[House Report 113-92]
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   113th Congress }                                      { Rept. 113-92
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
    1st Session   }                                      {    Part 3
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       FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013

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                          SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

                              TO ACCOMPANY

                               H.R. 1947



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 June 12, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
                State of Union and ordered to be printed

 
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113th Congress }                                        { Rept. 113-92
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       FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013

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 June 12, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Lucas, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following


                          SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT


                        [To accompany H.R. 1947]

    This supplemental report shows changes in existing law made 
by the bill (H.R. 1947), as reported. The material contained in 
this supplemental report was omitted in the report submitted on 
May 29, 2013 (H. Rept. 113-92, pt. 1).

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

               FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008



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TITLE I--COMMODITY PROGRAMS

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Subtitle A--Direct Payments and Counter-Cyclical Payments

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[SEC. 1103. AVAILABILITY OF DIRECT PAYMENTS.

  [(a) Payment Required.--For each of the 2008 through 2012 
crop years of each covered commodity (other than pulse crops), 
the Secretary shall make direct payments to producers on farms 
for which base acres and payment yields are established.
  [(b) Payment Rate.--Except as provided in section 1105, the 
payment rates used to make direct payments with respect to 
covered commodities for a crop year shall be as follows:
          [(1) Wheat, $0.52 per bushel.
          [(2) Corn, $0.28 per bushel.
          [(3) Grain sorghum, $0.35 per bushel.
          [(4) Barley, $0.24 per bushel.
          [(5) Oats, $0.024 per bushel.
          [(6) Upland cotton, $0.0667 per pound.
          [(7) Long grain rice, $2.35 per hundredweight.
          [(8) Medium grain rice, $2.35 per hundredweight.
          [(9) Soybeans, $0.44 per bushel.
          [(10) Other oilseeds, $0.80 per hundredweight.
  [(c) Payment Amount.--The amount of the direct payment to be 
paid to the producers on a farm for a covered commodity for a 
crop year shall be equal to the product of the following:
          [(1) The payment rate specified in subsection (b).
          [(2) The payment acres of the covered commodity on 
        the farm.
          [(3) The payment yield for the covered commodity for 
        the farm.
  [(d) Time for Payment.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), in the case of each of the 2008 through 2012 crop 
        years, the Secretary may not make direct payments 
        before October 1 of the calendar year in which the crop 
        of the covered commodity is harvested.
          [(2) Advance payments.--
                  [(A) Option.--
                          [(i) In general.--At the option of 
                        the producers on a farm, the Secretary 
                        shall pay in advance up to 22 percent 
                        of the direct payment for a covered 
                        commodity for any of the 2008 through 
                        2011 crop years to the producers on a 
                        farm.
                          [(ii) 2008 crop year.--If the 
                        producers on a farm elect to receive 
                        advance direct payments under clause 
                        (i) for a covered commodity for the 
                        2008 crop year, as soon as practicable 
                        after the election, the Secretary shall 
                        make the advance direct payment to the 
                        producers on the farm.
                  [(B) Month.--
                          [(i) Selection.--Subject to clauses 
                        (ii) and (iii), the producers on a farm 
                        shall select the month during which the 
                        advance payment for a crop year will be 
                        made.
                          [(ii) Options.--The month selected 
                        may be any month during the period--
                                  [(I) beginning on December 1 
                                of the calendar year before the 
                                calendar year in which the crop 
                                of the covered commodity is 
                                harvested; and
                                  [(II) ending during the month 
                                within which the direct payment 
                                would otherwise be made.
                          [(iii) Change.--The producers on a 
                        farm may change the selected month for 
                        a subsequent advance payment by 
                        providing advance notice to the 
                        Secretary.
          [(3) Repayment of advance payments.--If a producer on 
        a farm that receives an advance direct payment for a 
        crop year ceases to be a producer on that farm, or the 
        extent to which the producer shares in the risk of 
        producing a crop changes, before the date the remainder 
        of the direct payment is made, the producer shall be 
        responsible for repaying the Secretary the applicable 
        amount of the advance payment, as determined by the 
        Secretary.

[SEC. 1104. AVAILABILITY OF COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS.

