[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4058-H4129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2018

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 891 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, 
H.R. 2.
  Will the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Lewis) kindly take the chair.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes, with Mr. Lewis of 
Minnesota (Acting Chair) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today, 
all time for general debate pursuant to House Resolution 891 had 
expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.
  It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment under the 5-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Agriculture printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read.
  The text of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute is 
as follows:

                                 H.R. 2

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture.

                          TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                      Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

Sec. 1111. Definitions.

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Sec. 1112. Base acres.
Sec. 1113. Payment yields.
Sec. 1114. Payment acres.
Sec. 1115. Producer election.
Sec. 1116. Price loss coverage.
Sec. 1117. Agriculture risk coverage.
Sec. 1118. Producer agreements.

                      Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

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

                           Subtitle C--Sugar

Sec. 1301. Sugar policy.

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

Sec. 1401. Dairy risk management program for dairy producers.
Sec. 1402. Class I skim milk price.
Sec. 1403. Extension of dairy forward pricing program.
Sec. 1404. Extension of dairy indemnity program.
Sec. 1405. Extension of dairy promotion and research program.
Sec. 1406. Repeal of dairy product donation program.

   Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs

Sec. 1501. Modification of supplemental agricultural disaster 
              assistance.

                       Subtitle F--Administration

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

                         TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                    Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

Sec. 2101. Program ineligibility.
Sec. 2102. Minimal effect regulations.

                Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

Sec. 2201. Conservation reserve.
Sec. 2202. Farmable wetland program.
Sec. 2203. Duties of owners and operators.
Sec. 2204. Duties of the Secretary.
Sec. 2205. Payments.
Sec. 2206. Contracts.

          Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Sec. 2301. Definitions.
Sec. 2302. Establishment and administration.
Sec. 2303. Limitation on payments.
Sec. 2304. Conservation innovation grants and payments.

                Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

Sec. 2401. Conservation of private grazing land.
Sec. 2402. Grassroots source water protection program.
Sec. 2403. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
Sec. 2404. Watershed protection and flood prevention.
Sec. 2405. Feral swine eradication and control pilot program.
Sec. 2406. Emergency conservation program.

                 Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

Sec. 2501. Commodity Credit Corporation.
Sec. 2502. Delivery of technical assistance.
Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs.
Sec. 2504. Establishment of State technical committees.

         Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

Sec. 2601. Establishment and purposes.
Sec. 2602. Definitions.
Sec. 2603. Agricultural land easements.
Sec. 2604. Wetland reserve easements.
Sec. 2605. Administration.

         Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Sec. 2701. Definitions.
Sec. 2702. Regional conservation partnerships.
Sec. 2703. Assistance to producers.
Sec. 2704. Funding.
Sec. 2705. Administration.
Sec. 2706. Critical conservation areas.

 Subtitle H--Repeals and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments

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

                            TITLE III--TRADE

                     Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

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

               Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

Sec. 3101. Findings.
Sec. 3102. Consolidation of current programs as new International 
              Market Development Program.

               Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

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

                          TITLE IV--NUTRITION

         Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Sec. 4001. Duplicative enrollment database.
Sec. 4002. Retailer-funded incentives pilot.
Sec. 4003. Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive program.
Sec. 4004. Re-evaluation of thrifty food plan.
Sec. 4005. Food distribution programs on Indian reservations.
Sec. 4006. Update to categorical eligibility.
Sec. 4007. Basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 4008. Earned income deduction.
Sec. 4009. Simplified homeless housing costs.
Sec. 4010. Availability of standard utility allowances based on receipt 
              of energy assistance.
Sec. 4011. Child support; cooperation with child support agencies.
Sec. 4012. Adjustment to asset limitations.
Sec. 4013. Updated vehicle allowance.
Sec. 4014. Savings excluded from assets.
Sec. 4015. Workforce solutions.
Sec. 4016. Modernization of electronic benefit transfer regulations.
Sec. 4017. Mobile technologies.
Sec. 4018. Processing fees.
Sec. 4019. Replacement of EBT cards.
Sec. 4020. Benefit recovery.
Sec. 4021. Requirements for online acceptance of benefits.
Sec. 4022. National gateway.
Sec. 4023. Access to State systems.
Sec. 4024. Transitional benefits.
Sec. 4025. Incentivizing technology modernization.
Sec. 4026. Supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit transfer 
              transaction data report.
Sec. 4027. Adjustment to percentage of recovered funds retained by 
              States.
Sec. 4028. Tolerance level for payment errors.
Sec. 4029. State performance indicators.
Sec. 4030. Public-private partnerships.
Sec. 4031. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4032. Emergency food assistance.
Sec. 4033. Nutrition education.
Sec. 4034. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.
Sec. 4035. Technical corrections.
Sec. 4036. Implementation funds.

              Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program.
Sec. 4103. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition 
              projects.

                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

Sec. 4201. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to 
              schools and service institutions.
Sec. 4202. Seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
Sec. 4203. Healthy food financing initiative.
Sec. 4204. Amendments to the fruit and vegetable program.

                            TITLE V--CREDIT

                    Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

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

                      Subtitle B--Operating Loans

Sec. 5201. Limitations on amount of operating loans.
Sec. 5202. Microloans.

                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts 
              pilot program.

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Sec. 5302. Loan authorization levels.
Sec. 5303. Loan fund set-asides.

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

Sec. 5401. Technical corrections to the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
              Development Act.

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

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

                       Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

Sec. 5601. State agricultural mediation programs.
Sec. 5602. Study on loan risk.

        TITLE VI--RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

       Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural Communities

Sec. 6001. Prioritizing projects to meet health crises in rural 
              America.
Sec. 6002. Distance learning and telemedicine.
Sec. 6003. Reauthorization of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance 
              Network.
Sec. 6004. Supporting agricultural association health plans.

     Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

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

        Subtitle C--Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

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

             Subtitle D--Rural Electrification Act of 1936

Sec. 6301. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or 
              telephone purposes.
Sec. 6302. Expansion of 911 access.
Sec. 6303. Improvements to the guaranteed underwriter program.
Sec. 6304. Extension of the rural economic development loan and grant 
              program.

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

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

                       Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

Sec. 6501. Value-added agricultural product market development grants.
Sec. 6502. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.
Sec. 6503. Regional economic and infrastructure development 
              commissions.
Sec. 6504. Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of 
              1949.

                      Subtitle G--Program Repeals

Sec. 6601. Elimination of unfunded programs.
Sec. 6602. Repeal of Rural Telephone Bank.
Sec. 6603. Amendments to LOCAL TV Act.

                   Subtitle H--Technical Corrections

Sec. 6701. Corrections relating to the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
              Development Act.
Sec. 6702. Corrections relating to the Rural Electrification Act of 
              1936.

          TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 7300. Ending limitation on funding under national food safety 
              training, education, extension, outreach, and technical 
              assistance program.
Sec. 7301. National food safety training, education, extension, 
              outreach, and technical assistance program.

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Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive 
              grants program.
Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, 
              and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia 
              indica.
Sec. 7304. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative.
Sec. 7306. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program.
Sec. 7307. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Sec. 7308. Forestry products advanced utilization research.

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

                     Part I--Agricultural Security

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

                         Part II--Miscellaneous

Sec. 7411. Grazinglands research laboratory.
Sec. 7412. Natural products research program.
Sec. 7413. Sun grant program.

                  Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

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

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

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

                          TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

   Subtitle A--Reauthorization and Modification of Certain Forestry 
                                Programs

Sec. 8101. Support for State assessments and strategies for forest 
              resources.
Sec. 8102. Forest legacy program.
Sec. 8103. Community forest and open space conservation program.
Sec. 8104. State and private forest landscape-scale restoration 
              program.
Sec. 8105. Rural revitalization technologies.
Sec. 8106. Community wood energy and wood innovation program.
Sec. 8107. Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 amendments.
Sec. 8108. National Forest Foundation Act authorities.

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

Sec. 8201. Use of reserved funds for title II projects on Federal land 
              and certain non-Federal land.
Sec. 8202. Resource advisory committees.
Sec. 8203. Program for title II self-sustaining resource advisory 
              committee projects.

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

                       Part I--General Provisions

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

                    Part II--Categorical Exclusions

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

          Part III--Miscellaneous Forest Management Activities

Sec. 8331. Good neighbor agreements.
Sec. 8332. Promoting cross-boundary wildfire mitigation.
Sec. 8333. Regulations regarding designation of dead or dying trees of 
              certain tree species on National Forest System lands in 
              California as exempt from prohibition on export of 
              unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands.

        Subtitle D--Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection

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

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 8501. Clarification of research and development program for wood 
              building construction.
Sec. 8502. Utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management 
              pilot program.
Sec. 8503. Revision of extraordinary circumstances regulations.
Sec. 8504. No loss of funds for wildfire suppression.
Sec. 8505. Technical corrections.

                         TITLE IX--HORTICULTURE

           Subtitle A--Horticulture Marketing and Information

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

                     Subtitle B--Regulatory Reform

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

Sec. 9101. Recognition and role of State lead agencies.

                Part II--Pesticide Registration and Use

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

            Part III--Amendments to the Plant Protection Act

Sec. 9121. Methyl bromide.

                   Part IV--Amendments to Other Laws

Sec. 9131. Definition of retail facilities.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 9201. Report on regulation of plant biostimulants.
Sec. 9202. Pecan marketing orders.
Sec. 9203. Report on honey and maple syrup.

                        TITLE X--CROP INSURANCE

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

                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

                         Subtitle A--Livestock

Sec. 11101. Animal Disease Preparedness and Response.
Sec. 11102. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.
Sec. 11103. Veterinary training.
Sec. 11104. Report on FSIS guidance and outreach to small meat 
              processors.

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

Sec. 11201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers 
              and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 11202. Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
Sec. 11203. Commission on Farm Transitions--Needs for 2050.
Sec. 11204. Agricultural youth organization coordinator.

                          Subtitle C--Textiles

Sec. 11301. Repeal of Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund.
Sec. 11302. Repeal of Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust 
              Fund.
Sec. 11303. Repeal of wool research and promotion grants funding.
Sec. 11304. Textile Trust Fund.

             Subtitle D--United States Grain Standards Act

Sec. 11401. Restoring certain exceptions to United States Grain 
              Standards Act.

        Subtitle E--Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

Sec. 11501. Eligible crops.
Sec. 11502. Service fee.
Sec. 11503. Payments equivalent to additional coverage.

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                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 11601. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and 
              Conservation.
Sec. 11602. Authority of Secretary to carry out certain programs under 
              Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994.
Sec. 11603. Conference report requirement threshold.
Sec. 11604. National agriculture imagery program.
Sec. 11605. Report on inclusion of natural stone products in Commodity 
              Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996.
Sec. 11606. South Carolina inclusion in Virginia/Carolina peanut 
              producing region.
Sec. 11607. Establishment of Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison.
Sec. 11608. Cotton classification services.
Sec. 11609. Century farms program.
Sec. 11610. Report on agricultural innovation.
Sec. 11611. Report on dog importation.
Sec. 11612. Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human 
              consumption.

               Subtitle G--Protecting Interstate Commerce

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

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

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

                          TITLE I--COMMODITIES

                      Subtitle A--Commodity Policy

     SEC. 1111. DEFINITIONS.

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

     SEC. 1112. BASE ACRES.

       (a) Adjustment of Base Acres.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for an 
     adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres for covered 
     commodities for a farm whenever any of the following 
     circumstances occur:
       (A) A conservation reserve contract entered into under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) with respect to the farm expires or is voluntarily 
     terminated.
       (B) Cropland is released from coverage under a conservation 
     reserve contract by the Secretary.
       (C) The producer has eligible oilseed acreage as the result 
     of the Secretary designating additional oilseeds, which shall 
     be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage 
     under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the Food, Conservation, and 
     Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711(a)(1)(D)).
       (2) Special conservation reserve acreage payment rules.--
     For the crop year in which a base acres adjustment under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is first made, the 
     owner of the farm shall elect to receive price loss coverage 
     or agriculture risk coverage with respect to the acreage 
     added to the farm under this subsection or a prorated payment 
     under the conservation reserve contract, but not both.
       (b) Prevention of Excess Base Acres.--
       (1) Required reduction.--If the sum of the base acres for a 
     farm and the acreage described in paragraph (2) exceeds the 
     actual cropland acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall 
     reduce the base acres for 1 or more covered commodities for 
     the farm so that the sum of the base acres and the acreage 
     described in paragraph (2) does not exceed the actual 
     cropland acreage of the farm.
       (2) Other acreage.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall include the following:
       (A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the conservation 
     reserve program or wetlands reserve program (or successor 
     programs) under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).
       (B) Any other acreage on the farm enrolled in a Federal 
     conservation program for which payments are made in exchange 
     for not producing an agricultural commodity on the acreage.
       (C) If the Secretary designates additional oilseeds, any 
     eligible oilseed acreage, which shall

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     be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage 
     under subsection (a)(1)(C).
       (3) Selection of acres.--The Secretary shall give the owner 
     of the farm the opportunity to select the base acres for a 
     covered commodity for the farm against which the reduction 
     required by paragraph (1) will be made.
       (4) Exception for double-cropped acreage.--In applying 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make an exception in the 
     case of double cropping, as determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Reduction in Base Acres.--
       (1) Reduction at option of owner.--
       (A) In general.--The owner of a farm may reduce, at any 
     time, the base acres for any covered commodity for the farm.
       (B) Effect of reduction.--A reduction under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be permanent and made in a manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Required action by secretary.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall proportionately reduce 
     base acres on a farm for land that has been subdivided and 
     developed for multiple residential units or other nonfarming 
     uses if the size of the tracts and the density of the 
     subdivision is such that the land is unlikely to return to 
     the previous agricultural use, unless the producers on the 
     farm demonstrate that the land--
       (i) remains devoted to commercial agricultural production; 
     or
       (ii) is likely to be returned to the previous agricultural 
     use.
       (B) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     to identify land described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Treatment of unplanted base.--In the case of a farm on 
     which no covered commodities (including seed cotton) were 
     planted or prevented from being planted during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 
     2017, the Secretary shall allocate all base acres on the farm 
     to unassigned crop base for which no payment shall be made 
     under section 1116 or 1117.
       (4) Prohibition on reconstitution of farm.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the 
     farm to void or change the treatment of base acres under this 
     section.

     SEC. 1113. PAYMENT YIELDS.

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

     SEC. 1114. PAYMENT ACRES.

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

     SEC. 1115. PRODUCER ELECTION.

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

     SEC. 1116. PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.

       (a) Price Loss Coverage Payments.--If all of the producers 
     on a farm make the election under subsection (a) of section 
     1115 to obtain price loss coverage or, subject to subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section, are deemed to have made such election 
     under subsection (b)(2) of such section, the Secretary shall 
     make price loss coverage payments to producers on the farm on 
     a covered-commodity-by-covered-commodity basis if the 
     Secretary determines that, for any of the 2019 through 2023 
     crop years--
       (1) the effective price for the covered commodity for the 
     crop year; is less than
       (2) the effective reference price for the covered commodity 
     for the crop year.
       (b) Effective Price.--The effective price for a covered 
     commodity for a crop year shall be the higher of--
       (1) the marketing year average price; or
       (2) the national average loan rate for a marketing 
     assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such 
     crop year under subtitle B.
       (c) Payment Rate.--The payment rate shall be equal to the 
     difference between--
       (1) the effective reference price for the covered 
     commodity; and

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

     SEC. 1117. AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE.

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

     SEC. 1118. PRODUCER AGREEMENTS.

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

                      Subtitle B--Marketing Loans

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

       (a) Definition of Loan Commodity.--In this subtitle, the 
     term ``loan commodity'' means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, 
     barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, long 
     grain rice, medium grain rice, peanuts, soybeans, other 
     oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, dry 
     peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.
       (b) Nonrecourse Loans Available.--
       (1) In general.--For each of the 2019 through 2023 crops of 
     each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to 
     producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans 
     for loan commodities produced on the farm.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--The marketing assistance loans 
     shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed 
     by the Secretary and at the loan rate established under 
     section 1202 for the loan commodity.
       (c) Eligible Production.--The producers on a farm shall be 
     eligible for a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b) 
     for any quantity of a loan commodity produced on the farm.
       (d) Compliance With Conservation and Wetlands 
     Requirements.--As a condition of the receipt of a marketing 
     assistance loan under

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     subsection (b), the producer shall comply with applicable 
     conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.) and 
     applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C 
     of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) during the 
     term of the loan.
       (e) Special Rules for Peanuts.--
       (1) In general.--This subsection shall apply only to 
     producers of peanuts.
       (2) Options for obtaining loan.--A marketing assistance 
     loan under this section, and loan deficiency payments under 
     section 1205, may be obtained at the option of the producers 
     on a farm through--
       (A) a designated marketing association or marketing 
     cooperative of producers that is approved by the Secretary; 
     or
       (B) the Farm Service Agency.
       (3) Storage of loan peanuts.--As a condition on the 
     approval by the Secretary of an individual or entity to 
     provide storage for peanuts for which a marketing assistance 
     loan is made under this section, the individual or entity 
     shall agree--
       (A) to provide the storage on a nondiscriminatory basis; 
     and
       (B) to comply with such additional requirements as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to accomplish the purposes of 
     this section and promote fairness in the administration of 
     the benefits of this section.
       (4) Storage, handling, and associated costs.--
       (A) In general.--To ensure proper storage of peanuts for 
     which a loan is made under this section, the Secretary shall 
     pay handling and other associated costs (other than storage 
     costs) incurred at the time at which the peanuts are placed 
     under loan, as determined by the Secretary.
       (B) Redemption and forfeiture.--The Secretary shall--
       (i) require the repayment of handling and other associated 
     costs paid under subparagraph (A) for all peanuts pledged as 
     collateral for a loan that is redeemed under this section; 
     and
       (ii) pay storage, handling, and other associated costs for 
     all peanuts pledged as collateral that are forfeited under 
     this section.
       (5) Marketing.--A marketing association or cooperative may 
     market peanuts for which a loan is made under this section in 
     any manner that conforms to consumer needs, including the 
     separation of peanuts by type and quality.
       (6) Reimbursable agreements and payment of administrative 
     expenses.--The Secretary may implement any reimbursable 
     agreements or provide for the payment of administrative 
     expenses under this subsection only in a manner that is 
     consistent with those activities in regard to other loan 
     commodities.

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

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

     SEC. 1203. TERM OF LOANS.

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

     SEC. 1204. REPAYMENT OF LOANS.

       (a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall permit the producers 
     on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 
     1201 for a loan commodity (other than upland cotton, long 
     grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long staple cotton, 
     peanuts and confectionery and each other kind of sunflower 
     seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at a rate that is the 
     lesser of--
       (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under 
     section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with 
     section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283));
       (2) a rate (as determined by the Secretary) that--
       (A) is calculated based on average market prices for the 
     loan commodity during the preceding 30-day period; and
       (B) will minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits 
     across State boundaries and across county boundaries; or
       (3) a rate that the Secretary may develop using alternative 
     methods for calculating a repayment rate for a loan commodity 
     that the Secretary determines will--
       (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures;
       (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of the commodity by 
     the Federal Government;
       (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Federal Government in 
     storing the commodity;
       (D) allow the commodity produced in the United States to be 
     marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and 
     internationally; and
       (E) minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits 
     across State boundaries and across county boundaries.
       (b) Repayment Rates for Upland Cotton, Long Grain Rice, and 
     Medium Grain Rice.--The Secretary shall permit producers to 
     repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for 
     upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice at a 
     rate that is the lesser of--
       (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under 
     section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with 
     section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
       (2) the prevailing world market price for the commodity, as 
     determined and adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with 
     this section.
       (c) Repayment Rates for Extra Long Staple Cotton.--
     Repayment of a marketing assistance loan for extra long 
     staple cotton shall be at the loan rate established for the 
     commodity under section 1202, plus interest (determined in 
     accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)).
       (d) Prevailing World Market Price.--For purposes of this 
     section and section 1207, the Secretary shall prescribe by 
     regulation--
       (1) a formula to determine the prevailing world market 
     price for each of upland cotton, long grain rice and medium 
     grain rice; and
       (2) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce 
     periodically those prevailing world market prices.
       (e) Adjustment of Prevailing World Market Price for Upland 
     Cotton, Long Grain Rice, and Medium Grain Rice.--
       (1) Rice.--The prevailing world market price for long grain 
     rice and medium grain rice determined under subsection (d) 
     shall be adjusted to United States quality and location.
       (2) Cotton.--The prevailing world market price for upland 
     cotton determined under subsection (d)--
       (A) shall be adjusted to United States quality and 
     location, with the adjustment to include--
       (i) a reduction equal to any United States Premium Factor 
     for upland cotton of a quality higher than Middling (M) 1\3/
     32\-inch; and
       (ii) the average costs to market the commodity, including 
     average transportation costs, as determined by the Secretary; 
     and
       (B) may be further adjusted, during the period beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and ending on July 31, 
     2024, if the Secretary determines the adjustment is 
     necessary--
       (i) to minimize potential loan forfeitures;
       (ii) to minimize the accumulation of stocks of upland 
     cotton by the Federal Government;
       (iii) to ensure that upland cotton produced in the United 
     States can be marketed freely and competitively, both 
     domestically and internationally; and
       (iv) to ensure an appropriate transition between current-
     crop and forward-crop price quotations, except that the 
     Secretary may use forward-crop price quotations prior to July 
     31 of a marketing year only if--

       (I) there are insufficient current-crop price quotations; 
     and
       (II) the forward-crop price quotation is the lowest such 
     quotation available.

       (3) Guidelines for additional adjustments.--In making 
     adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish a mechanism for determining and announcing the 
     adjustments in order to avoid undue disruption in the United 
     States market.
       (f) Repayment Rates for Confectionery and Other Kinds of 
     Sunflower Seeds.--The Secretary shall permit the producers on 
     a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 
     1201 for confectionery and each other kind

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     of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed) at a rate 
     that is the lesser of--
       (1) the loan rate established for the commodity under 
     section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with 
     section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
       (2) the repayment rate established for oil sunflower seed.
       (g) Payment of Cotton Storage Costs.--Effective for each of 
     the 2019 through 2023 crop years, the Secretary shall make 
     cotton storage payments available in the same manner, and at 
     the same rates as the Secretary provided storage payments for 
     the 2006 crop of cotton, except that the rates shall be 
     reduced by 10 percent.
       (h) Repayment Rate for Peanuts.--The Secretary shall permit 
     producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan for 
     peanuts under section 1201 at a rate that is the lesser of--
       (1) the loan rate established for peanuts under section 
     1202(a)(20), plus interest (determined in accordance with 
     section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)); or
       (2) a rate that the Secretary determines will--
       (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures;
       (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of peanuts by the 
     Federal Government;
       (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Federal Government in 
     storing peanuts; and
       (D) allow peanuts produced in the United States to be 
     marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and 
     internationally.
       (i) Authority To Temporarily Adjust Repayment Rates.--
       (1) Adjustment authority.--In the event of a severe 
     disruption to marketing, transportation, or related 
     infrastructure, the Secretary may modify the repayment rate 
     otherwise applicable under this section for marketing 
     assistance loans under section 1201 for a loan commodity.
       (2) Duration.--Any adjustment made under paragraph (1) in 
     the repayment rate for marketing assistance loans for a loan 
     commodity shall be in effect on a short-term and temporary 
     basis, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 1205. LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

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

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

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

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

       (a) Special Import Quota.--
       (1) Definition of special import quota.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``special import quota'' means a 
     quantity of imports that is not subject to the over-quota 
     tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (2) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program beginning on August 1, 2019, as provided in 
     this subsection.
       (B) Program requirements.--Whenever the Secretary 
     determines and announces that for any consecutive 4-week 
     period, the Friday through Thursday average price quotation 
     for the lowest priced United States growth, as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch upland cotton, delivered to a 
     definable and significant international market, as determined 
     by the Secretary, exceeds the prevailing world market price, 
     there shall immediately be in effect a special import quota.
       (3) Quantity.--The quota shall be equal to the consumption 
     during a 1-week period of cotton by domestic mills at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are 
     available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated 
     by the Secretary.
       (4) Application.--The quota shall apply to upland cotton 
     purchased not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     Secretary's announcement under paragraph (2) and entered into 
     the United States not later than 180 days after that date.
       (5) Overlap.--A special quota period may be established 
     that overlaps any existing quota period if required by 
     paragraph (2), except that a

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     special quota period may not be established under this 
     subsection if a quota period has been established under 
     subsection (b).
       (6) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     special import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota 
     quantity for purposes of--
       (A) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (B) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (C) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (D) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (7) Limitation.--The quantity of cotton entered into the 
     United States during any marketing year under the special 
     import quota established under this subsection may not exceed 
     the equivalent of 10 weeks' consumption of upland cotton by 
     domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 
     3 months immediately preceding the first special import quota 
     established in any marketing year.
       (b) Limited Global Import Quota for Upland Cotton.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Demand.--The term ``demand'' means--
       (i) the average seasonally adjusted annual rate of domestic 
     mill consumption of cotton during the most recent 3 months 
     for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are 
     available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated 
     by the Secretary; and
       (ii) the larger of--

       (I) average exports of upland cotton during the preceding 6 
     marketing years; or
       (II) cumulative exports of upland cotton plus outstanding 
     export sales for the marketing year in which the quota is 
     established.

       (B) Limited global import quota.--The term ``limited global 
     import quota'' means a quantity of imports that is not 
     subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (C) Supply.--The term ``supply'' means, using the latest 
     official data of the Department of Agriculture--
       (i) the carry-over of upland cotton at the beginning of the 
     marketing year (adjusted to 480-pound bales) in which the 
     quota is established;
       (ii) production of the current crop; and
       (iii) imports to the latest date available during the 
     marketing year.
       (2) Program.--The President shall carry out an import quota 
     program that provides that whenever the Secretary determines 
     and announces that the average price of the base quality of 
     upland cotton, as determined by the Secretary, in the 
     designated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 percent of 
     the average price of the quality of cotton in the markets for 
     the preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, there shall immediately be in effect a limited global 
     import quota subject to the following conditions:
       (A) Quantity.--The quantity of the quota shall be equal to 
     21 days of domestic mill consumption of upland cotton at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are 
     available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated 
     by the Secretary.
       (B) Quantity of prior quota.--If a quota has been 
     established under this subsection during the preceding 12 
     months, the quantity of the quota next established under this 
     subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days of domestic mill 
     consumption calculated under subparagraph (A) or the quantity 
     required to increase the supply to 130 percent of the demand.
       (C) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     limited global import quota shall be considered to be an in-
     quota quantity for purposes of--
       (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (D) Quota entry period.--When a quota is established under 
     this subsection, cotton may be entered under the quota during 
     the 90-day period beginning on the date the quota is 
     established by the Secretary.
       (3) No overlap.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a quota 
     period may not be established that overlaps an existing quota 
     period or a special quota period established under subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall, on a monthly basis, make economic adjustment 
     assistance available to domestic users of upland cotton in 
     the form of payments for all documented use of that upland 
     cotton during the previous monthly period regardless of the 
     origin of the upland cotton.
       (2) Value of assistance.--The value of the assistance 
     provided under paragraph (1) shall be 3.15 cents per pound.
       (3) Allowable purposes.--Economic adjustment assistance 
     under this subsection shall be made available only to 
     domestic users of upland cotton that certify that the 
     assistance shall be used only to acquire, construct, install, 
     modernize, develop, convert, or expand land, plant, 
     buildings, equipment, facilities, or machinery.
       (4) Review or audit.--The Secretary may conduct such review 
     or audit of the records of a domestic user under this 
     subsection as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (5) Improper use of assistance.--If the Secretary 
     determines, after a review or audit of the records of the 
     domestic user, that economic adjustment assistance under this 
     subsection was not used for the purposes specified in 
     paragraph (3), the domestic user shall be--
       (A) liable for the repayment of the assistance to the 
     Secretary, plus interest, as determined by the Secretary; and
       (B) ineligible to receive assistance under this subsection 
     for a period of 1 year following the determination of the 
     Secretary.

