a map and legal description that contains maps and boundary descriptions of—</text><subparagraph id="idab096efc8f34493893bfd5e4f5f3fec2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Camp Hutchins Wilderness; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc657a1500094c8e9fcabbda614816fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each of the Special Management Areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba5214fd4a004aada88bdec4b99efdcb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddffac341035741e4950efaacdde085a0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the Forest Service website.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id52f4f6f3959a4624921535b6fbe142c9"><enum>8407.</enum><header>Patrick Leahy Wilderness</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4d6b89c6c684ce89d466c72b0ad2061"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of Patrick Leahy Wilderness</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc379abfc805c434eaabc6aa1f18069a3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 102(1) of the Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/322">Public Law 98–322</external-xref>; 98 Stat. 254) is amended by striking <quote>known as the Breadloaf Wilderness</quote> and inserting <quote>known as the <quote>Patrick Leahy Wilderness</quote></quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61be89bdf92d484baf0c38ea3d0aeb9e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New England Wilderness Act of 2006 amendment</header><text>Section 211(3) of the New England Wilderness Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1132">16 U.S.C. 1132</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/382">Public Law 109–382</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 2675) is amended by striking <quote>known as the <quote>Breadloaf Wilderness</quote></quote> and inserting <quote>known as the <quote>Patrick Leahy Wilderness</quote></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ec9a121a10e45479a6df0d41e976a82"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference in any law, map, regulation, order, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Breadloaf Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Patrick Leahy Wilderness</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida7b918426711401ab8b271e08ef9a745"><enum>8408.</enum><header>Black River State Forest release of reversionary interest</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ca88c89b76645e791a922936a523c68"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd000d519a08b48da860c790104ab4798"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deli, Inc.</header><text>The term <term>Deli, Inc.</term> means Deli, Inc., a sphagnum moss production business located in Millston, Wisconsin.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c06e9cf053c40f490589411debd79cd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deli land</header><text>The term <term>Deli land</term> means the approximately 37.27 acres of land owned or optioned to acquire, subject to the approval of the land exchange by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, and the Governor of Wisconsin, in 2 separate parcels, by Deli, Inc., and located in Millston, Wisconsin, as depicted on the map and as described as follows:</text><subparagraph id="id73d9a8bf3aba4ba28f384341b3674f54" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A parcel of real property containing approximately 31.3 acres (which includes land within the road right-of-way), together with any improvements—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab6432246a2d4affa4d9be52992a7409"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comprising the NE¼NE¼ sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 2 W., Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd759f60e2cb4effb10d129847037d90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">excluding—</text><subclause id="idb0b474debf0d48c9a9071f369acab2f3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>land lying north of the railroad right-of-way; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf71f60b569fc4a38a2c6010fd0bd768d" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a parcel 150 feet wide, with 50 feet lying to the northeast, and 100 feet to the southwest, of a line commencing at a point 5 feet east of the northwest corner of the quarter-quarter section described in clause (i), thence south 56° east 39' a distance of 222 feet, thence south 57° east 31' a distance of 1359 feet; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id139d7affa0e749479e47ad5f889f028f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2c5e44599734641a5939f8d42474f6a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any public water use or easements on Lee Lake; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide453b5438bea4dd0910f88934ba387df"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any easements or restrictions of record, public roadways, zoning and use ordinances, and the railroad right-of-way.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3404f86069464261951206a5bb128a2f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A parcel of real property containing approximately 5.97 acres located in the SW¼SW¼ sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 4 W., Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, comprising lot 7 of Certified Survey Map No. 4483, as recorded in volume 19S of the certified survey maps, page 334, as Document No. 413440 in the Jackson County Register of Deeds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb436da4d70534f5995aae07452c0f56e"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Map</header><text>The term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Black River State Forest – Deli, Inc.</quote> and dated June 26, 2023.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10d54cdfc88b4d2a9c667d938441b512"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Wisconsin.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id698c915fefe84aadba4ea05bc83b92f1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>State forest land</header><text>The term <term>State forest land</term> means the approximately 31.83 acres of land located in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, as depicted on the map and as described as follows:</text><subparagraph id="id64525a6eba0242b3b9a9db3ae320fb52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A parcel containing 23.13 acres—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf170fc53b79c4984bc2735fe6360ad19"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comprising the portion of the E½SE¼ sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 2. W., Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, lying south of the Interstate Highway 94 southern right-of-way; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a0c0704bf9a4652ba243ac357e6905a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">excluding a triangular parcel in the southwest corner described as commencing at the southwest corner, thence east 260 feet, thence northwesterly to a point on the west boundary thereof 200 feet north of the southwest corner, thence south to the place of beginning.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd094688833d4be9a54e1d75d512354c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A parcel containing 8.70 acres comprising the portion of the NE¼NE¼ sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 2. W., Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, lying north of the railroad right-of-way, forming a triangular piece and described as commencing at the northeast corner of that quarter-quarter section, thence west 1010 feet to the north line of the railroad right-of-way, thence southeasterly along the boundary of the railroad to the east line of that quarter-quarter section, thence north on the east line 750 feet to the place of beginning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf87ccc23bb5d4c4fa802d2d944172893"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditional release</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9da190c292ce4b748e13dac7ad0d2cef"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1198e93d828941c489d0cebaec6d53fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State forest land is subject to a reversionary interest of the United States pursuant to section 32(c) of The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1011">7 U.S.C. 1011(c)</external-xref>), requiring that the State forest land be used for public purposes in perpetuity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc80e798f68cf49f68019bc90012aa223"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State and Deli, Inc. have agreed that the State will convey the State forest land in exchange for the Deli land, and the Deli land will be added to Black River State Forest in the State. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8888881c882c4747bc52bf974ff7140e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditional release</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the State offers in a written agreement to convey the State forest land to Deli, Inc., in exchange for the conveyance of the Deli land to the State—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46c5bbbacfcc476491a4bd9ad15aa792"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reversionary interest of the United States in the State forest land shall be released; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ef4688824b7490789547bef71bf10ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall provide, as expeditiously as possible, recordable evidence of the release under subparagraph (A) in the form of a quitclaim deed, which shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2af53016429545fcb2654d2faa602109"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convey any interest of the United States in the State forest land without consideration; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5951052eca014a7eac7d61df08bcd210"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided to the State for recording before the exchange deeds are recorded. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1e796e7695da4611a6cce00bd6b5d0fb" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the State, may make any necessary corrections to the legal description of the State forest land for purposes of the quitclaim deed described in paragraph (2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="HD069AA94D9364447A491E5C890E435A6"><enum>8409.</enum><header>Benton Mackaye National Scenic Trail feasibility study</header><subsection id="H145F624E8F2F4EFC8943FB3232B5051A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that the Benton MacKaye Trail—</text><paragraph id="H410F34DF81244412B6835FA2857E732B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles over some of the most renowned forests and mountains in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H52438F5735A2476689A9EF07CCC72C16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>showcases a wide variety of scenic views, including high-elevation peaks, mature forests, and secluded waterfalls;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H01EE912FF9D244D8AAFB27321D1848C5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>passes through wilderness that is rich with biodiversity;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE01F9658AB9044C08146B41CE50A377A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">passes through 6 designated wilderness areas, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Chattahoochee-Oconee, Cherokee, and Nantahala National Forests;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H47AFA6BCCF5440E3BA09DCFF48C10BC2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provides a wide array of easily accessible hikes for novice and intermediate hikers, as well as more challenging trails for backpacking;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9FE68677080416B9464F7B228CC359E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supports economic opportunities for numerous rural communities that benefit from the visitors to the Benton MacKaye Trail spending their money on accommodations, food, and outdoor supplies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F1CB75F718D4B30A6FB9A213DBBAB72"><enum>(7)</enum><text>runs from Springer Mountain in the State of Georgia, through the State of Tennessee, and extends through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the State of North Carolina;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBE0ACE5774C4298B5CEB1B9583CED93"><enum>(8)</enum><text>is physically accessible; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2A52C62FEC9341F3B90F2F5A9E029870"><enum>(9)</enum><text>can be maintained at a minimal cost because—</text><subparagraph id="H411D1A6D387646B6993B70439ADAB60A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Benton MacKaye Trail has been maintained at the same length since 2005;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E6EED045D41446EB2D2E01D7DD92926"><enum>(B)</enum><text>95 percent of the Benton MacKaye Trail is located on Federal land; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9133E33C33D14EEEBEA4A5D1445776AC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Benton MacKaye Trail has been successfully constructed, maintained, and managed by the Benton MacKaye Trail Association since 1980. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf706a59a86c4df1ad2668ad98bc8f89"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Feasibility study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block id="H1491CB9E548C4DF8B5FD1C296111FA1C" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="H41D5F3B75C0B40A8BCF4361AF8AB8917"><enum>(50)</enum><header>Benton Mackaye Trail</header><subparagraph id="HC72114DF30994CDC92284ECE5DC66F0A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Benton MacKaye Trail, a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H120E29A024954E13A9012D59967A796E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested organizations (including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association), shall complete and submit to Congress the feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id8693ccc86ae049e9ab1e8b97346bca56" style="OLC"><enum>E</enum><header>Other matters</header><section id="ide095d6eacfaf4caa9798c2e3f54f3039" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8501.</enum><header>Urban and Community Forestry</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d43977fa4ff4052bf4bd33544217e28"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2105">16 U.S.C. 2105</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idaf4872e5baf64727a9d897edeb6eb0a3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266ee0bca88d48d38f245a00730b7813"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as subparagraphs (A), (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and indenting appropriately; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66a014e152fe435e8d6e9c568f1ab5f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf042f535ca04cba983cfc0fcdf8fcf0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>residents</quote> and inserting <quote>residents because—</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ecb6da4838042b49c23cca7bb043cd2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AAB24C2F7C84F50953F922EAD15602D"><subparagraph id="id17d1be9117a64b759de0b28b5074c768"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maintenance and management of an urban forest offers additional opportunities relating to workforce development and job creation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1268f0ae9d9e42a2b11d7946a01c9f33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the presence of a healthy and well-maintained urban forest can support stormwater management;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72a8c9f8e52648b4a63f97e68ec99678"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1232e460b8424d88924ffd82255b285f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>improving air quality,</quote> after <quote>heat island effect,</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8339bbdaae8245bc869cf50e968375e7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8140d99c71f14d26a8db63ae42897e49"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, including by improving the physical and mental health of community residents;</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id703126a32123443aac6dfe9237012b73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>communities.</quote> and inserting <quote>communities;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ddf8a2be2724b3699a31ec347610f53"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c2f743237684f8286fce870713cf1d1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id855F30D5F5904B10A44F76244B972288"><paragraph id="idc665e49657134b3c81042a0b7588297d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>according to research by the Forest Service, the estimated value of benefits described in paragraph (2) exceeds $18,000,000,000;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb9b3482e2c642e6a98bdc5f287258b2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>urban forest canopy cover is inequitably distributed among racial groups and income levels, exacerbating disparities in exposure, for example, to the urban heat island effect, and increasing related health risks and financial burdens relating to cooling;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2dd5e3ea7a24925adbd9afde6fe1b87"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the effects of historical discriminatory policies, such as redlining, continue to have effects on urban environments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a6e9dd519d34e3a899f3ca22ec94e41"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a recent analysis shows that—</text><subparagraph id="idbaaa2b9a3702458c9cfeabc11e72f752"><enum>(A)</enum><text>urbanized neighborhoods with mostly people of color have 33 percent less tree canopy on average than majority white neighborhoods; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79445da982a74f76ba388a2248082a64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>low-income neighborhoods have 41 percent less tree cover than neighborhoods with low rates of poverty;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6092971d81164204b56aebb0db60ab1f"><enum>(8)</enum><text>additional analyses of cities in the United States found that—</text><subparagraph id="id3ba8be460adb49d5bfed9b223cd7f1b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>communities primarily inhabited by United States-born, White populations contain more than twice the urban forest canopy cover of communities primarily inhabited by racial and ethnic minorities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id884a36e65411468281c0e297b3a47247"><enum>(B)</enum><text>there were elevated land temperatures in formerly redlined areas compared to their nonredlined counterparts, by an average 2.6 degrees Celsius and up to 7 degrees Celsius; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id43e9f4ddc6ff49eea221a6d8e9fbdcab"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to reduce disparities in the enjoyment of the social, environmental, and economic benefits of healthy and well-maintained urban forests and to manage risks relating to heat exposure and other urban stressors, the Federal Government should accelerate actions to enhance the health and resilience of urban forests, with investment in priority communities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6aada5a0581b4c1ab97552ca4a654be7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph id="id5c5d079af8e1495faaf8c6809fa8e7c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4274ABB645E148DF8BE0A8CB09C75ED6"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a26ddf391c24d1aa7c9fac594033baa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance for States</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47e20ac2b2c74a98b319805440e6ad2e"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09b6bf5ebd4c40f6aecf0a852958cadf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33d4f8b671c34d148790d55e16fb9c79"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>In providing such assistance</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DC614225EE24DCE9989D79A20530D17"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id253a1f8f71184bb8a2d4045a2cb81b6f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperation with the public</header><text>In providing assistance under subparagraph (A)</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b0b29f7de3448fbbd13a35c9cc2cb5d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by striking <quote>organizations. The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following: “organizations and institutions of higher education.</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B805DB3323B40D4A113A75E99A96A0A"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided337bfbd01b4b5e92fb55fe3bf4e381"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Direct cooperation with local governments</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id572efb3da65b41868d858bd8bb7b8ce3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA6949DF91A64254A18277B672398E79"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07f8b061c11e41cf8656b45f9cd51581"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office of Urban and Community Forestry</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd705f45fb059494e9d5f0d33fa877529"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish in the Forest Service an Office of Urban and Community Forestry.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id960240b9c89845e88230651e8b27ca34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The Chief of the Forest Service shall appoint a senior official to serve as the Director of the Office of Urban and Community Forestry, which shall not be required to be a Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6c457323b5f448d8da2f98ac549d180"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The mission of the Office of Urban and Community Forestry shall be to promote the purposes described in subsection (b), including administering the programs and requirements described in this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45f5d66c45c346bf83b1bac9ac3db308"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Urban and Community Forestry shall be responsible for carrying out the mission described in subparagraph (C), including by—</text><clause id="id2a49161df2934689bc0d3574a380b7ee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>managing urban and community forest programs, including programs for State and local tree planting and maintenance;</text></clause><clause id="id52ef4f1a90014bce9af55efda46f9b5b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>engaging in stakeholder relations and developing external partnerships in support of urban and community forest programs;</text></clause><clause id="idcdc32cbd7d494e56a3f205159bae1298"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying common State and municipal best practices for navigating local policies for urban and community forestry;</text></clause><clause id="ida3ca707a187446f8a098cc34fadcba4d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>coordinating the nationwide networks of urban and community forest programs;</text></clause><clause id="ida7529a18b5084ecfa34d12df12f90a25"><enum>(v)</enum><text>providing strategic guidance for workforce development for urban and community forest programs and longevity of urban forests;</text></clause><clause id="id31a944b6f7fb41d1abb8ee9ddbde135f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>administering awards provided under this section;</text></clause><clause id="idea1f8119115347dd897a2990071af8cc"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>advising the Chief of the Forest Service on urban and community forestry; and</text></clause><clause id="ida8d3da4595664bb7a6d3882137ecd869"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>coordinating with agencies and officials of the Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service to administer or update urban and community forest programs.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id85FE4EDDE7C34E4F995814EB78153492"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id0B3EA6045BBB4284B4C8EF52D538FF20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>organizations,</quote> and inserting <quote>organizations and institutions of higher education,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idA98815682941446BAAF2F2EE1644DA69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id9EB698D77A4E4E44BE752DE3C427A3E1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and determining</quote> and inserting <quote>determining</quote>; and</text></clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id1316737AFDAE4D89B1F4D4F5FCC15952"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and measuring and monitoring the atmospheric impacts of urban and community forests</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id1BCBFCD67B8D435D8378732AD3B543C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id61F8963CA17946928ECA85F915544756"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id97DCC0AA406345D8A2565319D4439E05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11DC483C4E294EAF9F34E3DC7DE66E38"><paragraph id="id07bf2919635c4044a60698b7fdb61bcb"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in connection with the Forest and Inventory Analysis program, analyze data regarding the carbon emissions, sequestration, storage, and related atmospheric impacts of urban and community forests.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3e40c8dfafe452cbc4a284f35f6117b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="id434228ec51f64985ac8c1ad27d84b6cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)—</text><clause id="idf8f7a7a3412d47b89d91643752887eff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>15</quote> and inserting <quote>16</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id832beae306c4477fafc570331259526f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in each of clauses (i) through (viii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a period;</text></clause><clause id="idd8d5a43c77504b2e859f9398f729e4bd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ix), by striking <quote>, and</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text></clause><clause id="id050dc80df32b44978361a6219989cc5a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking clause (x) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54ced9dc60e54273a66e44b7e618e1d3"><clause id="ida8d1bc6aba6342aba9105e9064abb686"><enum>(x)</enum><text>3 members who are not officers or employees of any governmental body and who have expertise and have been active in urban and community forestry, of whom—</text><subclause id="ida6ff8c6c7b5848769bef38dfc9fabbf3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 is a resident of a community with a population of less than 50,000 as of the most recent census; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idfa74a4b6247d40198a19d6ffb1f47b5b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 is a resident of an underserved community, as determined by the Secretary, with a population of greater than 50,000 as of the most recent census.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb979c834f1b47fea58f497112220e73"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07ABEB8CADB6496BA876CC7958661ADE"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddeb21a4141fe4c92acbfc8b08baf9edf"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Council shall meet not less frequently than annually.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide97e85b37659498e9026fd1a2bacc170"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (i);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5987abe6d9d640b9b54835a7689f3d7d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6321fcc1854014b75f4cbd44651408"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF2828CEA84C4043B8DA3F842B3E9DDE"><subsection id="id6747903dfc204d31b49e5d74bf0f2209"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Microforest funding</header><paragraph id="id2c8c0305a4394f78bb1d0a271b074544"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts awarded</header><text>Of the amount made available under subsection (k) for each fiscal year, not less than $150,000, but not more than 1 percent, shall be awarded for projects that establish microforests and used for other expenses necessary to support those microforests, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6f9d345074e4aeca7f6a5f0306fa3b4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In selecting projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to eligible parcels that—</text><subparagraph id="id7bdefae53c124be9ba90c109296cfd8e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are underutilized, degraded, deindustrialized, barren, or fractional;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5abef163b6f44ac7b7344a41ddaf958d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are located in an area where green space is lacking;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id712d1f1612654f80b4afe16c368dc941"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide ecological benefits, including storm water management, heat reduction, and wildlife habitat; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0972193367e843d2b33cfa5d3ad15903"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are geographically, economically, and ecologically diverse.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09dba70a4f384c909b5287856f2ff561"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Waiver of cost share requirements</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5e3215384324b378f266186795835db"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Any non-Federal cost-share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbd17d12037f461cb485f473deb96cb8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In providing waivers under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to a project carried out by a nonprofit organization or an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)) that benefits an underserved community.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id60286444a7dd4c8b825aaa886eb839eb"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEC38EAC507A42989FE49AC7EE512C59"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd805e411287646fbbd92444fa83c374d"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idabea16ddab974f288461ad5e4574770d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6aba1e840c9142f2ae3e13220f5880f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5033c39a65654e7093c1237f3b686494"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) affects the availability of funds made available for the program under section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2105">16 U.S.C. 2105(c)</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of this Act. </text></subsection><subsection id="idd234b3b7ca9d4ae78222c754179434be"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of microforest</header><text>Section 13(d) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2109">16 U.S.C. 2109(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6cb4025de94a49eca5cbca334ad07918"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (1), and (4), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ed4899372c747c782e2ec9928764c13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53B73696727A4A088D1E501459C121C5"><paragraph id="ide4f37954c1a74a42b1ce696983c1197b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Microforest</header><text>The term <term>microforest</term> means a dense planting of diverse, native trees and related shrubs and vegetative ground covering that—</text><subparagraph id="idb00a04e1294b44f5b814646b44d258bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is no greater than 1 acre;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9572fa5ffaf641dbb692861a887f15fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is suitable for local conditions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5c779bde38d42c5b4d861233073581e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides ecological benefits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="PH717AC260BEEF4173B0E635ADE5DFF644"><enum>8502.</enum><header>National Forest Foundation Act</header><subsection id="PH0B3ADB8D25B74B248709DDE5021BA969"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>Section 405(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/583j-3">16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="PH209C3A3417774594ADCEF0BABAA5BFF1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/583j-8">16 U.S.C. 583j–8(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="PH7C87F6EE4A10420190FAEE476A9A8AD5"><enum>8503.</enum><header>Conveyance of Forest Service administrative sites</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503 of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/580d">16 U.S.C. 580d</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/54">Public Law 109–54</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (f).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P18EFD8604C2DB5A8D6A5869EC2BCEFB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8504.</enum><header>Rural revitalization technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6601">7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id7319CB7D769B4679BDA5028C4164EAE1"><enum>8505.</enum><header>Resource Advisory Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/7125">16 U.S.C. 7125</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id92460cc103fd4317be598837f9083148"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4), by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbe0287109104b1097cbb996dfb7555e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(6)(C), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8709952ccafd49ce96e44b40002e2af8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(5), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="idba300c977c104ddcb37c0f8d9a303094"><enum>8506.</enum><header>Rapid Ohia Death</header><subsection id="id1d15414cab57418d8d534f30d97fa58b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Rapid Ohia Death</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Rapid Ohia Death</term> means the disease caused by the fungal pathogen known as Ceratocystis fimbriata that affects the tree of the species Metrosideros polymorphia.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida48ed2054ea849caa9574c1d82b184a3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaboration</header><text>The Secretary shall collaborate with the Secretary of the Interior and the Governors of affected States and territories to address Rapid Ohia Death.</text></subsection><subsection id="idfbd1716259634ff4b2f2c528359db729"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmission</header><text>The Chief of the Forest Service, acting through the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, and in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission.</text></subsection><subsection id="id84d0409664644f4d89312b960c4892d0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Ungulate management</header><text>The Chief of the Forest Service, acting through the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, shall continue to collaborate with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Governors of affected States and territories, and local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id208090a637fa4c9a8f2dff7f3ae1c780"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, and territorial land; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1cf2e3c7ed1411b932445a296bccd88"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private land with the consent of private landowners.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65dd85f8a0d941f589a22820ff324e5e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restoration and research</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide—</text><paragraph id="id76e72ec9293b47ec89dd1b871e269bad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>financial assistance, including through agreements with the Secretary of the Interior—</text><subparagraph id="id22f8ae5da17c4188a55cab39f251362c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9edf143027d84cbeacbde0803152f6f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to restore the native forests of affected States and territories; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idce0e46e4062846eab01e3bbc977c7469"><enum>(2)</enum><text>staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a513873f0044e7799ed6401dfc70e9c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section, including for activities carried out by the Secretary, the Chief of the Forest Service, or the Secretary of the Interior. </text></subsection></section><section id="idA76027C98796457EB138F64927DBEF94"><enum>8507.</enum><header>Civilian Conservation Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 91–378 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1701">16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idC24EA11F4847402B9BDC3980F84439D0" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><title id="id03C5A006804941FA97C2D96A1C22A84B" style="OLC"><enum>III</enum><header>Civilian Conservation Centers</header><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="id3730298505CC4E5AAC12565EF0B297CB"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id7ad8cdd3e0884f4693890ebae9a97b51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Civilian Conservation Center</header><text>The term <term>Civilian Conservation Center</term> means any residential workforce development or training facility for underserved youth operated by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7972c585360043708950ded3558a8f44"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered graduate</header><text>The term <term>covered graduate</term> means an individual who successfully completed a training program at a Civilian Conservation Center.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id268980A58ED047C5A2A6CE4B7BF13A57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered student</header><text>The term <term>covered student</term> means an individual who is enrolled in a training program at a Civilian Conservation Center.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8931F07371D6424BB104ABDC09901310"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="idDD08D22A795147419C3A011BFDD2E8E5"><enum>302.</enum><header>Civilian Conservation Centers Wildfire and Conservation Training Program</header><subsection id="id2B3E74949AD64FD2952374EED1FCBEF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Specialized training programs</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall offer at Civilian Conservation Centers specialized training programs focused on—</text><paragraph id="id372CC48A356A48D59CAD7AA2AD318E74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>forestry and rangeland management;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id38A85069925B4DC2B17C1C24E1178229"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wildland firefighting; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1BEB491CDF814AE9BDF170D13AEB61FB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other topic relating to the mission of the Forest Service or the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddae8ae088b3142df86aa965860029fc8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>The Secretary shall prioritize offering specialized training programs under subsection (a) at facilities described in section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3197">29 U.S.C. 3197(d)</external-xref>). </text></subsection></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="idF2ED5603C6B24DD294ACFE56121FEF33"><enum>303.</enum><header>Wildland Firefighting Workforce Development Pilot</header><subsection id="id4AF3F04C947A4A7EA996EDD8C692B4A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="ide21f6ef1a41b46fa888f082bb33db0ea"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Experiment, research, or demonstration pilots</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, may carry out experimental, research, or demonstration pilots to provide career and technical curricula and course offerings to advance the missions of the Department of Agriculture at Civilian Conservation Centers operated by the Department of Agriculture under section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3197">29 U.S.C. 3197(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4F95090508CC4FC7BB96A92C72001BA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Curricula and courses</header><text>Curricula and courses described in paragraph (1) include—</text><subparagraph id="id1A4FE223E50F4E40BE30036FDFC563B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incident management and emergency response logistics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id217D6A4F471D4BA49EE62230C189420E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>disaster response;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0EF44BB7B77B41CEB4EE5F98A75E21FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>forest products measurement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id034E172AF7094ABFB41052D443223516"><enum>(D)</enum><text>timber sale administration and preparation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6FB24936619D454B830B03DA3D0F93DE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>heavy equipment operation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C541D203CB544E9B1227DFDD994AA8D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>equipment and mechanical services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7FE6761AA6EA4A3EA10D75AAA3008375"><enum>(G)</enum><text>industrial electrical systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5F6938AF00B42FC838D34C872DED714"><enum>(H)</enum><text>machining;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id148FA48026114A269292CDA446976054"><enum>(I)</enum><text>mill operations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83878EE3FE8748DDA0EEAA3F762A1C42"><enum>(J)</enum><text>forest restoration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B9EB7A20F6C4A88A71E014293B992EC"><enum>(K)</enum><text>habitat and water quality monitoring;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D092E930B374F348F795FC52D4433F6"><enum>(L)</enum><text>watershed and habitat enhancement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id634A851587A04348AE85610672A66695"><enum>(M)</enum><text>range management;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4BFA638BC6A3411493B859E4120DE141"><enum>(N)</enum><text>recreation access improvement;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D7FFF1814B8492D8D7E39D029300A61"><enum>(O)</enum><text>volunteer and visitor enhancement; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53C8FBACD4214F1085E2E7AE62441247"><enum>(P)</enum><text>historic preservation. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3EB5BBC023C94EDA848B62935169BB0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="ida6eaf3a0d78c48879f617c00777b866f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify, after consulting with State governments and agencies, Federal emergency management and land management agencies, local communities, institutions of higher education, and Indian Tribes, workforce needs in—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0ddfb9e5c5146a08789c0726ef7c2ca"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land management agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id654265e0310449a18cf79a8f379f72b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forest, conservation, and recreation industries; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61e401ece00142e3a36bb1538a43d6da"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rural communities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id463d63690f124772aaabe6487b41a9e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop marketing, recruitment, and retention materials for the curricula and courses offered under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf6051a7e97a42fbab03f76f454bb5d6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, provide specialized staff necessary to teach curricula and courses offered under subsection (a). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id39b76f0502fd48859bfc94b5dd6ffe7e"><enum>304.</enum><header>Wildland firefighting workforce enhancement</header><subsection id="idc42b8e65201f4b6a9d31de87922a2d03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recruitment goals and investments</header><paragraph id="id8cef1d585c0d4a4cb2770f58a08e7406"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recruitment goal</header><text>The Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="idC5287C858EED447786BF03FE3CB4A429"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall set goals of—</text><clause id="idF87D6303365F4D04903DAE329318CBB0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>hiring 300 covered graduates annually to contribute to wildland firefighting or other critical workforce needs within the Department of Agriculture; </text></clause><clause id="id4FFABD3F10FE457EB91FF5D79BDC1A71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a certain percentage of covered graduates annually attaining employment in wildland firefighting, natural resources, forestry, or a related field; and</text></clause><clause id="id0A92AEF00BA0434794D277458BD65CC3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a certain percentage of covered graduates annually attaining employment; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C3317E994B145D3B4E179085D8EF766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may make investments to support the recruitment, training, hiring, and retention of covered graduates.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6af83f03f8fa4c2ea5f427e848a5b69a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Signing bonus</header><text>The Secretary may provide for a signing bonus to enable the successful employment and transition of covered graduates, including for the purpose of securing housing in rural and remote communities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0165e29a530c4aa3a0e00406e942028d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct hire authority</header><text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that title, a covered graduate directly to a position for which the covered graduate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9eed436ceb724642a97325f9c6be3376"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pathways to employment</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate career pathways are developed for covered graduates of Civilian Conservation Center training programs.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd7ad1faa7a5c40449cf67d5257d9e6aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Underserved youth employment</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may employ covered students at regular rates of pay for necessary hours of work.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc0ad34059f984e88aa5c576512386763"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of covered students for contracts, agreements, and grants</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall encourage the use of covered students to fulfill obligations under contracts, agreements, and grants relevant to the training provided at a Civilian Conservation Center.</text></subsection></section><section id="idaa00901244484a75ae668833317cc255"><enum>305.</enum><header>Wildland firefighting housing pilot program</header><subsection id="id4a4dcfb7eafd4f93b11f15d9d7248aa6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to employ covered students to improve and expand the housing stock owned by the Federal Government for the purpose of housing wildland firefighters, volunteers, partner crewmembers, interns, and other Federal agency employees.</text></subsection><subsection id="id366e9020fc9545169f46f5ad310b4adf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id89d19a6194c64dfb81ef3be84ba47011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify properties currently owned by the Federal Government that would be appropriate housing for wildland firefighters, volunteers, partner crewmembers, interns, and other Federal agency employees;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92bde02f886b4105945aebbcf4273fc4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify areas where the construction of new housing described in paragraph (1) would be appropriate and sustainable; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ee58ab8fd834f56b2e8f69fc2b13df4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to Congress a prioritized list of projects for renovation with a plan for how the Secretary will employ covered students to repair, renovate, and remediate the properties identified under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idee1046ecb7b244459c7fb57d5d5305e6"><enum>306.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, 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—</text><paragraph id="idCDFE73446DB243FB9C57650948D5EE2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing underutilized capacity at Civilian Conservation Centers, based on an assessment conducted by the Secretary; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF62833D43E96492BAE146C08E9B0B3F5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying the investments, improvements, and efficiencies necessary to utilize the full capacity of Civilian Conservation Centers.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7508e6d44d4d427a94a0fc5521909574"><enum>307.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this title for each fiscal year.</text></section>.8508.Special use authorization rental fee waiversSection 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) is amended—(1)by striking (g) The holder
and inserting the following:(g)(1)The holder; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(2)The rental fee and other fees related to a special use authorization for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land shall be waived by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, when equitable and in the public interest, in any of the following circumstances:(A)The holder of the special use authorization is a State or local government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, excluding municipal utilities and cooperatives whose principal source of revenue from the authorized use is customer charges.(B)The holder of the special use authorization—(i)is a nonprofit association or nonprofit corporation that—(I)is not controlled or owned by a profitmaking corporation or business enterprise; and (II)is engaged in public or semi-public activity to further public health, safety, or welfare; and(ii)does not use funds derived through the special use authorization—(I)to increase the value of the authorized improvements owned by the holder; or (II)to support other activities of the holder.(C)The holder of the special use authorization is an amateur station, is an amateur operator, or provides amateur radio services (as those terms are defined in section 97.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)).(D)Such other circumstances as the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish by regulation..8509.Special forest products program(a)In this section:(1)(A)The term forest botanical product means any naturally occurring mushroom, fungus, flower, seed, root, bark, leaf, berry, bough, bryophyte, bulb, burl, cone, epiphyte, fern, forb, grass, moss, nut, pine straw, sedge, shrub, transplant, tree sap, or other vegetation (or portion thereof) that grows on National Forest System land.(B)The term forest botanical product does not include trees, or portions of trees, except as provided in regulations issued under section 339 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (16 U.S.C. 528 note; Public Law 106–113), by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act. (2)The term National Forest System has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).(b)Recovery of fair market value for products(1)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish and carry out a program to charge and collect fees under subsection (c) for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System land.(2)Appraisal methods; bidding proceduresThe Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a fee system based on fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System land.(c)(1)Imposition and collectionThe Secretary shall charge and collect fees from persons who harvest forest botanical products on National Forest System land.(2)The fees collected under paragraph (1) shall be based on the fair market value of the harvested forest botanical products described in that paragraph and the costs incurred by the Secretary associated with the administration of the program under this section, including the costs of granting, modifying, monitoring, and other environmental or other analyses.(3)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may require a person assessed a fee under this subsection to provide security to ensure that the Secretary receives the fees imposed under this subsection from the person.(d)Sustainable harvest levels for forest botanical products(1)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall—(A)conduct appropriate analyses to determine whether and how the harvest of forest botanical products on National Forest System land can be conducted on a sustainable basis; and(B)establish procedures and timeframes to monitor and revise the harvest levels established for forest botanical products.(2)Prohibition on harvest in excess of sustainable levelsThe Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may not permit under the program under this section the harvest of forest botanical products on National Forest System land at levels in excess of the sustained yield of the several products and services (as defined in section 4 of the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 531)).(e)(1)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish a personal use harvest level for each forest botanical product, and the harvest of a forest botanical product below that level by a person for personal use shall not be subject to charges and fees under subsections (b) and (c).(2)The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may also waive the application of subsection (b) or (c) pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.(f)(1)Funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) shall be deposited into a special account in the United States Treasury.(2)Funds deposited into the special account in accordance with paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended without further appropriation.(3)The funds made available under paragraph (2) shall be expended at units of the National Forest System in proportion to the charges and fees collected at that unit under the program under this section to pay for—(A)the costs of conducting inventories of forest botanical products, determining sustainable levels of harvest, monitoring and assessing the impacts of harvest levels and methods, and for restoration activities, including any necessary revegetation; and(B)the costs described in subsection (c)(2).(4)Funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) shall not be taken into account for the purposes of the following laws:(A)The sixth paragraph under the heading forest service
in the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act
) (36 Stat. 963, chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500).(B)The fourteenth paragraph under the heading forest service
in the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843, chapter 145; 16 U.S.C. 501).(C)Section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012).(D)The Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874, chapter 876; 43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), and the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753, chapter 144; 43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.).(E)Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 73 Stat. 111; 43 U.S.C. 869–4). (F)Chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.(G)Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 383, chapter 261;16 U.S.C. 715s).(H)Section 100904 of title 54, United States Code.(I)Any other provision of law relating to revenue allocation.(g)As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year in which the Secretary collects charges and fees under the program in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) or expends funds from the special account under subsection (f), the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the activities of the Secretary under the program under this section, including—(1)the funds collected under the program in accordance with subsections (a) and (b);(2)the expenses incurred to carry out the program under this section; and (3)the expenditures made from the special account during that fiscal year.8510.Section 7(l) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c(l)) is amended—(1)by striking of Vermont
each place it appears; and(2)in paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II), by adding and
after the semicolon at the end. <enum>IX</enum><header>Energy</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P8BBDF5324EEC4661D3D509ADB3CA9C3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37b23b60d2044d78ac3ccc8057bc98a5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (17) as paragraphs (14) through (18), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf80134c3aafe42bfbbfa6c11769eaa9e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9D979A32B0C430BAB0064EF1B75D174"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id874c2634beb944c8a93c2ad3de375d6a"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</term> means the aggregate quantity of greenhouse gas related to the full fuel lifecycle, as determined under the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the <term>GREET model</term>) developed by Argonne National Laboratory.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02015f36eae84dedb805b859f50d7f1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBE08BBE24594F9D8DB79DA492D37293"><paragraph id="id95cbe810d2ac4b67af81dc27beb51816" commented="no"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Ultra-low-carbon bioethanol</header><text>The term <term>ultra-low-carbon bioethanol</term> means ethanol that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9692308b5ce547d8ad4a8ed771a52857"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a carbon intensity of 30 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per MMBtu or less; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89c0729de8564f0a8f160c09a80c4514"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the carbon intensity of the ethanol produced, uses 1 or more of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b8e108b1bc4d649fefee9a4137ddf8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carbon capture, utilization, or sequestration;</text></clause><clause id="id5e2c1b065c17446fa2951def80ea39ab" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>renewable electricity;</text></clause><clause id="idf72d3d9ce5dc46148788343cb8fdcc7d" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>biomass energy;</text></clause><clause id="id2a888587562b4b42b20e7613ef14cc85" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>renewable natural gas thermal energy;</text></clause><clause id="id8210efd1e96945869d7a119c197c75ed" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>low-carbon farming practices;</text></clause><clause id="idde37ab2509b041c191f8fd78f76c42da" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>cover crops; or</text></clause><clause id="id59587ee8c4eb4f74819ce688bbd9a417" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other practice recognized under the model described in paragraph (13) to reduce the carbon intensity of ethanol production. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id488b7789ab564b998cfb999e4d1b8015" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Zero-carbon bioethanol</header><text>The term <term>zero-carbon bioethanol</term> means ethanol that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86edd6b3dd914079a4a64e4815ff4045"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a carbon intensity of 0 kilograms or less of carbon dioxide equivalent per MMBtu; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id197792a3084d406085f094f803f522ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce the carbon intensity of the ethanol produced, uses 1 or more of the practices described in clauses (i) through (vii) of paragraph (19)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id791de95be0b440bb8ca97c0855c573eb"><enum>9002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biobased markets program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8102">7 U.S.C. 8102</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e19c1a87e8e4285b31327df8df9e821"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f293d7aa7ed4e4b80cee06baca93317"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a11f44c9c184ebe9113967161a69f7d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0fb294d53604060ae7f17607bd8b44f"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II)(bb), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id277eac3dfcaa45228c0d7b4ee1ccb824"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide26c4b2a39604408a836f8ef24dbdd86"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcce91f0ca8da4896952c7d99a07bc815"><subclause id="ida4cbffe9722b48a1a71c1714986b5d46" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>on an annual basis, update the procurement requirement described in subclause (III) by increasing the number of biobased-only contracts or the volume purchased under those contracts by not less than 5 percent above the requirement applicable for the previous year.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6adaec8f9662453aadfc4fd4dcb5492c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id392EE04EC9A741C6936C249BE033571B"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4099fdf66df84ad59c7740d84e960185"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are available only at prices that exceed the price preferences established under paragraph (3)(B)(viii) for those items.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id403de2b02b2d47e79efd4c51898369d5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB8710FD00AD474C95A83643094CB3F8"><subparagraph id="id7c00d917fbf849619948fae73f4b0708" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, shall issue guidance to procuring agencies to consider product lifespan, savings, and efficacy when making procurement decisions under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide57a834b9298439ab97da8e3e4644f57" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca12e90a9961421899dc5662d2531ed3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida042a2a94e5d41feb3e144b2e1659f2b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (vii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc3160be5fb141119cd91d7c1863f8f2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (viii) as clause (ix); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ba5e97ef663487e870c4362ee2520bd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vii) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ef8708293f440c91851e0984933ac5"><clause id="id3ad4d236a8ca4c6ab9cdd093a28f4c42" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>establish price preferences for different types of biobased products; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id18d5db44858849d4a9aa4f9c2962e1d4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id664fe82b875145678925111abf9cc729"><subparagraph id="id7949303d26ac47c1b27b0f0f2a89d97e" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Minimum biobased content levels</header><clause id="id06b6e95216dc49cd962022c4537b606f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall determine whether to increase the minimum biobased content for each designated product category by up to 5 percent by the end of the 5-year period following the date of enactment of this subparagraph and every 5 years thereafter. </text></clause><clause id="id9a9bfce2a9bd4acb8aea981b63862a80" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notice and comment rulemaking</header><text>The Secretary shall issue regulations in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to carry out clause (i) and implement any increase in the minimum biobased content for a designated product category pursuant to a determination made under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9322545af49f450b96f5c6ef852b767c" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause id="idd53c7dc342d6458eb483a72a0b23c134" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause id="id982f68e72b84469b982f0e969389d1b7" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id63d3a0ab2e8144feb9674df57b8f56df" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1c96f474266a41d39d6a5acc3387fded" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i)—</text><subclause id="id4f8f8025beff40989b05cb5d6b8a484b" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I)—</text><item id="id2ee2b8bff47346819633f7bf6842d703" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and the Secretary</quote> after <quote>Policy</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id81a13129f71f4e919a45376b9d00d324" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>information concerning—</quote> and inserting <quote>a report that describes, for the year covered by the report—</quote>;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id2857ada2e4a14462a93c9c93c7d414b0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by inserting <quote>, including the actions taken by the procuring agency to establish and implement the biobased procurement program of the procuring agency under that paragraph</quote> before the semicolon;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebeec07d8b1b4458a4c6fd026497c401"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab09a59b82cd48969c66777b298afe3d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (V), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc79b1e3bc7084e2dbcc3f36e632f06ca"><enum>(V)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB4F5193BE574DD18B297784B5E4F7EA"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42ce9f18485a45d2b3c1ffa6db4b4e4e"><enum>(VI)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf8305d8b18bd41a18a100e095641d0b5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the specific categories of biobased products that are unavailable to meet the procurement needs of the procuring agency; and </text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e66ac53c7904830821ce5906e2f33c1" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the desired performance standards and other relevant specifications for those products; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ida1b1f9f33b4248f4aefe18174443442b" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>if applicable, the procurement requirement or updated procurement requirement established under paragraph (2)(A)(i) that the procuring agency failed to meet and reasons for the failure; and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddb73cb214de492590b5556f9ef2ee05"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idCF38F1C8B1774300AAB6397C5293B5B6" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id643ff21f44304751bedb9ecd375be4a1" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Verification</header><text>The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall annually—</text><clause id="idc9c9eec6223e4fff8936fb056363cee4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>collect the information required to be reported under subparagraph (B) and make the information publicly available; and</text></clause><clause id="id74044ddae02541c5bbd86f06df4edda2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>verify, using the information collected under clause (i), that each procuring agency under paragraph (2)(A)(i), as applicable, has established a procurement program in accordance with subclause (I) of that paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf6732c004044b2cbd7c4ee1d100d0d6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Training</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id709fb7ef4e1e4f0dabc4ac318733b7c9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, each procuring agency shall have completed training on biobased product purchasing for the appropriate staff of the procuring agency, including contracting officers, purchase card managers, and purchase card holders.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf9b8b8616ac4997923ae6a4511a594e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall provide training materials for procuring agencies conducting training pursuant to clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a9bac71857c49e78a2e4e7011eb37eb"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Federal catalog updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25479250ceb946a6b8317db7393bfd3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct the Administrator of General Services to update the Federal Procurement Data System described in section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, or any successor system, to include biobased product designations; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida549f2e014e94dc2bf98ed2600c4f5c0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct that the System for Award Management collect biobased product purchasing data;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f47cbe35a024ba9bbed8a0cb4910b31"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct that Federal online procurement systems, including GSA Advantage! and FedMall, include designations for products that meet the guidelines under paragraph (3); </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5d030f74dc5446c93fc39c1074f0703"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require, to the maximum extent practicable, that Federal online procurement systems, including GSA Advantage! and FedMall, use North American Industry Classification System codes, North American Product Classification System-based product codes, and other product codes, as determined in consultation with the Secretary, when identifying products that meet the guidelines under paragraph (3); and </text></clause><clause id="idda0ece38e3264de2814b00775f381350" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require agencies with online Federal sales platforms to include reporting of those purchases in their reporting on products that meet the guidelines under paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf293a06757fb442f99960fab0d8f3a0c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id29c6a8548ad04881b770eeb631015e73" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9089199025b34f3790aa6ccedf672bd2"><subparagraph id="idf959c6adf0104501923ac95085fb4949" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and regulations</header><clause id="ide7e28a72da764d0ca165052eddc6e761" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the use of the terms <term>bio-attributed plastic</term>, <term>bio-attributed product</term>, <term>biobased plastic</term>, <term>biobased product</term>, <term>renewable chemical</term>, and any other similar terms, to determine—</text><subclause id="idd546aeb2ba6a4f559251a6761831c4fe" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>how those terms are used on products with the label described in paragraph (1) and products without that label; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide9b4617eae41482e8ef0955902a7d7f6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the extent to which there is public confusion regarding the use of those terms.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b502d72c1f8488685569a63d8af1f55"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure the integrity of the label described in paragraph (1), including regulations to define additional terms necessary to avoid or reduce public confusion relating to the label.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4ae4d2bc5d3436a80b71c22ee94a430"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id91BDE9FC3B634C64B59458EC2B651D81" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id9cc26f8092274bc78f0c28573e252133" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public marketing and education</header><text>The Secretary may conduct outreach to educate the public on, and promote the use of, biobased products, including by—</text><subparagraph id="id8506748f5e374d3186a4cb6044cd559c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting outreach to small businesses producing biobased products that seek a label under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd44570b75ba6464c8d42ee3e99b664f7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing information about biobased product procurement preferences to State procurement agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfa204f79f544b489e0629e3b3f6fdd3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing public-private partnerships to further increase awareness and use of biobased products.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80ed00dc8a344f7d8f405c8de54bc582"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acceptance and use of contributions</header><subparagraph id="id547493f9532f46c3ace656b9eeb1ac7f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may establish an account to accept contributions of non-Federal funds to carry out public marketing and education under paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida37239b6b6454b6082a365ac635ee752" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deposit and use of contributions</header><text>Contributions of non-Federal funds received to carry out the activities under paragraph (5) shall—</text><clause id="idf0db63552548410aac2eb654d5f5126f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be deposited into the account established under this paragraph for those activities;</text></clause><clause id="id4339580d2ada46a0acf0e95a05e5769d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be available to, and subject to the control of, the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, to carry out those activities; and</text></clause><clause id="id7179b571ca2a4fab88d17deb53f116e5" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supplement any funding made available under subsection (k) and allocated by the Secretary for those activities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id658f332190444076b5474729fb272d44" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text><subparagraph id="idbd0b5cb69bb3450eba57f7bc8eeadf03" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of the biobased products that were authorized to use the label described in paragraph (1) during the preceding fiscal year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae1904c7f2ef49eb90af71647c1d0bfb" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the audit and compliance activities conducted under paragraph (3)(B) during the preceding fiscal year, including any findings of noncompliance and any actions taken by the Secretary to address the noncompliance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb121d2580e14bb8a2c8b4ce7000eceb" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2b0bf892d818457ba18a73f69ddde85e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the public marketing and education conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (5); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf670f5bcbb494f28ac3a6fc285236d0a" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for conducting public marketing and education under that paragraph for the following 2 fiscal years that is designed to increase the use of the label described in paragraph (1) and the purchase of biobased products; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c8ffc1079be47da8827f92dbbe816b9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the total amount of contributions of non-Federal funds accepted into the account established under paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5df05a17c3e641b590064578b1579f4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall jointly</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary, shall</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95806d2dc8c94a9d9420e2cd2c347f2a" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id418625e6b35143479227bf4f7fa71c1f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id365ab2381ae7426ea1fc66bfe214e17f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>, including greenhouse gas emissions reduced and avoided;</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id8fe6132f17784fd28c845abf9e48f14d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5ca673e6bc84e9cbee21fcf50100cde"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB22FCE4B93C4FC6BAF3ABEDD0FB1085"><clause id="id5021c9a856d1430d9f17f5947f572e29" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>identifying available industry methodologies to establish a lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions assessment methodology for biobased products.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideac15f56c16b4d8cb3e91165c32fbdbf" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>this subparagraph</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> and every 5 years thereafter</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f05ba001354479e80eddcc523562e80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0E191793BAC44F786691B1ABE1B1BAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5D3D2B7DC807438FA6A994083129169D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c5557e8fac349048552d38a08833466" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida795995a7afd46fbab6c41df5799a0da"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In this section</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADD7AA5478C34348B1042046B26A3388"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85498740307a417ea3e471bf8fbda37a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd3f019b6cdd461a99f4fce474af5891" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C87A88A42334DC4B33978D363EB0F3A"><paragraph id="idc6b8d1ffdf6742e7ac6eccdf719b83be" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standard</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b238b6b8a094d5597e090c452500b3a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the most recent version of the ASTM International Standard D6866 to determine the contents of biobased products.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff876df035c04316a2026d153381bf03" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternative standards</header><text>In addition to the standard described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, by notice and comment rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, establish alternative standards to determine the contents of biobased products.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idaf1183a37b6145b5922c67ec812c5c30" commented="no"><enum>9003.</enum><header>Biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a5daf978eca49ae8972117d0d843398"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>to assist</quote> and inserting <quote>to develop advanced biofuels (which, for purposes of this section, shall include ultra-low-carbon bioethanol and zero-carbon bioethanol), renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing and assist</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55e557ae1c21431a9dffa0658354e730"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id004f148bc1db43a8b9232fbf26dca13f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cd59493e0f54d8887dd63f37b27fbcf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>technologically new</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e69541cfae5430e80ab630d031a6d7e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>end-user products</quote> and inserting <quote>end-user products, renewable chemicals, and biobased products</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60105eca12214d9fa13666ab601579b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3c2f1f54b24474d83484b16a007c629"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccb82e62d47a4199af25365347f57175"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by indenting the margins of clauses (i) through (iii) appropriately;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88d8bbc0bc2b40a6aac2c5d2ae848498"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f9d7ae32d2f4237a4891c3456bb127f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4e48a5f98884ae093aeddfafe7fb8c5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8989EAFFCAF0489F8D4C9DEF936294B8"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b5da311a62f40e7a1282a32a90dbb27"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sustainable aviation fuel; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32dc7d5fd22849a5bf7dd154c6d52c75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id962632ae2f3f488f8511c11c0b59750c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by indenting the margins of clauses (i) through (iii) appropriately;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC9060FC0EC04EEA84ADC88CF860D667"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D8DCE263EA24B81A7ADDBCEF7038272"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF1A6636ECD946BAA1FD3DC60200738C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id240F59CDF8CA4AC5B8BEEA708783438A"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA85F5D22DFD44D2BA7064ABB2B14EE5A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sustainable aviation fuel.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id331c87c0dacd4756b94546d1a12d5adf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9993b71c10c4cf381120987383d88d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary shall make available to eligible entities guarantees</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9027A7293FEA4CD8B9C972750F8C18A1"><text>Subject to the availability of funding, the Secretary shall make available to eligible entities—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dbc55d1dfb04262b5874d33cfa9e0df"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on a year-round basis, guarantees</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14370429cbbd466e87dc3387e5b09809"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, in accordance with subsection (d); and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd433e51bc8c046de8550c09f83788e19"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB04FBB1D571410CB24C848BC88D5AA3"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a9325b1f77b41d5a145f8bf3e8124ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grants, on a competitive basis, to develop and construct demonstration-scale biorefineries to demonstrate the commercial viability of 1 or more processes for converting renewable biomass to 1 or more of the products described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (b)(3)(A), in accordance with subsection (e).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb834cb6343454c94bbe7a9ad3f7cf02d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d166da61c4a41e794c82b4c5355c553"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="ida193684c3874413e874d19defd565835" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (A) and (C);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c617dc7ab94437814e70940613d1fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (D) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3510a4d4aace4697ae7cc53ffd4b42df"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81fa3c4a7bbd4e6a9478361cd93328b8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In approving a loan guarantee application</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84A8B899549547249E89D9E1B3D1815D"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d8d320644d0457baeca3488a7d05958"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In approving an application for a loan guarantee under subsection (c)(1)</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id695bb804a89146ca97d899b585b7fd18"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CF439C167FC4B05A7669D6E9EF7E28A"><clause id="id93f96133b56a4c458a3330f04b8ce4cd" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the feasibility study under clause (i) for proven or otherwise commercially available technologies.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id848bb58fa93f455eb0ba3d54be449b7b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>loan guarantee applications</quote> and inserting <quote>applications for loan guarantees under subsection (c)(1)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad13c330587b4f6ab0f8c45778f8c695"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7eb97ceea2d43afa81995f91e15790d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$250,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$400,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b54d46eaf474eb1acda9a607f704bf7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(1)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92e89cf578b54e53854b0bad9ed863be"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (k) and moving the subsection so as to appear after subsection (j);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b081f22007840678ccecf6fe4ac2c49"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id709B95C06EF943D2AE566088D8647A34"><subsection id="id3296be7d3d2b4fb9a22c9d8774dbb00f" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="iddd343355bd0749eab031038b286eb997" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><subparagraph id="id2147b735b5de47a99bef48b9ddadb5ed" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In approving applications for grants under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall establish a priority scoring system that assigns priority scores to each application and only approve applications that exceed a specified minimum score, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fd27eeeddcf4b6eae3f0244e5d07672" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Feasibility</header><clause id="id9cdbb698cb6f4c87bd6301244a0df986" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In approving an application for a grant under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall determine the technical and economic feasibility of the project based on a feasibility study of the project described in the application conducted by an independent third party.</text></clause><clause id="iddc5ca99e8ab142898605362e1f35bc9e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the feasibility study under clause (i) for proven or otherwise commercially available technologies.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f08f90a671547b8a04bfc7fbdc0a8b1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Scoring system</header><text>The priority scoring system established under subparagraph (A) shall consider, with respect to a project proposed in an application for a grant under subsection (c)(2)—</text><clause id="id532b7c34e720403c81ff9e19126c3e07" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the potential market for the advanced biofuel and the byproducts produced;</text></clause><clause id="idaf4c7b7b09b0493581943918a244c813" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the level of financial participation by the eligible entity, including support from non-Federal and private sources;</text></clause><clause id="id6bf63a617739450181ac46e52e541287" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the eligible entity is proposing to use—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7f8a2819bae4f2991cb2d3c73d8dafc"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a feedstock not previously used in the production of advanced biofuels or sustainable aviation fuels; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3ca6a26d9b84fef9119085c0a48d85d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a feedstock, process, or technology not widely used in the production of renewable chemicals or biobased products;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcc5f3f7ead4146ce9e8af42013df289b" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>whether the eligible entity is proposing to work with producer associations or cooperatives;</text></clause><clause id="id0dd065e9b9234744b1de5b421eea4882" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>whether the eligible entity has established that the adoption of the process proposed in the application will have a positive impact on resource conservation, public health, and the environment;</text></clause><clause id="id1b2ceefc097f48ce8096608cd9407b27" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the potential for rural economic development;</text></clause><clause id="id86a6bfa522294d07a9dd420e1d1cfc29" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>whether the project can be replicated; and</text></clause><clause id="idaeb972d021524933bd320f775adba61b" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>scalability for commercial use.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id988f8516b47244b29e6db0e0c7fafaac" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><subparagraph id="id21b310ae524348388841feea7ac97b76" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limits</header><text>The amount of a grant awarded under subsection (c)(2) shall not exceed an amount that is 30 percent of the cost of the project carried out using the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a23218a9105433c9a1d7c65810d5f93" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of a project may be provided in the form of cash or material, subject to the condition that the material provided does not exceed 15 percent of the non-Federal share.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddb82d67382c45a28347b0eb91fbf861"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf04d77d83e4944bdb71b3cffc0b539bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5a04205b6494f9fb9eea9d4525ffab1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc879370cd74049dfa8c4f5226d5c1e37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>and grants</quote> after <quote>loan guarantees</quote>;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e08bb4fe895437ab8f4c29549c92341"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabec956ec39041728cd7c4ca20b393d4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2112baad28ee434a9ee91397f5d01392"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF50E191ACEB1454FBD858C1CC01E18AA"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide72b4d58dce341559f21dae9dc9fc646"><enum>(v)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="id38796c07b2a0473584c338f2628cc00c" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>Of the total</quote> and all that follows through <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>Of the total amount of funds made available for fiscal year 2025 under subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide07db05d87a84cea9b394de5448fdb22"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2014 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b6e2ec50df1453098e4316922de1674"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1), by striking <quote>subsections (a) through (e), and (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (a) through (e), (g), and (k)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd44d276ff2b944809a0bbbb7a485aa5c"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(1), by striking <quote>subsections (a) through (e) and subsection (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (a) through (e), (g), and (k)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id385bf311ca1c4d51a6b77f06c9e0014c" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1), by striking <quote>subsections (a) through (e) and (g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (a) through (e), (g), and (k)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P8A94759E42297CBA3B008CB14D28BC8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9005(g)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8105">7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P1D4927CB45421410DC9BE09BEDE21EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biodiesel fuel education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8106">7 U.S.C. 8106(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8eda5f416f4e40178a8622337aab29d5"><enum>9006.</enum><header>Rural Energy for America Program</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfae608860a524eb6a94187fa6fa9a1cc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f35f3a785844b869bca47be140009a6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="ida67fdd09b0fc4d74aab577ebf1fa094d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Energy audits and renewable energy</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Project</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e1dfb631f9a4739a878cb925faf1d1c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c8700f6611e4b2b9e47bb34eb87847a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></clause><clause id="idd5f6ea537fd14400835ac19a82b8b3e3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>provide assistance</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id744A7AA1A6FF43E29FB31DD0BC786257"><text>provide—</text><subparagraph id="idcf025ce6d44846c09fee25bda7d96540" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id256cced4c9614142b1838e0c7e0b489c" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a69f1dbe7734b86b6226bc75faaa979"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F0E5E681A2A42C8A1D94380105E989F"><subparagraph id="idccd8b7678e824c56bf37dd5ee7f0043a" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for financial assistance under subsection (c).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddadf901aa8e3454a85559356889c876e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df9bad60a804542ae6377fad111fc26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id659c4ed808bd43dd81f24796b70baddc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cd4d4b84f35462993304f8fdd6e04bf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD60C2427BC5945D3A1B89D8FF1079BCB"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1833f6944b646a897772369722d4f25"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an agricultural producer cooperative; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75d529e5b0bc4061934c108772cd4c7b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec1121b02c6a46a6a0cbc484996fc7db"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>audits and</quote> and inserting <quote>audits, relevant technical assistance, and</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6bdd273de170477abda3bc41356b601a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc6bde68e6334057a04d151af6561f94"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>In reviewing applications</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98820DD5BD09408EA7EABD4C03CA2CF2"><paragraph id="idad042b00434e46549ae3ae8213c6fd7d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application and selection criteria</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96c15048a7ff4f7e900bfba26993c97c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall use a single application for grants under this subsection for 1 or more of the activities described in paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id335544bb98d74805b1786d61eb55ce5a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In reviewing applications</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb06b46cc3074da78d66930d8efd61de"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20ae6e6a99ea41e2b5ef3f96866c6ccf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf874a4a0edb4a469495dedd66118b86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccae3c98ad044334a9fa804684d6b44a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>funds to assist</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCEAA4CD3653141CBAA604D7BB57E178F"><text>funds—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d8e5bf9a1c24692827d7253a284edde"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2cb917cfb42412da2eda1c72a9f072f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so redesignated)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fc4454936474065adcb83476456ffeb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafee2e2659d64d73ade46b62298c8ac9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (II) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a296163c2e84c24a76d918b4b9feb64"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3291ECE08CDE4123B1AD7B2B6DC4AEA3"><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09f180fd09c5443797820f980002f68c"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to apply for assistance under subsection (c); and</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6bae6e48c144a9b82c6ddb38893f2a7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EBAEEB99A8F43738030EDEFDE00E07B"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd9e252184a24d02abc51800eeea77ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide training for individuals to perform the activities described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0bcdd590246456296cb4e70260bf448"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5dda3df5a624a6c9d1702eacaa31e2b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(II), by inserting <quote>that result in a significant reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions</quote> after <quote>improvements</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b761dc666b443dbab0c430cd98c62ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73569edc03e646cbbef53a40972d4246"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id0b6b30d9b07f4daf8509467614e58537"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f161429460b4d40895ef2754ca5ba9b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85078f189d874049a5cbb2644f13e2f5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF32CEC576F524F31A0AAD206DBFB702A"><paragraph id="id9a974b41b1764a57822abe526b7fa6f2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application process</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id500241357ed14ce68164fecef4c96e59"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For projects carried out using assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish an application, evaluation, and oversight process that is—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfee273e0463a406f88e3e734c18770d5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the most simplified for projects for which the cost of the activity funded under this subsection is less than $50,000; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide00efa766f08406aae88a0dc35328af5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more comprehensive for projects for which the cost of the activity funded under this subsection is more than $50,000.