  [(a) Payment Required.--Except as provided in section 1105, 
for each of the 2008 through 2012 crop years for each covered 
commodity, the Secretary shall make counter-cyclical payments 
to producers on farms for which payment yields and base acres 
are established with respect to the covered commodity if the 
Secretary determines that the effective price for the covered 
commodity is less than the target price for the covered 
commodity.
  [(b) Effective Price.--
          [(1) Covered commodities other than rice.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of subsection 
        (a), the effective price for a covered commodity is 
        equal to the sum of the following:
                  [(A) The higher of the following:
                          [(i) The national average market 
                        price received by producers during the 
                        12-month marketing year for the covered 
                        commodity, as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
                          [(ii) The national average loan rate 
                        for a marketing assistance loan for the 
                        covered commodity in effect for the 
                        applicable period under subtitle B.
                  [(B) The payment rate in effect for the 
                covered commodity under section 1103 for the 
                purpose of making direct payments with respect 
                to the covered commodity.
          [(2) Rice.--In the case of long grain rice and medium 
        grain rice, for purposes of subsection (a), the 
        effective price for each type or class of rice is equal 
        to the sum of the following:
                  [(A) The higher of the following:
                          [(i) The national average market 
                        price received by producers during the 
                        12-month marketing year for the type or 
                        class of rice, as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
                          [(ii) The national average loan rate 
                        for a marketing assistance loan for the 
                        type or class of rice in effect for the 
                        applicable period under subtitle B.
                  [(B) The payment rate in effect for the type 
                or class of rice under section 1103 for the 
                purpose of making direct payments with respect 
                to the type or class of rice.
  [(c) Target Price.--
          [(1) 2008 crop year.--For purposes of the 2008 crop 
        year, the target prices for covered commodities shall 
        be as follows:
                  [(A) Wheat, $3.92 per bushel.
                  [(B) Corn, $2.63 per bushel.
                  [(C) Grain sorghum, $2.57 per bushel.
                  [(D) Barley, $2.24 per bushel.
                  [(E) Oats, $1.44 per bushel.
                  [(F) Upland cotton, $0.7125 per pound.
                  [(G) Long grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(H) Medium grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(I) Soybeans, $5.80 per bushel.
                  [(J) Other oilseeds, $10.10 per 
                hundredweight.
          [(2) 2009 crop year.--For purposes of the 2009 crop 
        year, the target prices for covered commodities shall 
        be as follows:
                  [(A) Wheat, $3.92 per bushel.
                  [(B) Corn, $2.63 per bushel.
                  [(C) Grain sorghum, $2.57 per bushel.
                  [(D) Barley, $2.24 per bushel.
                  [(E) Oats, $1.44 per bushel.
                  [(F) Upland cotton, $0.7125 per pound.
                  [(G) Long grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(H) Medium grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(I) Soybeans, $5.80 per bushel.
                  [(J) Other oilseeds, $10.10 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(K) Dry peas, $8.32 per hundredweight.
                  [(L) Lentils, $12.81 per hundredweight.
                  [(M) Small chickpeas, $10.36 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(N) Large chickpeas, $12.81 per 
                hundredweight.
          [(3) Subsequent crop years.--For purposes of each of 
        the 2010 through 2012 crop years, the target prices for 
        covered commodities shall be as follows:
                  [(A) Wheat, $4.17 per bushel.
                  [(B) Corn, $2.63 per bushel.
                  [(C) Grain sorghum, $2.63 per bushel.
                  [(D) Barley, $2.63 per bushel.
                  [(E) Oats, $1.79 per bushel.
                  [(F) Upland cotton, $0.7125 per pound.
                  [(G) Long grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(H) Medium grain rice, $10.50 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(I) Soybeans, $6.00 per bushel.
                  [(J) Other oilseeds, $12.68 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(K) Dry peas, $8.32 per hundredweight.
                  [(L) Lentils, $12.81 per hundredweight.
                  [(M) Small chickpeas, $10.36 per 
                hundredweight.
                  [(N) Large chickpeas, $12.81 per 
                hundredweight.
  [(d) Payment Rate.--The payment rate used to make counter-
cyclical payments with respect to a covered commodity for a 
crop year shall be equal to the difference between--
          [(1) the target price for the covered commodity; and
          [(2) the effective price determined under subsection 
        (b) for the covered commodity.
  [(e) Payment Amount.--If counter-cyclical payments are 
required to be paid under this section for any of the 2008 
through 2012 crop years of a covered commodity, the amount of 
the counter-cyclical payment to be paid to the producers on a 
farm for that crop year shall be equal to the product of the 
following:
          [(1) The payment rate specified in subsection (d).
          [(2) The payment acres of the covered commodity on 
        the farm.
          [(3) The payment yield for the covered commodity for 
        the farm.
  [(f) Time for Payments.--
          [(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), if the Secretary determines under subsection (a) 
        that counter-cyclical payments are required to be made 
        under this section for the crop of a covered commodity, 
        beginning October 1, or as soon as practicable 
        thereafter, after the end of the marketing year for the 
        covered commodity, the Secretary shall make the 
        counter-cyclical payments for the crop.
          [(2) Availability of partial payments.--
                  [(A) In general.--If, before the end of the 
                12-month marketing year for a covered 
                commodity, the Secretary estimates that 
                counter-cyclical payments will be required for 
                the crop of the covered commodity, the 
                Secretary shall give producers on a farm the 
                option to receive partial payments of the 
                counter-cyclical payment projected to be made 
                for that crop of the covered commodity.
                  [(B) Election.--
                          [(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        allow producers on a farm to make an 
                        election to receive partial payments 
                        for a covered commodity under 
                        subparagraph (A) at any time but not 
                        later than 60 days prior to the end of 
                        the marketing year for that covered 
                        commodity.
                          [(ii) Date of issuance.--The 
                        Secretary shall issue the partial 
                        payment after the date of an 
                        announcement by the Secretary but not 
                        later than 30 days prior to the end of 
                        the marketing year.
          [(3) Time for partial payments.--When the Secretary 
        makes partial payments for a covered commodity for any 
        of the 2008 through 2010 crop years--
                  [(A) the first partial payment shall be made 
                after completion of the first 180 days of the 
                marketing year for the covered commodity; and
                  [(B) the final partial payment shall be made 
                beginning October 1, or as soon as practicable 
                thereafter, after the end of the applicable 
                marketing year for the covered commodity.
          [(4) Amount of partial payment.--
                  [(A) First partial payment.--For each of the 
                2008 through 2010 crops of a covered commodity, 
                the first partial payment under paragraph (3) 
                to the producers on a farm may not exceed 40 
                percent of the projected counter-cyclical 
                payment for the covered commodity for the crop 
                year, as determined by the Secretary.
                  [(B) Final payment.--The final payment for a 
                covered commodity for a crop year shall be 
                equal to the difference between--
                          [(i) the actual counter-cyclical 
                        payment to be made to the producers for 
                        the covered commodity for that crop 
                        year; and
                          [(ii) the amount of the partial 
                        payment made to the producers under 
                        subparagraph (A).
          [(5) Repayment.--The producers on a farm that receive 
        a partial payment under this subsection for a crop year 
        shall repay to the Secretary the amount, if any, by 
        which the total of the partial payments exceed the 
        actual counter-cyclical payment to be made for the 
        covered commodity for that crop year.

[SEC. 1105. AVERAGE CROP REVENUE ELECTION PROGRAM.