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

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

     SEC. 1209. AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS.

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

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     for each of the 2019 through 2023 crops of such loan 
     commodity, the Secretary shall make available recourse 
     commodity loans, at the rate provided under section 1202, on 
     any production.
       (d) Repayment Rates.--Repayment of a recourse loan made 
     under this section shall be at the loan rate established for 
     the commodity by the Secretary, plus interest (determined in 
     accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7283)).

     SEC. 1210. ADJUSTMENTS OF LOANS.

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

                           Subtitle C--Sugar

     SEC. 1301. SUGAR POLICY.

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

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

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

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

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     the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9056(a)(1)) is amended 
     by inserting after ``or $8.00'' the following: ``(and in the 
     case of production subject to premiums under section 1407(b), 
     also $8.50 or $9.00)''.
       (3) Election of production history coverage percentage.--
     Section 1406(a)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
     9056(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``beginning with 25 
     percent and not exceeding'' and inserting ``but not to 
     exceed''.
       (h) Premiums for Participation in Dairy Risk Management 
     Program.--
       (1) Premium per hundredweight for first 5 million pounds of 
     production.--Section 1407(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
     (7 U.S.C. 9057(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(2) Producer premiums.--The following annual premiums 
     apply:

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 1402. CLASS I SKIM MILK PRICE.

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

     SEC. 1403. EXTENSION OF DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 1404. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.

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

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

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

     SEC. 1406. REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM.

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

   Subtitle E--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs

     SEC. 1501. MODIFICATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER 
                   ASSISTANCE.

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

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                       Subtitle F--Administration

     SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY.

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

     SEC. 1602. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

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

     SEC. 1604. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

       (a) Limitations.--Section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``title I of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014'' and inserting ``title I of the 
     Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by inserting ``title II of the Agriculture and 
     Nutrition Act of 2018,'' after ``under''; and
       (B) by striking ``Starting with fiscal year 2015, a'' and 
     inserting ``A'';
       (3) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (D); and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(3) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Exception for qualified pass through entities.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a qualified 
     pass through entity (as such term is defined in section 
     1001(a)(5)).
       ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the limitation 
     established by paragraph (1) with respect to a payment 
     pursuant to a covered benefit described in paragraph (2)(B), 
     on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that 
     environmentally sensitive land of special significance would 
     be protected as a result of such waiver.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1001D of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``subject to 
     paragraph (3),'' after ``of law,''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``, general partnership, 
     or joint venture'' both places it appears.
       (c) Transition.--Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a), as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply with respect 
     to the 2018 crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, 
     for each program described in subsection (b)(2) of that 
     section (as so in effect on that day).

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

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

     SEC. 1606. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS.

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

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     SEC. 1607. TRACKING OF BENEFITS.

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

     SEC. 1608. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 1609. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFICIENCIES.

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

     SEC. 1610. IMPLEMENTATION.

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

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

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

                         TITLE II--CONSERVATION

                    Subtitle A--Wetland Conservation

     SEC. 2101. PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.

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

     SEC. 2102. MINIMAL EFFECT REGULATIONS.

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

                Subtitle B--Conservation Reserve Program

     SEC. 2201. CONSERVATION RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' 
     and inserting ``2023''.
       (b) Enrollment.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) fiscal year 2019, no more than 25,000,000 acres;
       ``(G) fiscal year 2020, no more than 26,000,000 acres;
       ``(H) fiscal year 2021, no more than 27,000,000 acres;
       ``(I) fiscal year 2022, no more than 28,000,000 acres; and
       ``(J) fiscal year 2023, no more than 29,000,000 acres.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the limitations 
     in paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) no more than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in 
     subsection (b)(3) may be enrolled in the program at any one 
     time during the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years;
       ``(ii) the Secretary shall enroll and maintain in the 
     conservation reserve not fewer than 3,000,000 acres of the 
     land described in subsection (b)(3) by September 30, 2023; 
     and
       ``(iii) in carrying out clause (ii), to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall maintain in the conservation 
     reserve at any one time during--

       ``(I) fiscal year 2019, 1,000,000 acres;
       ``(II) fiscal year 2020, 1,500,000 acres;
       ``(III) fiscal year 2021, 2,000,000 acres;
       ``(IV) fiscal year 2022, 2,500,000 acres; and
       ``(V) fiscal year 2023, 3,000,000 acres.''; and

       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Reservation of unenrolled acres.--If the Secretary is 
     unable in a fiscal year to enroll enough acres of land 
     described in subsection (b)(3) to meet the number of acres 
     described in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) for the 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve the remaining number 
     of acres for that fiscal year for the enrollment of land 
     described in subsection (b)(3), and that number of acres 
     shall not be available for the enrollment of any other type 
     of eligible land.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) State enrollment rates.--During each of fiscal years 
     2019 through 2023, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall carry out this subchapter in such a manner as 
     to enroll and maintain acreage in the conservation reserve in 
     accordance with historical State enrollment rates, 
     considering--
       ``(A) the average number of acres of all lands enrolled in 
     the conservation reserve in each State during each of fiscal 
     years 2007 through 2016;

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       ``(B) the average number of acres of all lands enrolled in 
     the conservation reserve nationally during each of fiscal 
     years 2007 through 2016; and
       ``(C) the acres available for enrollment during each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023, excluding acres described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Frequency.--In carrying out this subchapter, for 
     contracts that are not available on a continuous enrollment 
     basis, the Secretary shall hold a signup not less often than 
     once every other year.''.
       (c) Duration of Contract.--Section 1231(e) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) Duration of Contract.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary 
     shall enter into contracts of not less than 10, nor more than 
     15, years.
       ``(2) Certain continuous contracts.--With respect to 
     contracts under this subchapter for the enrollment of land 
     described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall enter into contracts of a period of 15 or 30 
     years.''.
       (d) Eligibility for Consideration.--Section 1231(h) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``On the expiration'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--On the expiration''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Reenrollment limitation for certain land.--Land 
     subject to a contract entered into under this subchapter 
     shall be eligible for only one reenrollment in the 
     conservation reserve under paragraph (1) if the land is 
     devoted to hardwood trees.''.

     SEC. 2202. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 2203. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

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

     SEC. 2204. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Cost-Share and Rental Payments.--Section 1233(a)(2) of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``pay an annual rental payment in an 
     amount necessary to compensate for'' and inserting ``pay an 
     annual rental payment, in accordance with section 1234(d), 
     for''.
       (b) Specified Activities Permitted.--Section 1233(b) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``not less than 25 percent'' and inserting 
     ``25 percent''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(except that vegetative cover may not 
     be harvested for seed)'' after ``managed harvesting'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``is at least every 5 
     but not more than once every 3 years;'' and inserting 
     ``contributes to the health and vigor of the established 
     cover, and is not more than once every 3 years; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) shall ensure that 25 percent of the acres covered by 
     the contract are not harvested, in accordance with an 
     approved plan that provides for wildlife cover and 
     shelter;'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``not less than 25 percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``routine grazing, except that in permitting such routine 
     grazing'' and inserting ``grazing, except that in permitting 
     such grazing'';
       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``continued routine 
     grazing; and'' and inserting ``grazing;'';
       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``routine grazing may be conducted, such that the frequency 
     is not more than once every 2 years'' and inserting ``grazing 
     may be conducted, such that the frequency contributes to the 
     health and vigor of the established cover'';
       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``the number of years 
     that should be required between routine'' and inserting ``the 
     appropriate frequency and duration of''; and
       (III) in subclause (III), by striking ``routine'' each 
     place it appears; and

       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) shall ensure that the grazing is conducted in 
     accordance with an approved plan that does not restrict 
     grazing during the primary nesting season and will reduce the 
     stocking rate determined under clause (i) by 50 percent; 
     and'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) grazing during the applicable normal grazing period 
     determined under subclause (I) of section 1501(c)(3)(D)(i) of 
     the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(i)), 
     without any restriction on grazing during the primary nesting 
     period, subject to the condition that the grazing shall be at 
     50 percent of the normal carrying capacity determined under 
     that subclause.'';
       (5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting ``and retains suitable vegetative 
     structure for wildlife cover and shelter;'';
       (6) in paragraph (6)(C), as so redesignated, by striking 
     the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) grazing pursuant to section 1232(a)(5), without any 
     reduction in the rental rate, if the grazing is consistent 
     with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife 
     habitat.''.
       (c) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract 
     Management.--Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Natural Disaster or Adverse Weather as Mid-contract 
     Management.--In the case of a natural disaster or adverse 
     weather event that has the effect of a management practice 
     consistent with the conservation plan, the Secretary shall 
     not require further management practices pursuant to section 
     1232(a)(5) that are intended to achieve the same effect.''.

     SEC. 2205. PAYMENTS.

       (a) Cost Sharing Payments.--Section 1234(b) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``50 percent'' and 
     inserting ``not more than 40 percent'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Exception for seed costs.--In the case of seed costs 
     related to the establishment of cover, cost share shall not 
     exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the seed mixture.
       ``(B) Additional incentive payments.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), the Secretary may not make additional 
     incentive payments beyond the actual cost of installing 
     measures and practices described in paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Mid-contract management grazing.--The Secretary may 
     not make any cost sharing payment to an owner or operator 
     under this subchapter pursuant to section 1232(a)(5).''; and
       (3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and redesignating 
     paragraph (5) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Incentive Payments.--Section 1234(c) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Incentive'' 
     and inserting ``Forest Management Payment'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Using funds made available under section 
     1241(a)(1)(A), the Secretary''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``150 percent'' and 
     inserting ``100 percent''.
       (c) Annual Rental Payments.--Section 1234(d) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``less intensive use, the Secretary may 
     consider'' and inserting the following: ``less intensive 
     use--
       ``(A) the Secretary may consider'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) the Secretary shall consider the impact on the local 
     farmland rental market.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Initial enrollment.--The amounts payable to an owner 
     or operator in the form of annual rental payments under a 
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     into under this subchapter with respect to land that has not 
     previously been subject to such a contract shall be not more 
     than 80 percent of the applicable estimated average county 
     rental rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year 
     in which the contract is entered into.
       ``(ii) Multiple enrollments.--If land subject to a contract 
     entered into under this subchapter is reenrolled in the 
     conservation reserve under section 1231(h)(1)--

       ``(I) for the first such reenrollment, the annual rental 
     payment shall be in an amount that is not more than 65 
     percent of the applicable estimated average county rental 
     rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year in 
     which the reenrollment occurs;
       ``(II) for the second such reenrollment, the annual rental 
     payment shall be in an amount that is not more than 55 
     percent of the applicable estimated average county rental 
     rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year in 
     which the reenrollment occurs;
       ``(III) for the third such reenrollment, the annual rental 
     payment shall be in an amount that is not more than 45 
     percent of the applicable estimated average county rental 
     rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year in 
     which the reenrollment occurs; and
       ``(IV) for the fourth such reenrollment, the annual rental 
     payment shall be in an amount that is not more than 35 
     percent of the applicable estimated average county rental 
     rate published pursuant to paragraph (4) for the year in 
     which the reenrollment occurs.''; and

       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``In the case'' and 
     inserting ``Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph 
     (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``cash'' each place it appears;
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``, not less frequently than once every 
     other year,'' and inserting ``annually''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, and shall publish the estimates 
     derived from such survey not later than September 15 of each 
     year'' before the period at the end; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
       (ii) by striking ``as a factor in determining'' and 
     inserting ``to determine''.
       (d) Payment Limitation for Rental Payments.--Section 
     1234(g)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3834(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Limitation on payments.--Payments under subparagraph 
     (B) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of activities 
     carried out under the applicable agreement entered into under 
     such subparagraph.''.

     SEC. 2206. CONTRACTS.

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

          Subtitle C--Environmental Quality Incentives Program

     SEC. 2301. DEFINITIONS.

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

     SEC. 2302. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``2019'' and inserting ``2023''.
       (b) Allocation of Funding.--Section 1240B(f) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(f)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Allocation of Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2014 
     through 2023, at least 5 percent of the funds made available 
     for payments under the program shall be targeted at practices 
     benefitting wildlife habitat under subsection (g).''.
       (c) Water Conservation or Irrigation Efficiency Practice.--
     Section 1240B(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3839aa-2(h)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary may provide 
     water conservation and system efficiency payments under this 
     subsection to a producer for--
       ``(A) a water conservation scheduling technology or water 
     conservation scheduling management;
       ``(B) irrigation-related structural practices; or
       ``(C) a transition to water-conserving crops or water-
     conserving crop rotations.'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Limited eligibility of irrigation districts, 
     irrigation associations, and acequias.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1001(f)(6), the 
     Secretary may enter into a contract under this subsection 
     with an irrigation district, irrigation association, or 
     acequia to implement water conservation or irrigation 
     practices pursuant to a watershed-wide project that will 
     effectively conserve water, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Implementation.--Water conservation or irrigation 
     practices that are the subject of a contract entered into 
     under this paragraph shall be implemented on--
       ``(i) eligible land of a producer; or
       ``(ii) land that is under the control of the irrigation 
     district, irrigation association, or acequia, and adjacent to 
     such eligible land, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
     applicability of the limitations in section 1001D(b)(2) or 
     section 1240G of this Act for a payment made under a contract 
     entered into under this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
     that such a waiver is necessary to fulfill the objectives of 
     the project.
       ``(D) Contract limitations.--If the Secretary grants a 
     waiver under subparagraph (C), the Secretary may impose a 
     separate payment limitation for the contract with respect to 
     which the waiver applies.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``to a producer'' and inserting ``under this subsection'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the eligible land of 
     the producer is located, there is a reduction in water use in 
     the operation of the producer'' and inserting ``the land on 
     which the practices will be implemented is located, there is 
     a reduction in water use in the operation on such land''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``with respect to an 
     application under paragraph (1),'' before ``the producer 
     agrees''.
       (d) Stewardship Contracts.--Section 1240B of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Stewardship Contracts.--
       ``(1) Identification of eligible priority resource concerns 
     for states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     State technical committee, shall identify priority resource 
     concerns within a State that are eligible to be the subject 
     of a stewardship contract under this subsection.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall identify not more 
     than 3 eligible priority resource concerns under subparagraph 
     (A) within each area of a State.
       ``(2) Contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
     with producers under this subsection that--

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       ``(i) provide incentives, through annual payments, to 
     producers to attain increased conservation stewardship on 
     eligible land;
       ``(ii) adopt and install a stewardship practice to 
     effectively address a priority resource concern identified as 
     eligible under paragraph (1); and
       ``(iii) require management and maintenance of such 
     stewardship practice for the term of the contract.
       ``(B) Term.--A contract under this subsection shall have a 
     term of not less than 5, nor more than 10, years.
       ``(C) Prioritization.--Section 1240C(b) shall not apply to 
     applications for contracts under this subsection.
       ``(3) Stewardship payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide payments to 
     producers through contracts entered into under paragraph (2) 
     for--
       ``(i) adopting and installing stewardship practices; and
       ``(ii) managing, maintaining, and improving the stewardship 
     practices for the duration of the contract, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Payment amounts.--In determining the amount of 
     payments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     consider, to the extent practicable--
       ``(i) the level and extent of the stewardship practice to 
     be installed, adopted, completed, maintained, managed, or 
     improved;
       ``(ii) the cost of the installation, adoption, completion, 
     management, maintenance, or improvement of the stewardship 
     practice;
       ``(iii) income foregone by the producer; and
       ``(iv) the extent to which compensation would ensure long-
     term continued maintenance, management, and improvement of 
     the stewardship practice.
       ``(C) Limitation.--The total amount of payments a person or 
     legal entity receives pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not 
     exceed $50,000 for any fiscal year.
       ``(4) Reservation of funds.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 50 percent of the funds made available under section 
     1241 to carry out this chapter for payments made pursuant to 
     this subsection.''.

     SEC. 2303. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.

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

     SEC. 2304. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAYMENTS.

       (a) Competitive Grants for Innovative Conservation 
     Approaches.--Section 1240H(a) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``use not more than 
     $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to'' 
     after ``the Secretary may''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``or persons 
     participating in an educational activity through an 
     institution of higher education, including by carrying out 
     demonstration projects on lands of the institution'' before 
     the semicolon at the end.
       (b) Air Quality Concerns From Agricultural Operations.--
     Section 1240H(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3839aa-8(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, and 
     $37,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' 
     after ``2018''.
       (c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials; Reporting and 
     Database.--Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3839aa-8) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(c) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials.--
       ``(1) In general.--Using not more than $25,000,000 of the 
     funds made available to carry out this chapter in each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall carry out 
     on-farm conservation innovation trials, on eligible land of 
     producers, to test new or innovative conservation 
     approaches--
       ``(A) directly with producers; or
       ``(B) through eligible entities.
       ``(2) Incentive payments.--
       ``(A) Agreements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall enter into agreements with producers on whose 
     land an on-farm conservation innovation trial is being 
     carried out to provide payments (including payments to 
     compensate for foregone income, as appropriate to address the 
     increased economic risk potentially associated with new or 
     innovative conservation approaches) to the producers to 
     assist with adopting and evaluating new or innovative 
     conservation approaches.
       ``(B) Length of incentives.--An agreement entered into 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period determined by 
     the Secretary that is--
       ``(i) not less than 3 years; and
       ``(ii) if appropriate, more than 3 years, including if such 
     a period is appropriate to support--

       ``(I) adaptive management over multiple crop years; and
       ``(II) adequate data collection and analysis to report the 
     natural resource and agricultural production benefits of the 
     new or innovative conservation approaches.

       ``(3) Flexible adoption.--A producer or eligible entity 
     participating in an on-farm conservation innovation trial 
     under paragraph (1) may determine the scale of adoption of 
     the new or innovative conservation approaches in the on-farm 
     conservation innovation trial, which may include multiple 
     scales on an operation, including whole farm, field-level, or 
     sub-field scales.
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance--
       ``(A) to a producer or eligible entity participating in an 
     on-farm conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1), 
     with respect to the design, installation, and management of 
     the new or innovative conservation approaches; and
       ``(B) to an eligible entity participating in an on-farm 
     conservation innovation trial under paragraph (1), with 
     respect to data analyses of the on-farm conservation 
     innovation trial.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     third-party private entity the primary business of which is 
     related to agriculture.
       ``(B) New or innovative conservation approaches.--The term 
     `new or innovative conservation approaches' means--
       ``(i) new or innovative--

       ``(I) precision agriculture technologies;
       ``(II) enhanced nutrient management plans, nutrient 
     recovery systems, and fertilization systems;
       ``(III) soil health management systems;
       ``(IV) water management systems;
       ``(V) resource-conserving crop rotations;
       ``(VI) cover crops; and
       ``(VII) irrigation systems; and

       ``(ii) any other conservation approach approved by the 
     Secretary as new or innovative.
       ``(d) Reporting and Database.--
       ``(1) Report required.--Not later than December 31, 2014, 
     and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the status of activities funded 
     under this section, including--
       ``(A) funding awarded;
       ``(B) results of the activities; and
       ``(C) incorporation of findings from the activities, such 
     as new technology and innovative approaches, into the 
     conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Conservation practice database.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the data 
     reported under paragraph (1) to establish and maintain a 
     publicly available conservation practice database that 
     provides--
       ``(i) a compilation and analysis of effective conservation 
     practices for soil health, nutrient management, and source 
     water protection in varying soil compositions, cropping 
     systems, slopes, and landscapes; and
       ``(ii) a list of recommended new and effective conservation 
     practices.
       ``(B) Privacy.--Information provided under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be transformed into a statistical or aggregate form so 
     as to not include any identifiable or personal information of 
     individual producers.''.

                Subtitle D--Other Conservation Programs

     SEC. 2401. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND.

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

     SEC. 2402. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

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

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

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

     SEC. 2404. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION.

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

     ``SEC. 15. FUNDING.

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

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

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

     SEC. 2406. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

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

     ``SEC. 401. PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS.

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

     ``SEC. 402A. COST SHARE REQUIREMENT.

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

                 Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

     SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

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

     SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

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

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     SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 2504. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES.

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

         Subtitle F--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

     SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

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

     SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Agricultural Land Easement.--Section 1265A(1)(B) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(1)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``subject to an agricultural land easement plan, 
     as approved by the Secretary''.
       (b) Eligible Land.--Section 1265A(3) of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(3)) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A)(iii)(VI) to read as 
     follows:

       ``(VI) nonindustrial private forest land that contributes 
     to the economic viability of an offered parcel, or serves as 
     a buffer to protect such land from development, which may 
     include up to 100 percent of the parcel if the Secretary 
     determines enrolling the land is important to protect a 
     forest to provide significant conservation benefits;''; and

       (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ``, as 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior at the local level''.
       (c) Monitoring Report.--Section 1265A of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), 
     respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following:
       ``(4) Monitoring report.--The term `monitoring report' 
     means a report, the contents of which are formulated and 
     prepared by the holder of an agricultural land easement, that 
     documents whether the land subject to the agricultural land 
     easement is in compliance with the terms and conditions of 
     the agricultural land easement.''.

     SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS.

       (a) Availability of Assistance.--Section 1265B(a)(2) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(a)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``provide for the conservation of natural 
     resources pursuant to an agricultural land easement plan'' 
     and inserting ``implement the program''.
       (b) Cost-Share Assistance.--
       (1) Scope of assistance available.--Section 1265B(b)(2) of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is 
     amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(B) Non-federal share.--An eligible entity may use for 
     any part of its share--
       ``(i) a cash contribution;
       ``(ii) a charitable donation or qualified conservation 
     contribution (as defined by section 170(h) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) from the landowner from which the 
     agricultural land easement will be purchased; or
       ``(iii) funding from a Federal source other than the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       ``(C) Grasslands exception.--In the case of grassland of 
     special environmental significance, as determined by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may provide an amount not to exceed 
     75 percent of the fair market value of the agricultural land 
     easement.''.
       (2) Evaluation and ranking of applications.--Section 
     1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3865b(b)(3)) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (D) and inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
     following:
       ``(C) Accounting for geographic differences.--The Secretary 
     shall, in coordination with State technical committees, 
     adjust the criteria established under subparagraph (A) to 
     account for geographic differences among States, if such 
     adjustments--
       ``(i) meet the purposes of the program; and
       ``(ii) continue to maximize the benefit of the Federal 
     investment under the program.''.
       (3) Agreements with eligible entities.--Section 1265B(b)(4) 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``and the agricultural use 
     of the land that is subject to the agricultural land 
     easement'' after ``the program''; and
       (ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) include a right of enforcement for the Secretary 
     that--

       ``(I) may be used only if the terms and conditions of the 
     easement are not enforced by the eligible entity; and
       ``(II) does not extend to a right of inspection unless the 
     holder of the easement fails to provide monitoring reports in 
     a timely manner;

       ``(iv) include a conservation plan only for any portion of 
     the land subject to the agricultural land easement that is 
     highly erodible cropland; and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting ``in the case of 
     fraud or gross negligence,'' before ``the Secretary may 
     require''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Mineral development.--Upon request by an eligible 
     entity, the Secretary shall allow, under an agreement under 
     this subsection, mineral development on land subject to the 
     agricultural land easement, if the Secretary determines that 
     the mineral development--
       ``(i) has limited and localized effects;
       ``(ii) is not irremediably destructive of significant 
     conservation interests; and
       ``(iii) would not alter or affect the topography or 
     landscape.
       ``(G) Environmental services markets.--The Secretary may 
     not prohibit, through an agreement under this subsection, an 
     owner of land subject to the agricultural land easement from 
     participating in, and receiving compensation from, an 
     environmental services market if a purpose of the market is 
     the facilitation of additional conservation benefits that are 
     consistent with the purposes of the program.''.
       (4) Certification of eligible entities.--Section 
     1265B(b)(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3865b(b)(5)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to use its own 
     terms and conditions, notwithstanding paragraph (4)(C), as 
     long as the terms and conditions are consistent with the 
     purposes of the program.''; and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Certification criteria.--In order to be certified, an 
     eligible entity shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the 
     entity--
       ``(i) is a land trust that has--

       ``(I) been accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation 
     Commission, or by an equivalent accrediting body (as 
     determined by the Secretary); and
       ``(II) acquired not fewer than five agricultural land 
     easements under the program; or

       ``(ii) will maintain, at a minimum, for the duration of the 
     agreement--

       ``(I) a plan for administering easements that is consistent 
     with the purpose of the program;
       ``(II) the capacity and resources to monitor and enforce 
     agricultural land easements; and
       ``(III) policies and procedures to ensure--

       ``(aa) the long-term integrity of agricultural land 
     easements on land subject to such easements;
       ``(bb) timely completion of acquisitions of such easements; 
     and
       ``(cc) timely and complete evaluation and reporting to the 
     Secretary on the use of funds provided under the program.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--Section 1265B(d) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(d)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     technical assistance, if requested, to assist in compliance 
     with the terms and conditions of easements.''.

     SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS.

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

     SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Ineligible Land.--Section 1265D(a)(4) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or off-site''; and
       (2) by striking ``proposed or'' and inserting ``permitted 
     or''.
       (b) Subordination, Exchange, Modification, and 
     Termination.--
       (1) Subordination and exchange.--Section 1265D(c)(1) of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(c)(1)) is 
     amended--

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

         Subtitle G--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

     SEC. 2701. DEFINITIONS.

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

     SEC. 2702. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS.

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

     SEC. 2703. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS.

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

     SEC. 2704. FUNDING.

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

     SEC. 2705. ADMINISTRATION.

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

     SEC. 2706. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS.

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

 Subtitle H--Repeals and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments

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

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

     SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE.

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

     SEC. 2803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

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

                            TITLE III--TRADE

                     Subtitle A--Food for Peace Act

     SEC. 3001. FINDINGS.

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

     SEC. 3002. LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

       Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(g) Labeling of Assistance.--Agricultural commodities and 
     other assistance provided under this title shall, to the 
     extent practicable, be clearly identified with appropriate 
     markings on the package or container of such commodities and 
     food procured outside of the United States, or on printed 
     material that accompanies other assistance, in the language 
     of the locality in which such commodities and other 
     assistance are distributed, as being furnished by the people 
     of the United States of America.''.

     SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE.

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

     SEC. 3004. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES.

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

     SEC. 3005. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.