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0afae6824314930982669dd125dea7b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Single application</header><text>The Secretary shall use a single application for assistance under this subsection for agricultural producers seeking assistance under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c77494ab43540409c65d5f5edd4d50b" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8420c3308d4248b1889a3747a5918b03" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB859B7246C8841AA8837D095F06D4C2F"><subsection id="id5c0483c729cd4ded8883f4e5fb2bb5e5" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regional demonstration projects</header><paragraph id="id779f26abd6fe421390c1bd218ab787f6" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out regional demonstration projects that incentivize agricultural producers to reduce their carbon footprint or overall carbon equivalent emissions to the maximum extent practicable through the use of energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id114351c9507b48889f0be08a30082f23" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing the results of, a study on the results of the regional demonstration projects carried out under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2887a035ea814bafa1a5204b8f5fa9a7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe8a368ac2e54fdfa4585166f4c1b15c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>conducted at the</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id85D080BA856C425CBD4910FBA1EFA18A"><text>conducted—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1155bb2309a840d9a575d33e799ab19d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03999650eb4842c1bbb3e93d59bc9b72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29ef7dd7bfcb430286f00c89a4042e6f"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF77521F934C34E5F9D0DFB6BE7B397E1"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb676a9c691454e6faf33276740b12e7f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">toward limited resource producers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaf957ce3f40488986d2263eef73891c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9e9429f0e3b4905a7bdf03567a11001"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3c32d3447894282822e4a08c039c1e8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>20</quote> and inserting <quote>25</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13d417ce17d746649f937da1452195e7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (f) to provide grants of $20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g) to provide grants of $50,000</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf64e944535844f1d9d26f0a5b3b3513c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection (f)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88897b254f624d03b39fded92159602e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DE1D3D6A9824B4BA60AA4C09B3B106F"><paragraph id="idce7de1107b3841d19577d6f114d41fe4" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rebate pilot project</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0345c728081f4b9db4a3e8506f8e7a29"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5134f033e804b15b762592c21147bdc"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Covered rebate</header><text>The term <term>covered rebate</term> means a rebate provided by the Secretary to an eligible entity for the purchase of certain energy efficient equipment described in subsection (c)(1)(A), to be determined by the Secretary, that was made by an eligible entity—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0569eac17b54dda80eab902dc837b4c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as part of a project completed not more than 12 months before the provision of the rebate; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd58e8555f87c466385a3fef50b280a57"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to meet the immediate needs of the eligible entity, which were not anticipated while the application period for assistance under subsection (c) was open but would otherwise meet the requirements for projects eligible for assistance under that subsection.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4acb8c7f2c04228a210a90ec9117a38"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means any entity eligible to receive financial assistance under subsection (c).</text></clause><clause id="idecaff802cade46828e710bc9043cdb11" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Pilot project</header><text>The term <term>pilot project</term> means the pilot project established under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f0f90bae70c41bf8b00e6c819705b11" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Using not more than 2 percent of the funds made available to carry out subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot project under which the Secretary shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0fe9e96ae92429d821e19b7b80ff817"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award covered rebates to eligible entities; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f15961acbe94196b21b2e7e748dd1ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>test and evaluate a simplified application process for eligible entities to apply for those covered rebates.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61cc37252fca453d9d7606f9b2bcbfa3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification prior to commencement</header><text>Not later than 30 days before the commencement of the pilot project, 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 notification containing —</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3382d75309804e1993d9b6c6dd5db6f7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the commencement date of the pilot project;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10fe3b7f4a964705a6913255543f258b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description of the pilot project;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8163e9e94c3843d59544b371b1103557"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a copy of the simplified application to be used under the pilot project; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id607877eee2284b05ac9d592431465b30"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the equipment for which covered rebates will be provided under the pilot project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c560f46c8d845d487596f805f1d806b" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than June 30, 2027, 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, and make publicly available, a report on the pilot project, which shall include— </text><clause id="idcc12cb5c5eec49258d2b8a6b558251ef" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total number of each type of equipment for which an application for a covered rebate was submitted, and the total number of each type of equipment for which a covered rebate was provided; and</text></clause><clause id="id860a746b91da4107ad1892b3faf0a534" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which applications for covered rebates exceeded the availability of funding, if applicable.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb6cce7627d14052bdffd1e8f4d598cb" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Procedures</header><text>The administration of this paragraph shall be—</text><clause id="iddc7f4511ddff406cb5eb6f4338fc2d83" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>made without regard to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code; and</text></clause><clause id="idde495d5a85b04c9e9925c8b84cf830c1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carried out by the Secretary using the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90b75921597d439d9d1b7b4d87338126"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0139a92033004804957e9c27bf700a62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94d3deb260ef46899996a2efc0bf246f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause id="idfe77cd279a0a4561826f0120d382810f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id1805c974a8214da99b364e40270c0e50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffa88de2719247e3ac6695751dd7cce5"><subparagraph id="id16df48d48ea84fccbffaf9c8ea2f38ec"><enum>(F)</enum><text>$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a3fef83ce4c40588bcc3c5165387a50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>paragraph (1), 4 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>this subsection, 5 percent</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a5692fa9b804e45bd2a03140bace04d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id665b0365e3be477880abdde48152de10"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8B4FEDDA608434280264BB3AB5097FE"><paragraph id="id8450d3d8cffd404695538b59bfb0c97c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve—</text><subparagraph id="id4e2e4fc7cca54eed871c7f2772a3e2f3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not more than 10 percent for awarding grants under subsection (c) that support the adoption of underutilized but proven commercial technologies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39aa35583aa246a2b4b9305a78e997e0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5 percent to carry out subsection (d); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dbfad88a54a4affb7a3fd878dfb1abf"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 5 percent for administrative costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id883aec3b5ecb435da7c4e7a5ed578447"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>The amounts made available by section 22002 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/169">Public Law 117–169</external-xref> (136 Stat. 2019) that are unobligated or unawarded as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P82CF5BE842CA8F3161BF1E9EF6BE976" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9007.</enum><header>Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8110">7 U.S.C. 8110(b)</external-xref>) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), by striking <quote>2024</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F934D5C28404F7AB6031C9E389D906F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass crop assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9011(f)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8111">7 U.S.C. 8111(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idA031000982C34E1E8CA96FADD6EFE255" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9009.</enum><header>Carbon utilization and biogas education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9014(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8115">7 U.S.C. 8115(c)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2019 through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id78a8d5a771864b36a6e0fbc8baec0ca1" commented="no"><enum>9010.</enum><header>Agrivoltaic system projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8101">7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FBEC6F8C66C4763980CF16AF2117484"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idbcd9e9b0f05846c6b5fd34e65afb801b"><enum>9015.</enum><header>Agrivoltaic system projects</header><subsection id="idc0f71c4f831c4221accdeb5be9b36fe6" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of agrivoltaic system</header><text>In this section, the term <term>agrivoltaic system</term> means a system under which solar energy production and agricultural production, including crop or animal production, occurs in an integrated manner on the same piece of land for the duration of the production of solar energy.</text></subsection><subsection id="id66a4ad48d87242c9b1f759bef32f4259" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that outreach and education relating to agrivoltaic systems is conducted at the State and local levels for—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd407b415afaa4989bfb6920e62991ebe"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs that provide financial assistance under section 9007; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55267fa85626485b8fb82093f2828c06"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applicable programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5fea7ce588504928953a1be7531e246a" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2025, and each December 31 of the 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report that describes—</text><paragraph id="id931677eb9d6c4ef18c88eab2618fbd62" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>each project that incorporates an agrivoltaic system carried out by recipients of a program described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) during the preceding fiscal year; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a1323a985f6440788edf1cc8b8b6e2d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total amount of funding expended on those projects during the preceding fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id46b415ea91964c93aaec203c71ed7a21" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy to issue guidance on best practices for agrivoltaic systems, which shall incorporate lessons learned from the projects described in subsection (c)(1).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id0f87569d262841c48ce0071433c2c58d" commented="no"><enum>9011.</enum><header>Industrial heat pump program</header><subsection id="id8a9b89ccbe1048d49a5c23c14d29c185" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program—</text><paragraph id="idffc5471767ca455fbe024ad83da29575" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to raise awareness of the use of industrial heat pumps;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3fe40fb40704da1b1b459a4a084798b" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to create materials for, and provide technical support to, farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses relating to—</text><subparagraph id="id302e0b5af2cc4c658ace39f537a3990e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of industrial heat pumps; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfde43e3de4684c499b99b8d43793c095" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the availability of Federal programs to assist in the adoption of industrial heat pumps;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87bf4fb8d9514f8c911b174d60f20488" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support an improved technical understanding of the opportunities for, and applications of, industrial heat pumps in the agricultural experiment station network at land-grant colleges and universities for the purpose of providing training and assistance to State-level programs serving farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc76073acc9704529830846fa522dbfa6" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to increase knowledge of industrial heat pump applications and benefits for rural utilities to support applications of industrial heat pumps for farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50241b54e8c64a0181e89f498823bf62" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to support education on, and awareness of, industrial heat pump opportunities, applications, and benefits among extension specialists and extension agents.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida94bd056102c49b59be90bd045f84ae9" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide164b9efbb0447d5a11020f041a5e8b5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2e7f86313a649db9ea3d915b1e828c5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may coordinate with the Secretary of Energy.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idda096ef9a70e4cb8aeb2098539bb849f" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. </text></subsection></section><enum>X</enum><header>Horticulture</header><section id="id95a6c2485cd74be79ff7e704e4da8cf1"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Specialty crops market news allocation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622b">7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="ida1aeb53b22134ce8a250e9aeab6f1c3e" commented="no"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Food loss and waste process verification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622">7 U.S.C. 1622(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida029d3394a5b42d2bc842f85a828d46f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through <quote>To inspect</quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E48459D84D94A8D8359DAACB4ECBF1A"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf088aa4082534c90b87f82e71fe89973"><enum>(h)</enum><text>To inspect</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaadb182c460f45b7a347a1ec6c260723"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (2), by striking <quote>subsection.</quote> and inserting the following: “subsection, and subject to the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1531C960F50A48B9859F19CAAE45EEEA"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb52241515d8a40878462cb4ece60c1c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Scope of authority</header><text>In interpreting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this subsection, the class, quality, quantity, and condition of agricultural products that the Secretary may inspect, certify, and identify shall be interpreted to include process-related claims related to avoided food loss and food waste achieved through the production of such agricultural products.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="ida945bef09e8b49c7bd50b7eab3ae80e5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef35484c2c3a44b4bdcae705579447bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>Any</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id621576EC80D2470ABFA6DE932A422AE6"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef0bde08c8944d939b1d07e86883c022"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fees</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141693730fd14798a73f004f521dfa08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98da9eb43d3d4807a8282ad9f8aa096f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>services.</quote> in subparagraph (A) and all that follows through <quote>Such</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: “services.</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38F32E5D6C064889BEE9D0B09705FAAD"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9c614db3e084bf79e4c1b57a8a4964f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Such</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30f74f0f09d54a9ab6d6aaa533eb5a2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>Any</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B8A0FD0E1F144DB9C3781B41591596F"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0263fd0d7f2d4b28bb5769dc2ab210bf"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Any</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54191ab3d73d4868a13a2dc1fe0acdad"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>Whoever</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DC8D767929B4EC7959A17EEC6DBFB9D"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f3c8306c9344fe88e8ecd62d21d839e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Whoever</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75918db3af7b4b1ea5bcd391882cd6bc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the paragraph designation and all that follows through <quote>Shell</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F3F2B895F0244EF8DEC39810234CC8B"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide810a63fd1674e6cb8251b414adac30d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Shell eggs</header><text>Shell</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idf0104f58757e4188b6acec7dc93afcde" commented="no"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Local Agriculture Market Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1627c">7 U.S.C. 1627c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id17a5ae944e564f09ad17c0e6bcdb4f9e" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="ideb47c744b1de439f93f3578c343abf6e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (14), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47819a6ba77f49c5aebc5cdaf1995985" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e703618168743ef97e5cbdb9ae04b8c"><paragraph id="id28ae466b7d5e48c6b5cf0b8deea3a37b" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Food hub</header><text>The term <term>food hub</term> means a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products to multiple buyers from multiple producers, who are primarily local and regional producers, to strengthen the ability of those producers to satisfy local and regional wholesale, retail, and institutional demands.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc47fff2e95c04857b7304a73512cdcac" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(4), by striking <quote>collaboration</quote> and inserting <quote>collaboration, regional food chain coordination,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id637cf5f3ea244370905056369b7c962f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c39af7db7ed4fc2888ff209de9591f2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide016f5b3096c44f8b64ac8c12463bde0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idded43214aa174c57bcdd3de6768f01fb" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="id753b3eec50ee49c89f13ab4cc002aca5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd144ccd1d88048379e46530bd9f1a360" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67381ea0df5d4ccaa3c51abcf865d253" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><clause id="id9c60e764838d4813a9f617dd5bf4c47d" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="id5baa77b497c04296ba8de87520c67597" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9c3c3c70b9154fb894c526853cc04474" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6E0DCBE33734FCE82DBD163D77F9CAD"><clause id="idec9a691e73594376be63b8952eabdfea" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a food hub;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause id="ide1e341f2bd4e4b0bb4d095ac217dc0e0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause id="id1422b902773f4939aa80dc421f772568" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subclause><subclause id="iddc112818093a4f8ba2ad8ad1eac8cdc8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id71d0ed51682e4adc828e9b48a2ef5f44" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf0d19b8279d4c5d96e0b2321a28af76"><clause id="idb36308be7a3b44e2a1c247d1e9f80413" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide geographic balance, among States and within each State, relative to the benefits of the Program; or</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb67bfd6b4714534b8b844c0bd8812c0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (E);</text></clause><clause id="idc170a4dc708f44528248cca4ccca1ecc" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);</text></clause><clause id="id804165bf7eb44df5971a800aba9b5cfb" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb9abac94a3a41e2bc1dd5c88b1ff5af"><subparagraph id="idc987721e617a4552b46dff1f135476ca" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Simplified applications</header><clause id="id4f119c13b7154cb697c547ed304ab51a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a simplified application form for eligible entities described in subparagraph (B) that—</text><subclause id="ida7e2f73f3f694672a5dd1e31c8e1ee15" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>request less than $100,000; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id137aae8c4d9148b49778f7b247da368e" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>choose from the project categories described in clause (ii), which shall include a specific, limited set of key activities with predefined requirements established by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2fb89062a92442ef94e0986a993dac07" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Project categories</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a simplified application form for the following project categories, but may include additional project categories as necessary:</text><subclause id="idecdbc23b76ae49249b74a1bb180934b3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Direct-to-consumer projects</header><text>In the case of a direct-to-consumer project, an application form described in clause (i) may be available for the following categories of projects:</text><item id="id32f229f722124cef81fa766dbbd3af30" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>An outreach and promotion project.</text></item><item id="id861371c3d2464a43b14bae05b3cd68b5" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>A project to provide funding for farmers market manager staff time.</text></item><item id="id68e671ba14fb4ba392d60c4bfb53cf6a" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>A project to provide vendor training.</text></item><item id="id33148e3601264b35a89f411de4ce1aaf" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>A planning and design project.</text></item><item id="id943215ed50d842c6be3ee1098283c8f0" commented="no"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>A data collection and evaluation project.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id94f55d4d0fd64693b527bd9d55a49c55" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Local and regional food market and enterprise projects</header><text>In the case of a local or regional food market or enterprise project, an application form described in clause (i) may be available for the following categories of projects:</text><item id="id7bc3f854be6b43df8882c37e3df8ba59" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>A food hub feasibility study project.</text></item><item id="id0582a5181af346ef84daf38acfafebff" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>A project to provide funding for regional food chain coordination staff time.</text></item><item id="id6a62bd09dbf04a4fb1d9f3797222ca81" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>A project to provide technical assistance.</text></item><item id="id932c57bcfa0a48f293d4807a7e1ab075" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>A data collection and evaluation project.</text></item><item id="id93b0e390ef12427c88d34a2313ffb204" commented="no"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>A project to support the purchase of special purpose equipment.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id23d9030e928b4587a432290e7ceddf9e" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7c96cd2de1546fbb36144a146377a33"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef4bf7b42cae4a66993a627c31201e2c"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subparagraph designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Except as provided in clause (ii), an</quote> in clause (i) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26AA1D074CCC412DB944A6DFC7E463DA"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24e1424c22e84effa69276475acbb0eb"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5968d84824eb4e589556b6e1d40f0c4e" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph id="idb899bb254a7949298d339b6f84790144" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text><clause id="ide864d81d24494702abe6c0edaf17cf6e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (x) and (xi) as clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="id68c431ffae88406e8c898aa671b4e3d0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ix) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7cd20b204864a78a716b4f6bb04539b"><clause id="id0fb1ca9adcc344c786d40db9a942ac1e" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>a food hub;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5922ac51e2e4c448a20cf4ce73ce4ca" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11f1ea7a1f1a4978ac0d5acc98251407"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4259152a41cd474c83fff9addf7a5061"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6374387c5414166b450ec1701fd5de4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>determine the</quote> and inserting the following: “determine—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3385E5F18D34F6086805163BCBA2CFA"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb147f1a7b0e45898985c86ea7fe129f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the geographical</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bbb6bbf205545a9a75355431420b1b2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking <quote>, including goals</quote> and inserting the following: “; and</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD8A2F2271AE4BCEBAC45A8C9E190F1B"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3075646ceda443697ee855beeee2ab7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">goals</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38a086266d28475b8d59ee2b8af4a1be"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ba946d2afc54665880867e7e5d54f26"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (B) through (G), respectively;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id626a8c9793594be2a4b57e1bb0f5e931" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph id="iddaaa97f48b1b49298c38ab2618ae0a4f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>$50,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cd5938c2616426ab8466b1bb51d0608" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id342d6c89dcca4d07baead51fc779566d"><paragraph id="ida68823db2a234ba3ab1e3e0515192f0d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Stakeholder input</header><text>In developing the simplified application and reporting process under this subsection, the Secretary shall engage with stakeholders to receive input on how the simplified application and reporting process can be streamlined for eligible entities without affecting program integrity.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac9d4642ff7645e98342b8e564a6a03f" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2), by striking <quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id15ea8190454d4620a49f7f28f62c63c0" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id023aeed463e146b19789107f7c932e06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0333d290ae7446c8472ceebbb04e231"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf576d29a290f4a6fbf7d76b50fa041ab"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B)—</text><clause id="id4688d5301d424b5c81fb6d76ee986ee3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36721639cac046e7b1730e73999d7e3e"><clause id="id5304632ea55a455bbfabc268d556b284" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the funds</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="ide4e2493e1dd14298ac1a960216a7345d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67b6f8619d3b4446bf7244b039c56ec8"><clause id="id85920270c754405f916cdb0c3c60a629" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Simplified applications</header><text>Of the funds made available for grants under subsection (d)(6) for a fiscal year, not more than 50 percent shall be used to provide grants to eligible entities that submit an application in accordance with subsection (d)(6)(D).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id05053596f6e44ab381f6647c7b369a3b"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Local food purchase assistance cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id21601D47913C4B98837D892EE8C7B46D" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id6cd45a2d4a64431691bdc7c7fec5a9c3"><enum>210B.</enum><header>Local food purchase assistance</header><subsection id="id0f6b24227c1e4a47a41d4ffe0bff7dc4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idcffc249160224ad58bf42d934561b77f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperating partner</header><text>The term <term>cooperating partner</term> means any of the following entities partnering with an eligible entity:</text><subparagraph id="id6a7872ae3a5c43e9922ee9b79f7e569d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0cc1ad13d1bf4c7d968d7c379d90c398"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A Tribal government agency, Tribal organization, or Native Hawaiian organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf41ccad129504d3aad60258d1b2ba20e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization engaged in food distribution.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc925fde1349a4ec8b54f340e61894f6c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any other entity that, in the determination of the Secretary, is capable of ensuring that the requirements of this section are met.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1e30a5efecf4beead5cdfc19b3af23e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id19fed1fb87ec4a9ab5129f1ff493e80c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State agency that has demonstrated partnerships with farmers and target audiences within the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa38a6bf69ab40a7851fcbabd3203e98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Tribal government agency that has demonstrated partnerships with farmers and target audiences within the area under the jurisdiction of the applicable Tribal government.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe02eca72ba5452888c69a4237f791b3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcd8dec8fc4e451f91336de8e30e7c9c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Native <enum-in-header>H</enum-in-header>awaiian organization</header><text>The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9df984d1dde42e498849055a32a17ac"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd17636da911a487690042bc5e3ae3f03"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="ID1AA0C8024B5B488EA17F81A36FBC1821" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID792A8B98FE9C42679797E3F1D68FC25F" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID28D43A31F3264D79A65D4436F400AF2F" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4912258B462B4AAD8DC29F5610699D3D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a33800a9d2a430bb92c44e9dbda15d3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Target audience</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>target audience</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd72a0173e7aa4247a0cafe7f5dcc3b7c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members of food insecure communities, including, as determined by the Secretary—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01f05add6f554b28abaf6149af8037b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rural, remote, and underserved communities; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4ade00fc8ec49258928f6dbb9cb0f32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communities not normally served through traditional food distribution networks;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b4d2b38c372407e97e959e3ffea0cfa"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of food insecure communities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd0a9843568a4c3d97b9960b0ff64855"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations engaged in food distribution to members of food insecure communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40fc64bbae1a4a2b8f230053c52c794e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other appropriate individuals or entities, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0b9b279dc1d4451846f9200be5b5aad"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Tribal government</header><text>The term <term>Tribal government</term> means the governing body of an Indian Tribe, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9385abf37a794ea5a9130a9eec48f891"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any applicable Tribal organization; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cc73a88e54d42c49f1d5cbfe3cb7902"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any agency of the governing body of an Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id349997a17019447eb7dced5a338987d8"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8331ba0f9a0049a5a375985236034e47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability and purpose of cooperative agreements</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c9a4854692b4746bf689c8e806c1ae7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purposes of—</text><subparagraph id="id87685f9799b74fb69e1e0a57d1feb9b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing an opportunity for States and Tribal governments to build capacity to support their local and regional food systems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae01b193f9a34ce3ac5727833b5216bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>building and expanding economic opportunities for small producers, local and regional producers, and historically underserved producers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida7ce5495f75c43c9a87fd17bb19ca5e5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing and broadening partnerships with farmers, producers, the food distribution community, and local food networks, including nonprofit organizations, to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods to target audiences;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73ca8c9380f04787817cf8aea3b04c03"><enum>(D)</enum><text>strengthening local and regional food supply chains; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1f253856e3b45bbbfcab8e85d37079a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>increasing the use of Federal funds to procure local and regional food, including fresh fruits and vegetables; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41535933c9be4bcc80180ae8b9856dcd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pursuant to which the Secretary shall make awards, in accordance with subsection (f), for the purposes described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8e802c540c434489a246f1ec363d389a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><paragraph id="id66dcdf5c4b2742868ab00db2c5c69dfe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Duties of eligible entities</header><text>An eligible entity entering into a cooperative agreement under subsection (b) shall—</text><subparagraph id="ida4c62af84bc340bb8a98adaeaaeefa8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>procure locally and regionally produced food, as defined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb94ae0b57504b7dba7156b48bd0c327"><enum>(B)</enum><text>distribute food procured under this section to members of food insecure communities, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8401990d01684d3e839db8e2aa51a9aa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><subparagraph id="idfb728cdcceb5424694488cacc3864371"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may be a party to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8501d223a9f4487bc1254c9c609770f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 1 cooperative agreement under this section per State at any 1 time; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d088271f1714d2283cab7ddabd5ae5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 1 cooperative agreement under this section per Indian Tribe at any 1 time.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62cc70bbd697471bbd8f3b948c7a3e1c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If more than 1 eligible entity of the same State or Indian Tribe desires to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section for a fiscal year, the eligible entities shall coordinate, with 1 eligible entity serving as the lead agency and each other eligible entity participating as a cooperating partner.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2330264774a84b53b47758e923c7aa28"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>A cooperative agreement entered into with an eligible entity described in subsection (a)(2)(B) shall not be considered to be a cooperative agreement in or relating to a State for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcdd00c0be3854bd8be712cf065b30930"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="idfdb028c9ea4b4f81ae0522ca0241e976"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity desiring to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such a manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including—</text><subparagraph id="idef41eb5864894dc49ecd1d1dc8cdd7f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a plan to purchase and distribute locally and regionally produced food as required under subsection (c)(1);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida874b7cf44d24f0a897cf9aa432ea076"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will comply with the requirements of the plan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida9156502f4fd4e858cea4497a218bae5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assurance that Federal funds received under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, the expenditure of State or Tribal funds in support of local and regional food production in the applicable State or the area under the jurisdiction of the applicable Tribal government.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d962b02946c4677873b9e66db3211d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan requirements</header><text>A plan submitted by an eligible entity under paragraph (1)(A) shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e109c1e418042e59f80d917a0cbe71d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the lead agency charged with the responsibility of carrying out the plan; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7bb3ca0648b44dab791ef63741c5adc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">indicate how funds provided pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this section will be used to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92c2f2c6d16b4549a481b3b55fa45852"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority for certain applications</header><subparagraph id="ide1044bf796e54e5aac829d055e3f94b8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In entering into cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applications for cooperative agreements that prioritize—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5514598571ab4b978019650d3ceec802"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing food purchasing contracts with producers and distributors that—</text><subclause id="id13abe2c7fda842dea85eadb321cab78e"><enum>(I)</enum><text>grow, process, or distribute local and regional food, as defined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb557abfc492741d29ac7073959a01427"><enum>(II)</enum><text>are, or source from—</text><item id="idf4e72a6d241f4609a5d746e52eca69bd"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>beginning farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(a)</external-xref>));</text></item><item id="idb871d3a75c9241feadfa29b3916a5a24"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>small or mid-sized farms; or</text></item><item id="id17aedd0d0e674ccea6d5dcb871e95a4c"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>historically underserved farmers, as defined by the Secretary; and</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id199b39e808214d78ad13f4feb8dda9b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>targeting distributions of food purchased pursuant to those contracts to underserved communities, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddaacb9a56cd94eabb68827f835477f13"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In determining whether an application prioritizes targeting distributions of food to underserved communities under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary may consider socioeconomic metrics maintained by the Federal Government, including the social vulnerability index and area deprivation index maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb23409545a4b43eca608b07075142d23"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Noncompetitive process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a simplified, noncompetitive process for the submission and selection of applications for establishing cooperative agreements under this section. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id17d5642b7a894157987e1fe2709602b2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution of purchased food</header><text>An eligible entity may distribute food procured pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into under this section to members of food insecure communities—</text><paragraph id="idd24784beb7cf4bb193f3ae37d2351687"><enum>(1)</enum><text>directly; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a873bec4a794d12b646763d7344ea3f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>through cooperative agreements, subcontracts, or subawards with 1 or more cooperating partners.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1a15191457fe44e1aa7f07efb56d7620"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Awards and distribution of funds</header><paragraph id="idb8c225ed43494430934969da3ff8251e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Awards to State agencies</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id057dd4a9d7b04fdd97b2b8a7ccc4c086"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a noncompetitive process for determining the amount to be awarded, from the amounts made available under subsection (h) for a fiscal year, to eligible entities described in subsection (a)(2)(A) with which the Secretary has entered or plans to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcdda2cbdb61b464883757494f471a1ba"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76ddc4102f7c48b791be1ab5c5030e63"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Correspondence to nutrition assistance needs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure that the distribution of awards under this section corresponds to the nutrition assistance needs in each State, the noncompetitive process established under subparagraph (A) shall take into consideration—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34d3efebf1264447bc4c973d2de3971b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the poverty rate and unemployment levels in each State; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba2c8e1fe96b4e9d90b97783d16f952e"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other socioeconomic metrics maintained by the Federal Government, including the social vulnerability index and area deprivation index maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e2474ca369e43e98aa12ff3c521a83e"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take into consideration the funding formula of the emergency food assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.</external-xref>) in ensuring that the noncompetitive process established under subparagraph (A) complies with the requirement described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id15909ef2b3444c7c901a85932e37c71e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Awards to Tribal governments</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe3c07b808ae4b8bb39e37cde484d607"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before applying the process established under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 15 percent of the total amount made available to carry out this section for that fiscal year for making awards to eligible entities described in subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the Secretary has entered or plans to enter into a cooperative agreement under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id397622b96e1b4a1797a79e7d788d9810"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make awards to eligible entities described in subsection (a)(2)(B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddca90abbe53a4ce0bf5108caf7beb27a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through a noncompetitive process; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e6e5766e6c04304a1a80a21d5811a78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a prorated amount based on the proposals submitted by eligible entities described in that subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04a0989e2d89412ba8e993225b4e1009"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing of distributions for initial agreements</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute funds awarded in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2) incrementally in order to ensure that all interested eligible entities have an opportunity to be selected for entering into a cooperative agreement and receiving an award under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24e66b17fb8e4f359da76f6d7990b836"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adjustments and distribution of remaining funds</header><subparagraph id="id123ec3d7657b4538bd85123c220cba92"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Adjustment of award amounts</header><text>The total amount of an award made or proposed to be made to an eligible entity under this subsection may be amended or adjusted, or additional amounts may be separately awarded to that eligible entity, depending on—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd753a9680a354775940fd036ecdb8673"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demand for cooperative agreements, as determined by the Secretary based on the number of applications submitted or other factors; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e0db8ea09af4779b95e496afc3c9a7e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf6cbdb19df88472dac93d3bf92b7e2a4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Post-application adjustments</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the amount of an award made or proposed to be made under this section after the application period has closed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6f267cd332e94f00bfa0da28db6046e3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Term of agreement; completion of projects</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id880295ccd0e04b07a6d72088dcaf99b6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8636a9c40bef4b28a0e2bf1ad5d4d464"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a cooperative agreement under this section shall be for a term of not more than 2 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfc427260c024f31a6b1da468adea0f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any projects carried out pursuant to that cooperative agreement shall be completed by the end of that term.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f49b86930224595ba076f9b2e0f9cdc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, extend the term of a cooperative agreement entered into under this section for not more than 2 additional years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddb61cf08de9f4155a97bee0f12495ec9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id43d7135bad8f42f48cd2af3d303c0f3b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to any other amounts available to the Secretary, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb50d4f5718834fe3aa1ddcf1a8062a21" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id9b8e7b5056084e53848e80880304d983"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Organic market development grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 10004) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c59ae87efde4e70a794e70f7170794c"><section id="ida89517e31ed54864b0b82e41f311b6a2"><enum>210C.</enum><header>Organic market development grant</header><subsection id="idbdde3ce0598a49fdb5893533ad484f8e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idb3d7ff9d2fc34a49b8ed0009ec4400fa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certified organic product</header><text>The term <term>certified organic product</term> means an agricultural product (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6502">7 U.S.C. 6502</external-xref>)) that is organically produced (as defined in that section).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcd0647c0d1b44a299e64aad0f4a6218d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><subparagraph id="id1d93385bc15940dbbdd2a6c6a5d4076e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity described in subparagraph (B) that—</text><clause id="id981813613e6948e1b67001792f7fe98b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is owned and operated within—</text><subclause id="id1f6347a99ae54fb5a9518cebc537d05b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a State;</text></subclause><subclause id="id284869e5f4bb408085d07223e16c52f0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8ede01fd473e4ac69674f6bb26a92033"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text></subclause><subclause id="idbba9e736defd4d66a4c206b190b43d2f"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the United States Virgin Islands;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd6b3ffd388a04fda8b38d04b553c1ece"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Guam;</text></subclause><subclause id="id7ffcf4ac571649679702e6b0d4b59c4c"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>American Samoa;</text></subclause><subclause id="id401ab95aeba944868221bf750da0fc90"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b8ccb4e528b4b36a95824e4bf308058"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4b8b99a698a24e0f94fcf5d5fb9f12c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id85544483a2bd42e49418c084341cafe1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is certified in accordance with subpart E of part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); or</text></subclause><subclause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3becf43efbe43aba14131fa3127d884"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is in transition to certification, as defined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06f5a0e0dda2498b94243e508af8b14e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Entities described</header><text>An entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text><clause id="idd15dcfbbc5934f13b0f5531423cde3b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a producer, producer cooperative, or other commercial entity that produces or handles certified organic products;</text></clause><clause id="id8676c946f70c4dd88b626555866cf1a4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a nonprofit corporation;</text></clause><clause id="ide185c2bee1d747d9afb01afd96dc5868"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a trade association;</text></clause><clause id="idbe380e043f8441d3aab57f6aec42d11f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a public benefit corporation;</text></clause><clause id="id9616023f037745c6aa89bb672543838b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a philanthropic organization;</text></clause><clause id="id173b9dae52df4e5491a3628dfde2e240"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a unit of Tribal, State, territorial, or local government; or</text></clause><clause id="id0686c7b22fbd4ed18e123b10e01f7e8b"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>such other entity as the Secretary may designate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f5021597fd949feb6123a405fe7031e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> does not include an entity described in subparagraph (B) the operations of which are suspended or revoked under section 205.662 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0734fe763fa542b89d448c671fa0350f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meanings given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc229b2cc043f430ebd13e9a2fc0308f1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2b69125b2d9421386569d88a5816775"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Tribal government</header><text>The term <term>Tribal government</term> means the governing body of an Indian Tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb9e361a19ac1450abad7a22d0d1351fd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>Organic Market Development Grant Program</quote>, that—</text><paragraph id="idb8a1bddc3180404cb968f4e2b01054b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increases the capacity of the domestic organic product supply chain for producers, handlers, suppliers, and processors of certified organic products;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1640f68792c64125825f6f6a265d7c01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>modernizes manufacturing, tracking, storage, and information technology systems specific to the purposes described in this subsection, such as process control or organic product ingredient tracking systems;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id788ef92084f5476ea8069a44ae76785e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improves the capacity of eligible entities to comply with applicable regulatory requirements or quality standards required to access markets, such as requirements and standards relating to food safety and organic product certification;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id257c421e939444a5957b7b67a387db0f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>expands capacity for storage, processing, aggregation, and distribution of certified organic products to create more and better markets for producers of certified organic products;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4c4e134aa704bf38af367b81875e094"><enum>(5)</enum><text>facilitates market development for domestically produced certified organic products;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5c430e09f374a3692d33e5b2c2d30f3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provides for the conduct of feasibility studies and market viability assessments to inform organic transition strategies and opportunities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbba76d62771546fc82d38b96dfcbea2e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>ameliorates barriers to entry to organic product certification for historically underserved entities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb2f4f9349b649a8b3504a46d9e1ea1c"><enum>(8)</enum><text>supports market and promotional activities that help build commercial markets for certified organic products in the United States;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a51fe0b9f614d28983fcf4f59f276a9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provides technical assistance and outreach to program stakeholders and participants; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id21126aca9a5e45fba9d094b42b557c5b"><enum>(10)</enum><text>addresses additional barriers and bottlenecks in the domestic organic product supply chain for producers, handlers, suppliers, and processors of certified organic products, as determined by the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idccb533453a27426da3f103039eacef7f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>For each fiscal year for which amounts are made available to carry out this section under subsection (k), the Secretary shall provide grants to support eligible entities in conducting activities in accordance with the purposes of the program described in subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="id9db24eb1f2564d9491e7ff0453bfcd16"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id71103cf5bf2c48c195317f4b4de3ba0d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4a68bdf34a3841689f502f2a4ad33435"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplified process</header><text>The Secretary shall implement a simplified application and award process under this section for use by any eligible entity seeking to carry out an equipment-only project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id44a26e6a7d6642079becbfb6f1bc249d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Benefits</header><subparagraph id="id9f0ff8a72f094a3184c5bdf5924c7839"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an application submitted under this subsection shall include a description of the direct or indirect producer or food business benefits intended by the eligible entity to result from the proposed project within a reasonable period of time after the receipt of a grant under this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71c925837b724eee86926b86a4967f71"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any feasibility study or market viability assessment conducted pursuant to this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90917d11b26b4a728475edc6cb0b76ab"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish such criteria for the evaluation and funding of proposed projects under this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide817210196614759a0700b8bcc8e4a02"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Competitive process</header><text>The Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id6de3857511d545c8b5625b11c2127310"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall conduct a competitive process to select applications submitted under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e2d8ff870ae4f70bd0712ecf09a49a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may assess and rank applications with similar purposes as a group; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac29e3eba961498c854fccfbdf042da3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>before accepting any application under this subsection, shall make publicly available the criteria to be used in evaluating the applications.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide31f833566e44cc8a301a615d4e1e746"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Project types</header><text>An eligible entity may use amounts received under this section to carry out, in accordance with such goals and deadlines for completion as the Secretary may establish, the following types of projects:</text><paragraph id="idb97d8131dc0c49598e8059f7a0709735"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Market development and promotion of certified organic products.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8478d9e86c9b4af4af8b07e8045bbe01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Certified organic product storage (including cold storage), aggregation, processing, and distribution capacity expansion.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id216fe1237acc412584e56869229c7514"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Equipment-only.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida933a1306cb34bab87881043f4ed9c6e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Unless otherwise determined by the Secretary, a grant provided under this section shall have a term of not longer than 3 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="idbe0a8f4fa7454e56aa4b2a0419dfef33"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><paragraph id="id0c527971452148b8b11d5bac17ab36f6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amount of a grant provided under this section for a project described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e) shall be not more than $3,000,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf13933657f564beb9e3f4f07eef31f3a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplified equipment-only projects</header><text>The amount of a grant provided under this section for a project described in subsection (e)(3) shall be not more than $100,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff5b611404cd4714b9424069cb807382"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><paragraph id="id86e9031aeafd4c0e9af590839f5d2ffa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to carry out a project described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e) shall provide a non-Federal share equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f872a9652ee40f89c4ec8557ce7906a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simplified equipment-only projects</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to carry out a project described in subsection (e)(3) shall not be required to contribute a non-Federal share to the cost of the project.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id992cbf5cff31478ab9cbe5c8fb8c3f6e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule for certain applications</header><text>The Secretary may waive or lower the non-Federal share required under this subsection for small and underserved eligible entities applying for a grant under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida47f23a9323f4c948ae20b38f9535d71"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Awards to multiple entities</header><text>The Secretary may provide a grant under this section to more than 1 eligible entity, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4f3912ba4b1a49e99f1d0960e3f9ad2a"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary may provide to eligible entities technical assistance under this section, directly or through 1 or more cooperative agreements.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6e99b94f106a4ced998f83ba899bf3e3"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id1347b685e9fa4b51b4df78a0ce8df639"><enum>10006.</enum><header>Organic production and market data initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7407(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925c">7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id53d9d08b24e34428be93590762b3c7d9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id4a1bec929d854a2991a9f6b0870c88df" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id585d58006c2d4df7b56858782efd4cf8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcccf7123ce2c4098a1c728f06d563105" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id757803c3ce0e4072a66c0dd822527633"><subparagraph id="ida0abb1e8bd724d539c36faadffbdfa3c" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91acf85003e6421382e3ce97580fc406" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idfdf86262e4094a29bc5954bf99264312"><enum>10007.</enum><header>National organic program</header><subsection id="id3cfa83fe0d114216a7abda7c169157e7" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Section 2107 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6506">7 U.S.C. 6506</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6e2c9edfcc464dc2a515609573964b89" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9ac0a043ab474faf90aa3f7004a3eb40" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id156a14d3183b450e993512956580d39a"><subsection id="id316a5dc560d5489daa50783569efa31e" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><paragraph id="idd26856122b8145d28dcc605a64d81826" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the national organic program established under this title, the Secretary may provide technical assistance, education, and outreach to—</text><subparagraph id="idba885b039c954e7f9ee1d27490d14c9e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>farmers on certified organic farms; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9be2c313b43a4f89a9ddb42200889ab3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>farmers who are transitioning to organic (as determined by the Secretary).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ed2edcfcc9943b2a1dbcd0f523ce324" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may—</text><subparagraph id="ide99f0643b3d84072976d4413a1c575ce" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate with the heads of agencies within the Department of Agriculture, including the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc12966d885a64026af015d27948ff3a9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide grants to, nonprofit organizations, State cooperative extension services, or other qualified entities with expertise in working with organic stakeholders to provide regionally-specific training, education, and outreach.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21224ab1de7a49d8a673ac046491f0c8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Improvement of organic standards</header><text>Section 2122 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6521">7 U.S.C. 6521</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9fdd2864fde34edf8aa5bfe8dd547e68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DC7389921AD44268D3CDD1F7666A9D4"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c4637382a2b46b6ac7ee37ca329f2ce"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvement of organic standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a request for information soliciting public input on which regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act should be prioritized for revision.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01cc44bdaa4545b3be77358b7a21bfe6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabbf966a712a4cf0be97c51b219cc9e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9baeaa073c334577bf0f6a29f619b4db"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4DACEFBB50D41B68181BBBF575AD028"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bfaea1589464b95bd84ef0b71761869"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Investigations and compliance report</header></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide602db0268e84d4394ad3096fa2c50d8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F0BAE894E1F468B8DA766F7D42ECCE7"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7473718bf2d40dcac12948d25df92b7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board recommendations report</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2029, 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, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report—</text><subparagraph id="id222ea9943ca24df69384693f588ee8f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>listing all recommendations received by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, under section 2119(k);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2b774a515554cb7b4a156d365bda2b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describing all regulatory and administrative actions taken to implement those recommendations, including the status of each recommendation at the time of the report; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e49d95baf244221a9898d001bdc04dc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any relevant justifications from the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program or the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, for the implementation status of those recommendations, particularly for recommendations not yet acted on by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23aa940130a94c259453a19b1424c65a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb51c1214ab2e4f8886cfe8e53813a351"><subsection id="id0df506b843a140b389bfd13d3cfc75b5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Government Accountability Office report on organic rulemaking</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text><paragraph id="id084e724fd5354d9da2a7da7bf844e6ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a study on the efforts of the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, to improve organic standards, including—</text><subparagraph id="id51964dce69b54e73988051d62521a26b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the recommendations received from the National Organic Standards Board that were implemented through rulemaking, the issuance of guidance, or other administrative actions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb94cb4cc0b09420c8312218ec2391766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any instances in which the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, formally declined to take action on any recommendations received from the National Organic Standards Board;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c3f6db30286442b8ea92126078e8841"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for the 20-year period ending on that date of enactment, the average length of time between—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id905cfdf60f6e4a3d9086e5b2a8912453"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the receipt by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, of a recommendation from the National Organic Standards Board; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id751700f8ec5e48fd95d043dc7b448e20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as applicable—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8055ae801196443189d53d062c5107d0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the initiation of the rulemaking requested by the recommendation;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf13cd14c56084c8d888638bddff222c1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issuance of guidance or the taking of other administrative actions based on the recommendation; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dc7e1d4a1dc491391f5f50fc983d083"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">formally declining to act on the recommendation; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41b8577aad754c2ba93d461985f42dfc"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for all matters identified under subparagraph (B), any justifications of the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, for declining to take action on the applicable recommendation; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide9472f827b954cb695315aaf0ca026e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), provide recommendations on how the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board, can ensure that national organic program standards evolve in a timely manner—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ff93584bba243bd97b70711c7ce42fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5d4de51251c41eeb5d0ff158dc96486"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to benefit organic producers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd80c5aca7dd548ddba1b2f085620e714" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6522">7 U.S.C. 6522</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1eecdeeee52d4a9aa307e87371d5c37c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id589ED5C843B84E30A386B15119F2329A"><subsection id="idc19762bf5f994ed3b46c532373097493" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Organic Program</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0606c490fa0a409b8212f3db2f315ce3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text><subparagraph id="id2cf419ed1d3943b1ac06f6c3a2c30a63" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$26,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e1fd66861814046a08cfa3053534463" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$28,000,000 for fiscal year 2026;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98eb119cfa804221b1046f541ec14bc9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2aa04cc713d4d25b84f345d90c6c49f" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id966baee58bb04fbc90f082d478a7fa4f" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$34,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6e6c6252d524004a8b3db0058e373db"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to carry out activities under section 2107(c), there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1956e3a2e53943529377b9fd8cb8d0cb" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id88abd86d19bb4c0abd769c5fc08d5155"><enum>10008.</enum><header>Assessment of national organic program enforcement authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 2120 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4FFB0A0F04448119516C684AEDDC858"><section id="id4128cac0fc1d4949bfc2a1b7cff88224"><enum>2120A.</enum><header>Assessment of fraudulent organic certificates</header><subsection id="id59d92dd5fb7f4bada3925abc7e9cc507"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id221BD5565BF8481698A4C0672CDADC5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3212261320b64aafb2c5d1cdf921c651"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of all fraudulent organic certificates issued for a dietary supplement (as defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/321">21 U.S.C. 321</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6927ca9b25c43528bbb1ebab910382a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of any fraudulent labels, complaints, and other data considered as part of drafting the assessment under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9ae796712d64af1aebc6b52807fe829"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess—</text><subparagraph id="idc9dda1a39b96492981152bfd9966a508"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of complaints received by the Secretary, a State organic certification program, or a certifying agent pertaining to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide16a2de991734069828a3c79a96bd700"><enum>(i)</enum><text>suspected fraudulent use of a label or other market information described in section 2106(a)(2); or</text></clause><clause id="id3cab495365634fc2b355198d6537b51d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>suspected fraudulent representations claiming that products meet organic standards established under the national organic program despite those products falling outside of the enforcement authority of the national organic program;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id245865a2840644d5a1dd33034cf1a4b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>staffing and resource needs within the national organic program if the enforcement responsibilities of the national organic program were broadened to include the products identified under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc372e6eb9be24cadb0c204a3ed444607"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any potential effects of broadening the enforcement authority of the national organic program on domestic organic farmers, handlers, and consumers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide55106881909434d8ce0c24ca40372f2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date on which the assessment under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report that—</text><paragraph id="id37f4941defa142b694d1ca10811a93e2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes in detail the results of the assessment required by subsection (a); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbbec7b2638214a668092671434c4523e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes recommendations to Congress based on that assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f0d747072884620ad941593d7ef580c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id4bf51261cdcd420d929b636ecc5756cd" commented="no"><enum>10009.</enum><header>National organic certification cost-share program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6523">7 U.S.C. 6523</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id8bb9388ab2124494b6cae42d93a4c38f" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>$750</quote> and inserting $1,500; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5d8321887434829b4bfa38a711b94a7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3BE63DA4BD942B28CDCB3F90C6E2E06"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5bd411b2dc5497dbce72e38ed049bb1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a112ca02a4d4b86ab1eb6be943d5b6b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id954d5605d7c2449b893cb547dd6e20e3"><enum>10010.</enum><header>Food safety education initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655a">7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id5f4d54c751b94a03a2f8e3a224c7a3f3"><enum>10011.</enum><header>Specialty crop block grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/465">Public Law 108–465</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ida7274f3ffb35423a897c51b3c0cd3924" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f6c334586df44bfa1d77ac1e563cd90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79f157b484ac4f3cac22d3bd001f8529"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id7d06e5326b8c440793c24516146ba738" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in accordance with paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id31e73f186d79417b87d0c165df87da67" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, by adding such unobligated or unexpended amounts to the allocation funding pool for the current or following fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary</quote> after <quote>determined by the Secretary</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c900dd191254399aa7d6d3d5e250c78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38ed09a23268441eb1d427a0625c9ebf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>funds described in paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>such funds</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30babfc5180b4667be47070fe61cdb2f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>If funds described in paragraph (1) are distributed in the current fiscal year, the Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e450d256a534719959794d3a59516e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b85b9dd4e9f4ef7a28a4e7db6b20938"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87274ae7f3fe470ca3375a70fc9b9c02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a7724d365784b4b80a2b86f574b3018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB9FD40A25BC54D0FB40C4406472CC3C5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb55cb71cbf7e4b7a92d9db40d6376665"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall encourage State departments of agriculture to consult annually with specialty crop producers and producer groups in establishing programmatic and funding priorities for the fiscal year.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2a9fb783303443cb2a3313060be16b0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cbd2a8a3cf44b3d9bc44ced1eef41e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd3adb9e617447f2b42091dfc1d2a851"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA325063FD3E74185BBD935229FE5EF7A"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc74ec1e5d6f844a5b93dbddc7df693a7"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaab7cc6b80f74fe9b8e728375b1210da"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id370e38d1bcd54fc78b8c54f50b23aeef"><enum>10012.</enum><header>Multiple crop and pesticide use survey</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10109(c)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4907; 137 Stat. 118) is amended by striking <quote>2019 and $100,000 for fiscal year 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2019, $100,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>.</text></section><section id="idca7a0484737e41d79a5ed59dd7ea2726"><enum>10013.</enum><header>Defining plant biostimulants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136">7 U.S.C. 136</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id9ea28011c7d0492493407b499c2a9d4e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (v) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id971516c241454a5397fd3c80a147d340"><subsection id="id7ae5f689a7c643ce8b3e2a127b3bf8a4"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Plant regulator</header><paragraph id="ida1a01bf3a6414b39bd8fb4d45a79ec19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>plant regulator</term> means any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior, of plants or the produce thereof.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd06be98fa523497eaf2d28028fadb2c8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>plant regulator</term> does not include—</text><subparagraph id="idcb0a9d16205e442d81070cac8a652d67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, soil amendments, or vitamin hormone products; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2053466180ef458f998b448c60fcd6fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plant biostimulants that—</text><clause id="id34ab18271dc64286b5b7179380152e4a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a low-hazard profile in relation to humans and other microorganisms, as determined by the Administrator; and</text></clause><clause id="idad4ca63a0c68445999c4d34fd2086f99"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1d93b004a69a46fcbbdc76f0f396794c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are of biological origin; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae3025e25aa04b58a20df3bb9b810d0a" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include chemical compounds that are synthetically derived but are structurally similar and functionally identical to substances of biological origin.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc9313deb1b14a4ead74b834c7ed9b0c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (hh)—</text><subparagraph id="id17c59d829b0f4e32ba5981674de864ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69ee7e5ddca5466d9713fcbb164b532e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause id="idf97853df188a46eeb249fafdf89d3b60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>substances.</quote> and inserting <quote>substances</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id04408e6d7daa46628bab2ecc6a5f5869"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><subclause id="id22bc2dd0248e4bbb8cbfa24375db0015"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or</quote> after <quote>volatilization</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id931b5099c3c04972baac8a00979460f5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5c18703b5a449e3b2b1e7538b820272"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before the undesignated matter following paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbc63d6606184a47a4f184e4c56a3987"><paragraph id="id8681732255a64d48809a5ca07acdb3bb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plant biostimulant; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57b16be8743c4a78a5991a5cd98c9bf2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a nutritional chemical.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc3a8aee83ef04b498b9fcd0f35fa3e15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id843b5b621424426cb4c4afacfe4ed51a"><subsection id="id38b4282202084cb1a87cae41d133f9b6"><enum>(pp)</enum><header>Plant biostimulant</header><text>The term <term>plant biostimulant</term> means any substance or mixture of substances that, when applied to seeds, plants, the rhizosphere, or soil or other growth media, acts to support the natural nutrition processes of a plant independently of the nutrient content of that substance or mixture of substances, and that thereby improves—</text><paragraph id="id133bd6ff70b84c3aa1f8d7299b259e99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>nutrient availability, uptake, or use efficiency;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1114dd3f85224d1fb92f62c4213a4e68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tolerance to abiotic stress; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id51bbf8597b6c4bce8d4d645711383a6e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consequent growth, development, quality, or yield.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc7e1330372874f8c94d4261990084ec1"><enum>(qq)</enum><header>Nutritional chemical</header><text>The term <term>nutritional chemical</term> means any substance or mixture of substances that interacts with plant nutrients in a manner that improves nutrient availability or aids the plant in acquiring or utilizing plant nutrients.</text></subsection><subsection id="id37e854cfad6642a7a35c05b1aac0b506"><enum>(rr)</enum><header>Vitamin hormone product</header><text>The term <term>vitamin hormone product</term> means a product that—</text><paragraph id="idfdffa880c55d493582c8220594ce4ef0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consists of a mixture of plant hormones, plant nutrients, plant inoculants, soil amendments, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant biostimulants, or vitamins that is intended for the improvement, maintenance, survival, health, and propagation of plants;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e6bcc02aa864dcda6d5e9dca59b24df"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is nontoxic and nonpoisonous in the undiluted packaged concentrations of the product; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0499d98894794a739a753eb919c592a3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is not intended for use on food crop sites and is labeled accordingly.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id3f62aac7b3d849b99e5b56b5fd8d17cf"><enum>10014.</enum><header>Soil health study</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa7f124b43be4941aeabe058f8149a86"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the types of, and practices using, plant biostimulants (as defined in section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136">7 U.S.C. 136</external-xref>)) that best achieve the following:</text><paragraph id="id437e3b7b28664b64b286d0a281bae246" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Increasing organic matter content.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb830651930ac4235b323b1580372d9a5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Reducing atmospheric volatilization.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id67f817b40a5c4fae936feb0602ff824d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Promotion of nutrient management practices.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57b25bf55afc42e8a39dc2c49deec66a" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Limiting or eliminating runoff or leaching of soil or nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, into groundwater or other water sources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9b26120b20d48f58f44331c870c067e" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Restoring beneficial bioactivity or healthy nutrients to the soil.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id224a3f941c2642a1b8c2f65cc4cff897" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Aiding in carbon sequestration, nutrient use efficiency, and other climate-related benefits.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda63334fccef4762a98bd2fbeaa328e2" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Supporting innovative approaches to improving agricultural sustainability, including the adoption of performance-based outcome standards and criteria.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbeb52b2f15cd473cb1429796e45104cf" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make publicly available and 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.</text></subsection></section><section id="id0aa99b3b50fc480eaa5d244e821f5b4e"><enum>10015.</enum><header>Report on plant-incorporated protectants</header><subsection id="id1ce65cf4013c4257a0ab14947b46db93"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="id42f6696af331429bbc511df800312cd0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that identifies any potential regulatory, non-regulatory, and legislative recommendations, including the appropriateness of any definitions for plant-incorporated protectants, to ensure the efficient and appropriate review, approval, and availability of plant-incorporated protectants for use in agricultural and horticultural production.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1abbf02ffc2241479a980642cc1d40c9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>In compiling the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include an assessment of the potential impacts of plant-incorporated protectants on—</text><subparagraph id="id24cffec1529d46438c08cc345918aeac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the environment, including nearby ecosystems that may be affected by the production of plants that contain plant-incorporated protectants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide0eb6f88d8c349fda1e87560e88a9103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wildlife, including pollinator species; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida86b2bedc8a342c78a1d9d1e36074166"><enum>(C)</enum><text>human health, including potential impacts on human health through food tolerances or residues of plant-incorporated protectants introduced into the food supply or other commercial products through processing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8635fb91dbda4517a79cd7c5f95664b0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary 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 public interest stakeholders as the Secretary determines necessary.</text></subsection><subsection id="id4c537e2b91bb4d7cabb220f531f5adc9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Plant-Incorporated protectant</header><text>For the purposes of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary—</text><paragraph id="idf31f8445037144b69a30d833dd0b4240"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consider <term>plant-incorporated protectant</term> to be a pesticidal substance that is intended to be produced and used in a living plant, or in the produce of a living plant, and the genetic material necessary for production of such a pesticidal substance, including any inert ingredient contained in the applicable plant or produce; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ac9f660af374d6a9855a929ed345475"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may modify the description of plant-incorporated protectant, as appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9023eb3e038e4b33b82ce455c1d07501"><enum>10016.</enum><header>Hemp production</header><subsection id="id391387de89224d8b9c55d75f655de40d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph id="id8bd6fb2e9cf646209c9ed153a543c58c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 297A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639o">7 U.S.C. 1639o</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idb32d6d0deefb4443a89aec6563a00ae6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id4f10d26d992144f4abbbc6c50537e65a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>delta-9</quote> and inserting <quote>total</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb31d256535094f408a5d2fbcb59ee371"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>concentration</quote> and inserting <quote>concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id6152c1ca74d34301adeaf133c33ce911" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="idaf6c569027ae44e6a82fc229d90cf9d0" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking <quote>means the plant</quote> and inserting the following: “means—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61188fd13eca4512a49cb4b8832d8c51"><subparagraph id="id183d88fdcb894370b74228442a2454dd" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the plant</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id1866e356ca4f4f1cb4bf12710ac96314" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fdbcbceace3422a841fb18fc5af1cca"><subparagraph id="idba01274212314bf8950ad6039e6f7ca7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>industrial hemp.