  [(a) Availability and Election of Alternative Approach.--
          [(1) Availability of average crop revenue election 
        payments.--As an alternative to receiving counter-
        cyclical payments under section 1104 or 1304 and in 
        exchange for a 20-percent reduction in direct payments 
        under section 1103 or 1303 and a 30-percent reduction 
        in marketing assistance loan rates under section 1202 
        or 1307, with respect to all covered commodities and 
        peanuts on a farm, during each of the 2009, 2010, 2011, 
        and 2012 crop years, the Secretary shall give the 
        producers on the farm an opportunity to make an 
        irrevocable election to instead receive average crop 
        revenue election (referred to in this section as 
        ``ACRE'') payments under this section for the initial 
        crop year for which the election is made through the 
        2012 crop year.
          [(2) Limitation.--
                  [(A) In general.--The total number of planted 
                acres for which the producers on a farm may 
                receive ACRE payments under this section may 
                not exceed the total base acreage for all 
                covered commodities and peanuts on the farm.
                  [(B) Election.--If the total number of 
                planted acres to all covered commodities and 
                peanuts of the producers on a farm exceeds the 
                total base acreage of the farm, the producers 
                on the farm may choose which planted acres to 
                enroll in the program under this section.
          [(3) Election; time for election.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
                notice to producers regarding the opportunity 
                to make each of the elections described in 
                paragraph (1).
                  [(B) Notice requirements.--The notice shall 
                include--
                          [(i) notice of the opportunity of the 
                        producers on a farm to make the 
                        election; and
                          [(ii) information regarding the 
                        manner in which the election must be 
                        made and the time periods and manner in 
                        which notice of the election must be 
                        submitted to the Secretary.
          [(4) Election deadline.--Within the time period and 
        in the manner prescribed pursuant to paragraph (3), all 
        of the producers on a farm shall submit to the 
        Secretary notice of an election made under paragraph 
        (1).
          [(5) Effect of failure to make election.--If all of 
        the producers on a farm fail to make an election under 
        paragraph (1), make different elections under paragraph 
        (1), or fail to timely notify the Secretary of the 
        election made, as required by paragraph (4), all of the 
        producers on the farm shall be deemed to have made the 
        election to receive counter-cyclical payments under 
        section 1104 or 1304 for all covered commodities and 
        peanuts on the farm, and to otherwise not have made the 
        election described in paragraph (1), for the applicable 
        crop years.
  [(b) Payments Required.--
          [(1) In general.--In the case of producers on a farm 
        who make an election under subsection (a) to receive 
        ACRE payments for any of the 2009 through 2012 crop 
        years for all covered commodities and peanuts, the 
        Secretary shall make ACRE payments available to the 
        producers on a farm in accordance with this subsection.
          [(2) ACRE payment.--
                  [(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), 
                in the case of producers on a farm described in 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make ACRE 
                payments available to the producers on a farm 
                for each crop year if--
                          [(i) the actual State revenue for the 
                        crop year for the covered commodity or 
                        peanuts in the State determined under 
                        subsection (c); is less than
                          [(ii) the ACRE program guarantee for 
                        the crop year for the covered commodity 
                        or peanuts in the State determined 
                        under subsection (d).
                  [(B) Individual loss.--The Secretary shall 
                make ACRE payments available to the producers 
                on a farm in a State for a crop year only if 
                (as determined by the Secretary)--
                          [(i) the actual farm revenue for the 
                        crop year for the covered commodity or 
                        peanuts, as determined under subsection 
                        (e); is less than
                          [(ii) the farm ACRE benchmark revenue 
                        for the crop year for the covered 
                        commodity or peanuts, as determined 
                        under subsection (f).
          [(3) Time for payments.--In the case of each of the 
        2009 through 2012 crop years, the Secretary shall make 
        ACRE payments beginning October 1, or as soon as 
        practicable thereafter, after the end of the applicable 
        marketing year for the covered commodity or peanuts.
  [(c) Actual State Revenue.--
          [(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
        (b)(2)(A), the amount of the actual State revenue for a 
        crop year of a covered commodity or peanuts shall equal 
        the product obtained by multiplying--
                  [(A) the actual State yield for each planted 
                acre for the crop year for the covered 
                commodity or peanuts determined under paragraph 
                (2); and
                  [(B) the national average market price for 
                the crop year for the covered commodity or 
                peanuts determined under paragraph (3).
          [(2) Actual state yield.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1)(A), the actual State yield for each planted acre 
        for a crop year for a covered commodity or peanuts in a 
        State shall equal (as determined by the Secretary)--
                  [(A) the quantity of the covered commodity or 
                peanuts that is produced in the State during 
                the crop year; divided by
                  [(B) the number of acres that are planted to 
                the covered commodity or peanuts in the State 
                during the crop year.
          [(3) National average market price.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1)(B), the national average market price for 
        a crop year for a covered commodity or peanuts in a 
        State shall equal the greater of--
                  [(A) the national average market price 
                received by producers during the 12-month 
                marketing year for the covered commodity or 
                peanuts, as determined by the Secretary; or
                  [(B) the marketing assistance loan rate for 
                the covered commodity or peanuts under section 
                1202 or 1307, as reduced under subsection 
                (a)(1).
  [(d) ACRE Program Guarantee.--
          [(1) Amount.--
                  [(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) and subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                ACRE program guarantee for a crop year for a 
                covered commodity or peanuts in a State shall 
                equal 90 percent of the product obtained by 
                multiplying--
                          [(i) the benchmark State yield for 
                        each planted acre for the crop year for 
                        the covered commodity or peanuts in a 
                        State determined under paragraph (2); 
                        and
                          [(ii) the ACRE program guarantee 
                        price for the crop year for the covered 
                        commodity or peanuts determined under 
                        paragraph (3).
                  [(B) Minimum and maximum guarantee.--In the 
                case of each of the 2010 through 2012 crop 
                years, the ACRE program guarantee for a crop 
                year for a covered commodity or peanuts under 
                subparagraph (A) shall not decrease or increase 
                more than 10 percent from the guarantee for the 
                preceding crop year.
          [(2) Benchmark state yield.--
                  [(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph 
                (1)(A)(i), subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                benchmark State yield for each planted acre for 
                a crop year for a covered commodity or peanuts 
                in a State shall equal the average yield per 
                planted acre for the covered commodity or 
                peanuts in the State for the most recent 5 crop 
                year yields, excluding each of the crop years 
                with the highest and lowest yields, using 
                National Agricultural Statistics Service data.
                  [(B) Assigned yield.--If the Secretary cannot 
                establish the benchmark State yield for each 
                planted acre for a crop year for a covered 
                commodity or peanuts in a State in accordance 
                with subparagraph (A) or if the yield 
                determined under subparagraph (A) is an 
                unrepresentative average yield for the State 
                (as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary 
                shall assign a benchmark State yield for each 
                planted acre for the crop year for the covered 
                commodity or peanuts in the State on the basis 
                of--
                          [(i) previous average yields for a 
                        period of 5 crop years, excluding each 
                        of the crop years with the highest and 
                        lowest yields; or
                          [(ii) benchmark State yields for 
                        planted acres for the crop year for the 
                        covered commodity or peanuts in similar 
                        States.
          [(3) ACRE program guarantee price.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the ACRE program guarantee price 
        for a crop year for a covered commodity or peanuts in a 
        State shall be the simple average of the national 
        average market price received by producers of the 
        covered commodity or peanuts for the most recent 2 crop 
        years, as determined by the Secretary.
          [(4) States with irrigated and nonirrigated land.--In 
        the case of a State in which at least 25 percent of the 
        acreage planted to a covered commodity or peanuts in 
        the State is irrigated and at least 25 percent of the 
        acreage planted to the covered commodity or peanuts in 
        the State is not irrigated, the Secretary shall 
        calculate a separate ACRE program guarantee for the 
        irrigated and nonirrigated areas of the State for the 
        covered commodity or peanuts.
  [(e) Actual Farm Revenue.--For purposes of subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(i), the amount of the actual farm revenue for a crop 
year for a covered commodity or peanuts shall equal the amount 
determined by multiplying--
          [(1) the actual yield for the covered commodity or 
        peanuts of the producers on the farm; and
          [(2) the national average market price for the crop 
        year for the covered commodity or peanuts determined 
        under subsection (c)(3).
  [(f) Farm ACRE Benchmark Revenue.--For purposes of subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(ii), the farm ACRE benchmark revenue for the crop 
year for a covered commodity or peanuts shall equal the sum 
obtained by adding--
          [(1) the amount determined by multiplying--
                  [(A) the average yield per planted acre for 
                the covered commodity or peanuts of the 
                producers on the farm for the most recent 5 
                crop years, excluding each of the crop years 
                with the highest and lowest yields; and
                  [(B) the ACRE program guarantee price for the 
                applicable crop year for the covered commodity 
                or peanuts in a State determined under 
                subsection (d)(3); and
          [(2) the amount of the per acre crop insurance 
        premium required to be paid by the producers on the 
        farm for the applicable crop year for the covered 
        commodity or peanuts on the farm.
  [(g) Payment Amount.--If ACRE payments are required to be 
paid for any of the 2009 through 2012 crop years of a covered 
commodity or peanuts under this section, the amount of the ACRE 
payment to be paid to the producers on the farm for the crop 
year under this section shall be equal to the product obtained 
by multiplying--
          [(1) the lesser of--
                  [(A) the difference between--
                          [(i) the ACRE program guarantee for 
                        the crop year for the covered commodity 
                        or peanuts in the State determined 
                        under subsection (d); and
                          [(ii) the actual State revenue from 
                        the crop year for the covered commodity 
                        or peanuts in the State determined 
                        under subsection (c); and
                  [(B) 25 percent of the ACRE program guarantee 
                for the crop year for the covered commodity or 
                peanuts in the State determined under 
                subsection (d);
          [(2)(A) for each of the 2009 through 2011 crop years, 
        83.3 percent of the acreage planted or considered 
        planted to the covered commodity or peanuts for harvest 
        on the farm in the crop year; and
          [(B) for the 2012 crop year, 85 percent of the 
        acreage planted or considered planted to the covered 
        commodity or peanuts for harvest on the farm in the 
        crop year; and
          [(3) the quotient obtained by dividing--
                  [(A) the average yield per planted acre for 
                the covered commodity or peanuts of the 
                producers on the farm for the most recent 5 
                crop years, excluding each of the crop years 
                with the highest and lowest yields; by
                  [(B) the benchmark State yield for the crop 
                year, as determined under subsection (d)(2).]