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

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

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

     SEC. 3007. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 3011. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 3014. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

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

     SEC. 3015. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

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

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

       (a) Clarification of Nature of Assistance.--Section 
     501(b)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``technical'' before ``assistance''.
       (b) Eligible Participants.--Section 501(b)(2) of the Food 
     for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(2)) is amended by inserting 
     ``retired extension staff of the Department of Agriculture,'' 
     after ``private corporations,''.
       (c) Additional Purpose.--Section 501(b) of the Food for 
     Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:

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       ``(6) foster appropriate investments in institutional 
     capacity-building and allow longer-term and sequenced 
     assignments and partnerships to provide deeper engagement and 
     greater continuity on such projects; and''.
       (d) Minimum Funding.--Subsection (d) of section 501 of the 
     Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Minimum Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in addition to any funds that may be specifically 
     appropriated to carry out this section, not less than the 
     greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 percent of the amounts made 
     available for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023, to 
     carry out this Act shall be used to carry out programs under 
     this section, of which--
       ``(A) not less than 0.2 percent to be used for programs in 
     developing countries; and
       ``(B) not less than 0.1 percent to be used for programs in 
     sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Basin countries.
       ``(2) Treatment of expenditures.--Funds used to carry out 
     programs under this section shall be counted towards the 
     minimum level of nonemergency food assistance specified in 
     section 412(e).''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 501(e)(1) of 
     the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)(1)) is amended in by 
     striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

               Subtitle B--Agricultural Trade Act of 1978

     SEC. 3101. FINDINGS.

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

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

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

     ``SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary and the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation shall establish and carry out a program, 
     to be known as the `International Market Development 
     Program', to encourage the development, maintenance, and 
     expansion of commercial export markets for United States 
     agricultural commodities.
       ``(b) Market Access Program Component.--
       ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the 
     International Market Development Program, the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation shall carry out a program to encourage the 
     development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export 
     markets for United States agricultural commodities through 
     cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that 
     implement a foreign market development program.
       ``(2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under this 
     subsection may be provided in the form of funds of, or 
     commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation, as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Participation requirements.--
       ``(A) Marketing plan and other requirements.--To be 
     eligible for cost-share assistance under this subsection, an 
     eligible trade organization shall--
       ``(i) prepare and submit a marketing plan to the Secretary 
     that meets the guidelines governing such a marketing plan 
     specified in this paragraph or otherwise established by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(ii) meet any other requirements established by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(iii) enter into an agreement with the Secretary.
       ``(B) Purpose of marketing plan.--A marketing plan 
     submitted under this paragraph shall describe the advertising 
     or other market oriented export promotion activities to be 
     carried out by the eligible trade organization with respect 
     to which assistance under this subsection is being requested.
       ``(C) Specific elements.--To be approved by the Secretary, 
     a marketing plan submitted under this paragraph shall--
       ``(i) specifically describe the manner in which assistance 
     received by the eligible trade organization, in conjunction 
     with funds and services provided by the eligible trade 
     organization, will be expended in implementing the marketing 
     plan;
       ``(ii) establish specific market goals to be achieved under 
     the marketing plan; and
       ``(iii) contain whatever additional requirements are 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary.
       ``(D) Branded promotion.--A marketing plan approved by the 
     Secretary may provide for the use of branded advertising to 
     promote the sale of United States agricultural commodities in 
     a foreign country under such terms and conditions as may be 
     established by the Secretary.
       ``(E) Amendments.--An approved marketing plan may be 
     amended by the eligible trade organization at any time, 
     subject to the approval by the Secretary of the amendments.
       ``(4) Level of assistance and cost-share requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall justify in writing 
     the level of assistance to be provided to an eligible trade 
     organization under this subsection and the level of cost 
     sharing required of the organization.
       ``(B) Limitation on branded promotion.--Assistance provided 
     under this subsection for activities described in paragraph 
     (3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of 
     implementing the marketing plan, except that the Secretary 
     may determine not to apply such limitation in the case of 
     United States agricultural commodities with respect to which 
     there has been a favorable decision by the United States 
     Trade Representative under section 301 of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411). Criteria used by the Secretary for 
     determining that the limitation shall not apply shall be 
     consistent and documented.
       ``(5) Other terms and conditions.--
       ``(A) Multi-year basis.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under this subsection on a multi-year basis, 
     subject to annual review by the Secretary for compliance with 
     the approved marketing plan.
       ``(B) Termination of assistance.--The Secretary may 
     terminate any assistance made, or to be made, available under 
     this subsection if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the eligible trade organization is not adhering to 
     the terms and conditions applicable to the provision of the 
     assistance;
       ``(ii) the eligible trade organization is not implementing 
     the approved marketing plan or is not adequately meeting the 
     established goals of the plan;
       ``(iii) the eligible trade organization is not adequately 
     contributing its own resources to the implementation of the 
     plan; or
       ``(iv) the Secretary determines that termination of 
     assistance in a particular instance is in the best interests 
     of the program.
       ``(C) Evaluations.--Beginning not later than 15 months 
     after the initial provision of assistance under this 
     subsection to an eligible trade organization, the Secretary 
     shall monitor the expenditures by the eligible trade 
     organization of such assistance, including the following:
       ``(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the marketing 
     plan of the eligible trade organization in developing or 
     maintaining markets for United States agricultural 
     commodities.
       ``(ii) An evaluation of whether assistance provided under 
     this subsection is necessary to maintain such markets.
       ``(iii) A thorough accounting of the expenditure by the 
     eligible trade organization of the assistance provided under 
     this subsection.
       ``(6) Restrictions on use of funds.--Assistance provided 
     under this subsection to an eligible trade organization shall 
     not be used--
       ``(A) to provide direct assistance to any foreign for-
     profit corporation for the corporation's use in promoting 
     foreign-produced products; or
       ``(B) to provide direct assistance to any for-profit 
     corporation that is not recognized as a small business 
     concern, excluding a cooperative, an association described in 
     the first section of the Act entitled `An Act To authorize 
     association of producers of agricultural products', approved 
     February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291), or a nonprofit trade 
     association.
       ``(7) Permissive use of funds.--Assistance provided under 
     this subsection to a United States agricultural trade 
     association, cooperative, or small business may be used for 
     individual branded promotional activity related to a United 
     States branded product, if the beneficiaries of the activity 
     have provided funds for the activity in an amount that is at 
     least equivalent to the amount of assistance provided under 
     this subsection.
       ``(8) Program considerations and priorities.--In providing 
     assistance under this subsection, the Secretary, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, shall--
       ``(A) give equal consideration to--
       ``(i) proposals submitted by organizations that were 
     participating organizations in prior fiscal years; and
       ``(ii) proposals submitted by eligible trade organizations 
     that have not previously participated in the program 
     established under this title;
       ``(B) give equal consideration to--
       ``(i) proposals submitted for activities in emerging 
     markets; and
       ``(ii) proposals submitted for activities in markets other 
     than emerging markets.
       ``(9) Priority.--In providing assistance for branded 
     promotion, the Secretary should give priority to small-sized 
     entities.
       ``(10) Contribution level.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary should require a minimum 
     contribution level of 10 percent from an eligible trade 
     organization that receives assistance for nonbranded 
     promotion.
       ``(B) Increases in contribution level.--The Secretary may 
     increase the contribution level in any subsequent year that 
     an eligible trade organization receives assistance for 
     nonbranded promotion.
       ``(11) Additionality.--The Secretary should require each 
     participant in the program to certify that any Federal funds 
     received supplement, but do not supplant, private or third 
     party participant funds or other contributions to program 
     activities.
       ``(12) Independent audits.--If as a result of an evaluation 
     or audit of activities of a participant under the program, 
     the Secretary determines that a further review is justified 
     in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the 
     program, the Secretary should require the participant to 
     contract for an independent audit of the program activities, 
     including activities of any subcontractor.

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       ``(13) Tobacco.--No funds made available under the market 
     promotion program may be used for activities to develop, 
     maintain, or expand foreign markets for tobacco.
       ``(c) Foreign Market Development Cooperator Component.--
       ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the 
     International Market Development Program, the Secretary shall 
     carry out a foreign market development cooperator program to 
     maintain and develop foreign markets for United States 
     agricultural commodities.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     foreign market development cooperator program in cooperation 
     with eligible trade organizations.
       ``(3) Administration.--Funds made available to carry out 
     the foreign market development cooperator program shall be 
     used only to provide--
       ``(A) cost-share assistance to an eligible trade 
     organization under a contract or agreement with the 
     organization; and
       ``(B) assistance for other costs that are necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out the foreign market development 
     cooperator program, including contingent liabilities that are 
     not otherwise funded.
       ``(4) Program considerations.--In providing assistance 
     under this subsection, the Secretary, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, shall--
       ``(A) give equal consideration to--
       ``(i) proposals submitted by eligible trade organizations 
     that were participating organizations in the foreign market 
     development cooperator program in prior fiscal years; and
       ``(ii) proposals submitted by eligible trade organizations 
     that have not previously participated in the foreign market 
     development cooperator program; and
       ``(B) give equal consideration to--
       ``(i) proposals submitted for activities in emerging 
     markets; and
       ``(ii) proposals submitted for activities in markets other 
     than emerging markets.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Component.--
       ``(1) In general.--As one of the components of the 
     International Market Development Program, the Secretary shall 
     carry out an export assistance program to address existing or 
     potential barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of 
     United States specialty crops.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The export assistance program required by 
     this subsection shall provide direct assistance through 
     public and private sector projects and technical assistance 
     to remove, resolve, or mitigate existing or potential 
     sanitary and phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade.
       ``(3) Priority.--The export assistance program required by 
     this subsection shall address time sensitive and strategic 
     market access projects based on--
       ``(A) trade effect on market retention, market access, and 
     market expansion; and
       ``(B) trade impact.
       ``(4) Annual report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress an annual report that 
     contains, for the period covered by the report, a description 
     of each factor that affects the export of specialty crops, 
     including each factor relating to any significant sanitary or 
     phytosanitary issue or trade barrier.
       ``(e) E. (Kika) De La Garza Emerging Markets Program 
     Component.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Establishment of program.--The Secretary, in order to 
     develop, maintain, or expand export markets for United States 
     agricultural commodities, is directed--
       ``(i) to make available to emerging markets the expertise 
     of the United States to make assessments of the food and 
     rural business systems needs of such emerging markets;
       ``(ii) to make recommendations on measures necessary to 
     enhance the effectiveness of the systems, including potential 
     reductions in trade barriers; and
       ``(iii) to identify and carry out specific opportunities 
     and projects to enhance the effectiveness of those systems.
       ``(B) Extent of program.--The Secretary shall implement 
     this paragraph with respect to at least 3 emerging markets in 
     each fiscal year.
       ``(2) Implementation of program.--The Secretary may 
     implement the requirements of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) by providing assistance to teams consisting primarily 
     of agricultural consultants, farmers, other persons from the 
     private sector and government officials expert in assessing 
     the food and rural business systems of other countries to 
     enable such teams to conduct the assessments, make the 
     recommendations, and identify the opportunities and projects 
     specified in such paragraph in emerging markets; and
       ``(B) by providing for necessary subsistence and 
     transportation expenses of--
       ``(i) United States food and rural business system experts, 
     including United States agricultural producers and other 
     United States individuals knowledgeable in agricultural and 
     agribusiness matters, to enable such United States food and 
     rural business system experts to assist in transferring 
     knowledge and expertise to entities in emerging markets; and
       ``(ii) individuals designated by emerging markets to enable 
     such designated individuals to consult with such United 
     States experts to enhance food and rural business systems of 
     such emerging markets and to transfer knowledge and expertise 
     to such emerging markets.
       ``(3) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary shall encourage the 
     nongovernmental experts described in paragraph (2) to share 
     the costs of, and otherwise assist in, the participation of 
     such experts in the program under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     provide, or pay the necessary costs for, technical assistance 
     (including the establishment of extension services) necessary 
     to enhance the effectiveness of food and rural business 
     systems needs of emerging markets, including potential 
     reductions in trade barriers.
       ``(5) Reports to secretary.--A team that receives 
     assistance under paragraph (2) shall prepare such reports 
     with respect to the use of such assistance as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible trade organization.--
       ``(A) Market access program component.--In subsection (b), 
     the term `eligible trade organization' means--
       ``(i) a United States agricultural trade organization or 
     regional State-related organization that promotes the export 
     and sale of United States agricultural commodities and that 
     does not stand to profit directly from specific sales of 
     United States agricultural commodities;
       ``(ii) a cooperative organization or State agency that 
     promotes the sale of United States agricultural commodities; 
     or
       ``(iii) a private organization that promotes the export and 
     sale of United States agricultural commodities if the 
     Secretary determines that such organization would 
     significantly contribute to United States export market 
     development.
       ``(B) Foreign market development cooperator component.--In 
     subsection (c), the term `eligible trade organization'' means 
     a United States trade organization that--
       ``(i) promotes the export of one or more United States 
     agricultural commodities; and
       ``(ii) does not have a business interest in or receive 
     remuneration from specific sales of United States 
     agricultural commodities.
       ``(2) Emerging market.--The term `emerging market' means 
     any country that the Secretary determines--
       ``(A) is taking steps toward a market-oriented economy 
     through the food, agriculture, or rural business sectors of 
     the economy of the country; and
       ``(B) has the potential to provide a viable and significant 
     market for United States agricultural commodities.
       ``(3) Small-business concern.--The term `small-business 
     concern' has the meaning given that term in section 3(a) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
       ``(4) United states agricultural commodity.--The term 
     `United States agricultural commodity' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 102 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 
     (7 U.S.C. 5602) and includes commodities that are organically 
     produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods 
     Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)).''.
       (b) Funding Provision.--Subsection (c) of section 211 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) International Market Development Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, the Secretary shall make available for the 
     International Market Development Program under section 205 
     $255,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. 
     Such amounts shall remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Set-asides.--
       ``(A) Market access program component.--Of the funds made 
     available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less 
     than $200,000,000 shall be used for the market access program 
     component of the International Market Development Program 
     under subsection (b) of section 205.
       ``(B) Foreign market development cooperator component.--Of 
     the funds made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, not less than $34,500,000 shall be used for the foreign 
     market development cooperator component of the International 
     Market Development Program under subsection (c) of section 
     205.
       ``(C) Technical assistance for specialty crops component.--
     Of the funds made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, not more than $9,000,000, shall be used for the 
     specialty crops component of the International Market 
     Development Program under subsection (d) of section 205.
       ``(D) Agricultural exports to emerging markets component.--
     Of the funds made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used to promote 
     agricultural exports to emerging markets under the 
     International Market Development Program under subsection (e) 
     of section 205.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Programs.--
       (1) Market access program.--Section 203 of the Agricultural 
     Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
       (2) Promotional assistance.--Section 1302 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is repealed.
       (3) Foreign market development cooperator program.--Title 
     VII of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5721-
     5723) is repealed.
       (4) Export assistance program for specialty crops.--Section 
     3205 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
     U.S.C. 5680) is repealed.
       (5) Emerging markets program.--Section 1542 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     5622 note; Public Law 101-624) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) and (f) as 
     subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Agricultural trade act of 1978.--The Agricultural Trade 
     Act of 1978 is amended--
       (A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622), by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Combination of Programs.--The Commodity Credit 
     Corporation may carry out a program under which commercial 
     export credit guarantees available under this section are 
     combined with direct credits from the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation under section 201 to reduce the effective rate of 
     interest on export sales of United States agricultural 
     commodities.''; and
       (B) in section 402(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)), by striking 
     ``203'' and inserting ``205(b)''.

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       (2) Agricultural marketing act of 1946.--Section 
     282(f)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1638a(f)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``section 203 
     of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)'' and 
     inserting ``section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978''.
       (3) Food, agriculture, conservation, and trade act of 
     1990.--Section 1543(b)(5) of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(b)(5)) is 
     amended by striking ``1542(f)'' and inserting ``1542(e)''.

               Subtitle C--Other Agricultural Trade Laws

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 3203. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT.

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

     SEC. 3204. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985.

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

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

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

     SEC. 3206. COCHRAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 3207. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

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

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

       ``(a) Fellowship Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     fellowship program, to be known as the `Borlaug International 
     Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program'.
       ``(2) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
     As part of the fellowship program, the Secretary shall 
     provide fellowships to individuals from eligible countries as 
     described in subsection (b) who specialize in agricultural 
     education, research, and extension for scientific training 
     and study designed to assist individual fellowship 
     recipients, including the following 3 programs:
       ``(A) A graduate studies program in agriculture to assist 
     individuals who participate in graduate agricultural degree 
     training at a United States institution.
       ``(B) An individual career improvement program to assist 
     agricultural scientists from developing countries in 
     upgrading skills and understanding in agricultural science 
     and technology.
       ``(C) A Borlaug agricultural policy executive leadership 
     course to assist senior agricultural policy makers from 
     eligible countries, with an initial focus on individuals from 
     sub-Saharan Africa and the independent states of the former 
     Soviet Union.
       ``(3) Fellowships to united states citizens.--As part of 
     the fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide 
     fellowships to citizens of the United States to assist 
     eligible countries in developing school-based agricultural 
     education and youth extension programs.
       ``(b) Eligible Country Described.--For purposes of this 
     section, an eligible country is a developing country, as 
     determined by the Secretary using a gross national income per 
     capita test selected by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Purpose of Fellowships.--
       ``(1) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
     A fellowship provided under subsection (a)(2) shall--
       ``(A) promote food security and economic growth in eligible 
     countries by--
       ``(i) educating a new generation of agricultural 
     scientists;
       ``(ii) increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative 
     research to improve agricultural productivity; and
       ``(iii) extending that knowledge to users and 
     intermediaries in the marketplace; and
       ``(B) support--
       ``(i) training and collaborative research opportunities 
     through exchanges for entry level international agricultural 
     research scientists, faculty, and policymakers from eligible 
     countries;
       ``(ii) collaborative research to improve agricultural 
     productivity;
       ``(iii) the transfer of new science and agricultural 
     technologies to strengthen agricultural practice; and
       ``(iv) the reduction of barriers to technology adoption.
       ``(2) Fellowships to united states citizens.--A fellowship 
     provided under subsection (a)(3) shall--
       ``(A) develop globally minded United States agriculturists 
     with experience living abroad;
       ``(B) focus on meeting the food and fiber needs of the 
     domestic population of eligible countries; and
       ``(C) strengthen and enhance trade linkages between 
     eligible countries and the United States agricultural 
     industry.
       ``(d) Fellowship Recipients.--
       ``(1) Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries.--
       ``(A) Eligible candidates.--The Secretary may provide 
     fellowships under subsection (a)(2) to individuals from 
     eligible countries who specialize or have experience in 
     agricultural education, research, extension, or related 
     fields, including--
       ``(i) individuals from the public and private sectors; and
       ``(ii) private agricultural producers.
       ``(B) Candidate identification.--For fellowships under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall use the expertise of 
     United States land-grant colleges and universities and 
     similar universities, international organizations working in 
     agricultural research and outreach, and national agricultural 
     research organizations to help identify program candidates 
     for fellowships from the public and private sectors of 
     eligible countries.
       ``(C) Location of training.--The scientific training or 
     study of fellowship recipients under subsection (a)(2) shall 
     occur--
       ``(i) in the United States; or
       ``(ii) at a college or university located in an eligible 
     country that the Secretary determines--

       ``(I) has sufficient scientific and technical facilities;
       ``(II) has established a partnership with at least one 
     college or university in the United States; and
       ``(III) has substantial participation by faculty members of 
     the United States college or university in the design of the 
     fellowship curriculum and classroom instruction under the 
     fellowship.

       ``(2) Fellowships to united states citizens.--
       ``(A) Eligible candidates.--The Secretary may provide 
     fellowships under subsection (a)(3) to citizens of the United 
     States who--
       ``(i) hold at least a bachelors degree in an agricultural 
     related field of study; and
       ``(ii) have an understanding of United States school-based 
     agricultural education and youth extension programs, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Candidate identification.--For fellowships under 
     subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall consult with the 
     National FFA Organization, the National 4-H Council, and 
     other entities as the Secretary deems appropriate to identify 
     candidates for fellowships.
       ``(e) Program Implementation.--The Secretary shall provide 
     for the management, coordination, evaluation, and monitoring 
     of the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 
     Technology Fellowship Program and for the individual programs 
     described in subsection (a), except that--
       ``(1) the Secretary may contract out to 1 or more 
     collaborating universities the management of 1 or more of the 
     fellowship programs under subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(2) the Secretary may contract out the management of the 
     fellowship program under subsection (a)(3) to an outside 
     organization with experience in implementing fellowship 
     programs focused on building capacity for school-based

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     agricultural education and youth extension programs in 
     developing countries.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $6,000,000 to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Set-asides.--Of any funds made available pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), not less than $2,800,000 shall be used to 
     carry out the fellowship program for individuals from 
     eligible countries under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) Duration.--Any funds made available pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 3208. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST.

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

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

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

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

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

                          TITLE IV--NUTRITION

         Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

     SEC. 4001. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE.

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

     ``SEC. 30. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE.

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

     SEC. 4002. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT.

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

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

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

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     Nutrition Act of 2018, the Secretary shall establish 
     requirements to implement this section, including criteria 
     for prioritizing reimbursements to such stores within the 
     limit established in paragraph (2) and subject to 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Distribution of reimbursements.--
       ``(i) Monthly payments.--Reimbursements payable under this 
     subsection shall be paid on a monthly basis.
       ``(ii) Prorated payments.--If funds made available under 
     subsection (h) are insufficient to pay in full reimbursements 
     payable for a month because of the operation of paragraph 
     (2), such reimbursements shall be paid on a pro rata basis to 
     the extent funds remain available for payment.
       ``(h) Funding.--From funds made available under section 
     18(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate not 
     to exceed $120,000,000 for reimbursements payable under this 
     section for such fiscal year.''.

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

       (a) Amendments.--Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, 
     and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Gus Schumacher 
     Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program'',
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--

       (I) in subclause (II) by inserting ``financial'' after 
     ``providing'',
       (II) by amending subclause (III) to read as follows:
       ``(III) has adequate plans to collect data for reporting 
     and agrees to participate in a program evaluation; and''.
       (III) in subclause (IV) by striking ``; and'' at the end 
     and inserting a period, and
       (IV) by striking subclause (V), and

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this section--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall give priority to projects that--

       ``(I) maximize the share of funds used for direct 
     incentives to participants;
       ``(II) include coordination with multiple stakeholders, 
     such as farm organizations, nutrition education programs, 
     cooperative extension service programs, public health 
     departments, health providers, private and public health 
     insurance agencies, cooperative grocers, grocery 
     associations, and community-based and non-governmental 
     organizations;
       ``(III) have the capacity to generate sufficient data and 
     analysis to demonstrate effectiveness of program incentives; 
     and

       ``(ii) the Secretary may also give priority to projects 
     that--

       ``(I) are located in underserved communities;
       ``(II) use direct-to-consumer sales marketing;
       ``(III) demonstrate a track record of designing and 
     implementing successful nutrition incentive programs that 
     connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers;
       ``(IV) provide locally or regionally produced fruits and 
     vegetables;
       ``(V) offer supplemental services in high-need communities, 
     including online ordering, transportation between home and 
     store, and delivery services;
       ``(VI) provide year-round access to program incentives; and
       ``(VII) address other criteria as established by the 
     Secretary.'',

       (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Training, evaluation, and information center.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 
     shall establish a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program 
     Training, Evaluation, and Information Center capable of 
     providing services related to grants under subsection (b), 
     including--
       ``(i) offering incentive program training and technical 
     assistance to applicants and grantees to the extent 
     practicable;
       ``(ii) collecting, evaluating, and sharing information on 
     best practices on common incentive activities;
       ``(iii) assisting with collaboration among grantee 
     projects, State agencies, and nutrition education programs;
       ``(iv) facilitating communication between grantees and the 
     Department of Agriculture; and
       ``(v) compiling program data from grantees and generating 
     an annual report to Congress on grant outcomes.
       ``(B) Cooperative agreement.--To carry out subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement 
     with an organization with expertise in the supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program incentive programs, including--
       ``(i) nongovernmental organizations;
       ``(ii) State cooperative extension services;
       ``(iii) regional food system centers;
       ``(iv) Federal and State agencies;
       ``(v) public, private, and land-grant colleges and 
     universities; and
       ``(vi) other appropriate entities as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(C) Funding limitation.--Of the funds made available 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary may use to carry out this 
     paragraph not more than--
       ``(i) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 and 
     2020, and
       ``(ii) $1,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.'', and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2014 through 2018'' and 
     inserting ``2019 through 2023'', and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``;'', and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
       ``(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
       ``(F) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(G) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
       ``(H) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of Food, 
     Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 4405 by inserting the following:

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

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

       Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended by inserting after the 1st 
     sentence the following:

     ``By 2022 and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall re-evaluate and publish the market baskets of the 
     thrifty food plan based on current food prices, food 
     composition data, and consumption patterns.''.

     SEC. 4005. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

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

     SEC. 4006. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY.

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

     SEC. 4007. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.

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

     ``, except that for a household that receives the allowance 
     under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, only the 
     expenses in excess of that allowance shall be counted towards 
     a household's expenses for the calculation of the excess 
     shelter deduction''.

     SEC. 4008. EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION.

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

     SEC. 4009. SIMPLIFIED HOMELESS HOUSING COSTS.

       Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(D)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Alternative deduction.--The State agency shall allow 
     a deduction of $143 a month for households--

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       ``(I) in which all members are homeless individuals;
       ``(II) that are not receiving free shelter throughout the 
     month; and
       ``(III) that do not opt to claim an excess shelter expense 
     deduction under subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Adjustment.--For fiscal year 2019 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year the amount of the homeless shelter 
     deduction specified in clause (i) shall be adjusted to 
     reflect changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding 
     November 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor.''.

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 4012. ADJUSTMENT TO ASSET LIMITATIONS.

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

     SEC. 4013. UPDATED VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

       Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)--
       (A) by striking ``(i) In general.--Beginning'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--

       ``(I) Beginning'', and

       (B) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(II) Beginning on October 1, 2019, and each October 1 
     thereafter, the amount specified in paragraph (2)(B)(iv) 
     shall be adjusted in the manner described in subclause 
     (I).'', and

       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (B)(iv) to read as follows:
       ``(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), with respect to any 
     licensed vehicle that is used for household transportation or 
     to obtain or continue employment--

       ``(I) 1 vehicle for each licensed driver who is a member of 
     such household to the extent that the fair market value of 
     the vehicle exceeds $12,000; and
       ``(II) each additional vehicle; and'', and

       (B) by striking subparagraph (D).

     SEC. 4014. SAVINGS EXCLUDED FROM ASSETS.

       Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(g)), as amended by section 4013, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i) by adding at the end the 
     following:

       ``(III) Beginning on October 1, 2019, and each October 1 
     thereafter, the amount specified in paragraph (2)(B)(v) shall 
     be adjusted in the manner described in subclause (I).'', and

       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(v) by inserting ``to the extent 
     that the value exceeds $2,000'' after ``account''.

     SEC. 4015. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.