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a4a7303038548dca42a0e6f69548221" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91fde337999247c58212b93ec3dc9889" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id122a2225ce0940bfb60f56f5b0b46321"><paragraph id="id4248597c748840278746e033c995f031" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Industrial hemp</header><text>The term <term>industrial hemp</term> means the plant Cannabis sativa L. if the harvested material—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id326032c9ae9a454d93d9c901df9bd299"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is only—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b3e03b6146942d2a62cbc7202f4d4ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the stalks of that plant, fiber produced from those stalks, or any other manufactured product, derivative, mixture, or preparation of those stalks (except cannabinoid resin extracted from those stalks);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id273837355ebf401eac1583f86fa4e59c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whole grain, oil, cake, nut, hull, or any other compound, manufactured product, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the seeds of that plant (except cannabinoid resin extracted from the seeds of that plant); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c979291097640ee9eda7395ed7fa469"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">viable seeds of that plant produced solely for production or manufacture of any material described in clause (i) or (ii); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd59fe79bb95c40e8b0a719a561c7f7cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will not be used in the manufacturing or synthesis of natural or synthetic cannabinoid products.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48e672870a384e3a8f2cf3694bdb366e" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subparagraph id="id9b136bc4b0974e72826de63c22a37313" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639p">7 U.S.C. 1639p</external-xref>) is amended—</text><clause id="id7a71f91433274b67a98c4b22b47ea6ea" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab3fa54631d14651a02de858d0d0595a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>delta-9</quote> and inserting <quote>total</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FD4EB60FD0B4759A2525D3456C3B098"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>concentration</quote> and inserting <quote>concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb6885ed5356e48a987ce83a38f2f094f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(A)(iii)—</text><subclause id="id03d84ee73b7c43eeadb8ccbb728b6df9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>delta-9</quote> and inserting <quote>total</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id423331C8B59B4F55BFEA8962FC7EEF6E"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>concentration</quote> and inserting <quote>concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)</quote>.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id200dce86dcf444e1b7c0a08704edc550" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 297C(a)(2)(B) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639q">7 U.S.C. 1639q(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33dafa98aa164244899c4137b2adab44"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>delta-9</quote> and inserting <quote>total</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ea18dbbd14247bbbe8acb4fbf7f2001"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>concentration</quote> and inserting <quote>concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2af9f1d9ece146c1a0dec51948b0037d" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Industrial hemp</header><paragraph id="id61e7cad9c70c477096a45b3ece4a7f2b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State and tribal plans</header><text>Section 297B of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639p">7 U.S.C. 1639p</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id8816b0740e524a2db50b49d546566825" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><clause id="id1d8dc6a831ae4134a54500faa02d5ea1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>paragraph (2)(A)—</text><subclause id="ida7e5e4528ae44a498598cfce93fc9cea" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (ii) through (vii) as clauses (iii) through (viii), respectively;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0db885d5763247319e4c700f36f18586" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe63e2382704423e9db503772716daf3"><clause id="id645b490805ab49d39239710ff316f628" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a procedure by which a hemp producer may be licensed to produce—</text><subclause id="id27b7ce5d6b1f46ca8df0fc61dccfb134" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>only industrial hemp, in which case the industrial hemp producer shall not be required to undergo a background check to apply for the license; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id6ff1dbacecfe45cc978f1b74d184154c" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>hemp for any purpose;</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause id="idb9551d93cc0943a4a4a4a5ac2f41a199" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii) (as so redesignated)—</text><item id="id12b24ba50a334e4c9ad3018583a3b1d9" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, excluding industrial hemp,</quote> after <quote>hemp</quote>;</text></item><item id="id4df18ed9dc03438188463cdf36e8f8a2" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></item><item id="idf00cd1d0502f40cba7d41d0086d0c0d3" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(iii) a procedure</quote> and inserting <quote>(iii)(I) a procedure</quote>; and</text></item><item id="id7e22af5edbdc4249a90a7b60b7f250f1" commented="no"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab360a69349f42f1b660792676d0fc05"><subclause id="id25e612069592434f934d8d654e9f953f" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a producer licensed to produce only industrial hemp under clause (ii)(I), a procedure for testing compliance with the definition of industrial hemp in section 297A using relaxed regulatory requirements, which may include—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c3f7759d9d3475ba174997f0852a864"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visual inspections;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff0041f86ad446efaab3588b2370ed17"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance-based sampling methodologies;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8fa8cb2f4594c3db8996aeef4aa1678"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certified seed, if the applicable State or Indian tribe is participating in the pilot program established under paragraph (4); or</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f85d50f88a84c92b1852fa46d5f71ff"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other similar procedure, as approved by the Secretary, when developing sampling plans for any producer that elects to be designated as a producer of only industrial hemp under clause (ii)(I);</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></item></subclause><subclause id="id25877b2e61f547aba5bdac6e0fa06e9b" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in clause (viii) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>(vi)</quote> and inserting <quote>(vii)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9364f672fcb44336b3b2b66a01022947" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5072CC0EACF40768293630148A566AE"><paragraph id="idd7c8852a204448c083da76c0897c658b" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Certified seed pilot program</header><subparagraph id="id5439c0fa6af7480ca03a186b418607d7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may, in up to 5 States or Indian tribes, establish a pilot program under which the State department of agriculture of a selected State, or the equivalent Tribal government agency, may certify genetic purity (within the meaning of the Federal Seed Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1551">7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.</external-xref>)) and identity as to variety (as defined in section 101 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1561">7 U.S.C. 1561</external-xref>)) of varieties of seeds that have been bred to produce plants with a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration (including tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3be083a96a70491990fb795ab0cb776e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exemption</header><clause id="ida1fd88e6eb594d9a94a547941c6a7cab" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A hemp producer that produces hemp using a variety of seed certified under subparagraph (A) in the State or on the land of the Indian tribe by which the variety of seed is certified may submit to the applicable State department of agriculture, or equivalent Tribal government agency, an application for an exemption from the testing requirements under paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I).</text></clause><clause id="id4b5ffc34b01b46da9e15c9ad4867ee0e" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>An exemption approved under clause (i) shall expire on the date that is 3 years after the date of the approval.</text></clause><clause id="idf43eb0471ecc427c8cb87dbb8ce42ff2" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reapplication</header><text>A hemp producer may reapply under clause (i) to be exempt under that clause after the expiration of the exemption under clause (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd938514ed4c44f7972d6f51d4218892" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If the State department of agriculture approves an application submitted under subparagraph (B)(i), the applicable hemp producer shall not be subject to the testing requirements under paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcebb52b8c2b34d6baa35a75de86be279" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Regulation of vendors</header><text>Each State or Indian tribe selected to participate in the pilot program under this paragraph shall regulate vendors of seed certified under subparagraph (A) operating in that State or on the land of that Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f72fb0a96634c3ba42d0a9e3f28f9c2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3)—</text><clause id="idc74fb09c98814205b77d450b8456f7d6" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B);</text></clause><clause id="id1a12cd2be6f84487ab0b76c11cfbe343" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b5aed4cf166489ea684e9f17e15da80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CF0B321749C461FAA2EE347C3218348"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id450edba7f4b64d64b91889a319b1c833"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Production inconsistent with industrial hemp designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person licensed to produce only industrial hemp as described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) who, with a culpable mental state greater than negligence, produces a crop of hemp that is inconsistent with that license shall be ineligible to participate in the program established under this section for a period of 5 years beginning on the date of the violation, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idceda93a9682246b79c36851f30ec661f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department of agriculture plan</header><text>Section 297C(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639q">7 U.S.C. 1639q(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idd38cae95833741a698742737d3a696c4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb4ad8d42a0f478aadc5eec365894ff1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46c520be3902494ba7deb76a00a11506"><subparagraph id="ida7fb72900ce34e3bb03197dce0d574f5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a procedure by which a hemp producer may be licensed to produce—</text><clause id="idcd6cc1b940a14124b660c64c4c2bcee0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>only industrial hemp, in which case the industrial hemp producer shall not be required to undergo a background check to apply for the license; or</text></clause><clause id="id494a5efee9c249fd9b3ba345a1f43877" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>hemp for any purpose;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16ddd1bca4764e30888c6b6a9364bbb9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="id4b12725c1e824f6e8327c2d3e7eebf7b" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, excluding industrial hemp,</quote> after <quote>hemp</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id9aad53c1d93c4cac8f2ef5eb70aeb4cd" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></clause><clause id="id3e04e850d1154fd8b9a0b68b709d0233" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(C) a procedure</quote> and inserting <quote>(C)(i) a procedure</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idd744ddd513ec41439ec4b37368556878" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3eab11ebdddb430581ab46c969188410"><clause id="idf675c95f12b24a2e9a08243619dbd0c6" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a producer licensed to produce only industrial hemp under subparagraph (B)(i), a procedure for testing compliance with the definition of industrial hemp in section 297A using relaxed regulatory requirements, which may include—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F38DFD497EE49C9ACD356C13618E779"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">visual inspections;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E49A5DC48E14BB0A714EDE87BDCDB4C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance-based sampling methodologies;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id395B6DBEB4F047398BA5936B1C211AD0"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certified seed, if the applicable State or Indian tribe is participating in the pilot program established under section 297B(a)(4); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A2B21E464BD4FC8A2525579482A10EC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other similar procedure, as approved by the Secretary, when developing sampling plans for any producer that elects to be designated as a producer of only industrial hemp under subparagraph (B)(i);</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbc0ca8038164eb79be7de7252f3f199"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations and guidelines; effect on other law</header><text>Section 297D of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1639r">7 U.S.C. 1639r</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id803AF5AC61F04E76864765F08FDD4047"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8374fbcf8adc401a90312eb5c5960dfa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on State or Tribal law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 297B, nothing in this subtitle preempts or limits any law of a State or Indian tribe that regulates any activity involving hemp or hemp products, including with respect to the production, manufacture, or sale of hemp or hemp products.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3ebaaef7d31142f48fb41754c29e7d2e"><enum>10017.</enum><header>FIFRA interagency working group</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(c)(11)(D)(iv) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136a">7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(11)(D)(iv)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and all that follows through <quote>beginning on that date</quote> and inserting <quote>Not less frequently than annually for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idda00782982df44a1b198f6eb07843197"><enum>10018.</enum><header>Interstate movement outside of the continental United States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 433(c)(1) of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7753">7 U.S.C. 7753(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or interstate movement from areas outside of the continental United States,</quote> after <quote>United States,</quote>.</text></section><section id="id860150c6b20a4ac0921a53a8c19ffc7e"><enum>10019.</enum><header>Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 420(f) of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7721">7 U.S.C. 7721(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id57e941153413409fb8fd248ab386e800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id40bfce0e77aa40d2be149b8e0a1058b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3674468b2cbf4feab1ef516872420a86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc9d810ac78c448ba380397105453ddc"><paragraph id="idd84396293f5f49b8a7373d62d05e57cc"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id90733f79f40442b398ffe4550f0b49ae"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="idd2a377a942794786815b3c2423efebc4"><enum>10020.</enum><header>Agriculture quarantine and inspection program reserve fee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2509(a)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/136a">21 U.S.C. 136a(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id542773B8D7F443168441E896EA0D66FF"><subparagraph id="id738ac180803d47678f1ecdd4a3a091fb" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to maintain a reasonable balance in the Department of Agriculture accounts described in paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>XI</enum><header>Crop insurance</header><subtitle id="ide1d35c51b0ac4ea69010544cf06aea24" commented="no"><enum>A</enum><header>Producer affordability</header><section id="id0cb88037938d49c3893e4aff3727d5ba" commented="no"><enum>11101.</enum><header>Enhancing subsidies for beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers</header><subsection id="H87CFA66717BB4FAE85F18BC127E4F098" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9df06ebad9a4be79e3d1ae620ff9dc3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning farmer or rancher</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf18468a7a614d919c20755e135a145b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(b)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>5</quote> and inserting <quote>10</quote>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34f3eaa6f371456c87ec36ad537cb168"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 522(c)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (F).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82c895f0ec1b45e7b47f753f2e2a1ed8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Veteran farmer or rancher</header><text>Section 502(b)(14)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(14)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1e449c79df84c6d897a248b9aea1a64"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1a99eb3797747e8896508b769428d35"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>5-year</quote> and inserting <quote>10-year</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05D023172B964962977BAD1E232298D6" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(e)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(8)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="HD0105739E15A4C3881DDB323E7A94600" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Notwithstanding</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB647AAEB5AA42288C1C83E308D96495"><subparagraph id="HF5381126C1F24A4F964F45CBD9F4E855" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCCA365B45442F4BB3926FA5E296400" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking <quote>is 10 percentage points greater than</quote> and inserting <quote>is the number of percentage points specified in subparagraph (B) greater than</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EDA81ACAE774430A220C774D632ACB1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H41B7F9EBB7E940D68289A368CDF30491" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="HFB97387138454CFB86237C863DA96A10" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Percentage points adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The percentage points referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following:</text><clause id="H9DFF8001F1EF421C9CFE3B5857CA028A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>For each of the first and second reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, respectively, in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 15 percentage points.</text></clause><clause id="H037E7CB4CAD34BAE8301ED4CA7E5391E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For the third reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, respectively, in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 13 percentage points.</text></clause><clause id="H9A1B30D1883144F69F30728BA794B684" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>For the fourth reinsurance year that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, respectively, in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 11 percentage points.</text></clause><clause id="H853279D4AF444143BF691719427FE64C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>For each of the fifth through tenth reinsurance years that a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher participates as a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher, respectively, in the applicable policy or plan of insurance, 10 percentage points.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1031ad072c754f8f96aa086c7e0d4ecc" commented="no"><enum>11102.</enum><header>Higher area-based premium subsidy option</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8ec2bac79f54441a2a41156a985fd90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(4)(C)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddae8c96b7b0641a7bc3eae41342af53c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>14</quote> and inserting <quote>12</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1e72f8aa46544a4bb30565f7ebcfb78"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iii)(I), by striking <quote>86</quote> and inserting <quote>88</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82fe11c4bb674e5c9dc5c9006fc4094a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2175133f4d6c4b95bf77011678a6961a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20EAE96C959542E09ADBA997EA71C906"><clause id="id3e6813b74bec415f92c3013f402b1e37"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Priorities for expansion of coverage</header><text>The Corporation shall prioritize expansion of coverage under this section or similar coverage options to crops for which, and regions of the United States in which—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6a635fe2bde4e3c8d783c18e696fba5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">insurance options are limited; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id186ae2f6626744869745fc79859fed63"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">average buy-up levels on individual insurance policies are less than 75 percent.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0bbed2d81944d55ae73261024e0b0ad"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2)(H)(i), by striking <quote>65</quote> and inserting <quote>80</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id5670d12a47554ffcba73ccb1191abbf7"><enum>11103.</enum><header>Expansion of performance-based discount</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id5c2342e1fbd84b45ab6870bc43f70be3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Corporation</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECBF508E859345FC93B26E43F16DD93B"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81e19ed177a14924ba843a2c2c13dc7e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idf4972c34860a48fcb9b9dbb6a22693cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bfc79c677a34e279c3a40c47f11ed15"><subparagraph id="id5e2333236e4d42d291dad13cf671b7ee"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Risk-reducing practice discount</header><clause id="id1d85f7f9d70c41879ee934ab9e11a4dc"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning with the 2026 reinsurance year, the Corporation may offer discounts under subparagraph (A) for practices that can be demonstrated to reduce risk, relative to other practices.</text></clause><clause id="id52821423a4bb401d8ff44e81d53a7948"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In determining practices for which to offer discounts under clause (i), the Corporation shall—</text><subclause id="id2b30d5d5a66449088ca79e9c4967a161"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for the 2026 reinsurance year, consider precision irrigation or fertilization, crop rotations, cover crops, and any other practices determined to be appropriate by the Corporation; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf5c0d95d69694ecaa56b02d22acfa973"><enum>(II)</enum><text>on an annual basis, seek expert opinions and consider additional practices based on new evidence.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idd8e183ffd9b84171aadb631598293f9f"><enum>11104.</enum><header>Higher premium subsidy rates</header><subsection id="id69125d2362004dc4a54d287cab8166f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id16f0cf7fd65d44d985fd447a9ba166d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>67</quote> and inserting <quote>80</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idef774fcfc5fd4e01a040761c46b3ec51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking <quote>64</quote> and inserting <quote>70</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide8ba09d0471d4dbf94ddacb4bfa8936d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking <quote>59</quote> and inserting <quote>62</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47d56675f11044628e48360f35f8e6a5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking <quote>55</quote> and inserting <quote>58</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0a5b71e624d44b9b8af15517e0a7e35"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking <quote>48</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfe442ddc657428a9804604cd8d5c5aa"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking <quote>38</quote> and inserting <quote>40</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd683a1b8b27a487985c682a3b65c132b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The higher premium subsidy rates specified in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be implemented by the Secretary beginning with the 2024 reinsurance year.</text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id4afc15a35dd34b1782f21f3eb2aeaedf" commented="no"><enum>B</enum><header>Producer accessibility and representation</header><section id="id1ce65e82cab245eeb6963ac05babd883" commented="no"><enum>11201.</enum><header>Composition of Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 505 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1505">7 U.S.C. 1505</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f467ffb5fc04fcaa2ee641bae92ee42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90fa603807444346bd8686ef7c22df22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>One additional Under Secretary of Agriculture (as designated by the Secretary)</quote> and inserting <quote>The Under Secretary of Agriculture responsible for marketing and regulatory programs</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida01e529473b945d4a9f982871a189943"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in each of subparagraphs (E) and (F), by striking <quote>One</quote> and inserting <quote>1</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1ad2df85a3543b9a372861ba33d4244" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id960ac8b9c16e4ce7929c643cfcf8dacc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Four</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8251ba0417f477aa712b31834e5d4e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>including at least one specialty crop producer.</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7CFD4AF1950340A5808CA5C12C6B16F5"><text>including at least—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93c020bc11c74dc08ab8e4fb811dde2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 specialty crop producer;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4643f6746d2a429798d901f4433be20c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 producer that actively engages in both livestock production and crop production of agricultural commodities; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22fc885c27f74dce8d4f2376b63c8f1c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 underserved producer.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c138c5a07af4e8088d1257f332a3f76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1A3085883204795A761F26C702F4F2E"><subsection id="idd7a92f594c7d4aa69d02c678f6f59de6" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf70fecd8a1f749d5b069be301a8cef8a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies in the Board shall not impair the power of the Board to execute the functions of the Corporation, subject to the condition that there are at least 6 members in office.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4188a122a05b49f2aa947e1ccb36934f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6 of the members in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id589e289fb64c4c0ca1cc2ccd36db46ad"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>(c) The Directors</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7184B3C6152A48DDA20EA4C44DDEF60F"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bbde483ee1e49b0875b0c3beff36d1e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compensation for Directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Directors</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bf4f35cc18842e8a8325264e7b25e99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>(d) The manager</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DA7CB6EC7CF4224AC4B22A5BC533621"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b85d3fec6f849f1907514a4a8aa16c5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Manager of Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The manager</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c8438d49d6240bca96802fc069c7f5b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5865b03f8c7947a3bedb663ab1876ec6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida367c18ebf834902855b63b4d57e6728"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Board</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E5DEB4565C4477888C6F5CCF3C4208E"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb47639b250684cffbc51dd5d11cec98f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id430fd69bada14d25bb3dc3825000763f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA56B29DC896347C7879C5653ED15EB64"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id379ec297e523444ea972bfad102f10d2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subject matter expertise</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Board shall seek to include at least 1 expert reviewer with subject matter expertise on the policy, plan of insurance, or related material being reviewed.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4f89c6371ef4a919661eb5585558631"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause id="id859afa7b63ae49dc999d9034ecde39a8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>five</quote> and inserting <quote>5</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06be3678015f4fc09bb5011f4a5d4365"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>one</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>1</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d3d6d61e3e349c1a948da7c2384b467"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6139a8e02f0742a3ac49601c8ca4401b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c55af8dfad649a5b2e29a042d2790a3"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0E0A595B21B45489AC8F75893666C75"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf181866664b74de99965d4f290063fdd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at least 1 person shall be a licensed actuary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa7fb529805642f89d8a88889a24d26d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36CA1C88F5264F97A1139C948B50F9B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32f94492fc7b4d409cd1d03a51c35663"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>one</quote> and inserting <quote>1</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAF9B461A78CD4607A44A32AD5E541B94"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED352DBFE0C443CD84D97332FCCE88EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13F0CF74A8444C8994B417FD1D7BDBF9"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BAE63DEB90142CF997583CFD4830F79"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at least 1 person shall be a licensed actuary; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id5f81fefcf5624cad937f923f1e5c1f28" commented="no"><enum>11202.</enum><header>Ensuring access for producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 520 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1520">7 U.S.C. 1520</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id009bb071503d48cebaea705fef1b12af"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Except as</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FE5FD5382FC4DD191648104F5B27C3E"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33ba295c2ea540c19680a06113e04ea2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677640b323c54254859f06013d3ccdba"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7058707D3A748ABB4E2C29D7F1AB600"><subsection id="idbf8c46e16a984836ac3c38e5386af36b" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access for producers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id225936fd02a94f55b79a68ed1e61e9c5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>An approved insurance provider shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id903387a38dfb46ee87a66daa3e91311f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offer and market all plans of insurance for all agricultural commodities in any State in which actuarial documents are available and in which the approved insurance provider writes an eligible crop insurance or livestock price insurance contract; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba528fae17354b688b53f7c7c686f8c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall accept and approve applications from all eligible producers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide9ed22e68edc49469564e01343308c09" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cancellation</header><text>An approved insurance provider may not cancel an eligible crop insurance or livestock price insurance contract held by a policyholder so long as the policyholder remains an eligible producer and the approved insurance provider continues to write eligible crop insurance or livestock price insurance contracts within the State, except—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f592c769fd940069315f5c290c4d3a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as authorized by the Corporation; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id609af78c393446b7b4631417eaf775d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as required by law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4ce266d98f6a4af1ac857cff7f65e7a8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Offering of plans</header><text>The approved insurance provider is not required to offer such plans of insurance as may be approved by the Corporation under the authority of section 508(h), except that if the approved insurance provider chooses to offer any such plan, the approved insurance provider shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53cb1d6786ce48c7bcf249429fc1a91c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">offer the plan in all approved States in which the approved insurance provider writes an eligible crop insurance or livestock price insurance contract where such plan is made available; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cfbb5b1c97f41f8931dd4140d2f78fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with all provisions of this subsection as to such plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12ffd8895c5049ba92379aaa95e74741" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance</header><subparagraph id="iddaccde6e5b6342699872366156568135"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sanctions</header><text>The procedural requirements and sanctions prescribed in section 515(h) shall apply to the prosecution of a violation of this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b85701e230c47d8b9f82d57ce7e768f" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Material breach</header><text>Beginning with reinsurance year 2026, failure of an approved insurance provider to comply with this subsection may be considered a material breach under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id109410e822bb4123b19bbc463e6dcd83" commented="no"><enum>11203.</enum><header>Improvements to whole farm and micro farm insurance plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8523927ce2234047b2c6fc2d00e848fb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25e6698ce26b4e248948747b30634dc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32f0ab1731264af99be51e91f8242644" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8d6ce4bc259462d86a5a43337e42adc" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3419DCF42D704CF1BD68E135C7CB5548"><subparagraph id="idd1cc70f93e2f40cd81e7ec1b4941caff" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>increase participation by producers marketing products direct-to-consumer in local and regional markets or using farm identity-preserved marketing, including by undertaking producer education on how to use direct market prices.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeafd682707e40b0a2b7ddab06a0f8b3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7) (as amended by section 11101(a)(1)(B))—</text><subparagraph id="id5e3b9eec7c6048d68923999eb51db0b5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>plan, with a liability limitation of $1,500,000,</quote> and inserting <quote>plan</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9062739ac444770be4097e14c3b2da3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcae2690379e496d8245c37cecff688c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb74c55750bcd42ae939c59853fd487e1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id043138105f504825838fc6c8479b5d43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>18 months after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42bc68cead5a40e19333034b758c0835"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>subclause</quote> and inserting <quote>clause</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd72ac808e3d44be6aa1429fed3dd5f92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BBD0C384409431784D95A3AA3845FD8"><clause id="id4fe61ad179c34f64b7df69820e62ca49"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Additional review</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the Corporation shall—</text><subclause id="idd33e4502462b450992e3cef792f96b92"><enum>(I)</enum><text>review any limitations on insurable revenue (including the overall limitation and limitations specific to animals, animal products, greenhouse and nursery, and aquaculture) to ensure the limitations are adequate to cover the financial risks associated with the production of high-value agricultural products; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6ea874ee7c2e4a10bf19ba4ed0f2b712"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes a summary of the most recent review conducted under subclause (I) and any expected changes to the policy for the following reinsurance year.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60d59d511ad347838316f8854616a9bd"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Public report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Board shall make publicly available a report describing the decisions made by the Board with respect to each factor described in clause (ii).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc63d1820384e435c8e5e6e16f74add23"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9141FA5AAABE46638F5C1C9E4390AE89"><subparagraph id="id84b8a48b13ed44b89677fb7cf0d7bdaa" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Modifications to improve effectiveness for specialty crops and diversified farms</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall implement the following modifications to the plans developed under subparagraph (A) and paragraph (18):</text><clause id="idb4efdfb6a63e4e84b548f6d67c933653" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Establish that appropriate income reported on Internal Revenue Service Tax Form Schedule F, or successor forms, shall be sufficient for the establishment of historical adjusted revenue, subject to the condition that insurance providers may request additional verifiable records in cases where there is documented evidence, made clear to the applicant, that farm tax records are incomplete. </text></clause><clause id="id74c3d2b7a59547d589e1c5a49404dead"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Require that the adjustment of the revenue guarantee by an approved insurance provider, after the approved insurance provider accepts the revised farm operation report, is contingent on approval from the Risk Management Agency, and allow the insured an opportunity to appeal decisions to the National Appeals Division.</text></clause><clause id="id68719d49d95448eaacc02e42c28fab12" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Presume that declines in local market price are due to unavoidable natural causes, unless the Corporation can prove the extent to which the decline in local market price is the direct result of an uninsured manmade event.</text></clause><clause id="id9f02bc7ea86841fcba46c82c7598ea9e" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>With respect to whole farm revenue protection policies, raise the limit on growth expansion for all producers to the lower of—</text><subclause id="id219562387b8c4ea9ad689deb79add368" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>100 percent of historic revenue; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9ea3310158064228b4a30203abc61f95" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>$500,000.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8455f45bdb1e45578ab06cca909e4ec5"><enum>(v)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idb707f062c3b64634b2ce13c28d2c885f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Require approved insurance providers to accept or reject applications, by written decision, within 75 days of receipt of the application, with failure to do so resulting in a reduction by 15 percent of the amount of the administrative and operating subsidy that the approved insurance provider receives from the Corporation for that policy.</text></subclause><subclause id="id8b30edd0e15e4a47aab4d2a0fee37114" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A rejection of an application shall include a written rationale with sufficient detail for the producer to understand any deficiencies in the application and how to cure those deficiencies.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide312c603ffb54a68856e0ccc9856db5b" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Require the Risk Management Agency and approved insurance providers to treat different cultivation cycles of a single crop, such as peppers, as separate crops to recognize the difference in perils at different periods of the year for purposes of calculating the diversification premium discount.</text></clause><clause id="idc0aa897ae5ed4012ab2c07cdfffda688" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Provide additional educational and training opportunities to approved insurance providers and insurance agents, which may include entering into agreements with 1 or more entities—</text><subclause id="idcd801031f54a4e598481665ff0e8df92" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance to producers interested in a whole farm revenue protection policy similar to the plan described in this paragraph;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c81219e9c434242931f81d45ebd21af"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct education and outreach to agents and insurance providers for a whole farm revenue protection policy similar to the plan described in this paragraph; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id08255e4ec3544af486b7265c96f6e8aa" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to develop best practices for underwriting.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id443cf2e07b2b4bdbb7b313e2d14dd304" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5c7ee4bba5564ee0a16851d527fbd11f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Conduct a pilot program to create a pricing library for agents and insurance providers using data from—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id057f03d3b8594b0d8d1d0be0ac80f71e" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agricultural Marketing Service;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id3e1db59117414406a7c3a92334b36ed6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the noninsured crop disaster assistance program established by section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>);</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id172bfbfbcf2149dbb671f6cc8bd4bed8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approved policies of the Board;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id5f01d31ad8f8453792a00ccb1313f5cf"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land-grant colleges or universities and other institutions of higher education;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id6e0ca9ccb5e3414e9ecf1fb4e3ef1338"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grower boards or commissions; or</text></item><item indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb4b1964465c4a74b5c1f39763d0f648"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>other relevant sources, as determined by the Secretary.</text></item></subclause><subclause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dba8a448d834fae8806c8d71a2f9c0e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The Risk Management Agency may, as determined by the Secretary, offer the pricing library described in subclause (I) to agents and insurance providers in connection with policies other than policies developed under subparagraph (A) or paragraph (18).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2972f1a4f3ad4b11bf54c2c3f363e5c2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Allow prices and yields used to establish coverage in other Federal crop insurance policies to be used as prices and yields for whole farm revenue protection policies.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc88fbc74c51347b7a28f86f197b645f8"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Establish a process for records and acreage reports submitted by producers for the noninsured crop assistance program under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>) to be accepted as documentation for the requisite actual production history for whole farm revenue protection policies.</text></clause><clause id="id7f541451728b40c1838d0f84296d2c5a" commented="no"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Create a web-accessible tool for producers to locate agents experienced in selling a whole farm revenue protection policy.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ab1926c903c4470810366ee3e8445cc" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Disaster years</header><text>The Corporation shall moderate the impact of disaster years, as determined by the Secretary, on historic revenue by considering—</text><clause id="idf19a88a2e2b94b0d80dbec9504d7f4e0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>using an average of the historic and projected revenue;</text></clause><clause id="id1a4ecd1a129a46c78f6e85166cb0806f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>counting indemnities as historic revenue for loss years;</text></clause><clause id="id897233ae7c3e4457889f4b59c5c38851" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>counting payments under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>) as historic revenue for loss years; and</text></clause><clause id="id501e65b181b5416784c89374199b70e3" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>using an assigned yield floor similar to the limitation described in section 508(g)(6)(A)(i), as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a17ce3c6aca42a7937e21d781536268"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Revenue guarantees</header><clause id="idacde71191e6140369766a071d0328ca8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding the use of alternative records for establishing a revenue guarantee of a producer, including—</text><subclause id="id9dc0d59cc62c402da46162321c714b09"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any farm loan records, including business plans or other materials, to establish expected revenue and cash flow used for a Farm Service Agency direct or guaranteed loan; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id9929ce0b158b4eb9a72e547cf999ad0b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any business plans developed in consultation with an acceptable source, as determined by the Secretary, such as an extension service, a farm business management service, a Farm Credit System institution, a community development financial institution, or a private lender.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id2a6cdf7d98e443c5b53cfbfd3005396b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, 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—</text><subclause id="idf72399a4ee6a444f9f798dccbfa8c783"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under clause (i);</text></subclause><subclause id="idd95923feb7974e2fa5bd0b9b2720cae0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any changes being implemented by the Corporation, either permanently or on a pilot basis; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7e1e24a209384be79a00112163950df0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any recommendations to Congress with respect to those results.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a5294361af34460886803e4176d2c2f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (18), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36BE394B2ACC49348380ECC7A16AE99C"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb468d2a7860648268bb5e48c2bd24273"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of plan</header><text>The Administrator of the Risk Management Agency shall continue to offer the micro farm insurance plan offered pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) in all States and counties of the United States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc37a095fa71944ffb0dedf0aa97c8d56"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of modification to improve effectiveness of micro farm plan</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id706a9a6ca64945c0bab80aef0e30e992"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcfcb5d54877466dbfe4ec9505c37ff5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct stakeholder meetings to solicit producer and agent feedback on the performance of, challenges in purchasing and servicing, and opportunities for improving, the micro farm insurance plan offered pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id340e3bbc92d44ddcb0786401c5dfe304"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review procedure and paperwork requirements for agents and producers and make modifications, as appropriate, to decrease burdens and increase flexibility and effectiveness of that plan.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0f9922c95a07482c9a1812bb4fe2f156"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, 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—</text><subclause id="id6b3a94f4a90f4064867dccea336a1a49" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any feedback received under clause (i)(I);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id843bb303497a485d94efc536351092e8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the results of the review carried out under clause (i)(II); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2f31200f149c4634bde2bf808663a3da"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to that feedback or those results.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id018fc6ecb144449ab174d96f61966adb" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Modifications to improve effectiveness for micro farm</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b290859e6984501a162777bb007ba6e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall implement the following modifications to the micro farm insurance plan offered pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii):</text><subclause id="id7541a4677b064a0387d06f6891d0ec7d" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Allow vertically integrated operations to access coverage under a micro farm policy.</text></subclause><subclause id="idba5b1c08a41543e2bdf5d4644f3e23a9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Allow producers with a micro farm policy to also purchase crop-specific Federal crop insurance policies for crops insured under the micro farm policy.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id796d18078f0f40028e25b856067bbf42" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Less paperwork</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, under the micro farm insurance plan offered pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the Corporation shall implement an option for producers with not more than $1,000,000 in gross revenue that requires significantly less paperwork and recordkeeping.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id0629ef4ea1e3436896447f3cc18e040e" commented="no"><enum>11204.</enum><header>Research and development of new crops and coverages</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id384E7CFE975C4F7A91D1C950BFD2350B" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id4e33d06ebfdb420da63ad88a0a44e9bc" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Walnuts</header><subparagraph id="idac183eac4f7e4da0a9d875233c51c3ef" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development—</text><clause id="ida2cd4234eb9b402893c1afbe7d0f796d" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regarding improvements to 1 or more policies to insure walnuts, including—</text><subclause id="id8eb875e2c05349fd8910f2359290e988" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>coverage for shelled walnuts; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id57f29658a3ec481399dfb29e6042bdd2" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>quality issues, including revenue losses, caused by heat and other factors for both in-shell and shelled walnuts; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idd52b95a4fd53433eaca30674dbd83815" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to assess, by county, the difference in the rate, average yield, and coverage level of walnut policies compared to policies for other nuts in that county.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd09433b148bf461184eccea769adb6f0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="ide60e895775e04a87aa3d8dbffce81531" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="ida10af499e5c24176aac6c779c7d183b0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23AA0B8B49AA492A9B16CDBBDA547670" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Wine grapes</header><subparagraph id="idE79706FB91074BF2959213E93FE6C621" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure wine grapes (including wine grapes produced in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington) against losses due to wildfire smoke exposure.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0057394E45D44D34B8212CB9C89E72B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of policy</header><text>Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 508(a)(1) and section 508(a)(2), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall make available a policy described in subparagraph (A) if the requirements of section 508(h) are met with respect to that policy.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC29019D77C6D458BBE40C7FEF2A1D143" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Corporation does not offer a policy described in subparagraph (A) by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that includes the results of the research and development carried out under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb4981a3ee8143ceaab102b59c4f954a" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Cut flowers</header><subparagraph id="id154e3ab806574142bd519eda84c8cba6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure cut flowers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id762a9a828d7e4ee5a4b978016a25e2c8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="id2910091e292c4526ba355d4a1722604e" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id1b035c3dc3a040d6bf9af8988249af21" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations with respect to those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B48765C1A4C4ADAB4F75E16445C6C9E"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Mushrooms</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F4AF6CA7C494263B3B1ADC41AAE54F4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure the production of mushrooms or revenue derived from the production of mushrooms.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C13E80395C647768B1E77C38CCFE748"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ABDE07290C2418C9BDAFE05FAE42570"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49D78A0530A84965BD7E5A32ECE72469"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA290717903D34E44AB3768428CCFD854" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Double cropping of certain oilseed crops</header><subparagraph id="HDAD4E9E8A1684CC1902AF80FB1B57A35" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered oilseed crops</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>covered oilseed crops</term> means rapeseed, canola, carinata, camelina, and other oilseed crops, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43E1BDFDB4EC4023B7C4269F2FED1563" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding the inclusion of covered oilseed crops under double cropping practices.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C035FE37B084C6A8879ED86067A0F68" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The research under subparagraph (B) shall be carried out in consultation with stakeholders to evaluate—</text><clause id="H126550A3EC2A4A06AA07DDA3256F7B15" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic and environmental benefits of incorporating covered oilseed crops into double cropping practices; and</text></clause><clause id="HAFC4DCF763E2445C935C2A6F66F37778" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential risks associated with incorporating covered oilseed crops into double cropping practices, specifically with respect to winter-planted covered oilseed crops, including risks to soil health, biodiversity, and the profitability of farming operations.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a945d9b3dc34145b618dff56149897b"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding contracts under subparagraph (B), the Corporation may give priority to persons and institutions that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a917acc46bc4923921ccd84999156b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have previous research experience with covered oilseed crops; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4f968f3d78e4b79b4790b6e56a2817d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have access to a facility with the capacity to do the applicable research.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91750D576B604D20944B9974AF35FC3E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 13 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="H16E1A115C0BF4D019E9D5B31DE545899" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (B); and </text></clause><clause id="HC05F6181A84B4E3C9CC909CFC1BDB610" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id28b5c0e0c5d74df1b83f80d3e8f781ac"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Alfalfa revenue insurance</header><subparagraph id="idb3a12faa4021422abd0c0577c1c8b6d7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a revenue crop insurance policy for alfalfa.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b13436722af4743a013df1ff40a5e1e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The research and development carried out under subparagraph (A) shall include research relating to—</text><clause id="ida237585283714bce9d8bb581fc668a18"><enum>(i)</enum><text>individual-based yield coverage; and</text></clause><clause id="id2aa847542f204933af881a6236b7cebf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coverage against fluctuations in the price of alfalfa relative to the price expected at the beginning of the crop year using a regional alfalfa price index.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6f1ad048747148e5a11c5e5d6dfcce72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Index</header><text>The alfalfa price index for purposes of the research and development under this paragraph shall use—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f133f4e96054befb2762cb818cb99ac"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of commodities traded on the futures market that provides an indication of feed market value; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d35b15335454eb6a93921024e2040a7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other alternatives that provide a similar indication, as determined by the Corporation.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d5335442ac44fcbad21a10c8e7f59be"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="id92a1904486ea4a4d8c1582283f9470f7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="idd46b367e917c4376b3272846dce585d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any decisions made in connection with those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67c1bb487a7746efac92bec19c9e46cd"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Aquaculture products</header><subparagraph id="id2d1a00ed106f4ef7a6920015bee1b09d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure aquaculture products with a market.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3034aedd661c4ca0849fc28318fa9927"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="idfc879fb71e124d9386a33af8f144b29b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id3596080bd115427b933eeefde7774345"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any decisions made in connection with those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53e77e9a771644f7946f3059fafc5160"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Traditional foods</header><subparagraph id="ide8336b40244e423a9f10420c5b3cbe9c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure traditional foods.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12f022f9611649d8ab1cce9cbbbd4b8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="id3b79978d62f34bf9b6ece32ee0c476ad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="idc0ef73f26ba945ccb5ca65c84e8b4c9c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any decisions made in connection with those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id70fae847556b402caad869f82458d480"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Multiperil index</header><subparagraph id="id360ac4c4dbb947019f8b8cf08f0ced57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding an index insurance policy to insure crops, including specialty crops, against losses due to—</text><clause id="id09509588f08a4b75a7db82fa6c033371"><enum>(i)</enum><text>abnormal quantities of rainfall;</text></clause><clause id="id05035bed5f74489dbee472426377a468"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>extreme heat;</text></clause><clause id="idb41a168a4b0e44b985de30d2fd16c815"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>wildfire;</text></clause><clause id="idf6e29a688fa7498985363f3672ffdb5c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>hail;</text></clause><clause id="id646d752e22b44b5fa49f881cea5cb0bb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>drought; and</text></clause><clause id="id484512a66fb149608af4265ee5d6a33e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other severe weather or growing condition, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3c0bd3cdf40439c97698a76560dd328"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>The research and development under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id31d125b0f14540629476a179fd5a9614"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluate the feasibility of developing a single index policy to insure against multiple hazards, such as drought and excessive moisture;</text></clause><clause id="idebab746a469044cba6e905de63dd5dab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consider the ability to insure commodities for which—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3894d34bd194d3b82bd110a5f0d8993"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a policy or plan of insurance does not exist; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb66e7a15714544cfa033a7c293ac8688"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an existing policy or plan of insurance does not cover all counties;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id308474c5c95f44d8b91f93f6524f71cb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>study and evaluate potentially relevant data sources, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or other federally or State-certified weather sources, public and private satellite data, and weather and climate data and models; and</text></clause><clause id="idefc6d2a8edf14da3b7773126e27d7bf2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>consider consultation with licensed actuaries with experience in developing index policies insuring agricultural production.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb22b993246904f8d891f39072976abca"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="iddeae836b254b43f2956f378d9523a2a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id2f9a171ca19640baa86bb5a4fa00e46a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results, including—</text><subclause id="id74f928d98f3143c3a6efd30f87ab7e43"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any challenges to developing the policy described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida5e627b1d34546a58e4cb457f285b4ef"><enum>(II)</enum><text>options to address those challenges.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65702e757842490388f82bad740f6f2f"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Frost, freeze, or cold weather insurance</header><subparagraph id="id0888c5ea698f49d1a30844253a6e1be9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding an index-based policy to insure crops during the growing season and prior to harvest (such as apples, blueberries, cherries, citrus, melons, peaches, peppers, strawberries, sugarcane, and tomatoes) against losses due to a frost, freeze, or cold weather event.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfba79d074ec84f28b86654d6d6086105"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>The research and development under subparagraph (A) shall—</text><clause id="id4d7813a242354316b7cbd84d246373ec"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools, such as the use of an index, with respect to low-frequency and catastrophic loss weather events; and</text></clause><clause id="id6f6a4015410d4ff89102fbbf1c046c82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the requirements of section 508(h) are met, make available a policy described in subparagraph (A) that provides protection for at least 1 of the following:</text><subclause id="idd29e3561ff1f4805a53b6762946f9e8d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Production loss.</text></subclause><subclause id="idda863d23bf0e4012b61671d9258b553c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Revenue loss.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb2d0a6c5dd8466d8a7b1768f98b49e1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="id48491c6de746493aa5a08a465b32e2c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id59ba76a8c26b42caaef0fec0b4c1b7ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e1fcf6b036b4119af7f06a5def13470"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Cover crops</header><subparagraph id="idf41a4385977545c2b3417d4dc488f071"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy to insure crops on fields that regularly use cover crops.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbdc60f255b834476a3deea4f9c132a58"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The research and development under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="id95bc7711ed7749da8a810f070ea62539"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a review of prevented planting coverage factors and an evaluation of whether to include cover crop seed costs and costs relating to grazing in the calculation of a factor;</text></clause><clause id="id943658148ad941748b77cfa48cfb156f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which cover crops reduce the risk of subsequent prevented planting;</text></clause><clause id="id88e256b026aa4b66a4ce5cc3cf153d3e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the extent to which cover crops make crops more resilient to, or otherwise reduce the risk of, loss resulting from natural disasters such as drought;</text></clause><clause id="id2e72490c38184836b895032a2b8a6935"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the extent to which consistent use of cover crops, type of cover crop, cover crop management, or interactions with other practices, such as tillage or rotation, affects risk reduction;</text></clause><clause id="id1ee47ff7481b4ae9abd8ad34ede4b097"><enum>(v)</enum><text>whether rotational, adaptive, or other prescribed grazing of cover crops can maintain or improve risk reduction; and</text></clause><clause id="id0378516072f04cea8504d6fddde6cb57"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the best method to account for any reduced risk associated with using cover crops, and to provide a benefit to producers using cover crops, through practice-based rating.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida0335e65274c47b7932ced26fc83e1dc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall make available on the website of the Corporation, and submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report that describes—</text><clause id="idb50eb08baf8b431d9e7a75b6cff063cf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id2a439acde1eb4711b6f317087b0a1efe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recommendations with respect to those results. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb00424ea81814bcca7d1940f0ab9c049" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Organic crop insurance</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53906035cf194555b3bbc28ff98cd7d3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96a9fbf8fe7d42258781bd9cc7390c3a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ways to increase participation of organic producers in Federal crop insurance; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd23c212ee0ca4ed79b84d8778ebe722f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impediments that organic producers face in participating in Federal crop insurance.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77463b50e42d4d2ba68c5835b43ae773"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research and development under subparagraph (A) shall include research relating to, with respect to organic crops—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c8680b6011843d1b5886436958f9e76"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">production history;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0b172e084f74213a65f3719539d4b74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contract price addendums;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02897ee47da54b9a8c22ccc35edf1e87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pesticide drift;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c314e0812a4454e945b1bff512cf0c6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revenue history;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4d96b9b13664726b92a16fed8c1cf1b"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">crop termination dates, as compared with summer fallow eligibility;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f664320754646c0acbab9e5aad01508"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the compatibility of Federal crop insurance requirements with organic standards; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide15097ef890846a9a78b24c7c1742834"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other factors, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38a76e467a5a46f5bc9785eda180f11e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 508(a)(1) and section 508(a)(2), the Secretary shall revise applicable regulations based on the findings of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A) if the results of that research and development are viable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6078534acc049b39ac832216dbe17bc" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="id93DD8834241741959BF1515C499224E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id54503955920141FF93A2E6C0D4F7523A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any decisions made in connection with those results</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc144b522ba6b443da36edd00b9899d55"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Large counties</header><subparagraph id="idc124b557c215440e9e0bcbce5cf74460"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding the feasibility of dividing large counties into smaller administrative units for purposes of plans of insurance that trigger indemnities based on an area-wide loss.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd51b0f110c7e4dec98dbad21bc9bd05b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that describes—</text><clause id="idddf81af6f78e434b8d80fe44993ca375"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the research and development carried out under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id55099b515db34f4b8c7fd2645e4887f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any decisions made in connection with those results.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id26976be998f94d6f98088e44b51ffd12" commented="no"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Climate-smart commodities and other ecosystem services</header><subparagraph id="iddce7d79a09a9411a9f899b1c7541be7e" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall carry out research and development, or offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 1 or more qualified persons to carry out research and development, regarding a policy or endorsement to insure the additional value of climate-smart commodities and other commodities with ecosystem markets or other value-added opportunities, including consideration of 1 or more of the following factors:</text><clause id="id4e936a7407a34231910e39842ac0a363" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Inability to complete climate-smart practices, such as tillage to control weeds, due to factors outside the control of a producer.</text></clause><clause id="idc6c42554b85c493d963268c482008944" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Weather-related factors affecting conservation rotation, use of a cover crop, or use of split nitrogen fertilization.</text></clause><clause id="id3e9b4ac9146849ab814a3a7a8245318c" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Other factors, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0863124a80454137a1bac12346ea9b5d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability of policy</header><text>Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 508(a)(1) and section 508(a)(2), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall make available 1 or more policies or endorsements described in subparagraph (A) if the requirements of section 508(h) are met with respect to that policy.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49860a64bd35413aa68d30ae54a4555b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If the Corporation does not offer a policy described in subparagraph (A) by the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall publish a report that includes the results of the research and development carried out under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id8ba8d963a9c647e5b3e7de36b4138fb3" commented="no"><enum>11205.</enum><header>Risk management education and outreach</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90630af6857b461b83b7d970c97238ae"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing education for loss adjusters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 515(k)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1515">7 U.S.C. 1515(k)(2)(C)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idd53231f028624bd998f13f921679b008" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>including conservation</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB2BBF2FA4C62403E83C3E5BF8DA3D6EE"><text>including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaee19af6ace344a3b9c80a9eb6d32718"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conservation</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae64d52190df4ec5b072ed3a30e5d22a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87e2e3db3a2a4bf380e3d8e2d1fe635b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14BE7DB14B7740A69A5F4CA8EC2C2B11"><clause id="id85756bab8c2641f69db8403c3db78f1f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>policies and plans of insurance for specialty crop producers (including whole farm revenue protection policies developed under section 522(c)(7) and individual plans of insurance); and</text></clause><clause id="id517f55cdb5394cf98fefc89a35f52e8b" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>language translation services, as appropriate.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a7b31fe87f449e190893d06af508d71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Partnerships for risk management development and implementation</header><text>Section 522 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac1950a7ed1442608f50da10d7f3ea7e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94f9b45811cc49e99e62d384ecbfee25"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>The Corporation may</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0855365285BA4A03BC0363D79AB919D9"><text>The Corporation—</text><subparagraph id="idf4c226a5ea0d44d1a47693b2f7e521c0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall enter into 1 or more partnerships with appropriate public and private entities with demonstrated capabilities—</text><clause id="id483878d5afbd4165ac48ead65876c4cb" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in developing and implementing risk management and marketing opportunities for underserved agricultural producers; and</text></clause><clause id="id8a08ffffdd674e63b7d882bb75540c13" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in training and credentialing crop insurance agents and adjusters within underserved agricultural communities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f460e88d2d242bba64fbb3379b0f055"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8d80c276cf3486a8b4a86183ed40c1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77752bc324054e138e645f6a45f38cdc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as clauses (i) through (viii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f3a1f5f0e2b4af2b68ff7bed51daf95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>The Corporation may enter into a partnership under paragraph (2)—</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1159E71F12414479BADDEC8702795691"><text>The Corporation—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf56f6b82151142788ff52932ca668361"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall enter into 1 or more partnerships under paragraph (2)(A)—</text><clause id="id0515e1545ca547639862f6da9728c2da" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to provide strategic outreach and engage underserved agricultural populations about crop insurance;</text></clause><clause id="idcab341f0184a44129d0028043e777d3f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to increase adoption of risk management tools in underserved agricultural communities; and</text></clause><clause id="id0589cbec72bd41e2bab2931cbffb32f3" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to increase the representation of underserved insurance agents and loss adjusters providing service to underserved communities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc7ee72b1fc04c248436a9ab094c2ee8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may enter into 1 or more partnerships under paragraph (2)(B)—</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7146ad55a1c945c4b46854483f5f75ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="id63414ae3c271428d87677ec847769096"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9397588b572413a8bc605715edd6159"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id139b850052f3479184ffd495e7fe70fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D0512C5F0F343DF846DE470015792D8"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc9f4c2cfeb2470f9a8072577d4717e5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$14,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c3bdc7fad4f41e5948a088b8e31e529"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Education assistance</header><text>Section 524(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1934698172d48a2975a3056a3935acc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>for the purpose of educating agricultural producers and providing technical assistance to agricultural producers</quote> and inserting <quote>for the purpose of educating and providing technical assistance to agricultural producers, including language translation services, as appropriate,</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8eb89f98a2d47cbbcecf1e617dfd8b7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd579d2ff23d04c02a8e6153482c9cada"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and outreach</quote> and inserting <quote>outreach, and language translation services, as appropriate,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide394e4e9de554fa8ba1d7f7776f6e2fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2359a2eeb0df44df9ea689cfb6b03fdc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide779e34247dd458f9a738d163b33cb6d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4ff47d57a664fa6b3c3bee73cd1496b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideaa3c181ee25425c8cb78aeb1e322c3b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2608c79df1a945cabfe33cb6134c0235"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB76ED58F12F24F328848F3703302A745"><subparagraph id="id2aa747dcd6514f228efc66e4942e576f" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>specialty crop farmers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3675a8322ade442cb36e17b59babd2de" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>approved insurance providers and agents, for the purpose of facilitating the selling and servicing of whole farm revenue protection policies developed under section 522(c)(7).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71ed99222240447c9579e29777270f4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id439196C78B074FC2AC156FA33035F335"><paragraph id="id90dc4cdebdfa41b89e9337b24d857a62" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available an annual report that contains, with respect to the year covered by the report—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf0d4f4e09a5342d1be04793a745ae047"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the grants and funding provided under this subsection; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb606dec4a6914484afb544a1ff9b98b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview and analysis of the educational activities conducted under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idae12f08ccdc34874b57843a47c20d362"><enum>11206.</enum><header>Underserved producers report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(7)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="ide1989893ab4542ec92d7eba1f141c8af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>Using</quote> and inserting <quote>On an annual basis, using</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fd40ff9f6754da0afc3c6c240795532"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking <quote>the review under subparagraph (B), and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual review under subparagraph (B)</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6a509d1f929e458ebb198b79218c2a1e"><enum>11207.</enum><header>Voluntary good farming practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a)(3)(A)(iii) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(3)(A)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id2a37135861ae43bda84577eba59c3f64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>including scientifically</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCF612E283C264523A0078C5930651D99"><text>including—</text><subclause id="id7eb6d2e4f01241258a4b84cafab0f8d4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>scientifically</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id4749d9146e27431e965688fd34f1a8aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause (I) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2f094eae13e432ba5cc8f9675a3dcea"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32E45BE39B5F4A468C73169EB221C5C4"><subclause id="idf2f1252066c7455eb9b7bc85220521f0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>conservation practices and enhancements that are approved by—</text><item id="ide89e2a70a0374cff8f8538da1ec410dc"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or</text></item><item id="id68ac4c9201e244d9a4b16c4175cf8eff"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an agricultural expert, as determined by the Secretary.</text></item></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id7d1a8a6e65b7420ba1f5ef796cf39ffd"><enum>11208.</enum><header>State cover crop and soil health matching payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508d">7 U.S.C. 1508d</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48fccddafe1740d3a7b5c35a656abb02" style="OLC"><section id="idb3598a6081cd413faa5e6a4f0357cc0e"><enum>508E.</enum><header>State cover crop and soil health matching payments</header><subsection id="id36fd01291fe24412bcdbfd33a3a1144f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id1dfb9c7a871046b1aee261de8197a9c0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered insurance program</header><text>The term <term>covered insurance program</term> means a policy or plan of insurance offered by the Corporation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf23ba3b44af49028a6f6a87e2dec712"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifying cover crop</header><text>The term <term>qualifying cover crop</term> means a crop that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43b0a9f91df84aea99c9b212e2314961"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is cereal or another grass, legumes, brassica, nonlegume broadleaf, or any combination of those crops;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03bb5ea165e44ccbb310ee0c8a3d558b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is planted for conservation purposes in accordance with—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideedcae11a9474223b38929967c0d211e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidance of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id082398d3e5704106b24d260153f32a89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other expert guidance, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5af6e030b28148c583b4c45f6cd23351"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is not an insured crop.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd228091bdbe441b592839810ac40e1e1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Soil health conservation practice</header><text>The term <term>soil health conservation practice</term> means any in-field conservation practice that improves soil health and is expected to improve the long-term viability of a producer through risk reduction, improved yields, reduced costs, or increased revenue through ecosystem markets.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcf0dfdf9eb034f07814af71a8a474374"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="id2e9f370b901446b99bec92030b11de4d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning with crop year 2026, the Secretary shall provide additional premium subsidies to producers for each acre—</text><subparagraph id="id4224999e60914df7a56d474446b0d935"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a covered insurance program, including through a whole farm revenue protection policy developed under section 522(c)(7), on which—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2ad7a8a3d1a4c5bb2912555a5940644"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a qualifying cover crop was planted—</text><subclause id="id25809de0ebe34a21bca6cb8bfa8ec727"><enum>(I)</enum><text>after June 15 of the preceding calendar year; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idc2e29622a722458abeee41ca0a2ec733"><enum>(II)</enum><text>during the current crop year; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idba501155e2bd4499b5f222e925f783e1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a similar in-field soil health conservation practice is implemented; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5cc97ab5beff4554898cc01158044a8c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that was enrolled in a qualifying cover crop or similar in-field soil health conservation practice program administered by a State to provide premium subsidies under an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the Risk Management Agency pursuant to section 508(c)(8).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb657e2de4e3c47589767d46027f971a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>A producer that receives an additional premium subsidy under paragraph (1) for a crop year shall submit to the Secretary a report of acreage form for each acre described in paragraph (1) with respect to that crop year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idce122c51a5a343528089d072a930895d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Premium subsidy amount</header><paragraph id="idad32059628134fa1bd923f870d7cdbc0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) shall be—</text><subparagraph id="id85293be204d34f97a02cff770019a4e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>calculated on a common land unit basis or an equivalent or more-precise basis; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb195d4a37f764a338ccf92d8fea2867f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text><clause id="idb0d24096e7f94b9fa276cbc842bbe445"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of acres of the producer for which the additional premium subsidy is provided; and</text></clause><clause id="id3c21cfa0e48c4bccad36df270f3d8ed0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the premium subsidy provided by the State program per acre, up to $5 per acre. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05d5e3e945b14c679c5170e7e8633a67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) for an acre described in that subsection shall not exceed the amount of the premium owed by the producer with respect to that acre.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bc9215410844ae8a2f64e96c46c76be"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Producer-shares</header><text>The amount of an additional premium subsidy provided to a producer under subsection (b)(1) shall be modified to reflect the individual producer-share of the acres covered by the subsidy.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id521af120448441e6bcae31ad8d282a75"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>Participation by a producer in a State program that provides premium subsidies for conservation practices, including cover crops, shall not disqualify a producer from receiving assistance under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7db24229b7784da595b9dd34abf56cb2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id744defcf387b42a69567e9257dd1e918"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Corporation, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida539b220f83e40dcb1424732612cdbf4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical assistance, outreach, and program support</header><text>Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not more than $5,000,000 to provide technical assistance, outreach, and program support with respect to this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id5c98722825df41dda7b6494e1f5b1fb0" commented="no"><enum>11209.</enum><header>Enterprise units for fallow and continuous practices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4542b0a7dea24707aa8041298b1cc21c"><subparagraph id="id3434c2b1486d40de8330f59c54fd11d8" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Enterprise units for fallow and continuous rotations</header><text>Beginning with the 2026 crop year, the Corporation may allow a producer to establish separate enterprise units for fallow and continuous practices of crops.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idc2ea3cddbc804e9187fb61cd8f88932c"><enum>11210.</enum><header>Eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508A(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508a">7 U.S.C. 1508a(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7a06d56372742809a16f1b262e2571e"><paragraph id="id27741f35990a4e0298c42e13a80ae203"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Waiver for certain drought conditions</header><subparagraph id="idb23141c1c2c04154a59904f49bff7422"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text><clause id="id0724a1340b9649098123584de1070df7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Covered county</header><text>The term <term>covered county</term> means a county that experienced, in each of 3 consecutive years, in any area of the county, extreme drought (D3 or worse intensity), as measured by, and indicated in a report of, the United States Drought Monitor, that may impact the ability of a producer to plant during the normal planting period, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="id357123e76c2d40be8daf8ac0397e3af2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Covered rule</header><text>The term <term>covered rule</term> means the eligibility requirement for prevented planting insurance, as described in section 17(f)(8) of the most recent version of the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions, under which planting of a crop must have occurred once in the 4 most recent crop years preceding the current crop year (commonly referred to as the <quote>1-in-4 rule</quote>).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c53e04af5d94d1bb5fb2f96183f7999"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The covered rule may be waived in a covered county in response to extraordinary circumstances, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idcc45745b8af841c6b1e2387cf315ab81" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Agent incentives and options</header><section id="id56e13e292fda4ed4b4073cf4bd7d6b80" commented="no"><enum>11301.