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Subtitle C--Peanuts

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[SEC. 1303. AVAILABILITY OF DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR PEANUTS.

  [(a) Payment Required.--For each of the 2008 through 2012 
crop years for peanuts, the Secretary shall make direct 
payments to the producers on a farm for which a payment yield 
and base acres for peanuts are established.
  [(b) Payment Rate.--Except as provided in section 1105, the 
payment rate used to make direct payments with respect to 
peanuts for a crop year shall be equal to $36 per ton.
  [(c) Payment Amount.--The amount of the direct payment to be 
paid to the producers on a farm for peanuts for a crop year 
shall be equal to the product of the following:
          [(1) The payment rate specified in subsection (b).
          [(2) The payment acres on the farm.
          [(3) The payment yield for the farm.
  [(d) Time for Payment.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), in the case of each of the 2008 through 2012 crop 
        years, the Secretary may not make direct payments under 
        this section before October 1 of the calendar year in 
        which the crop is harvested.
          [(2) Advance payments.--
                  [(A) Option.--
                          [(i) In general.--At the option of 
                        the producers on a farm, the Secretary 
                        shall pay in advance up to 22 percent 
                        of the direct payment for peanuts for 
                        any of the 2008 through 2011 crop years 
                        to the producers on a farm.
                          [(ii) 2008 crop year.--If the 
                        producers on a farm elect to receive 
                        advance direct payments under clause 
                        (i) for peanuts for the 2008 crop year, 
                        as soon as practicable after the 
                        election, the Secretary shall make the 
                        advance direct payment to the producers 
                        on the farm.
                  [(B) Month.--
                          [(i) Selection.--Subject to clauses 
                        (ii) and (iii), the producers on a farm 
                        shall select the month during which the 
                        advance payment for a crop year will be 
                        made.
                          [(ii) Options.--The month selected 
                        may be any month during the period--
                                  [(I) beginning on December 1 
                                of the calendar year before the 
                                calendar year in which the crop 
                                of peanuts is harvested; and
                                  [(II) ending during the month 
                                within which the direct payment 
                                would otherwise be made.
                          [(iii) Change.--The producers on a 
                        farm may change the selected month for 
                        a subsequent advance payment by 
                        providing advance notice to the 
                        Secretary.
          [(3) Repayment of advance payments.--If a producer on 
        a farm that receives an advance direct payment for a 
        crop year ceases to be a producer on that farm, or the 
        extent to which the producer shares in the risk of 
        producing a crop changes, before the date the remainder 
        of the direct payment is made, the producer shall be 
        responsible for repaying the Secretary the applicable 
        amount of the advance payment, as determined by the 
        Secretary.

[SEC. 1304. AVAILABILITY OF COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS FOR PEANUTS.

  [(a) Payment Required.--Except as provided in section 1105, 
for each of the 2008 through 2012 crop years for peanuts, the 
Secretary shall make counter-cyclical payments to producers on 
farms for which payment yields and base acres for peanuts are 
established if the Secretary determines that the effective 
price for peanuts is less than the target price for peanuts.
  [(b) Effective Price.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
effective price for peanuts is equal to the sum of the 
following:
          [(1) The higher of the following:
                  [(A) The national average market price for 
                peanuts received by producers during the 12-
                month marketing year for peanuts, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
                  [(B) The national average loan rate for a 
                marketing assistance loan for peanuts in effect 
                for the applicable period under this subtitle.
          [(2) The payment rate in effect for peanuts under 
        section 1303 for the purpose of making direct payments.
  [(c) Target Price.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
target price for peanuts shall be equal to $495 per ton.
  [(d) Payment Rate.--The payment rate used to make counter-
cyclical payments for a crop year shall be equal to the 
difference between--
          [(1) the target price for peanuts; and
          [(2) the effective price determined under subsection 
        (b) for peanuts.
  [(e) Payment Amount.--If counter-cyclical payments are 
required to be paid for any of the 2008 through 2012 crops of 
peanuts, the amount of the counter-cyclical payment to be paid 
to the producers on a farm for that crop year shall be equal to 
the product of the following:
          [(1) The payment rate specified in subsection (d).
          [(2) The payment acres on the farm.
          [(3) The payment yield for the farm.
  [(f) Time for Payments.--
          [(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), if the Secretary determines under subsection (a) 
        that counter-cyclical payments are required to be made 
        under this section for a crop of peanuts, beginning 
        October 1, or as soon as practicable after the end of 
        the marketing year, the Secretary shall make the 
        counter-cyclical payments for the crop.
          [(2) Availability of partial payments.--
                  [(A) In general.--If, before the end of the 
                12-month marketing year, the Secretary 
                estimates that counter-cyclical payments will 
                be required under this section for a crop year, 
                the Secretary shall give producers on a farm 
                the option to receive partial payments of the 
                counter-cyclical payment projected to be made 
                for the crop.
                  [(B) Election.--
                          [(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        allow producers on a farm to make an 
                        election to receive partial payments 
                        under subparagraph (A) at any time but 
                        not later than 60 days prior to the end 
                        of the marketing year for the crop.
                          [(ii) Date of issuance.--The 
                        Secretary shall issue the partial 
                        payment after the date of an 
                        announcement by the Secretary but not 
                        later than 30 days prior to the end of 
                        the marketing year.
          [(3) Time for partial payments.--When the Secretary 
        makes partial payments for any of the 2008 through 2010 
        crop years--
                  [(A) the first partial payment shall be made 
                after completion of the first 180 days of the 
                marketing year for that crop; and
                  [(B) the final partial payment shall be made 
                beginning October 1, or as soon as practicable 
                thereafter, after the end of the applicable 
                marketing year for that crop.
          [(4) Amount of partial payments.--
                  [(A) First partial payment.--For each of the 
                2008 through 2010 crop years, the first partial 
                payment under paragraph (3) to the producers on 
                a farm may not exceed 40 percent of the 
                projected counter-cyclical payment for the crop 
                year, as determined by the Secretary.
                  [(B) Final payment.--The final payment for a 
                crop year shall be equal to the difference 
                between--
                          [(i) the actual counter-cyclical 
                        payment to be made to the producers for 
                        that crop year; and
                          [(ii) the amount of the partial 
                        payment made to the producers under 
                        subparagraph (A).
          [(5) Repayment.--The producers on a farm that receive 
        a partial payment under this subsection for a crop year 
        shall repay to the Secretary the amount, if any, by 
        which the total of the partial payments exceed the 
        actual counter-cyclical payment to be made for that 
        crop year.]