       (a) Conditions of Participation.--Section 6(d) of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Subject to 
     subparagraph (C), no'',
       (ii) by striking ``over the age of 15 and under the age of 
     60'' and inserting ``at least 18 years of age and less than 
     60 years of age'',
       (iii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) without good cause, fails to work or refuses to 
     participate in either an employment and training program 
     established in paragraph (4), a work program, or any 
     combination of work, an employment and training program, or 
     work program--

       ``(I) a minimum of 20 hours per week, averaged monthly in 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025; or
       ``(II) a minimum of 25 hours per week, averaged monthly in 
     fiscal years 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter;''.

       (iv) by striking clauses (ii) and (vi),
       (v) in clause (iv) by adding ``or'' at the end,
       (vi) in clause (v)(II) by striking ``30 hours per week; 
     or'' and inserting ``the hourly requirements applicable under 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i).'', and
       (vii) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) as 
     clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively,
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B),
       (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Limitation.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply to an 
     individual during the first month that individual would 
     otherwise become subject to subparagraph (B) and be found in 
     noncompliance with such subparagraph.'',
       (D) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (iii)(I) by striking ``(A)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(B)'',
       (ii) in clause (iv) by striking ``(A)(v)''and inserting 
     ``(B)(iv)'', and
       (iii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi),
       (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (I), respectively,
       (F) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
     redesignated, the following:
       ``(A) Definition of work program.--In this subsection, the 
     term `work program' means--
       ``(i) a program under title I of the Workforce Innovation 
     and Opportunity Act;
       ``(ii) a program under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2296); and
       ``(iii) a program of employment and training operated or 
     supervised by a State or political subdivision of a State 
     that meets standards approved by the chief executive officer 
     of the State and the Secretary, other than a program under 
     paragraph (4).'', and
       (G) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Transition period.--During each of the fiscal years 
     2019 and 2020, States shall continue to implement and enforce 
     the work and employment and training program requirements 
     consistent with this subsection, subsection (e), subsection 
     (o) excluding paragraph (6)(F), section 7(i), section 
     11(e)(19), and section 16 (excluding subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     (D), and (C) of subsection (h)(1)) as those provisions were 
     in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(E) Ineligibility.--
       ``(i) Notification of failure to meet work requirements.--
     The State agency shall issue a notice of adverse action to an 
     individual not later than 10 days after the State agency 
     determines that the individual has failed to meet the 
     requirements applicable under subparagraph (B).
       ``(ii) First violation.--The 1st time an individual 
     receives a notice of adverse action issued under clause (i), 
     the individual shall remain ineligible to participate in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program until--

       ``(I) the date that is 12 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible;
       ``(II) the date the individual obtains employment 
     sufficient to meet the hourly requirements applicable under 
     subparagraph (B)(i); or
       ``(III) the date that the individual is no longer subject 
     to the requirements of subparagraph (B);

     whichever is earliest.
       ``(iii) Second or subsequent violation.--The 2d or 
     subsequent time an individual receives a notice of adverse 
     action issued under clause (i), the individual shall remain 
     ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
     assistance program until--

       ``(I) the date that is 36 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible;
       ``(II) the date the individual obtains employment 
     sufficient to meet the hourly requirements applicable under 
     subparagraph (B)(i); or
       ``(III) the date the individual is no longer subject to the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B);

     whichever is earliest.
       ``(F) Waiver.--
       ``(i) In general.--On the request of a State agency, the 
     Secretary may waive the applicability of subparagraph (B) to 
     individuals in the State if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the area in which the individuals reside--

       ``(I) has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent;
       ``(II) is designated as a Labor Surplus Area by the 
     Employment and Training Administration of the Department of 
     Labor for the current fiscal year based on the criteria for 
     exceptional circumstances as described in section 654.5 of 
     title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
       ``(III) has a 24-month average unemployment rate 20 percent 
     or higher than the national average for the same 24-month 
     period unless the 24-month average unemployment rate of the 
     area is less than 6 percent, except that the 24-month period 
     shall begin no earlier than the 24-month period the 
     Employment and Training Administration of the Department of 
     Labor uses to designate Labor Surplus Areas for the current 
     fiscal year; or
       ``(IV) is in a State--

       ``(aa) that is in an extended benefit period (within the 
     meaning of section 203 of the Federal-State Extended 
     Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970); or
       ``(bb) in which temporary or emergency unemployment 
     compensation is being provided under any Federal law.

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       ``(ii) Jurisdictions with limited data.--In carrying out 
     clause (i), in the case of a jurisdiction for which Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics unemployment data is limited or unavailable, 
     such as an Indian Reservation or a territory of the United 
     States, a State may support its request based on other 
     economic indicators as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(iii) Limit on combining jurisdictions.--In carrying out 
     clause (i), the Secretary may waive the applicability of 
     subparagraph (B) only to a State or individual jurisdictions 
     within a State, except in the case of combined jurisdictions 
     that are designated as Labor Market Areas by the Department 
     of Labor.
       ``(iv) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate, and shall make available to the public, an annual 
     report on the basis for granting a waiver under clause (i).
       ``(G) 15-percent exemption.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

       ``(I) Caseload.--The term `caseload' means the average 
     monthly number of individuals receiving supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program benefits during the 12-month 
     period ending the preceding June 30.
       ``(II) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' 
     means a member of a household that receives supplemental 
     nutrition assistance program benefits, or an individual 
     denied eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits solely due to the applicability of 
     subparagraph (B), who--

       ``(aa) is not eligible for an exception under paragraph 
     (2);
       ``(bb) does not reside in an area covered by a waiver 
     granted under subparagraph (F); and
       ``(cc) is not complying with subparagraph (B).
       ``(ii) General rule.--Subject to clauses (iii) through (v), 
     a State agency may provide an exemption from the requirements 
     of subparagraph (B) for covered individuals.
       ``(iii) Fiscal year 2021 and thereafter.--Subject to 
     clauses (iv) and (v), for fiscal year 2021 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year, a State agency may provide a number 
     of exemptions such that the average monthly number of the 
     exemptions in effect during the fiscal year does not exceed 
     15 percent of the number of covered individuals in the State 
     in fiscal year 2019, as estimated by the Secretary, based on 
     the survey conducted to carry out section 16(c) for the most 
     recent fiscal year and such other factors as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate due to the timing and limitations of 
     the survey.
       ``(iv) Caseload adjustments.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     the number of individuals estimated for a State under clause 
     (iii) during a fiscal year if the number of members of 
     households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits in the State varies from the State's 
     caseload by more than 10 percent, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(v) Reporting requirements.--

       ``(I) Reports by state agencies.--A State agency shall 
     submit such reports to the Secretary as the Secretary 
     determines are necessary to ensure compliance with this 
     paragraph.
       ``(II) Annual report by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     annually compile and submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and shall 
     make available to the public, an annual report that contains 
     the reports submitted under subclause (I) by State agencies.

       ``(H) Other program rules.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall make an individual eligible for benefits under this Act 
     if the individual is not otherwise eligible for benefits 
     under the other provisions of this Act.'',
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the 1st sentence--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)(B)'', and
       (ii) by striking ``(E)'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end, and inserting the following:
     ``(E) receiving weekly earnings which equal the minimum 
     hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)), multiplied by the hourly 
     requirement as specified in subparagraph (B); (F) medically 
     certified as mentally or physically unfit for employment; or 
     (G) a pregnant woman.'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence,
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``registration 
     requirements'' and inserting ``requirement'',
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
       ``(ii) Mandatory minimum services.--Each State agency shall 
     offer employment and training program services sufficient for 
     all individuals subject to the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) who are not currently ineligible pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(E), exempt pursuant to subparagraphs (F) and 
     (G) or paragraph (2) of subsection (d), and for all 
     individuals covered by paragraph (1)(C), to meet the hourly 
     requirements specified in paragraph (1)(B)(i) to the extent 
     that such requirements will not be satisfied by hours of work 
     or participation in a work program.'', and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting after ``contains'' the following:

     ``case management services consisting of comprehensive intake 
     assessments, individualized service plans, progress 
     monitoring, and coordination with service providers, and'',
       (ii) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) Supervised job search programs that occur at State-
     approved locations in which the activities of participants 
     shall be directly supervised and the timing and activities of 
     participants tracked in accordance with guidelines set forth 
     by the State.'',
       (iii) in clause (ii) by striking ``jobs skills assessments, 
     job finding clubs, training in techniques for'' and inserting 
     ``employability assessments, training in techniques to 
     increase'',
       (iv) by striking clause (iii),
       (v) in clause (iv) in the 1st sentence by inserting ``, 
     including subsidized employment, apprenticeships, and unpaid 
     or volunteer work that is limited to 6 months out of a 12-
     month period'' before the period at the end,
       (vi) in clause (v) by inserting ``, including family 
     literacy and financial literacy,'' after ``literacy'',
       (vii) in clause (vii) by striking ``not more than'', and
       (viii) by redesignating clauses (iv) through (viii) as 
     clauses (iii) through (vii), respectively,
       (C) by striking subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) Each State agency shall establish requirements for 
     participation by non-exempt individuals in the employment and 
     training program components listed in clauses (i) through 
     (vii) of subparagraph (B). Such requirements may vary among 
     participants.'',
       (D) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``(B)(v)'' and 
     inserting ``(B)(iv)'', and
       (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (M) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (K), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Amendments to the food and nutrition act of 2008.--
     Section 5(d)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(d)(14)) is amended by striking ``6(d)(4)(I)'' and 
     inserting ``6(d)(4)(G)''.
       (2) Amendment to other laws.--
       (A) Internal revenue code of 1986.--Section 51(d)(8)(A)(ii) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
     51(d)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended--
       (i) in subclause (I) by striking ``, or'' and inserting a 
     period,
       (ii) by striking ``family--'' and all that follows through 
     ``(I) receiving'' and inserting ``family receiving'', and
       (iii) by striking subclause (II).
       (B) Workforce innovation and opportunity act.--The 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128; 
     128 Stat. 1425) is amended--
       (i) in section 103(a)(2) by striking subparagraph (D), and
       (ii) in section 121(b)(2)(B) by striking clause (iv).
       (c) Related Requirements.--Section 6 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(5)(A) by inserting ``or of an 
     incapacitated person'' after ``6'', and
       (2) by striking subsection (o).
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 6, as amended by section 4011 and subsection 
     (c), by redesignating subsections (p) through (s) as 
     subparagraphs (n) through (q), respectively, and
       (2) in section 7(i)(1) by striking ``6(o)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``6(d)(1)(B)''.
       (e) State Plan.--Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(19)) is amended by 
     striking ``geographic areas and households to be covered 
     under such program, and the basis, including any cost 
     information,'' and inserting ``extent to which such programs 
     will be carried out in coordination with the activities 
     carried out under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act, the plan for meeting the minimum services 
     requirement under section 6(d)(4)(A)(ii) including any cost 
     information, and the basis''.
       (f) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section 
     16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(h)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$90,000,000'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following:
     ``under section 18(a)(1)--
       ``(i) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
       ``(ii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
       ``(iii) $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.'',
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B)(ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) takes into account--

       ``(I) for fiscal years 2019 and 2020, the number of 
     individuals who are not exempt from the work requirement 
     under section 6(o) as that section existed on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition 
     Act of 2018; and
       ``(II) for fiscal years 2021 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the number of individuals who are not exempt from 
     the requirements under section 6(d)(1)(B).'',

       (C) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``$50,000'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000'', and
       (D) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
       ``(E) Reservation of funds.--Of the funds made available 
     under this paragraph for fiscal year 2021 and for each fiscal 
     year thereafter, not more than $150,000,000 shall be reserved 
     for allocation to States to provide training services by 
     eligible providers identified under section 122 of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for participants in 
     the supplemental nutrition assistance program to meet the 
     hourly requirements under section 6(d)(1)(B) of this Act.'', 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(C)--
       (A) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end,
       (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period, and
       (C) by striking clause (iv).
       (g) Work Supplementation or Work Support Program.--
       (1) Repealer.--Subsection (b) of section 16 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(b)) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5(e)(2)(A) of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008

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     (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Definition of earned income.--In this paragraph, the 
     term ``earned income'' does not include income excluded by 
     subsection (d).''.
       (h) Workfare.--
       (1) Repealer.--Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 (7 U.S.C. 2029) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 
     2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 16(h)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(F)--

       (I) in clause (i)--

       (aa) in subclause (I) by inserting ``(as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and 
     Nutrition Act of 2018)'' after ``this Act'', and
       (bb) in subclause (II)(bb) by inserting ``(as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture 
     and Nutrition Act of 2018)'' before the period at the end,

       (II) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) in subclause (II)(cc) by inserting ``(as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture 
     and Nutrition Act of 2018)'' after ``20'', and
       (bb) in subclause (III)(ee)(AA) by inserting ``as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'' after ``6(o)'', and

       (III) in clause (vi)(I) by inserting ``as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and 
     Nutrition Act of 2018'' after ``6(d)'', and

       (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``under section 
     6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II)'' and inserting ``for dependent care 
     expenses under section 6(d)(4)'', and
       (B) in section 17(b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj) by inserting ``as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018'' after ``20'', and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 4016. MODERNIZATION OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER 
                   REGULATIONS.

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

     SEC. 4017. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.

       Section 7(h)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2016(h)(14) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall authorize the use of mobile technologies for 
     the purpose of accessing supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits.'',
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Demonstration 
     projects on access of benefits through mobile technologies'',
       (B) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) Demonstration projects.--Before authorizing 
     implementation of subparagraph (A) in all States, the 
     Secretary shall approve not more than 5 demonstration project 
     proposals submitted by State agencies that will pilot the use 
     of mobile technologies for supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program benefits access.'',
       (C) in clause (ii)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``Demonstration projects'' 
     and inserting ``Project requirements'',
       (ii) by striking ``retail food store'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``State agency'',
       (iii) by striking ``includes'',
       (iv) by striking subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), and 
     inserting the following:

       ``(I) provides recipient protections regarding privacy, 
     ease of use, household access to benefits, and support 
     similar to the protections provided under existing methods;
       ``(II) ensures that all recipients, including those without 
     access to mobile payment technology and those who shop across 
     State borders, have a means of benefit access;
       ``(III) requires retail food stores, unless exempt under 
     section 7(f)(2)(B), to bear the costs of acquiring and 
     arranging for the implementation of point-of-sale equipment 
     and supplies for the redemption of benefits that are accessed 
     through mobile technologies, including any fees not described 
     in paragraph (13);
       ``(IV) requires that foods purchased with benefits issued 
     under this section through mobile technologies are purchased 
     at a price not higher than the price of the same food 
     purchased by other methods used by the retail food store, as 
     determined by the Secretary;
       ``(V) ensures adequate documentation for each authorized 
     transaction, adequate security measures to deter fraud, and 
     adequate access to retail food stores that accept benefits 
     accessed through mobile technologies, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(VI) provides for an evaluation of the demonstration 
     project, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of 
     household access to benefits; and
       ``(VII) meets other criteria as established by the 
     Secretary.'',

       (D) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iv) Date of project approval.--The Secretary shall 
     solicit and approve the qualifying demonstration projects 
     required under subparagraph (B)(i) not later than January 1, 
     2020.'', and
       (E) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) Priority.--The Secretary may prioritize 
     demonstration project proposals that would--

       ``(I) reduce fraud;
       ``(II) encourage positive nutritional outcomes; and
       ``(III) meet such other criteria as determined by the 
     Secretary.'', and

       (3) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
       (A) by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022'', and
       (B) by inserting ``requires further study by way of an 
     extended pilot period or'' after ``States'' the 2d place it 
     appears .

     SEC. 4018. PROCESSING FEES.

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

     SEC. 4019. REPLACEMENT OF EBT CARDS.

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

     SEC. 4020. BENEFIT RECOVERY.

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

     SEC. 4021. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFITS.

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

     SEC. 4022. NATIONAL GATEWAY.

       (a) Issuance of Benefits.--Section 7 of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``benefits by benefit 
     issuers'' and inserting ``benefit issuers and other 
     independent sales organizations, third-party processors, and 
     web service providers that provide electronic benefit 
     transfer services or equipment to retail food stores and 
     wholesale food concerns,'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Requirement to Route All Supplemental Nutrition 
     Assistance Program Benefit Transfer Transactions Through a 
     National Gateway.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(A) The term `independent sales organization ' means a 
     person or entity that--
       ``(i) is not a third-party processor; and
       ``(ii) engages in sales or service to retail food stores 
     with respect to point-of-sale equipment necessary for 
     electronic benefit transfer transaction processing.
       ``(B) The term `third-party processor' means an entity, 
     including a retail food store operating its own point-of-sale 
     terminals, that is capable of routing electronic transfer 
     benefit transactions for authorization.
       ``(C) The term `web service provider' means an entity that 
     operates a generic online purchasing website that can be 
     customized for online electronic benefit transfer 
     transactions for authorized retail food stores.
       ``(2) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), the Secretary 
     shall establish a national gateway for the purpose of routing 
     all supplemental nutrition assistance program benefit 
     transfer transactions (in this subsection referred to as 
     `transactions' unless the context specifies otherwise) to the 
     appropriate benefit issuers for purposes of transaction 
     validation and settlement.
       ``(3) Requirements to route transactions.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) ensure that protections regarding privacy, security, 
     ease of use, and access relating to supplemental nutrition 
     assistance benefits are maintained for benefit recipients and 
     retail food stores;
       ``(B) ensure redundancy for processing of transactions;

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

     SEC. 4023. ACCESS TO STATE SYSTEMS.

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

     SEC. 4024. TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS.

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

     SEC. 4025. INCENTIVIZING TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION.

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

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

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

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

       Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2025(a) is amended--
       (1) in the 1st sentence by striking ``35 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent'', and
       (2) by inserting after the 1st sentence the following:

     ``A State agency may use such funds retained only to carry 
     out the supplemental nutrition assistance program, including 
     investments in technology, improvements in administration and 
     distribution, and actions to prevent fraud.''.

     SEC. 4028. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR PAYMENT ERRORS.

       Section 16(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
       (A) in subclause (I) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) in subclause (II)--
       (i) by striking ``fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``of the fiscal years 2015 through 2017'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) for each fiscal year thereafter, $0.'', and

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       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``fiscal year 2004'' 
     and all that follows through ``second'', and inserting ``any 
     of the fiscal years 2004 through 2018 for which the Secretary 
     determines that for the second or subsequent consecutive 
     fiscal year, and with respect to fiscal year 2019 and any 
     fiscal year thereafter for which the Secretary determines 
     that for the third''.

     SEC. 4029. STATE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

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

     SEC. 4030. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

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

     SEC. 4031. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

     SEC. 4032. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

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

     SEC. 4033. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

       (a)  Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant 
     Program.--Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2036a) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
     means an individual who is eligible to receive benefits under 
     a nutrition education and obesity prevention program under 
     this section as a result of being--
       ``(A) an individual eligible for benefits under--
       ``(i) this Act;
       ``(ii) sections 9(b)(1)(A) and 17(c)(4) of the Richard B 
     Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(A), 
     1766(c)(4)); or
       ``(iii) section 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)(A));
       ``(B) an individual who resides in a community with a 
     significant low-income population, as determined by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(C) such other low-income individual as is determined to 
     be eligible by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible 
     institution' includes any `1862 Institution' or `1890 
     Institution', as defined in section 2 of the Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
     7601).'',
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Consistent with the 
     terms and conditions of grants awarded under this section, 
     State agencies may'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting 
     through the Director of the National Institute of Food and 
     Agriculture, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Food and Nutrition Service, shall'',
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Consistent with the terms and conditions 
     of grants awarded under this section, eligible institutions 
     shall deliver nutrition education and obesity prevention 
     services under a program described in subsection (b) that--
       ``(A) to the extent practicable, provide for the employment 
     and training of professional and paraprofessional aides from 
     the target population to engage in direct nutrition 
     education; and
       ``(B) partner with other public and private entities as 
     appropriate to optimize program delivery.'',
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--A State agency, in consultation with 
     eligible institutions that provide nutrition education and 
     obesity prevention services under this subsection, shall 
     submit to the Secretary for approval a nutrition education 
     State plan.'',
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (C), a'' and inserting ``A'', and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (C),
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by striking ``A State agency'' and inserting ``An 
     eligible institution'', and
       (II) by inserting ``the Director of the National Institute 
     of Food and Agriculture and'' after ``by'', and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``the Director of the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture and'' after 
     ``education,'', and
       (D) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``and eligible 
     institutions'' after ``agencies'', and
       (E) in paragraph (5) by striking ``State agency'' and 
     inserting ``eligible institutions'',
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the heading by striking ``In general'' and inserting 
     ``Basic funding'',
       (ii) by striking ``to State agencies'',
       (iii) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (iv) in subparagraph (F)--

       (I) by striking ``year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year'' and inserting ``years 2016 through 2018'', and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon, and

       (v) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) for fiscal year 2019, $485,000,000; and
       ``(H) for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     the applicable amount during the preceding fiscal year, as 
     adjusted to reflect any increases for the 12-month period 
     ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for 
     All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics of the Department of Labor.'',
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--
       (I) by inserting ``and appropriated under the authority of 
     paragraph (2)'' after ``paragraph (1)'', and
       (II) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) by inserting ``(as that section existed on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and 
     Nutrition Act of 2018)'' after ``(B)'' and
       (bb) in subclause (V) by striking ``and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'', and

       (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Reallocation.--If the Secretary determines that an 
     eligible institution will not expend all of the funds 
     allocated to the eligible institution for a fiscal year under 
     paragraph (1) or in the case of an eligible institution that 
     elects not to receive the entire amount of funds allocated to 
     the eligible institution for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall reallocate the unexpended funds to other eligible 
     institutions during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal 
     year (as determined by the Secretary) that have approved 
     State plans under which the eligible institutions may expend 
     the reallocated funds.'', and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

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       ``(B) Subsequent allocation.--Of the funds set aside under 
     paragraph (1) and appropriated under the authority of 
     paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, 100 percent shall be allocated to eligible 
     institutions pro rata based on the respective share of each 
     State of the number of individuals participating in the 
     supplemental nutrition assistance program during the 12-month 
     period ending the preceding January 31, as determined by the 
     Secretary.'',
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively,
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization and advance availability of 
     appropriations.--
       ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $65,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
       ``(B) Appropriation in advance.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), only funds appropriated under subparagraph 
     (A) in advance specifically to carry out this section shall 
     be available to carry out this section.
       ``(C) Other funds.--Funds appropriated under this paragraph 
     shall be in addition to funds made available under paragraph 
     (1).'', and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(5) Administrative costs.--Not more than 10 percent of 
     the funds allocated to eligible institutions may be used by 
     the eligible institutions for administrative costs.'', and
       (5) in subsection (e) by striking ``January 1, 2012'' and 
     inserting ``18 months after the date of the enactment of the 
     Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018''.
       (b) Related Amendment.--Section 18(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(3)(A)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking ``, such as the expanded food and 
     nutrition education program''.

     SEC. 4034. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAFFICKING.

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

     SEC. 4035. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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

     SEC. 4036. IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS.

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

              Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

     SEC. 4101. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 4102. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 4103. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO SPECIAL 
                   NUTRITION PROJECTS.

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

                       Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

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

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

     SEC. 4202. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 4203. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE.

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

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

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

                            TITLE V--CREDIT

                    Subtitle A--Farm Ownership Loans

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

       Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Waiver authority.--In the case of a qualified 
     beginning farmer or rancher, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) reduce the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1) to--
       ``(i) 2 years, if the farmer or rancher has--

       ``(I) 16 credit hours of post-secondary education in a 
     field related to agriculture;
       ``(II) at least 1 year of direct substantive management 
     experience in a business;
       ``(III) been honorably discharged from the armed forces of 
     the United States;
       ``(IV) successfully repaid a youth loan made under section 
     311(b); or
       ``(V) an established relationship with an individual 
     participating as a counselor in a Service Corps of Retired 
     Executives program authorized under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), or with a local 
     farm or ranch operator or organization, approved by the 
     Secretary, that is committed to mentoring the farmer or 
     rancher; or

       ``(ii) 1 year, if the farmer or rancher has military 
     leadership or management experience from having completed an 
     acceptable military leadership course; or
       ``(B) waive the 3-year requirement in paragraph (1) if the 
     farmer or rancher--
       ``(i) meets a requirement of subparagraph (A)(i) (other 
     than subclause (V) thereof) and meets the requirement of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii); and
       ``(ii) meets the requirement of subparagraph (A)(i)(V).''.

     SEC. 5102. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 5103. FARM OWNERSHIP LOAN LIMITS.

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

                      Subtitle B--Operating Loans

     SEC. 5201. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

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

     SEC. 5202. MICROLOANS.

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

                 Subtitle C--Administrative Provisions

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

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

     SEC. 5302. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS.

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

     SEC. 5303. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES.

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

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

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

       (a)(1) Section 310E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.

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

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

     SEC. 5501. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES.

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

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       (3) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
       (4) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (jj) Section 5.35(4) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2271(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``after December 31, 1992,''; and
       (B) by striking ``by the Farm Credit System Assistance 
     Board under section 6.6 or''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (kk) Section 5.38 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2274) is amended 
     by striking ``a farm credit district board, bank board, or 
     bank officer or employee shall not remove any director or 
     officer of any production credit association or Federal land 
     bank association'' and inserting ``a Farm Credit Bank board, 
     officer, or employee shall not remove any director or officer 
     of any association''.
       (ll) Section 5.44 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2275) is repealed.
       (mm) Section 5.58(2) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2277a-7) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (nn) Subtitle A of title VI of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2278a-
     2278a-11) is repealed.
       (oo) Title VI of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2278a-2278b-11) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 6.32. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 5502. CONFORMING REPEALS.

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

     SEC. 5503. FACILITY HEADQUARTERS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 5504. SHARING PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

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

     SEC. 5505. SCOPE OF JURISDICTION.

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

     ``SEC. 5.31A. SCOPE OF JURISDICTION.

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

     SEC. 5506. DEFINITION.

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

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

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

     SEC. 5508. COMPENSATION OF BANK DIRECTORS.

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

     SEC. 5509. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

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

                       Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 5601. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 5602. STUDY ON LOAN RISK.

       (a) Study.--The Farm Credit Administration shall conduct a 
     study that--

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

        TITLE VI--RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

       Subtitle A--Improving Health Outcomes in Rural Communities

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

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

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

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

       ``(I) prevention services;
       ``(II) treatment services;
       ``(III) recovery services; or
       ``(IV) any combination of those services; and

       ``(ii) that employ staff that have appropriate expertise 
     and training in how to identify and treat individuals 
     affected by the emergency.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--An eligible entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) that receives a loan or grant described in 
     that subparagraph may use the loan or grant funds for the 
     development of telehealth facilities and systems to provide 
     for treatment directly related to the emergency involved.''.
       (d) Rural Health and Safety Education Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 502(i) of the Rural Development 
     Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Procedure during temporary reprioritizations.--While 
     a temporary reprioritization announced under section 608 of 
     the Rural Development Act of 1972 is in effect, in making 
     grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to an applicant that will use the grant to address 
     the announced emergency.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--Title V of the Rural Development 
     Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.), as amended by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, is amended--
       (A) in section 502, in the matter preceding subsection (a), 
     by inserting ``(referred to in this title as the 
     `Secretary')'' after ``Agriculture''; and
       (B) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it 
     appears (other than in section 502 in the matter preceding 
     subsection (a)) and inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 6002. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE.