</enum><header>Option for Corporation to underwrite policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a)(7) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(7)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11206) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7243896a2f1c46238c85a95325c729bb"><subparagraph id="id346e5a97147147edab52ac47e06b2d3c" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Pilot program for Corporation to underwrite policies</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93d1bd53fc87480b977e191811580ce9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (b)(4), (c)(1), and (c)(2), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Corporation shall establish a pilot program under which the Corporation may underwrite whole farm revenue protection, micro farm, and other policies, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause><clause id="ideecb9bfc45af496e9c51b7d9ec62b5d0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program under clause (i), the Corporation shall give priority to underserved producers, commodities, and geographic areas, including underserved producers, commodities, and geographic areas identified in the most recent report submitted under subparagraph (C)(i).</text></clause><clause id="id84f709ef8d67402fb84ae7f02e03f72a" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Inapplicability of SRA or LPRA</header><text>A policy underwritten pursuant to the pilot program under clause (i) shall not be subject to the terms of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement or the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement.</text></clause><clause id="idf2a03eb94c2c4008b5a37adbc696c90b" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>A&O subsidy</header><text>The Corporation may pay agents that sell a policy underwritten pursuant to the pilot program under clause (i) up to the total amount of the administrative and operating subsidy that the Corporation would have paid an approved insurance provider if the policy were subject to the Standard Reinsurance Agreement or the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id95ff0eee60434a54b42826a76530d9d4" commented="no"><enum>11302.</enum><header>Updates to administrative and operating subsidies</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2815c8cc84274f45b1bc33e0a79a0ded"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum paid to agency or agents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(a)(10) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(10)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041300f2ba2f4c048512c2b6f21b98dd"><subparagraph id="idacd050d62c404c139295dfe5fc8b9107" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Minimum administrative and operating subsidy paid to agency or agents</header><text>An approved insurance provider shall pay to the agency or agent, as determined by the Corporation, that sells a Federal crop insurance policy not less than 80 percent but not more than 100 percent of the administrative and operating subsidy that the approved insurance provider receives from the Corporation for that policy.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id2873c883e9e64c5a912ef91546ed91f2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Area-Based plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>through (E)</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id73a0132d23c2415a92ebb30ac618b991"><text>through (E)—</text><clause id="id151f1e73f3d748b68c83378427ee67fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for each of the 2009 through 2025 reinsurance years, the reimbursement rate for area policies and plans of insurance widely available as of the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8701">7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.</external-xref>) or authorized under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B shall be 12 percent of the premium used to define loss ratio for that reinsurance year; and </text></clause><clause id="idf06c9fd060ab4b55a54df4efe737a18b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for the 2026 reinsurance year, and each reinsurance year thereafter, the reimbursement rate for area policies and plans of insurance widely available as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> or authorized under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B shall be 17 percent of the premium used to define loss ratio for that reinsurance year.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idd1a16a17b39f4528aa05d4a09946c262" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Whole farm revenue protection, micro farm, and producers not adequately served</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(k)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54baa975f7e5443c8e96e3a82ff1df10"><subparagraph id="idf1b97bc8a22f4b26bf6e5cedce6b5ae7" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Whole farm revenue protection and micro farm agent incentives</header><text>Beginning with the 2026 reinsurance year, in the case of an agent that sells a whole farm revenue or micro farm policy (or a successor policy), the Corporation shall provide to the approved insurance provider, to pay entirely to the agent, an additional amount, determined in accordance with the following:</text><clause id="idb8c3716e242342c9a50826f6248c30f7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>If the maximum compensation of the agent authorized under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement, the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, or a successor agreement for the policy is less than $1,000, the additional amount of agent compensation shall be equal to the difference between—</text><subclause id="id1e5505f231d045e1b5e738d0ef1ba8ed" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$1,000; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf72a772a21474747b7b2c37be6d4ffd6" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the maximum amount authorized under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement, the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, or a successor agreement for the policy, as applicable.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id97691af93d594ad3b81bb63b82b9f920" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If the producer, or any entity in which the producer has an insurable interest, has never previously obtained coverage under a whole farm revenue or micro farm policy (or a successor policy), the additional amount of agent compensation shall be $300 for each whole farm revenue or micro farm policy (or successor policy), in addition to any amount authorized under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id476e7d7ae7374b84af9f67590cdceec2"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Additional agent incentives</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6864ec15929b4f86826063c7a141ade0"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of covered agent</header><text>In this subparagraph, the term <term>covered agent</term> means an agent that sells a policy to—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cc9a140ed3c449791659d6416890a4b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an underserved producer; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2c9f96667b842568b4fac2ff9dd44a1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a producer of an agricultural commodity in a State identified as not adequately served in the most recent review required under subsection (a)(7)(B).</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e8291b0b7bc495785cecd9cf7b4b406"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional incentive</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the 2026 reinsurance year, if the maximum compensation of a covered agent authorized under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement, the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, or a successor agreement for a policy described in clause (i) is less than $500, the Corporation shall provide to the approved insurance provider, to pay entirely to the covered agent, an additional amount equal to the difference between—</text><subclause id="id5ebfb39b04164a7a9ff39df212584c8f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$500; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idda785388caea4191936f037d9bb124ff"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the maximum amount authorized under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement, the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, or a successor agreement for the policy, as applicable.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id3169b22a0d2e446fb5ae8fe2321b5c06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursement for administrative and operating expenses with respect to specialty crops contracts</header><text>Section 508(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70be1e1a6fa44b4c98a1b9531e84c096"><paragraph id="idb29c0e90679846a3b3df08868ae40d67"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Specialty crops</header><subparagraph id="id90bf442f4a4b4428a159bad48b813a8f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Minimum reimbursement</header><text>Beginning with the 2025 reinsurance year and for each reinsurance year thereafter, the rate of reimbursement to approved insurance providers for administrative and operating expenses with respect to crop insurance contracts covering agricultural commodities described in section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/465">Public Law 108–465</external-xref>) shall be equal to or greater than the percent that is the greater of—</text><clause id="id26915ce5c1bb4fafa3315866468f81eb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>17 percent of the premium used to define loss ratio; and</text></clause><clause id="id57f6cc7ef5964bea8038817af335710a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percent of the premium used to define loss ratio that is otherwise applicable for the reinsurance year under the terms of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement in effect for that reinsurance year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3151313aae449c897bfc83046fee4b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other contracts</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall not reduce, with respect to any reinsurance year, the amount or the rate of reimbursement to approved insurance providers under the Standard Reinsurance Agreement described in clause (ii) of that subparagraph for administrative and operating expenses with respect to contracts covering agricultural commodities that are not subject to that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4bf0c9b6f4d84aa4b5f1b18c127d1179"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>No adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a renegotiation under paragraph (8)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6a9ff41957fe4339af6a107c580bc8e0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compensation data collection</header><text>Section 508(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)</external-xref>) (as amended by subsection (d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD662A1C7989D48ED884FBD06379E53BD"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7283a85030f4b40aa59537587dfa114"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Compensation data collection</header><subparagraph id="ide971acae469048c8b8016124944bcc9f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Data from Corporation</header><text>The Corporation shall submit to the Secretary, on an annual basis, such data as are required by the Secretary relating to the subsidies for administrative and operating expenses paid during the relevant year by the Corporation on behalf of a policyholder to the applicable approved insurance provider for eligible crop insurance contracts for additional coverage levels, in accordance with paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b87763aa98d4720a266a0b3d0f80b70" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Data from approved insurance providers</header><text>An approved insurance provider shall submit to the Secretary, on an annual basis, such data relating to agent compensation as are required by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="ida7b688867c5343b089806de105fd9f2d" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Inflation adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1516">7 U.S.C. 1516</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47CBC38ABB0B436B808E76E02DC82F5D"><subsection id="idd2f48bd96953487594a15d517dc70dcd" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative and operating costs and expenses</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id147a943a8ec64ecf8c58ca42d1334fcb"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the combined total amount of reimbursements for administrative and operating costs provided by the Corporation under section 508(k)(4), administrative and operating expenses of the Corporation described in subsection (a)(2)(A), and administrative and operating expenses of an approved insurance provider described in subsection (a)(2)(B) shall not exceed—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida233bdf1d7e34e18a62b7c794f1e6f8e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for reinsurance year 2026, $1,900,000,000; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e62f9cbc057414a8ebc4a14b57c7065"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each reinsurance year thereafter, an amount equal to 101.5 percent of the maximum allowable amount for the preceding reinsurance year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc53979fc4d341149ea606464eb4125a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions from calculation</header><text>A payment made pursuant to subparagraph (G) or (H) of section 508(k)(4) shall not be included in calculating the combined total amount of reimbursements for a reinsurance year under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id95d6681bdcdf4a29b7e81717c1e70ee9" commented="no"><enum>D</enum><header>Specialty crops</header><section id="id9c9c0ad1ea4244028ae49473474601fa" commented="no"><enum>11401.</enum><header>Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 507 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1507">7 U.S.C. 1507</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf391483218e04a8da090999ff0a41099"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>the Classification Act of 1923, as amended</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>chapter 51 and subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08a768a9149a4fd8bd11e19a9780144a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by indenting paragraphs (2) and (3) appropriately; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbbab7c3159b8415592039d5d67407dc6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29319C70133F4C7E8913F307E936091F"><subsection id="idd657cbbb3ac84ce18875f01297466af9" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee</header><paragraph id="ida2e348729fe24aeaae3b1cef3aa3fe02" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Corporation shall establish a committee, to be known as the <quote>Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <term>Committee</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1babfd47c9be43cc961c3f8262c4e410" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Committee shall consist of not more than 10 members who represent the interests of a wide range of specialty crop insurance stakeholders in different geographical areas of the United States, including with respect to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide26c42247a2946d78ef40b7e97dc9eb3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">different types and sizes of agricultural operations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42d82050dde342f58c2e24160d7c4d72"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a variety of specialty crops.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id658347d016c14d3fbf7f3f12593028d3" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The members of the Committee—</text><subparagraph id="id1212d6bf328247e69379fe8b0ae4245c" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be appointed by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4571dce832164edea32f53e1d4514d91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be appointed to staggered 4-year terms, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide87a9dd75cf4430dad2141b11329d0fd" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may serve not more than 2 consecutive terms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id05f915b34c4e426da9bc2990c813ce7c" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01c27f19642b4223a80551695891eb80" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Engagement with other specialty crop positions</header><text>The Committee shall regularly engage with the Specialty Crops Coordinator and Specialty Crop Liaisons under subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48cf3b24c4c243e39702ccefab13f265"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to discuss the crop insurance needs of specialty crop producers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id031533cf2aa04e7da10160b1b703b512"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to explore opportunities for the Department to better serve specialty crop producers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id533eec8445f349a797c21c6a97ba375d" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Recommendations to Board</header><text>The Committee may submit to the Board recommendations regarding consideration by the Board of new specialty crop policies, or the expansion of available specialty crop policies, on a broad range of issues relating to specialty crops, including—</text><subparagraph id="idc268ec23d0654448b518345ecfbd9e70" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the selection of expert reviewers for proposals to develop new specialty crop policies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccf410d0907a47f8b13f51e70558204c" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of advance payment approved to be paid to the developer of a specialty crop policy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id60519723bb864cfe9b9b35a2b6e020ee" commented="no"><enum>11402.</enum><header>Addition and expansion of specialty crop policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a)(6) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(6)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="iddeff7e6a2abe4898a27ffe1ffeefa663" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>1 of each</quote> and inserting <quote>2 of each</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f7e37b1d0b44f51bb8d310248a049d2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>report to Congress on</quote> and inserting <quote>publish a report with respect to</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8019a74a846f488faba1500f7b0884f5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a9d8f86eee94944a6caa74e0c0aa2c3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf23f210843b464da8ea8743fb1a70c3"><subparagraph id="id0d52fc9e726d4bfbb514ed0be6cdca88" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation with Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall consult with the Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee established under section 507(h)(1) regarding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d3431159e3a445bb35ac0d0a9bc72a2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expansion of existing policies or plans of insurance for specialty crops; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddba6b9f42fd041b59b81e8cbe9876db3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and development of new policies or plans of insurance for specialty crops.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id408c83141dff4964988e12f38cabffed" commented="no"><enum>11403.</enum><header>Priorities for private development of new policies and expansion of existing policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(h)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id06abd7ce41ef4b26bb69746e4a40130d" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>including commodities for which there is no insurance;</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id07446CC546ED49D0BA282079D4F9E87E"><text>including—</text><subclause id="iddc4f7442e4614e8b81e27e2e11dd006a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commodities for which there is no insurance; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idb851ccd0936a483ea42c8f9f33144505"><enum>(II)</enum><text>specialty crops;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c7ebacf018f420ab2589a39f92d285c" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>approval, the Board</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6b0d673398e749e9a5ae90be2c83424c"><text>approval, the Board shall prioritize the development, improvement, expansion, and approval of coverage for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda4b40059a514c0eb5494d8baeda69ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specialty crop producers to ensure that coverage for at least 1 new specialty crop and 1 new State is available to producers each year; and</text></clause><clause id="id4a49f3bde36340cdbde99baf267e9c4b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>cost-of-production risk to ensure that such coverage options are available to additional producers.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id1ad66d2bb2fa4f17bdf270c7686b4fbf" commented="no"><enum>11404.</enum><header>Advance payments for specialty crop insurance policies in development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09686a09c76b4eb496e859d0fcb3ab76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>(I) the intended</quote> and inserting <quote>(I)(aa) the intended</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e82a23039444c0c878ce647795ac37f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause (II)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fc95660288a44abbe3f80037e9800ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cc43228184e4c98b61af64069653925"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(II) the submitter</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41C0DA7D4451492A8096073D1A614AB6"><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id217e70c91dd04e218bd46e4af8f05729" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the submitter</text></item><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9cc1d1fa4e324dff8fcbc94966cac702" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id957303B8B7F64276911FFE3E490F5F88"><subclause id="idC2C55DF237CA46FDB5BD60F10D89B2B9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee established under section 507(h)(1) has recommended the policy or plan of insurance for development.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id99cd7fc396524212ba1c4273a34e7262" commented="no"><enum>11405.</enum><header>Priorities for internal development of new policies and expansion of existing policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA53A728192794EC5A995A93BEAF476BD"><paragraph id="id065c7c024a8548d29f38ceb8a84b0004" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>The Corporation shall generally prioritize the development and expansion of policies that increase participation by underserved producers and producers of underserved agricultural commodities (such as sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, alfalfa, pennycress, dedicated energy crops, and specialty crops), including, with respect to specialty crops—</text><subparagraph id="idbffc4ffd396341e69928c5647281340f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expansion of the production revenue history policy or similar policies to additional specialty crops and States to ensure that coverage is available to producers for at least 1 new specialty crop and 1 new State each year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54deed4da0ad4af0876b04b3e0c7185d" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increasing participation in whole-farm revenue protection policies by addressing barriers to producers from purchasing whole-farm revenue protection and micro farm policies, including barriers between agents and approved insurance providers in marketing and servicing those policies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idd9b7e95946ff4cee8c3954fb762478a4" commented="no"><enum>E</enum><header>Program integrity</header><section id="id3c583d872ffc45e988f666b394a70f38" commented="no"><enum>11501.</enum><header>Actuarial soundness of Federal crop insurance program</header><subsection id="id941c5bb900d64553940ec59eab617ddb" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 506(n) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1506">7 U.S.C. 1506(n)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5eecd0b57f34d638a45f5348434b9ad"><paragraph id="idc3a8090a8cbf465ea782ad2ab57a1645"><enum>(4)</enum><header>New policies or materials</header><text>The Corporation shall—</text><subparagraph id="iddf11fcfaa3874f4f83ee3f3975e2acf0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less frequently than once each year, review for actuarial soundness any policies or plans of insurance developed pursuant to section 508(h) that had more than $500,000,000 in liability annually;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3f4409eb1df43968c8a2c4815db46bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take necessary actions to align those policies or plans of insurance with the applicable standard for actuarial soundness, if needed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc37e76dcd26a4ddfa056995885a5be7c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make publicly available a report that describes—</text><clause id="id206c689e8b854f208c18f507f9b56509"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the results of the review conducted under subparagraph (A);</text></clause><clause id="id1165d33e178947b88a3bc7ec3bd808aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the performance of the policies or plans of insurance described in that subparagraph; and</text></clause><clause id="idf9a24d33d1404c30b7db11a3f0f75f94"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any actions carried out under subparagraph (B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id46487ed267d24aef83b392fd005a8111"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specialized experts</header><text>Section 507 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1507">7 U.S.C. 1507</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11401(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide85f95ddc024498a98b27d7dd5bf2f89"><subsection id="id9f025b9350884ed28087e646f60195b7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Specialized experts</header><text>The annual rate of basic pay for up to 3 specialized experts, such as actuaries, as determined by the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency, may be established and adjusted by the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idac06f80b6def4c5ab0badfe618c66a0a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of policies and materials to Board</header><text>Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id80ea79ac6fcf42598cd981de0351d1fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94d0d6dd0b54456493c1894324f23813"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)(I), by striking <quote>clause (ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (ii) and (iii)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id183b2ddeb4814aa6ba5a509d87095ed8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78a9be17891a4a1aaef40e8a204cdcfd"><clause id="idcfa2f35f6657414db1a93da5f8a9d577"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Waiver for certain policies for specialty crops producers</header><text>The Corporation may waive the viability and marketability requirement under clause (i)(I) in the case of a policy or pilot program for which an urgent need has been identified, or recommendation has been provided, by a majority of members of the Specialty Crop Insurance Advisory Committee established under section 507(h).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71ce09f9a51d4a709c2980aed2be380c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting <quote>, as determined in accordance with paragraph (4)(F)</quote> before the semicolon at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12e1e7558e014909bb4ea21355bf1aa4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf5f37ee67064ed78866f0e5d8bedbe6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb660b8dac844403ea938ff05cb77d9a2"><clause id="id3ae18ba237204582a80fdfa238e7c760"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Marketability deadline</header><subclause id="id0c3530b603464baa99fe8330a8faee53"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subclause (II), any policy, plan of insurance, or material approved and finalized fewer than 120 days prior to the applicable sales closing date—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9615c8fcdef2463e8cd468eec3c394a6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be implemented for the next reinsurance year; but</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3e28bfede524a2689b81f9493047ee3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be implemented for the current reinsurance year.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id18229ed892ad450b9792110919d702ca"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary may allow a policy, plan of insurance, or material described in subclause (I) to be implemented during the current reinsurance year if the Secretary finds that the policy, plan of insurance, or material will address an urgent need of producers.</text></subclause><subclause id="ida264414d298c42c3a857f3088ea8ad30"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Finalization</header><text>The finalization of a policy, plan of insurance, or material under subclause (I) shall include making available handbooks, training materials, and other resources required for the effective sale of approved policies, plans of insurance, or materials.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71f033f13021431084e86070ed481e6e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fb323e229c04e8d88a2a66dda5b3592"><subparagraph id="id90abfcf4e68542afa0e8fe79588e04b1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Marketability assessment</header><text>For purposes of determining marketability under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(I), if a policy or plan of insurance submitted to the Board under this subsection includes a favorable marketability assessment from an approved insurance provider, not earlier than 30 days before the Board takes final action on that policy or plan of insurance, that approved insurance provider shall have an opportunity to provide to the Board an updated marketability assessment.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc1d6ff3ba69049e9b31ee6294f9231d0"><enum>11502.</enum><header>Rating methodology and data reporting updates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(i)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf210d3c3fa6d453e8c7dd10b4786fc53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59191dcc623a40fcad1fab03da7fa9cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida83a3fc550aa4a7fa8331e1945abf65c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3718b2bcc6a42be8e2f98236006f273"><paragraph id="id5710ee6f33da4c59ad8a461a400f2559"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review of rating methodologies</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8cb21f577244e359a910f4095fbe673"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>To maximize participation in the Federal crop insurance program and to ensure equity for producers, the Corporation shall review the methodologies employed for rating plans of insurance under this Act in accordance with section 507(c)(2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7e85ace5c9d4b64a7ca7a180e559cf4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than December 31, 2025; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c831cfc58ab43b4a7d9830ed62a9ebb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less frequently than once every 9 years thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id336dd8acb98741608818f7472ee58757"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting a review under subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall ensure that the rating methodology used by the Corporation—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id184a429a2d01456f99f6e7149acf0d47"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieves regionally consistent outcomes in insurance participation and reinsurance;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb14b383a96cb471fad450a48e7ffcff4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriately models and weighs changes in risk from—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad72752fef444303a45f20d896f12ff3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">crop genetics;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39e387a4539c447e975c2c2cdd7ef09a"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing frequency of extreme weather events and climatic impacts; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d70ab12abb947699ded18c2cb56581b"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other factors known to be changing farm risks; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd23ecd13fca3409d9136798c4f4e8c44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engenders premium rates regionally and on a national basis in accordance with subsection (d)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25b899257ee54817a3b14d92e1c2f9c8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expert review</header><text>The Corporation shall make the rating methodology used by the Corporation, and any changes to that methodology, available for review and comment by at least 3 outside experts before implementing a change.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1949EE8041174188A263A2175C3FD0CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>and coverage level</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5d774c0323b4639b6deb8ff05c96157"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59fc2e6bd3724ef695e287d785fe1d1f"><paragraph id="ide94c9a605740498d87602b512b0db51e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rate review and adjustment</header><subparagraph id="id77d2bca868f04a16a96e41d5d39c6c56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Review</header><clause id="id5df0e7e9d3b449f9b79b08f8c51180ee"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2026, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, subject to clause (ii), the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency (referred to in this paragraph as the <term>Administrator</term>) shall review the premium rates for all crops and policies and plans of insurance, by county.</text></clause><clause id="idb8518643f28d4566b4bdd64e282c0928"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>More frequent reviews</header><text>The Administrator shall conduct a review under clause (i) more frequently for any policy, plan of insurance, or region of the United States that meets 1 or more of the following criteria:</text><subclause id="idcbcf1ebe991345b3a00e1f3350fb9fb6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Policies or plans of insurance with more than $500,000,000 in liability annually.</text></subclause><subclause id="id3ec902afb70d4b298aedb4eb350bc22b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Policies, plans of insurance, or regions with consistently high or low loss ratios, as determined by the Administrator.</text></subclause><subclause id="id5ddd1d0c032949d294b9be13dbe9378b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Policies, plans of insurance, or regions that, as determined by the Administrator, have been consistently placed in the assigned risk pool.</text></subclause><subclause id="id65f9cc7b11664c2e83289c17f19d6dfd"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Such other criteria as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb551b5476794d6f93a1dd3f7a0aab19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rate adjustments</header><text>In conducting rate reviews under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall—</text><clause id="id34ad28b8d64e41ccbeb7a442130bc80b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>take necessary actions to align the reviewed policies or plans of insurance with standards for actuarial soundness, if needed, including by modifying rates by the percentage indicated by the rating model of the Risk Management Agency, subject to the conditions that—</text><subclause id="id434c664c53774b17ba5f517efdd1a611"><enum>(I)</enum><text>if the rating model of the Risk Management Agency indicates that rates must increase, the Administrator shall increase the rates by not more than 20 percent, as compared to the comparable rate of the preceding crop year; and</text></subclause><subclause id="iddd1fd2e454194fa98d58768c1abe7e6a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the rating model of the Risk Management Agency indicates that rates must decrease, the Administrator shall decrease the rates by the full amount indicated; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida2b50fab337d42c0a9052c23afcf222a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make publicly available a report that describes—</text><subclause id="id01dd1900510143b8ad1a8c35360f1130"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each review under subparagraph (A);</text></subclause><subclause id="id45400dfed97e49d4bff3344cdb2eae6c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the performance of the policies and plans of insurance subject to the review; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id27f67d112b1148d9bc9b186f1a899198"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any actions carried out pursuant to clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id4315ea03a6ef42ae8db26d2ef3c311db" commented="no"><enum>11503.</enum><header>Data analytics and improvement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1515">7 U.S.C. 1515</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id639f7435a86a4e0ba36a3a35e4ef904c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10b1c21b77ab46d7b499d1a29c594eac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">technologies</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">technologies; data analytics and improvement</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb50303ade7ac42d79159886e2c9b2bd7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall use</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB5B78EA20A0648E4AA431042DC14CC7B"><text>shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd661d69d5c4d4368a2a79461fbbd0d9d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1182cb2147d44b98af8958bdd86f8c1f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91a8dd77348242bf8849acd9fb1574bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddefce8f2f42347fbb4a35f45a9301f9d"><subparagraph id="idb5fe6a80453f448388d1e2201393b554" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support advancing and improving the development and application of remote sensing, machine learning, and computational modeling to continually improve the administration and enforcement of this subtitle.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6dc8ad6af8294b61aa79da8220d95bc3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(2)—</text><subparagraph id="idb8f1beafbb8e4482973400ea115856db" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">and data analytics innovation and improvement</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">mining</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c36c65650354274989659edf97ae3f6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ce2956c722b44cf995e7c3bd9071532" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be used in each fiscal year to carry out subparagraph (B) of that subsection</quote> before the period at the end.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idf9c42eacaa3d49198f11997f5bffc6a3" commented="no"><enum>11504.</enum><header>Reimbursement of privately developed plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f1ed66b9c6d4587a899022fe242ae46"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d78dedc8af74dae9f0166feb74b4380"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text><clause id="id2a1453e769664095bfbf6240f0a2df05" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>costs of the applicant shall be considered reasonable costs if the costs are based on</quote> and inserting <quote>reasonable costs may include</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="ida893de460d1e4b6193d396ee36d0c092" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subclause (I)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94b9b40f798c4093abc7f7b9bcfc958a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>wage rates equal to not more than</quote> and inserting <quote>actual wage rates up to</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide32f3117c780478a80b539dfc8739094" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>incurred,</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2016</quote> and inserting <quote>incurred</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e646fe9c4f246b0b22ee33f0e0ca9d7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C2B914D6CA3453589341E2781D107CF"><clause id="id9692f6426cd1441eb0c7933acddbd232" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Supporting documents</header><text>On the request of the Board, applicants shall provide third-party documents, such as tax documents and receipts, as support for a request for reimbursement of actual costs.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id265986464d494d7da618d1fe283f0701"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (K);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43ff537a60044522a559eebdb88593aa"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81a8f9239a1e42f0bfd9fc3465e40433"><subparagraph id="idfce40e3b06b44935b70517b18a7f1c1d"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Maintenance by Corporation</header><text>The Corporation may assume responsibility for maintenance of the policy if the Corporation determines that the applicant has failed to maintain the policy, or to make adjustments to improve actuarial soundness, after appropriate notice and due process.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idd904db25741d4bcda9f0fb92ed762f11" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9db74ab25104165abd688d27fc0fb71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>based on the complexity</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5582E73D52AB4F58AFF1B30C4F301B25"><text>based on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id207b4c2bb86941b5842ed5341100b839"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the complexity</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefe4e919a15149b199c174f3796a0834"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab23eb9fd0f942cfb5b23ce3c589a31d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5928DC7580A0427E8E774AF4EED79546"><subparagraph id="idc34a06231f3043daa58b5ec6b92236e3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quantity of work required to maintain the policy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13055e3f2e9e41799e5f1d3b0958813e" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the policy has had consistent, unexplainable, and high loss ratios; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf458760d9b034b39a427b0ee64666678" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>whether the developer has demonstrated a pattern or practice of noncompliance with requests from the Board or the Department.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="iddeb17013728048199e37468a166c025b"><enum>11505.</enum><header>Standard reinsurance agreement negotiation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb487cf7d201741fc960e10069c0f2156"><subparagraph id="id17bb3132600e4147a6ff516b0540cc7f"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Engagement with crop insurance agents</header><text>The Corporation shall engage with entities representing crop insurance agents during any renegotiation under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idcc2c6bdb23894fe5afe2ce51e1bc952c"><enum>11506.</enum><header>Protection against retaliation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1515">7 U.S.C. 1515</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id488b971aad2c4308b0a6423e3ab1c0d7"><subsection id="id827bb56314a24fbcb2cf3860e485b500"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Protection against retaliation</header><paragraph id="id7a5d075366fa4ad687b11fa19d3ad569"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55fac185ec594890973d050d35da05ed"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person may take any action, including an action described in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dd9e8f0b9814903bbdab454e1979004"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to impede an individual, including an agent, a loss adjuster, or a producer, from reporting to the Secretary, the Corporation, or the Risk Management Agency—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5dea2b3ccc4347fab7596589b57eccfa"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a possible violation of this subtitle or the regulations promulgated thereunder; or </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90a5f5da1c9b4ac993001f93a4098eb8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fraud, waste, or abuse relating to the Federal crop insurance program; or </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0ca3a77a89b4e1fa6cd4d1516e01f39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to penalize or discriminate against an individual for reporting under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe3b4206de104b86b7bdc5fb33552bb6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Actions</header><text>An action referred to in subparagraph (A) includes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc1153a5cd684c4eb8baba889f1fa853"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any action relating to the terms and conditions of employment of an individual described in clause (i) of that subparagraph;</text></clause><clause id="id92781d1903364a2db6fbd92b6679db70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any action relating to the obtaining of any policy or plan of insurance by such an individual; and</text></clause><clause id="id8ecb5dbe8a5e403a8424f1863e685a33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any changes to the compensation of such an individual for the sale or service of a policy or plan of insurance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8be62e2353f44e46ac7ea1da8c3d6e7e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><subparagraph id="id48778afe63984435ace96e5c20a7fd56"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Cause of action</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde3c6d3d11ac427ea089fdd13459d82e"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), an individual who alleges that a person has taken an action in violation of paragraph (1) may bring an action under this subsection against that person in the appropriate district court of the United States for the relief provided in paragraph (3).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cfe632fd3994074b28063149eb26bb5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal employee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the individual who is alleging that a person has taken an action in violation of paragraph (1) is an employee of the Federal Government, the individual may only bring an action under section 1221 of title 5, United States Code.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58806dcdd8de42b1a3bf9904707ad699"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subpoenas</header><text>A subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection may be served at any place in the United States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8058c74a5444b83b3f2ebd758c90df6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Statute of limitations</header><text>An action under this subsection may not be brought more than 2 years after the date on which the alleged violation of paragraph (1) is committed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id98b1e86f24cd4855a98ce3c14fccbeeb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relief</header><text>Relief for an individual prevailing in an action brought under paragraph (2) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="idc72df184cdb2455787f1c4bf7c197fe4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reinstatement with the same seniority status that the individual would have had but for the discrimination;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc557b08389e749e1a580ae2ccef45196"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of back pay or compensation otherwise owed to the individual, with interest; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91fbac73df6f4503864ddc33d6db4a34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of prohibited action, including litigation costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable attorney’s fees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id74b8bd0cd81b4ceeadcecdbfcee01de1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><subparagraph id="idb171f683ed4a4c1f954429178e4d6d3b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary, the Corporation, and the Risk Management Agency shall not disclose any information that may reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of an individual who reports a possible violation or fraud, waste, or abuse described in subclauses (I) and (II) of paragraph (1)(A)(i), respectively, including information provided by that individual. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37493943f2ed4748a0c4b99f40d22791"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaf421a2db0445a3af669207d22f7298"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records maintained on individuals</header><text>The Secretary, the Corporation, and the Risk Management Agency shall only disclose information described in subparagraph (A) in accordance with section 552a of title 5, United States Code.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd953ef06a3a14b1ba96483891f9d06cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Public proceeding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, the Corporation, and the Risk Management Agency shall disclose information described in subparagraph (A) if that information is required to be disclosed to a defendant or respondent in connection with a public proceeding instituted by the Commission or any entity described in items (aa) through (dd) of clause (iii)(I).</text></clause><clause id="id54269b5df33e4fbab237de80521f4064"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Availability to government agencies</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd846ea1b9f24a349b990e5c4a8594d9"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary, the Corporation, and the Risk Management Agency may, if determined by the Secretary to be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, make the information described in subparagraph (A) available to—</text><item id="idc578cefa93784900a85b62396b9d2e05"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Department of Justice;</text></item><item id="id49921432355340eb84ddea36067ba6d7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government;</text></item><item id="id50fa10b379974fa19abce27f0815ed02"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a State attorney general in connection with any criminal investigation; and</text></item><item id="id4b1c85bc6f1e4505bab268d82413a0ba"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>an appropriate department or agency of any State.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4127db453874c06a4ac39a8eb4e56e7"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Confidential status</header><text>The provision of information under subclause (I) to the entities described in that subclause shall not affect the status of the information as confidential.</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b15b5a930f54b258e7c0e5797ec3476"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Maintenance of information</header><text>Each entity described in items (aa) through (dd) of subclause (I) shall maintain the information provided under that subclause as confidential in the same manner as the information is maintained by the Secretary, the Corporation, and the Risk Management Agency under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e72b8b6f5614c078b5298c157930dd8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph limits the ability of the Attorney General to present evidence containing information described in subparagraph (A) to a grand jury or share such evidence with potential witnesses or defendants in the course of an ongoing criminal investigation. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3aebe48d376f478c8bb4ae1e810431cb"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (A), this section shall be considered a statute described in section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id27347a5ad6344f2e835923418a99d205"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rights retained</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any whistleblower under any Federal or State law or any collective bargaining agreement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc704a311e604a99a1aecce2c8b3fc36"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes</header><subparagraph id="ida7197220edaf493f9fd63d9a285b2d6c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Waiver of rights and remedies</header><text>The rights and remedies provided for in this subsection may not be waived by any agreement, policy form, or condition of employment, including a predispute arbitration agreement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id874800da526042329bc89bb655d9b013"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Predispute arbitration agreements</header><text>A predispute arbitration agreement shall not be valid or enforceable if the predispute arbitration agreement requires arbitration of a dispute arising under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="id2f81322c7160482383d38f164e62067e"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other matters</header><section id="idc7145cab4d194988b739fcf268ec6b92" commented="no"><enum>11601.</enum><header>Native sod</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(o)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC2F6A6B38E064B1B941EE8DFEF6529F5"><paragraph id="id53235338EC0B40F487FAC0759CBB137E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Native sod conversion certification</header><subparagraph id="idf32a1e100401417e945791647334796f" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>As a condition on the receipt of benefits under this subtitle, a producer that has tilled native sod acreage for the production of an insurable crop as described in paragraph (2)(A) shall certify to the Secretary that acreage using—</text><clause id="id180A6D8EC9F54F838E9558510D78A98F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an acreage report form of the Farm Service Agency (FSA–578 or any successor form); and</text></clause><clause id="id2465BAB13BF647A59D0060D96DD6BE58" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 or more maps.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60D096D118294C01B72E21717456B9FA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Corrections</header><text>Beginning on the date on which a producer submits a certification under subparagraph (A), as soon as practicable after the producer discovers a change in tilled native sod acreage described in that subparagraph, the producer shall submit to the Secretary any appropriate corrections to a form or map described in clause (i) or (ii) of that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd0fd737c5c246b6958d769903e3f75f" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the tilled native sod acreage that has been certified under subparagraph (A) in each county and State as of the date of submission of the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id84a99fcba9bc47ebaffc70e77151d0f1" commented="no"><enum>11602.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><subsection id="id7f661a8aabec4d2b954a6ca7e925219d" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><text>Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97ec62695b9b44a488c3a746f2ce0b3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8fcaa706fd734d5f8131cddcabdc400a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>catastrophic</quote> in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>subparagraph (B), for each crop year, catastrophic</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73e81fd853454388b4b10cbd48cfe771" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb554955d22314ff6acf97c4649b8b162"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1845a37798524892bbf0d3371387cb91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>than—</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>than 1.0.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ec95c56d481471a94ee99ccdd823191"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(4)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>exceed—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>24.5</quote> in clause (ii) and inserting <quote>exceed, for each insurance year, 24.5</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE6FCCE475C994828A32808337FA47BCC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 520 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1520">7 U.S.C. 1520</external-xref>) (as designated by section 11202(1)) is amended, in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>not less than</quote> before <quote>18</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e1780fab73645e89f18e23da299a168"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 523 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1523">7 U.S.C. 1523</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d63434063a5411fb08653a731b33fbb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (e) and (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fd94d96d47642c1a7200542e6718c4e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>XII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header><subtitle id="id9541626a1f2648378f73117fbf80e66f" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>A</enum><header>Livestock</header><section id="idd0c4d04a6b694691b136696c6adc1d6a"><enum>12101.</enum><header>Animal disease prevention and management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10409A(d) of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8308a">7 U.S.C. 8308a(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id34b065a2a66c42ef979e4410fd72c6db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f12629e3d034d1a93026bc860c29270"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d00bc46746c4358bc91436e8de3b47c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Subsequent fiscal years</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subparagraph">Fiscal years 2023 and 2024</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idede2ebd00ffa4eb08ef32541b383fa21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc17309859f344654b05476309288165e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CF3837048E9447687AD89EB8D1C42A7"><subparagraph id="idfdb84d92e4f54bbf9dbd60cbebd2b430"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Subsequent fiscal years</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, of which not less than $18,000,000 shall be made available for each of those fiscal years to carry out subsection (b).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5f6cdb3287514def846500e1f167d1ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>2023</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id0e7a0e2889494b8ab5128ed576850bcf"><enum>12102.</enum><header>Sheep production and marketing grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 209(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1627a">7 U.S.C. 1627a(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and $400,000 for fiscal year 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>$400,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $3,000,0000 for fiscal year 2025</quote>.</text></section><section id="HF51D2BB38347436DB4AAAB836DE52DDB"><enum>12103.</enum><header>Resources and grant program for small and medium poultry and meat establishments</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cf64169b3d74a8dab14893d0923b7c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">HACCP guidance</header><paragraph id="HD3E6DC1542EF40BBBAC890CD48F35119"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Poultry establishments</header><text>The Poultry Products Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section 14 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/463">21 U.S.C. 463</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8E0A3C0F3BE44EE90684309C008AC97"><section id="id2181AEF187384551AB287CD36716FE54"><enum>14A.</enum><header>Small and medium establishment guidance and resources</header><subsection id="id7ecf7c2de82b4af892dd5a73f810ade0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id7c11bee6ef6741caaed97a2d1ff994b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Medium establishment</header><text>The term <term>medium establishment</term> means an official establishment that has fewer than 500 employees but more than 50 employees. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ab6d506be2c44fab20047a3f3e795a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small establishment</header><text>The term <term>small establishment</term> means an official establishment that has fewer than 50 employees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC22F86BE97444D018B7B788E58424381"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Database of studies; model plans</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H10BEC51A3720454193983F421D907418"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a free, searchable database of approved peer-reviewed validation studies accessible to small establishments and medium establishments subject to inspection under this Act for use in developing a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF66C64F918F47A0931CDBED900B60DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish online scale-appropriate model Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plans for small establishments and medium establishments, including model plans for—</text><subparagraph id="H39B5D667D4BF4530BB141B0DE171FFFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">slaughter-only establishments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2750FC68A68D492BB3265558E79FA0CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processing-only establishments; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FE58E12ED0B45D497108C1D0A96CADA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>slaughter and processing establishments. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4097802343D04D7A9AC7A2C1A188BC50"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a guidance document, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, providing information on the requirements that need to be met for small establishments and medium establishments to receive approval for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan pursuant to this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id56499D839BF542E38FC747C9E4090889"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall not publish confidential business information, including a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan of an establishment, unless the establishment provides express written consent to publish the applicable information, which shall be published in a manner that does not identify the applicable establishment.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BC391A113274297952B4669F0DE87BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meat establishments</header><text>The Federal Meat Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section 25 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/625">21 U.S.C. 625</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEA05AA64EA640F8A16A9632E3806AC8"><section id="idB6633EF6B77D4D2EAFD8BBF50674C32A"><enum>26.</enum><header>Small and medium establishment guidance and resources</header><subsection id="id6c4e937b941c49ffadf9ac34b2f9c4cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id6591FA05B9554EBAB051CCCAECFAF252"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Medium establishment</header><text>The term <term>medium establishment</term> means a slaughtering or meat processing establishment that has fewer than 500 employees but more than 50 employees.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2E4B90D8B48346289A9B880167CE1F0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small establishment</header><text>The term <term>small establishment</term> means a slaughtering or meat processing establishment that has fewer than 50 employees.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id568441E0CE69473891FD63BEA7D0E728"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Database of studies; model plans</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id681670C9FBEF4BC0A4218CA59109E7D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a free, searchable database of approved peer-reviewed validation studies accessible to small establishments and medium establishments subject to inspection under this Act for use in developing a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCC291460F550401B92E1993E4F182D41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>publish online scale-appropriate model Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plans for small establishments and medium establishments, including model plans for—</text><subparagraph id="id49B2242773D04836AE4C9155E6C39EAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">slaughter-only establishments; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB0CEEBA982947C4A02348FC9C70A25D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">processing-only establishments; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F19281A56F148C19AC112FE9B9382BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>slaughter and processing establishments. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07B162931C8B4F95943052B097292761"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a guidance document, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, providing information on the requirements that need to be met for small establishments and medium establishments to receive approval for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan pursuant to this Act.</text></subsection><subsection id="id37E07F4765AF47BC908FEFB633F9ABFF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall not publish confidential business information, including a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan of an establishment, unless the establishment provides express written consent to publish the applicable information, which shall be published in a manner that does not identify the applicable establishment.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b255bd693fd4e6fac2e7f9f3e4a7886"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increasing maximum Federal share for expenses of State inspection</header><paragraph id="id633683414a4d494ab36a72a67a82a616"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Poultry products</header><text>Section 5(a)(3) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/454">21 U.S.C. 454(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>50 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>55 percent</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id822d505f3a9e40f18ffc8370624fa621"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meat and meat food products</header><text>Section 301(a)(3) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/661">21 U.S.C. 661(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>50 per centum</quote> and inserting <quote>55 percent</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BC41F5124EC4AD699FDCAA6EDCD354D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative interstate shipment of poultry and meat</header><paragraph id="H38349316E483406BBFCB1F4885A92EF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Poultry products</header><text>Section 31 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/472">21 U.S.C. 472</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HEB5561D652764E098AC6265A2BE45B32"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="HEE5DBA77D77B4E3BB8A98531D8E20940"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>25 employees</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>50 employees</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H824B64C8488F4480878B3F0B29B962BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subclause id="H737149A108034EC48CD65F36B5A8BA25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">25</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">50</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1B800E25712B4B288A92A3D715D6A221"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="HB25D88F0B4C6446D9B0E18A2A29C8DF8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text><item id="id7E4E2C95EA9F418CB757439E948070B1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>more than 25 employees but less than 35 employees</quote> and inserting <quote>more than 50 employees but less than 70 employees</quote>; and</text></item><item id="idFDD05EC42649461A92C4B7DF40B1B012"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (j)</quote>;</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FB29873C07B41EC8E44E43B6CC5A591"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>60 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1F4225D1259489CAB66A3C680D5EEB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (j)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H313B9DC6BE1B4172BD1F82CBC4800979"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA9DEDD3B82D4EC2B664E0F339F348E0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7FB922D3313D434AAA27E8559CFA5751"><subsection id="H018D9EABAA8E4791842800935E2D4854"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal outreach</header><paragraph id="H1F99E59886AE4F10BE4FF72F5BA09B19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, for the purpose of State participation in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program, the Secretary shall conduct outreach to, and, as appropriate, subsequent negotiation with, not fewer than 25 percent of the States that—</text><subparagraph id="idD71B1EB1D43B4806A196DF151DFDF9A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have a State poultry product inspection program pursuant to section 5; but</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB2BD442ED5941CC8B0693A13394F0CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not have a selected establishment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB14AF8B170949CC822CCDFC54EDA0D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>At the conclusion of each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary shall submit a report detailing the activities and results of the outreach conducted during that fiscal year under paragraph (1) to—</text><subparagraph id="H275A0E1D0D844F8B8B898A46C0EA4847"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06950B1C64AF4911AF56F4659B79EC99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8B4EC06C54F445FB21C17FF51D51CE5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67FE70F31AAD47D187E88CA055C246B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE189DB551539484993D073485A657900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meat and meat food products</header><text>Section 501 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/683">21 U.S.C. 683</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="HD588217AC9314E9D828259ED9E9817EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="HC4387D958875493CA097019C3BEC622B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>25 employees</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>50 employees</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="H5F38B056AEB84DC19BA2E7D7DD329A71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subclause id="idE51CAA4B4EFD4EE48CB35DD076826063"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">25</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">50</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subclause><subclause id="H9F4F184D1DB84AA896AE795E1F743002"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>25</quote> and inserting <quote>50</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause id="id7c68376caa414330aea38c4f75bd8dfc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>more than 25 employees but fewer than 35 employees</quote> and inserting <quote>more than 50 employees but fewer than 70 employees</quote>; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB2A87EB838B4537B736E93911F50971"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>60 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>80 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EC49FE791154B2B999B33BD4D310D40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="id7FA4E6E99D03413989BA7AD81A7131F0"><paragraph id="id4FCB16C53B5E41CD837FD769ED2396AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal outreach</header><subparagraph id="id341309F88BDF4ED6B1EC25EB638FDE8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, for the purpose of State participation in the Cooperative Interstate Shipment program, the Secretary shall conduct outreach to, and, as appropriate, subsequent negotiation with, not fewer than 25 percent of the States that—</text><clause id="idEC34B56A6EE144498E035E7B3F0370EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have a State meat inspection program pursuant to section 301; but</text></clause><clause id="idACAE93554285454187F89B447A6E72CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>do not have a selected establishment.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5A8EEC131634AF9A253B69E8A4F4810"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>At the conclusion of each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the Secretary shall submit a report detailing the activities and results of the outreach conducted during that fiscal year under paragraph (1) to—</text><clause id="id24EDFB5255194EC69AB05A20DF19474A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></clause><clause id="id64AE47765BB7403EAA85019C9FBA3988"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="idF627603789094748B9D90BFD785708E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></clause><clause id="idA3DB02B889014E0E9433F962788EBE6F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF4425BC8E06C4A4FA29CF558B56FC2A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Processing resilience grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 10005) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="H77250C0F33F04D46A38B3B5C7BE86F30"><section id="H01ACCB31179A48369ED5BA40BB85A83B"><enum>210D.<?LEXA-Enum 210D.?></enum><header>Processing resilience grant program</header><subsection id="H3D92DA904C2443F9B6D46EE435AC2BB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="ide0b76faa2ff340579f5da71b170e4083"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Business enterprise owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</header><text>The term <term>business enterprise owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3002 of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5701">12 U.S.C. 5701</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B1BDADA8E1E4FF4B90D6CC15A1D26B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="HBFCF913663754F1E9E420372BFA02CA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a slaughtering or processing establishment with fewer than 500 employees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCBB446E5B72494CA598D5E30245F33A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a slaughtering or processing establishment subject to—</text><clause id="id1F8B6A80D6F74B3DA5974042AD01CC5C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a State meat inspection program pursuant to section 301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/661">21 U.S.C. 661</external-xref>); or </text></clause><clause id="id0E8F65271AD84047B0FB2EAFCAD090D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a State poultry product inspection program pursuant to section 5 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/454">21 U.S.C. 454</external-xref>);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id955018869C67417581645D4A8F38D9E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a person engaging in custom operations that is exempt from inspection under—</text><clause commented="no" id="id921DBA7569F64FD2885B1F13C1C46C3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 23 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/623">21 U.S.C. 623</external-xref>); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idB64D08C698E841F18683F48EB17FDE90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 15 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/464">21 U.S.C. 464</external-xref>); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2111F7A267114281B7446FD26B3BBA27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a person seeking—</text><clause commented="no" id="id331ABA6C07064721BFE518AFB46B936A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to establish and operate an establishment described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idD97B24057B424392AC9F5F6872F61DBE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to engage in custom operations described in subparagraph (C). </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5579b669ebe4ee78634f40002ae320e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC8AD60CEEAE4100A19BD1195686621C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="id5BDF05E913AC4109A398A2F64B7CAA03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible entities for activities to increase resiliency and diversification of the meat processing system, including activities that— </text><subparagraph id="H66629EC2312748A98B5024E5E97889A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the health and safety of meat and poultry plant employees, suppliers, and customers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9E47AFBA75848F6A06F027FDB7AC83F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support increased processing capacity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9795FED104DF4767B9F2C5D432A13E4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>otherwise support the resilience of the small meat and poultry processing sector.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF8DE250DE8544F1BE83C2145E0408C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>The maximum amount of a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed $500,000. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC8096A2592944EA6A29FB03066785445"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The term of a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed 3 years. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H164D6D0AAD2B4999B9581530CE9EB6A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="HF287C735D0A4472FA7FF487531E44C66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H21994E8FE4454CF0883655168E6F0B73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications for small grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a separate, simplified application process for eligible entities applying for a grant under this section of not more than $100,000.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FB11D5A99D444968A6574711E99385E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that any application for a grant under this section is—</text><subparagraph id="HDFBED33464B54BE486CFAC07CA1CC297"><enum>(A)</enum><text>simple and practicable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8B44C1C0E6347C2A07781A18D9BCF3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accessible online; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB263582041DB41B3BB92E934AD016FC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>available through local staff of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5E06424B2A664074BB949FE5B39F7CA9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not later than 14 days before the date on which the Secretary begins to accept applications under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a notice of funding opportunity with respect to the grants available under this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAC7EAB0441D4D148DBB59AA8F027900"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reapplication</header><text>If an application of an eligible entity under this subsection is denied by the Secretary, the eligible entity may submit a revised application.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCD7A35618AC4AD38476B8E5FC6EB8E7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In reviewing applications submitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that will—</text><subparagraph id="H8CD6BD8F6015421491E52F1E500DD770"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increase farmer and rancher access to animal slaughter options within a 200-mile radius of the location of the farmer or rancher;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D77C105E7C94EA086911F4861FF02C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support an eligible entity described in subsection (a)(2)(A); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H094F11707D904057B6415FAFD6EB14EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support an eligible entity that is a business enterprise owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFD17D4A33CA8448784FD96053040CD37"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grant</header><text>An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out activities in support of the purposes described in subsection (b)(1), including through—</text><paragraph id="HE356BC21FF004B7B801D8C44B7EB1487"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development and issuance of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan for the eligible entity, which may be developed by a consultant;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D1C46ACBAD6479790A1F499BF6240C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the purchase or establishment, as applicable, of facilities, equipment, processes, and operations necessary for the eligible entity to comply with applicable requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/451">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H278EBC7B21AC4989B5A161DF9AACB7D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the purchase of cold storage, equipment, or transportation services;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA582D486DD24A79B25CF02CEDD676D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the purchase of temperature screening supplies, testing for communicable diseases, disinfectant, sanitation systems, hand washing stations, and other sanitizing supplies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4AC10EF065946BD948E015368DF8290"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the purchase and decontamination of personal protective equipment;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDCC1BBD9BC2F4B03AA2F1200AD74176C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the construction or purchase of humane handling infrastructure, including holding space for livestock prior to slaughter, shade structures, and knock box structures;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf498c2d49a974627a2d6032deceb624b"><enum>(7)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idFC103B5710A742148883AC94F5038B76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purchase of software and computer equipment for record keeping, production data, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points record review, and facilitation of marketing and sales of products in a manner consistent with the social distancing guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24E05F9BB30544E49DB084A2EAA68B67" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of guidelines and training relating to that software and computer equipment;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5D7D23442764C4487E6BA6AD778ADAB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the provision of staff time and training for implementing and monitoring health and safety procedures; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H064AC50131F24C35B90CB3E92AE07AF7"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the development of a feasibility study or business plan for, or the carrying out of any other activity associated with, establishing or expanding a small meat or poultry processing facility;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3335f231eb2d4c488ea40ac4e6ce5a21"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the purchase of equipment that enables the further use or value-added sale of coproducts or byproducts, such as organs, hides, and other relevant products; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2879bb701a71402ba1e203d68f114d97"><enum>(11)</enum><text>other activities associated with expanding or establishing an eligible entity described in subsection (a)(2)(A), as determined by the Secretary. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FB90E76BFC243FFA7056102214273CF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>During the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary publishes the notice under subsection (c)(4) and ending on the date on which the Secretary begins to accept applications under subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall perform outreach to States and eligible entities relating to grants under this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H76103DA92959421C81343C1F1ADC5D0D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the activities carried out using a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id0264C996A7E0459D8E37FC73C843CB79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>90 percent in the case of a grant in the amount of $100,000 or less; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id59FA25AAB3034C338B72ED6825DFF18C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>75 percent in the case of a grant in an amount greater than $100,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfb972ec99d3a4cc5a904ed9734fd85fd"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The promulgation of regulations under, and administration of, this section shall be made without regard to—</text><paragraph id="idd873277c2f7d4c8aa2c3170ae9f1ce16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde5ce5d3a470459e9794838d8e5735cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction Act</quote>). </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide5689b8835704fb6a978048dfe17ee52"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="iddb532b56981d421d806d0de0c64c853a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc010b239d97a432b84ee47f5f70f5789"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="H749CCA38230E4554B0ED667B1264AA96"><enum>12104.</enum><header>Exemption for meat processors of livestock market ownership under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921</header><subsection id="idBDDB0B277492473B95F0A290B0AC74D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise section 201.67 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to exempt the packers described in subsection (b) from the prohibition described in that section.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2f521eca568147b0b3ce6ebd7faf2243"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Packers described</header><text>A packer referred to in subsection (a) is a packer that—</text><paragraph id="id07ebc9532e6a4485a9e1f8cd6c8f986d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>purchases live animals per year for a total amount that is less than $50,000,000; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98b4ef505dd34a45aec72b7881cb4c5c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>owns less than 10 percent of a packer that purchases live animals per year for a total amount that is not less than $50,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id59f5994b01444a559714b3c5bc0845b9"><enum>12105.</enum><header>Prompt payment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 409 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/228b">7 U.S.C. 228b</external-xref>), is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37814b39f76240a48c9ff5cd310d0a4b"><section id="idf35119c6749a412da853cf44713b5473"><enum>409.</enum><header>Prompt payment for purchase of livestock</header><subsection id="id9345c5bc41fb416ab9ebf2838775a115" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of covered payer</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered payer</term> means—</text><paragraph id="id2defe8c196d34af4b1ae5827c9ebcc34" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a packer;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79cedec0157e40b5b7c8f003d4ed75b7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a market agency; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cd894c0921c4c4e83dcd7a40fa599a7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a dealer.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3e1ad7dafc9d4cdab01bb57cec70e23d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prompt payment for livestock</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), each covered payer that purchases livestock shall promptly deliver to the seller or their duly authorized representative the full amount owed for that livestock by the close of—</text><paragraph id="id086677f16aa5486184b91da097562c9c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the next business day following price determination and transfer of possession of the livestock, if payment for the full amount owed is made by—</text><subparagraph id="id83f67d7f02fc46c180946f15144d6d4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>presenting a check or cash to the seller;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id118825b273b645a3bdb7f4982d3ff30c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>placing a check in the United States mail (or equivalent mail service) properly addressed to the seller; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf4b5e1d97d0240c39857658f6a586af0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>transferring the full amount by any other expeditious method determined appropriate by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7278fce3d31e405c866ea653dedac0b9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the third business day following price determination and transfer of possession of the livestock, if payment for the full amount owed is made by—</text><subparagraph id="idee79014b713442ada70f2f2513a929ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Automated Clearing House; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb93ac6f06b5b45ca9b3da263d15eed55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wire transfer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideea5ec3c438f489ba42bdfedbab616ee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver of prompt payment</header><paragraph id="idbe948570b8fa4249b145e0b3b973aea7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require, a covered payer and seller may expressly agree in writing, before a purchase or sale of livestock, to effect payment in a manner other than a manner required under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0a1e183dc0a4f668e79e2cc48e86336"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>Any agreement under paragraph (1) shall be disclosed in the records of the covered payer and the seller, including any documents issued by the covered payer relating to the transaction.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf80ba6a2efb74b579de86fddf705e500"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>A payment made by a covered payer pursuant to subsection (b) shall be considered—</text><paragraph id="id7f6b7df8799a4b3cb806c2a00139ec9a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a cash sale for purposes of this Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e0615d69a5f46439bd05670b7edef09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to be made in contemporaneous exchange for new value for other relevant purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id678fe6cdeb8940f88a5ac4adff105d7b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Unfair practice</header><paragraph id="id9c5fe27a065546478b0f870420e64fb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Delay in payment or attempt to delay</header><text>Any delay in making, or attempt to delay making, full payment for livestock by a covered payer in accordance with this section, including any such delay or attempt to delay for the purpose of, or that results in, extending the required period of payment under this section, shall be considered an unfair practice in violation of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idad18af98442e40338e5b8a0329c2bbfc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section limits the meaning of the term <term>unfair practice</term> as used in this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ide05999f5b6cf4764afa036a9841a1967"><enum>12106.</enum><header>Animal disease regional export ban agreements</header><subsection id="idCB1431487A0D4F348627985EFFFE6150"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8304">7 U.S.C. 8304</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idFEB1ACF348AB482FA33FEE5B387E6289"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98891CF716694A058ECB2D5E3B5CB6FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC473C8F5C7642938CB08739A616395F"><subsection id="idCE591B716ADE40A7A87B41EBF3E3D50B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Engagement with key export markets</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f2300e4a6254178b484dad0836ee8de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, in coordination with the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, may preemptively negotiate, to the extent practicable, regionalization agreements regarding outbreaks of known animal disease threats with the governments of countries with key export markets for any animal, article, or associated means of conveyance from the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc9f8973b3414aa394d039fe08741e04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A negotiation carried out under paragraph (1) is encouraged to take into account accepted global research advances.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7193d90482b34d9f965124f90e3ed509"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fdcba7ef08c4f9d8d45df96156b8e3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limits the ability of the Secretary to negotiate trade agreements; or </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc54a2c213be746a4a4ab48c178c15c4b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the Secretary to condition other trade agreements on the inclusion of language relating to regionalization as described in subsection (d)(1) of section 10405 of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3804">7 U.S.C. 3804</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="id03C24515F7D14B7B864434299C601E34"><enum>12107.</enum><header>Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 216 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6916">7 U.S.C. 6916</external-xref>) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FAA1614FF3C41359029262DB6224F42"><section id="id6C4DC5989A3F4A748129F034BF688D05"><enum>217.