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                           Subtitle E--Dairy

[SEC. 1501. DAIRY PRODUCT PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definition of Net Removals.--In this section, the term 
``net removals'' means--
          [(1) the sum of--
                  [(A) the quantity of a product described in 
                subsection (b) purchased by the Commodity 
                Credit Corporation under this section; and
                  [(B) the quantity of the product exported 
                under section 153 of the Food Security Act of 
                1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14); less
          [(2) the quantity of the product sold for 
        unrestricted use by the Commodity Credit Corporation.
  [(b) Support Activities.--During the period beginning on 
January 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2012, the Secretary 
shall support the price of cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat 
dry milk through the purchase of such products made from milk 
produced in the United States.
  [(c) Purchase Price.--To carry out subsection (b) during the 
period specified in that subsection, the Secretary shall 
purchase--
          [(1) cheddar cheese in blocks at not less than $1.13 
        per pound;
          [(2) cheddar cheese in barrels at not less than $1.10 
        per pound;
          [(3) butter at not less than $1.05 per pound; and
          [(4) nonfat dry milk at not less than $0.80 per 
        pound.
  [(d) Temporary Price Adjustment to Avoid Excess 
Inventories.--
          [(1) Adjustments authorized.--The Secretary may 
        adjust the minimum purchase prices established under 
        subsection (c) only as permitted under this subsection.
          [(2) Cheese inventories in excess of 200,000,000 
        pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 consecutive 
        months exceed 200,000,000 pounds of cheese, but do not 
        exceed 400,000,000 pounds, the Secretary may reduce the 
        purchase prices under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        subsection (c) during the immediately following month 
        by not more than 10 cents per pound.
          [(3) Cheese inventories in excess of 400,000,000 
        pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 consecutive 
        months exceed 400,000,000 pounds of cheese, the 
        Secretary may reduce the purchase prices under 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) during the 
        immediately following month by not more than 20 cents 
        per pound.
          [(4) Butter inventories in excess of 450,000,000 
        pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 consecutive 
        months exceed 450,000,000 pounds of butter, but do not 
        exceed 650,000,000 pounds, the Secretary may reduce the 
        purchase price under subsection (c)(3) during the 
        immediately following month by not more than 10 cents 
        per pound.
          [(5) Butter inventories in excess of 650,000,000 
        pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 consecutive 
        months exceed 650,000,000 pounds of butter, the 
        Secretary may reduce the purchase price under 
        subsection (c)(3) during the immediately following 
        month by not more than 20 cents per pound.
          [(6) Nonfat dry milk inventories in excess of 
        600,000,000 pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 
        consecutive months exceed 600,000,000 pounds of nonfat 
        dry milk, but do not exceed 800,000,000 pounds, the 
        Secretary may reduce the purchase price under 
        subsection (c)(4) during the immediately following 
        month by not more than 5 cents per pound.
          [(7) Nonfat dry milk inventories in excess of 
        800,000,000 pounds.--If net removals for a period of 12 
        consecutive months exceed 800,000,000 pounds of nonfat 
        dry milk, the Secretary may reduce the purchase price 
        under subsection (c)(4) during the immediately 
        following month by not more than 10 cents per pound.
  [(e) Uniform Purchase Price.--The prices that the Secretary 
pays for cheese, butter, or nonfat dry milk, respectively, 
under subsection (b) shall be uniform for all regions of the 
United States.
  [(f) Sales From Inventories.--In the case of each commodity 
specified in subsection (c) that is available for unrestricted 
use in the inventory of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary may sell the commodity at the market prices 
prevailing for that commodity at the time of sale, except that 
the sale price may not be less than 110 percent of the minimum 
purchase price specified in subsection (c) for that commodity.]

SEC. 1502. DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Duration.--
          (1) New contracts.--No forward price contract may be 
        entered into under the program established under this 
        section after September 30, [2012] 2018.
          (2) Application.--No forward contract entered into 
        under the program may extend beyond September 30, 
        [2015] 2021.