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

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

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

     SEC. 6004. SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may establish 
     a loan program and a grant program to assist in the 
     establishment of agricultural association health plans, in 
     order to help bring new health options and lower priced 
     health care coverage to rural Americans.
       (b) Loans.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to plan years 2019 through 
     2022, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, may make not more than 10 loans under 
     this section, for purposes of establishing agricultural 
     association health plans, to qualified agricultural 
     associations that have not received a loan under this 
     section.
       (2) Use of funds.--The proceeds of a loan made under this 
     section may only be used to finance costs associated with 
     establishing and carrying out an agricultural association 
     health plan.
       (3) Loan terms.--A loan made under this section shall--
       (A) bear interest at an annual rate equivalent to the cost 
     of borrowing to the Department of the Treasury for 
     obligations of comparable maturities;
       (B) have a term of such length, not exceeding 20 years, as 
     the borrower may request;

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       (C) be in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000;
       (D) require that the borrower submit annual audited 
     financial statements to the Secretary; and
       (E) include any other requirements or documentation the 
     Secretary deems necessary to carry out this section.
       (c) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to agricultural 
     trade associations or industry associations which have been 
     in existence for at least three years prior to applying for 
     such a grant to provide for technical assistance in 
     establishing an agricultural association health plan.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $65,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 2019 through 2022, to be available until expended.
       (2) Reservation of funds.--Of the funds made available 
     under paragraph (1), not more than 15 percent of such funds 
     shall be made available to make grants under subsection (c).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agricultural association health plan.--The term 
     ``agricultural association health plan'' means a group health 
     plan within the meaning of section 733(a)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1191b)--
       (A) that is sponsored by a qualified agricultural 
     association; and
       (B) with respect to which the Secretary has received a 
     letter from the relevant State insurance commissioner 
     certifying that such association may offer such plan in such 
     State.
       (2) Qualified agricultural association.--The term 
     ``qualified agricultural association'' means an association--
       (A) composed of members that operate a farm or ranch or 
     operate an agribusiness;
       (B) that qualifies as an association health plan within the 
     meaning of guidance or regulation issued by the Department of 
     Labor;
       (C) that acts directly or indirectly in the interest of its 
     members in relation to the plan;
       (D) that is able to demonstrate an ability to implement and 
     manage a group health plan; and
       (E) that meets any other criteria the Secretary deems 
     necessary to meet the intent of this section.

     Subtitle B--Connecting Rural Americans to High Speed Broadband

     SEC. 6101. ESTABLISHING FORWARD-LOOKING BROADBAND STANDARDS.

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

     SEC. 6102. INCENTIVES FOR HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES.

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

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

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Associated loan.--The term `associated loan' means a 
     loan or loan guarantee to finance all or part of a project 
     under title I or II or this title for which an application 
     has been submitted under such title and for which an 
     application has also been submitted for a grant under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Density.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `density' means service points 
     per road mile.
       ``(B) Method of calculation.--The Secretary shall further 
     define, by rule, a method for calculating service points per 
     road-mile, where appropriate by geography, which--
       ``(i) divides the total number of service points by the 
     total number of road-miles in a proposed service territory;
       ``(ii) requires an applicant to count all potential service 
     points in a proposed service territory; and
       ``(iii) includes any other requirements the Secretary deems 
     necessary to protect the integrity of the program.
       ``(3) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project' means 
     any project for which the applicant--
       ``(A) has submitted an application for an associated loan; 
     and
       ``(B) does not receive any other broadband grant 
     administered by the Rural Utilities Service; and
       ``(C) proposes to--
       ``(i) offer retail broadband service to rural households;
       ``(ii) serve an area with a density of less than 12;
       ``(iii) provide service that meets the standard that would 
     apply under section 601(e)(4) if the associated loan had been 
     applied for under section 601;
       ``(iv) provide service in an area where no incumbent 
     provider delivers fixed terrestrial broadband service at or 
     above the minimum broadband speed described in section 
     601(e)(1); and
       ``(v) provide service in an area where no eligible 
     borrower, other than the applicant, has outstanding Rural 
     Utilities Service telecommunications debt or is subject to a 
     current Rural Utilities Service telecommunications grant 
     agreement.
       ``(4) Service point.--The term `service point' means a 
     home, business, or institution in a proposed service area.
       ``(5) Road-mile.--The term `road-mile' means a mile of road 
     in a proposed service area.
       ``(b) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a competitive grant program to provide applicants 
     funds to carry out eligible projects for the purposes of 
     construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities for 
     the provision of broadband service in rural areas.
       ``(c) Applications.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     application process for grants under this section that--
       ``(1) has 1 application window per year;
       ``(2) permits a single application for the grant and the 
     associated loan; and
       ``(3) provides a single decision to award the grant and the 
     associated loan.
       ``(d) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall prioritize applications in which the 
     applicant proposes to--

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       ``(1) provide the highest quality of service as measured 
     by--
       ``(A) network speed;
       ``(B) network latency; and
       ``(C) data allowances;
       ``(2) serve the greatest number of service points; and
       ``(3) use the greatest proportion of non-Federal dollars.
       ``(e) Amount.--The Secretary shall make each grant under 
     this section in an amount that is--
       ``(1) not greater than 75 percent of the total project cost 
     with respect to an area with a density of less than 4;
       ``(2) not greater than 50 percent of the total project cost 
     with respect to an area with a density of 4 or more and not 
     more than 9; and
       ``(3) not greater than 25 percent of the total project cost 
     with respect to an area with a density of more than 9 and not 
     more than 12.
       ``(f) Terms and Conditions.--With respect to a grant 
     provided under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     that--
       ``(1) the associated loan is secured by the assets 
     purchased with funding from the grant and from the loan;
       ``(2) the agreement in which the terms of the grant are 
     established is for a period equal to the duration of the 
     associated loan; and
       ``(3) at any time at which the associated loan is 
     outstanding, the broadband service provided by the project 
     will meet the lower of the standards that would apply under 
     section 601(g)(4) if the associated loan had been made under 
     section 601.
       ``(g) Payment Assistance for Certain Applicants Under This 
     Title.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of the grant program under this 
     section, the Secretary, at the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary, may provide to applicants who are eligible 
     borrowers under this title and not eligible borrowers under 
     title I or II all or a portion of the grant funds in the form 
     of payment assistance.
       ``(2) Payment assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
     payment assistance under paragraph (1) by reducing a 
     borrower's interest rate or periodic principal payments or 
     both.
       ``(3) Agreement on milestones and objectives.--With respect 
     to payment assistance provided under paragraph (1), before 
     entering into the agreement for the grant and associated loan 
     under which the payment assistance will be provided, the 
     applicant and the Secretary shall agree to milestones and 
     objectives of the project.
       ``(4) Condition.--The Secretary shall condition any payment 
     assistance provided under paragraph (1) on--
       ``(A) the applicant fulfilling the terms and conditions of 
     the grant agreement under which the payment assistance will 
     be provided; and
       ``(B) completion of the milestones and objectives agreed to 
     under paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Amendment of milestones and objectives.--The 
     Secretary and the applicant may jointly agree to amend the 
     milestones and objectives agreed to under paragraph (3).
       ``(h) Existing Projects.--The Secretary may not provide a 
     grant under this section to an applicant for a project that 
     was commenced before the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 to 2023.''.

     SEC. 6103. REQUIRING GUARANTEED BROADBAND LENDING.

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

     SEC. 6104. SMART UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR BROADBAND.

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

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

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

     SEC. 6105. MODIFICATIONS TO THE RURAL GIGABIT PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6106. UNIFIED BROADBAND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 6108. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION WINDOW.

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

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

       Section 601(c)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
     (7 U.S.C. 950bb(c)(2)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (D).

     SEC. 6110. MODIFICATION OF BUILDOUT REQUIREMENT.

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

     SEC. 6111. IMPROVING BORROWER REFINANCING OPTIONS.

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

     SEC. 6112. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 6114. MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.

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

     SEC. 6115. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

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

     ``SEC. 605. OUTDATED BROADBAND SYSTEMS.

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

     SEC. 6116. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

        Subtitle C--Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act

     SEC. 6201. STRENGTHENING REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
                   INCENTIVES.

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

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

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

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

       (a) Certain Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (B) in the text--
       (i) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(1), (2), and (24)'' and inserting ``(1) 
     and (2)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``and guaranteed''; and

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       (B) by striking ``(21), and (24)'' and inserting ``and 
     (21)''.
       (b) Rural Broadband Program.--Paragraph (4)(A)(ii) of 
     section 601(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
     U.S.C. 950bb(b)), as redesignated by section 6114(2), is 
     amended by inserting ``in the case of a direct loan,'' before 
     ``a city''.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 6210. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS.

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

     SEC. 6211. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 6212. RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 6213. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 6216. RURAL ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP ZONES.

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

     SEC. 6217. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM.

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

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

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

     SEC. 6219. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.

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

     SEC. 6220. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS.

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

     SEC. 6221. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6222. HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

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

     SEC. 6223. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 6224. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 6225. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

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

             Subtitle D--Rural Electrification Act of 1936

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

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

     SEC. 6302. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS.

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

     SEC. 6303. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GUARANTEED UNDERWRITER 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
     (7 U.S.C. 940c-1) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Guarantees.--

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 6401. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6402. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM.

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

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

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

     SEC. 6404. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6405. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED BIOFUELS.

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

     SEC. 6406. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6407. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

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

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

       Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
     of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

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

     SEC. 6409. RURAL ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY INITIATIVE.

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

     SEC. 6410. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY.

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

     SEC. 6411. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

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

                       Subtitle F--Miscellaneous

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

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

     SEC. 6502. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 6503. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
                   COMMISSIONS.

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

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

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

                      Subtitle G--Program Repeals

     SEC. 6601. ELIMINATION OF UNFUNDED PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 6602. REPEAL OF RURAL TELEPHONE BANK.

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

     SEC. 6603. AMENDMENTS TO LOCAL TV ACT.

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

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

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

                   Subtitle H--Technical Corrections

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

       (a)(1) Section 306(a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)(A)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``nonprofit corporations'' the following: ``, 
     Indian tribes (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act)''.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 
     as if included in section 773 of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 of the 106th 
     Congress, as enacted by Public Law 106-387 (114 Stat. 1549A-
     45)) in lieu of the amendment made by such section.
       (b)(1) Section 309A(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929a(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``and section 308''.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 661(c)(2) of the 
     Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-127).
       (c) Section 310B(c)(3)(A)(v) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)(3)(A)(v)) is amended 
     by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''.
       (d)(1) Section 310B(e)(5)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(5)(F)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, except that the Secretary shall not require 
     non-Federal financial support in an amount that is

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     greater than 5 percent in the case of a 1994 institution (as 
     defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-
     Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-
     382))'' before the period at the end.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 6015 of the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     171).
       (e)(1) Section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(3)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 6012(b) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
       (f)(1) Section 382A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
     of Alabama shall be a full member of the Delta Regional 
     Authority and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges 
     that said membership affords to all other participating 
     States in the Delta Regional Authority.''.
       (2) The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 153(b) of division 
     B of H.R. 5666, as introduced in the 106th Congress, and as 
     enacted by section 1(4) of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2001 (Appendix D of Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-
     252).
       (g) Section 382E(a)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.2009aa-4(a)(1)(B)) is amended 
     by moving clause (iv) 2 ems to the right.
       (h) Section 383G(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-5(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking 
     ``Telecommunication Renewable Energy,,'' and inserting 
     ``Telecommunication, Renewable Energy,''; and
       (2) in the text, by striking ``,,'' and inserting a comma.

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

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

          TITLE VII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS

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

     SEC. 7101. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.

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

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

       (a) Study of Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 1404(14) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)) is amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Definition.--The terms `NLGCA Institution' and `non-
     land-grant college of agriculture' mean a public college or 
     university offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the 
     study of agricultural sciences, forestry, or both in any area 
     of study specified in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Clarification.--For purposes of clause (i), an area 
     of study specified in this clause is any of the following:

       ``(I) Agriculture.
       ``(II) Agricultural business and management.
       ``(III) Agricultural economics.
       ``(IV) Agricultural mechanization.
       ``(V) Agricultural production operations.
       ``(VI) Aquaculture.
       ``(VII) Agricultural and food products processing.
       ``(VIII) Agricultural and domestic animal services.
       ``(IX) Equestrian or equine studies.
       ``(X) Applied horticulture or horticulture operations.
       ``(XI) Ornamental horticulture.
       ``(XII) Greenhouse operations and management.
       ``(XIII) Turf and turfgrass management.
       ``(XIV) Plant nursery operations and management.
       ``(XV) Floriculture or floristry operations and management.
       ``(XVI) International agriculture.
       ``(XVII) Agricultural public services.
       ``(XVIII) Agricultural and extension education services.
       ``(XIX) Agricultural communication or agricultural 
     journalism.
       ``(XX) Animal sciences.
       ``(XXI) Food science.
       ``(XXII) Plant sciences.
       ``(XXIII) Soil sciences.
       ``(XXIV) Forestry.
       ``(XXV) Forest sciences and biology.
       ``(XXVI) Natural resources or conservation.
       ``(XXVII) Natural resources management and policy.
       ``(XXVIII) Natural resource economics.
       ``(XXIX) Urban forestry.
       ``(XXX) Wood science and wood products or pulp or paper 
     technology.
       ``(XXXI) Range science and management.
       ``(XXXII) Agricultural engineering.''; and

       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``any 
     institution designated under'' after ``include'';
       (ii) by striking clause (i); and
       (iii) in clause (ii)--

       (I) by striking ``(ii) any institution designated under--
     '';
       (II) by striking subclause (IV);
       (III) in subclause (II), by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (IV) in subclause (III), by striking ``; or'' at the end 
     and inserting a period; and
       (V) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) (as so 
     amended) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and 
     by moving the margins of such clauses (as so redesignated) 
     two ems to the left.

       (2) Designation review.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     process to review each designated NLGCA Institution (as 
     defined in section 1404(14)(A) of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3103(14)(A))) to ensure compliance with such section, 
     as amended by this subsection.
       (B) Violation.--An NLGCA Institution that the Secretary 
     determines under subparagraph (A) to be not in compliance 
     shall have the designation of such institution revoked.
       (b) Termination of Certain Declarations of Intent.--Section 
     1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2023''; and
       (2) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2023''.

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

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

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       ``(A) long-term and short-term national policies and 
     priorities consistent with the--
       ``(i) purposes specified in section 1402 for agricultural 
     research, extension, education, and economics; and
       ``(ii) priority areas of the Agriculture and Food Research 
     Initiative specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, 
     Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     3157(b)(2));''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following new clause:
       ``(i) are in accordance with the--

       ``(I) purposes specified in a provision of a covered law 
     (as defined in subsection (d) of section 1492) under which 
     competitive grants (described in subsection (c) of such 
     section) are awarded; and
       ``(II) priority areas of the Agriculture and Food Research 
     Initiative specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, 
     Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
     3157(b)(2)); and'';

       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and make 
     recommendations to the Secretary based on such evaluation'' 
     after ``priorities''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and make 
     recommendations on'' after ``review''; and
       (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2023''.

     SEC. 7104. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE.

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

     SEC. 7105. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE DISCONTINUED.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 7108. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7110. REPEAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 7113. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7114. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES 
                   FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, 
                   INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

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

     SEC. 7115. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES 
                   FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND-
                   GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

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

     SEC. 7116. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

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

     SEC. 7117. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7118. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
                   SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 7119. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICULTURAL 
                   RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 7120. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

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

     ``SEC. 1462A. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 7121. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.

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

     SEC. 7122. EXTENSION SERVICE.

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

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     SEC. 7123. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS.

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

     SEC. 7124. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTITUTIONS.

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

     SEC. 7125. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 7126. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

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

     SEC. 7127. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND 
                   RESPONSE.

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

     SEC. 7128. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS 
                   PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

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

     SEC. 7129. REMOVAL OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
                   GRANTS.

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

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

     SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.

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

     SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 7206. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM.

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

     SEC. 7207. AGRICULTURAL GENOME TO PHENOME INITIATIVE.

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

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

       Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Alfalfa and forage'' and 
     inserting ``Alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage systems'';
       (ii) by striking ``alfalfa and forage'' and inserting 
     ``alfalfa seed and alfalfa forage systems''; and
       (iii) by striking ``alfalfa and other forages, and'' and 
     inserting ``alfalfa seed and other alfalfa forage''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(11) Macadamia tree health initiative.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purposes of--
       ``(A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and 
     treatments to combat the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus 
     ironsidei); and
       ``(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management 
     program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being 
     affected by, the macadamia felted coccid.
       ``(12) National turfgrass research initiative.--Research 
     and extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     purposes of--
       ``(A) carrying out or enhancing research related to 
     turfgrass and sod issues;
       ``(B) enhancing production and uses of turfgrass for the 
     general public;
       ``(C) identifying new turfgrass varieties with superior 
     drought, heat, cold, and pest tolerance to reduce water, 
     fertilizer, and pesticide use;
       ``(D) selecting genetically superior turfgrasses and 
     developing improved technologies for managing commercial, 
     residential, and recreational turfgrass areas;

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       ``(E) producing turfgrasses that--
       ``(i) aid in mitigating soil erosion;
       ``(ii) protect against pollutant runoff into waterways; or
       ``(iii) provide other environmental benefits;
       ``(F) investigating, preserving, and protecting native 
     plant species, including grasses not currently utilized in 
     turfgrass systems;
       ``(G) creating systems for more economical and viable 
     turfgrass seed and sod production throughout the United 
     States; and
       ``(H) investigating the turfgrass phytobiome and developing 
     biologic products to enhance soil, enrich plants, and 
     mitigate pests.
       ``(13) Fertilizer management initiative.--
       ``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants may be 
     made under this section for the purpose of carrying out 
     research to improve fertilizer use efficiency in crops--
       ``(i) to maximize crop yield; and
       ``(ii) to minimize nutrient losses to surface and 
     groundwater and the atmosphere.
       ``(B) Priority.--In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary shall give priority to research examining the 
     impact of the source, rate, timing, and placement of plant 
     nutrients.
       ``(14) Cattle fever tick program.--Research and extension 
     grants may be made under this section to study cattle fever 
     ticks--
       ``(A) to facilitate the understanding of the role of 
     wildlife in the persistence and spread of cattle fever ticks;
       ``(B) to develop advanced methods for eradication of cattle 
     fever ticks, including--
       ``(i) alternative treatment methods for cattle and other 
     susceptible species;
       ``(ii) field treatment for premises, including corral pens 
     and pasture loafing areas;
       ``(iii) methods for treatment and control on infested 
     wildlife;
       ``(iv) biological control agents; and
       ``(v) new and improved vaccines;
       ``(C) to evaluate rangeland vegetation that impacts the 
     survival of cattle fever ticks;
       ``(D) to improve management of diseases relating to cattle 
     fever ticks that are associated with wildlife, livestock, and 
     human health;
       ``(E) to improve diagnostic detection of tick-infested or 
     infected animals and pastures; and
       ``(F) to conduct outreach to impacted ranchers, hunters, 
     and landowners to integrate tactics and document 
     sustainability of best practices.
       ``(15) Laying hen and turkey research program.--Research 
     grants may be made under this section for the purpose of 
     improving the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and 
     turkey production through integrated, collaborative research 
     and technology transfer. Emphasis may be placed on laying hen 
     and turkey disease prevention, antimicrobial resistance, 
     nutrition, gut health, and alternative housing systems under 
     extreme seasonal weather conditions.
       ``(16) Algae agriculture research program.--Research and 
     extension grants may be made under this section for the 
     development and testing of algae and algae systems (including 
     micro- and macro-algae systems).'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2023'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2023'';
       (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``2018'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2023''; and
       (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
     ``2023''.

     SEC. 7209. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                   INITIATIVE.

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

     SEC. 7210. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7212. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 7304. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

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

     SEC. 7305. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

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

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       (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

     SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

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

     SEC. 7308. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION RESEARCH.

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

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

                     PART I--AGRICULTURAL SECURITY

     SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL 
                   COUNTERMEASURES.

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

     SEC. 7404. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

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

                         PART II--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 7411. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY.

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

     SEC. 7412. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 7413. SUN GRANT PROGRAM.

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

                  Subtitle E--Amendments to Other Laws

     SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT.

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

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

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

     ``SEC. 532. DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTION.

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

     SEC. 7503. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT.

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

     ``SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

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

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

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

     SEC. 7505. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 1978.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the 
     Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1675) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2023''.

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

     SEC. 7506. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980.

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

     SEC. 7507. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 7508. FEDERAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.

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

     SEC. 7509. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 7601. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PROGRAM.

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

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

       Subparagraph (B) of section 251(d)(2) of the Department of 
     Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(d)(2)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) ensure that agricultural research, education, 
     extension, economics, and statistical programs--
       ``(i) are effectively coordinated and integrated--

       ``(I) across disciplines, agencies, and institutions; and
       ``(II) among applicable participants, grantees, and 
     beneficiaries; and

       ``(ii) address the priority areas of the Agriculture and 
     Food Research Initiative specified in subsection (b)(2) of 
     the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));''.

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

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

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

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

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

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     transfer to the administrative

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

     SEC. 7606. SIMPLIFIED PLAN OF WORK.

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

     SEC. 7607. TIME AND EFFORT REPORTING EXEMPTION.

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

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

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

                          TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

   Subtitle A--Reauthorization and Modification of Certain Forestry 
                                Programs

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

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

     SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM.

       Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 
     Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended to read 
     as follows:

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       ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

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

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

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

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

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

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
     a landscape-scale restoration program to support landscape-
     scale restoration and management that results in measurable 
     improvements to public benefits derived from State and 
     private forest land, as identified in--
       ``(1) a State-wide assessment described in section 
     2A(a)(1); and
       ``(2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy 
     described in section 2A(a)(2).
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Private forest land.--The term `private forest land' 
     means land that--
       ``(A)(i) has existing tree cover; or
       ``(ii) is suitable for growing trees; and
       ``(B) is owned by--
       ``(i) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304)); or
       ``(ii) any private individual or entity.
       ``(2) Regional.--The term `regional' means of any region of 
     the National Association of State Foresters.
       ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       ``(4) State forest land.--The term `State forest land' 
     means land that is owned by a State or unit of local 
     government.
       ``(5) State forester.--The term `State Forester' means a 
     State Forester or equivalent State official.
       ``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     State Foresters or other appropriate State agencies, shall 
     establish a landscape-scale restoration program--
       ``(1) to provide financial and technical assistance for 
     landscape-scale restoration projects on State forest land or 
     private forest land; and
       ``(2) that maintains or improves benefits from trees and 
     forests on such land.
       ``(d) Requirements.--The landscape-scale restoration 
     program established under subsection (c) shall--
       ``(1) measurably address the national private forest 
     conservation priorities described in section 2(c);
       ``(2) enhance public benefits from trees and forests, as 
     identified in--
       ``(A) a State-wide assessment described in section 
     2A(a)(1); and
       ``(B) a long-term State-wide forest resource strategy 
     described in section 2A(a)(2); and
       ``(3) in accordance with the purposes described in section 
     2(b), include one or more of the following objectives--
       ``(A) protecting or improving water quality or quantity;
       ``(B) reducing wildfire risk, including through hazardous 
     fuels treatment;
       ``(C) protecting or enhancing wildlife habitat, consistent 
     with wildlife objectives established by the applicable State 
     fish and wildlife agency;
       ``(D) improving forest health and forest ecosystems, 
     including addressing native, nonnative, and invasive pests; 
     or
       ``(E) enhancing opportunities for new and existing markets 
     in which the production and use of wood products strengthens 
     local and regional economies.
       ``(e) Measurement.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     State Foresters, shall establish a measurement system 
     (including measurement tools) that--
       ``(1) consistently measures the results of landscape-scale 
     restoration projects described in subsection (c); and
       ``(2) is consistent with the measurement systems of other 
     Federal programs delivered by State Foresters.
       ``(f) Use of Amounts.--
       ``(1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for the 
     landscape-scale restoration program established under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall allocate to State 
     Foresters--
       ``(A) 50 percent for the competitive process in accordance 
     with subsection (g); and
       ``(B) 50 percent proportionally to States, in consultation 
     with State Foresters--
       ``(i) to maximize the achievement of the objectives 
     described in subsection (d)(3); and
       ``(ii) to address the highest national priorities, as 
     identified in--

       ``(I) State-wide assessments described in section 2A(a)(1); 
     and
       ``(II) long-term State-wide forest resource strategies 
     described in section 2A(a)(2).

       ``(2) Multiyear projects.--The Secretary may provide 
     amounts under this section for multiyear projects.
       ``(g) Competitive Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall distribute amounts 
     described in subsection (f)(1)(A) through a competitive 
     process for landscape-scale restoration projects described in 
     subsection (c) to maximize the achievement of the objectives 
     described in subsection (d)(3).
       ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for funding through the 
     competitive process under paragraph (1), a State Forester, or 
     another entity on approval of the State Forester, shall 
     submit to the Secretary one or more landscape-scale 
     restoration proposals that--
       ``(A) in accordance with paragraph (3)(A), include 
     priorities identified in--
       ``(i) State-wide assessments described in section 2A(a)(1); 
     and
       ``(ii) long-term State-wide forest resource strategies 
     described in section 2A(a)(2);
       ``(B) identify one or more measurable results to be 
     achieved through the project;
       ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, include activities 
     on all land necessary to accomplish the measurable results in 
     the applicable landscape;
       ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, are developed in 
     collaboration with other public and private sector 
     organizations and local communities; and
       ``(E) derive not less than 50 percent of the funding for 
     the project from non-Federal sources, unless the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(i) the applicant is unable to derive not less than 50 
     percent of the funding for the project from non-Federal 
     sources; and
       ``(ii) the benefits of the project justify pursuing the 
     project.
       ``(3) Prioritization.--In carrying out the competitive 
     process under paragraph (1), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall give priority to projects that, as determined 
     by the Secretary, best carry out priorities identified in 
     State-wide assessments described in section 2A(a)(1) and 
     long-term State-wide forest resource strategies described in 
     section 2A(a)(2), including--
       ``(i) involvement of public and private partnerships;
       ``(ii) inclusion of cross-boundary activities on--

       ``(I) Federal forest land;
       ``(II) State forest land; or
       ``(III) private forest land;

       ``(iii) involvement of areas also identified for cost-share 
     funding by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or any 
     other relevant Federal agency;
       ``(iv) protection or improvement of water quality or 
     quantity;
       ``(v) reduction of wildfire risk; and
       ``(vi) otherwise addressing the national private forest 
     conservation priorities described in section 2(c); and
       ``(B) may give priority to projects in proximity to other 
     landscape-scale projects on other land under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, or a 
     Governor of a State, including--
       ``(i) ecological restoration treatments under the 
     Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program 
     established under section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303);
       ``(ii) projects on landscape-scale areas designated for 
     insect and disease treatment under section 602 of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a);
       ``(iii) authorized restoration services under section 8206 
     of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a);
       ``(iv) watershed restoration and protection services under 
     section 331 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-291; 16 
     U.S.C. 1011 note);
       ``(v) stewardship end result contracting projects under 
     section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
     (16 U.S.C. 6591c); or
       ``(vi) projects under other relevant programs, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Proposal review.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     for the review of proposals submitted under paragraph (2) 
     that ranks each proposal based on--
       ``(i) the extent to which the proposal would achieve the 
     requirements described in subsection (d); and
       ``(ii) the priorities described in paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(B) Regional review.--The Secretary may carry out the 
     process described in subparagraph (A) at a regional level.
       ``(5) Compliance with nepa.--Financial and technical 
     assistance carried out under this section for landscape 
     restoration projects on State forest land or private forest 
     land shall not constitute a major Federal action for the 
     purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
       ``(h) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that 
     includes--
       ``(1) a description of the status of the development, 
     execution, and administration of landscape-scale projects 
     selected under the program under this section;
       ``(2) an accounting of expenditures under such program; and
       ``(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted from 
     landscape-scale projects under such program.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary for the landscape-scale 
     restoration program established under subsection (c) 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 8105. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES.