</enum><header>Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters</header><subsection id="ida1117015cf1b46fdb1baacdace94c930"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department an office, to be known as the <quote>Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters</quote> (referred to in this section as the <term>Office</term>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id7f01d6cb39d442238018660c067c6a25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special investigator for competition matters</header><text>The Office shall be headed by the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (referred to in this section as the <term>Special Investigator</term>), who shall be a senior career employee appointed by the Secretary. </text></subsection><subsection id="idf272d1e4408e495bbf040d5856ae1730"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Special Investigator shall—</text><paragraph id="idbf0dc4eb38a64191a91e72f3b50de53b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use all available tools, including subpoenas, to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/181">7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>), by packers and live poultry dealers with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agriculture sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd85f018c375e4b1198fef145a87c8aa9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a Department liaison to, and act in consultation with, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbccc4547fa24c8e80df5f10b6878abf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>act in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security with respect to national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd52300a538bb487d97fe34ff148a03bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id68C0196DCD474A1CB7FD9F30D02662B3" changed="not-changed"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in carrying out paragraphs (1) through (4), coordinate with the Office of the General Counsel and the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22b76e718ea64668a7ce05412a9f13fa"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prosecutorial authority</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE898A0291E8540F88FC1B1D6CAAE924A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding title 28, United States Code, the Special Investigator shall have the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/181">7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>), against a packer or a live poultry dealer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC573D6C5EA2F4C049B16C03F3071CCD7" changed="not-changed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>With respect to any action brought under this section in Federal district court, the Special Investigator shall notify the Attorney General. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id682C31A9B58E4DBA8D2606445A50CDE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section alters the authority of the Secretary to issue a subpoena pursuant to the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/181">7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2201257FFA534DA2A62B1127C8053DFD" changed="not-changed"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on scope</header><text>The Special Investigator may not bring an action under this section with respect to an entity that is not regulated under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/181">7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id2ea2ed778a664e0288e86799ecc73d27"><enum>12108.</enum><header>Product of USA label</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The final rule of the Food Safety and Inspection Service entitled <quote>Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims</quote> (89 Fed. Reg. 19470 (March 18, 2024)) shall have the force and effect of law.</text></section><section id="id336df95f697f4a3187febec5323672d8"><enum>12109.</enum><header>Cattle contracts library</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 is amended—</text><paragraph id="id62F63C013AC840E09379248302FAEC6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 223 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1635f">7 U.S.C. 1635f</external-xref>) as section 224; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id449D84DD94374027A2267474BCD0F518"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after section 222 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1635e">7 U.S.C. 1635e</external-xref>) the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63803685DFD34069975EEC5D8B7C7123"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45f1fe99d00645f09618146700c486d6"><enum>223.</enum><header>Cattle contracts library</header><subsection id="idce952d0f605b43c6b8554bca340b35e1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish and maintain, through the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting program, a library or catalog (referred to in this section as the <quote>library</quote>), of each type of covered contract entered into between packers and producers for the purchase of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery), including any schedules of premiums or discounts associated with the covered contract.</text></subsection><subsection id="id31588cbed5bf4c1f96cf17947e38d46c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information collection</header><paragraph id="id9c2cf010dd974f4da897739d4b549460"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To maintain the library, the Secretary shall obtain information from each packer on each type of existing covered contract of the packer by requiring a filing or other form of information submission from each packer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbba00c1e6b0742dbbb1138f2b3d47f45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract information</header><text>Information submitted to the Secretary by a packer under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each existing covered contract of a packer—</text><subparagraph id="id83db01fd7382411fb3e80f13b277327e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type of contract;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02381866879f4335a0eb1ffd3dae6957"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the duration of the contract;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1717865fcc8a42f58eb60c4b79737ab7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of the contract terms;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0960a071ab5e4fb29823b465d5f7f64e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provisions in the contract that may affect the price of cattle covered by the contract, including schedules, premiums and discounts, financing and risk-sharing arrangements, and transportation arrangements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc45143d42572495b81769e203540a30b"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the total number of cattle covered by the contract solely committed to the packer each week within the 6-month and 12-month periods following the date of the contract and the percentage of cattle each week that may vary for delivery or nondelivery at the discretion of the packer, organized by reporting region or in such other manner as the Secretary may determine;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfb029f381e44a84a00f5297ae0cc640"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in the case of a contract in which a specific number of cattle are not solely committed to the packer—</text><clause id="iddc92380971824af4b55f98a881b03432"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an indication that the contract is an open commitment; and</text></clause><clause id="ide7343e7588d0452888850113b0188412"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any weekly, monthly, annual, or other limitations or requirements on the number of cattle that may be delivered to the packer under the contract, including the percentage of cattle that may vary for delivery or nondelivery in a given time period at the discretion of the packer; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27c9566b3de64006a661901e49c2aa2a"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a description of the provisions in the contract that provide for expansion in the numbers of fed cattle to be delivered under the contract for the 6-month and 12-month periods following the date of the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id02d6bca6c8f54b7083f1baf437ba0559"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of information</header><paragraph id="idc6705709fd824226b827575a3d6322c8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available to producers and other interested persons information (including the information described in subsection (b)(2)), in a user-friendly format, on the types of covered contracts in the library, including notice (on a real-time basis, if practicable) of the types of covered contracts that are entered into between packers and producers for the purchase of fed cattle.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id88ab81e470134722af1cb793320b8d6e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monthly report</header><subparagraph id="id751b90da34c245af937e2f11a7dbd55c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the library is established, the Secretary shall make the information obtained each month in the library available in a monthly report to producers and other interested persons.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide295211e3c434b05bcdc8dab7324b2e8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The monthly report described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text><clause id="id0506639bab99403c8eb99469b14f676d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>based on the information collected under subsection (b)(2)(E), an estimate by the Secretary of the total number of fed cattle committed under covered contracts for delivery to packers within the 6-month and 12-month periods following the date of the report, organized by reporting region and type of contract;</text></clause><clause id="id3f304903a8b046c48f46a719f29a6980"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on the information collected under subsection (b)(2)(F), the number of covered contracts with an open commitment and any weekly, monthly, annual, or other limitations or requirements on the number of cattle that may be delivered under such contracts, including the percentage of cattle that may vary for delivery or nondelivery in a given time period at the discretion of the packer; and</text></clause><clause id="idcec40c9dca00476d91074ac16cf5acca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>based on the information collected under subsection (b)(2)(G), an estimate by the Secretary of the total maximum number of fed cattle that may be delivered within the 6-month and 12-month periods following the date of the report, organized by reporting region and type of contract.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb5062be9485a4b03aa2c113371627c73"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maintenance of library</header><text>Information in the library about types of contracts that are no longer offered or in use shall be removed from the library.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida002efbaf6594a42a4148ef6899ab873"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The reporting requirements for packers under this section shall be subject to the confidentiality protections provided under section 251.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida6566144d48647fe9337990ac2f2bc74"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Violations</header><text>It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Act for any packer to willfully fail or refuse—</text><paragraph id="id7663000fecc344fe9f8e8a393f5a57ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide to the Secretary accurate information required under this section; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a025b673407424a9327ac55dd5131bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to comply with any other requirement of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id820899dbf6e5475b8bdf8bcc2c547254"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id24f216f14dea4a6e91bd92cbdc37d6e9"><enum>12110.</enum><header>Livestock consolidation research</header><subsection id="id436043ed216b4f91878126d0e340f985"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which each latest Census of Agriculture is made publicly available, the Administrator of the Economic Research Service shall publish a report on consolidation and concentration in the livestock industry, including—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b8cca03acf64490a4260f021e9167ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in the size and location of ranches, farms, processing facilities, and packers throughout the United States; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb814b6242b14c9fafd15c2a74aa31b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of the changes described in paragraph (1) on farmers, ranchers, and downstream consumers, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50dc7b03752e42daa47f607e60389e1c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>financial impacts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25a529010e45424bbe9cd730c5fe85f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>market entry impacts; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id649bd4f35dd24b9688bcdf20f6cfee1a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>access to resources and inputs, including processing facilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1c74d3536a041e3ac941b98e814d2b9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sources of information</header><text>In preparing a report under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Economic Research Service shall draw on data available to the Secretary of Agriculture, including the Census of Agriculture, inspection records of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the packing plant data of the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide866b355e98f4c27bad6e6d4d919648d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report organization</header><text>The report under subsection (a) shall separate information on beef cattle by cow-calf and fed cattle operations.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95dc204cd7264e0f8bc9125ca4ec2406"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>A report published under subsection (a) shall not contain any confidential business information.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9c2b35005e024849a2e2ae37f1ad5c39" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definition of livestock</header><text>In this section, the term <term>livestock</term> includes beef, dairy, pork, lamb, and poultry production (including broilers, eggs, and turkeys). </text></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id215e3249803046cb9afd7d5be1dea83c" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>B</enum><header>Historically Underserved Producers</header><section id="idad84b8678bb24928bda69f93aaa2deac" commented="no"><enum>12201.</enum><header>Farming opportunities training and outreach</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b2c4f989d47443c97fe73a93b46ad9c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id114d0f1feb68471a97625459ee59c3d1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f482e424a984c00b47de238f93b025a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida04e73fdd7ec40a4a595247e489de7f3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Secretary of Agriculture</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4b4a62d9f8a4aed843a5aa132a0fce0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf301708092514d5e844a7158c07e95c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68e0d800b3c042829d133b2625aeb5d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, including those efforts to resolve ownership and succession on farmland that has multiple owners</quote> after <quote>programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idace3e944514345cab3523455ef8712a0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting <quote>, including by providing interpretation and translation services when appropriate</quote> before <quote>; and</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5be7b83848d241d787bbdf6b41af8a11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1644b088a2cf470596beb6098ee00821"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33ea14a0407340f2abea0a9ca22af778"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d2192cf87f84c0e8ea5ec7cd854d60b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>services,</quote> and inserting <quote>services (including interpretation and translation services),</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id7c6c287e45fd43ee89a7eb015e6a4862" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, including strategies to resolve ownership and succession on land that has multiple owners</quote> after <quote>strategies</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id433a9406ec80491ab14d33baa0d0b916" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3951c30755fd4d54985d6cf75661ad16"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>ranchers acquire</quote> and inserting the following: “ranchers—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892E0521CB294EA7BB904C4001E0C3C1"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id380d3e39fab64eb5a8046434c1ef18bf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquire</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bc05e1a6a224b0989b2777a19da38b3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as so designated), by adding <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bfb6b61be1f4a1f8014ed4c9750dd47"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D6D1C9023D44C2C96FA3903CDC94C57"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51f99f47e7284d078aef5666f21877d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with other land access issues;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32850e5afd5348ea929d3d2ab07bc5af"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (l)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id075caee99035487b903f809123f4afdc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida49e8d7d7a2f4e61bab5d4645e57aa4b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc58f94b584744efaaec727f692ac2daa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2023</quote> and inserting the following: “each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024; and</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1E80DA9E1E04F1C8F5BABAE0522A806"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b63fb12d9ae433fb58a6f7efb7ad7cf"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2025</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id750361378cbd44bdaecdccc4d91a4e2b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34ff78512a204b9fbcba2216ac03653e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c58ccdda244662910a91b841d27378"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 226B(d) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6934">7 U.S.C. 6934(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf625ad81b6974166b5ac94603ffd860e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d02fc144ee2415cac17264227f2b08e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc4d3caead8b548519b449cc7878c862d" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 201(a)(3)(D) of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6712">7 U.S.C. 6712(a)(3)(D)</external-xref>), is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A33A56ED5F54907957FEAFADA2B41FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26D8518CD10A454EB61101B9BA4D28BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279)).</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a))).</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id920107DC98484B95809EA71F07E29FD8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 1235(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">16 U.S.C. 3835(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id456C7298FA87404A9BD2AD3F546FB3A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAD27A4143224DCC90F8C00CAFC11D82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279(e))),</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a))),</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id529E86A548084E2486E4CA2A2D995FCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1240B(d)(4)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(4)(A)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FF6384E1CE845549DB54B4A784BB495"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44C265F92F4A448A8F126A57AB96D68D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279(e))),</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a))),</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id319373F69FFF4457AA60F13F76463488"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section 1241(h)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(h)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60672D53A42D42C184D4EE296C60A905"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F6F2199E5974A2B9FDF03D9AC11DCDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279(e)))</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a)))</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13D4C410E5AB4F858260EABDB003F2C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 1244(a)(2)(E) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3844">16 U.S.C. 3844(a)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCCC033AC639445BE8C0BF80071C39C96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2501(e)</quote> and inserting <quote>2501(a)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58CCEF0453EB47DC9D3610A3A280C81C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2279(e))).</quote> and inserting <quote>2279(a))).</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id71676c65536d4d1fb209bc04d02e3087" commented="no"><enum>12202.</enum><header>Strengthening the transparency and accountability report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2501A(c)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279-1">7 U.S.C. 2279–1(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id603f36cc550a4d9b8bd5d022bfc25c75" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC18F7F015CA8420E9F743220545EEEAD"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b5a9c8a1ebb438ea4745bbc885979e6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52dfb92e352347a1a431f215996b99dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72F0D151097449B5A33921233F821213"><subparagraph id="id6bc76b0933db44c6a151c7cbd37e998e" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Office of Customer Experience and the Office of Digital Service, ensure that the design of the report described in paragraph (3) is user-friendly, such that the data in the report is easy for users to use and analyze.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id679c176857d546a481e8cefe5ac97fe4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5e36070bfe04dc98b60622e837c23ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the report described in paragraph (3); or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ee7cf0cb2b5457b888a4ebc4f067fd5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the web address of the website described in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id9b22fb3ca6444c56b732d340bd656316" commented="no"><enum>12203.</enum><header>USDA Ombudsperson</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62153914218146cdb1f2e21139526282"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A099B3B3EB6487FBF0E8D7136C40682"><section id="ide1a7264c031c4e61a33d120288052171" commented="no"><enum>224B.</enum><header>USDA Ombudsperson</header><subsection id="id3758a0da73d54ef0833dd0216beec114" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fb75f9216d4485cbfed3b679dbc27e8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of USDA Ombudsperson (referred to in this section as the <quote>Ombudsperson</quote>), which shall be a career reserved position (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) in the Senior Executive Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddfa8ac625dc04e6ead4ecd803d7aca49" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent position</header><text>The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure the independence of the Ombudsperson within the Department, including ensuring that the Ombudsperson shall be independent of other Department agencies and offices. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d9c27fbc1f7482f9bf0a56358d01932" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The Ombudsperson shall have—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82038a46e2e84f60af80805828c154bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a background in civil rights and agriculture; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide578bb0c5754431d99e3291c72b54ac1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>comprehensive knowledge of or experience working with the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id102e2823337440a7b797cca7cc4177ab" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The functions of the Ombudsperson shall be—</text><paragraph id="idaf53e401718b4727b0e3ff16efe76dba" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with navigating agencies and offices within the Department, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb48753945b1d4b248a84032604398f67"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the civil rights offices within the farm production and conservation mission area and the Forest Service; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4e39a713f6a4a428275f81ebe253dc9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3865d37eebb844df909a5a90877a3196" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to work with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights to review progress of complaints referred by the Ombudsperson; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77c0e1fdf8674ce4bb5fdfb5f48b5723" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to track the response of the Department to, and the progress of the Department with respect to implementing, recommendations made by Department advisory committees, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08ed836aa35a45edb1f00d2034bdadb4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a017891050e47618b5b1a93c609649f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Tribal Advisory Committee; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91ff5243f50a405eadf91746fe6e7297"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ab7352be79d4612b9b5d65f624ebb69"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure that the functions performed by the Ombudsperson are complementary to existing functions within the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4264159152bc4ba2a436dcb02def4485" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Referrals</header><paragraph id="id9dd915c96fbf4dd3993016458adc5fa0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Office of the inspector general</header><text>The Ombudsperson shall refer to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department systemic issues that may affect the program delivery by the Department to members of protected classes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3f30db6c1b9544b3b22485e308f4d4f2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office of civil rights</header><text>The Ombudsperson shall refer individual complaints of discrimination to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for processing.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc68ef9a3450b41a49bf7ebf690970a4b" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><paragraph id="id108a3b6adbf84344b60cbfe9aa971b92" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 31, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Ombudsperson shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, without prior comment or amendment from the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Department, or any officer or employee of the Office of Management and Budget, a report that describes the activities of the Ombudsperson during the preceding fiscal year, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2e8aa343eaf4257958acb4fb5599d84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of program complaints received by the Ombudsperson;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc109255aec3342bea481da43285e6eb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of program complaints referred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights by the Ombudsperson; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7623fb29956f48e18bd543cd0be1fdd0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the final determinations of the complaints described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cbbcba3dfe2423aa40071a6a2fd743b" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The annual report described in paragraph (1) shall be made publicly available on the website of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72fc56b3df37418987082e57cbf9fb1e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id3b90b97fbeed45b590c82d8fe92b6870"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out this section, to remain available until expended. <pagebreak></pagebreak></text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc36ca138398743c79073dca8c9fd1bf1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="ide82f07f8bee94653947e113587235319" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by redesignating section 225 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6925">7 U.S.C. 6925</external-xref>) (relating to the Food Access Liaison) as section 224A.</text></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id21863C190E324DB9B0B10D0137D68252"><enum>12204.</enum><header>Farmland ownership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12607(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204i">7 U.S.C. 2204i(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id23D17EB33DB0466E85178F44D92B4B68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>of</quote> before <quote>fiscal</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBCB060993E674A3F968E8CCFA1CEF920" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="HC81A5D7EF0044A3798438EE8CF1FE369"><enum>12205.</enum><header>Civil rights accountability for USDA employees</header><subsection id="HE2DCAFDE52A440A99B5CAEB4E8AD9592"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31c842f12fbc49a7b1b5e0bbb05a171d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Corrective action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>corrective action</term> means any action taken to respond to any covered action, violation, or misconduct that—</text><subparagraph id="HB0EE269A0EBB43278FBEFDADF411D821"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would enhance civil rights at the Department of Agriculture, including any policy or programmatic changes to prevent similar misconduct from occurring in the future; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H606C9A61EF67424FA624062DBBFD75B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include disciplinary actions, including—</text><clause id="HD576131126BC41BDAAC4946DFF12034D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>removal from Federal service;</text></clause><clause id="H440A1AAC416848F29917ABB53CF6905F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>suspension without pay;</text></clause><clause id="H52212A7EA49345DC85D53A9EFCCAFF87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any reduction in grade or pay; and</text></clause><clause id="H045D90899C344F07AAB3749B2D201CAE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a letter of reprimand. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7E532438A5743779DD948E985E9F08A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered action, violation, or misconduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered action, violation, or misconduct</term> means a discriminatory action, a retaliatory action, harassment, a civil rights violation, or related misconduct, including the following:</text><subparagraph id="H0CE913CC8A9B468DA0744B20C4B4CE1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Failure to provide a receipt for service in accordance with section 2501A(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279-1">7 U.S.C. 2279–1(e)</external-xref>) to any current or prospective applicant for, or participant in, a Department of Agriculture program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF26F47B9B553483C8CD6874DABEFE67F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Providing an inaccurate receipt for service under such section 2501A(e) to any such current or prospective applicant or participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17438AA7B3054CAF9F0CF54631C5F296"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Failure to provide appropriate information regarding relevant programs and services at the Department of Agriculture, when requested by any such current or prospective applicant or participant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A4F0E03976740D480509F5FE077B785"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Failure to timely process applications or otherwise delaying program services to any such current or prospective applicant or participant. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B8B310BC0354A9A9DBF9CCFB14EE428"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken with respect to any official or employee of the Department of Agriculture who has been found to have engaged in any covered action, violation, or misconduct while in the course of the employment of such official or employee or in administering a Department of Agriculture program or service—</text><paragraph id="H366ACD528C984A7BAEDAEF78C824F038"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in any administrative finding by the Department of Agriculture, including any final agency decision issued by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and any civil rights compliance review or misconduct investigation conducted by the Department of Agriculture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF371F6F02CF748219E2B3E1628961822"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in any Federal administrative or judicial proceeding;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H44A5116561F54AE59D33003D02FC476B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in any settlement with respect to civil rights;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D58494760E54251A0BC90029C5A6167"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in any audit or investigation conducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AEBEF69479A451A9ED6C7C72F3FCC73"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in any investigation conducted by the Office of the Special Counsel.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id24fd03b6eb4b46f88ea013ee8702c3f5"><enum>12206.</enum><header>Equitable relief recommendations by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</header><subsection id="ida0d6ae4b5dae4b8bb6964938a0f7b9cd"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Equitable relief from ineligibility for loans, payments, or other benefits</header><text>Section 1613 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7996">7 U.S.C. 7996</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id35fa7b752ccf43dfa88e19537b24236f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (k), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf7e44999a264dbe9233c06461a569d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c87fdb4971447d5b56e6f73e8d6d3c2"><subsection id="idd7a9fe5a136a4131b2e64bde5e2cf04b"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Equitable relief recommendations by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</header><paragraph id="id13412d97a31f42d38a6e5cbcb30e20f0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or a designee of the Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, if no Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is appointed and confirmed in accordance with section 218(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6918">7 U.S.C. 6918(b)</external-xref>)) may recommend that the Secretary grant relief in accordance with subsections (b) through (d) to a participant who files a civil rights program complaint.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f08628d274d40d394d912b0345d0576"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decisions</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a written explanation describing in detail why equitable relief was not granted to a participant who filed a civil rights program complaint if the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) makes a recommendation to the Secretary to grant relief to that participant in accordance with paragraph (1) and such relief was not granted.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id574e6744566a45e7b34ade7086409e01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other authority</header><text>The authority provided to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) under this subsection is in addition to any other applicable authority and does not limit other authority provided to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights by law or by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c3cd38728c0415baffde9dd797bcdb0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph id="id203721777104438eb5a8316fa6526b0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and (e)</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting <quote>and (e), the number of recommendations for equitable relief under subsection (f), and the dispositions of those requests and those recommendations;</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb52e4fda54ba4131998b61a8eb265f8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>for equitable relief</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>and recommendations for equitable relief under section 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008a">7 U.S.C. 2008a</external-xref>) and the disposition of those requests and those recommendations.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id56f82fea5b754fccbe28932418eba884" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Equitable relief for actions taken in good faith</header><text>Section 366 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008a">7 U.S.C. 2008a</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id45137bdc55394af69b8e6c20aafa5154" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1593d79c403e4a5ca8e8ecfd0882db38"><subsection id="id97c633521b844cd89b13989817d53e11" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may only provide relief to a farmer or rancher under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the farmer or rancher—</text><paragraph id="idaf663d80f6c246e597f51fd0ac5e5265" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acted in good faith and relied on an action of, or the advice of, the Secretary (including any authorized representative of the Secretary) to the detriment of the farming or ranching operation of the farmer or rancher; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ac00c113540439ba3ea81623ab79971" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3363f839186d44ad9788be9a8bc665a3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>failed to comply fully with the requirements to receive a loan described in subsection (a)(1), but made a good faith effort to comply with the requirements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4a848f9cd2a4f1f80cdd40a418120a4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is otherwise in compliance with the eligibility requirements for a direct farm ownership loan under subtitle A, a direct operating loan under subtitle B, or an emergency loan under subtitle C.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id843d7cbc1d4742b199839c7755c0a483"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd321f90cd7ab438b9592d3e5171aae19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc232ecedd5f44d4a9cba6f00ef455fa"><subsection id="id1b600190a7d64572aa48a38c8607dc34"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Equitable relief recommendations by the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</header><paragraph id="id96877133a0ce47ecb05dd2d8a3ff6399"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or a designee of the Secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, if no Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is appointed and confirmed in accordance with section 218(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6918">7 U.S.C. 6918(b)</external-xref>)) may recommend that the Secretary grant relief in accordance with subsections (a) through (d) to an individual who files a complaint with respect to civil rights regarding a direct farm ownership, operating, or emergency loan under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id167193941fd24a89a2ad23576792f2ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decisions</header><text>The Secretary shall provide a written explanation describing in detail why equitable relief was not granted to an individual who filed a complaint described in paragraph (1) if the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) makes a recommendation to the Secretary to grant relief to the individual in accordance with paragraph (1) and such relief was not granted.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id922ac3fa441c42a0a6c8b270932f8432"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other authority</header><text>The authority provided to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (or the designee of the Secretary) under this subsection is in addition to any other applicable authority and does not limit other authority provided to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights by law or by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3b0500e98e3d4b69a2e807f7377bfcbd" commented="no"><enum>12207.</enum><header>Advisory committee improvements and transparency</header><subsection id="idc885df81e3cf42acbb73d9a11286d5a2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Minority Farmer Advisory Committee</header><text>Section 14008 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8048ca2862ab4bedbdda051ae5247efb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id539ccd883f2b43b7a4f2762827bc93d7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, and make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to</quote> after <quote>Secretary on</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f62f497e87c43798f7b28c4fb904eb1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide21c21306ae640f0a1c0595d601e7881"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb781978598f648d8bc70b61efba299af"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id4E04E71F1FAF42B58180A5B3F571E9FD" style="OLC" act-name=""><paragraph id="id3D332BFD1F684FA4AC0D0A66D8BF6FD7" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ways to eliminate systemic issues and barriers that contribute to limited participation among minority farmers and ranchers in such programs; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64d99cfec6594edbad76b080943ef75a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engagement with community-based organizations, civil rights organizations, institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations to improve outreach and technical assistance to minority farmers and ranchers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a50f32f8d5c48d18fc75bdb6933d30f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6CB574BDB164E8AB2C8858408BBE523"><subsection id="id09cfc420e0f847248fb7f93f6001b448" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><paragraph id="id26596a796b5d41008c563a8cdb4ba2f2" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text><subparagraph id="id323afcc4ae5a4bc28f71114dccbfebb1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the advice provided and recommendations made to the Secretary under subsection (b) during the previous year;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda956b6c5984480aa1e07ccc9443c085" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the activities of the Committee during the previous year; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b3493624bc94608b0f40d1f335bc45c" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8c932fe2d7864e50a0db841be89d62ee" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Response from the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a written response to that report to the Committee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id981E744CB9324E3B8A8B294944551C67" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph (1) and the written responses under paragraph (2) publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0885286db6c343fca316a2ebb8fd18e5" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory committee on beginning farmers and ranchers</header><text>Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1929">7 U.S.C. 1929</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/554">Public Law 102–554</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc76a34c0c3ad4339b812020f8a378f02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5676dd9ccf394212a162312e5f2a8dc0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(referred to in this subsection as the <term>Advisory Committee</term>)</quote> after <quote>Ranchers’</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80ebd4785edd43eca6c79cef9bf6b4e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA634CD1A777540DABB85A88917F74861"><subparagraph id="idb7d2be4451cd46598d29f6fa65ccf0af" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improvements to—</text><clause id="id2ed149ab6cb6439bbb82e64ca15a0789" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the program of coordinated assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers under section 309(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1929">7 U.S.C. 1929(i)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id0d45b34bdedb41db89f04ed81db8b1d9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Grant Program under section 2501(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(d)</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="ide021d57af25144b48264e1215dddc1d6" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>direct operating loans under subtitle B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.</external-xref>) provided to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 343(a) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>));</text></clause><clause id="id32fa992de8a246d698baf95e4d1ea6f8" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Local Agriculture Market Program under section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1627c">7 U.S.C. 1627c</external-xref>); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2b26ee6415e04bbc903b5b28fa01c6cb"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other programs administered by the Department of Agriculture with the potential to serve primarily beginning farmers and ranchers, as identified by the Advisory Committee;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided74c19fafcf4efc9c344d76e1beabac" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>methods of maximizing the number of new farming and ranching opportunities created through the programs described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idce6e49f62c6e408aae4da83f9ea903ea" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other methods of creating new farming or ranching opportunities.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id113c98e08d5e4cc4b63a7691b6d87345"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>Farmers Home Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm Service Agency</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0db93a99b4c4a1ba02b4737057e72f2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34C9C4A9A6CA410998A1DA8FB448CC58"><paragraph id="idb41bd2d9e1fd4f51bc6ff8ea8ba4637d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc78897cfc3384546ae5f37e9d5130284"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4e4cec6e75c411f85e660a7f2f1c5fe"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the advice provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1) during the previous year;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb60d8859cd684fa5abeca6e32d746e74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities of the Advisory Committee during the previous year; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bdd106ad998461fb68c5716001abb67"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc43fde3b89564519918fc83e3aaf1949" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Response from the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit a written response to that report to the Advisory Committee.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id88dc58b47f634912bda3d85a8918d0be" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report under subparagraph (A) and the written responses under subparagraph (B) publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1169dff146404106b583c707024cc3fa"><enum>12208.</enum><header>Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production</header><subsection id="id86e51e355b86454f9e51dd517e109c08"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office</header><text>Section 222(a) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idca9dec508c1f4ae3bc369cd1eda136ea"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><subparagraph id="id4a33d5cbc6fd42ae8709058ee9ee7300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8688f40f85b4ea8b910da62e4256e1c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9357a160c8d94146946c28877a7e2f8a"><subparagraph id="id9a3b915f170b49cc98bd0d24787152f5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing guidance on barriers to business establishment and operation;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05a208f250f44138a361c022c937ef75"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c5f0217f02f440d8fc47af0ca1eceee"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida62b01d2430741e2b0bf58b0d4c2aa44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding the following at the end:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefd8c0e2771c4712bdebef36feaa4170"><subclause id="ide0984dc5110d47479a4d7cb1808c13c8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>promoting conservation techniques unique to urban agriculture and urban environmental impacts.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id66a79511a27f4daaa3308e715b27cc4d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67A95BF1D3DB4900A64C4D8427163261"><paragraph id="idf6f6a733a0af4b67bcfa221d516040b9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcecbe24daf14541bb21b395664962b1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means any of the following:</text><clause id="ideb768c9c7f0e404492e2167b0bae6d22"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization.</text></clause><clause id="idd6a00e85525b4659917965063725f340"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>An agricultural cooperative.</text></clause><clause id="idb40d43041cd1493d810379637d8cfe52"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text></clause><clause id="id291745d3cdd342cc98b67cb8d36bfb6f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb371221861f84f2a9a74e9da99868baf"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other Tribal entity (as determined by the Secretary).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11fdc264a87542f098a49c92d90a8c72"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39de01af0e97408bbbb9236f029ec057"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>An agricultural producer group, farmer or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled producer-based business venture (as determined by the Secretary).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8113d70467641bfbf037a1530c78baa"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Any school that serves any of grades kindergarten through grade 12.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc21658821f244c0ca2e2d872f0482f54"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0417d0e72b5e4f599e49858338d2efda"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities to support the implementation of 1 or more responsibilities described in paragraph (4) through outreach, education, technical assistance, or other activities that support the expansion and success of urban agriculture and innovative production operations.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe172baf886e4b02982bac2dfd9bf5f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Streamlining</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall utilize any existing cooperative agreements or collaborations with eligible entities to fulfill the responsibilities described in paragraph (4) effectively and efficiently.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2600373ae31746339ba7b2d6c8919d4e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In entering into cooperative agreements under subparagraph (B), the Director shall give priority to cooperative agreements with an eligible entity that—</text><clause id="id21966aed1ddb41cb8a54019c6c1c1622"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serves geographic areas with high concentrations of urban or suburban farms;</text></clause><clause id="id9c861cbb46e8460e8f47efef8820029a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has established relationships with, or a history of serving, historically underserved populations;</text></clause><clause id="id0751bebb8f9340b5a17592ade3f50c42"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has experience working with individuals with limited English proficiency; or</text></clause><clause id="idb2ae36ad9c3041acab146ac16a533803"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>demonstrates experience providing urban agriculture technical assistance in their geographic region.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddfbd96c74bd44cfdb5b6398cd6212fc5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Microgrants</header><clause id="id8f8c2effa2c449d0b16916e1490a14b6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible entity may use funds from a cooperative agreement established under this paragraph to provide microgrants to urban and innovative producers for purchases of farm and production equipment, water infrastructure, or other investments to support the growth of the farm or farm business of the urban or innovative producer.</text></clause><clause id="ida012c3cf5f3047e4b42647667fd17bd6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>An urban or innovative producer receiving a microgrant under clause (i) may not use the grant for the purchase or construction of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id778483dd11f94bf29fc39bc05ab1ebe7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a building;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d5d8382eb894a709c00ca04199e7d3f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">general purpose equipment; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7069200d0b5e4ed79a11ed0ff63d2e0c"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonagricultural structure.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc842ee22cd324981a9d3baab6cf4c4b7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id457bfb8b47b3434d85d49b8aaddabb45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>1 year after the date on which the Committee is established, and every 2 years through 2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and every 2 years thereafter through 2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2f315f2af785411593af8251381b31ce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)(A), by striking <quote>the date that</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>September 30, 2029.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id900ccad140bc4ba8afc124c5fe23204f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Section 222 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD24AFF32A91D4EEC9B414BAD21CA90AF"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fbce143e7584ce2a3a7a7b07f4debee"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header><paragraph id="iddb0093f1182b40ed9a8aac06d1be548d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><subparagraph id="id7b4fa7acf3cf4882bab076cbcfa615e9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall award competitive grants to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production, such as community gardens, urban farms, rooftop farms, indoor farms, controlled-environment agriculture, urban agroforestry, and vertical production.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5aeeb230f0b24956a561b9afaa3a720b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding competitive grants under this subsection, the Director shall prioritize projects that improve access to local foods in areas where access to fresh, healthy food is limited.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7b0298ad3d8417f8d1569a0f61d2479"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1)(A) is any of the following:</text><subparagraph id="ida5e8723e6bc14ef9aaa433a22c7bacac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id744f6ffa3e2a457fa1d24690b6a81c08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81940F637B9E4EC0A61C9A2298B5BACC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37CDC59C1A1D48BFB2AC7AA5E8E7B852"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other Tribal entity (as determined by the Secretary). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5285899087d4ab98f43a11f2e5c3f37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73657f7a7976496ca34426877f1230f7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An agricultural producer group, farmer or rancher cooperative, or majority-controlled producer-based business venture (as determined by the Secretary).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e4312159a9f4919920ab19c15ea37d7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any school that serves any of grades kindergarten through grade 12.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id6c0cd4e2705b41109b1831d11d65623f" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Urban and suburban committees</header><text>Section 222(d) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc8fb22e0e5446d1abb30388a1ae7316"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Pilot projects</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Projects</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5884cc98350d48aa964bac4027876461"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD58C0C80A4964FD7A0D40C7CF4650EFC"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14e13b2de2ab4b50b98c1f3f1cceb662"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Urban and suburban committees</header><subparagraph id="id1ccbfa5256094f499adb9f21800fbd96" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of urban and suburban committee</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>urban and suburban committee</term> means a county committee in an urban or suburban area established under—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85F84644ECA04F06A5411713D5831EBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">this subparagraph (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>) before that date of enactment; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20CF5802CDFD447A8D04D67222BE19FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subparagraph (B)(ii) on or after that date of enactment. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1d99b84a4c9412d88d36b682415a8cd" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance and establishment of urban and suburban committees</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id611b12a8dc284cfaaec01387fd9037b1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Maintenance of existing urban and suburban committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall maintain—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9eb635b5fdde4c5a9404460eb3b3a935"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each urban and suburban committee existing as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b5436c287024afca60b473ad46d98e9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>each urban and suburban committee established under clause (ii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3d8387c6797e40378c58cd0e010a0fd5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Establishment of new urban and suburban committees</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, and annually thereafter, as appropriate, the Secretary shall establish new urban and suburban committees in accordance with subparagraph (C).</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d496314604a4824a9c1587729f6e8f7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Physical office locations for urban and suburban committees</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each urban and suburban committee has a physical office location to service the needs of urban, suburban, or innovative agricultural producers.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1479e81135eb48609612676b7d544390" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirements for maintenance and establishment of urban and suburban committees</header><clause id="idd7d6f7a0f13046339427580c45cbb44b" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The maintenance and establishment of urban and suburban committees under subparagraph (B) shall be carried out in accordance with section 8(b)(5)(B) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590h">16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)(B)</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="idb6130b2c543f420889026ef500d43566" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Stakeholder input</header><text>In determining where to establish a new urban and suburban committee under subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary shall consider feedback from local stakeholders on the need for a new urban and suburban committee in the applicable area.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a15358bad7d4f71ba6d7bdb0356a14e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Purpose of urban and suburban committees</header><text>The purpose of an urban and suburban committee shall be—</text><clause id="ideaa88be478c94c279cd7d3a9c813d61e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to operate in an urban or suburban area with a high concentration of urban, suburban, or innovative farms;</text></clause><clause id="iddfa4a4c164fd4db5aee5823baa5928ba"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to carry out the responsibilities described in subparagraph (G); and</text></clause><clause id="idf7d2e7580ee945e8af215c21a3def829"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to operate with a committee membership that is fairly representative of the producers in the applicable urban or suburban area.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81fdb771f27f41c6b7fc4c4062e391a5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Offices of urban and suburban committees</header><clause id="id7abd157f8c9b48feacf64914ae0e2377"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Structure</header><text>The office of an urban and suburban committee shall be structured—</text><subclause id="idfa3e4a05dca6455285d7b7e1c500c158"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as a non-regional office that serves—</text><item id="id2f8552eaeaed44e28a482ac6d3948a58"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a single county;</text></item><item id="id5fdc94e83cbb4e51a7c2fb3440bee802"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a group of contiguous counties; or</text></item><item id="id90b424fe784149159d11732e22320fc0"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a contiguous area that includes portions of 2 or more counties; or</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id37fed8f39eee4c428020302daf502f2b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as a regional office that serves a group of noncontiguous urban or suburban areas that cover a region.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ide46eadf6f7e8455e8f6fcd052db0db24"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Minimum staff allocations in non-regional offices of urban and suburban committees</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39dc487538fe4c99975e6495d388738f"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The staff in the physical office of an urban and suburban committee structured as described in clause (i)(I) shall include, at a minimum—</text><item id="idbdfd05d2f33c47e5b534b2a02d7e9359"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>urban and suburban committee members based on whether the office serves a single county or multiple counties;</text></item><item id="id381ca1f618f44934a6d087fe9bf89930"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an Executive Director;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce7b636b3e9e471ca48c6dba7d7b6abe"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 employee of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text></item><item id="id49579204efce413abf03ef264ce564d7"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>subject to subclause (II), a farm loan officer; and</text></item><item id="id48e4a63da8054d2f84cb6fe15aa15bdc"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>such additional staff equal to the national average number of additional staff of county offices.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id002a8f13286f425b93b44c2a711ef545"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Farm loan officer</header><text>In lieu of having a farm loan officer on staff under subclause (I)(dd), the office of an urban and suburban committee may provide dedicated weekly, publicly advertised, office hours by a farm loan officer that is not on the staff of the urban and suburban committee.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idcfd59c001cea4d4cb71bca85fd6057f3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Minimum staff allocations in regional offices of urban and suburban committees</header><text>The staff in the physical office of an urban and suburban committee structured as described in clause (i)(II) shall include, at a minimum—</text><subclause id="id4f6e07c84b244e19a42dfb67c5aea7fd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>urban and suburban committee members, the number of which shall be based on standards established by the Secretary for combined county offices;</text></subclause><subclause id="idd8e6e45e8ace4e72a451084523a1b36d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an Executive Director of the office established in an area served by the urban and suburban committee;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida21b629e56b249c98c78e3cac6368b5c"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at least 2 employees of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2cde1d305884d02bd5fb6e7be6d989c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a farm loan officer; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idB3378CFA85ED4FD9BC27FA14667821F6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>such additional staff as are necessary to equal the national average number of staff present in combined offices nationwide.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id636d4f67298a4155a5343b946cffeb85"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Dedicated space for duty stations</header><subclause id="idec7a0faeeee243d2ba95d51c58e9ce5e"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The office of an urban and suburban committee shall maintain at least 1 dedicated, publicly accessible space in the area served by the urban and suburban committee—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4ce41e8c56e48509dd15513b06db858"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to act as the duty station for the staff of the office; and</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0d8f6777b8d403db3f4af2bd615e809"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at which the staff of the office may meet with and serve customers of the office.</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id6617cd465d7b436fbbc265615c51f245"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Acceptable forms</header><text>A dedicated space described in subclause (I) may be—</text><item id="ideb4ae3157ed7431d9e8cb04f5debc35a"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>a space colocated with the offices of—</text><subitem id="id9716b1aeb41646edab9300cbf75757c1"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>a State, local, or Tribal government; or</text></subitem><subitem id="id386531ea0cac4a7caa77022be88596b0"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization; or</text></subitem></item><item id="id6acf226f20e3405486aa3ff656358985"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a space, including a shared space, at which a staff member of the office is present at least 1 day each week pursuant to a rotational schedule type of arrangement.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided3f76eae7a047c9b748ba73222344b9"><enum>(F)</enum><header>State offices</header><clause id="idc7c9ba267b8e412fa06ee5b86ce11051"><enum>(i)</enum><header>States with multiple offices of urban and suburban committees</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6852cd10b7bd4733a57a04a86b14a46c"><enum>(I)</enum><header>District directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that an urban district director is stationed at each Farm Service Agency State office that serves a State in which more than 1 office described in subparagraph (E) is established.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide375c8a0803e46aa84ea777b57766978"><enum>(II)</enum><header>FSA State specialists</header><text>In order to provide specialized support for outreach and technical assistance to urban and suburban committees and offices established under this subsection, the Secretary may station a State specialist in the Farm Service Agency State office of a State described in subclause (I).</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92c8b0dec0d84cde95fe0ca884aabd62"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Service of multiple States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subclause (II), a State specialist stationed at a Farm Service Agency State office described in that subclause may serve 1 or more States described in clause (ii)(I) in addition to the State described in that subclause.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idc8f12dfaaddf4eb188869c7f67f416ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>NRCS State specialists</header><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c795b5e62fd4985a12d3363398af192"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may station an urban agriculture and innovative production State specialist in a State office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service that serves a State in which only 1 office described in subparagraph (E) is established.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide47be618b9d24b72aa0eb77e1a610af6"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Service of multiple States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require a State specialist described in subclause (I) stationed at a State office described in that subclause to serve 1 or more States described in that subclause.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8a017e9a1104e5daa7c4524c0b00a62" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Responsibilities of urban and suburban committees</header><text>Each urban and suburban committee shall—</text><clause id="idd3c7af3f5f5e418da08976223e5eb77f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assist the Department in improving the delivery and performance of programs administered by the Secretary for urban, suburban, and innovative producers by identifying local, urban, and suburban agriculture and innovative production needs;</text></clause><clause id="idc5106d8f21f84e3d9912732ab5d83957" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conduct, in coordination with the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, outreach to local stakeholders to provide education on and promote Department programs and services, with an emphasis on field level Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service programs in urban and suburban areas;</text></clause><clause id="id89627f710d2e4a3b9978c69bc253ccc9" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advise the staff of the office of the urban and suburban committee;</text></clause><clause id="ide68babdabfe7417aa6dee6dd829e0221" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>select an Executive Director, who shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id789e9eb70d264db3a43c4d6753a018e8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">execute the policies established by the urban and suburban committee; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2014a6dd4bce4a4aa8dd304496de4863"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the office of the urban and suburban committee;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id7ad5c5e2571a4f1d8ded13335c9481e9" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>recommend and review local administrative area boundaries based on the structure of the office of the urban and suburban committee, as described in subparagraph (E)(i);</text></clause><clause id="idffa0b79d9a7242c880617d315ff6eb8f" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>facilitate general session meetings at least once per quarter;</text></clause><clause id="id9afeb0916b374733ae5ac3c07ba67acf" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>make recommendations on producer applications, as appropriate;</text></clause><clause id="idb72ec459bf6645c982b72b183c7b01a8" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>provide committee data to other government agencies, on request;</text></clause><clause id="id09f1c686ff3e41fc84b210f981eb0419" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>inform State committees and others in the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service about suggestions made by agricultural producers relating to Department programs; and</text></clause><clause id="id31b4decb7ac64d5585f7fb94181dce46" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>conduct hearings as directed by the applicable Farm Service Agency State committees.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7568f1e6b724affa936953ef7f3c4ec" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Urban and suburban committee elections</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47868615445b49d5a1fc144d9fd21ac6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Elections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The election of members to an urban and suburban committee shall be administered according to section 8(b)(5)(B)(iii) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590h">16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)(B)(iii)</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="id1d33bfd61599403687f60831d203a29b" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible for nomination and election to an urban and suburban committee, an agricultural producer—</text><subclause id="id6b77565614444fa0a9f0e5084c222b36" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall—</text><item id="id70f0e159caf048af95492c4f2fa6fc28" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>be located within the area under the jurisdiction of the urban and suburban committee;</text></item><item id="id47d5699f5c08473996917c12c30717b0" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>participate in programs administered within that area;</text></item><item id="id14a73bf588dd4fd9bf718afba83f92a1" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>produce, sell, or distribute goods using urban, indoor, or other innovative and emerging agricultural practices, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></item></subclause><subclause id="id36ba129d32e945f4bf7d4f144180ee7b" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not participate in any other county committee established by the Farm Service Agency.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id1B84A21716874979B070561036B91041" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Temporary appointment</header><text>In establishing a new urban and suburban committee under subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary may appoint initial members of that urban and suburban committee for an initial term of office not to exceed 1 year, until such time as the members of the urban and suburban committee are elected in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id596094f98a7c49e682ac9de121a1cfd7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Effect</header><clause id="idb9e29c7c95e24e4eb888e1550854cb29"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires or precludes the establishment of a Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service office in a county in which an urban and suburban committee is established.</text></clause><clause id="id3403218d846148f4b92863be7e428b29"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Colocation</header><text>In cases in which the office of an urban and suburban committee is colocated with a county committee that is not an urban and suburban committee, farm loan staff of the Farm Service Agency shall provide assistance to the urban, suburban, and innovative producers in the service area of that urban and suburban committee.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc521a06a6b9549ef9b8b9537847b5241"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Report</header><text>For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2029, 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—</text><clause id="idf30bde3a6cf34efdbaa0f9c7184f7523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of the urban and suburban committees;</text></clause><clause id="id230dd279d9c64db0b57758e1002f3108"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any meetings and other activities of the urban and suburban committees; and</text></clause><clause id="id76f4ff8ab2b7473aa120205b0b206628"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the types and volume of assistance and services provided to farmers in counties in which urban and suburban committees are established.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6108dbd47e274aeeb48cca5c0c3f5fa1"><enum>(K)</enum><header>Limitation on closure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The office of an urban and suburban committee referred to in subparagraph (E) shall not be closed unless an Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture or another Act of Congress specifically authorizes such closure.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c952c24c9b6466b8b3ba02e843e1093"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Increasing community compost and reducing food waste</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 222(d) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE232DD9C28DE4B14A36D1B21B75845CE"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca4767d552d3453a878e360f8f4bf417"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increasing community compost and reducing food waste</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45C8A7716AFF4BC59CBEDDD320EDF7EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities described in subparagraph (C)(i) in not fewer than 10 States to develop and test strategies for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c395c250a754edf9b156932e4d7efc6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0bf4cc92deb4d90b2c39beb38640785"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the construction of at-scale composting or anaerobic digestion food waste-to-energy facilities.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id244dac90483c4341a3c465ef3f29d60e" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An entity that receives assistance under this paragraph shall not use that assistance for an anaerobic digester that uses manure as the majority of its undigested biomass.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2a4aaa8518ef4f8ab8cd54fd174b9453" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible entities and purposes of projects</header><clause id="id2398c67f810046a181688a71fa413dcf" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement under subparagraph (A) is—</text><subclause id="id3818fdbe78ef4a19abed04976a1f671d" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a State, local, or municipal government;</text></subclause><subclause id="id8002710166af499fbc21433fece44cba" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a special district government (including a soil and water conservation district);</text></subclause><subclause id="idb583b4588d69420ab2a18fdcbc6420b8" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>));</text></subclause><subclause id="id1635b251050848669c47031b2dbc26f4" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any other Tribal entity (as determined by the Secretary); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25f97e23d2d14dbc9bac903d371fa068"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7517">20 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>)).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id9420e00232b049ef857e34fb1e9abfc5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Purposes of projects</header><text>Under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide assistance to eligible entities described in clause (i), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to carry out planning and implementing activities that will—</text><subclause id="id9687970cafad4db8bf1ace6c3e76dc59" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>generate compost;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2a0f7eeddcc8458b9a4a68dc4c1b0609" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increase access to compost for agricultural producers;</text></subclause><subclause id="idbf00ecb5ceb64b69a763ea21f53abf30" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>reduce reliance on, and limit the use of, fertilizer;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3303815762b249f89b8a697a14080259" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>improve soil quality;</text></subclause><subclause id="id85abad85f35d412ea250ea2df59991e9" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>encourage waste management and permaculture business development;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4da709d315084114a7eef836fd0f7a00" commented="no"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>develop food waste-to-energy operations;</text></subclause><subclause id="id4a37b529b0ce4f70b3eb7a07e7d0099a" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>increase rainwater absorption;</text></subclause><subclause id="idebe360d17d0e42f89a726cceeafa5613" commented="no"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>reduce municipal food waste; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id2ca00c5e67644e8985c41d3dd579b91b" commented="no"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>divert food waste from landfills.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99f045fc17e24abd9ec691a778149317" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Evaluation and ranking of applications</header><clause id="id8faf418ec4e04401ad93f1f9f346999a" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish criteria for the selection of projects under this paragraph.</text></clause><clause id="idcd85db63d9e2449e830697c08f6bc6a4" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In selecting, undertaking, or funding projects under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider any commonly known significant impact on existing food waste recovery and disposal by commercial, marketing, or business relationships.</text></clause><clause id="id15496eea4d604a8a98f66d3b2a358e8f" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In selecting a project under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to an application for a project that—</text><subclause id="id0381045118a8439ebe4c0963153879a3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>anticipates or demonstrates economic benefits;</text></subclause><subclause id="idab0689edee5d4562ad4925a183e34804" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>incorporates plans to make compost easily accessible to agricultural producers, including community gardeners;</text></subclause><subclause id="id94284b1e95bf45e5973ea889f1d67367" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>integrates other food waste strategies, including food recovery efforts; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida173de22c9dd4e068b0c5ca4aa36e27d" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>provides for collaboration with multiple partners.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida5baa96e0e7d44a0afe91ac1467265ac" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Each fiscal year, not more than 40 percent of the amounts awarded by the Secretary under this paragraph for that fiscal year may be awarded to State governments.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd0cad6daee104013b0fd994b775c7907" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header><text>The recipient of assistance for a project under this paragraph shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of both from sources other than funds provided through the grant in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3444d75f6434afea1d42e6fd9818283" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the projects funded under this paragraph to assess different solutions for increasing access to compost and reducing municipal food waste, including an evaluation of—</text><clause id="id3574c059529a4068a688daf4d2f2910f" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funds used for each project; and</text></clause><clause id="ide88944a9114e466085c83cd6e2244cb7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a measurement of the outcomes of each project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id501337f4cc8e4c9fa4a39fb840fe37d0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 222 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6923">7 U.S.C. 6923</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC41B3E605D484DEEBEDF7A7C853FC533"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3EB7D38695C474AACC1BC67ACCE7344"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78cb14928cca4778a2f5ec42af0b5a25"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62c8b3a6492d4e3eb7bf253fafc62175"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other amounts available to the Secretary, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions referred to in paragraph (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id287d15bfc6ae4346b1d92ec1fc5586d6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of any appropriations and provisos thereto regarding the salaries and expenses of the Farm Service Agency, an office of an urban and suburban committee referred to in subsection (d)(1)(E) shall be deemed to be a county office unless that provision differentiates between a county office and an office of an urban and suburban committee.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="id3fad5f08863343e9a8a8910336bcb477"><enum>12209.</enum><header>Office of Small Farms</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba5a1eca6dce491ba8e6d2a1e9f310e6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of title VII of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 7404 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6934a">7 U.S.C. 6934a</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCD403DC115D4F44848E700F546464D1"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f23694565e14a238c9f9de3be099b03"><enum>7404A.</enum><header>Office of Small Farms</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf70b1aba2f584d369d52b97768a52681"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id131b2480d89b46ab8eb63fb683c64548"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Small Farms established under subsection (b)(2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42F1A77356A341AFA952DB603900A215"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State office</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B0DF8F1C63F459DB6AAC8ECE4B86B79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State office of—</text><clause id="HFA1D1396855643DDB85E2D2E562645FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Farm Service Agency;</text></clause><clause id="HB08CACBF3F3D401C894B9C20C92F2849"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Natural Resources Conservation Service; or</text></clause><clause id="HD3F4DDAB70914B91B2A7E8359D44C77E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the rural development mission area; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5A9D0B5B4A0412FB195F6206BBBB51E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regional office of the Risk Management Agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2c9faa8df14040fbaf7f5df5f7042cde"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd94e05f69f444728a269516f278e06e1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department the Office of Small Farms.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2816685b292b43178020a2896dcba459"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Office of Small Farms the position of Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c9a1e227ef64a639db79db8a2e3a7e9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National Small Farms Coordinators</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcb2c47cf911649ca89473ed9edffa2fd"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate in each agency, office, and mission area described in subparagraph (B) a National Small Farms Coordinator.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3d29bbd5cd44be393885787717a29fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agencies, offices, and mission areas described</header><text>The agencies, offices, and mission areas referred to in subparagraph (A) are—</text><clause id="id736a2d067fdd491bbee2573df4f05c97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Farm Service Agency;</text></clause><clause id="id317e6403f38345e392763f180732a25d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text></clause><clause id="id401455b77b1f4ad88f429d84b87c32a3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Rural Business-Cooperative Service;</text></clause><clause id="id4755939995854b83944b8350a84c6ce5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Rural Utilities Service;</text></clause><clause id="id93b3a4f58197418682c0b7070cf91be4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text></clause><clause id="id4bd2e80f52454bae89441be7e2d051ec"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Agricultural Marketing Service; and</text></clause><clause id="idc6622f0e78bf4dc39beb2eb68b51d7c6"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>any other agency, office, or mission area of the Department that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58ce0704708a429fbad1c653ec81b862"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the Director</header><text>The Director—</text><paragraph id="ided26dc2d1ddb4ccfa5f25406749b352e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, coordinate with the relevant agencies, offices, and mission areas of the Department—</text><subparagraph id="ide7445d4466214a44a4092d2c6af1a9ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to examine and update the definitions of <quote>small farm</quote>, <quote>small-sized farm</quote>, <quote>small agricultural operation</quote>, <quote>small-scale farmer</quote>, <quote>small farmer</quote>, and other similar terms, such that the definitions include a limited resource farmer, rancher, or forest landowner or a farm, a ranch, or forest land owned or operated by a limited resource farmer, rancher, or forest landowner;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1af660dcf0a42099f987b7aab691fb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to examine, update, and streamline the definition of <quote>limited resource farmer or rancher</quote>, such that the definition includes—</text><clause id="idfd26e445aefe4a8aa6bf1b5fa0093fe2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners receiving assistance under—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id478fa1fddd7d428dba1504d8907ed369"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2544c45682424c2b89a996f96dd1a85b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec005c6ceb1a44a09ddcac38a1c8d09e"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fb99ee2042e47b0b5eca04f02c2221a"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other need-based Federal or State assistance programs; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5723ecc6e8a4e539a6dda24d525d67a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other economically distressed farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8496c73c03e41ef83290b217180dd18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to create a list of Department programs with set-asides, targeted funding, or priorities for small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id11679272f8e240439f9802cd8853ffae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall advise the Secretary and coordinate activities of the Department regarding programs, policies, and issues relating to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36a4d44995be4c5093be43b97115daf2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall track application and participation rates of small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, including a breakdown of limited resource farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, for the programs identified under paragraph (1)(C);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e3fa3358a264093947076d4e959a10d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall determine whether to approve a plan submitted by a State small farms coordinator under subsection (f)(3)(A)(ii); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6e03b31597b4506be06072b4e37c0a9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>shall facilitate interagency and interdepartmental collaboration on issues relating to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners at the national level;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cdc6a507150491f83fa763659fd671c"><enum>(6)</enum><text>shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd70dea0754d74696b0eae744f3c50c4e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regularly review Department programs and policies and identify statutes, regulations, policies, and guidance that disadvantage small farm, ranch, or forest operation participation; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab26a61de6f749b38a71412aab0c2c37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommend changes to ensure that those programs and policies adequately serve small farms, ranches, and forest operations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf13e4719157f48f194fdac384d1227a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>regularly review and update the list created under paragraph (1)(C), in coordination with the relevant agencies, offices, and mission areas of the Department; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd5f987b529945b0aa8b1a3aaef94281"><enum>(7)</enum><text>shall regularly review Department research agendas and proposed research agendas on topics that are of special interest to small farms, ranches, and forest operations;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cf94cadc9f74e24b25a2e3bd531eaa5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>shall establish a program to provide grants of not more than $25,000, through the authority under subsection (e), a State small farms coordinator designated under subsection (f)(1)(A), or both, to operators of small farms, ranches, and forest operations for equipment and infrastructure repairs and upgrades, uninsured losses, business planning and market development assistance, conservation practice adoption, down payments for land acquisition, and such other purposes as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide3cfc48be2ee46c4882a643eaaa4484e"><enum>(9)</enum><text>shall, not later than December 31, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, submit to the Secretary a report that contains a summary of the reviews and recommendations described in paragraphs (6) and (7) and the total amount of grants awarded under paragraph (8) to small farms, ranches, and forest operations by State, which the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5cd6ee37aa904ad8b8ee1a365920aadc"><enum>(10)</enum><text>shall carry out other duties to improve access to, and participation in, programs of the Department by small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idefbc31dfabca4ec6b5922edc4641dcc5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the National Small Farms Coordinators</header><text>Each National Small Farms Coordinator shall—</text><paragraph id="id35741600760f4e5c9ac768b99eb53503"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with the Office of Small Farms and the other National Small Farms Coordinators to develop and implement new strategies for outreach to and education of small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ed2935ea92346a3a5f874936dc57efb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate within the agency, office, or mission area of the National Small Farms Coordinator on issues and outreach relating to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id48eb4db888eb455d8be283ee5d5e233f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assist the Director in tracking application and participation rates pursuant to subsection (c)(3) within the agency, office, or mission area of the National Small Farms Coordinator.