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[SEC. 1506. MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definitions.--In this section:
          [(1) Class i milk.--The term ``Class I milk'' means 
        milk (including milk components) classified as Class I 
        milk under a Federal milk marketing order.
          [(2) Eligible production.--The term ``eligible 
        production'' means milk produced by a producer in a 
        participating State.
          [(3) Federal milk marketing order.--The term 
        ``Federal milk marketing order'' means an order issued 
        under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
        U.S.C. 608c), reenacted with amendments by the 
        Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
          [(4) Participating state.--The term ``participating 
        State'' means each State.
          [(5) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means an 
        individual or entity that directly or indirectly (as 
        determined by the Secretary)--
                  [(A) shares in the risk of producing milk; 
                and
                  [(B) makes contributions (including land, 
                labor, management, equipment, or capital) to 
                the dairy farming operation of the individual 
                or entity that are at least commensurate with 
                the share of the individual or entity of the 
                proceeds of the operation.
  [(b) Payments.--The Secretary shall offer to enter into 
contracts with producers on a dairy farm located in a 
participating State under which the producers receive payments 
on eligible production.
  [(c) Amount.--Payments to a producer under this section shall 
be calculated by multiplying (as determined by the Secretary)--
          [(1) the payment quantity for the producer during the 
        applicable month established under subsection (e);
          [(2) the amount equal to--
                  [(A) $16.94 per hundredweight, as adjusted 
                under subsection (d); less
                  [(B) the Class I milk price per hundredweight 
                in Boston under the applicable Federal milk 
                marketing order; by
          [(3)(A) for the period beginning October 1, 2007, and 
        ending September 30, 2008, 34 percent;
          [(B) for the period beginning October 1, 2008, and 
        ending August 31, 2013, 45 percent; and
          [(C) for the period beginning September 1, 2013, and 
        thereafter, 34 percent.
  [(d) Payment Rate Adjustment for Feed Prices.--
          [(1) Initial adjustment authority.--During the period 
        beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on August 31, 
        2013, if the National Average Dairy Feed Ration Cost 
        for a month during that period is greater than $7.35 
        per hundredweight, the amount specified in subsection 
        (c)(2)(A) used to determine the payment rate for that 
        month shall be increased by 45 percent of the 
        percentage by which the National Average Dairy Feed 
        Ration Cost exceeds $7.35 per hundredweight.
          [(2) Subsequent adjustment authority.--For any month 
        beginning on or after September 1, 2013, if the 
        National Average Dairy Feed Ration Cost for the month 
        is greater than $9.50 per hundredweight, the amount 
        specified in subsection (c)(2)(A) used to determine the 
        payment rate for that month shall be increased by 45 
        percent of the percentage by which the National Average 
        Dairy Feed Ration Cost exceeds $9.50 per hundredweight.
          [(3) National average dairy feed ration cost.--For 
        each month, the Secretary shall calculate a National 
        Average Dairy Feed Ration Cost per hundredweight using 
        the same procedures (adjusted to a hundredweight basis) 
        used to calculate the feed components of the estimated 
        price of 16% Mixed Dairy Feed per pound noted on page 
        33 of the USDA March 2008 Agricultural Prices 
        publication (including the data and factors noted in 
        footnote 4).
  [(e) Payment Quantity.--
          [(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        payment quantity for a producer during the applicable 
        month under this section shall be equal to the quantity 
        of eligible production marketed by the producer during 
        the month.
          [(2) Limitation.--
                  [(A) In general.--The payment quantity for 
                all producers on a single dairy operation for 
                which the producers receive payments under 
                subsection (b) shall not exceed--
                          [(i) for the period beginning October 
                        1, 2007, and ending September 30, 2008, 
                        2,400,000 pounds;
                          [(ii) for the period beginning 
                        October 1, 2008, and ending August 31, 
                        2013, 2,985,000 pounds for each fiscal 
                        year; and
                          [(iii) effective beginning September 
                        1, 2013, 2,400,000 pounds per fiscal 
                        year.
                  [(B) Standards.--For purposes of determining 
                whether producers are producers on separate 
                dairy operations or a single dairy operation, 
                the Secretary shall apply the same standards as 
                were applied in implementing the dairy program 
                under section 805 of the Agriculture, Rural 
                Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
                Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as 
                enacted into law by Public Law 106-387; 114 
                Stat. 1549A-50).
          [(3) Reconstitution.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
        a producer does not reconstitute a dairy operation for 
        the sole purpose of receiving additional payments under 
        this section.
  [(f) Payments.--A payment under a contract under this section 
shall be made on a monthly basis not later than 60 days after 
the last day of the month for which the payment is made.
  [(g) Signup.--The Secretary shall offer to enter into 
contracts under this section during the period beginning on the 
date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on September 30, 2013.
  [(h) Duration of Contract.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), any contract entered into by producers on a dairy 
        farm under this section shall cover eligible production 
        marketed by the producers on the dairy farm during the 
        period starting with the first day of month the 
        producers on the dairy farm enter into the contract and 
        ending on September 30, 2013.
          [(2) Violations.--If a producer violates the 
        contract, the Secretary may--
                  [(A) terminate the contract and allow the 
                producer to retain any payments received under 
                the contract; or
                  [(B) allow the contract to remain in effect 
                and require the producer to repay a portion of 
                the payments received under the contract based 
                on the severity of the violation.]

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[SEC. 1509. FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDER REVIEW COMMISSION.

  [(a) Establishment.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 
establish a commission to be known as the ``Federal Milk 
Marketing Order Review Commission'' (referred to in this 
section as the ``commission''), which shall conduct a 
comprehensive review and evaluation of--
          [(1) the Federal milk marketing order system in 
        effect on the date of establishment of the commission; 
        and
          [(2) non-Federal milk marketing order systems.
  [(b) Elements of Review and Evaluation.--As part of the 
review and evaluation under subsection (a), the commission 
shall consider legislative and regulatory options for--
          [(1) ensuring that the competitiveness of dairy 
        products with other competing products in the 
        marketplace is preserved and enhanced;
          [(2) enhancing the competitiveness of American dairy 
        producers in world markets;
          [(3) ensuring the competitiveness and transparency in 
        dairy pricing;
          [(4) streamlining and expediting the process by which 
        amendments to Federal milk market orders are adopted;
          [(5) simplifying the Federal milk marketing order 
        system;
          [(6) evaluating whether the Federal milk marketing 
        order system serves the interests of dairy producers, 
        consumers, and dairy processors; and
          [(7) evaluating the nutritional composition of milk, 
        including the potential benefits and costs of adjusting 
        the milk content standards.
  [(c) Membership.--
          [(1) Composition.--The commission shall consist of 14 
        members.
          [(2) Members.--As soon as practicable after the date 
        on which funds are first made available to carry out 
        this section, the Secretary shall appoint members to 
        the commission according to the following requirements:
                  [(A) At least 1 member shall represent a 
                national consumer organization.
                  [(B) At least 4 members shall represent land-
                grant universities or NLGCA Institutions (as 
                defined in section 1404 of the National 
                Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
                Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) with 
                accredited dairy economic programs, with at 
                least 2 of those members being experts in the 
                field of economics.
                  [(C) At least 1 member shall represent the 
                food and beverage retail sector.
                  [(D) 4 dairy producers and 4 dairy 
                processors, appointed so as to balance 
                geographical distribution of milk production 
                and dairy processing, reflect all segments of 
                dairy processing, and represent all regions of 
                the United States equitably, including States 
                that operate outside of a Federal milk 
                marketing order.
          [(3) Chair.--The commission shall elect 1 of the 
        appointed members of the commission to serve as 
        chairperson for the duration of the proceedings of the 
        commission.
          [(4) Vacancy.--Any vacancy occurring before the 
        termination of the commission shall be filled in the 
        same manner as the original appointment.
          [(5) Compensation.--Members of the commission shall 
        serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed by 
        the Secretary from existing budget authority for 
        necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the 
        performance of the duties of the commission.
  [(d) Report.--
          [(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date of the first meeting of the commission, the 
        commission shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a 
        report describing the results of the review and 
        evaluation conducted under this section, including such 
        recommendations regarding the legislative and 
        regulatory options considered under subsection (b) as 
        the commission considers to be appropriate.
          [(2) Opinions.--The report findings shall reflect, to 
        the maximum extent practicable, a consensus opinion of 
        the commission members, but the report may include 
        majority and minority findings regarding those matters 
        for which consensus was not reached.
  [(e) Advisory Nature.--The commission is wholly advisory in 
nature, and the recommendations of the commission are 
nonbinding.
  [(f) No Effect on Existing Programs.--The Secretary shall not 
allow the existence of the commission to impede, delay, or 
otherwise affect any decisionmaking process of the Department 
of Agriculture, including any rulemaking procedures planned, 
proposed, or near completion.
  [(g) Administrative Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
administrative support to the commission, and expend to carry 
out this section such funds as necessary from budget authority 
available to the Secretary.
  [(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section.
  [(i) Termination.--The commission shall terminate effective 
on the date of the submission of the report under subsection 
(d).]