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (a) Healthy Forests Reserve Program.--
       (1) Additional purpose of program.--Section 501(a) of the 
     Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) to conserve forest land that provides habitat for 
     species described in section 502(b)(1); and''.
       (2) Eligibility for enrollment.--Subsection (b) of section 
     502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
     6572) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for enrollment in the 
     healthy forests reserve program, land shall be private forest 
     land, or private land being restored to forest land, the 
     enrollment of which will maintain, restore, enhance, or 
     otherwise measurably--
       ``(1) increase the likelihood of recovery of a species that 
     is listed as endangered or threatened under section 4 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); or
       ``(2) improve the well-being of a species that--
       ``(A) is--
       ``(i) not listed as endangered or threatened under such 
     section; and
       ``(ii) a candidate for such listing, a State-listed 
     species, or a special concern species; or
       ``(B) is deemed a species of greatest conservation need by 
     a State wildlife action plan.''.
       (3) Other enrollment considerations.--Section 502(c) of the 
     Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(c)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) conserve forest lands that provide habitat for 
     species described in subsection (b)(1); and''.
       (4) Elimination of limitation on use of easements.--Section 
     502(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
     U.S.C. 6572(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (5) Enrollment of acreage owned by an indian tribe.--
     Section 502(e)(2)(B) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
     of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(e)(3)(B)), as redesignated under 
     paragraph (4), is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) 
     and inserting the following new clauses:
       ``(ii) a 10-year, cost-share agreement;
       ``(iii) a permanent easement; or
       ``(iv) any combination of the options described in clauses 
     (i) through (iii).''.
       (6) Species-related enrollment priority.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 502(f)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
     of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) secondarily, species that--
       ``(i) are--

       ``(I) not listed as endangered or threatened under section 
     4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); and
       ``(II) candidates for such listing, State-listed species, 
     or special concern species; or

       ``(ii) are species of greatest conservation need, as 
     identified in State wildlife action plans.''.
       (7) Restoration plans.--Subsection (b) of section 503 of 
     the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Practices.--The restoration plan shall require such 
     restoration practices and measures, as are necessary to 
     restore and enhance habitat for species described in section 
     502(b), including the following:
       ``(1) Land management practices.
       ``(2) Vegetative treatments.
       ``(3) Structural practices and measures.
       ``(4) Other practices and measures.''.
       (8) Funding.--Section 508(b) of the Healthy Forests 
     Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Fiscal Years 
     2014 Through 2018'' and inserting ``Authorization of 
     Appropriations''; and
       (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
       (9) Technical correction.--Section 503(a) of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Interior'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of the Interior''.
       (b) Insect and Disease Infestation.--
       (1) Treatment of areas.--Section 602(d)(1) of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (b) to reduce the risk or 
     extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease 
     infestation in the areas.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``subsection (b)--
       ``(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the 
     resilience to, insect or disease infestation; or
       ``(B) to reduce hazardous fuels.''.
       (2) Permanent authority.--Section 602(d)(2) of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``for which a public notice to initiate 
     scoping is issued on or before September 30, 2018,''.
       (c) Administrative Review.--
       (1) Clarification of treatment of areas.--Section 603(a) of 
     the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
     6591b(a)) is amended by striking ``in accordance with section 
     602(d)'' and inserting ``in accordance with section 
     602(d)(1)''.
       (2) Project size and location.--Section 603(c)(1) of the 
     Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
     6591b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``3000'' and inserting 
     ``6,000''.

     SEC. 8108. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authority to Provide Matching Funds for 
     Administrative and

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 8202. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

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

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

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

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

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

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

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS.

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

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       (A) to prevent wildfire as a result of the catastrophic 
     event, or, if the catastrophic event was wildfire, to prevent 
     a re-burn of the fire-impacted area;
       (B) to provide an opportunity for utilization of forest 
     materials damaged as a result of the catastrophic event; or
       (C) to provide a funding source for reforestation for the 
     National Forest System lands or public lands impacted by the 
     catastrophic event.
       (11) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System lands; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
     lands.

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

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

     SEC. 8303. CONSULTATION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.

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

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

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

                    PART II--CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 8314. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR HAZARD TREES.

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

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

       (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management 
     activities described in subsection (b) are a category of 
     actions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
     from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an 
     environmental impact statement under section 102 of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
       (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical 
     Exclusion.--
       (1) Designation.--The category of forest management 
     activities designated under this section for a categorical 
     exclusion are forest management activities described in 
     paragraph (2) that are carried out by the Secretary concerned 
     on National Forest System lands or public lands where the 
     primary purpose of such activity is to improve or restore 
     such lands or reduce the risk of wildfire on those lands.
       (2) Activities authorized.--The following forest management 
     activities may be carried out pursuant to the categorical 
     exclusion established under subsection (a):
       (A) Removal of juniper trees, medusahead rye, conifer 
     trees, pinon pine trees, cheatgrass, and other noxious or 
     invasive weeds specified on Federal or State noxious weeds 
     lists through late-season livestock grazing, targeted 
     livestock grazing, prescribed burns, and mechanical 
     treatments.
       (B) Performance of hazardous fuels management.
       (C) Creation of fuel and fire breaks.
       (D) Modification of existing fences in order to distribute 
     livestock and help improve wildlife habitat.
       (E) Stream restoration and erosion control, including the 
     installation of erosion control devices.
       (F) Construction of new and maintenance of permanent 
     infrastructure, including stock ponds, water catchments, and 
     water spring boxes used to benefit livestock and improve 
     wildlife habitat.
       (G) Performance of soil treatments, native and non-native 
     seeding, and planting of and transplanting sagebrush, grass, 
     forb, shrub, and other species.
       (H) Use of herbicides, so long as the Secretary concerned 
     determines that the activity is otherwise conducted 
     consistently with agency procedures, including any forest 
     plan applicable to the area covered by the activity.
       (c) Availability of Categorical Exclusion.--On and after 
     the date of the enactment

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     of this Act, the Secretary concerned may use the categorical 
     exclusion established under subsection (a) in accordance with 
     this section.
       (d) Acreage Limitations.--A forest management activity 
     covered by the categorical exclusion established under 
     subsection (a) may not contain treatment units exceeding a 
     total of 6,000 acres.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Hazardous fuels management.--The term ``hazardous fuels 
     management'' means any vegetation management activities that 
     reduce the risk of wildfire.
       (2) Late-season grazing.--The term ``late-season grazing'' 
     means grazing activities that occur after both the invasive 
     species and native perennial species have completed their 
     current-year annual growth cycle until new plant growth 
     begins to appear in the following year.
       (3) Targeted livestock grazing.--The term ``targeted 
     livestock grazing'' means grazing used for purposes of 
     hazardous fuels management.

     SEC. 8316. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR FOREST RESTORATION.

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

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

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

     SEC. 8318. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR DEVELOPED RECREATION 
                   SITES.

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

     SEC. 8319. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.

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

     SEC. 8320. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR SPECIAL USE 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Categorical Exclusion Established.--Forest management 
     activities described in subsection (b) are a category of 
     actions hereby designated as being categorically excluded 
     from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an 
     environmental impact statement under section 102 of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
       (b) Forest Management Activities Designated for Categorical 
     Exclusion.--The category of forest management activities 
     designated under this section for a categorical exclusion are 
     forest management activities carried out by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture on National Forest System lands where the primary 
     purpose of such activity is:
       (1) Issuance of a new special use authorization for an 
     existing or expired special use authorization, without any 
     substantial change in the scope and scale of the authorized 
     use and occupancy when--
       (A) the issuance is a purely ministerial action to account 
     for administrative changes, such as a change in ownership or 
     expiration of the current authorization; and
       (B) the applicant or holder is in compliance with the terms 
     and conditions of the existing or expired special use 
     authorization.

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       (2) Modification, removal, repair, maintenance, 
     reconstruction, or replacement of a facility or improvement 
     for an existing special use authorization.
       (3) Issuance of a new special use authorization or 
     amendment to an existing special use authorization for 
     activities that will occur on existing roads, trails, 
     facilities, or areas approved for use in a land management 
     plan or other documented decision.
       (4) Approval, modification, or continuation of minor, 
     short-term (5 years or less) special uses of National Forest 
     System lands or public lands.
       (5) Issuance of a special use authorization for an existing 
     unauthorized use or occupancy that has not been deemed in 
     trespass where no new ground disturbance is proposed.
       (6) Approval or modification of minor special uses of 
     National Forest System lands or public lands that require 
     less than 20 contiguous acres.
       (7) Approval of vegetative management plans, and vegetation 
     management activities in accordance with an approved 
     vegetation management plan, under a special use authorization 
     for an electric transmission and distribution facility right-
     of-way.
       (c) Availability of Exclusion.--On and after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     use the categorical exclusion established under subsection 
     (a) in accordance with this section.
       (d) Document Requirements.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall not be required to prepare a project file or decision 
     memorandum to categorically exclude a forest management 
     activity described under paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (b).

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

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

          PART III--MISCELLANEOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 8331. GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS.

       Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
     2113a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Secretary or a 
     Governor'' and inserting ``Secretary, Governor, or Indian 
     Tribe'';
       (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Secretary and a 
     Governor'' and inserting ``Secretary and either a Governor or 
     an Indian Tribe'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as 
     paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     5304));''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or an Indian 
     Tribe'' after ``Governor''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or an Indian Tribe'' 
     after ``Governor''.

     SEC. 8332. PROMOTING CROSS-BOUNDARY WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

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

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

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

        Subtitle D--Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection

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

       (a) Prompt Consideration of Tribal Requests.--Section 2(b) 
     of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 
     3115a(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than 120 days 
     after the date on which an Indian tribe submits to the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``In response to the submission by 
     an Indian Tribe of''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Time periods for consideration.--
       ``(A) Initial response.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary receives a Tribal request under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an initial 
     response to the Indian Tribe regarding--
       ``(i) whether the request may meet the selection criteria 
     described in subsection (c); and
       ``(ii) the likelihood of the Secretary entering into an 
     agreement or contract with the Indian Tribe under paragraph 
     (2) for activities described in paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Notice of denial.--Notice under subsection (d) of the 
     denial of a Tribal request under paragraph (1) shall be 
     provided not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
     Secretary received the request.
       ``(C) Completion.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which the Secretary receives a Tribal request under paragraph 
     (1), other than a Tribal request denied under subsection (d), 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) complete all environmental reviews necessary in 
     connection with the agreement or contract and proposed 
     activities under the agreement or contract; and

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       ``(ii) enter into the agreement or contract with the Indian 
     Tribe under paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 2 of the 
     Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (b)(1) and (f)(1), by striking ``section 
     347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 
     105-277) (as amended by section 323 of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (117 
     Stat. 275))'' and inserting ``section 604 of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c)''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (b)(1), the 
     Secretary may'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall''.

     SEC. 8402. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

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

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 8503. REVISION OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES 
                   REGULATIONS.

       (a) Determinations of Extraordinary Circumstances.--In 
     determining whether extraordinary circumstances related to a 
     proposed action preclude use of a categorical exclusion, the 
     Forest Service shall not be required to--
       (1) consider whether a proposed action is within a 
     potential wilderness area;
       (2) consider whether a proposed action affects a Forest 
     Service sensitive species;
       (3) conduct an analysis under section 220.4(f) of title 36, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, of the proposed action's 
     cumulative impact (as the term is defined in section 1508.7 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations);
       (4) consider a determination under section 7 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that a 
     proposed action may affect, but is not likely to adversely 
     affect, threatened, endangered, or candidate species, or 
     designated critical habitats; or
       (5) consider a determination under section 7 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) that a 
     proposed action may affect, and is likely to adversely affect 
     threatened, endangered, candidate species, or designated 
     critical habitat if the agency is in compliance with the 
     applicable provisions of the biological opinion.

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       (b) Proposed Rulemaking.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
     revise section 220.6(b) of title 36, Code of Federal 
     Regulations to conform such section with subsection (a).
       (c) Additional Revision.--As part of the proposed 
     rulemaking described in subsection (b), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall revise section 220.5(a)(2) of title 36, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that the Forest 
     Service shall not be required to consider proposals that 
     would substantially alter a potential wilderness area as a 
     class of actions normally requiring environmental impact 
     statements.
       (d) Additional Actions.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall issue final regulations to carry out the 
     revisions described in subsections (b) and (c).

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

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

     SEC. 8505. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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

                         TITLE IX--HORTICULTURE

           Subtitle A--Horticulture Marketing and Information

     SEC. 9001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION.

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

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

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

     SEC. 9003. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

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

     SEC. 9004. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 9006. ORGANIC PROGRAMS.

       (a) Additional Accreditation Authority.--Section 2115 of 
     the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6514) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Satellite Offices and Overseas Operations.--The 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) has oversight and approval authority with respect to 
     a certifying agent accredited under this section who is 
     operating as a certifying agent in a foreign country for the 
     purpose of certifying a farm or handling operation in such 
     foreign country as a certified organic farm or handling 
     operation; and
       ``(2) shall require that each certifying agent that intends 
     to operate in any foreign country as described in paragraph 
     (1) is authorized by the Secretary to so operate on an annual 
     basis.''.
       (b) National List of Approved and Prohibited Substances for 
     Organic Farming or Handling Operations.--Section 2119(n) of 
     the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(n)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(n) Petitions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall establish procedures 
     under which persons may petition the Board for the purpose of 
     evaluating substances for inclusion on the National List.
       ``(2) Expedited review.--The Secretary shall develop 
     procedures under which the review of a petition referred to 
     in paragraph (1) may be expedited if the petition seeks to 
     include on the National List a postharvest handling substance 
     that is related to food safety or a class of such substances.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) shall 
     be construed as providing that section 2118(d) does not apply 
     with respect to the inclusion of a substance on the National 
     List pursuant to such paragraph.''.
       (c) Certain Employees Eligible to Serve as National 
     Organics Standards Board Members.--Section 2119(b) of the 
     Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or employees of such 
     individuals'' after ``operation'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or employees of such 
     individuals'' after ``operation''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, or an employee of 
     such individual'' after ``products''.
       (d) National Organic Standards Board Consultation 
     Requirements.--Section 2119(l) of the Organic Foods 
     Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6518(l)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``and the evaluation of the technical 
     advisory panel'' and inserting ``, the evaluation of the 
     technical advisory panel, and the determinations of the task 
     force required under paragraph (4)''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a substance not included in the 
     National List that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs has 
     determined to be safe for use within the meaning of section 
     201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     321(s)) or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency has determined there is a reasonable certainty that no 
     harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide 
     chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary exposures 
     and all other exposures for which there is reliable 
     information, convene a task force to consult with the 
     Commissioner or Administrator (or the designees thereof), as 
     applicable, to determine if such substance should be included 
     in the National List.''.
       (e) Recordkeeping, Investigation, and Enforcement.--
       (1) Collaborative investigations and enforcement.--Section 
     2120 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     6519) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Collaborative Investigations and Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Information sharing during active investigation.--In 
     carrying out this title, all parties to an active 
     investigation (including certifying agents, State organic 
     certification programs, and the national organic program) may 
     share confidential business information with Federal and 
     State government officers and employees and certifying agents 
     involved in the investigation as necessary to fully 
     investigate and enforce potential violations of this title.

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       ``(2) Access to data documentation systems.--The Secretary 
     shall have access to available data from cross-border 
     documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies, 
     including--
       ``(A) the Automated Commercial Environment system of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection; and
       ``(B) the Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking 
     system of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
       ``(3) Additional documentation and verification.--The 
     Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the 
     national organic program under this title, has the authority, 
     and shall grant an accredited certifying agent the authority, 
     to require producers and handlers to provide additional 
     documentation or verification before granting certification 
     under section 2104, in the case of a known area of risk or 
     when there is a specific area of concern, with respect to 
     meeting the national standards for organic production 
     established under section 2105, as determined by the 
     Secretary or the certifying agent.''.
       (2) Modification of regulations on exclusions from 
     certification.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     issue regulations to limit the type of operations that are 
     excluded from certification under section 205.101 of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
       (f) Reporting Requirement.--Section 2122 of the Organic 
     Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1, 2019, 
     and annually thereafter through March 1, 2023, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing national organic 
     program activities with respect to all domestic and overseas 
     investigations and compliance actions taken pursuant to this 
     title during the preceding year.''.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations for National Organic 
     Program.--Subsection (b) of section 2123 of the Organic Foods 
     Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) National Organic Program.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in order to carry out activities under the 
     national organic program established under this title, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated--
       ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
       ``(2) $16,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
       ``(3) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
       ``(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
       ``(5) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
       ``(6) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.''.
       (h) International Trade Technology Systems and Data 
     Collection.--Subsection (c) of section 2123 of the Organic 
     Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Modernization and Improvement of International Trade 
     Technology Systems and Data Collection.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall modernize 
     international trade tracking and data collection systems of 
     the national organic program.
       ``(2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall modernize trade and transaction certificates 
     to ensure full traceability without unduly hindering trade, 
     such as through an electronic trade document exchange system.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2019 for the purposes of--
       ``(A) carrying out this subsection; and
       ``(B) maintaining the database and technology upgrades 
     previously carried out under this subsection, as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture 
     and Nutrition Act of 2018.
       ``(4) Availability.--The amounts made available under 
     paragraph (3) are in addition to any other funds made 
     available for the purposes specified in such paragraph and 
     shall remain available until expended.''.
       (i) Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives.--
     Section 7407(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
     of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Mandatory funding for fiscal year 2019.--Of the funds 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
     to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to 
     remain available until expended.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (B) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3), as so amended, as 
     paragraph (2).

                     Subtitle B--Regulatory Reform

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

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

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

                PART II--PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND USE

     SEC. 9111. REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES.

       (a) Approval of Registration.--Section 3(c)(5) of the 
     Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
     136a(c)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and moving the margins 
     of such clauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``registration.--The Administrator'' and 
     inserting the following: ``registration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator;'';
       (3) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking ``; 
     and'' at the end and inserting a semicolon;
       (4) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
       (5) in the matter following clause (iv), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``The Administrator shall not make 
     any lack'' and all that follows through ``for use of the 
     pesticide in such State.'';
       (6) in subparagraph (A), as amended, by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(v) when used in accordance with widespread and commonly 
     recognized practice it is not likely to jeopardize the 
     survival of a federally listed threatened or endangered 
     species or directly or indirectly alter, in a manner that is 
     likely to appreciably diminish its value, critical habitat 
     for both the survival and recovery of such species.''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Principles to be applied to certain determinations.--
     In determining whether the condition specified in 
     subparagraph (A)(v) is met, the Administrator shall take into 
     account the best scientific and commercial information and 
     data available, and shall consider all directions for use and 
     restrictions on use specified by the registration. In making 
     such determination, the Administrator shall use an economical 
     and effective screening process that includes higher-tiered 
     probabilistic ecological risk assessments, as appropriate. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
     shall not be required to consult or otherwise communicate 
     with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Commerce except to the extent specified in subparagraphs (C) 
     and (D).
       ``(C) Species information and data.--
       ``(i) Request.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     Administrator begins any determination under subparagraph 
     (A)(v) with respect to the registration of a pesticide, the 
     Administrator shall request that the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Commerce transmit, with respect 
     to any federally listed threatened and endangered species 
     involved in such determination, the Secretaries' best 
     available and authoritative information and data on--

       ``(I) the location, life history, habitat needs, 
     distribution, threats, population trends and conservation 
     needs of such species; and

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       ``(II) relevant physical and biological features of 
     designated critical habitat for such species.

       ``(ii) Transmission of data.--After receiving a request 
     under clause (i), the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall transmit the information 
     described in such clause to the Administrator on a timely 
     basis, unless the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of Commerce have made such information available through a 
     web-based platform that is updated on at least a quarterly 
     basis.
       ``(iii) Failure to transmit data.--The failure of the 
     Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide information to the Administrator under clause (ii) 
     shall not constitute grounds for extending any deadline for 
     action under section 33(f).
       ``(D) Consultation.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the request of an applicant, the 
     Administrator shall request consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(ii) Requirements.--With respect to a consultation under 
     this subparagraph, the Administrator and the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall comply with 
     subpart D of part 402 of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (commonly known as the Joint Counterpart 
     Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation), or successor 
     regulations.
       ``(E) Failure to consult.--
       ``(i) Not actionable.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph, the failure of the Administrator to consult 
     with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, except as provided by this section, is not 
     actionable in any Federal court.
       ``(ii) Remedy.--In any action pending in Federal court on 
     the date of the enactment of this subparagraph or any action 
     brought in Federal court after such date, with respect to the 
     Administrator's failure to consult with the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, the sole and 
     exclusive remedy for any such action, other than as otherwise 
     specified in this Act, shall be scheduling the determinations 
     required by section 3(c)(5)(E) for an active ingredient 
     consistent with the periodic review of registrations 
     established by this section.
       ``(F) Essentiality and efficacy.--The Administrator shall 
     not make any lack of essentiality a criterion for denying 
     registration of any pesticide. Where two pesticides meet the 
     requirements of this paragraph, one should not be registered 
     in preference to the other. In considering an application for 
     the registration of a pesticide, the Administrator may waive 
     data requirements pertaining to efficacy, in which event the 
     Administrator may register the pesticide without determining 
     that the pesticide's composition is such as to warrant 
     proposed claims of efficacy. If a pesticide is found to be 
     efficacious by any State under section 24(c), a presumption 
     is established that the Administrator shall waive data 
     requirements pertaining to efficacy for use of the pesticide 
     in such State.''.
       (b) Registration Under Special Circumstances.--Section 
     3(c)(7) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
     Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(7)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``and when used in accordance with 
     widespread and commonly recognized practice, it is not likely 
     to jeopardize the survival of a federally listed threatened 
     or endangered species or appreciably diminish the value of 
     critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of the 
     listed species,'' after ``or differ only in ways that would 
     not significantly increase the risk of unreasonable adverse 
     effects on the environment,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and it is not likely to jeopardize the 
     survival of a federally listed threatened or endangered 
     species or appreciably diminish the value of critical habitat 
     for both the survival and recovery of the listed species'' 
     before ``. An applicant seeking conditional registration''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and it is not 
     likely to jeopardize the survival of a federally listed 
     threatened or endangered species or directly or indirectly 
     appreciably diminish the value of critical habitat for both 
     the survival and recovery of the listed species'' before ``. 
     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions''.
       (c) Registration Review.--Section 3(g)(1)(A) of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
     136a(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(vi) Ensuring protection of species and habitat.--The 
     Administrator shall complete the determination required under 
     subsection (c)(5)(A)(v) for an active ingredient consistent 
     with the periodic review of registrations under clauses (ii) 
     and (iii) in accordance with the following schedule:
       ``(I) With respect to any active ingredient first 
     registered on or before October 1, 2007, not later than 
     October 1, 2026.
       ``(II) With respect to any active ingredient first 
     registered between October 1, 2007, and the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this clause, not later than October 
     1, 2033.
       ``(III) With respect to any active ingredient first 
     registered on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     clause, not later than 48 months after the effective date of 
     registration.''.

     SEC. 9112. EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS.

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

     SEC. 9113. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW; SUSPENSION.

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

     SEC. 9114. UNLAWFUL ACTS.

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

     SEC. 9115. AUTHORITY OF STATES.

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

     SEC. 9116. REGULATIONS.

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

     SEC. 9117. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.

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

     SEC. 9118. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.

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

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

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

            PART III--AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT

     SEC. 9121. METHYL BROMIDE.

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

     ``SEC. 419. METHYL BROMIDE.

       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a 
     State, local, or Tribal authority may authorize the use of 
     methyl bromide for a qualified use if the authority 
     determines the use is required to respond to an emergency 
     event. The Secretary may authorize such a use if the 
     Secretary determines such a use is required to respond to an 
     emergency event.
       ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 5 days after the date 
     on which a State, local, or Tribal authority makes the 
     determination described in paragraph (1), the State, local, 
     or Tribal authority intending to authorize the use of methyl 
     bromide for a qualified use shall submit to the Secretary a 
     notification that contains the information described in 
     subsection (b).

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

                   PART IV--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS

     SEC. 9131. DEFINITION OF RETAIL FACILITIES.

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

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 9201. REPORT ON REGULATION OF PLANT BIOSTIMULANTS.

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

     SEC. 9202. PECAN MARKETING ORDERS.

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

     SEC. 9203. REPORT ON HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP.

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

                        TITLE X--CROP INSURANCE

     SEC. 10001. TREATMENT OF FORAGE AND GRAZING.

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

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

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

     SEC. 10002. ADMINISTRATIVE BASIC FEE.

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

     SEC. 10003. PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE COVERAGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 508(c)(1) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Ineligible crops and acres.--Crops for which the 
     producer has elected under section 1117 of the Agriculture 
     and Nutrition Act of 2018 to receive agriculture risk 
     coverage and acres that are enrolled in the stacked income 
     protection plan under section 508B shall not be eligible 
     for--

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       ``(i) coverage based on an area yield and loss basis under 
     paragraph (3)(A)(ii); or
       ``(ii) supplemental coverage under paragraph (4)(C).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 508(c)(4)(C) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(4)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking clause (iv); and
       (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).

     SEC. 10004. REPEAL OF UNUSED AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 10005. CONTINUED AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 10006. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.

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

     SEC. 10007. MAINTENANCE OF POLICIES.