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id92d8a91049cf4b209add0a0cce7de9ce" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contracts and cooperative agreements</header><text>In carrying out the duties under subsections (c) and (d), the Director may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)), cooperative extension services (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)), or a nonprofit organization—</text><paragraph id="idefa49edd3d804d33bf2e1aced4830489" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to develop educational materials;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd232b586a4044832a602851d6fbbceb2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conduct workshops, courses, training, or certified vocational training;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id900d047a57b54c14aded15dfeb637b0d" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to conduct mentoring activities; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b0aeea820294cd6939c55d996dc6c29"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide grants under subsection (c)(8).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16e3105fed2845478315b1fd729b9bcb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State small farms coordinators</header><paragraph id="id19a0cedd55fd4562a1fd28b53053b926"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph id="id96f5d91a098746efac0e2ede7728a4ff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Designation</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ce01f0461404124b61e04d2792c9032"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, in consultation with State food and agriculture councils and directors of State offices, shall designate in each State a State small farms coordinator from among the employees of State offices.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ef25aa0e8b44f8590a6095f7de37fd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Employees</header><text>The employee of a State office designated to be a State small farms coordinator may be the same employee designated to be the State beginning farmer and rancher coordinator under section 7404(c). </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5408025616a41328e98d43b3c29f06d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be designated as a State small farms coordinator, an employee shall—</text><clause id="id77b90858db22496688a7f1aee2124727"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be familiar with issues relating to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners; and</text></clause><clause id="idf3fd4c7848264623828a823648d89567"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have the ability to coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id571e7e8164d54881bdb696c08111838f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a training plan to provide to each State small farms coordinator knowledge of programs and services available from the Department for small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, taking into consideration the needs of all types of production methods.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id618559d0bca84735b8412666abd127dd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c56eb6e50574526858e5852028c4416"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State small farms coordinator—</text><clause id="id64413831f5934558bb6605a5f3f778d8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall coordinate technical assistance at the State level to assist small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in accessing programs of the Department;</text></clause><clause id="id626571e648f5497096de204adf9fce3b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall develop and submit to the Director for approval a State plan to improve the coordination, delivery, and efficacy of programs of the Department to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, taking into consideration the needs of all types of production methods, at each county and area office in the State;</text></clause><clause id="id725da2a949494db2b2accae07302fe63"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall oversee implementation of an approved State plan described in clause (ii);</text></clause><clause id="id85b6cee329804643b39de59f51b3c0a1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>may facilitate interagency and interdepartmental collaboration on issues relating to small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners at the State or regional level;</text></clause><clause id="ide66c92b7203b4e3c8dd5cc30f65444a2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>shall work with outreach coordinators in the State offices to ensure appropriate information about technical assistance is available at outreach events and activities;</text></clause><clause id="idd0b13ea3f9a44e19ac7a4ab1b58a77ec"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>shall coordinate partnerships and joint outreach efforts with other organizations and government agencies serving small farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd52cf9f2acd1487d837e8ec9a50e7c2e"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>may provide grants under subsection (c)(8), in accordance with criteria established by the Director.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8d357eb0cd941269f6544559d4f2a8d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Individual duties</header><text>Not less than 50 percent of the duties of an employee designated to be a State small farms coordinator shall be the duties described in subparagraph (A) or other duties relating to small farms, ranches, and forest operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ced5a28e47a4d5f98365ea00451df30"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding for grants</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d4d9d25cf7c4d6090c0e32c8b2f8a74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary for grants under subsection (c)(8) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb50719cb8e84e0bba78aa31d4441450"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for grants under subsection (c)(8) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34d4272800ae40a0a2c7806e78cb416b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 226B(e)(2) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6934">7 U.S.C. 6934(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4add30ea849e4bd7af88fb076aebb41c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4ca65fe74c34613bdc52d42a53ff954"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8ef8be829302414791ac2d836cf8a6eb" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>12210.</enum><header>Strengthening the farm and food system workforce</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4493c4c34a1b43a2b6069a3eac3870c8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 226B of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6934">7 U.S.C. 6934</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2be61c98d58459489aa367d5c1f70ba"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2)(B) (as redesignated by section 12201(b)(1)(B)), by striking <quote>Farmworker Coordinator</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id564ee198c8ae47108c8fa8186ca8daf3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59ba6aaef354416e8dfa2b66a3e5c2b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Farmworker</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Farm and Food System Workforce</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5911e60154474f4e81a57e36a40199ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Farmworker Coordinator</quote> and inserting <quote>Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaafd2933584493bac713af8e49770f8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64847b280d8c481f80c2db375e3b6a51"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>organizations, institutions of higher education, and local educational agencies</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26fa9221f65e43c49e7d62179f9f852a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>institutions on research, program improvements, or agricultural education opportunities</quote> and inserting <quote>institutions or community-based nonprofit organizations on research, program improvements, agricultural education opportunities, or technical skills and job training programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idcfd8687461314200a45350c520106c6b" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B64670CD8AC45C5836A98F5B94CB6AF"><subparagraph id="id465cfce1996e4c7b904f60ebdf60488a" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Developing and implementing a plan to coordinate outreach activities and services provided by the Department with respect to farmworkers and food system workers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idadbce581a6f148d583d729a2e155210e" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Collaborating with and providing input to the agencies and offices of the Department on programmatic and policy decisions relating to farmworkers and food system workers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbc572e4b3c4435ca4aa4bf905441766" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Communicating information to employers of farmworkers and food system workers about Federal programs for which the employees of those employers may be eligible.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id05a11ea128f444399b0a43ed997ce61d" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Collaborating with the agencies and offices of the Department, as appropriate, to inform research priorities and activities of the Department relating to farmworkers and food system workers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd918bd05c587490687f6e04242b83c1d" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Measuring and analyzing outcomes of the programs and activities, including outreach programs and activities, of the Department on farmworkers and food system workers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20b6158c97bb4a18b37ca953b468a221" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Recommending new initiatives and programs to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb19065a469b1483d82aee1c2ec5bced7" commented="no"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Carrying out any other related duties that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf58372b8f0084184a60aede056a2f0a8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6852fe14342f425db08b1fc3096c42a7"><paragraph id="idfbfb30ef4bfe4ceebf850b7136bdfec1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="idd5b23f849fa84aa0ad183327a2086a9c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Coordinator shall submit to the Secretary a report (in English, Spanish, and any other languages that the Coordinator determines to be appropriate) that describes—</text><clause id="id6fea0e0276cf4ecc852a92d875f05706"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activities of the Coordinator during the previous year;</text></clause><clause id="idd1b54dc37ac64af5bf199d67f87380f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any identified barriers that farmworkers or food system workers face in accessing Department programs;</text></clause><clause id="id87a9868d984241ec827c84e9dd58b8b9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year that will improve the work and livelihoods of farmworkers or food system workers; and</text></clause><clause id="idfed5fe01128c42bbb6a4be0caa8b6532"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other appropriate information, as determined by the Coordinator.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73947209775c4b9982edf347945545b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make each report under subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67628f4256db4c5896ee0c563999f8e4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0fa7c4e0f5ab4c7293cda8e2536a26da"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Farmworker and Food System Worker Advisory Committee</header><paragraph id="id6ac9233350924c5a89a24d50bd81aef8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the <quote>Farmworker and Food System Worker Advisory Committee</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <term>Advisory Committee</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5861293cbce3452e9c2f4d562ce55841"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall provide to the Secretary advice on—</text><subparagraph id="id17bbb40035ab4d4e8bce7c0a9d929a85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>integrating farmworker and food system worker perspectives, concerns, and interests into the ongoing programs of the Department; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9e7c2d22aa94061b23aa00d04792197"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving—</text><clause id="id0325470531d1468b990e64f4bce28fb1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>farmworker and food system worker safety;</text></clause><clause id="id22e373a2dc5244d9b97a5f8503cf7e3f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research programs relating to farmworkers and food system workers;</text></clause><clause id="idba129b69c0414ab9b58f9e8294b77ace"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>agricultural education and technical skills opportunities for farmworkers and food system workers; and</text></clause><clause id="idff36aac1d9234af389ec09c15e359a9d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>job training programs that assist farmworkers and food system workers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd31fbb9ff8649c4b370a1c16faecbb2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be composed of not more than 20 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary from among individuals nominated by the public, and shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id2e1a540f625e400c8b7e31f3f956018a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not fewer than 5 farmworkers or food system workers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48baf0d036884e4fb5b94418a34241ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not fewer than 2 civil rights representatives with a history of working on issues relating to farmworkers or food system workers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5c666c6c07b454a8cbeb6e64badb01c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not fewer than 4 representatives of nonprofit organizations with a history of working on issues faced by farmworkers or food system workers, of whom 2 shall have focused expertise on issues faced by women farmworkers or food system workers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida653d291de424e5ead71243ec4c0cdc5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not fewer than 2 representatives of labor unions with a history of representing farmworkers or food system workers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec8862907c2a4e9280223c3dd64d9d44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>not fewer than 2 representatives of institutions of higher education with demonstrated experience working with farmworkers or food system workers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc402a0f3e7d04fdda1b586a3795ab841"><enum>(F)</enum><text>such other individuals as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc12ac3f29a784488983bd98fd556b39e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No member of the Advisory Committee shall be an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59b488ec611c4f13b5cedcd2be0c68b5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Period of appointment</header><subparagraph id="ide023c9c1f580407ab032af9bc85a469f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each member of the Advisory Committee—</text><clause id="ide52aa6566bf4454d8e638f7fbb8a9d1a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), shall be appointed to a 3-year term; and</text></clause><clause id="idb9f6b679715a4db79ac7a25b67d036b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be reappointed to not more than 3 consecutive terms.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideffa7cbd280b49918318a2d1dba90c6d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initial staggering</header><text>The first 6 appointments by the Secretary under paragraph (3) shall be for a 2-year term.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a788d818e2541329023e824d00396e3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any vacancy in the Advisory Committee shall be filled—</text><clause id="idac69c012c3fa4aac9c098e974794410d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the same manner as the original appointment was made; and</text></clause><clause id="ida10cfeddcc4f476f8cb13d9d59ca33f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 90 days after the date on which the position becomes vacant.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6992b1a66fab49cebe63c7b0e770b069"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="id0e745f4311a14f528874fc75079ccb42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In-person meetings</header><text>To the extent practicable, not less than twice each year, the Advisory Committee shall meet in person.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb80f8de969024ae5a178020bdcbf9d8c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Farm and <enum-in-header>F</enum-in-header>ood <enum-in-header>S</enum-in-header>ystem <enum-in-header>W</enum-in-header>orkforce <enum-in-header>C</enum-in-header>oordinator</header><text>The Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator shall be present in a nonvoting capacity at each meeting of the Advisory Committee.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65ece782d9ba4351a04977c5700ad199"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Language access</header><text>Each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall include simultaneous interpretation and translation of the meeting, and the provision of a copy of any agenda of the meeting, in such languages as are requested by—</text><clause id="id0e879af9c1934ef9bdb5822111c174bb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any member of the Advisory Committee; or</text></clause><clause id="id3380d0dc0e934bc8bbd68dd4b39edcac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any member of the public observing the meeting.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e2fd620af6b4ef38c5da50938588f12"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="idf2ea60ec6ae243eaa3808ac5079e0eff"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes—</text><clause id="ideff6ada7e1374300839212d70c58b35c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activities of the Advisory Committee during the previous year; and</text></clause><clause id="id99186ac8418840b08a6e5677d4446e29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd48d004655f141ddae7c4b6d1cc072d5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report under subparagraph (A) publicly available (in English, Spanish, and any other languages that the Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator determines to be appropriate) on the website of the Department of Agriculture. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d0f5ed07f524ebcbbfaca9a6ef68384"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Farm and Food System Workforce Interagency Council</header><paragraph id="id1066154f0418493c937e644389690ae3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Agriculture the Farm and Food System Workforce Interagency Council (referred to in this subsection as the <term>Interagency Council</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a3969a0703143b88a87da4a9ad5d822"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the Interagency Council is to facilitate interagency, cabinet-level leadership in planning, policymaking, coordination, and program development for services available to farmworkers and food system workers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id544596c18f374b88903451a4d741f73e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Interagency Council shall comprise—</text><subparagraph id="id39bc655296354b8eb4715dd6c8d2f64c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 representative from each of—</text><clause id="id77cc60e5a8464b8ba0020892a8f254a9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Department of Agriculture;</text></clause><clause id="id247486222d2e445aa34ed7086b12f675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department of Health and Human Services;</text></clause><clause id="idf2ed207d2a024f93a827a14149e68392"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Department of Housing and Urban Development;</text></clause><clause id="id1b3582e2cbf84b1baa5240fe0804aece"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Department of Labor;</text></clause><clause id="id6de844ef8d3a4bb78a7ab872025af878"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Department of Education;</text></clause><clause id="idbafce6e8a9924b7690c72d639561b4b2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency;</text></clause><clause id="id1717bdd3674d4fe2842245a40c3bca7a"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Department of Homeland Security;</text></clause><clause id="idbf3e9f1959894d05b262576058899920"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the Department of Justice;</text></clause><clause id="ide3ad6c626f964e47aa3f4cdba06bffea"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the Department of the Treasury;</text></clause><clause id="id03c7dc99291544169deffe8aa482027b"><enum>(x)</enum><text>the Department of Commerce; and</text></clause><clause id="id97139d6f0797468fb5ea51e130c0dd1d"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>the Department of State; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22c412e30aac4dc883e6dbe8a28fe9c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (4)(B), the Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbea4c7e8726e40ddaa2989025ebdd032"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header><subparagraph id="id817c1b2db92e43488b81a6dc0ffdcb81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In-person meetings</header><text>To the extent practicable, not less than twice each year, the Interagency Council shall meet in person.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id461c555e04f94b6c8b7af3850f268976"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Farm and <enum-in-header>F</enum-in-header>ood <enum-in-header>S</enum-in-header>ystem <enum-in-header>W</enum-in-header>orkforce <enum-in-header>C</enum-in-header>oordinator</header><text>The Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator shall be present in a nonvoting capacity at each meeting of the Interagency Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5ae3298a7dc4cb4907cca9eef66e48d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph id="idbbc92087482b4d2bbd45f59ac7283960"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less frequently than once each year, the Interagency Council shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes recommendations for legislative or administrative action to be taken during the following year to increase accountability, coordination, compliance, and culture changes at the Federal level to address inequities faced by farmworkers and food system workers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6d65c4c64f6f455bb2542ad6e25cece3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report under subparagraph (A) publicly available (in English, Spanish, and any other languages that the Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator determines to be appropriate) on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idba2899e3f04745e5abe832dd3f8b29ed"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Farmworker and food system worker liaisons</header><paragraph id="idbd857af53ae84ba8904bfddb67994d70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The heads of each of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture described in paragraph (2) shall designate a liaison within that agency or office on matters relating to farmworkers and food system workers.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46f0250fd3be4ea3958e83c5facc8d5d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agencies and offices described</header><text>The agencies and offices referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text><subparagraph id="iddae6328d1a0c4e42915b7bc5f8a58f69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Farm Service Agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9848ba2ba5a94a0fbeadcc394b22cb48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1a84dc72af34ec98b6de6e37d3f6ada"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each agency under the rural development mission area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3ccce5237f2420faa6d43a42213a5bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the National Institute of Food and Agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53fe81b52689498e92c4cb085faccaed"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Food and Nutrition Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id551432d2dea74123b9b555d089a2c770"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Agricultural Marketing Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd45c014a5d8b4aa58845ff4b1b86db55"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id702cd9f2dfa64dd5aad68b4e686ac6b8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the National Agricultural Statistics Service; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc42e2d4ff964c78957802f55fa7d691"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any other agency or office of the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fa4bbf0990c48acb4047e72737fa9b2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Responsibility</header><text>Each liaison designated under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for coordinating with the Farm and Food System Workforce Coordinator to increase information, awareness, access, data, and accountability for meeting the needs of farmworkers and food system workers relating to the functions and beneficiaries of the agency or office from which the liaison is designated. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id684bd174639d406f9413bde826797e65"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idd67c2dc2894c48399fd39c9d28d087d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsections (b) through (d) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3dab432b9ab495d85f31b658573227e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out subsections (b) through (d) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb724a97c95884bce8dca42eae74a0941"><enum>12211.</enum><header>Grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program</header><subsection id="iddfe2f7ca4669419fa4fe8025c3cf81d6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible entity</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means a membership organization, as determined by the Secretary, or labor union representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery workers.</text></subsection><subsection id="id85947787d6094f0fbfb27e382ac08006"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf3c74b42636f434bb529bab8d3930ba7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes and evaluating the impacts of the program established under subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection id="id01d1a95502f44926b3f997c988842732" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $750,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><section id="idD303F028F9B148469F8876E7037A9A3C"><enum>12212.</enum><header>Tribal Advisory Committee; Tribal self-determination pilot projects</header><subsection id="id3EB67E5663EB4BDBA426444CF3B00B31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 309 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6921">7 U.S.C. 6921</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idF1E4E2E4DF924C819AEC7758BFB96A7A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>The Secretary shall</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3DED2048FB334987876710D049FB2D23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph id="id0D0175F3B6844D968B66268B34F2B840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id187D86DE6C28438792FD54B631C6EC5F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and</text></clause><clause id="idEB96E11D80BF4DA68464321F484032C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2930BF7D010D4638B2819C60B0B4B1D6"><subparagraph id="id729B5F92987042DD910499B38BF9294B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Activity of the Department</header><text>The term <term>activity of the Department</term> means a program, function, service, or activity of the Department.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A3A73E469E14E189BE6F17F9BE5545F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7910E21DB0FF460DA15E7812494A3C19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by striking <quote>of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Department</quote>)</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18F3FA1603554715A618882198F4DB80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idED7024536B2642E5ADF0244B3FFFDF48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D9F5694D6FD4000A23103B2C77A93BF"><paragraph id="id4b9f5d038472424fac26ae6cdf0bd0b7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recommendation of self-determination pilot projects</header><subparagraph id="id5fc723af5dcb445985b7e0b622c55999"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the duties of the Committee under paragraph (4), the Committee shall—</text><clause id="idFA7BED415D974AB3AE4793C486AD9C38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>request input from Indian tribes and Tribal organizations on the activities of the Department that the Indian tribes and Tribal organizations may be interested in assuming and administering through a self-determination agreement pilot project;</text></clause><clause id="idC6D9669B4E0A41AF887C36D2A510F405"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with Indian tribes and Tribal organizations that provide input under clause (i) with respect to the input; and</text></clause><clause id="id349FB91A734C46BC90C65EA836AC8757"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make publicly available and submit in accordance with subparagraph (B) a description of not more than 3 recommended pilot projects to further opportunities for Tribal assumption and administration of activities of the Department, including—</text><subclause id="id5f8b3246b56b447f8f340b1f69f5fa76"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an explanation of the reasoning for identifying those activities of the Department for each recommended pilot project;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2d01f2f3676d43449f49c61503a26717"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of the structure and scope of each recommended pilot project, including the specific 1 or more activities of the Department to be assumed and administered by the Indian tribe or Tribal organization through a self-determination agreement; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id13670F97F74C465FAC2AA8D886B23EF0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>with respect to input provided under clause (i), a description of—</text><item id="idDA74A4090036412EBEF308CB9C9D7ED0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the number of instances of input provided;</text></item><item id="id07F17B4969D643049DA1FE8FED07DB50"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the types of assistance or support requested through consultation under clause (ii) for purposes of assuming and administering the applicable activities of the Department;</text></item><item id="idFD9D58A4CD81496AAFA61B850A32B776"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the means by which Indian tribes propose to assume and administer the applicable activities of the Department; and</text></item><item id="id95C6BC23CAB44170A942255187729893"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the regions from which the input was received.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5550f0f715f94018854210a5a0a0cb3b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Committee shall make publicly available and submit to the Secretary and the relevant committees of Congress a description of recommended pilot projects under subparagraph (A)(iii) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> and every 3 years thereafter.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67229201fd554f91a1f8ccd33e033374"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Department response</header><clause id="id036250e8c2244acf9454cb1531fc7ea8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after each submission of recommended pilot projects under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall prepare a response that explains, in detail, whether and how the Department could, to the maximum extent practicable, to establish and implement those recommended pilot projects.</text></clause><clause id="idfb3e243dd71d45d5aaa81493e30c731b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report requirements</header><text>In preparing each response under clause (i), the Secretary shall—</text><subclause id="id1a33e59dca034975a539546cde794127"><enum>(I)</enum><text>build on prior and related studies and pilot programs, including—</text><item id="id2DC2186C4A56404FBFC25EB1D8C3FF25"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>);</text></item><item id="idFC2D9273AC4B4845BAFF402DC4FD62CF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the good neighbor authority established by section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2113a">16 U.S.C. 2113a</external-xref>);</text></item><item id="id19FBC8BCEC4146CBAE2539C326E9FBFD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>demonstration projects under section 8703 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/3115b">25 U.S.C. 3115b</external-xref>); and </text></item><item id="id79E4A528B765458883372D624765AC83"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any pilot projects established under this paragraph;</text></item></subclause><subclause id="ida663d06a6788483daba8cfda53e3f711"><enum>(II)</enum><text>identify operational and legal impediments to the implementation of the recommended pilot projects;</text></subclause><subclause id="ide27fb397ebac496b820137b0068a1f45"><enum>(III)</enum><text>identify any administrative actions that may be taken to address any operational and legal impediments identified under subclause (II);</text></subclause><subclause id="id37496ff839214b9090566f768c1f2a72"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>identify the fiscal and budgetary impacts of implementing the recommended pilot projects;</text></subclause><subclause id="id28b8268bb7b94ca2a2232d0d32165451"><enum>(V)</enum><text>include a description of necessary administrative, operational, and legislative changes needed to implement the recommended pilot projects; </text></subclause><subclause id="idd665603be806471193c54b4d854850c6"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>with respect to necessary legislative changes identified under subclause (V), identify the non-Tribal stakeholders that would be affected by potential waivers of or modifications to existing provisions of law; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf1cc54823e9245edb021fd54147ca653"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>include any other matters that may be determined by the Secretary and developed through consultation with the Committee.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id3827b24390664e36a3ebabdd0ffa8de3"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Public availability; submission</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subclause id="idA2C05AC6F34A40A9ADB81DE9B86BF1D4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>make publicly available on the website of the Department each response prepared under clause (i); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id0F2037AD3CE34DF49FD89D8DD78ADC41"><enum>(II)</enum><text>submit each response prepared under clause (i) to—</text><item id="ida6fbbdc65c22474f95cb29d7d0b6389a"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Office of Tribal Relations;</text></item><item id="idf0e90471f78b40388a24fa4df2da45f0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Committee; and</text></item><item id="idfa2e5a438567450aab326bbc3d5e1e32"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the relevant committees of Congress.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2E935D61B6347B3A09E5544BEF062F5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated)—</text><clause id="idE6CFA0B772174D3F8B40CBF8FB298CA5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Reports</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Committee reports</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idC7BCC7133A9C4172A6395115999E51EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id669bc17fdac248ae86d8ed5c83d0bc71"><subparagraph id="idf57596496a7e4908a0c70768f33eadd7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make the reports submitted under subparagraph (A) and the written responses submitted under subparagraph (B) publicly available on the website of the Department.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1CCC9BA0792E4441AA0F6A15CE6710EA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)</quote> and inserting <quote>Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id002a2c5eaca541ad8644a153195fb113"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Self-determination demonstration projects for Tribal organizations</header><paragraph id="id94c5ce9de072499d977fe55acc92d6b8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad20970b73fa4af59a881b38ef1a0192"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Commodity supplemental food program</header><text>The term <term>commodity supplemental food program</term> means the commodity supplemental food program carried out under section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d45e2a106d34e4ea34c768a9adefe27"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food distribution program</header><text>The term <term>food distribution program</term> means the food distribution program on Indian reservations under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82167608260948b4b2779d2da07fdbb7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbc0a7c66e0644fa6b883275acc7be37a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The term <term>reservation</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf40e409818a4cb9be02ad0c2e42a302" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Self-determination contract</header><text>The term <term>self-determination contract</term> means a self-determination contract (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>)), as implemented under the demonstration project established under section 4003(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>), subject to such modifications as may be determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81d39e67657b495b867beb706265e05c"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfcb51486fa59414b8a38471772a6e312"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Food distribution programs</header><subparagraph id="id79c25b2288394802b1ae0fdb84fd3c52"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations under subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall establish a demonstration project under which tribal organizations may enter into self-determination contracts to administer food distribution programs on the reservations served by the tribal organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideff5776ca5cd435895ce99548abd6300"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the demonstration project under this paragraph, a tribal organization shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e47da597e30495c91468fcf438d127d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc94058140de4d0ca6c8d4d3d3899aa3"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select for participation in the demonstration project under this paragraph tribal organizations that—</text><subclause id="id981b76c758bd4f3fbfb4d9d46c244d49"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are successfully administering the food distribution program on the reservation served by the tribal organization, as determined by the Secretary under section 4(b)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(2)(B)</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idFBAFD626845D493596686166EA671065"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet such other criteria as the Secretary may establish, subject to clause (ii). </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id61221395fb6a4f5e8cb5bb1fb598366f" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes to determine the process and criteria under which tribal organizations may participate in the demonstration project under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb29dfdbee89047239e435b4eb28b8ce1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A food distribution program administered by a tribal organization under the demonstration project under this paragraph shall—</text><clause id="id2d2a10f27b604080b0a23692fdd9729f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have the same eligibility requirements for participation as the food distribution program administered by the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause id="idacb4a74a7c3c4c2e96865628af82a00d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meet such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaec9aa90ee5544c2acff4aa56ea34650"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are initially appropriated under subparagraph (F), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes, with respect to the preceding year—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce83ac3965d04468816e3e0e8f6848ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of each tribal organization participating in the demonstration project under this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0b3be2e91f44b1f8d3af8c6f8e234c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the activities carried out by each participating tribal organization pursuant to the demonstration project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id386b4f0e90484721a1f8c4c24629a8cf"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Funding</header><clause id="id52b6f24b1bc74b21b678f7a266bdcd9c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></clause><clause id="id26c10a9db7414551853af7e32eb609c2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Appropriations in advance</header><text>Only funds made available pursuant to clause (i) in advance specifically to carry out this paragraph shall be available to carry out this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida76dba2cf39449448bf4f3f07f401ecc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commodity supplemental food programs</header><subparagraph id="idF0A36B9362894AE8ACEEFF11933CB9B2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations under subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall establish a demonstration project under which tribal organizations may enter into self-determination contracts to purchase agricultural commodities under the commodity supplemental food program for the reservations served by the tribal organizations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D19A880F3BB4191BBD30266D60EC64A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the demonstration project under this paragraph, a tribal organization shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6955076388054D699E5225B9F2EA9E76"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd18ebdddfca146d3aab9bb8c436ba7c4"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select for participation in the demonstration project under this paragraph tribal organizations that—</text><subclause id="id2E453F1AE31640109EE20366341504F7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are successfully administering the commodity supplemental food program on the reservation served by the tribal organization;</text></subclause><subclause id="id0b5b818543a94edcabdb781e4f14fded"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the capacity to purchase agricultural commodities in accordance with subparagraph (D) for the commodity supplemental food program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6999d02d690c4215b5492a5bab07eef3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>meet such other criteria as the Secretary may establish, subject to clause (ii).</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id7692C879BDCC4BA28BD464245D7020D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall consult with Indian Tribes to determine the process and criteria under which tribal organizations may participate in the demonstration project under this paragraph. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id150bc000c32d4ba08892aeb6e15f0718"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procurement requirements</header><text>Each agricultural commodity purchased by a tribal organization pursuant to the demonstration project under this paragraph shall—</text><clause id="idab2b7e2ae89c4c4793140c68505445ce"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be domestically produced;</text></clause><clause id="id2cbbe26cf96d43a6a313cc2401de5aad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supplant, and not supplement, the type of agricultural commodities in existing food packages for the tribal organization;</text></clause><clause id="ida99553a37274452aa80ce31d4419a6ad"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be of similar or higher nutritional value as the type of agricultural commodities in the existing food package for the tribal organization that would be supplanted;</text></clause><clause id="id605f140476f94cefbfcc178682e1c38c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be nonperishable food appropriate for distribution in monthly food packages; and</text></clause><clause id="id51037bff416b454a8698a4d602916aac"><enum>(v)</enum><text>meet such other criteria as the Secretary may establish.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51C7D62CB4794F9E9FFFEBA4AAFDB9F0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are initially appropriated under subparagraph (F), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes, with respect to the preceding year—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB5D4A293B0E4E26B120B35A225C0D30"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of each tribal organization participating in the demonstration project under this paragraph; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92F83563AF1B4441BAA534AF6FF9495A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the activities carried out by each participating tribal organization pursuant to the demonstration project.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id621FD92906A444E6878E49AD727F0492"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Funding</header><clause id="idA0FB4585696647848274438C0175A365"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></clause><clause id="idA940BC8CAA7F4F2BA467E8AAF37E1708"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Appropriations in advance</header><text>Only funds made available pursuant to clause (i) in advance specifically to carry out this paragraph shall be available to carry out this paragraph. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide234f2e8e8e1409a9a725974892e4da9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mission-specific self-determination support</header><text>In each Department of Agriculture mission area that administers self-determination contracts, the Secretary shall designate a senior official within that mission area or an office within that mission area to be responsible for—</text><paragraph id="id4745f680df1f4ed494c46c34956156e6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>oversight of the administration of self-determination contracts within the mission area; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id879ad1903fc249b09598f1749674bcc8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordination with a senior official in the Office of the Secretary designated to advise the Secretary on opportunities for self-determination enhancement. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida4d8261371dd44fea90bb22e654b2df5" commented="no"><enum>12213.</enum><header>Tribal promise zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12510 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4301">25 U.S.C. 4301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1c3106ff9ec43c38ea2b3f1efe49adb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6cfd783ea8f04a7b95d43f5ba9e1834c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2026</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id2d7261c822d046ce94ca16c9ee39ab82" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>C</enum><header>Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 Amendments</header><section id="ide1731f8ef5984e4f8310aa6a849c2557" commented="no"><enum>12301.</enum><header>Cost-benefit analyses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc73c7985f05446ef9acddc20d5fcb25e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Required for name change</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Required</header-in-text>.—</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84888a6de05649b5a7adc8e03446f9eb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929ea55a34974b8bb54e5ebcc5bd4935"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id030fa2bcc5264c528ab29003892f90da"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis before changing</quote> and inserting the following: “The Secretary shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis before—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA830C12F530B435E902A227CD2F51802"><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id465f5987a64f44d591cc4b7cfc72e44e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>except as provided in paragraph (2), changing</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb44a17f7e514b2983c52a6104684e55" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AEED98FE2F5440995D9C04F9A955362"><subparagraph id="id969661825927404fbd835bb44846f038" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relocating more than 50 percent of the employees of any agency, office, division, or other unit of the Department with 50 or more employees outside of the commuting area of that agency, office, division, or other unit to ensure that the benefits to be derived from the relocation of the agency, office, division, or other unit outweigh the costs of the relocation, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6eb0ec25c104084ba23f09f329e2fbc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with the attrition of employees from the Department due to the relocation; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c2288de90f745cdb7512f10287e8ac2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with the disruption of the activities of the agency, office, division, or other unit due to the relocation;</text></clause><clause id="id6a292dd0fb9c430a9c35815be2bbf05b" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the economic impact to the affected local communities and regions;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8187dfcb7be24e718fec52b544ed7f6a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with any civil rights impact due to the relocation; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677fb0e7d5b24669be6f778572a573f5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other potential effects of the relocation.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50596b9942294ec19fefb63e9524dd17"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)(A)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ca3817ce0774026ac8ab86de83dd566"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63DABD5A5156474DA2A1EFFBDBF8ACDB"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida303ea0bc74b4e6bb97352f58ddc1873"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standard</header><text>For a cost-benefit analysis conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to a relocation described in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph, the Secretary shall identify and measure benefits and costs, including identifying a baseline, evaluating alternatives, comparing return on investment for alternatives, and documenting analyses. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59a67d2a95b449f4a3ad4c71a0f5b4a3" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>In the case of a relocation described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall provide notice to each affected employee not less than 365 days before the date of the relocation of the employee, including the new duty station location of the employee.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide176433447e44f7ca9a2d59d3715a8ad" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>To the extent allowable under Federal law, the Secretary shall make publicly available a cost-benefit analysis conducted under paragraph (1) not later than—</text><subparagraph id="id163a5bdc868e4782b957faf5911d60de" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>90 days before a name change described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf558011393e546748f0e44fde7a59218" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>90 days before notifying employees of a relocation under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id1bcaac2af7b54bc98e1ce8a9b5da3654" commented="no"><enum>12302.</enum><header>Offices of Customer Experience and Digital Service</header><subsection id="id4412da16641544cb9fb7c218a723f976" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office of Digital Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 217 (as added by section 12107) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id781F0801E58C4EB48B9B00322180541E"><section id="id8056ead442324abc8b5f698c364a981c" commented="no"><enum>217A.</enum><header>Office of the Chief Information Officer</header><subsection id="idc44a2ef45df94d0783429bf105c48200" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Chief Information Officer designated by the Secretary under section 3506(a)(2)(A) of title 44, United States Code, shall be the Chief Information Officer of the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf015171b46f14f6ca061694858a74866" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Digital service functions</header><paragraph id="idcab2b041ecda4e699e5ab91ec1a0badd" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of digital service</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>digital service</term> means online information resources or services, including the delivery of digital information and transaction services across a variety of platforms, devices, and delivery mechanisms, maintained or funded in whole or in part by the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1882296f94f940eca206f9fa64bfa254" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office of digital service</header><subparagraph id="ide9bf72eddc6c4bc4a7227f6686b5f4c8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Office of the Chief Information Officer the Office of Digital Service.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idde9bf317aada49248a01ef88086af5ba" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive Director</header><clause id="id8f6ca12aa1774d8d80d50659fdd95319" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Office of Digital Service shall be headed by an Executive Director, who shall serve under the direction of the Chief Information Officer.</text></clause><clause id="idd39654327ca5424d9ff02aa7f71e344d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The Executive Director of the Office of Digital Service shall assist the Chief Information Officer in carrying out the functions under this subsection and in coordinating the digital services functions of the Department.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id862d01ade4444de4a31423b0b1b4528f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Services for departmental agencies and offices</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ideb9db1c27ac8419fa877e4696a4a48c4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinating the digital service needs and activities of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7911182e30e54bcd8e3f1dfb5f6d3d52" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing support using innovative techniques and technology for the delivery of digital services across the agencies and offices of the Department in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders relating to digital services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5cebe40a87b4425aced1cbf0cbb49a9" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinating with the Office of Customer Experience to ensure that the delivery of digital services incorporates a human-centered design process; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34640d74835f4975ab0a2c19d10907b6" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinating with the United States Digital Service and the agencies and offices of the Department to promote efficiency and prevent unnecessary duplication in digital services activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id23c09d8ed886421da3fc731dc3ecb6a2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>USDA digital service fellows</header><subparagraph id="iddf53a159ab2b4053adb8f7d16a590bb8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Chief Information Officer, shall establish a program for individuals who are highly skilled in the technical planning, developing, designing, or delivery of digital services to serve as fellows to improve the Department's digital systems, information management, data accessibility, and other digital or technological functionalities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee768737a7194f9f9b5c86ec499e2325" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expedited hiring authority</header><text>Notwithstanding subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive or excepted service, the Secretary may use noncompetitive term appointments for qualified individuals to serve as fellows in the program established under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c796b9a63174d1c914a2c0e0023c478" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Individuals participating in the program established under subparagraph (A), including individuals appointed under subparagraph (B)—</text><clause id="id2013db6566404c6b8ffd836518b36834" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may not serve a term that exceeds 5 years in length; and</text></clause><clause id="id0941429e48524f91a1bb5574152d188a" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, for positions that require a high level of technical expertise that is critical to the successful development and delivery of digital services.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7e4df32384b43d89a4776bc4406a752" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idb360b3f1798140f1b52b33afe0dc0374" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of Customer Experience</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 217A (as added by subsection (a)) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE832DA220AB4FC4A0C1B98D764BD3BC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id867d8676291d401fba005d9d085fac16"><enum>217B.</enum><header>Office of Customer Experience</header><subsection id="id308b8959f5d74077af64824df93184d3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id27155a2a770e4c859f910dd86ed68b06" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Customer</header><text>The term <term>customer</term> means any individual or entity, including any for-profit or nonprofit entity, State, local, or Tribal entity, and any other Federal entity, that interacts with the Department or a Department program, either directly or indirectly through a federally funded program administered by a contractor, nonprofit entity, or State or local entity.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id402e34f0b9ee4c8980566685da75dfe2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Customer experience</header><text>The term <term>customer experience</term> means the public’s perceptions of and overall satisfaction with interactions with the Department or programs, products, or services of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idecaa3d58502b499db3d33e060d79164d" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department the Office of Customer Experience.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide103663facc1464ab51639dcc7271725" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chief Customer Experience Officer</header><paragraph id="id33136c0481034074a9eb7779abd0ab03" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Office of Customer Experience shall be headed by the Chief Customer Experience Officer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fef572431a3408096b147eaae18ac50" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a senior official to serve as the Chief Customer Experience Officer.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id59789825cef54fd59420bae851c41d6f" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Chief Customer Experience Officer shall—</text><subparagraph id="id21eca13107874fc59686255ed9f89cb5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise on policies of the Department relating to the collection, processing, and analysis of customer feedback that would enable the improvement and design of the programs of the Department using a human-centered design process;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd960cdc8044d4fa1a149084ca06fe8c9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>partner with mission areas, offices, and agencies of the Department to provide training and support—</text><clause id="id977f1e1d8c1b42c1b64a4b08fdf44d61" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify, communicate, and visualize customer feedback on the programs of the Department; and</text></clause><clause id="idf7c10dbfb90e42209d86e888ccf44fd0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to use the analysis of customer feedback to improve and design the programs of the Department using a human-centered design process;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71b060975de74151a687ce729cc103e7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate customer experience activities across the mission areas, offices, and agencies of the Department, including advising and coordinating on program application streamlining efforts; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71182f7ca27544c1ad60f24552118346" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>act as the primary liaison on behalf of the Department with other Federal departments and agencies in intergovernmental activities and initiatives relating to customer experience; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1f804980b314bb3bc2a17ebbc3f0192" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carry out other responsibilities relating to customer experience, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62df6994dc854579a7a91c269ef4b771" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The Chief Customer Experience Officer shall report to the Deputy Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id48b25cf18c4d487da87eaaae8b85b4b0" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liaisons</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe841c21898d4f599a49158c43697c3a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish one or more customer experience liaisons within each mission area, office, and agency of the Department to coordinate with the Office of Customer Experience to provide services to improve customer experience for programs and services administered by that mission area, office, or agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc4864c98f68425784eac523cfbce0dc" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>An individual occupying the position of a customer experience liaison established under paragraph (1) shall have demonstrated skills or experience with identifying, communicating, and visualizing customer needs through a human-centered design process. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id41a513db966c4af9be168353e60c72f0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2026, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available and submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the activities of the Office of Customer Experience in the prior fiscal year, including—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29f4796175174f168b0e9f5da7ca510b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities of any customer experience liaisons established under subsection (d)(1); and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a3397a291d340b08315f7b20db61d85"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a detailed description and the status of any program application streamlining efforts at the Department. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf68ee258d3a249bcbe4862f9da1249fd" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each fiscal year.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id7233c42c631049e0845a8942e3999703"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary for costs relating to services and projects provided by the Office of Digital Service established by section 217A(b)(2) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 and the Office of Customer Experience established under section 217B(b) of that Act $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><section id="idfa10bc6751bd488ebf8e9d914b9b2ff3"><enum>12303.</enum><header>Food loss and waste</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id874ffb3c90f74dc99d432c854d8da2e8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 224 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6924">7 U.S.C. 6924</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idfc3e16c372384a0aac43d4fa5aba79b6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) and (e) as subsections (b) through (e) and (h), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6c2dc46fc50e4ebb897575ff23ab828d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB33B66E414BB430E83E75ADDE1FDF268"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id193F358E09574194806CEB016F1D5F7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="idC96A60B047BE4423A83DD20C859AE249"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Food</header><text>The term <term>food</term> means any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49C8E2C880D54D2F94FDA85D5241C0FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Food loss</header><text>The term <term>food loss</term> means, with respect to food, that the food does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9C08C0392C8049739599317AFFC63181" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Food recovery</header><text>The term <term>food recovery</term> means the collection of wholesome food that would otherwise go to waste and the redistribution of that food to feed people. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82005CD65C074B5EB95E58B239E05DEC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Food waste</header><text>The term <term>food waste</term> means, with respect to food, that the food is intended for human consumption but is unconsumed by humans for any reason at the retail or consumption phase. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idFE8AFFDD52F34F61805DD8294C7A9D1D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Upcycled food product</header><text>The term <term>upcycled food product</term> means a product that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2F33A9CCD244EED89953C561F86F1C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is created from surplus food, unmarketable food, or edible or inedible food byproducts; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B5844F1E9D34B189017E606B34DFF29"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is made with ingredients that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0F0F7C6F803488B8C5BB33EF152D6A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise would not have gone to human consumption;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE533C3D2AAF40D18E0D47965F039FDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are sourced and produced using supply chains for which upstream data can be verified and validated for accuracy; and</text></clause><clause id="id5A6B64A4541E45D4924D94D2A78E7BF3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have a positive impact on the environment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1a0a31bf8f78411f837608ebbd9e984f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>(referred to in this section as the <term>Liaison</term>)</quote> after <quote>Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59f9dbbf67544fb98220f39f9cefd16a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00411acdf06e4ccfbf0e538c1b59ad30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Reduction</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B60710A3D24444E8F6BBFC2580824DF"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ce7f3ab54a842b8ae8f976d117bf711"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa95a7dd33724700958a6ea70df257cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1ac9b73d2be47f1b1755e6777c6dc0d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40ec1bfe13ad4ebbaf140746dfe76b29"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EC031D2EAF247D1AED890AD629C9257"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b61c8188bf24d9d8a0b58e6581b2f95"><enum>(6)</enum><text>carry out the consumer education campaign under subsection (g).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9754639efcb64184929b220f7c05d544"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ad2dd1752fe49f98ec6a93bdea22346"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsections (d) and (e) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>Food Loss and Waste Reduction</quote> each place it appears;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcaedcdfb59394c429a96d4b8a2955ef6"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (e) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9ACE4A5B92343BA876511F0306B78F2"><subsection id="idf8ae123b326f41409533537322161d0d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Food loss and waste regional coordinators</header><paragraph id="id22eef05032804e8e89232dc5f66babe5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department regional coordinators.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6bc2a66ad654eb6a834a4a18a515b2a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities</header><text>The regional coordinators established under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for—</text><subparagraph id="id309ab55af5994284abad7813f5cf9d3e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>partnering with food producers, food processors, distributors, and food recovery organizations and acting as regional points of contact to facilitate real-time food recovery;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1b29ae239ee437580bbe3e155f73db1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>understanding and developing the capacity needed for ongoing food recovery;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cbca544e70745a5b2ba6d86f5c619aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing technical support to food recovery organizations to improve the ability of the food recovery organizations to pick up surplus food, process that food, and deliver that food to populations or communities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7c18f91a9ddc42c0acae07f2ecf50b38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>engaging with Department regional food business centers to identify opportunities for synergy and alignment with those centers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7ea629381a84175afaef7a685536b1e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id83eeb5ae75c4484fac57fbc3d549f875"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Consumer education campaign</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide37d9bdcab1e42658405196dde4c58ab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Liaison, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall initiate a national food waste education and public awareness campaign (referred to in this subsection as the <term>campaign</term>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65993488042e4142bed4c8a380c270bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The campaign shall, at a minimum—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3d9594bb940466da8a7dc7ad7d847d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">illustrate how much food goes to waste in the United States and households across the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id434f20a6cc9542d39edbcb6f88d55f66"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highlight methods for preserving and storing foods;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefa7d1271f924620be771bb737c85dd7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide consumers tips to identify whether food is still safe and edible, regardless of any <quote>BEST If Used By</quote> or the <quote>USE By</quote> date on the label or food packaging indicating quality and freshness;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f8158832cad4963a989dd07f1e8b256"><enum>(D)</enum><text>teach consumers the differences between food freshness and food safety; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37d3d327f6fb4447a70407816d0324a2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">teach consumers how to compost food scraps; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cf7e2fec81341c2b6cd3e3867d7c360"><enum>(F)</enum><text>develop educational materials usable by several different channels, including for specific industry sectors (including retail, food service, and consumer packaged goods), local governments, schools, community and faith-based organizations, and other appropriate channels; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cd0249472f248058f4d5dd767f47316"><enum>(G)</enum><text>educate consumers on food products made with food waste, including upcycled food products, or that use innovative technology to prevent food loss and food waste;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf8ba5ce41794287a504533b972bbf1f"><enum>(H)</enum><text>include interactive elements; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3be58b4694e8469c8a130f1c71438820"><enum>(I)</enum><text>inform about intersectional issues of food loss and food waste, including public health, food insecurity, and climate change.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4d45c6630aa4d3eaea98712b5928928"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the campaign, the Secretary shall prioritize—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9f45ab39aa94bf282ae618c481d041c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluating existing scientific evidence, and, if needed, conducting additional scientific research, to determine what socioeconomic characteristics are associated with food waste attitudes and behaviors;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17d9fd5f06544080be0c9146c69a5217"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying population segments to target;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc070d51094441e98a9b37bc3e655145"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understanding how to best target those identified population segments; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab91c6c964744600aff963577b094d93"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining which strategies are most effective in changing consumer behaviors.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5392eafd49854617ac137b90197a3b99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Dual framework campaign</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82ee6f8467d644f2b354196f7d47d7ab"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the campaign through—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1046b4f655344ac7923655da9a9780e7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">community engagement, which allows information to be delivered through locally trusted sources, with locally tailored solutions and partners (such as for donation or compost options); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6ed41ee8035435b9a9a91fb5d5a5eea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>national messaging appropriate for raising awareness of—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id468f64fd6b014f79aa5b640f65395e0b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nationally applicable issues (such as the meaning of <quote>best if used by</quote> date labels, tips for meal planning, or businesses that manufacture products using ingredients that would otherwise go to waste, including upcycled food products); and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd27ca5939a584983a6bbc1af585046dd"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other issues as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49e9db7e9f8249e2b97836398f0d2545"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Pilot projects</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a5980d8f7944236af9b4df3bbb27901"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95b593c8dc8d42d78ffdbb4b65e2f1d8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the purpose of testing methods and materials for carrying out the campaign through community engagement under subparagraph (A)(i), carry out pilot projects in communities selected by the Secretary; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9aa1f52e175a4e19ab68ba4b8cb4f2cf"><enum>(II)</enum><text>assess the results of those pilot projects, including through waste audits or other quantitative measurements.</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id164c8199cb41431b895b682220aa0849"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out pilot projects under clause (i), the Secretary shall—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd503c82957dc4b09a4faeb1559fe6bfb"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure equity and diversity of representation;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6eb8d9f4bda466d81350a97286fc1ca"><enum>(II)</enum><text>use science-based evidence, including from behavioral science, in designing and carrying out the campaign to increase the effectiveness of the campaign; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc542fa7d4a9e4d02aaf717c9a2d89f40"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in coordination with State, local, Tribal, municipal, or territorial governments, inform consumers in a community of solutions, food products, or initiatives that are available to help prevent or reduce food waste.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bd5059b21f844dfb9b16a8e90817135"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Waste audits</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct audits to gather data relating to the impact of the campaign in communities targeted by the campaign for the purpose of informing future efforts under the campaign, including by comparing outcomes in communities targeted by the campaign to outcomes in communities not targeted by the campaign.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id182f7b6f8cc64969bceebd1fe0f681db" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11135f3475e84752a1e5521aaa5ce43b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88d92267fbdf478f98f86a5195d302ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31b5a299127e4012b287b277a560816a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Food Loss and Waste</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbea7dc684e6f4cbf840ac2060a58b3df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (e)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cbbc2aacd0a48dda38349367d06b484"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Report</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Subsequent report</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id516065c64f68495ebee85ea09e75ebfe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBC2F4A86159448185DFA86D1A84E7B5"><paragraph id="id8aef7d9caeb24f99ae6fb30011088d4a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports on progress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Liaison shall submit to Congress and make publicly available reports describing the progress of the United States in advancing toward or achieving the goal of reducing food loss and food waste by 50 percent, compared to 2016 levels, by 2030.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fc6cf5a363c46d9a8c1b572b72b560d"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency collaboration on food loss and waste</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id364c96b9ba6246f8b9acac263b96f157"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="idb1559736e416405ba2d3c4ae054ff6c5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c1a039ea327403795b97a5058b48ce9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id077A462333B2456F914DD794761E7F6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Food</header><text>The term <term>food</term> means any raw, cooked, processed, or prepared substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07B6439C4F014E0EA5C573D2B81114E1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Food loss</header><text>The term <term>food loss</term> means, with respect to food, that the food does not reach a consumer as a result of an issue in the production, storage, processing, or distribution phase. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1684C844A4994B9A89DA5301EC46C9EF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Food recovery</header><text>The term <term>food recovery</term> means the collection of wholesome food that would otherwise go to waste and the redistribution of that food to feed people. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC44F3930978C4D369F3506714036F2C6"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Food waste</header><text>The term <term>food waste</term> means, with respect to food, that the food is intended for human consumption but is unconsumed by humans for any reason at the retail or consumption phase.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0724778bda842239bb1425f02acf65b"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Liaison</header><text>The term <term>Liaison</term> means the Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison established under section 224 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6924">7 U.S.C. 6924</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84201fec11d34acb88e8ddfefbd7513c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency collaboration</header><text>The Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall collaborate to carry out the agreement relative to cooperation and coordination on food loss and waste, which took effect on May 15, 2024.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc760a74a8e68466eaf67d017dcbd4b6d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Every year, the Secretary, acting through the Liaison, in consultation with the Administrator, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the progress of the Secretary in carrying out the agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id91d01ad7746d4862a21891ef2de22523"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interagency engagement</header><text>Pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary, the Administrator, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall engage with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of General Services, and such other Federal departments and agencies as the Secretary, the Administrator, the Commissioner, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development determine to be appropriate, to expand work on food loss and food waste.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id578a5a9a2db04cd59130a00dbceac7bb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1240faeb33f4987a9688d01ce0a58e7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with, and receive advice from, representatives described in subparagraph (B) relating to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0ec9df243894bca8d1496a08d0fcd53"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programming and policy issues relating to understanding existing and future challenges relating to food loss and food waste;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02f24e4a01e14827b3fa065ed50ca341"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquiring the latest data relating to food loss and food waste;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27f0926cf6c34a7eb9fe3cd63530d01b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the latest innovative solutions relating to food loss and food waste from leading experts; and</text></clause><clause id="idd849219bb0c449da8b583be289c83d37"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>sharing and developing procurement best practices that will assist the heads of Federal departments and agencies described in paragraph (4) in—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8580df5500194e1a9204cb3fa61fc052"><enum>(I)</enum><text>preventing food loss and waste;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3661f47f132847f1ab2bec0a5116c477"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing food loss and food waste;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5e4abf28e024e6bac1c64f254b904a8"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leading by example in addressing issues relating to food loss and food waste; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d13c0f6c11e4a50aed5ffba0acf0bb6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engaging contractors in reducing food loss and food waste in the operations of the contractors.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07bd57fca3b24ca198dda284bf3215b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The representatives referred to in subparagraph (A) are representatives of—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida104d1f0dfe943c39ac6840656c32936"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the private sector;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7af2e7038b154a19bd5c38b6c1b0b3f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural producers;</text></clause><clause id="id1e50ff95bef143fab513c113fa8a9849"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>food industry members, such as food safety trainers, food aggregators and processors, food safety professionals, retailers, and food service entities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68aaa6cebed64c04a9a0ed79a3bc2790"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc66b4adcaa84ca292faab8ab189a279"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">food recovery organizations of varying sizes; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cb5a292841e49699c7a9beb85404b4a"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other sector, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id547bdb450e2e4700b22356e808fb70db"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Representation of smaller producers and food insecure communities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consulting and receiving advice under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure participation by smaller producers and organizations from communities most impacted by food and nutrition insecurity and food loss and food waste issues.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf311de5541b4207b9d6a32c993e7032"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Forms of consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may consult and receive advice under subparagraph (A) through—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc83436f30af44932b50759455f959c0a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a meeting through which input is sought, such as a workshop, town hall meeting, or listening session;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7085ce7bc2c41bfba2355775eea95b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a meeting described in clause (i) with an existing group formed by representatives described in subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id113cc6a8419146c4acf1db2c2acaff11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbae7dc6970d44b36b57d11c40dec060a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Interagency meetings</header><text>The Secretary shall host quarterly meetings with the Administrator, the Commissioner, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the heads of other Federal agencies for the purpose of sharing communications relating to consultation and advice received under subparagraph (A) with those officials regularly. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b8f3f64229747d1b5a66de0ed948ba9"><enum>(F)</enum><header>FACA exemption</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">Chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the <quote><act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name></quote>), shall not apply to any group formed for purposes of consultation or providing advice under this paragraph. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id279b48e81b8e4164916941cd82844d04"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Continuation of effect</header><text>Nothing in the subsection shall be affected by the expiration of the agreement described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29992be6876e49a0af1d17f78bbea0dc" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idc947ce65185a45c4bf1d235e0ead348d" commented="no"><enum>12304.</enum><header>Housing and Urban Development Liaison</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 12203(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2052A85D207247DBACA6CB19C42F2C5E"><section id="id4a4b8b9e97c447ffae24dd4356f68e03" commented="no"><enum>224C.</enum><header>Housing and Urban Development Liaison</header><subsection id="id47c4f1db79e84bfc8bf3b1ea09e4cef8" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Housing and Urban Development Liaison.</text></subsection><subsection id="id6b2988ecbe6146edbd96107da71e7277" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Housing and Urban Development Liaison shall—</text><paragraph id="id6f50a20372554598ab2e86b938cad4f8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, identify—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd0be962bcd8432587577fcfd34cc31f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programs and activities of the Department that impact urban communities, including urban agriculture, urban forestry, and nutrition assistance programs; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39c876bc255942258f64c4a315cf8af8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that intersect with the programs and activities identified under subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8173335031cb420aacb75becde03b5b8" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate and improve communications relating to rural housing programs and the programs and activities identified under paragraph (1) between the Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id93bc4a1069d34da1afa4eb5cf191adec" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>integrate across the Department strategic planning and coordination relating to rural housing programs and the programs and activities identified under paragraph (1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id536d69fa2c7149d582d4f3889e955886" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make recommendations with respect to how to better—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cc2338887f74b4a9d7517f120f6b722"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve the customers and stakeholders of the Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development through increased coordination; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd083fd3f74824ce8b44a930a03b67d96"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leverage existing Federal resources for rural housing programs and the programs and activities identified under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf40f993c46a4ed1a3ad759f1c4611df" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2025, and each December 31 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Department, a report containing—</text><paragraph id="id3fbdb54fff674209b90c2aa0de910c5a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the programs and activities identified under subsection (b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf70fa56dd7ee4c8a856a65b8216f78d7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the activities of the Housing and Urban Development Liaison in the most recent fiscal year; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idebf0b1ac083943e8acb72804bf6f2953" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the recommendations made by the Housing and Urban Development Liaison under subsection (b)(4).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="ideed2561947dd4f1d8187136a14da9bc0" commented="no"><enum>12305.</enum><header>Hubs for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 12304) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2b81daf621647f1ad44fc1dc553b0c0"><section id="idf58c273ce89545b2b34832a55c100e22" commented="no"><enum>224D.</enum><header>Hubs for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change</header><subsection id="id4834e37d5f0441a19292592f90057888" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida72e2a6e22db49228a43f3a32ca03d58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Climate Hub</header><text>The term <term>Climate Hub</term> means an office established under subsection (b)(1).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83b39b56dfc84cfd81c806887173c715"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Climate Hubs Program</header><text>The term <term>Climate Hubs Program</term> means the Climate Hubs Program established under subsection (b)(2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77f25c3f407f4324956a1de787258ca4" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive Committee</header><text>The term <term>Executive Committee</term> means the Climate Hubs Executive Committee established under subsection (d)(5).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5b797a25b0f74cd0be8e614e29053dd4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14427dda2e784def9ac096795fa8a2bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Climate Hubs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a national network of offices, each of which shall have a specific geographic focus, including one office focused on international collaboration and one office based in the State of Hawaii, to serve the Department in meeting the needs of farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and other agricultural and natural resource managers in addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7a94dae9381428ab3eadf7dae46ffad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Climate Hubs Program for the administration of the Climate Hubs.