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Subtitle F--Administration

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SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (g) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Section 609(b)(1) of the Emergency Livestock Feed 
        Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471g(b)(1)) is 
        amended by inserting ``(before the amendment made by 
        section [1703(a)] 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008)'' after ``1985''.
          (3) Section 524(b)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(3)) is amended by inserting 
        ``(before the amendment made by section [1703(a)] 
        1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
        2008)'' after ``1308(5)))''.
          (4) Section 10204(c)(1) of the Farm Security and 
        Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8204(c)(1)) is 
        amended by inserting ``(before the amendment made by 
        section [1703(a)] 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008)'' after ``1308)''.
          (5) Section 1271(c)(3)(A) of the Food, Agriculture, 
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 
        2106a(c)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(before the 
        amendment made by section [1703(a)] 1603(a) of the 
        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)'' after 
        ``1308)''.
          (6) Section 291(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2401(2)) is amended by inserting ``(before the 
        amendment made by section [1703(a)] 1603(a) of the 
        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)'' before 
        the period at the end.

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SEC. 1621. GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2009 through [2012] 2018.

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           Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Conservation Provisions

SEC. 2901. MISCELLANEOUS CONSERVATION PROVISION.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person 
shall become ineligible for any program benefits under [this 
Act or an amendment made by this Act] this Act, an amendment 
made by this Act, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013, or an amendment made by the Federal 
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 solely as a 
result of participating in a 1-time study of recharge potential 
for the Ogallala Aquifer in the High Plains of the State of 
Texas.

TITLE III--TRADE

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Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

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SEC. 3202. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this [section $60,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.] section--
          (1) $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2013; and
          (2) $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 
        through 2018.

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                          TITLE IV--NUTRITION

Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program

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PART III--PROGRAM OPERATIONS

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SEC. 4115. ISSUANCE AND USE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS.

  (a)* * *

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  (C) Conforming Cross-References.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Definition references.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (H) Section [531] 454 of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended by striking 
                ``section 3(h)'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``section 3(l)''.

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TITLE VI--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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Subtitle C--Miscellaneous

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SEC. 6206. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Inclusions.--The study shall include an examination of--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) the sufficiency of facility investment in rural 
        areas necessary for efficient and cost-effective 
        transportation; [and]
          (4) the accessibility to shippers in rural areas of 
        Federal processes for the resolution of grievances 
        arising within various transportation modes[.]; and
          (5) the sufficiency of infrastructure along waterways 
        in the United States and the impact of such 
        infrastructure on the movement of agricultural goods in 
        terms of safety, efficiency and speed, as well as the 
        benefits derived through upgrades and repairs to locks 
        and dams.

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TITLE VII--RESEARCH AND RELATED MATTERS

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Subtitle D--Other Laws

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SEC. 7408. EXCHANGE OR SALE AUTHORITY.

  [Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994] Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-354; 108 Stat. 3238) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 307. EXCHANGE OR SALE AUTHORITY.

  ``(a) * * *

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SEC. 7409. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PROGRAM.

  [Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994] Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-354; 108 Stat. 3238) (as amended by section 7408) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 308. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PROGRAM.

  ``(a) * * *

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                       Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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SEC. 7502. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY.

  Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal land 
and facilities at El Reno, Oklahoma, administered by the 
Secretary (as of the date of enactment of this Act) as the 
Grazinglands Research Laboratory, shall not at any time, in 
whole or in part, be declared to be excess or surplus Federal 
property under chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United 
States Code, or otherwise be conveyed or transferred in whole 
or in part, for the [5-year period] 10-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act.

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SEC. 7506. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING.

  [(a) Definition of Competitive Programs.--In this section, 
the term ``competitive programs'' includes only competitive 
programs for which annual appropriations are requested in the 
annual budget submission of the President.]
  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' 
        means--
                  (A) each research program carried out by the 
                Agricultural Research Service or the Economic 
                Research Service for which annual 
                appropriations are requested in the annual 
                budget submission of the President; and
                  (B) each competitive program carried out by 
                the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
                for which annual appropriations are requested 
                in the annual budget submission of the 
                President.
          (2) Request for awards.--The term ``request for 
        awards'' means a funding announcement published by the 
        National Institute of Food and Agriculture that 
        provides detailed information on funding opportunities 
        at the Institute, including the purpose, eligibility, 
        restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, 
        regulatory information, and instructions on how to 
        apply for such opportunities.

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  (e) Additional Presidential Budget Submission Requirement.--
          (1) In general.--Each year, the President shall 
        submit to Congress, together with the annual budget 
        submission of the President, the information described 
        in paragraph (2) for each funding request for a covered 
        program.
          (2) Information described.--The information described 
        in this paragraph includes--
                  (A) baseline information, including with 
                respect to each covered program--
                          (i) the funding level for the program 
                        for the fiscal year preceding the year 
                        the annual budget submission of the 
                        President is submitted;
                          (ii) the funding level requested in 
                        the annual budget submission of the 
                        President, including any increase or 
                        decrease in the funding level; and
                          (iii) an explanation justifying any 
                        change from the funding level specified 
                        in clause (i) to the level specified in 
                        clause (ii);
                  (B) with respect to each covered program that 
                is carried out by the Economic Research Service 
                or the Agricultural Research Service, the 
                location and staff years of the program;
                  (C) the proposed funding levels to be 
                allocated to, and the expected publication 
                date, scope, and allocation level for, each 
                request for awards to be published under or 
                associated with--
                          (i) each priority area specified in 
                        subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, 
                        Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
                        Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2));
                          (ii) each research and extension 
                        project carried out under section 
                        1621(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
                        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
                        U.S.C. 5811(a));
                          (iii) each grant to be awarded under 
                        section 1672B(a) of the Food, 
                        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
                        Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(a));
                          (iv) each grant awarded under section 
                        412(d) of the Agricultural Research, 
                        Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
                        1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(d)); and
                          (v) each grant awarded under 
                        7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and 
                        Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
                        3319f(c)(1)); or
                  (D) any other information the Secretary 
                determines will increase congressional 
                oversight with respect to covered programs.
          (3) Prohibition.--Unless the President submits the 
        information described in paragraph (2)(C) for a fiscal 
        year, the President may not carry out any program 
        during the fiscal year that is authorized under--
                  (A) subsection (b) of the Competitive, 
                Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
                U.S.C. 450i(b));
                  (B) section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
                5811);
                  (C) section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
                5925b);
                  (D) section 412 of the Agricultural Research, 
                Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
                U.S.C. 7632); or
                  (E) section 7405 of the Farm Security and 
                Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f).
  (f) Report of the Secretary of Agriculture.--Each year on a 
date that is not later than the date on which the President 
submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report containing a description of the agricultural 
research, extension, and education activities carried out by 
the Federal Government during the fiscal year that immediately 
precedes the year for which the report is submitted, 
including--
          (1) a review of the extent to which those 
        activities--
                  (A) are duplicative or overlap within the 
                Department of Agriculture; or
                  (B) are similar to activities carried out 
                by--
                          (i) other Federal agencies;
                          (ii) the States (including the 
                        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
                        of Puerto Rico and other territories or 
                        possessions of the United States);
                          (iii) institutions of higher 
                        education (as defined in section 101 of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 1001)); or
                          (iv) the private sector; and
          (2) for each report submitted under this section on 
        or after January 1, 2013, a 5-year projection of 
        national priorities with respect to agricultural 
        research, extension, and education, taking into account 
        domestic needs.