       (a) Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) Reimbursement.--
       ``(i) In general.--An applicant who submits a policy under 
     section 508(h) shall be eligible for the reimbursement of 
     reasonable and actual research and development costs directly 
     related to the policy if the policy is approved by the Board 
     for sale to producers.
       ``(ii) Reasonable costs.--For the purpose of reimbursing 
     research and development and maintenance costs under this 
     section, costs of the applicant shall be considered 
     reasonable and actual costs if the costs are based on--

       ``(I) wage rates equal to 2 times the hourly wage rate plus 
     benefits, as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 
     the year in which such costs are incurred, calculated using 
     the formula applied to an applicant by the Corporation in 
     reviewing proposed project budgets under this section on 
     October 1, 2016; or
       ``(II) actual documented costs incurred by the 
     applicant.''; and

       (2) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``approved insurance 
     provider'' and inserting ``applicant''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``determined by the approved 
     insurance provider'' and inserting ``determined by the 
     applicant'';
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following 
     new clauses:
       ``(ii) Approval.--Subject to clause (iii), the Board shall 
     approve the amount of a fee determined under clause (i) 
     unless the Board determines, based on substantial evidence in 
     the record, that the amount of the fee unnecessarily inhibits 
     the use of the policy.
       ``(iii) Consideration.--The Board shall not disapprove a 
     fee on the basis of--

       ``(I) a comparison to maintenance fees paid with respect to 
     the policy; or
       ``(II) the potential for the fee to result in a financial 
     gain or loss to the applicant based on the number of policies 
     sold.''.

       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to reimbursement requests made on or after October 1, 
     2016.
       (2) Resubmission of denied request.--An applicant that was 
     denied all or a portion of a reimbursement request under 
     paragraph (1) of section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) during the period between October 1, 
     2016 and the date of the enactment of this Act shall be given 
     an opportunity to resubmit such request.

     SEC. 10008. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES.

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

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

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

     SEC. 10010. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

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

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

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

                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

                         Subtitle A--Livestock

     SEC. 11101. ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

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

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

       ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program, to be known as the `National Animal Disease 
     Preparedness and Response Program', to address the increasing 
     risk of the introduction and spread of animal pests and 
     diseases affecting the economic interests of the livestock 
     and related industries of the United States, including the 
     maintenance and expansion of export markets.
       ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To carry out the National Animal 
     Disease Preparedness and Response Program, the Secretary 
     shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements, or other 
     legal instruments, with eligible entities, to be selected by 
     the Secretary, which may include any of the following 
     entities, either individually or in combination:
       ``(1) A State department of agriculture.
       ``(2) The office of the chief animal health official of a 
     State.
       ``(3) A land-grant college or university or NLGCA 
     Institution (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of 
     the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
     Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)).
       ``(4) A college of veterinary medicine, including a 
     veterinary emergency team at such college.
       ``(5) A State or national livestock producer organization 
     with direct and significant economic interest in livestock 
     production.
       ``(6) A State emergency agency.
       ``(7) A State, national, allied, or regional veterinary 
     organization or specialty board recognized by the American 
     Veterinary Medical Association.
       ``(8) An Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304)).
       ``(9) A Federal agency.
       ``(c) Activities.--
       ``(1) Program activities.--Activities under the National 
     Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program shall 
     include, to the extent practicable, the following:
       ``(A) Enhancing animal pest and disease analysis and 
     surveillance.
       ``(B) Expanding outreach and education.
       ``(C) Targeting domestic inspection activities at 
     vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum.
       ``(D) Enhancing and strengthening threat identification and 
     technology.
       ``(E) Improving biosecurity.
       ``(F) Enhancing emergency preparedness and response 
     capabilities, including training additional emergency 
     response personnel.
       ``(G) Conducting technology development and enhancing 
     electronic sharing of animal health data for risk analysis 
     between State and Federal animal health officials.
       ``(H) Enhancing the development and effectiveness of animal 
     health technologies to treat and prevent animal disease, 
     including--
       ``(i) veterinary biologics and diagnostics;
       ``(ii) animal drugs for minor use and minor species; and
       ``(iii) animal medical devices.
       ``(I) Such other activities as determined appropriate by 
     the Secretary, in consultation with eligible entities 
     specified in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Priorities.--In entering into cooperative agreements 
     or other legal instruments under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted by--
       ``(A) a State department of agriculture or an office of the 
     chief animal health official of a State; or
       ``(B) an eligible entity that will carry out program 
     activities in a State or region--
       ``(i) in which an animal pest or disease is a Federal 
     concern; or
       ``(ii) which the Secretary determines has potential for the 
     spread of an animal pest or disease after taking into 
     consideration--

       ``(I) the agricultural industries in the State or region;
       ``(II) factors contributing to animal disease or pest in 
     the State or region, such as the climate, natural resources, 
     and geography of, and native and exotic wildlife species and 
     other disease vectors in, the State or region; and
       ``(III) the movement of animals in the State or region.

       ``(3) Consultation.--For purposes of setting priorities 
     under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with 
     eligible entities specified in subsection (b). The Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 
     consultation carried out under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity specified in 
     subsection (b) seeking to enter into a cooperative agreement, 
     or other legal instrument, under the National Animal Disease 
     Preparedness and Response Program shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify each 
     applicant of--
       ``(A) the requirements to be imposed on the recipient of 
     funds under the Program for auditing of, and reporting on, 
     the use of such funds; and
       ``(B) the criteria to be used to ensure activities 
     supported using such funds are based on sound scientific data 
     or thorough risk assessments.
       ``(3) Non-federal contributions.--When deciding whether to 
     enter into an agreement or other legal instrument under the 
     Program with an eligible entity described in subsection (b), 
     the Secretary--
       ``(A) may take into consideration an eligible entity's 
     ability to contribute non-Federal funds to carry out such a 
     cooperative agreement or other legal instrument under the 
     Program; and
       ``(B) shall not require such an entity to make such a 
     contribution.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Use consistent with terms of cooperative agreement.--
     The recipient of funds under the National Animal Disease 
     Preparedness and Response Program shall use the funds for the 
     purposes and in the manner provided in the cooperative 
     agreement, or other legal instrument, under which the funds 
     are provided.
       ``(2) Sub-agreement.--Nothing in this section prevents an 
     eligible entity from using funds received under the Program 
     to enter into sub-agreements with political subdivisions of 
     State that have legal responsibilities relating to animal 
     disease prevention, surveillance, or rapid response.
       ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of completion of an activity conducted using funds 
     provided under the National Animal Disease Preparedness and 
     Response Program, the recipient of such funds shall submit to 
     the Secretary a report that describes the purposes and 
     results of the activities.''.
       (b) National Animal Health Vaccine Bank.--The Animal Health 
     Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 10409B, as added by subsection (a), 
     the following new section:

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

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     national vaccine bank (to be known as the `National Animal 
     Health Vaccine Bank') for the benefit of the domestic 
     interests of the United States and to help protect the United 
     States agriculture and food system against terrorist attack, 
     major disaster, and other emergencies.
       ``(b) Elements of Vaccine Bank.--Through the National 
     Animal Health Vaccine Bank, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) maintain sufficient quantities of animal vaccine, 
     antiviral, therapeutic, or diagnostic products to 
     appropriately and rapidly respond to an outbreak of those 
     animal diseases that would have the most damaging effect on 
     human health or the United States economy; and
       ``(2) leverage, when appropriate, the mechanisms and 
     infrastructure that have been developed for the management, 
     storage, and distribution of the National Veterinary 
     Stockpile of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
       ``(c) Priority for Response to Foot and Mouth Disease.--The 
     Secretary shall prioritize the acquisition of sufficient 
     quantities of foot and mouth disease vaccine, and 
     accompanying diagnostic products, for the National Animal 
     Health Vaccine Bank. As part of such prioritization, the 
     Secretary shall consider contracting with one or more 
     entities that are capable of producing foot and mouth disease 
     vaccine and that have surge production capacity of the 
     vaccine.''.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Section 10417 of the Animal Health 
     Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Availability of Funds for Specified Purposes.--
       ``(1) Mandatory funding.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 2019.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available for 
     fiscal year 2019 $250,000,000 to carry out sections 10409A, 
     10409B, and 10409C, of which--
       ``(i) $30,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     National Animal Health Laboratory Network under section 
     10409A;
       ``(ii) $70,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program 
     under section 10409B; and
       ``(iii) $150,000,000 shall be made available to establish 
     and maintain the National Animal Health Vaccine Bank under 
     section 10409C.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--Of the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
     available to carry out sections 10409A, 10409B, and 10409C, 
     $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023, of 
     which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
     each of those fiscal years to carry out the National Animal 
     Disease Preparedness and Response Program under section 
     10409B.
       ``(2) Additional authorization of appropriations.--In 
     addition to the funds made available under subparagraphs 
     (A)(i) and (B) of paragraph (1) and funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
     through 2023 to carry out the National Animal Health 
     Laboratory Network under section 10409A.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Of the funds made available 
     under subparagraphs (A)(i),

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     (A)(ii), and (B) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), not 
     more than four percent may be retained by the Secretary to 
     pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to carry 
     out the National Animal Health Laboratory Network under 
     section 10409A and the National Animal Disease Preparedness 
     and Response Program under section 10409B. Of the funds made 
     available under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) to carry out 
     the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program 
     under section 10409B and (B) of such paragraph, not more than 
     ten percent may be retained by an eligible entity to pay 
     administrative costs incurred by the eligible entity to carry 
     out such program.
       ``(4) Duration of availability.--Funds made available under 
     this subsection, including any proceeds credited under 
     paragraph (5), shall remain available until expended.
       ``(5) Proceeds from vaccine sales.--Any proceeds of a sale 
     of vaccine or antigen from the National Animal Health Vaccine 
     Bank shall be--
       ``(A) deposited into the Treasury of the United States; and
       ``(B) credited to the account for the operation of the 
     National Animal Health Vaccine Bank.
       ``(6) Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes.--
     Funds made available under the National Animal Health 
     Laboratory Network, the National Animal Disease Preparedness 
     and Response Program, and the National Animal Health Vaccine 
     Bank shall not be used for the construction of a new building 
     or facility or the acquisition or expansion of an existing 
     building or facility, including site grading and improvement 
     and architect fees.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section heading.--The heading of section 10417 of the 
     Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10417. FUNDING.''.

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

     SEC. 11102. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.

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

     SEC. 11103. VETERINARY TRAINING.

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 11202. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Changing Name of Office.--
       (1) In general.--Section 226B of the Department of 
     Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``advocacy and 
     outreach'' and inserting ``partnerships and public 
     engagement'';
       (B) by striking ``Advocacy and Outreach'' each place it 
     appears in subsections (a)(2), (b)(1), and (d)(4)(B) and 
     inserting ``Partnerships and Public Engagement'';
       (2) References.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, any reference to the Office of Advocacy and 
     Outreach established under section 226B of the Department of 
     Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) in any 
     other provision of Federal law shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Office of Partnerships and Public 
     Engagement.
       (b) Increasing Outreach.--Section 226B of the Department of 
     Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) limited resource producers;
       ``(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; and
       ``(vi) Tribal farmers and ranchers; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) to promote youth outreach.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``veteran farmers and ranchers, Tribal farmers and 
     ranchers,'' after ``beginning farmers or ranchers,'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or socially 
     disadvantaged'' and inserting ``socially disadvantaged, 
     veteran, or Tribal''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``veteran farmers or 
     ranchers, Tribal farmers or ranchers,'' after ``beginning 
     farmers or ranchers,''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 226B(f)(3)(B) 
     of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
     (7 U.S.C. 6934(f)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2023''.
       (d) Office of Tribal Relations.--Section 309 of the Federal 
     Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture 
     Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921) is amended by 
     striking ``of the Secretary'' and inserting ``of Partnerships 
     and Public Engagement established under section 226B''.

     SEC. 11203. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS--NEEDS FOR 2050.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Commission on Farm Transitions-Needs for 
     2050'' (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a study on issues 
     impacting the transition of agricultural operations from 
     established farmers and ranchers to the next generation of 
     farmers and ranchers, including--
       (1) access to, and availability of--
       (A) quality land and necessary infrastructure;
       (B) affordable credit; and
       (C) adequate risk management tools;
       (2) agricultural asset transfer strategies in use as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and improvements to such 
     strategies;
       (3) incentives that may facilitate agricultural asset 
     transfers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers, 
     including recommendations for new Federal tax policies to 
     facilitate lifetime and estate transfers;
       (4) the causes of the failures of such transitions, if any; 
     and
       (5) the status of programs and incentives providing 
     assistance with respect to such transitions in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and opportunities for the 
     revision or modernization of such programs.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 10 
     members as follows:
       (A) 3 members appointed by the Secretary.
       (B) 3 members appointed by the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
       (C) 3 members appointed by the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (D) The Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture.
       (2) Federal government employment.--In addition to the 
     Chief Economist of the Department of Agriculture, the 
     membership of the Commission may include 1 or more employees 
     of the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agencies.
       (3) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of 
     the Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (4) Term; vacancies.--
       (A) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Commission.
       (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment was made.
       (5) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the 
     Commission.

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       (d) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, 
     but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
       (e) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint 1 of the 
     members of the Commission to serve as Chairperson of the 
     Commission.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     President, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the results of 
     the study required by subsection (b), including such 
     recommendations as the Commission considers appropriate.
       (g) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, meet 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable 
     to carry out this section.
       (h) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from a Federal agency such information as the 
     Commission considers necessary to carry out this section. On 
     request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of the 
     agency shall provide the information to the Commission.
       (i) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mail in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other agencies of the Federal Government.
       (j) Assistance From Secretary.--The Secretary may provide 
     to the Commission appropriate office space and such 
     reasonable administrative and support services as the 
     Commission may request.
       (k) Compensation of Members.--
       (1) Non-federal employees.--A member of the Commission who 
     is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall 
     be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission.
       (2) Federal employees.--A member of the Commission who is 
     an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to the compensation received 
     for the services of the member as an officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government.
       (3) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from the home or regular place of business 
     of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (l) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Commission or any proceeding of the Commission.

     SEC. 11204. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

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

     ``SEC. 221. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDINATOR.

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

                          Subtitle C--Textiles

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 11304. TEXTILE TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a trust fund, to be known as the ``Textile 
     Trust Fund'', consisting of such amounts as may be 
     transferred to the Textile Trust Fund pursuant to subsection 
     (e), and to be used for the purposes of--
       (1) reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting 
     from tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on 
     certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric;
       (2) reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting 
     from tariffs on wool products that are higher than tariffs on 
     certain apparel articles made of wool products; and
       (3) wool research and promotion.
       (b) Distribution of Funds.--From amounts in the Textile 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall make payments annually, 
     beginning in calendar year 2019, for each of calendar years 
     2019 through 2023 as follows:
       (1) Pima cotton.--From amounts specified in subsection 
     (e)(2)(A), the Secretary shall make payments as follows:
       (A) Twenty-five percent of such amounts for a calendar year 
     shall be paid to one or more nationally recognized 
     associations established for the promotion of pima cotton for 
     use in textile and apparel goods.
       (B) Twenty-five percent of such amounts for a calendar year 
     shall be paid to yarn spinners of pima cotton that produce 
     ring spun cotton yarns in the United States, to be allocated 
     to each spinner in an amount that bears the same ratio as--
       (i) the spinner's production of ring spun cotton yarns, 
     measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric 
     number) from pima cotton in single and plied form during the 
     previous calendar year (as evidenced by an affidavit provided 
     by the spinner that meets the requirements of subsection 
     (c)(1)); bears to
       (ii) the production of the yarns described in clause (i) 
     during the previous calendar year for all spinners who 
     qualify under this subparagraph.
       (C) Fifty percent of such amounts for a calendar year shall 
     be paid to manufacturers who cut and sew cotton shirts in the 
     United States who certify that they used imported cotton 
     fabric during the previous calendar year, to be allocated to 
     each such manufacturer in an amount that bears the same ratio 
     as--
       (i) the dollar value (excluding duty, shipping, and related 
     costs) of imported woven cotton shirting fabric of 80s or 
     higher count and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer 
     during the previous calendar year (as evidenced by an 
     affidavit provided by the manufacturer that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (c)(2)) used in the manufacturing 
     of men's and boys' cotton shirts; bears to
       (ii) the dollar value (excluding duty, shipping, and 
     related costs) of the fabric described in clause (i) 
     purchased during the previous calendar year by all 
     manufacturers who qualify under this subparagraph.
       (2) Wool manufacturers.--From amounts specified in 
     subsection (e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall make payments as 
     follows:
       (A) To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph (3) of 
     section 4002(c) of the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension 
     Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429; 118 Stat. 2600), as amended 
     by section 1633(c) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280; 120 Stat. 1166) 
     and section 325(b) of the Tax Extenders and Alternative 
     Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (division C of Public Law 110-
     343; 122 Stat. 3875), and any successor-in-interest to such a 
     manufacturer as provided for under paragraph (4) of such 
     section 4002(c), that submits an affidavit in accordance with 
     subsection (c)(3) for the year of the payment for calendar 
     years 2019 through 2023, payments in amounts authorized under 
     that paragraph.
       (B) To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph (6) of 
     such section 4002(c) for calendar years 2019 through 2023, 
     payments in amounts authorized under that paragraph.
       (c) Affidavits.--
       (1) Yarn spinners.--The affidavit required by subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i) for a calendar year is a notarized affidavit 
     provided by an officer of a producer of ring spun yarns that 
     affirms--
       (A) that the producer used pima cotton during the year in 
     which the affidavit is filed and during the previous calendar 
     year to produce ring spun cotton yarns in the United States, 
     measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric 
     number), in single and plied form;
       (B) the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun cotton 
     yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 
     metric number), in single and plied form during the previous 
     calendar year; and
       (C) that the producer maintains supporting documentation 
     showing the quantity of such yarns produced, and evidencing 
     the yarns as ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 
     83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and 
     plied form during the previous calendar year.

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       (2) Shirting manufacturers.--
       (A) In general.--The affidavit required by subsection 
     (b)(1)(C)(i) for a calendar year is a notarized affidavit 
     provided by an officer of a manufacturer of men's and boys' 
     shirts that affirms--
       (i) that the manufacturer used imported cotton fabric 
     during the year in which the affidavit is filed and during 
     the previous calendar year, to cut and sew men's and boys' 
     woven cotton shirts in the United States;
       (ii) the dollar value of imported woven cotton shirting 
     fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in warp purchased by 
     the manufacturer during the previous calendar year;
       (iii) that the manufacturer maintains invoices along with 
     other supporting documentation (such as price lists and other 
     technical descriptions of the fabric qualities) showing the 
     dollar value of such fabric purchased, the date of purchase, 
     and evidencing the fabric as woven cotton fabric of 80s or 
     higher count and 2-ply in warp; and
       (iv) that the fabric was suitable for use in the 
     manufacturing of men's and boys' cotton shirts.
       (B) Date of purchase.--For purposes of the affidavit under 
     subparagraph (A), the date of purchase shall be the invoice 
     date, and the dollar value shall be determined excluding 
     duty, shipping, and related costs.
       (3) Filing date for affidavits.--Any person required to 
     provide an affidavit under this section shall file the 
     affidavit with the Secretary or as directed by the Secretary 
     for any of calendar years 2019 through 2023, not later than 
     March 15 of that calendar year.
       (4) Increase in payments to wool manufacturers in case of 
     expiration of duty suspensions.--
       (A) In general.--In any calendar year in which the 
     suspension of duty on wool products described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) is not in effect, the amount of any 
     payment described in subsection (b)(2) to a manufacturer or 
     successor-in-interest shall be increased by an amount the 
     Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
     determines is equal to the amount the manufacturer or 
     successor-in-interest would have saved during the calendar 
     year of the payment if the suspension of duty on such wool 
     products were in effect.
       (B) Special rule for certain fabrics of worsted wool.--
       (i) In general.--With respect to fabrics of worsted wool 
     described in clause (ii), subparagraph (A) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``rate of duty on such wool products was 10 
     percent'' for ``suspension of duty on such wool products were 
     in effect''.
       (ii) Fabrics of worsted wool described.--Fabrics of worsted 
     wool described in this paragraph are fabrics of worsted 
     wool--

       (I) with average fiber diameters greater than 18.5 micron; 
     and
       (II) containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool.

       (C) Covered wool products.--Subparagraph (A) applies with 
     respect to the following:
       (i) Yarn, of combed wool, not put up for retail sale, 
     containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, formed with 
     wool fibers having average diameters of 18.5 micron or less.
       (ii) Wool fiber, waste, garnetted stock, combed wool, or 
     wool top, the foregoing having average fiber diameters of 
     18.5 micron or less.
       (iii) Fabrics of combed wool, containing 85 percent or more 
     by weight of wool, with wool yarns of average fiber diameters 
     of 18.5 micron or less, certified by the importer as suitable 
     for use in making men's and boys suits, suit-type jackets, or 
     trousers and must be imported for the benefit of persons who 
     cut and sew such clothing in the United States.
       (iv) Fabrics of combed wool, containing 85 percent or more 
     by weight of wool, with wool yarns of average fiber diameters 
     of 18.5 micron or less, certified by the importer as suitable 
     for use in making men's and boys suits, suit-type jackets, or 
     trousers and must be imported for the benefit of persons who 
     weave worsted wool fabric suitable for use in such clothing 
     in the United States.
       (D) No appeal of determinations.--A determination of the 
     Secretary under this paragraph shall be final and not subject 
     to appeal or protest.
       (d) Timing for Distributions.--The Secretary shall make a 
     payment under subsection (b) for each of calendar years 2019 
     through 2023, not later than April 15 of the year of the 
     payment.
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) Transfer required.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the 
     Textile Trust Fund $25,250,000 for each of calendar years 
     2019 through 2023.
       (2) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) for a calendar year--
       (A) $8,000,000 shall be available for distribution under 
     subsection (b)(1);
       (B) $15,000,000 shall be available for distribution under 
     subsection (b)(2); and
       (C) notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 506 of the 
     Trade and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public 
     Law 106-200), $2,250,000 shall be available to provide grants 
     described in subsection (d) of such section.
       (3) Sheep production and marketing.--In addition to funds 
     made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 
     carry out section 209 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627a), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to 
     remain available until expended.
       (4) Duration of availability.--Amounts transferred to the 
     Textile Trust Fund pursuant to this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.

             Subtitle D--United States Grain Standards Act

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

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

        Subtitle E--Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

     SEC. 11501. ELIGIBLE CROPS.

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

     SEC. 11502. SERVICE FEE.

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

     SEC. 11503. PAYMENTS EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.

       (a) Premiums.--Section 196(l)(2)(B)(i) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7333(l)(2)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (IV);
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (V) and 
     inserting ``and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(VI) the producer's share of the crop; or''.

       (b) Additional Availability of Coverage.--Section 196(l) of 
     the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
     U.S.C. 7333(l)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (c) Period of Availability.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     196(l) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
     of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(l)), as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(2), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (3)(A), 
     additional'' and inserting ``Additional''; and
       (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

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

       (a) References to Former Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.--
       (1) Food aid consultative group.--Section 205(b) of the 
     Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and 
     Foreign Agricultural Affairs;''.
       (2) Office of risk management.--Section 226A(d)(1) of the 
     Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
     U.S.C. 6933(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary 
     of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services'' 
     and inserting ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm 
     Production and Conservation''.
       (3) Multiagency task force.--Section 242(b)(3) of the 
     Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
     U.S.C. 6952(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``Under Secretary 
     for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign 
     Agricultural Affairs''.
       (4) Interagency committee on minority careers in 
     international affairs.--Section 625(c)(1)(A) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1131c(c)(1)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign 
     Agricultural Services'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs''.

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       (b) References to Other Designated Department Officials.--
       (1) Definitions under consolidated farm and rural 
     development act.--Section 343(a)(13)(D) of the Agricultural 
     Act of 1961 (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(D)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by inserting ``(or other official designated by the 
     Secretary)'' after ``Under Secretary for Rural Development''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``or designated official'' after ``Under 
     Secretary'' each other place it appears; and
       (B) in clause (iii)--
       (i) by inserting ``(or other official designated by the 
     Secretary)'' after ``Under Secretary for Rural Development''; 
     and
       (ii) in subclauses (III) and (IV), by inserting ``or 
     designated official'' after ``Under Secretary'' both places 
     it appears.
       (2) National sheep industry improvement center.--Section 
     210(f)(3)(B)(i) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1627b(f)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ``(or other 
     official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture)'' after 
     ``Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development''.
       (3) Intertribal tourism demonstration projects.--Section 
     6(a)(2)(A) of the Native American Business Development, Trade 
     Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4305(a)(2)(A)) 
     is amended by inserting ``(or other official designated by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture)'' after ``Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Rural Development''.
       (4) State plans for vocational rehabilitation services.--
     Section 101(a)(11)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(C)) is amended by inserting ``(or other 
     official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture)'' after 
     ``Under Secretary for Rural Development of the Department of 
     Agriculture''.

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

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

     SEC. 11603. CONFERENCE REPORT REQUIREMENT THRESHOLD.

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

     SEC. 11604. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY PROGRAM.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 11608. COTTON CLASSIFICATION SERVICES.

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

     SEC. 11609. CENTURY FARMS PROGRAM.

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

     SEC. 11610. REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION.

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

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     categories of plant products and regulatory activities for 
     purposes of meeting the goals specified in paragraphs (1) 
     through (6).

     SEC. 11611. REPORT ON DOG IMPORTATION.

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

     SEC. 11612. PROHIBITION ON SLAUGHTER OF DOGS AND CATS FOR 
                   HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

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

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

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

               Subtitle G--Protecting Interstate Commerce

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

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

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

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

  The Acting CHAIR. No amendment to the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part C 
of House Report 115-677. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the time specified in 
the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question.


              Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. King of Iowa

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk made 
in order by the rule.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 134, line 7, strike ``or''.
       Page 134, after line 7, insert the following (and 
     redesignate the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
       ``(C) the use of existing drainage systems, or to upgrade 
     drainage systems, to provide irrigation or water efficiency; 
     or
       Page 134, line 14, insert ``drainage districts,'' after 
     ``irrigation associations,''.
       Page 134, line 18, insert ``drainage district,'' after 
     ``irrigation association,''.
       Page 135, lines 5 and 6, insert ``drainage district,'' 
     after ``irrigation association,''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Iowa (Mr. King) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Iowa.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I bring this amendment, amendment No. 1, to help 
supplement some of the good programs that are already existing within 
the existing farm bill, and what it does is it allows drainage 
districts to also compete for EQIP money along with the irrigation 
districts that exist in the country.
  I have worked in this arena for a lot of my adult life, and there are 
roughly 2,000 drainage districts in the State of Iowa, but the 
important part of this is that we are concerned about water quality and 
water management and nutrient management, and we have developed 
technology that, when a producer goes into a pattern tile system, a 
drainage system--and we used to, and we still do in most places--we 
just drain all that water out down to the bottom of the tile, and we do 
that for 12 months out of the year.
  And what happens is the nutrients that are applied, the nitrogen and 
the phosphorous, in particular, go down the stream, and it impacts the 
water quality downstream; and it contributes to the hypoxia in the Gulf 
Coast, as well.
  So we have developed a method by which especially the flattest ground 
in the corn belt--this began at least 8 million acres that were under a 
2 percent grade--could be pattern tiled and put stop logs in and store 
the water in the subsoil; drain it down for the 2 weeks in the spring 
that we are in the field, let the water table come back up again, hold 
it there, drain it down again for the 2 weeks in the fall that we are 
in the field, and let it come up the rest of the time.
  While that is going on, the root system of our crop--corn and 
soybeans in my country, different crops in others--will draw up those 
nutrients out of that water and they will pull the nitrogen out, they 
will pull the phosphorous out, and we can minimize the application of 
our fertilizer. In doing so and having a better utilization of our 
fertilizer, we can also see the water that finally does go down the 
stream be a far higher quality.
  So this allows EQIP to be spent also in drainage districts for that 
purpose. It is good for water quality. It is good for production 
efficiency, and it is something that I think has a big future for the 
United States of America.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, even 
though I am in favor of this.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this is something that I have been working on up in my 
area for some time as well.
  We have the Red River Valley, which is a river that flows north, and 
it always causes a lot of trouble with the

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flooding and so forth, a lot of erosion problems, and we have been 
looking at ways to deal with this.
  One of the ways that we found that really works is to put in pattern 
tile along with lift stations and pumps and stop logs and so forth that 
allow you to control this water and keep it until the water goes down. 
You can let it out at the appropriate time. It improves the water 
quality, and it will help us with flooding situations.
  Our water management districts up there need this authority. They 
would very much use this, and it would be a good thing for not only 
stopping a lot of erosion, it would also improve the water quality 
substantially in our watershed up there.
  Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the amendment. I encourage my 
colleagues to support it as well, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota. They 
understand the water quality issues and the drainage issues at least as 
well as we do in Iowa, and working together on this kind of a proposal, 
I think, will yield good results all the way down, especially the 
Mississippi River, the hypoxia in the Gulf.
  This is good for the entire United States of America. It is something 
that I wish we would have done some time ago, but I appreciate the 
support for this amendment. I urge its adoption.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Gibbs

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. GIBBS. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

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

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

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is really a sense of Congress 
that will help support water and wastewater utilities innovating to 
meet Clean Water Act targets more effectively and potentially at lower 
costs to the utility by working throughout the watershed on water 
quality improvements.
  Utilities often need to look at costly end-of-pipe treatment to 
remove nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. These facilities can 
cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and this is particularly 
important in Ohio where nutrient management is an important concern.
  This commonsense approach that many water and wastewater utilities 
would like to take is to work with farmers and landowners in the 
watershed to help reduce the nutrient runoff in the waterways in the 
first place, which in turn helps reduce the cost to utility ratepayers 
for water treatment. This would produce a win-win for farmers, local 
communities, and utilities. The farmers will receive an additional 
revenue stream, and local communities will see lower fees for their 
water and wastewater services on their utility bills.
  For example, a utility in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has put 
this practice to work on a pilot basis, and instead of spending $200 
million on phosphorus removal treatment at the end of the pipe, they 
are spending an estimated $50 million investing in conservation 
practices with local farmers to reduce nutrient loading throughout the 
watershed.
  This amendment aligns squarely with the objectives of the farm bill 
conservation programs and will allow greater leveraging of public-
private partnerships, and it would also benefit private entities that 
operate within MMDS permits on TMDLs on their loads. They can encourage 
them to work with landowners and farmers in the watershed to reduce the 
TMDLs and reduce the nutrient load in the watershed completely so we 
bring down the whole TMDL issue by working together and instituting 
more conservation practices and partnerships with utilities and other 
private entities with the local farmers and landowners.
  Mr. Chairman, I encourage support of this conservation program to 
help provide cleaner water for all of us in the watersheds, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the 
amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I don't oppose this amendment. I don't 
really have any problem with it.
  We are using RCPP in my part of the world. I have not heard any 
request for this, but I don't think it does any harm.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank the ranking member for 
the support, and I think it is important because there are numerous 
examples of where, if we work collaboratively together in a watershed, 
we can reduce the nutrient load and also encourage more economic 
activity, and it is also beneficial for the farmers and landowners.
  Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the support, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIR. It is now order to consider amendment No. 3 printed 
in part C of House Report 115-677.


            Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Alabama

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:

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

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

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Rogers) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama.

                              {time}  1900

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer my 
amendment, which would allow SNAP users to purchase multivitamins.
  First, I would like to thank Chairman Conaway for his hard work 
during this farm bill process. H.R. 2 is a bill that will strengthen 
the farm safety net for America's farmers and ranchers, and give folks 
on SNAP a path out of poverty with workforce training programs.

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  The multivitamins can serve as an effective bridge between what 
Americans should eat and what they actually consume. Repeated studies 
have shown that Americans do not consume essential nutrients at 
recommended levels through diet alone. Low-income and older Americans 
are more likely than others to have insufficient and nutritionally 
inadequate diets.
  Multivitamins are not a replacement for a healthy diet, but these 
supplements can help fill that nutrient gap. Safe, convenient, and 
scientifically supported multivitamins represent a low-cost immediate 
solution for SNAP recipients looking to ensure their families receive 
adequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals.
  It is my hope that by empowering low-income Americans to achieve 
optimal nutrition, SNAP recipients will develop lifelong habits that 
will eventually break the cycle of poverty and allow them to reach 
their full potential.
  Mr. Chair, I urge passage of this commonsense, no-cost amendment, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                 Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Bergman

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment to 
H.R. 2.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       Page 326, after line 6, insert the following:

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

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

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Michigan (Mr. Bergman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Chair, my amendment is simple. It directs GAO to 
study the credit needs of agricultural businesses that are owned and 
operated by Indian Tribes on Tribal lands.
  My district is home to eight federally recognized Tribes, and it has 
been my honor to represent each of them over the last 16 months. We 
often hear about how most Tribes are located within food deserts, but 
we must remember, most Tribes are also located within credit deserts.
  Credit deserts occur when there are very few lenders available in a 
region. The lack of credit options severely impacts the ability of 
Tribes and Tribal Members to invest and expand their agricultural 
businesses. By directing GAO to study the unique credit needs of 
Tribes, we can identify solutions that will result in a system under 
which their needs are met in an equitable and effective manner.
  The Farm Credit System is vitally important for agricultural 
communities in rural America. Without sufficient access to credit, 
young farmers will not be able to begin a career and experienced 
farmers will not be able to expand their businesses. Tribes across the 
country need fair and equal access to all agricultural programs so they 
can promote their historical and cultural knowledge for the next 
generation of American farmers.
  This farm bill represents an investment in rural America. With net 
farm income dropping by nearly 50 percent over the past 4 years, 
Congress must recognize the vital role our agricultural communities 
play and provide the resources they need for success.
  I thank Chairman Conaway for his leadership in bringing forth a bill 
that is responsive to the needs of farm country.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge support for my amendment, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Arrington

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 337, after line 18, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.

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

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

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

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Arrington) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Chair, I want to thank Chairman Conaway for his 
leadership on H.R. 2. This farm bill is critical to this country's food 
supply and to rural America. I want to thank him for a great first step 
of getting it out of the committee.
  We have strengthened the safety net to provide stability to the ag 
economy here in the United States. We have made an important investment 
in rural America and rural infrastructure, especially around the 
technology backbone, and we have also fully funded R&D for agriculture, 
which allows us to be globally competitive and gives our producers an 
advantage.
  Lastly, but certainly not least, I am very proud of the reforms to 
the Food Stamp program that encourage work. We have got 6 million 
surplus jobs, and we don't need policies that trap people in a cycle of 
dependency on government and poverty. It is not the right thing to do 
to them. It is not right for the taxpayers. It is not good for America.
  Mr. Chairman, the amendment I am offering today would provide a 
critical lifeline to rural hospitals by expanding the eligibility 
requirements in two of USDA's loan programs, the Business and Industry 
Guaranteed Loan Program and the Community Facilities Direct Loan and 
Guaranteed Loan Program, to allow these community hospitals to 
refinance their existing debt under these programs.
  This will lower their cost of capital and free up precious resources 
needed to keep these facilities operating. If we are going to maintain 
the ability to feed our own people and fuel the American economy, we 
need a strong and sustainable rural America. The heart of rural 
communities is access to quality healthcare. What would this country be 
without the hardworking energy and agriculture producers in small towns 
across this great land?
  There are over 5,000 hospitals in the United States, and roughly half 
of them are in rural areas, serving one out of every five Americans. 
Without access to basic medical services, communities in America's 
breadbasket and energy basin would not survive.
  Since 2010, over 80 rural hospitals across the country have closed, 
including 11 in my home State of Texas. With

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almost half of existing hospitals operating at a loss, the number of 
these hospitals that are closing are guaranteed to go up. In less than 
10 years, a whopping 25 percent of our Nation's rural hospitals could 
close. For many of the nearly 700 rural hospitals struggling to keep 
their doors open, this will give them the tools and the resources 
necessary to maintain their viability and to continue to serving their 
communities.
  If we fail to act and some of these hospitals close down, it could 
result in tens of thousands of lost jobs in rural communities across 
the country. That would cripple rural communities across this great 
Nation and potentially devastate our agriculture and energy economy, 
affecting all Americans, including our friends in urban and suburban 
areas.
  I would like to conclude my remarks by thanking again, the chairman, 
my friend and fellow west Texan, for his leadership on this farm bill. 
I am proud to support it. I urge my colleagues to support my amendment, 
so we can protect rural America by giving our community hospitals the 
certainty and the resources they need to keep our people and our 
communities healthy.
  I include in the Record a letter of support from the National Rural 
Health Association.

                                                    National Rural


                                           Health Association,

                                                     May 16, 2018.
     Hon. Jodey Arrington,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Arrington: The National Rural Health 
     Association (NRHA), a nonprofit membership organization with 
     more than 21,000 members in rural America, applauds your 
     proposed amendment to H.R. 2.
       Rural America encompasses more than 90% of the nation's 
     land area, houses 46 million residents, and 20% of our 
     nation's population. Still, rural communities make up only 3% 
     of job growth since the Great Recession, and many rural areas 
     continue to see increasing unemployment. From 2010 to 2014, 
     rural areas saw more businesses close than open. Rural 
     hospitals and providers are a critical part of the rural 
     community, and often are the backbone of the rural economy. 
     Eighty-three rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and 673 
     are vulnerable to closure. If the 673 vulnerable hospitals 
     closed, rural patients would need to seek alternatives for 
     11.7 million hospitals visits, 99,000 health care workers 
     would need to find new jobs, and $277 billion in GPD would be 
     lost.
       When a rural community is faced with a hospital struggling 
     to remain open, the community often looks for resources to 
     keep this essential point of care. The USDA has the 
     experience and expertise to help struggling rural hospitals 
     negotiate, reorganize, and revitalize. Rural hospitals are an 
     essential pillar of their communities and are necessary to 
     create the economic growth that is direly needed in rural 
     communities. No business wants to relocate to a community 
     that does not have an emergency room to care for an employee 
     injured at work or a place for a young worker to deliver a 
     baby or take a sick child. Allowing refinancing of debt 
     obligations through the Business and Industry and Community 
     Facilities Loan Programs supports communities in improving 
     the financial position of the hospital to maintain necessary 
     local access to care in rural communities.
       We applaud you for your efforts to ensure that these 
     important loan programs can be used by rural hospitals in 
     need and appreciate your leadership in introducing this 
     important and timely amendment. Please contact Jessica Seigel 
     in my Government Affairs office if NRHA can offer more 
     support on this or future health issues.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Alan Morgan,
                                          Chief Executive Officer.

  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the intent of the amendment, 
but there are a couple of problems here. One is that I have got some 
hospitals in my area that have used this to establish rural hospitals.
  There is a limited amount of money available in this fund, and what 
you are going to do here with this is you are going to increase the 
competition for it. There is already an increase in fees on the loans 
in this bill. So, for smaller communities, it is going to make it more 
difficult.
  But the bigger problem I have with this, as I understand it, this 
bill raises the limits for what is a rural area from 20,000 in the case 
of broadband and water, and 10,000 on waste. These are numbers that 
were put in in the 2008 farm bill when I was chairman. I just want to 
point out to people: The biggest city in my district is 32,000 people. 
I have 350 towns in my district, and only 12 of them are over 10,000.
  So what this does is it puts us in a situation where we are going to 
not be able to build hospitals because they are going to be sucked up 
by these bigger communities in these other parts of the country.
  So I just think this is something that is not needed. If you have got 
a town of 50,000 people, you can go get financing some other place. You 
don't need to be financed by USDA.
  Mr. Chair, I oppose the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Chair, I ask unanimous consent to reclaim the 
balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 
from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ARRINGTON. Mr. Chair, I respect the ranking member's comments, 
and I appreciate his commitment to rural America, but I would submit 
that my hometown, which is over the 20,000 threshold but under the 
50,000, has every bit of the challenges that small towns at 20,000 and 
below face. They deserve access to quality care. This amendment, by the 
way, does not change that threshold. However, that threshold is changed 
in the farm bill. It reserves the direct lending portion of the program 
at $2.8 billion for those communities at 20,000 and below, and it 
actually expands the Guaranteed Loan Program that has delivered capital 
to levels close to $150 million. That program would be the one we would 
expand for communities above 20,000 but below 50,000.
  Again, Plainview, Texas, is a rural small town. It is an ag 
community, and if the people of Plainview and towns like that don't 
have access to healthcare, then they cannot sustain the ag economy in 
west Texas.
  Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chair, I just have a problem with a town of 50,000 
being called a rural town. The average town in my district is 1,000 
people, 1,500 people. Those are the folks who cannot afford to do this. 
That is what this program is for.
  I don't know how much money we have wasted on broadband in this 
Congress, and one of the reasons we wasted it is we had a 50,000 
population limit. What happened is these telecom companies and cable 
companies went into these bigger communities because that is where they 
could make money, and they overbuilt the systems two or three times.
  Did they come out in the rural areas and do anything? No. So we still 
don't have broadband, and in towns of 50,000, we have three systems. So 
what I was trying to do in 2008 was trying to focus this stuff down to 
where it--in my opinion--belongs. In your part of the world, that might 
be the thing to do, but this does not work in my district, and I don't 
agree with it.
  Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Jones

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 387, after line 24, insert the following:

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

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

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     950bb(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Exclusion of military base populations.--The first 
     1,500 individuals who reside in housing located on a military 
     base shall not be included in determining whether an area is 
     a `rural area'.''.
       (c) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants.--
     Section 2332 of the Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
     Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-1) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936.''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) and a Member opposed each will control 
5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman and the ranking member 
for allowing me to have this opportunity to speak about this amendment.
  The amendment allows military towns who are on the bubble of 
eligibility for USDA rural development programs the ability to apply 
for loans and grants for their communities.
  Given the transitory nature of military service, town populations 
change frequently and having this buffer will allow otherwise 
ineligible communities to have the ability to apply and compete for 
assistance in funding critical facilities such as fire departments, 
hospitals, and children's centers.

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  Allowing these communities to compete for financial assistance does 
not increase spending for these programs. We are probably only talking 
about four military towns at this point. So these towns are in the 
rural part of America, and, again, we are just saying that they should 
have the ability to compete.
  That is the amendment, the best I can explain it, and I ask for 
support of the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                  Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Latta

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 397, after line 12, insert the following:

             Subtitle I--Precision Agriculture Connectivity

     SEC. 6801. FINDINGS.

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

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

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``broadband Internet access service'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
       (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission;
       (3) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Agriculture; and
       (4) the term ``Task Force'' means the Task Force for 
     Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision 
     Agriculture in the United States established under subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish the 
     Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology 
     Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consult with the 
     Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, and collaborate 
     with public and private stakeholders in the agriculture and 
     technology fields to--
       (A) identify and measure current gaps in the availability 
     of broadband Internet access service on agricultural land;
       (B) develop policy recommendations to promote the rapid, 
     expanded deployment of broadband Internet access service on 
     unserved agricultural land, with a goal of achieving reliable 
     capabilities on 95 percent of agricultural land in the United 
     States by 2025;
       (C) promote effective policy and regulatory solutions that 
     encourage the adoption of broadband Internet access service 
     on farms and ranches and promote precision agriculture;
       (D) recommend specific new rules or amendments to existing 
     rules of the Commission that the Commission should issue to 
     achieve the goals and purposes of the policy recommendations 
     described in subparagraph (B);
       (E) recommend specific steps that the Commission should 
     take to obtain reliable and standardized data measurements of 
     the availability of broadband Internet access service as may 
     be necessary to target funding support, from existing or 
     future programs of the Commission dedicated to the deployment 
     of broadband Internet access service, to unserved 
     agricultural land in need of broadband Internet access 
     service; and
       (F) recommend specific steps that the Commission should 
     consider to ensure that the expertise of the Secretary and 
     available farm data are reflected in existing or future 
     programs of the Commission dedicated to the infrastructure 
     deployment of broadband Internet access service and to direct 
     available funding to unserved agricultural land where needed.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary, or a designee of the 
     Secretary, shall explain and make available to the Task Force 
     the expertise, data mapping information, and resources of the 
     Department that the Department uses to identify cropland, 
     ranchland, and other areas with agricultural operations that 
     may be helpful in developing the recommendations required 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) List of available federal programs and resources.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary and the Commission shall jointly submit to the 
     Task Force a list of all Federal programs or resources 
     available for the expansion of broadband Internet access 
     service on unserved agricultural land to assist the Task 
     Force in carrying out the duties of the Task Force.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be--
       (A) composed of not more than 15 voting members who shall--
       (i) be selected by the Chairman of the Commission, in 
     consultation with the Secretary; and
       (ii) include--

       (I) agricultural producers representing diverse geographic 
     regions and farm sizes, including owners and operators of 
     farms of less than 100 acres;
       (II) Internet service providers, including regional or 
     rural fixed and mobile broadband Internet access service 
     providers and telecommunications infrastructure providers;
       (III) representatives from the electric cooperative 
     industry;
       (IV) representatives from the satellite industry;
       (V) representatives from precision agriculture equipment 
     manufacturers, including drone manufacturers, manufacturers 
     of autonomous agricultural machinery, and manufacturers of 
     farming robotics technologies; and
       (VI) representatives from State and local governments; and

       (B) fairly balanced in terms of technologies, points of 
     view, and fields represented on the Task Force.
       (2) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
       (A) In general.--A member of the Committee appointed under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall serve for a single term of 2 years.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Task Force--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (3) Ex-officio member.--The Secretary, or a designee of the 
     Secretary, shall serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of 
     the Task Force.
       (e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the Commission establishes the Task Force, and annually 
     thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Chairman of 
     the Commission a report, which shall be made public not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which the Chairman receives 
     the report, that details--
       (1) the status of fixed and mobile broadband Internet 
     access service coverage of agricultural land;

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       (2) the projected future connectivity needs of agricultural 
     operations, farmers, and ranchers; and
       (3) the steps being taken to accurately measure the 
     availability of broadband Internet access service on 
     agricultural land and the limitations of current, as of the 
     date of the report, measurement processes.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall renew the Task Force 
     every 2 years until the Task Force terminates on January 1, 
     2025.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Latta) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, before I begin, I want to thank the 
gentleman from Texas, the chairman of the committee, for his hard work 
on the bill. I appreciate it.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the precision agriculture 
connectivity amendment. This bipartisan amendment offered by myself and 
my friend from Iowa (Mr. Loebsack) recognizes the need for broadband in 
rural areas, especially on agricultural lands.
  I represent the largest farm-income-producing district in the State 
of Ohio. Precision agriculture technologies and practices, like the use 
of IoT equipment, provide a great opportunity to improve U.S. farm 
productivity and sustainability.
  However, the lack of high-speed broadband in rural areas, especially 
in farmlands and ranchlands, hinder the use of advanced technologies in 
agriculture operations.
  My amendment seeks to improve broadband access to farmers and 
ranchers by establishing a task force for reviewing the connectivity 
and technology needs of precision agriculture.
  The task force would be created primarily by the Federal 
Communications Commission due to their expertise in broadband. However, 
we also recognize the value of the United States Department of 
Agriculture in this discussion. Therefore, the FCC would be required to 
work in collaboration with the USDA on gathering broadband data and for 
selecting the members of the task force.
  This task force would be required to identify current gaps in 
broadband coverage on agricultural lands and recommend policies that 
will promote their rapid, expanded deployment of broadband internet 
access service in unserved areas.
  Simply put, this amendment would help to address a significant need 
in agricultural lands. Without broadband, farmers cannot utilize 
precision agriculture that allows for the collection of field data in 
real time that can help with crop management. This type of technology 
helps farmers maximize resources to reduce costs and increase crop 
yields by up to 70 percent by 2050, helping to maintain America's long-
term leadership in global food production.
  Furthermore, advanced machinery helps promote environmentally 
sustainable practices.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment to help 
deploy much-needed broadband in unserved rural, agricultural areas.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I am not going to oppose this amendment, 
but I claim the time.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I just want to point out that what you 
did in amendment No. 6 is going to undermine what you are trying to do 
in amendment No. 8 because it is going to allow the telecom companies 
to game the system.
  I don't know how many billions of dollars we have wasted on those 
companies, and they have not accomplished hardly a thing. In fact, they 
are the ones that have stopped us from getting broadband in the rural 
parts of my district because they have vetoed some stuff that the State 
is doing that actually would work.
  What we need to do to fix this is we need to change the Universal 
Service Fund, which is still tied to telephones. That is what got us 
telephones in all of rural America because we had a Universal Service 
Fund that was put on everybody's phone bill, and that gave us the money 
to go out and put the phones in every house.
  They are still doing that today. So I have broadband at my deer camp, 
and the way I got it was because I had to put a telephone in in order 
for them to get the subsidies so they could run the line to my camp.
  So, if you want to get this done, what really needs to be done is we 
need to change the Universal Service Fund and put it on broadband so we 
have got the money to go out into those underserved areas that are 
never going to get--there is one person a mile, one house a mile. 
Nobody can make money on it. So the only way that is going to work is 
if you have money coming from us to get those companies to go out and 
do it.
  I agree with what the gentleman is trying to do here, and I am for 
what he is trying to do. But I think it is not going to happen because 
we have tried. We have spent billions of dollars, and nothing has 
happened so far. I have no confidence in these big telecom companies 
getting anything done.
  So, with that, I have got it off my chest. I am not going to oppose 
the gentleman's amendment. God bless you and good luck.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's comments. 
Again, it is important because, again, in the area I represent in the 
State of Ohio, we have a lot of unserved areas.
  When we talk about unserved and underserved areas, we want to make 
sure that, especially out in agricultural areas, that we get that area 
served because they are unserved at this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask for support of the amendment, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta).
  The amendment was agreed to.


        Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania

  The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 
printed in part C of House Report 115-677.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at 
the desk.
  The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Page 429, after line 4, insert the following:
       ``(16) Chronic wasting disease.--Research and extension 
     grants may be made under this section for projects relating 
     to treating, mitigating, or eliminating chronic wasting 
     disease.''.
       Page 429, line 5, strike ``(16)'' and insert ``(17)''.

  The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 891, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) and a Member opposed each will control 
5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, Chairman Conaway, and 
Ranking Member Peterson, I am grateful for the opportunity to be here 
today and speak on this amendment.
  Chronic wasting disease is a wildlife health disorder impacting the 
cervid populations in 24 States, including Pennsylvania. The disease 
attacks the brain and nervous system of these animals, which include 
deer, elk, and mule and moose species, and always results in death.
  Currently, we don't have a way to live test, and there is no cure or 
vaccine for the disease.
  First identified in Colorado in the 1960s, CWD, as it is known, 
wasn't detected in Pennsylvania until 2012. However, the problem 
continues to grow as the State Game Commission has found a doubling of 
instances between 2016 and 2017.
  If this trend continues, we will see devastating impacts on our 
cervid populations as well as related ecological consequences.
  Title VII, the research portion of the farm bill, provides important 
support for innovation, research, and development at our Nation's land 
grant universities and agricultural colleges.
  To help wildlife managers and States combat the problem of CWD, my 
amendment simply adds chronic wasting disease to section 7208, high-
priority research and extension initiatives.
  According to the CBO, this amendment would have no change in direct 
spending or revenue. However, this amendment would help focus some 
resources toward chronic wasting disease research.

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  A number of organizations have endorsed this amendment, including the 
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Wildlife Management 
Institute, The Quality Deer Management Association, National Deer 
Alliance, National Wildlife Federation, and the Association of Fish and 
Wildlife Agencies.
  I appreciate the opportunity today to offer this amendment and 
request the support of my colleagues.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition, even though I 
am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PETERSON. I agree that chronic wasting is a serious problem. We 
have it in Minnesota. We have spent a lot of money already in Minnesota 
on research as they have in Wisconsin and probably other places.
  Does this do anything about the problem of this getting out of farm 
deer, farms and so forth? Because they just found in southern Minnesota 
that this was spread by deer getting out of a farm deer situation. They 
went in there, and every deer that was in that farm had chronic wasting 
disease.
  Does it do anything in terms of doing research to go in and make sure 
those herds are not contributing to the problem?
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PETERSON. I yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking 
member for that question. It is an important part of this discussion. 
Actually, first of all, it is important for people to understand that, 
let me just say upfront, chronic wasting disease is not transmitted to 
humans. There is no case of that. I know that wasn't your question, but 
I think that is important. It is not transmitted to humans.
  I think it is important for those who might be listening to 
understand that. I don't want to create a fear factor here.
  The research of the USDA so far shows there has never been a 
documented case of a farm deer transferring CWD to wild population.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time. That is not true.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PETERSON. I yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. All farm deer must be CWD certified, 
meaning testing for over 5 years, to be eligible for interstate 
shipment and commerce, and there is a USDA Federal rule, all farm deer 
in the Federal herd certification program must test 100 percent of 
their death loss for CWD, and State and Federal fish and wildlife 
agencies test a low percentage of wild deer for CWD.
  So the focus on this is the wild deer. If a farm deer is determined 
to be CWD positive, in almost all cases, the entire herd is put down, 
as you had mentioned in your experience, leaving the farmer without a 
source of income or business.
  The goal of the amendment, however, I think would help in that 
situation because the goal of the amendment is to find a live test or a 
cure for CWD since scientists believe it is naturally occurring in the 
wild. If we had a vaccine, we could then increase the number of 
sportsmen and -women in the field to help with the Pittman-Robertson 
funds that go to conservation.
  The total economic impact of the farmed cervid industry is $7.9 
billion a year in the U.S. and employs almost 57,000 people who 
contribute greatly to rural American, State, and certainly Federal 
economies as well.
  The outcome of this would benefit both farm but also wild CWD 
instances and cases, and prevent them.
  Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, is the gentleman 
saying that USDA says there has never been a case where it has been 
transmitted from a farm to wildlife?
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PETERSON. I yield to the gentleman.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Yes.
  Mr. PETERSON. That is not true because it has happened in Minnesota 
in two or three cases. So maybe they need to be researched. They are a 
little behind the times it seems to me.
  In southeast Minnesota, we don't have it up where I am at, but in the 
southeast, this is prevalent. The same thing in Wisconsin. So everybody 
that takes a deer has to take it into the DNR and get it tested 
currently.
  Once this thing gets into the wild, it is very hard to eradicate 
without wiping out the whole herd, which some places are going to do 
that.
  So I am supportive of what you are trying to do. I just want to make 
sure that we are doing, within the USDA and the animal welfare, health 
thing, that they have got some resources there that can go in and make 
sure that these farms are not transferring this stuff out in the wild 
when a deer gets loose. That is apparently what happened in southeast 
Minnesota. That is my only concern. Maybe we can work together on the 
language and improve it. I will support your amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I move that the House do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
LaMalfa) having assumed the chair, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Acting Chair 
of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported 
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2) 
to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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