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd3c2036f8add4fe8aa5b791cb22f7c12" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The mission of the Climate Hubs Program is to develop and deliver—</text><paragraph id="id5bbbe6823fbf43489ab662c6a1b93c1b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>support to Department programs and activities at the regional and local levels in integrating climate change into planning and decision making;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd1d8974648f74e48909601c45d7cb5a2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>science-based, region-specific, cost-effective, and practical information and program support for science-informed decision making in light of the increased costs, opportunities, risks, and vulnerabilities associated with a changing climate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4d790817b3f4e4aa82f4215038e6778" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>tools, guidance on technologies, and risk management practices to maintain and strengthen agricultural production, forest and natural resource management, and rural economic development to address the causes and consequences of climate change; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc0c281c56744693a02d51ab5661678e" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>equitable access to information to implement the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) through engagement opportunities, trainings, and outreach and educational materials.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf546eb333da54c3abbaeed263b563285" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idf772bcf73666445c94bd318fe515f97e" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the number and location of the Climate Hubs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida98b9a6c708849408b66aba3759de25f" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish a national office to administer the Climate Hubs Program, including a National Leader and staff sufficient to carry out the responsibilities described in this section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ede22b2a33b481c9aba508609880ca2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>work through the National Leader established under paragraph (2) to coordinate with comparable programs and initiatives in other Federal departments and agencies, including—</text><subparagraph id="id952a46917db04a479961f858ff872bad" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of the Interior, including the United States Geological Survey;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a4ecef0b73b4d958eae75d5e38ef93b" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddee9d82dffed461c8d38e2a74f73357b" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1b9de40c07147f482e291cd94b5ff43" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of Energy;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1208f34ab7ee443dad814d3729cdc219" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04ae6148bcab4a209ed0ddf451ccb0e1" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Department of State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77bb1263098a42459b0009911065a486" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the United States Agency for International Development; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5e384323256343a3ae611818c7129666" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such other departments and agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5dfcead89d774ce9aad2a190d49f0c3b" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify opportunities to work with and support university-based extension in carrying out the activities of the Climate Hubs Program;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide0c34004c0b4450891ab21895877eb03" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish a Climate Hubs Executive Committee—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ee989b9f6fa46fda8c23ece86b66025"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to guide and establish priorities for the Climate Hubs Program; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd57c2c2c0fdc41108d05f36061ab60ae"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct a review of the Climate Hubs Program not less frequently than once every 5 years; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c7475b1cdc34f3bb568bdbc36d270bb" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>cooperate with partners and stakeholders, including—</text><subparagraph id="id8148e86a1826480ea543cfa9841e8b29" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Federal and regional applied science and service organizations, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7543193089cb41a685e4981ae986cd29"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Centers;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05b3e14a3e364fdf820ca949b28f106c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Adaptation Partnerships; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5bb3a21e806457a96bb475e7b402d3b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other organizations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54ba08f601bc41bab8c56c6e25227a95" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>interagency coordination bodies, such as the United States Global Change Research Program;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb820c9b987b34c098a0b1a0f16427455" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf68825473ff43f9a534ce3b58d1cea0" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>cooperative extension services (as defined in that section);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01436acdc5174bf09b23ab6a986bf9bf" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>State agricultural experiment stations (as defined in that section);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id965d1cdaf2a640c8a68907399739b315"><enum>(F)</enum><text>State forestry experiment stations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd542ef165444be1b71f1cc1b07c9919" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the private sector;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id155f6d7b8f144411823d7666c99aebea" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>State, local, and regional governments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf71576b4a05484a81143e7376f9f7b5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Indian Tribes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b8401c6f7d9467689228bf7a4e151df" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text>agriculture, forestry, and commodity organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id169829c62ac14f9d83df4fc9801be122" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>nonprofit and community-based organizations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb26aaf8cae0b4cdba808fe89f0ffc026" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>other partners, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id344b44c98a5d44f880cecc97a8fbd2cd" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Executive Committee membership</header><text>The Executive Committee shall be composed of the heads of the following agencies, mission areas, or offices:</text><paragraph id="idee104170bde54e4686445cad38a3c755" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Agricultural Research Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idba59ab86c7fd4e76ab7c10af5075b4c3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Forest Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf6a1e1ad10c4b24a4a64bd045ee1199" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf66a2dd75f4647cf95da9e17890ea6e8" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The National Institute of Food and Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf803a91ed8f34ae1ab27527a707b5989" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Foreign Agricultural Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0edeebc6058c4f9f8676aeb49f3c5300" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Farm Service Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idecb5733602fd492282514597571743ab" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Economic Research Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb41c30a764474c5abf13851212b81d55" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The Risk Management Agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf601db2727414aa98a557b2d212f0a45" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The rural development mission area.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3ba53d0432ae490b93a0b9a961e937d0" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text>The Office of Energy and Environmental Policy of the Department.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3bd002a9e77d4a24b19ea4363efc41a9" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2eb8d54586f470c87d12027b8e33e3d" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Such other agencies, mission areas, or offices within the Department as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida6fe914c96fe43ac84b1ffecd3994c36"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="idd2714c5417db4d10b6c3a8af4138d35f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4eca25f49f6d40d5b9e233c5df9948cb" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idFEBB7934988840E191EC69FFC3C7211A"><enum>12306.</enum><header>Natural Resources Conservation Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 228(g)(3) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6936">7 U.S.C. 6936(g)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section id="id1b7a964d8d4548199b12ff40834db174" commented="no"><enum>12307.</enum><header>Office of the Chief Scientist</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 251(e) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ae101ba45c240a8b8607e7af4afa78a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35e5e318493140eb8ac52eab1da4a2d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8aa0cf5f18874ca393f1655a07833b70" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6089bdc84aee40e7b10b35134e1a8eae"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>practicable—</quote> in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting <quote>practicable, at no time shall the aggregate number of staff for all Divisions exceed 50 full-time equivalent positions.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idd70f3d12e8554fd38deb0ef2400f69cf"><enum>12308.</enum><header>Regional food business centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 12305) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd05455b9df9f443f8e225df86b57a472"><section id="id341b015e091e40fe97059e695d20ee6f"><enum>224E.</enum><header>Regional food business centers</header><subsection id="id70e251ff0c8d494490de0a44ed5430f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall enter into cooperative agreements, including subawards, with eligible entities, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of establishing a national network of not fewer than 12 regional food business centers that collectively provide localized assistance to small and medium-sized farms and food businesses throughout the United States to improve local and regional supply chains, including distribution and processing, through—</text><paragraph id="id1f1f451ad75c4c75a526d584d6bf2f48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>interagency and other coordination;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2759f85c7aca4303a975f3b219cae001"><enum>(2)</enum><text>business technical assistance;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id09749eeadd7741cf93a6b54f26cc6f7a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>capacity building activities; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1892e6a44723405980fd907d87c3e725"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other activities that facilitate the development of a resilient domestic food system, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb1531c005cf74470a98d6fcf80c2d590"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Targeted assistance</header><paragraph id="id7c50eb67feab49e2a0a5ce76a492098d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Tribal producers and businesses</header><text>Not fewer than 1 regional food business center described in subsection (a) shall provide assistance exclusively to all Tribal producers and businesses nationally.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06f7867349bf4ca2bf26b325ba4eec72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Islands, remote areas, and colonias</header><text>Not fewer than 2 regional food business centers described in subsection (a) shall provide assistance to producers and farm and food businesses in the State of Hawaii, the State of Alaska, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, other territories or possessions of the United States, colonias, other remote areas, and other, similar locations in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb135cb50f74242a0a78fbea9296e94ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Underserved and limited resource producers</header><text>Any regional food business center described in subsection (a) shall prioritize providing service to underserved and limited resource producers and farm and food businesses.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id13d4e09bcd5f475a99072be69d312122"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id512c005644e44343b47a899823af4c47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id270181c97c5643dba274eea776efd09b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other funds and authorities available to the Secretary, in order to carry out activities under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id078b9d53f32b487cb8944bc9eb5a2621"><enum>12309.</enum><header>Aquaculture Liaison</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6912">7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 12308) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc59a1b34a02f40ce95583e798d4900ba"><section id="id89bb2b2dbeef47ad839fd779650d6c7f"><enum>224F.</enum><header>Aquaculture liaison</header><subsection id="idb1528a2f5cbc47889c24df2db00b512a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of aquaculture</header><text>In this section, the term <term>aquaculture</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2802">16 U.S.C. 2802</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id3809e6cf3dd34d3cadaf05c2e4a85f33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Aquaculture Liaison.</text></subsection><subsection id="id10bdf83d7ad14f769801dcdde1e9d81c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Aquaculture Liaison shall—</text><paragraph id="id957c02a9844b41cc9940c66cf09cc4ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and advance aquaculture best practices, using the best available science, in consultation with appropriate offices in the Department, agricultural producers, and industry partners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id06190583264e43fd853bc817c5edf24b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical assistance on best practices to aquaculture farmers and businesses, including for shellfish, algae, and land-based aquaculture systems, using the best available science;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ecdb4e15cbc4f4292b0c34c84b5eba4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advise the Secretary with respect to aquaculture practices and programs, including applying existing programs for risk mitigation (including insurance and purchasing programs), as applicable, to aquaculture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a1bccf80bac4a9cb32bf1e843579563"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordinate with the agencies and officials of the Department to update and ensure support for aquaculture in relevant programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0142a760c554ee983cab42bee9ae8cd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>engage in stakeholder relations and develop external partnerships relating to aquaculture practices and programs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77e598b1a7fd4f1da4d4bc4d04525ad9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify common State and municipal best practices for navigating local policies relating to aquaculture practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc9bdf9b8100c4ae586f083801e45a8ed"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordinate extension and outreach efforts to support aquaculture producers and businesses;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79ac1a8b788a4894a99aad825e540620"><enum>(8)</enum><text>collaborate and coordinate with other Federal agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, with respect to aquaculture practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7272cf689f4e4b7c9b405ec99b8c3eee"><enum>(9)</enum><text>convene a working group with relevant officials of the Department to coordinate programs and share knowledge;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5fee2f9d44084341bcd6007ec9a5d5fe"><enum>(10)</enum><text>represent the Department on the Subcommittee on Aquaculture of the National Science and Technology Council;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc60d6fa50f134647b32da702886f1f6c"><enum>(11)</enum><text>gather and issue aquaculture production data, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant Federal agencies; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id550e1ddca1bb47b2a1d11da83893a221"><enum>(12)</enum><text>promote aquaculture practices that provide environmental, economic, and social benefits.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id0DAF0AF7CB4B4E85AEE4CAF9A90DB881" commented="no"><enum>12310.</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7014">7 U.S.C. 7014(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FAAEC0B7F414938B54EB409A88EE96D"><paragraph id="id3D142134512E432E85CBEEE3A3ADB485" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out the amendments made to this title by the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id52fa213bbd7840d1834caac8885aecd3" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>D</enum><header>Agriculture and Food Defense</header><section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no" id="id68716572BC3F4F08A4FEAB5846254D32"><enum>12401.</enum><header>Amendments to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978</header><subsection id="idB550BCFA77024D17BC4AA876CE368FCA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><paragraph id="id1ADC2215437F4209916DF24A615D0B25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 2(a) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3501">7 U.S.C. 3501(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id82C0F5463E2A4C329E8E7FD48D62C606"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence of the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="idCF5CD970E31045978C480AE57BC2B838"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or enters into a leasing agreement the period of which is longer than 5 years with respect to agricultural land,</quote> after <quote>agricultural land</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idB0FBF50BA4844F4BA450867A4C84AD26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>acquisition or transfer</quote> and inserting <quote>acquisition, transfer, or lease</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66C83CE71026459A9034D963F620C44C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>acquired or transferred</quote> and inserting <quote>acquired, transferred, or leased</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f7e90ad7918444baab486dacc4f8746"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum ownership</header><text>Section 2 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3501">7 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idEB30170A9369446181BDA6B16545126E" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id967f9d2c605c46728d1af0704506735f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Minimum ownership</header><text>In the case of agricultural land in which more than 1 foreign person acquires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, the reporting requirements under this section shall apply to each foreign person who holds at least a 1 percent interest in that land—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8d84432f91a4298a54b6df9c8ed2d1f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly through the first tier of ownership; or </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5017a09abb6449d290c254fedb8bad0a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the aggregate through an interest in other entities at various tiers.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id5984BD4F5DCC476CB2252A64E2D62366"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civil penalty</header><paragraph id="idA86386FF2DCA4167BE02EADA3A86A490"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3502">7 U.S.C. 3502</external-xref>) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idDF2793858CB145158EB0F0D956F00F7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(a) If the</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Any such civil penalty</quote> in the third sentence and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FB90931E4B447DCA066E9BC25B540A8"><subsection id="idEF62B0EA20BA4B0A8E49927A6999C397"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A person shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the person—</text><paragraph id="idA5E9A92EB37E4169BEDE16F658E1AEEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has failed to submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 2; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id994257740CFB41369CDDB42CFD004134"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has knowingly submitted a report under section 2 that—</text><subparagraph id="id3703CD532DF84CED9A48B66E67E098F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not contain all the information required to be in such report; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id479E8E8878DE4372BEB6B239BDA9D5EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contains information that is misleading or false. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE972234CF1DA480A88365F47B4EF566C"><enum>(d)<?LEXA-Enum (d)?></enum><header>Civil action</header><text>Any civil penalty imposed by the Secretary under subsection (a)</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC5FC31F581B9441B973BA34001F6FE1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by moving subsection (d) (as so designated) so as to appear after subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2A647563E6E43729BAB8504DD85C625"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><clause id="id314d1bb97d2f4764bbd2dc814863ed2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through <quote>The amount</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11AAA562411A4546B626CF4EEA2D4FCA"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bec21d7d0c545789b8083d43776a0cb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount of penalty</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="id8C5EFDA3C15E43EDADF11EB0DC80BA5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of this section</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idC171C21ABCFB4CF29442FC1B2C6BF8BF" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall not exceed 25 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be not less than 5 percent, but not more than 25 percent,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id3C1B63F9222B44FCAA319D9BA30CC7AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51318745017448C5924080FC40720798"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3427728e3f444c00bcf1cbcff041aeec"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalty for shell corporations</header><paragraph id="ide4c2300b04e74be89d4ead206f5c0373"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of shell corporation</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>shell corporation</term> means a corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, trust, estate, or any other legal entity that has no or nominal operations.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0cf1c5b1009844e78442a6045d5e4830"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a civil penalty under subsection (a) for a foreign-owned shell corporation, as determined by the Secretary, shall be 100 percent of the fair market value, on the date of the assessment of the penalty, of the interest in agricultural land with respect to which the violation occurred.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7ca44e9585d45578e99e90caa328088"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification of penalty</header><text>A shell corporation shall not be subject to a civil penalty under paragraph (2), but shall be subject to a civil penalty under subsection (b), if the shell corporation remedies a defective filing or failure to file not later than 60 days after the Secretary provides notice to the shell corporation of the defective filing or failure to file.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idEC0ED159519C42C8A99D67E54378C867"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5B3DF08AC0940859A20ECFC5B090828"><subsection id="id927DEEE222CB443BAEDFAEEA66EAA129"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of funds from civil penalties</header><text>A civil penalty collected under subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary without appropriation and remain available until expended for the purpose of enforcing this Act.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b7cd20f498e43a594a4fde825d29171"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public disclosure of noncompliant persons</header><text>Section 3 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3502">7 U.S.C. 3502</external-xref>) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd13afbcedc28487184eb7ee5d08f9791"><subsection id="id7928c354023d4690af698945f8baf191"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public disclosure of noncompliant persons</header><text>The Secretary shall publicly disclose the name of each person who paid to the Secretary a civil penalty imposed under subsection (a), including, if applicable, after the completion of an appeal of a civil penalty.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id32F9FF4903134FF69882D7FF23889ACA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication of reporting requirements</header><text>Section 3 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3502">7 U.S.C. 3502</external-xref>) (as amended by paragraph (2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA312D2CD98564FA2819403F3377D96E5"><subsection id="id8c8a151d2a724e26a0a489ec89ebfc8c"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>Using existing resources and efforts to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall carry out a nationwide outreach program directed primarily towards landlords, owners, operators, persons, producers, and tenants (as those terms are defined in section 718.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>)) of agricultural land and county property appraiser offices, land appraisal companies, and real estate auction companies to increase public awareness and provide education regarding the reporting requirements under this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idCB9034AB8E5E4039912B42DCA856F355"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investigative actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3503">7 U.S.C. 3503</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idDAA7050213484E1BBD398B81CBCE253F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4391694A6D0145578C878CA7B235AD72"><section id="id51209341583447e9945cfca3cd38bec5"><enum>4.</enum><header>Investigative actions</header><subsection id="id605b7d90c17b44d6aecd51d744428604"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id362A671E798E496C8712B2FBC879CA52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5600838B17A8433E9D0E78A28F831E63"><subsection id="idd920c33a796848c896244a26c1f354af"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Security</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id5bae61ad9b3b4f6893765db1f3fae3f7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in coordination with the office within the Department of Agriculture established under section 7318 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3384">50 U.S.C. 3384</external-xref>), ensure the availability of classified storage, meeting, and other spaces, as necessary, for personnel to carry out this section; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d2b39d094c94a758502a9b0c88f4c9f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist personnel responsible for carrying out this section in obtaining security clearances. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd91462bc582b465a962e6772f123d3f5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chief of operations</header><paragraph id="idF4D7BD950D3042BAB9C1807A84D025CA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint an employee in the Senior Executive Service (as described in section 3131 of title 5, United States Code) of the Department of Agriculture to serve as Chief of Operations of Investigative Actions (referred to in this section as the <quote>Chief of Operations</quote>), who shall hire, appoint, and maintain additional employees to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Act.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F59579DBE6646F0B1F95B7016CBC6CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Simultaneous service</header><text>The Chief of Operations may serve in such position simultaneously with a concurrent position within the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id261d1cccef204ab196152ec2bf0078b8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Chief of Operations shall—</text><paragraph id="idf5f8f482d9e34ff9a5c3c62580536870" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be responsible for carrying out the authority provided by subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id13a929df5b8b4660b0d4d65d10f046d2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>refer noncompliance with this Act to the Secretary, the Farm Service Agency, and any other appropriate authority;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd45210f34f4f4017aee09aaedf890baf" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinate with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, the National Security Council, and State and local law enforcement agencies, on investigations into malign efforts—</text><subparagraph id="id0a306261806c425e91517ac90c70002d" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to steal agricultural knowledge and technology; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03ac59a66e6d4e729cf587f05c5b3e05" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to disrupt the United States agricultural base;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id317c1a276758448ba4fb0e7034a5a9a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct an annual compliance audit of not less than 10 percent of the reports submitted under section 2 for the year covered by the audit to ensure the completeness and accuracy of reports submitted under that section;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98d910cf170b4b2dad699017fe72e2c9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide annual training to State and county-level personnel relating to identifying agricultural land for which—</text><subparagraph id="idf2c5f6880024458e8a2d9564dc8ec201"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report is required to be submitted under section 2; but</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83ed5e371d144e8a90fe6d652e83807d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>no report has been submitted by the applicable foreign person;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd27f872c80dc4c43bed872da15cc7823"><enum>(6)</enum><text>seek to enter into memoranda of agreement and memoranda of understanding with the Federal agencies described in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="ide26146003e1342a3b1884e4b99229d74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure compliance with this Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef632dee24f64d07967b10d6df5f70af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to prevent the malign efforts described in that paragraph;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id424675bdf274496f876e71afb2156042"><enum>(7)</enum><text>refer to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States transactions that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id673ce411b9ed4e5082736dfc31d12700"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">raise potential national security concerns; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbbecfa0fe9c4609b6aab9acd2148a9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">result in agricultural land acquisition by a foreign person that is a citizen of, or headquartered in, as applicable, a foreign entity of concern;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id939feebe853945a0a0e06348cd991cc2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>coordinate and consult, as appropriate, with the Department of Agriculture Office of Homeland Security and the office within the Department of Agriculture established under section 7318 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3384">50 U.S.C. 3384</external-xref>); and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b843465863b43c3ac0ed140a56d5c3f"><enum>(9)</enum><text>publish annual reports that summarize the information contained in every report received by the Secretary under section 2 during the period covered by the report.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3667a637de944d46acae2e14a5e05f98"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Chief of Operations shall report to—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76b5f1a374f14323a47f85b1031086fa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33053265923d483897ebbe3c69b941dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if delegated by the Secretary, to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86ed714c4c734ea3a14e9aad762e546c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf14719d27d154cc388545ee121ab75a5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Director of the Department of Agriculture Office of Homeland Security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4296a2417e8b4a128e182c42c2cfd2b6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Actions by FPAC–BC</header><text>As part of the actions taken under subsection (a), the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida177093266284397b20b4985d80835c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such actions as are necessary to validate the data collected under section 2, including revising and validating information throughout the data collection process;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa14cd72d7cd427c9e4e19206911381d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance with section 2(g); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcce763239d494f5caa9d130b3df29a93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in coordination with the Farm Service Agency, to the maximum extent practicable, identify persons that have carried out an activity subject to a civil penalty described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3(a).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9628EFCDA710489F9616430F059CC49E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3505">7 U.S.C. 3505</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idCEF6C711462C40559B602584CE98A6D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EB472BA56814AEEB525DA749A493319"><section id="idD317A710451D44EEAA8563613D7EE76D"><enum>6.</enum><header>Reports</header><subsection id="idFB981D74500944B6896AF4504352FF5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transmission of reports to States</header><text>Not later than</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF7E0CADD6CA4FE3B01D98BFC9DC3087"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="idE2703900B90A4F34897171D11336762F" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><subsection id="idDABA855C7E554AC38527D2DE325832D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Annually, the Secretary shall prepare and make publicly available a report describing holdings of agricultural land by foreign persons, as determined by reports submitted under section 2, including—</text><paragraph id="id2e006a341557485aa50755bae124aabc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on a State-by-State and county-by-county basis; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1446662364e04c32964067e86800e2a7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the sectors and industries for which the agricultural land holdings are used.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id967906CA6A954B3C889981D801661604"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4aba60aabb85468ebaca7f31e714f86e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out research on—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf37b36d61a65499ebd9649df565e24e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agricultural leasing activities in the United States of foreign persons, including the impact of those activities on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93c011eac7a744c5869a35615f0acc53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">trends relating to the purchase of agricultural land in the United States by foreign-owned shell corporations (as defined in section 3(c)(1)); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab161fb4385345a599668b0e6bd60097"><enum>(C)</enum><text>foreign ownership of agricultural production capacity and foreign participation in agricultural economic activity in the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7ae716dda854459aea2cba017ccead7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in consultation with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, foreign ownership or leasing of water rights and mineral deposits on a State-by-State and county-by-county basis; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4AB5F2C0676648108971E96251B1FDB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to Congress a report describing the results of the research carried out under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idea1640efce314d61aaad79ae8d95aaf6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report of tracking covered transactions by foreign entities of concern</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a mechanism for quantifying the threats posed by foreign entities of concern to United States food security, biosecurity, food safety, environmental protection, and national defense.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5FF6DB5BB98E4424AB44B83FCCAD3D30"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Internet database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3506">7 U.S.C. 3506</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id05E05B5573BC462BAB0B3A8C5DE03DE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Any report</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id665DBCD95DFD4F90941F8375FC949546"><section id="id3FCFBCC7F91144358BDAD1FA53ED45D7"><enum>7.</enum><header>Public inspection</header><subsection id="idBB754CA1DBFB415FAB66D240851E5C04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In person</header><text>Any report</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id381536C9DEBA4938BDCC051748336E8F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4A40A0798F84374A93DAEEE418EC5B9"><subsection id="id6f5e6d5e18794dd4aa3ed7e613fff907"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Internet database</header><paragraph id="idc7e344e5535242bf8b6072f285e4e47a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the Secretary has established a streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of disclosures made under this Act required by section 773 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3501">7 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref> note; 136 Stat. 4509), the Secretary shall make publicly available an internet database that contains disaggregated data from each disclosure submitted under this Act as human-readable and machine-readable data sets.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ideb84724be9a24d0184f3ec3ce2d199ed"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included data</header><text>The data sets established under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id8b74eaebbdc24cdcb19b882061deb8a4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the purchase price paid for, or any other consideration given for, each interest in agricultural land for which a report is submitted under section 2; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6b59007d0972453695b61936b3f90e3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in any case in which a foreign person is not an individual or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the country in which the foreign person is created or organized, and the principal place of business of the foreign person.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id8E9B9F69827C4F2CB845E5DEE5FE74E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3508">7 U.S.C. 3508</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id80ee8dc03fdc4a89991b9192f0a9be39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>For purposes of this Act—</quote> and inserting <quote>In this Act:</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0F1457F1CE944DC889F307E562198A5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, subject to the condition that the Secretary may not exclude land from this definition based on the acreage of the land</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id355cf7333ab4400bb5cc31be83e33f4c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in each of paragraphs (1) through (6)—</text><subparagraph id="id9b8b18ac7d26401aa7952480d7b5f473"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the term</quote> and inserting <quote>The term</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8f84d8e6c964feea49b2e6d08d209cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting a paragraph heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in that paragraph;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id539302b66e2d43b8ae38e32e959d6a9d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), (6), (7), and (8), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14443e6a05c54dd69ad02034232bd154"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id140D3597D6704966AB12FE960029825E"><paragraph id="idc20f2e45a3e143f2a9fe9922391ea45d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Foreign entity of concern</header><text>The term <term>foreign entity of concern</term> has the meaning given the term in section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/4651">15 U.S.C. 4651</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idbca4192b6361441598c7e9c96bbea76f"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30367537232640CB8CD71B77C17592F3"><paragraph id="idac4e1a69914545e69da9d36114046240"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Malign effort</header><text>The term <term>malign effort</term> means any hostile effort undertaken by, at the direction of, on behalf of, or with the substantial support of the government of a foreign entity of concern.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="idee76fbcef4b44e7b83e59a69755abe0b"><enum>12402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National plant diagnostic network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12203(c)(5) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8914">7 U.S.C. 8914(c)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="idab9e09fa8733420c8747bf0666a99b7c"><enum>12403.</enum><header>Office of Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6922">7 U.S.C. 6922</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabad755569fb400fb6a2ee45b2ec1b31"><subsection id="id5659577264f042ddb89ef2bcf9075c5a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Agriculture and food defense intraagency coordination</header><paragraph id="id9df536a23dfd4b628f59749eeb54b03c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that there are 1 or more career employees within the agencies and offices of the Department, including each of the agencies and offices described in paragraph (2), that are designated—</text><subparagraph id="id86DE37097CF74756B5B240928D36C6D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to coordinate on agriculture and food defense with the Office of Homeland Security and the office at the Department established under section 7318 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3384">50 U.S.C. 3384</external-xref>); and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D586EA9F94145DC97FB275D1FF726F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to receive information from the offices described in subparagraph (A) on a need-to-know basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id90ECF516F07640F1B7180EDD5E6E566B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agencies and offices described</header><text>The agencies and offices referred to in paragraph (1) are the Agricultural Research Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Forest Service, the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Scientist, the Office of the Chief Economist, and such other agencies and offices as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6259c044ff494ec6a25900a794b2133a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualification of designated employees</header><text>An employee designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall possess the appropriate security clearance.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id53fe47b53e6b4dfda6660b5716208a71"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Detailees</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the detailing and assignment of Federal employees within the Department—</text><subparagraph id="id92B095A20354475F9AA240A9F8C1C7E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary shall increase intraagency coordination on agriculture and food defense by ensuring that there are not fewer than 2 employees from agencies or offices of the Department (other than the Office of Homeland Security) detailed to the Office of Homeland Security each for a period of not more than 2 years; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id906B2672228D4047B7AE1977D7511495"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Office of Homeland Security shall not be required to fully or partially reimburse the employing agency or office of an individual detailed under subparagraph (A) for the period of the assignment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idc7d434831277453c96537ee90e592914"><enum>12404.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12205 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4950) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section id="id39b7698c98fd48749c3b5b47cc2c0b0f"><enum>12405.</enum><header>Risk assessment on cybersecurity-related threats to agriculture and food systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title XII of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4944) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00cbe97731b1431f81a5855c9852dc48"><section id="id98aed29003db45809eff1cac4437241c"><enum>12206.</enum><header>Cybersecurity-related threats to agriculture and food systems</header><subsection id="id94072d72b2f141c89282e740bfa8d7f0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Risk assessment</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the office at the Department of Agriculture established under section 7318 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3384">50 U.S.C. 3384</external-xref>), the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall conduct an assessment, on a biennial basis, of cybersecurity-related threats to and vulnerabilities in the agriculture and food system, including—</text><paragraph id="idcfad12a08a714ff0ae581dad93609105"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the risk of cybersecurity attacks on the agriculture and food system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id974e926454534b838393330ff17fdf68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>potential losses in the agriculture and food system due to a cybersecurity attack;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id49a4b259e76e4a8cbf3394a37ae143ee"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the gaps, challenges, barriers, or opportunities for improving defensive measures in the agriculture and food system;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4665dbc170904195985df97ba23b57e0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lessons learned from any crisis simulation exercises involving cybersecurity attacks on the agriculture and food system; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f4b63fb21a0489c8cba04a467654544"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any recommendations for Federal legislative or administrative actions to address the risks, vulnerabilities, and potential losses due to cybersecurity attacks on the agriculture and food system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69c2cbfc63d94579bb28e60dca101739"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biennial report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment this section, and every 2 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 describing the most recently conducted assessment under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id77f1508debf84ceabe83807a29411ccf" style="OLC" commented="no"><enum>E</enum><header>Other Miscellaneous Provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida476f2eaafa3419cb6a61393d453efe6"><enum>12501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maple Research and Market Promotion Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632c">7 U.S.C. 1632c</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54d4ac3868f442b2b66611539bf3c550"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Acer Access and Development Program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="section">Maple Research and Market Promotion Program</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id400f152d8d6a47f19bec3b417351bd17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Secretary of Agriculture may make</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>Maple Research and Market Promotion Program</quote>, under which the Secretary may make</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79dc29426e7541679699de76873725b7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>of Agriculture</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5056d30214b4405b02949592796088f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id4d427d7c9cdb4f028b96243c50ea7a42" commented="no"><enum>12502.</enum><header>Protecting animals with shelter</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12502(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/20127">34 U.S.C. 20127</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id944482aeb5f74999aa1e93c08939f163"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>Office of the</quote> and inserting <quote>Office on</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac7ce50fcc15402eb4797fa61afe4a8e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(A), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id1ad57f0543b343f081a5b9c71bddfde8"><enum>12503.</enum><header>Beagle Brigade</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7751">7 U.S.C. 7751 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5efbff2813474adfbcf7de98a226bcc6"><section id="id4343f032b4484c0781b8501b3e37f6c5" commented="no"><enum>439.</enum><header>National Detector Dog Training Center</header><subsection id="id2ee4868666d7416b8ccd3c13b3f38c16" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established a National Detector Dog Training Center (referred to in this section as the <quote>Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id1d4e58454ba4458093ac18f4b392c3c6" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Center shall have the following duties:</text><paragraph id="id258666b74fe94a4ea964fcfbf2dc1e2a" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Training dogs for the purpose of safeguarding domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive pests and diseases.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcea45720a38e4818870b9fa9f69fdb33" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Training human handlers to successfully select and train dogs for the purpose described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c0fe7476584481099bb1e9fd4646049" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Collaborating with relevant Federal agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural resources.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ff6c098fcff45b4a7e72a4952a57bd9" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Collaborating with external stakeholders, including State departments of agriculture, local and county agricultural officials, private sector entities, and other relevant non-Federal partners.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf604e787809c4e2d9a4d3517773ccff7" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Ensuring the health and welfare of all dogs under the care of the Center, including by ensuring access to necessary veterinary care, adequate shelter, and proper nutrition.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id96aa81dc58b94a248fbacf63ed778089" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Providing opportunities for private adoption of retirement-age trained dogs and dogs that do not complete training.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc8752b954d24192a7f944db37369ac5" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Any other duties necessary to safeguard domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign and invasive pests and diseases, as determined by the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9fc21ff45a7943da9acb13aa4f7eade0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, shall submit to Congress a report that contains—</text><paragraph id="ida064549af4b944b7ab500603d988287b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of current and emerging threats to domestic agricultural and natural resources from foreign pests and diseases within the purview of the operations of the Center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idceee54b71a314b50987347c728de6918" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an examination of the role that the Center plays in the protection against foreign pests and diseases;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c5d9c5c2737453dbe42c63ae263e0ad" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of improvements needed in Federal programs to minimize threats from foreign pests and diseases within the purview of the operations of the Center, including strengthened coordination among the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other relevant Federal agencies;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id50293d7eef8c43c990a6b7c8cd862a12" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recommendations to strengthen the capabilities of the Center in protecting against foreign pests and diseases; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9310053b3ddf4bfb96079694c5a2aea9" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommendations to improve—</text><subparagraph id="iddc7bc5ee8581404493db2f8e07fe7788" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the dog procurement procedures of the Center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7804173b36b44fea7a2a425efe12c72" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private adoption opportunities for retirement-age trained dogs and dogs that do not complete training.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idf22e23161ff541c6a07329a8702c6181"><enum>12504.</enum><header>Importation of dogs into the United States</header><subsection id="H56E4BBAEB70745D2B178164DB9C0F52A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10404 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8303">7 U.S.C. 8303</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F29A761C91C48B48346EE95A7E95160"><section id="H78131237DFC745EEB900B80D05445016"><enum>10404A.</enum><header>Importation of dogs</header><subsection id="HF8ADDABA586D470D9FDFD647D526C4FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="ideffedd59cf8e441d8222819d3b8c6095"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>The term <term>compensation</term> means any act, consideration, or thing of value received by a person directly, including cash or noncash benefits, cost-avoidance, obtaining positive or avoiding negative publicity, an exchange of services, or maintaining a license issued under any local, State, or Federal Government authority. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddca600b2be7c42f7b67a5ddb1c8356f2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Import transporter</header><text>The term <term>import transporter</term> means any person or entity who—</text><subparagraph id="ida9c71ac42aaa4fff939f17dc0936d204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receives an imported dog from any importer, dealer, research facility, exhibitor, operator of an auction sale, or department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of any State or local government; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id410075857ff146ea96a009ff9765d21f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>receives compensation for moving that imported dog in commerce. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60660D4E54CB4AEC8905BE2CF57E4545"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Importer</header><text>The term <term>importer</term> means any person who transports or causes the transportation of a dog into the United States from a foreign country.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H68FDDFF4DCC94BA5A7691550671D0B48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transfer</term> means a change of ownership or control of an imported dog to another person, including by sale, adoption, exchange, or donation. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H24717094E0924104928C8C1DC09FA336"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><paragraph id="H0552C29D27A6424EB2F98E503BC2E36D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall import a dog into the United States unless, prior to transport to the United States, the Secretary receives electronic documentation demonstrating, as determined by the Secretary, that the dog—</text><subparagraph id="H885C6447EFFD47D7803D0CE4B5C0DD97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is in good health; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23B3BCDC45404EEE9B675E4208EDF082"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has received all necessary vaccinations and internal and external parasite treatment and demonstrated negative test results, as required by the Secretary and evidenced by a certificate that—</text><clause id="HFA096859EBCB453FAF1D17E6C90268BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is issued by a licensed veterinarian accredited by a competent veterinary authority recognized by the Secretary; and</text></clause><clause id="HCF956BD69DEA4FE5BD25ADDB3C104DDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is endorsed by that authority in a manner representing that the veterinarian issuing the certificate was authorized to do so; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE48DDD0331F4E47B447C3A55A2BEAF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is officially identified by a permanent method approved by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9321024b85d43549139734c7846c7be"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if intended for transfer—</text><clause id="id75ea2e66d0314b2ba5caf16ed7d22263"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is at least 6 months old; and</text></clause><clause id="idef9de45fdd6345dcb8160c8efaaffffc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is accompanied by an import permit issued by the Secretary under this Act. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFF0AEDBDE15C480EB8671476242D6195"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The Secretary, by regulation, shall provide an exception to any requirement under this Act in any case in which a dog is imported—</text><subparagraph id="id82c2d3f432284606bbf72cba63ecb62c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as a personal pet of United States origin returning to the United States; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2dc3ab63f6a463487df4cc4529f3075"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of transfer for—</text><clause id="H8ED04C2C0F73435B86E8815E16426712"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research purposes;</text></clause><clause id="H146E6E1E6D6A47FB8CDB9ED1A123B0FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">veterinary treatment, paid for by the importer, subject to the condition that the dog—</text><subclause id="id45891428E53046539509CD1B2E20911C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is taken directly to a veterinary facility for treatment with appropriate quarantine until the dog meets the criteria described in paragraph (1); and </text></subclause><subclause id="id19BFDD2256544BD9A193933BFE14B285"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is then exported to its country of origin; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H9C8DF168465F4CF2910BFF45CDE56576"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a dog that is less than 6 months old, lawful importation into the State of Hawaii from the British Isles, Australia, Guam, or New Zealand, in compliance with the regulations of the State of Hawaii and the other requirements of this section, if the dog is not transported out of the State of Hawaii for transfer at less than 6 months of age.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff9cff0b7c9a4964a32063b637442176"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation and regulations</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretaries determine to be necessary to implement and enforce this section, including regulations that—</text><paragraph id="idb63740856f45421b8ee705486f014110"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilitate electronic submission and interagency sharing of all documentation required under subsection (b)(1) prior to the arrival of a dog into the United States; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfb84f52253c4efda9c91d0155b94f39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish any necessary postarrival verification processes for imported dogs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d5b52c0537c41d5a629afcde06e342e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure the denial of entry into the United States of any dog that fails to meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide7914d94446c4762b80361fbd76ffc77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require the Secretary to share with a State veterinarian, on request of the State veterinarian, the certificate described in subsection (b)(1)(B) for the applicable imported dog; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b00b79257164abea1dd9f275f024b71"><enum>(5)</enum><text>determine and establish such fees for the verification of documentation and issuance of permits with respect to dog importation as are necessary to fund the implementation and enforcement of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDEBBC95B0C604642B0DCC36CB95675F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subsection (c)(5) limits the availability of funding made available under section 10417 to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="H6445CBFB49AC4F11B8222EE1D070C3AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><paragraph id="H081838F0EEEC4E848E3D268FD4203215"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have the authority granted under section 10414 to enforce this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H96DAF4D572874A05810328FB467BFFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>An importer or import transporter that fails to comply with this section shall—</text><subparagraph id="H62EDC63864D14857AD07BE72CC4D8A33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be subject to penalties under section 10414; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97E94005940C408FBCA05CC281BA8CF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the importer is a dealer, provide, as the Secretary may determine, at the expense of the importer, for—</text><clause id="idCBD816B0A2CB40ED99A1A31DA6F7F715"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the care (including appropriate veterinary care), forfeiture, quarantine, and removal from the United States of each applicable dog; and </text></clause><clause id="idA3F555AA472D455FB2A52EA18B6B2033"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the return of each applicable dog to its place of export, with due care for the welfare of each applicable dog.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="HF395D61CD67440D69BBE0D30437F8848"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 18 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2148">7 U.S.C. 2148</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="id829ba520477b42b1b3895db34937a7cd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transition period</header><text>Until the date on which final regulations are issued under section 10404A(c) of the Animal Health Protection Act (as added by subsection (a)), the importation of live dogs shall be regulated in accordance with the regulations promulgated under section 18 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2148">7 U.S.C. 2148</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), but only to the extent that those regulations are not in conflict with section 10404A of that Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="idcc72a85196824d65b982ff5acd5c536b"><enum>12505.</enum><header>Veterinary medicine loan repayment program and veterinary services grant program</header><subsection id="id13db35d5fb624e308817169c0f4ebe3d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Veterinary medicine loan repayment program</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc18b8b77b0514b7a890d7a1c082714d3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to review the veterinary medicine loan repayment program established under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151a">7 U.S.C. 3151a</external-xref>) (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>program</quote>)—</text><subparagraph id="id4516c80ae77140afa3dd52296809d1d1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine if the program is achieving its purpose of ensuring that an adequate supply of trained food animal veterinarians are placed in identified veterinarian shortage situations (as determined under subsection (b) of that section (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151a">7 U.S.C. 3151a(b)</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8076d6a497504777afe4e2a581aa3ec6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to identify recommendations for improvements to the program, including improvements that may be implemented administratively or that require statutory authorization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5ee11beb9c045fcb0ffb315967193f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The study under paragraph (1) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id8782c7a3ace24f66a0e5651e599a8523"><enum>(A)</enum><text>retention and compensation data of awardees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64453c2541f047d68149e98abacbc466"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data on the student loan debt of applicants and awardees;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id742e3ac4ce594790949a8be89da133be"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an examination of the seasonality of practice type for food animal practitioners; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d35c6ca4d6d4735a5b6271994b8f09f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an estimate of the benefits of increasing the maximum annual payment amount towards qualified educational loans.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45a1f7e8ef9842e1b6468994f4917cef"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Community input</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input from stakeholders on—</text><subparagraph id="id32c91a019cd64705bfd08eb0e4718100"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the program is meeting its short-term objective of matching specific area needs with the knowledge, skills, abilities, experiences, goals, and aspirations of applicants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba6ec4fec438422083034a8058e4a0e0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the program is meeting its long-term objective of providing educational loan repayment support to veterinarians to sustain clinical private and public practice in veterinary shortage situations described in paragraph (1)(A);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddacd92ce6c834c1eb6bc3f368bcf3e83"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying concerns and problems with program implementation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide80a7d33304648cba8c9971205d578c0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing solutions for problems identified in subparagraph (C), to include in recommendations under paragraph (1)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c7777d0198d4318a5d48bf7d7f38605"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other issues that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb10a7de074ee4083a6de4d113e85ec06"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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 that describes the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), including—</text><subparagraph id="id1784b7c9dedd446aad3c6a5bd116dc96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the recommendations described in paragraph (1)(B) and any other recommendations that the Secretary determines appropriate; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id586402fa24cf43d3a02375c787e21670"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any data and information gaps identified for applicants and awardees of the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id55f797d914ac45e2b7f333a6ec6ed6ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Veterinary services grant program</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id941fbb2d3ba44468a893ca65b0bb4b77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to review the veterinary services grant program established under section 1415B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151b">7 U.S.C. 3151b</external-xref>) (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>program</quote>)—</text><subparagraph id="idc2c2881e8fbe455ba735c2a77df4692d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to determine if the program is achieving its purpose of relieving veterinarian shortage situations (as defined in subsection (a) of that section (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151b">7 U.S.C. 3151b(a)</external-xref>) and supporting veterinary services; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d7536e3469c48339fb79a657dcf72ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to identify recommendations for improvements to the program, including improvements that may be implemented administratively or that require statutory authorization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC864BDA4D0614B519A59869A5E54686E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community input</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek input from stakeholders on—</text><subparagraph id="id609a000e64f545a09a442e43940bbc9e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether the education, extension, and training grants are achieving their purpose of developing, implementing, and sustaining veterinary services through education, training, recruitment, placement, and retention of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and students of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id249e5684154f4ab687f68d93cc38fa61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether the rural practice enhancement grants are achieving their purpose of establishing or expanding veterinary practices in rural areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc125e37421d0492aaabaaee18e2ddf73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifying concerns and problems with program implementation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7f9a594b59374da486eff63346d7a2d1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing solutions for problems identified under subparagraph (C), to include in recommendations under paragraph (1)(B); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65B3C4D3EB9645DFBD99C444247B23B8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other issues that the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id083D1F8F431D4C11B149C1FC6F5111CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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 that describes the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), including the recommendations described in paragraph (1)(B) and any other recommendations that the Secretary determines appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6bf164527fca475f8a45bc7ad3823f2c"><enum>12506.</enum><header>Report on animal depopulation</header><subsection id="iddd8eacd387b04fdf8b13228aaf23506e" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of mass depopulation</header><text>In this section, the term <term>mass depopulation</term> means the method by which large numbers of animals are destroyed quickly and efficiently to contain, control, and eradicate disease.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc7845061e8e84fcba38bfe21bf9a50ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31 of each year, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes the mass depopulation activities carried out or facilitated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service during the previous fiscal year, including the following information with regard to each mass depopulation:</text><paragraph id="id1d6383abbfac44bfa6101a9ef78e2b07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The dates of the mass depopulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id918943b13a764588a86032e3bd22ba8b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The general geographic region in which the mass depopulation occurred.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf8aa42e6de5944d391b5e73b93609eb1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Reasons for the mass depopulation.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3adc83de7b1d4f0d8475cce2519b43e4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The total number, species, and breed of the depopulated animals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cdf07e5baad4221887f0cc571a48eb2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The depopulation and disposal methods that were used.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id624b35dcc20f42489142843f86dd8577"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Any monitoring, testing, or sampling protocol used to monitor releases of environmental contaminants from the disposal location.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0183d86f3cd4c65aace22650d493ce9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The total cost associated with the mass depopulation and disposal.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcc6b779e9417410387cba23681b6957c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publicly searchable database</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and make publicly available an electronically searchable and sortable database that contains the information reported under subsection (b). </text></subsection></section><section id="id7096d2a52fed4cf9992837484aa5aa6c" commented="no"><enum>12507.</enum><header>Retirement of research animals</header><subsection id="id9924484FCEA14858A1C9BCB114305599"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2144">7 U.S.C. 2144</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0313167DD36B4D8B8CF226B99D24B7A9"><section id="H63FFDC1A0A684D1E874CA766F80CF0F3"><enum>14.</enum><header>Standards for Federal facilities</header><subsection id="H3D769D680FFC445FB2E415DE687292C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="H0A0DB3938EFF4A1D862CEAD3EFFCF07E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Animal rescue organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>animal rescue organization</term> means a nonprofit organization the purpose of which is to rescue covered animals and find permanent adoptive homes for those animals.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A88F39676364E58A5E62F7E918B7756"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Animal shelter</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>animal shelter</term> means a facility that—</text><subparagraph id="id0B9CD9B17B194F58A90D5A08DEF23E1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accepts or seizes covered animals—</text><clause id="idEB441A1DB7D641199394AF651A7A44A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to care for the animals;</text></clause><clause id="idCB78E1B505814507B813DF0D35A1608E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to place those animals in a permanent adoptive home; or</text></clause><clause id="id17C3886E1B034C98B29E7313B388F6C8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for purposes of law enforcement; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id550302EB83154FDA819088B1BE367AA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not—</text><clause id="id9F81ADEF0EE544478A2C3FABA2422054"><enum>(i)</enum><text>engage in commercial trade of covered animals;</text></clause><clause id="idBC61CEBFDCA4466D9C86EA60DED9670F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>breed covered animals;</text></clause><clause id="id6E971B61604F41C3B78C08184076B943"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>allow the use of a covered animal for performance or exhibition purposes; or</text></clause><clause id="id25FFB0B207B245CFB17F8B4D15FAD4DA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conduct or permit research on a covered animal other than noninvasive behavioral research.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA965127DADAC42A3A70178A7397406F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered animal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered animal</term> means a dog or a cat that is unwanted, abandoned, or otherwise in need of placement in a home.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id27ADEF7ADF724F57A92FCB42481F62F5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonprofit organization</header><text>The term <term>nonprofit organization</term> means an organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id499E04B7D2264F7C9816D6C6FFE8FE46"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Suitable for retirement</header><text>The term <term>suitable for retirement</term> means, with respect to an animal, that the animal has been evaluated by a licensed veterinarian and is determined to be mentally and physically healthy.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE878684DD6484101824FB835BE542199"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Laboratory animal facilities and exhibitors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States that operates laboratory animal facilities or exhibits animals shall comply with the standards and other requirements promulgated by the Secretary under subsections (a), (g), (h), and (i) of section 13.</text></subsection><subsection id="H7EE29F90299944F3B0A56B4FB0F59E27"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Retirement</header><paragraph id="id707B7D35B47A4ECBAF67F7EB9AC0F2FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States operating a Federal research facility shall, after public notice and comment, promulgate regulations that, with respect to any covered animal of the facility that is no longer needed for research and is determined to be suitable for retirement—</text><subparagraph id="idEC45755DD8C84592A3401F5A38C6DE84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate and encourage the adoption of the covered animal by, or placement of the covered animal with, an animal rescue organization, an animal shelter, or an individual who intends to keep the covered animal as a pet; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E4F78FB81604289A33CB771AA29D808"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, seek collaboration with appropriate nonprofit organizations to carry out subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA3BC30EB92EF49DCBB974C75959D4D36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National placement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated to carry out paragraph (1)(A) shall include consideration of placing covered animals with the entities described in that subparagraph that are located beyond the immediate geographic vicinity of the Federal research facility at which the covered animal being retired is located.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id09D2CB14529D40589D0C96E9CB06F74B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section, including regulations promulgated under subsection (c)(1), shall—</text><paragraph id="id349EB9736BEC4A0BBFA4E47561F09B96"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preempt any State or local law relating to the adoption or placement of animals used in research that is more stringent than the requirements of this section; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCE28915F21C74449BA483E225D2F0D4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevent a State or unit of local government from adopting or enforcing an animal welfare law that is more stringent than this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id123E413C9530440C805EFB9C57BE8F19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><text>Section 13 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2143">7 U.S.C. 2143</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id89CAF60EBDE6449090A9214307720E6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2549BAB446D14C51AD6CFCBF321C67C6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating the second subsection (f) (relating to the certification requirement for the delivery of any animal) as subsection (g). </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4873f66d106347ce8e8ab634a4353fcb"><enum>12508.</enum><header>Strengthening enforcement of Animal Welfare Act</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0eaf89bb0b8749deb773a87bc0d9b0ff"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2132">7 U.S.C. 2132</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id797f6b45378c4ec0b1d1d20c532875d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>of the United States or his representative who shall be an employee of the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>or a representative of the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be an employee of the</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id088cffbff38a429096650c26e302983a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end after the semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id54581e28209f4ec6aca4be8393e3c2a2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in each of subsections (a) through (o)—</text><subparagraph id="id0c17d61a572c4c3c96ce5f8d41a76dd6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting a subsection heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in the subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id326590e2a8f84a039a37fdf5f3d8609f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by reordering the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order based on the subsection headings (as so added); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2adea0a29d824167ae3290949e5aee1e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating the subsections (as so reordered) appropriately. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6e6e39e15655429da1435e9c34a1e5a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sale or transportation without license</header><text>Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2134">7 U.S.C. 2134</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0658973F8964899B1CF772C56BFF0EC"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd264ee893a354f27b97d260a03654337"><enum>4.</enum><header>Sale or transportation without license</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No dealer or exhibitor shall do any of the following in commerce: exhibit, purchase, offer to purchase, sell, offer to sell, transport, or offer for transportation any animal, unless the dealer or exhibitor has a valid license from the Secretary that has not been suspended.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc144a13ff6384709a878a562e6f70a9e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investigations and inspections</header><text>Section 16(c) of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2146">7 U.S.C. 2146(c)</external-xref>) is amended in the fourth sentence by striking <quote>enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of this Act,</quote> and inserting <quote>enforce, prevent, and restrain violations of this Act, or any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act,</quote>. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8da4250b09554463a78c1f726b279e22"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil penalty</header><text>Section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2149">7 U.S.C. 2149</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idbb367aaf2ecc462c9f1ffaa640bc472b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>, or any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated thereunder,</quote> before <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5431345ba8348c0a87d48d3ab265ebc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id457EE23D3B50480B91CFE2C59F979D34"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d08e05d896147a081bca2c1f3a49e77"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rewards and certain incidental expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the sums received by the Secretary or the Attorney General as penalties or fines for any violation of this Act or any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated thereunder, the Secretary or the Attorney General, as applicable, shall use those sums to pay the reasonable and necessary costs incurred by any person in providing temporary care for any animal pending the disposition of any civil or criminal proceeding alleging a violation of this Act with respect to that animal.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ddf7531a59a417984ee25441c30e209"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement by Attorney General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Animal Welfare Act is amended by inserting after section 19 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2149">7 U.S.C. 2149</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id474BB7637C664494BD20E281E176107C"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida4cd11f89e044c50b954eb713dbf9547"><enum>20.</enum><header>Enforcement by Attorney General</header><subsection id="id00fdec210a944f96aa26a3d5680c623d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States for appropriate relief, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction (including for removal or relocation of animals), license revocation, and civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation for each day during which the violation continues, against any person who violates any provision of this Act or any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated thereunder. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id939e7e2e94404b3883f6433c81a7d219"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Seizure and forfeiture of animals</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09437fc776f74f6881a66e0b85b10ac0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any animal that is subjected to conduct that constitutes a violation of this Act, or any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the United States in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/46">chapter 46</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5937e21496d54ccd90a707a4df948bfc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>Any person whose act or omission is the basis for a seizure authorized by subparagraph (1) may be charged a reasonable fee for expenses to the United States relating to the transfer and care of the seized animal.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab3799d9cf28460d97f5100311d7f0ad"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Warrants</header><text>The judges of the district courts of the United States and United States magistrate judges may, within their respective jurisdictions, on proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue such warrants or other processes as may be required for enforcement of this Act and any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated thereunder. </text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida419c8bb94624e5497456d3adb9c76db"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><paragraph id="id8af7e49a07a745ea94e8d46499de9e59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Attorney general</header><text>No action taken by the Attorney General pursuant to this section shall affect or limit the authority of the Secretary to enforce any provision of this Act or any rule, standard, or regulation thereunder. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0a1fd1b486aa4bc49fa78f1d0581d484"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>No action taken by the Secretary shall affect or limit the authority of the Attorney General under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde02f88874ed40929f9a0f38f4b81bc9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authority To apply for injunctions</header><text>Section 29(b) of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2159">7 U.S.C. 2159(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking the second sentence.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef0c7432537a459b8dedd18bb84da7a7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Severability</header><text>The Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2131">7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB5952C7CB204C4A9326248E5B4A9147"><section id="iddcb58da61761477a8fae48b090741d50"><enum>30.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Act and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id036ccbc9182844cab452f523281fe4ca"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Memorandum of understanding</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Attorney General to carry out the authorities granted by the amendments made by this section, including an agreement to provide the Attorney General with timely information about violators who have multiple citations that seriously or adversely affect the health or well-being of an animal.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb193d0f28ec841bc9fea4ed446dbc75c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd57693b721444d518da73e8fdb9eab0c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 16(c) of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2146">7 U.S.C. 2146(c)</external-xref>) establishes the jurisdiction of Federal courts to address violations of, and cases arising from violations of, that Act and provides the Attorney General with the authority to bring such cases in Federal court; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7206a8c5e0db4cb3b48f73f5a30927bd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the enforcement jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and the corresponding enforcement authority of the Attorney General, include violations of the rules, standards, and regulations promulgated under that Act. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2f66f7b289144f36bb250b551cd454e9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12509.</enum><header>Dairy business innovation initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12513(i) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632d">7 U.S.C. 1632d(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$36,000,000</quote>. </text></section><section id="id3c37f57d83a44382b5e8da185566321c" commented="no"><enum>12510.</enum><header>Marketing orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/608e-1">7 U.S.C. 608e–1(a)</external-xref>), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id901f1e1646074d82847e4176d9b093b9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>dates, filberts</quote> and inserting <quote>dates (including dates for processing), filberts</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f15dac07fbc45f6b54b1184ceb877db" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, other than dates for processing,</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcddfb1cbab8548c79b6af59555658974"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>the Secretary of Agriculture</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id2e28beba7e8f4ee4965a872d149ff41b"><enum>12511.</enum><header>Farmer Seed Liaison</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle I of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7005">7 U.S.C. 7005</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84003AF881C243CD82E5126FFA357CE3"><section id="id6daf6d8f322d4a6e9fbc7f7e75016be5"><enum>286.</enum><header>Farmer Seed Liaison</header><subsection id="id715f999c4c9a47c8bc06087b1885d648"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Agricultural Marketing Service the position of Farmer Seed Liaison.</text></subsection><subsection id="id29c9d65659454fa49638cc39174b30ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Farmer Seed Liaison shall—</text><paragraph id="id663dc88e88834cf8a02ff3bd773ce4f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>elevate the voices of farmers, small- and mid-sized seed companies, and independent plant breeders for the purpose of strengthening competition and choice in the seed marketplace;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id28cf8f31ef164a28b3be44f4cbac8207"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a point of contact within the Department for stakeholders regarding all matters relating to seeds;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id568ab1abe6dd4c62ab470a1f8e39dafd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>liaise with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other relevant Federal and State agencies and international bodies regarding seed issues;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id92b49baaedb643f0b6108d267c17b343"><enum>(4)</enum><text>engage with farmers, seed companies, plant breeders, and the public regarding transparency and competition in seed markets, including with respect to the Federal Seed Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1551">7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.</external-xref>); </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65b4dab903a5427c9c05866b9d8d2d7b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promote innovation by working with relevant research agencies of the Department—</text><subparagraph id="id5B47ACB070AA48B1A01A665078B0C3BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify priorities for public plant breeding research and development; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55bc2dd7b96a465a867299b483d54903"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to promote research access to seed germplasm; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide7b7ccef22ba41158782549422955fd4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>review, and advise the Secretary regarding, farmer and plant breeder rights and protections under relevant laws (including the effectiveness of compliance with, and enforcement of, those laws), including the monitoring of—</text><subparagraph id="id0d244164fc4d4e4aaa9ff7fa809e5d4f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any online materials that advertise seeds regulated under the Federal Seed Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1551">7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef007acfd7d14ab7b1a7d054b2e30d0f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contracting and data usage practices that implicate farmer and plant breeder privacy, use rights, or competition; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0850de73a1b44c5ba82d35eb6b8c50c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>licensing or marketing arrangements between seed companies and farmers or plant breeders; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id395e93009d1c4e9b9d7fe61181e77a16"><enum>(7)</enum><text>establish and periodically update the website described in subsection (d); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c7e174313ca49e1ad9a4a592d5c4a07"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in carrying out the duties described in paragraphs (1) through (7), consult with and provide technical assistance to any Federal department or agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida45d9fc0f6e243ec8806eee6f5a15269" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may authorize staff in other agencies and offices of the Department, including the Plant Variety Protection Office in the Agricultural Marketing Service, to support the duties of the Farmer Seed Liaison under this section. </text></subsection><subsection id="idbaa6a3ced22141deaccbc4a9c39c403b" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Website required</header><text>The website referred to in subsection (b)(7) shall include—</text><paragraph id="idb82b7aa6eb8a4b168659b4c16576b432" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>resources, either within the Department or within other Federal departments or agencies, that promote innovation and competition within the seed marketplace; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc025407bb8724321b41b76dc5fc0d0ef" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>opportunities for stakeholder engagement and feedback.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida84aa59bf89048e080ebbab3c540654a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation required</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with relevant stakeholder organizations, including those that serve farmers, small- and mid-sized seed companies, and independent plant breeders.</text></subsection><subsection id="id519312c5d6964ec89acd24986c50c511"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><paragraph id="id32f7a7d0e5ef4bc5af6d918bdbe19521"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report on the activities of the Farmer Seed Liaison in the prior fiscal year to—</text><subparagraph id="idaa9cfb5d0f0141e58e141cc7fa79b7a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id58a0017b38524ba4be954687669c2a68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1c9002ac527b42cf80d428a40d629fc5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publicly available</header><text>The Secretary shall make the report described in paragraph (1) publicly available on the website of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf55110b1b3cb412a9b64e6d0a9022b09"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>In addition to any amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="idf7aae6f1105144abb5dfbc80c1c04596" commented="no"><enum>12512.</enum><header>Procurement study and report</header><subsection id="idd0fa824280574046a30b455e35d5c942" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine barriers to and opportunities for commodity food purchases by the Department of Agriculture (including under programs funded by the Department of Agriculture), including—</text><paragraph id="id7f9c5dc5b74a45ff959ec1109fb7ae43" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the barriers to and opportunities for commodity food purchases by the Department of Agriculture (including under programs funded by the Department of Agriculture) with respect to—</text><subparagraph id="id30bb107238bd4dbdb950b7bec20f6303" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>food produced by—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc0b1f8ac53c482ea054e24066fadd61"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning, veteran, limited resource, and underserved farmers and ranchers;</text></clause><clause id="idF4A00578973C473286C7CD7B884F1FBE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>small to mid-sized farm operations;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffeeeb5cee3b4d3290c964bff0532846"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural cooperatives; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcaaef9a983754d148cf4218c17ecd1b4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>independent small and mid-sized meat and poultry processors;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b70963d774149d4890759881306f577" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>food produced pursuant to certifications relating to—</text><clause id="id40B25706020647B3B0A74908C451E6E8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>organic production;</text></clause><clause id="idE5C24862582742E189B4B196AA34D81F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>animal welfare;</text></clause><clause id="idD0024BE174A04AF8B69C77FA8424E26B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>climate-smart practices; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7eab6999d36645e08e83e6bef4306ed5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">using fair labor practices, such as a fair trade certification; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22a357a0c97248a5a464e7d68de85728"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other process-related or product attribute certifications determined appropriate by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd424a42c1b154f2395c41486d0eec91a" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>food produced by or supplied by providers of Kosher, Halal, Tribal, or other culturally relevant agricultural products; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF05BA0DE778B48E68A57C88C9D8356C7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to which existing procurement channels, including the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, have addressed barriers to and opportunities for commodity food purchases by the Department of Agriculture (including under programs funded by the Department of Agriculture) for each of the barriers identified in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c27948e6386453da7209d854987cc08" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report describing in detail the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><section id="id79a99c764a9f4c459300376b6770bc33"><enum>12513.</enum><header>Promotion of food and agricultural workplace accountability</header><subsection id="id861ee920ae31446fb939aef09a1f4b8b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required representations and certifications</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id6d1ec7cb58ab40f589598332aeea09f5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require any entity that enters into a contract with the Department of Agriculture to represent, on an annual basis and to the best of the knowledge of the entity, whether, within the preceding 3-year period, any final administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as defined in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, has been issued against the entity for any violation of section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/212">29 U.S.C. 212</external-xref>), relating to child labor;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd8ced8a3da68416399d2e611a97a04c7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require that an offeror with respect to a contract with the Department of Agriculture—</text><subparagraph id="id44eb1e3f692647a187a6d9e68db45f7d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>certify, to the best of the knowledge of the entity, whether, within the preceding 3-year period, any final administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as defined by the Secretary in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, for a violation described in paragraph (1) has been issued against the entity; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id201deedab2564db4bed3656553ef5e54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require such a certification from each of the subcontractors or service providers to be used in performing, or that were considered for the performance of, the contract for which the offeror is submitting an offer and provide such certifications with the certification by the offeror under subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id65a4db2ee9b549babfd24ba97efef66c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prohibit the Department of Agriculture from awarding a contract to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7825f4c18f84cfdbe923c7c18022c62"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity that provides an affirmative response to a representation under paragraph (1) and has failed to implement any corrective measure negotiated under subsection (b); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef8772e110c344a49c5611e49b4c6866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an offeror that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b83d2dde0224840b4c3a43488656c86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides an affirmative response to a certification under paragraph (2) and has failed to implement any corrective measure negotiated under subsection (b); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide89db17a4d5346b7910bb02b32cab749"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>intends to use a subcontractor or service provider in the performance of the contract that was identified as having violations in such an affirmative response and has failed to implement any corrective measure negotiated under such subsection;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a1f284149f84df5a6db63ab3572b882"><enum>(4)</enum><text>require the name and address of each entity that provides an affirmative response to a representation under paragraph (1), and the name and address of each offeror, subcontractor, or service provider identified as having violations in an affirmative response to a certification under paragraph (2), to be referred to the Secretary of Labor for purposes of negotiating with that entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider on corrective measures under subsection (b) and preparing the list and conducting suspension and debarment proceedings under subsection (c); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1a0fcb0d0ce42c98df6fd067baa845d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordinate with the Secretary of Labor to provide procedures for consultation with the Secretary of Labor by an offeror described in paragraph (2) to assist the offeror in evaluating the information on compliance with section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/212">29 U.S.C. 212</external-xref>), relating to child labor, submitted to the offeror by a subcontractor or service provider pursuant to such paragraph.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide73f8e68c9584c159d7ad1fbffcb8e9c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Corrective measures</header><text>An entity that makes an affirmative response to a representation under subsection (a)(1) or offeror, subcontractor, or service provider that makes an affirmative response in a certification under subsection (a)(2)—</text><paragraph id="id5fbbb7afee2243f98bcea0485c7352ff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall update the representation or certification, respectively, based on any steps taken by the entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider to correct violations of or improve compliance with section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/212">29 U.S.C. 212</external-xref>), relating to child labor, including any agreements entered into with the Secretary of Labor; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfcf0e0ebc5684a0e8d95303f76469ec1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may negotiate with the Secretary of Labor regarding corrective measures that the entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider may take in order to avoid being placed on the list under subsection (c) and referred for suspension and debarment proceedings under such subsection, in the case the entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider meets the criteria for such list and proceedings under such subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5b71716c165f4c32ae2d1e1cc39133c2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>List of ineligible entities</header><paragraph id="id76e5d1625eb141158a76cf436f68103a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year that begins after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary as necessary, shall prepare a list and conduct suspension and debarment proceedings for—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id895a71cd1dbf4725b50cf7393ab3348e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each entity that provided an affirmative response to a representation under subsection (a)(1) and has failed to implement any corrective measure negotiated under subsection (b) for the year of the list; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide16781c70d6a4a8dbdd510b13cf8e6e4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each offeror, subcontractor, or service provider that was identified as having violations in an affirmative response to a certification under subsection (a)(2) and has failed to implement any corrective measure negotiated under subsection (b) for the year of the list.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id51d3ea4bf64e444eb5f25ce3027490a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><subparagraph id="id8b24ac3fe796455680afef8444205ca5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not, during the period of time described in subparagraph (B), solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with any entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider that is listed—</text><clause id="id9154db9298eb42459107b9f6f68856fb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under paragraph (1); and</text></clause><clause id="iddf394b9cc49942e5b37cf7cf6970be0a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as an active exclusion in the System for Award Management.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idadada58e420848ed96cb8c2dd35d04b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Period of time</header><text>The period of time described in this subparagraph is a period of time determined by the suspension and debarment official that is not less than 4 years from the date on which the entity, offeror, subcontractor, or service provider is listed as an exclusion in the System for Award Management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id71c3bed347de46128c24d49779e293b4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional considerations</header><text>In determining the entities to consider for suspension and debarment proceedings under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall ensure procedures for such determination are consistent with the procedures set forth in subpart 9.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation for the suspension and debarment of Federal contractors.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id772e114c9c784ef583f7793b9537fa56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalties for failure To report</header><paragraph id="id40cf47ff3c194db095124c4623440ccf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Offense</header><text>It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly fail to make a representation or certification required under paragraph (1) or (2), respectively, of subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id257ad0798d0b4f7f87d7390cc76b90b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><subparagraph id="idede80a15a12948cca4c4df29292ab554"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A violation of paragraph (1) shall be referred by the Secretary for suspension and debarment proceedings, to be conducted by the suspension and debarment official of the Department of Labor.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc4d443b881841efbaf29a3769cac80b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Loss to government</header><text>A violation of paragraph (1) shall be subject to the penalties under sections 3729 through 3733 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>False Claims Act</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idca683c4f80d440c69c70420b469943af"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>For each calendar year beginning with the first calendar year that begins after the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall make publicly available on a public website a report that includes—</text><paragraph id="idf4db69a3d68741eaa96afcfbb43ea294"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of entities, offerors, subcontractors, or service providers on the list under subsection (c) for the year of the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id571ec437baee4cfcaa8084f1e63f6e0b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of entities, offerors, subcontractors, or service providers that agreed to take corrective measures under subsection (b) for such year;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id29dfe17156b94c57a44a7673cb259ce6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amount of the applicable contracts with the Department of Agriculture for the entities, offerors, subcontractors, or service providers described in paragraph (1) or (2); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5f07daabdc0420191ac8a87ea2f6e97" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of this section for such year.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf241560a7244e019503cec61008cb67"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Gao study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8811b94680a458f9510c248d883edf9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study on the prevalence of violations of section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/212">29 U.S.C. 212</external-xref>), relating to child labor, among entities that have entered into contracts with the Department of Agriculture; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc28b8564831845bf8b2d03d8318e9176"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report containing the findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b48371bd2f542f8a2344e243bfa192b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id024e2a6fe07146d39a8a93eeaf159104"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca30fe6dbf4e437ab53fe2fba54e9e66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f8c5237de4a4294bff77a3e0514c3bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA88553B8C1634C3EAA6E2BFCA7AF8252"><enum>12514.</enum><header>Relief for farmers</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebfd8e409c144cde8eff6d522069f859"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text><paragraph id="id3665a3c917ba466ab9a6039d06abe8b7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural land</header><subparagraph id="id9FAC27922F53472F907BFADF9EFDDDC9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>agricultural land</term> means any land that is used, or capable of use without substantial modification, for production of farm products. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0188045C49E8432CBB4313595B0F8B3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>agricultural land</term> includes irrigation water, livestock water, surface water, groundwater, and agricultural inputs on or associated with land described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04191b8c0ce14a9c8b6e719a3c3fac74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commercial farm</header><text>The term <term>commercial farm</term> means a farm on which a person produces any farm product with the intent that the farm product be sold or otherwise disposed of to generate income.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7df3d4c93f774c95bce9dacc57cbacab"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible government</header><text>The term <term>eligible government</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb32a7d3205d24d36b1b125b3fab52829"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide841c8f405b540d69ffe8e97278f2797"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81db213f3a8649079a2c9c907195bc17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a territory of the United States; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaba41df9aa504e27862b0e224c4e9293"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9befcbf07b0c4c4b8ab2f09482a10519" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Farm product</header><subparagraph id="idD983833219874D6A8FCD48B9FEE13202" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>farm product</term> means any plant or animal that is useful to humans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94B58F42D1EE43C6B345AA008C7FD9D0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>farm product</term> includes—</text><clause id="id9B57E85B79B24D409DF483CD07AE7977" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>forages;</text></clause><clause id="id5A7569171A0B41DB98908AA237E6F9C3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sod crops;</text></clause><clause id="idD0DAB0A5F73D453B9DE6A0B49121FC65" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>grains;</text></clause><clause id="idEBB3DD4B15CE476A9B2362734834DAA2" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>food crops;</text></clause><clause id="idE88C27FEA32044F09F8603F566E9571A" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>dairy products;</text></clause><clause id="id67CA9DC29C324441A981814762B17086" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>poultry and poultry products;</text></clause><clause id="id6BC69617045B449FA49B8F4B93090711" commented="no"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>bees;</text></clause><clause id="id7646EEE49F4343369472165F6D24EAF9" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>livestock and livestock products;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6063e364a8a349c29b73f802d5197bd0"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>products of aquaculture;</text></clause><clause id="id3F5F010B37E94250B7937BAEDB53E390" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text>fruits;</text></clause><clause id="id3CED26AF9C45424B84A67328241BDC26" commented="no"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>berries;</text></clause><clause id="id03B56EA5DE4142E4BD0222A736A73CE4" commented="no"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>vegetables;</text></clause><clause id="id2D115B3824EE4774B9510FA81A9E2FC2" commented="no"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>flowers;</text></clause><clause id="id0C60EF5EB697405588FEDB1D4BB71F59" commented="no"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>seeds;</text></clause><clause id="idF8DFE82F75BD4DE4838CC06402277BD8" commented="no"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>grasses;</text></clause><clause id="idA45A9226AC6F4EBE8D9BBC0AAA15289D" commented="no"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Christmas trees; and </text></clause><clause id="id52DD4AF1E7FC40F397DB5C0DC1654B13" commented="no"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>other similar products, as determined by the Secretary. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42f35c04a4ec4d37ac98dd3447bf2653"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance; PFAS</header><text>The term <term>perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance</term> or <term>PFAS</term> means a chemical that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c2aaebf9c4e4613aec9f876317e31c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains at least one of—</text><clause id="idf4846acc62f5443ba559047d85a3fd76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>R–(CF2)–CF(R′)R′′, where both the CF2 and CF moieties are saturated carbons, and none of the R groups can be hydrogen;</text></clause><clause id="id79a78b26a2e049a683a312c1503ba928"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>R–CF2OCF2–R′, where both the CF2 moieties are saturated carbons, and none of the R groups can be hydrogen; or</text></clause><clause id="idf9771c14d113472fbb8c8b5232c572f7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>CF3C(CF3)RR′, where all the carbons are saturated, and none of the R groups can be hydrogen; or </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide987e9bf4af74f1eb87f3bb98dff4831"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is covered by the most recent working definition of PFAS issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id206E69D867EA4829AAF18B95E6B31A03"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the program established under subsection (b). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9f80f65e65c4df0a3f70d4a863608e6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Septage</header><text>The term <term>septage</term> means waste, refuse, effluent, sludge, and any other materials from septic tanks, cesspools, or any other similar facilities. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id75c301c6e4e84aa0846d147bcccac5f8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Sludge</header><text>The term <term>sludge</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idDD91E1FEC8AC4E198088C82A9ACE0117"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial—</text><clause id="idE42B19118BEA4444BA70FD2E5541E5FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wastewater treatment plant;</text></clause><clause id="idBCEA585AFDBC414E9D669AF705EC5FE3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>water supply treatment plant; or </text></clause><clause id="id2FE4F6B909024B4A896C17D1CAB58CA3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>wet process air pollution control facility; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC747401D13B9466F980B5B6E3466D301"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other waste having similar characteristics and effect. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id545EBCB917BF45B2AF11244B4D91EBC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible governments for the purposes described in subsection (f).</text></subsection><subsection id="idDE3E4382C58D46C5B4A05541C04A5C96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34ffe06509bb43e481549ce6638f022d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, the territory of an eligible government shall contain—</text><subparagraph id="id5D73DA6B63414B709180D65CE079CBD5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural land that contains any soil with levels of PFAS that have been determined to be unsafe pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03F306384F844F58B1FA5152BE69EC82" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water used for the production of farm products with levels of PFAS that have been determined to be unsafe pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ac0e4c0895841e18a34905e842c05f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In determining the eligibility of an eligible government for a grant under the program, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall consider State standards and limitations relating to soil and water.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB4CFC0BB599E46E5A9A271F0CBEF1621"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id397E575575474AAFB475D749B330C4E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To receive a grant under the program, the department of agriculture or similar agency of an eligible government shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBB54735EA8584277AB202AE19B253D53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spend plan</header><text>An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain a plan describing how the eligible government will administer the funding received under the program, including funding priorities and oversight.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id022DD5FAB2654FD0B2611C66D4EDCE33"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Set-Aside</header><text>Each year, the Secretary shall provide not less than 30 percent of the total funding provided under the program to 1 or more eligible governments with a population of less than 3,000,000.</text></subsection><subsection id="id79B977FB6ACA4C84AB37BF1D74F0659B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Purposes and use of grant funds</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3f47b976e3f48c1902121531f97b963"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible government may use a grant received under the program to provide funding for any of the following purposes:</text><subparagraph id="id9485844b483e4c4ba7399e105ff4ed06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Monitoring (including through blood serum testing) the PFAS-related health complications of a person, and members of the household of that person, if agricultural land the person lives or works on is found to be contaminated by PFAS.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id610a8d74f2ba483daa12339656bfdeb5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Buying, selling, or providing compensation for agricultural land or farm products found, through test results provided to the eligible government, to be contaminated by PFAS, including costs associated with the depopulation or disposal of farm products, premortem or postmortem.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb665832df9e741019579dc2594693b92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Investing in agricultural equipment, facilities, and infrastructure to ensure that agricultural land that, or a commercial farm any agricultural land of which, is found to be contaminated by PFAS maintains profitability while the producers on the agricultural land, in response to the PFAS contamination—</text><clause id="idE12289F4AFDF4A6CB2FA2F5BDE43DF1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transition to an alternative production system; or </text></clause><clause id="id165DC1988F3C4E9987240F38CBA7BD93"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implement remediation strategies (including disposal), technological adaptations, or other modifications to the operations of the agricultural land or commercial farm.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e94f12bc82843659fba779627ca843d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Assisting the producers on agricultural land that, or a commercial farm any agricultural land of which, is found to be contaminated by PFAS in developing an enterprise budget for—</text><clause id="id5A2253D74D0D42A68B7812294F844E39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>alternative production systems;</text></clause><clause id="id8A4B97C8D6C6426BAA9F041915A2637C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remediation strategies; </text></clause><clause id="idAB814BA3F0C4460784E523C931DD3241"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>technological adaptations; </text></clause><clause id="id6B9E2868F8A841AB86EBE15E0D9775B4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>transitioning to an alternative revenue stream; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7678417a605b419bb5e3cbcdea6bf1a7"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocating a farming operation to new agricultural land.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa204f2c354e4ec58f2cd3068023c93a" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Providing financial assistance to a person the commercial farm of which is found to be contaminated by PFAS, including income replacement.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5f4791c73c14e6ca305762bc8b70222"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Evaluating and expanding the capacity of PFAS testing and data management in the territory of the eligible government.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96458b45c04c44069e503b380e4e55b7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Conducting research that—</text><clause id="id8844DE7AF0FA4648B59E79F3FAC3323B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports short-term farm management decisions with respect to agricultural land that has been contaminated by PFAS; and </text></clause><clause id="id2EB5BDA192744A6A97388B034BC9C48A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assesses future options for viable uses of agricultural land and water used for agricultural production that has been contaminated by PFAS.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e814d1f0e1044a3bd621ee0d805c481"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Conducting research that quantifies the impact of PFAS on commercial farms and agricultural communities in the territory of the eligible government.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45bf7fe4aa494c4e86df66530a183e05"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Conducting research on—</text><clause id="id19C0E3FBAA2548B0AAC56FC5076583B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>soil and water remediation systems;</text></clause><clause id="id71F03DE3FC9D40889EB4A8D67D19711A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the viability of those systems for PFAS-contaminated commercial farms; </text></clause><clause id="id437260fc2d554fa6a4271d6fc5642f4d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the composting or disposal of PFAS-contaminated crops or livestock;</text></clause><clause id="idB5A5FFCC3FDE4DD9B1214E4472B01172"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>implementing alternative production systems in response to PFAS contamination;</text></clause><clause id="id8B936F01EA0C4551A47891962B24D4DE"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the PFAS uptake of various farm products; and</text></clause><clause id="idC0D5C2CD9FCC407586583504B6ED7320"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>food safety relating to PFAS contamination.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfeddc36219a349a8a64460d2e120098b"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Developing and implementing educational programs for owners of agricultural land, including determining best practices for—</text><clause id="idE2085DF9EA8C4FF38B70628D62EFB8D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>informing residents about the potential of being near or on a site on which sludge or septage application was licensed or permitted by the eligible government or the Federal Government; and </text></clause><clause id="idA32F511B763C4F11A16A4BEA000179D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing information and guidance on buying or selling agricultural land on which sludge or septage was applied.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d4db9a0b7fe4da98bbc6f9f80208370"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Long-term monitoring of agricultural land contaminated by PFAS and establishing a corresponding centralized data repository.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd232f96cea47431a9755df1e8c441bc6"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Assisting owners and operators of commercial farms not directly affected by PFAS contamination with marketing efforts whose branding and marketing may be affected by the public perception of PFAS contamination in the territory of the eligible government.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21a165db080d45aab19a473c34b49b17"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Voluntary testing of farm products, agricultural land, or other locations that are suspected to be contaminated with PFAS. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id01a73b78b6d0417ea32fef8b165dfaa8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf26e194be6944d69f127d8b66f1e382"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In using funding received under the program, an eligible government shall prioritize purposes that directly assist producers who are experiencing financial losses due to agricultural PFAS contamination.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c444cad89c14d89b2be08b11d440510"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Department of Agriculture priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants under the program, the Secretary shall prioritize the provision of grants to eligible governments that will use the grant funds for the purposes described in subparagraphs (C) through (E) of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id884F15A046894FE99FF91A1EF9C2A63D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year of the period of a grant received under the program, the department of agriculture or similar agency of an eligible government shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a report describing—</text><paragraph id="id8C682BB1EA4E448AB7E85796771E2DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the uses of the grant during the previous year, including—</text><subparagraph id="id3C7A8E9EF5CB40069287E9A7BEBEC47A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purposes described in subsection (f)(1) for which the grant was used;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0A41ACE63E944F596B968B7F12B9A7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of the grant allocated to each purpose described in subsection (f)(1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A9B2317F3ED4175A1298B82E38D5990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to which the funding received under the program, including funding priorities and oversight, was administered in accordance with the plan described in subsection (d)(2); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE4BAC4CAB99047BD9271FFD32784A03C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any additional needs identified by agricultural producers in the territory of the eligible government; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ceffaa212584bdb8a96644adaf8d536"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff3f4578eb2046c9ada2f5babbf2f35e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph id="id61e4a22416e640c597aad61800643ac9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBEBD709A92AF4179BBBB5E3F3FFF3F3A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4a408af6af81463eba4511fa15c5f2bf" commented="no"><enum>12515.</enum><header>Improvements to the United States Drought Monitor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12512 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5856">7 U.S.C. 5856</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcdb3615f8b647318907b6683229b666"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75efdc3c456c4b40b7a86836ba106d2f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa268136dece40c8b8604ab408fdb303"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE3142806DB14130B1E6497AF63D4FFB"><subsection id="id26f40f4759b14813a668c0c162bafa9d" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Drought monitor interagency working group</header><paragraph id="id5b0a3390e5ba4d0a9a57348cf6d6506c" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish an interagency working group (referred to in this subsection as the <term>working group</term>) to improve the availability of consistent, accurate, and reliable data for use in producing the United States Drought Monitor in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id56bd45b9fbe14f84bbf1b5af32278c54" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The working group shall consist of not fewer than—</text><subparagraph id="ida8c0d2212b584f3abc54406d3398c381" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 representatives from the Department of Agriculture, including 1 representative from each of—</text><clause id="idb47236837a504c248b807dc4e4f57c44" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Office of the Chief Economist, who shall serve as the Chair of the working group; </text></clause><clause id="id5164b41cc6714f989e6f015841887257" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text></clause><clause id="id506c162e091f4965bd5b27dbe50f5cc9" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Farm Production and Conservation mission area; and</text></clause><clause id="id6841d6fc8f284875b5d9d6f1fd3485cf" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Office of the Chief Scientist;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebc6509b6cb144e285596ffdc57c3b2e" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>4 representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 1 representative from each of—</text><clause id="ide1df89c4c7084252961182f6785d4865" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Climate Prediction Center;</text></clause><clause id="id63b4e0f57a924b75aa426eea0c559877" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the National Centers for Environmental Information;</text></clause><clause id="id5624cf36192f4babb0bcc9a0efa6aae7" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the National Integrated Drought Information System; and</text></clause><clause id="id7fad9393258946a79e1c6111a9f49fb6" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the National Mesonet Program; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2549cf3610a34d55a70234b82fc42853" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 representative from the National Drought Mitigation Center;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81454f01f98b4d089097aa54cc54c1b0" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 representative from the Department of the Interior; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4f4f965809846478c4022074befac3b" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>3 representatives from mesonet programs in regions—</text><clause id="id551109fe402749759420a1568ad49301" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that have experienced severe drought, as determined by the United States Drought Monitor, in not less than 5 calendar years during the period of calendar years 2012 through 2021; and</text></clause><clause id="id319a73d3816c46f58f1725f0282a717d" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>more than 50 percent of the land area of which is designated by the Economic Research Service as a Level 1 frontier and remote area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idefdeb3dde1484b1bb742cd9ae32b1ec2" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The working group shall—</text><subparagraph id="id5e501744bf804840bc243a0d0f4724d0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a means for the inclusion of additional in-situ data into the process of developing the United States Drought Monitor, including—</text><clause id="id95767d1510b04ba3849ff38956bc8d62" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determining minimum requirements for data to be included in the United States Drought Monitor;</text></clause><clause id="id95d97199ea5f4e439170bfe7b23d13b7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>identifying data available from other government agencies, including through portals managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text></clause><clause id="ide37850a892994873aed6f583f7711a30" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying gaps in coverage and determining solutions to address those gaps; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22c8bba5800e4cc992590630f6ef1b31" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and address potential barriers to the use of existing data, including—</text><clause id="ide5b52c3053234c639fbabd41ea684a00" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifying Federal datasets that would be of immediate use in developing the United States Drought Monitor where access is restricted to some or all authors of the United States Drought Monitor; and</text></clause><clause id="iddf8e7d2e909a42c780c4603dc340ec00" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing proposed accommodations, modifications to contractual agreements, or updates to interagency memoranda of understanding to allow for incorporation of datasets identified under clause (i);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4814f804e57248b0bfb56855e54093b4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop an open and transparent methodology for vetting data products developed using remote sensing or modeling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75a1f82bfec9465683f1cd4b83666be0" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if determined appropriate by the working group, develop a methodology for inclusion of data that may otherwise be excluded from the United States Drought Monitor due to shorter periods of record; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2737ef3563f4216909827a46b9923af" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>identify and address any other issues relating to data availability and quality, as determined appropriate by the Chair of the working group.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id684b8f16555b47968bfe1302a3934d90" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><subparagraph id="idB5A5938F3BBE4EC9AABC06F8CB7A0456" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>, the working group shall submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Interior, and the relevant committees of Congress a report containing recommendations for changes in policies, regulations, guidance documents, or existing law to meet the objectives described in paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF4DC1FA35D3A4E78AF643811D96BF25C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition of relevant committees of Congress</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>relevant committees of Congress</term> means—</text><clause id="id5461DE5E417445ABAA23BDB8D6ACEA53" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="id3953D0C5BAC54785AF5EFC8B32CC86EF" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text></clause><clause id="id7CB47BFD6A8C495CBCAF3992BF5A3E6F" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and</text></clause><clause id="idA39270D762614EEBA02C6799C27E2C13" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb526bff0cc14f668951d97d4453d589" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Action by the Secretary</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of submission of the report under paragraph (4), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, the recommendations of the working group to improve the United States Drought Monitor in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbd758dd51ff4aa1b2543a76efd91d42" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The working group shall terminate on the date that is 90 days after the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id4a2e6d3003ab4bdaa8679d0380b37634"><enum>12516.</enum><header>Program data protection and access</header><subsection id="id5de12997b6be4b32a8bee83669937444"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79040fd8672c4437adda5b917a7c43e0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Data asset</header><text>The term <term>data asset</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6031945bdb4229a495c01d9f884d03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb3c3bc48a3a43d68fe6988a5f12cd0d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Designated statistical agency</header><text>The term <term>designated statistical agency</term> means the statistical agency or unit designated by the Secretary under subsection (c)(3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0ad9e73f6a974dce8bd97f92db576bc9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The term <term>evaluation</term> has the meaning given the term in section 311 of title 5, United States Code. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb58fb2c5c65143a597c9a159ba65463b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Evidence</header><text>The term <term>evidence</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3561 of title 44, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65bb89e83f8e458796e49478ad589789"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Restricted use data asset</header><text>The term <term>restricted use data asset</term> means a data asset in the comprehensive data inventory developed by the Secretary under section 3511(a) of title 44, United States Code, that has been determined by the Secretary to meet the criteria described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)(I)(dd) of that section. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida5f002e9201a47b6bbbc4ed21a0014b4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The term <term>technical assistance</term> means information developed to implement or administer a Department program, including information provided to program participants, State, regional, or field office staff, and external partners involved in implementing or administering the program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6eee0ba7e8ef486587f595a365da04de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification of data assets and priority areas</header><paragraph id="id5110d1512cd04a3b94ad8b25c898fc1c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the officers and entities described in paragraph (2), shall identify data assets (including restricted use data assets) that individuals or entities with proposals meeting the requirements under the process described in subsection (d) may use to build evidence to support policymaking, including assessment of program outcomes and developing technical assistance, as required under section 312 of title 5, United States Code, in the priority areas described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7FB68F3E72F417582C1C968D3165F72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The officers and entities with which the Secretary shall consult under paragraph (1) are—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id974E1669003147B694F8D38C8D2C3D71"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6213DB83438C43A6AC60C772BA0110A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary for Rural Development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5E2F07721B04491A3387958544D21A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AB3B94C91F64357B2E7CC08D0584994"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A736013A5464C26BDA371E63EED3729"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACC2DACA83BD401C8410095DC6083675"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designated Chief Data Officer of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id853DE226252A41DD937BCF5299EA3270"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designated Evaluation Officer of the Department; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE7E8ECA7CA4F455B8FC1E09120217E0C"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the heads of other agencies or offices of the Department, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id412905ECDFB84FC896012F19E4C8EFBC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stakeholders outside of the Department.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb5cb5c440ab483781db3919d58a1883"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority areas</header><text>The priority areas referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:</text><subparagraph id="id906dd59c8c804d12b1c2ecdff3ee88b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Farm profitability.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3c30280bc624d549105bcc678a77d9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Farm solvency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2765831411ac478ba73a4964ca7d7693"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Conservation practice outcomes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a8db221ec7c4bd18a7d91de1f4d3001"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Yield and income variability and risk.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b2a2f04fb414fdd818dafa59a2c4e5f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Climate resilience.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbeeadeb66744218afdd420fe786b0f6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Rural well-being.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id888a8f8ac88f4e4e9a69aad39c32cb34"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other areas identified by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9004873797a1427da387b679d5a9d20a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The data assets identified under paragraph (1) shall include information relating to—</text><subparagraph id="id66f96ba824a243aeba80866a1b2cc55b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>crop yields;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0eb9c90b7a54065852fed428ca03135"><enum>(B)</enum><text>production practices;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9edce15c8db4ff8ae659722f6a76cd1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conservation practices;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddcbda360dc5d49988f9df6951621dc35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>rural development investments;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a0d7778d95f4cfd92ec941da7df5e3f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Department program participation, election, and enrollment, including demographic data such as race, ethnicity, and gender of program participants;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide3d7ddb15420476ba35679d6baf9c1cb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Department program eligibility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e0c64257a524f108430a5dceafea23c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other information, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f6637eb89484a6b9971ee20e4d73411"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Data asset transfer and linking</header><paragraph id="idba9b8744219e4310864f060495f754fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="iddc9313bcd9a9402d81e582dc11ca73de"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transfer data assets identified under subsection (b)(1) to the designated statistical agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86c074742c7c4aa49a82fe4b44a6ea1b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, develop common approaches for linking data assets identified under subsection (b)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida09dd6939f86490d9bb1600da6998a07"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08ddcb3089134fba8e09b146b4aa294e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take the actions described in paragraph (1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title>; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52d24f6cada044529dd41d939b3f62e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a regular process to identify, transfer, link, and update additional data assets (including restricted use data assets) necessary to develop evidence to support policymaking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idec6e86d9ba4e458f9ad92cb428fc6257"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Designation of statistical agency</header><text>The Secretary shall designate the statistical agency or unit (as defined in section 3561 of title 44, United States Code) responsible for carrying out this section. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id649087cb8f8345e48c628c935fe99097"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Standard application process</header><paragraph id="id1256cb7120434f618cf3e982587a40b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the head of the designated statistical agency, shall make data assets identified under subsection (b)(1) available for research proposals through the standard application process established under section 3583 of title 44, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd4b05fde77494907b01443bd63eb74b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency terms</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary may incorporate any terms developed by the agencies and offices within the Department responsible for the collection of data in the data asset.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id88c7455037644f01a1409b4ac73df1b7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>For purposes of section 3583(a)(3) of title 44, United States Code, the criteria established by the Secretary shall include measures to ensure that a research proposal described in paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id7cf27bb9f8ff42eab3c79f114fc564d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would have statistical results that pose no risk of unauthorized disclosure of protected data;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b409b9571a649af829270526777677c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is feasible given the features of the data asset; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6828bbac3d1d4c0b84c50cfebe2028de"><enum>(C)</enum><text>would be consistent with the purposes for which the data were collected, including for developing evidence that can be used for technical assistance and assessment of program outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id081005ca54cd4f26a20229cebecb66da"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Secure data access and disclosure review</header><paragraph id="id81738b3a926143fcaf1535730f8161f6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish—</text><subparagraph id="idfb23b2c17070414ea0d6f79415b3e440"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a method to provide secure access to data assets to researchers with approved research proposals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f6f017a4f9a4d098be080ab98904707"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a method to provide disclosure review of research resulting from each proposal for which access is provided under subparagraph (A) prior to public release to ensure that no information that is otherwise protected from disclosure by law is disclosed. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68b916a8fb254caa9ff6c55408a378c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Means of secure access</header><text>The Secretary may provide secure access to data assets under paragraph (1) through the use of a secure data center, data enclave, or another arrangement that complies with all applicable data privacy laws.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7422ede0e70b42908a26b7173fd80b51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><subparagraph id="id370c6d4b63824a36a77019af25b7d67d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to establish and maintain the methods described in paragraph (1)—</text><clause id="id813a963d85b74c18962b0aa8c6d0d408"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, to remain available until expended; and</text></clause><clause id="id7c2bece6c7554726b6baa742440a3262"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b1af696dee544659fd49e7411a370df"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text>In addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to establish and maintain the methods described in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd21e97b78ed5457b9552ff81cae2487b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61b27bfdac614e9aa6e0ca188704ba8b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$2,500,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id760da203a3da4e548c319f4ee947c15b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Access fee</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19832f0e01cf40808a173c040ed6b3de"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may charge individuals and entities a fee for each approved research proposal for secure access to data assets under this subsection.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida644665943c94c498349fa1641db631c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a fee charged under clause (i) shall not exceed the cost of providing the secure access to the applicable individual or entity for the approved research proposal.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99178e8fc01548adb605bd515ab01a1d"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Use of fees</header><text>The fees collected under clause (i) shall remain available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, until expended to establish and maintain the methods described in paragraph (1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc238f04e05ce45028e006d695b2b57dd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research review and process</header><text>For each proposal approved for research under subsection (d), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idd7bf62c511094765891e6759063c381a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide public access to primary research results through journal open access fees or other methods; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5e34f27906a84ec492d2935289619645"><enum>(2)</enum><text>retain archived methods, code, documentation, and data to allow for research replication and review for a period of at least 10 years.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5eecdd6f45e4447aa798c5ea9a68bae4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header><paragraph id="ide8e0ef96fc6a4aac82714ad6c2a47abe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program evaluation</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect or modify the authority of the Secretary to conduct program evaluation studies under section 1471 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3317">7 U.S.C. 3317</external-xref>) through means not authorized by this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb0bca81742245e1b60b46ddf83fa52e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing authorization</header><text>Nothing in this section shall affect or modify the authority of the Secretary to make authorized disclosures under section 1619(b)(3) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8791">7 U.S.C. 8791(b)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9FEC7A204AF3409DA392FD556A038474"><enum>12517.</enum><header>Measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration</header><subsection id="id9CCF70DF23AA47359272FAE01B4385E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard soil carbon measurement methodology</header><paragraph id="id86AC6FD5B9894737B93243A5B4646FA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a standardized methodology to directly measure soil carbon for research and conservation purposes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idDDFA709EAD7543F7B727A45EB5702F17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In developing the methodology under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct a review of widely used existing methodologies for direct soil carbon measurement.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57D9418E6EC147069EFD50B6F1245AC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing the methodology under paragraph (1) and conducting the review under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall consult with—</text><subparagraph id="idD2D41463A53D4407A45DCE5E8DCE2976"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agricultural producers and forest landowners, including historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and foresters;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF5C70A73B9FD4ED391FCEC27880CC6BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>soil carbon experts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7ee5b3c10b44134b675d6865c1b7010"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nonprofit organizations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56BDC84F40344FF6853379DC988FCC7B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>academic researchers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id403FBD481C9041E39DEDA5D40F76EF2C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other stakeholders who reflect the operational, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity of United States agricultural operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba5e1508aa9d437dbca1186bd0231dfc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In developing the methodology under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider factors such as—</text><subparagraph id="idc849283809ce4895af143d9aabaa9689"><enum>(A)</enum><text>usability at any location at which soil carbon can be directly measured;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42dcb838c0f942ba86400c32bae3553a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>calibration differences in soil analysis between testing facilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8dd26d16a8ed4c71b02f409b3b773b63"><enum>(C)</enum><text>differences in uncertainty between different measurement tools. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf493c2bfe48443bd9e59feec3eff563a"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Updates</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id857e203395be4c83825993aa1cef4ff7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update the methodology developed under paragraph (1) as needed to reflect the best-available data science.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9df01d196cfe4452a3b62965f40bb651" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interoperability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making any updates under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that data remains interoperable with previously collected measurements. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2465fdddfcff412497269b7e0f248cbe"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f76f8e300f643f28b8df98fd8d0539f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78a87d3c6abd47ccaa607815018b1dcc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Set-aside</header><text>Of the amount appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use not less than 30 percent to provide culturally appropriate technical assistance and guidance to historically underserved farmers, ranchers, and foresters.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id722D39A1B3D74825A5C9661F920F9B5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Soil Carbon Inventory and Analysis Network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1240M (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb">16 U.S.C. 3839bb</external-xref>) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E7419DD12B14A41A102060B45164CFC"><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="idF3A84B87F7264F95846607EADBCD2FB4"><enum>1240N.</enum><header>Soil Carbon Inventory and Analysis Network</header><subsection id="id707535E9E1784F5AA3AD2A09CF0F1B58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85d666777d664ac99a12e5968bb61b53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation activities</header><text>The term <term>conservation activities</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1240I.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5E7F8153B72845199DD75145754A8E35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means public and private cropland, rangeland, pastureland, forestland, and wetlands in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idC89D1835B2AB408596B1FAA3D56D153E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the program established under subsection (b)(1). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id917657ef83374b7f84b4392df29de2dc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regional resource area</header><text>The term <term>regional resource area</term> means a contiguous area of eligible land that has similar resource characteristics.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9232f725d2454ef699b43364a4bf8a40"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Resource characteristics</header><text>The term <term>resource characteristics</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59dae73225024ec6b703a92c475a7340"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geographic, climate, natural resource, and soil type characteristics; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21262793c6c442738a884abbc66d402d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other characteristics that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for the purpose of carrying out the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12CB96D30EDD4365BF60F69C3B9AEC6B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary, acting jointly through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, and the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54AC5113F8D54E93911EF30E8EAE34EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph id="id776C179689B7432BBDA31417AFDA147E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to inventory, monitor, and analyze soil carbon changes on eligible land in the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idB4B9A9202B8A461F862B7675CBC41603"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program are—</text><subparagraph id="id90EF544ED65E4F6FA1F11659BB488793"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to analyze soil properties, including soil organic carbon, across space, time, and depth; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC2925CF07B14115B7E3D1E6682036BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to analyze the impacts of land management strategies, including conservation activities, on soil carbon sequestration. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD7CC8A396B7B4917BEF2DDD78CA3F8D4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall consult with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Chief of the Forest Service, the Chief Data Officer, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and the head of any other department or agency that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id99C374D5AB424907AC9F88E5A0887993"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sampling</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7e93457567a4a47b9f104de9360a118"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sample sites</header><text>The Secretary shall select sample sites under the program by taking into consideration—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c28307832c047509b17864c7af0defe"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the accessibility of sites;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2fe875bb3ae4cc8a20466458af8539d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ease of collecting reported measurements over time; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cfafdcb38954d9c8db2d029541c7b1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6f970cd1e43416e8966bb99c6acc92f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In selecting sample sites under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to sites that have been used for soil testing previously. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id226cde7b221c4eb8ba86cc1238705ebe"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Number of sample sites</header><text>The Secretary shall select sufficient sample sites under paragraph (1) to analyze changes in soil carbon across regional resource areas, as determined by the Secretary, over time, taking into account the geographical size and heterogeneity of each regional resource area. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id65F819E68E0846268AD2FDC36A455BDD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inventory</header><paragraph id="idA7E86320C93B43C4A774676D79952317"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Every 5 years, the Secretary shall prepare an inventory of soil carbon stocks on eligible land, under which the Secretary shall collect measurements at each sample site selected under subsection (c).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCCA1A8ED0B1942C7897F2F89B2BD82D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the methodology developed under section 12517(a) of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title> is used for purposes of conducting measurements at each sample site under the program. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide481fbe019514ac6bbd6ee279740fd51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Minimum number of samples</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall measure a sufficient number of samples to analyze changes in soil carbon at each sample site selected under subsection (c) for each inventory under paragraph (1). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9695858e7e724819aae665ea8b074121"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Characteristics</header><text>In preparing each inventory under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall document the following characteristics for each sample site selected under subsection (c):</text><subparagraph id="idf938210568374f83afb71043ed3b02d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Soil type and texture.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33885b02192542fda4f0b02183224583"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Land use history, including conservation activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62aac4cd7d4c496daa0b8e7de5cbdd4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Environmental characteristics, such as temperature and precipitation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7f2465a320e4d68b31a9b6e62bac6a3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Land management practices implemented on eligible land, including conservation activities.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b1f9b5896354a2eae1f056dc008b744"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other characteristics, as determined by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7430F006E63A4983B087A38B1F992A43"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>On completion of each inventory under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall prepare, publish, and make available to the public a report that—</text><paragraph id="id6d4172c3dc314ef7aed65f1a15e4f55c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains a description of soil carbon trends, including by incorporating measurements conducted under subsection (d) during the 5 years covered by the report;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfedfd7f1308a4909800758d015c0dfd1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contains an analysis of the impact of different land management practices, including implementing 1 or more conservation activities, on soil carbon levels; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99a437898fcb4fbfafb94b992161cddc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contains an analysis of the effect of weather and climate variability on the observed trends;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77918454a7d345d59eba48ab54bfbad1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>contains an analysis of how land management practices, including conservation activities, that influence soil carbon sequestration may affect the rate of emissions of other greenhouse gases in the agricultural sector, including methane and nitrous oxide; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc1e2506fa36e48a5a51f5b8ec9423915"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishes a benchmark for the baseline soil carbon absent additional conservation activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba1fb64522d9447d9f01851afd907bce"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="idF15F54B23ABE4EF1805AC27B3DD54B89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Predictive models</header><paragraph id="id469579EA27C74831AEE7FD122D7371CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the head of any other Federal agency that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall partner with nongovernmental experts and researchers to develop and maintain a modeling tool (or combination of tools), as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, that shall predict the impacts of different land management practices, including implementing conservation activities, on greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration across the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CEFA49390024129A16B0287BA698944"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The tool described in paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id6a6a4223a2da49a39343ea1641f01b96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be anchored in direct measurements of land, including soil sampling;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24c9ef6036144aa6848e3f3b55b14a73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>account for differences that could impact land management outcomes, including—</text><clause id="id48f90733e5dd4ca68fbe1e8dbcc11d6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>soil type;</text></clause><clause id="ide5fdef410df64cb5bf6381469fe7ac69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>type of land use;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecce42aefb9e4dfab28454d6e1e7f641"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">type of crop;</text></clause><clause id="idd1e63ba834ff4512900ec873d34ed542"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>species, maturity, and diversity of tree stands; </text></clause><clause id="ida25bfbcfd85c4d94a1d092757bc78139"><enum>(v)</enum><text>geography and local climate;</text></clause><clause id="id0e2bbbd71f4e498496cd849357355d77"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>geographic size of the land-use operation;</text></clause><clause id="iddfc47cdd386447f3b6a2704610efdca5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>ongoing or existing conservation activities; and</text></clause><clause id="idba1b4f58055b4305821b84ffa76500be"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>such other items as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7096cfd0d47f4cb087d785c05620a32f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow a user of the tool to estimate the changes in greenhouse gas emissions or soil carbon sequestration, and the uncertainty of those estimated changes, that occur as a result of implementing 1 or more conservation activities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5824b2eaa9d342e98b04039436a28fd8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be user-friendly and accessible—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc64df6aa914640329deb095cb0e4f145"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to producers and researchers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31d23843c3274e7dbb38fb022737ee68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in multiple languages. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id75dae3fb7eb7430fb43d3a446581e643" commented="no"><enum>12518.</enum><header>Report on personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12506 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 4989) is amended by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45de146e096c4f3cb6df9ab1a2a45273"><enum>12519.</enum><header>Conversion authority</header><subsection id="idd2ac9bdb2ea94e339df230a074afb935" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may, notwithstanding subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive or excepted service, noncompetitively convert to an appointment in the competitive service, in an agency or office within the Department of Agriculture, an individual who is—</text><paragraph id="id76a7c60f326a4e32840a6c5f6d6f2e2b" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a recent graduate or student who has successfully completed the requirements of a program of the Department of Agriculture through which that individual has completed 480 hours of work, not less than 240 hours of which shall be under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id225ae30520794561b14186b31212022c" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a participant of the research associate post-doctoral scientists program described in the notice of the Office of Personnel Management entitled <quote>Excepted Service; Consolidated Listing of Schedules A, B, and C Exceptions</quote> (77 Fed. Reg. 19366 (March 30, 2012)) under Schedule B, Department of Agriculture (Sch. B, 213.3213(b)(1));</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7cc66c4f784745daa2c9cbf33e82a936" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a participant in an internship program administered by an eligible third party (as determined by the Secretary) or a Federal agency, through which that individual has completed 480 hours of work, not less than 240 hours of which shall be under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70de3e3efa60487ea3a5eb55c3298a94" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a worker referenced in the notice of the Office of Personnel Management entitled <quote>Excepted Service; Consolidated Listing of Schedules A, B, and C Exceptions</quote> (77 Fed. Reg. 19366 (March 30, 2012)) under Schedule A, Department of Agriculture (Sch. A, 213.3113(a)(5)).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida44727a859574cf682c0e8c6a22674be" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An individual may be converted under subsection (a) only if the individual is a United States citizen, meets the requirements for that conversion, and meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide521ee1682c24d768a3ce7d9057396ee" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><paragraph id="id523cb22c391b4c8b95ae467b9883dbfb" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in subsection (a) requires the Secretary to convert an individual under that subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5b00b97f00048b7b43516ad0f6757b3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Secretary shall not convert an individual under subsection (a) more than 2 years after the date of completion of the event that makes the individual eligible for the conversion.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id552ff4d0c45d4d839e29f38a55e2c7eb"><enum>12520.</enum><header>Department of Agriculture recruitment and retention authorities</header><subsection id="idfe88337e25bf4c3896da27194fd3447e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recruitment and retention authorities for veterinarians</header><paragraph id="id4db25d7ae6f84de79c22303695875fbe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Student loan repayments</header><subparagraph id="id4e178028b6a448f093a6ce4a10cae933"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may repay a student loan for employees in positions in the veterinary medical science 0701 occupational series at the Department of Agriculture pursuant to section 5379(b) of title 5, United States Code, except that paragraph (2) of that section shall not apply to such repayment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id992f2410e121471f869d1f3bb31edace"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>Repayment of a student loan under subparagraph (A) shall be made subject to such terms, limitations, or conditions as are mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the employee concerned.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3461f7fb819c4f17bf3ae57e385d37f5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Maximum amount</header><text>The Secretary may not repay a student loan under subparagraph (A) in an amount that exceeds—</text><clause id="id0830e36b5a174783bd183fd3a6f5b681"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$30,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or</text></clause><clause id="id8402f12034084da590c2c0d8b408a892"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a total of $150,000 for any employee.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idea520b1f3c6349cca78cceb1b60e0167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special pay authority</header><text>The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the veterinary medical science 0701 occupational series at the Department of Agriculture pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section—</text><subparagraph id="id82ba69542c164610800f02b04b9696b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text><quote>50 percent</quote> shall be substituted for <quote>30 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76417cecd6f946e2a152e1fa1b63c4a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text><quote>level II of the Executive Schedule</quote> shall be substituted for <quote>level IV of the Executive Schedule</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id280ca052186d49efa0b331ca9c9aed05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special pay authority for FSA loan officers</header><text>The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the 1101 and 1165 occupational series relating to lending at the Farm Service Agency pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section, <quote>50 percent</quote> shall be substituted for <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id93094f8225074d229ac862b0d7eb2e24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special pay authority for certain NRCS positions</header><text>The Secretary may establish a rate for special pay for positions in the civil engineering 0810 occupational series, the engineering technical 0802 occupational series, the soil conservation 0457 occupational series, and the soil conservation technician 0458 occupational series at the Natural Resources Conservation Service pursuant to section 5305(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, except that, in that section, <quote>50 percent</quote> shall be substituted for <quote>30 percent</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="id59d4340c04ff43988a71138116cd5d8a" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The authorities under subsections (a) through (c) shall terminate on September 30, 2029.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id597662bca3bb487ca3f185ab3cdf8a66"><enum>12521.</enum><header>Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12520(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279k">7 U.S.C. 2279k(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae79a7821e2240c8a93ca08447381f71"><enum>12522.</enum><header>Commission on Farm Transitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12609 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>; 132 Stat. 5009) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bb7452125a44457b15a1f0fb24ff6b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ad4bd0326ea4439bd2120d59edbf2f1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">and recommendations</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Study</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d16c8765aa544c891e720d15a973849" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, and make recommendations relating to,</quote> after <quote>study on</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2485797efca4c6ebf45d69a130e1e38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd3443c04d494ae992e75b6db233a703"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>and timely</quote> after <quote>affordable</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68de86b40e844ffeb9ff18f6d5a71c8f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>programs</quote> and inserting <quote>programs, business training, and technical assistance</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf6c60b8d91ba40cc8029c90f80c25ac3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60d4b97318e44ed9955ddb2ad026ce6c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Federal tax policies</quote> and inserting <quote>State and Federal policies, including tax policies</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1e5c191abf3426697074df566a2ce41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>or impede</quote> after <quote>facilitate</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb024b914ae89450ea423dd2c03f94d20"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf2d419072a747b7850c62335e787333"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17a08899c2cb44dca71da2a1c4aa091b"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68490FA33B064CFBB5DC65CB34E6F3B9"><paragraph id="idbf043bf547ae4d59871dc702be6c6c28" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any unique barriers faced by historically underserved farmers and ranchers in the ability to transfer, inherit, or purchase agricultural assets, including land;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1b1b093f4dd4aa5b38aafb0c135b544" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>leasing and ownership trends, including leasing and ownership trends by foreign persons or entities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42a5e984ab3b4396a73c908ef2837a18" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>consolidation of farm and ranch operations.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8feff1cead68484ca52602185152ba2a" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024</short-title></quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13158815dc724ec1a62a61305e9a188f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (m), by striking <quote>2023</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id3cab31efb4d64b6baa8c480ddac53658"><enum>12523.</enum><header>Notifications and reports from USDA</header><subsection id="id00eee522a8d44284881d939b7f4e288e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commodity Credit Corporation notification</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives in writing at least 15 days prior to—</text><paragraph id="id5fc0b49f028545a78feef8d831bdfe40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any announcement on—</text><subparagraph id="id9115E37A25BA4751A4CC8EC81D93E051"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC752CF2846AF4AF89B1EBFB457F5F3BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the commitment of any emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id641665810de140f6bb30e54c3a2f36a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation, including, if that obligation or commitment exceeds $100,000,000—</text><subparagraph id="id6000F108C8434475B51AFB4FAA9CD49B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a detailed spend plan describing anticipated uses of those funds; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD03F1783A2E84AF79DD0BE1DF0F6A004"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an expected timeline for program execution.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc33b0dd8d4e640b29cf14eee0ec3b18f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>USDA notifications and reports in annual appropriations acts</header><text>With respect to each report or notification required by an annual appropriations Act to be submitted to both the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Secretary shall submit that report or notification to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives at the same time the Secretary submits that report or notification to the Committees on Appropriations. </text></subsection></section><section id="idEB5BFED8266E4B519E81A1BD6CD34B75"><enum>12524.</enum><header>Standards for precision agriculture</header><subsection id="id2BFA61E831034CDE9FD1EDEE446EC1D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interconnectivity standards for precision agriculture</header><paragraph id="idB6E8623838F64DF58DC68FC5592D7E9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall—</text><subparagraph id="idDF2F8C3BB05E44389B956FFDFC6DA6F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop voluntary, consensus-based, private sector-led interconnectivity standards, guidelines, and best practices for precision agriculture that will promote economies of scale and ease the burden of the adoption of precision agriculture; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C10AD8D36344FD2A79F2C8A1283B759"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in carrying out subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="id6BBDED1A3ED3474C99F19F33C5928C1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate with relevant public and trusted private sector stakeholders and other relevant industry organizations, including voluntary consensus standards development organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="id69415614B6CF47EDB53B99E7607C6656"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with sector-specific agencies, other appropriate agencies, and State and local governments.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3CE6C6BB7B2349A989656F9E95607B4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The Secretary, in carrying out paragraph (1), shall, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consider—</text><subparagraph id="idB5101883437F4C61A69E30305329F256"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the evolving demands of precision agriculture;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6F56F2D3B59740399845835BE0B8A7CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the connectivity needs of precision agriculture equipment;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40a73a66f54643938f494dbbec3cb807"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the cybersecurity challenges facing precision agriculture, including cybersecurity threats for agriculture producers and agriculture supply chains;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd65c4935a8fd4143bc57a25bcf73c8ba"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the impact of advanced wireless communications technology on precision agriculture; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id91a78e7b86bc477a87bfff546d698650"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the impact of artificial intelligence on precision agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide685b6f8f87842f7b301778f5fb6d7bd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO assessment of precision agriculture standards</header><paragraph id="idb52de6dac9214a71bc6048c2333dc5b3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the Secretary develops standards under subsection (a), and every 2 years thereafter for the following 8 years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that assesses those standards, including the extent to which those standards, as applicable—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18c6e558358c43cbad03880657acaff5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are voluntary;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3dbd11def34a4b7295a351fc7f558217"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">were developed in coordination with relevant industry organizations, including voluntary consensus standards development organizations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id992b6f6eec06468fbb1fd5cd34fc2ea7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>have successfully encouraged the adoption of precision agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8cfc70a2f807498da07b69a3d0963660" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes the findings of each study conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="PDDB6892A4B1B3493BB1A378672DCF9D"><enum>12525.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12314 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2101">7 U.S.C. 2101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89AA61935ADA4DA3A2E28B4EBBC4BBF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idF6BAB0E0E4DE43EFA15B7FC6E667562B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P16145030410F6816ABABC89FAC67DE4"><enum>12526.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12315 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7101">7 U.S.C. 7101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2024</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="P82DA3DB144AB1FEA2A5A97B4A717C7B"><enum>12527.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wool research and promotion</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12316(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7101">7 U.S.C. 7101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">Public Law 113–79</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no" id="id1E7B7BB0DE90497B9128EB5E24D39C26"><enum>12528.</enum><header>Emergency citrus disease research and development trust fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12605(d) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/115/334">Public Law 115–334</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2029</quote>. </text></section></subtitle>