               PART III--NEW GRANT AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS

[SEC. 7521. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS FOR THE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-
                    RESISTANT BACTERIA.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide research and 
education grants, on a competitive basis--
          [(1) to study the development of antibiotic-resistant 
        bacteria, including--
                  [(A) movement of antibiotic-resistant 
                bacteria into groundwater and surface water; 
                and
                  [(B) the effect on antibiotic resistance from 
                various drug use regimens; and
          [(2) to study and ensure the judicious use of 
        antibiotics in veterinary and human medicine, 
        including--
                  [(A) methods and practices of animal 
                husbandry;
                  [(B) safe and effective alternatives to 
                antibiotics;
                  [(C) the development of better veterinary 
                diagnostics to improve decisionmaking; and
                  [(D) the identification of conditions or 
                factors that affect antibiotic use on farms.
  [(b) Administration.--Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) 
of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to 
the making of grants under this section.
  [(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

[SEC. 7522. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary, in 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 to 
establish a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network that 
provides stress assistance programs to individuals who are 
engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related 
occupations.
  [(b) Eligible Programs.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) 
may be used to initiate, expand, or sustain programs that 
provide professional agricultural behavioral health counseling 
and referral for other forms of assistance as necessary 
through--
          [(1) farm telephone helplines and websites;
          [(2) community education;
          [(3) support groups;
          [(4) outreach services and activities; and
          [(5) home delivery of assistance, in a case in which 
        a farm resident is homebound.
  [(c) Extension Services.--Grants shall be awarded under this 
subsection directly to State cooperative extension services to 
enable the State cooperative extension services to enter into 
contracts, on a multiyear basis, with nonprofit, community-
based, direct-service organizations to initiate, expand, or 
sustain cooperative programs described in subsections (a) and 
(b).
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

[SEC. 7523. SEED DISTRIBUTION.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make competitive grants 
to eligible entities to carry out a seed distribution program 
to administer and maintain the distribution of vegetable seeds 
donated by commercial seed companies.
  [(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this program include--
          [(1) the distribution of seeds donated by commercial 
        seed companies free-of-charge to appropriate--
                  [(A) individuals;
                  [(B) groups;
                  [(C) institutions;
                  [(D) governmental and nongovernmental 
                organizations; and
                  [(E) such other entities as the Secretary may 
                designate;
          [(2) distribution of seeds to underserved 
        communities, such as communities that experience--
                  [(A) limited access to affordable fresh 
                vegetables;
                  [(B) a high rate of hunger or food 
                insecurity; or
                  [(C) severe or persistent poverty.
  [(c) Administration.--Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) 
of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to 
the making of grants under this section.
  [(d) Selection.--An eligible entity selected to receive a 
grant under subsection (a) shall have--
          [(1) expertise regarding the distribution of 
        vegetable seeds donated by commercial seed companies; 
        and
          [(2) the ability to achieve the purpose of the seed 
        distribution program.
  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]

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SEC. 7525. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 7526. SUN GRANT PROGRAM.

  (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a program to provide grants to the sun grant centers and 
subcenter specified in subsection (b)--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and 
        biomass research and development programs through 
        improved coordination and collaboration among--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) [the Department of Energy] other 
                appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by 
                the Secretary); and

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  (c) Use of Funds.--
          (1) Competitive grants.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Activities.--Grants described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be used by the grant 
                recipient to conduct, in a manner consistent 
                with the purposes described in subsection (a), 
                multi-institutional and [multistate--
                          [(i) research, extension, and 
                        education programs on technology 
                        development; and
                          [(ii) integrated research, extension, 
                        and education programs on technology 
                        implementation.] integrated, multistate 
                        research, extension, and education 
                        programs on technology development and 
                        technology implementation.
                  [(C) Funding allocation.--Of the amount of 
                funds that is used to provide grants under 
                subparagraph (A), the sun grant center or 
                subcenter shall use--
                          [(i) not less than 30 percent of the 
                        funds to carry out the programs 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(i); and
                          [(ii) not less than 30 percent of the 
                        funds to carry out the programs 
                        described in subparagraph (B)(ii).]
                  [(D)] (C) Administration.--
                          (i) * * *

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  (d) Plan for Research Activities to Be Funded.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of funds 
        under subsection (g), and in cooperation with land-
        grant colleges and universities and private industry 
        [in accordance with paragraph (2)], the sun grant 
        centers and subcenter shall jointly develop and submit 
        to the Secretary for approval a plan for addressing the 
        bioenergy, biomass, and [gasification] bioproducts 
        research priorities of the Department of Agriculture 
        and [the Department of Energy] other appropriate 
        Federal agencies at the State and regional levels.
          [(2) Gasification coordination.--With respect to 
        gasification research activity, the sun grant centers 
        and subcenter shall coordinate planning with land-grant 
        colleges and universities in their respective regions 
        that have ongoing research activities in that area.]
          [(3)] (2) Funding.--Funds described in subsection 
        (c)(2) shall be available to carry out planning 
        coordination under paragraph (1).
          [(4)] (3) Use of plan.--The sun grant centers and 
        subcenter shall use the plan described in paragraph (1) 
        in making grants under subsection (c)(1).

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  (f) Annual Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end of 
each fiscal year, a sun grant center or subcenter receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report 
that describes the policies, priorities, and operations of the 
program carried out by the center or subcenter during the 
fiscal year, including--
          (1) the results of all peer and merit review 
        procedures conducted pursuant to [subsection 
        (c)(1)(D)(i)] subsection (c)(1)(C)(i); and

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  (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, of which not more 
than $4,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made available to 
carry out subsection (e).

[SEC. 7527. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD DESERTS.

  [(a) Definition of Food Desert.--In this section, the term 
``food desert'' means an area in the United States with limited 
access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly such an 
area composed of predominantly lower-income neighborhoods and 
communities.
  [(b) Study and Report.--The Secretary shall carry out a study 
of, and prepare a report on, food deserts.
  [(c) Contents.--The study and report shall--
          [(1) assess the incidence and prevalence of food 
        deserts;
          [(2) identify--
                  [(A) characteristics and factors causing and 
                influencing food deserts; and
                  [(B) the effect on local populations of 
                limited access to affordable and nutritious 
                food; and
          [(3) provide recommendations for addressing the 
        causes and effects of food deserts through measures 
        that include--
                  [(A) community and economic development 
                initiatives;
                  [(B) incentives for retail food market 
                development, including supermarkets, small 
                grocery stores, and farmers' markets; and
                  [(C) improvements to Federal food assistance 
                and nutrition education programs.
  [(d) Coordination With Other Agencies and Organizations.--The 
Secretary shall conduct the study under this section in 
coordination and consultation with--
          [(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
          [(2) the Administrator of the Small Business 
        Administration;
          [(3) the Institute of Medicine; and
          [(4) representatives of appropriate businesses, 
        academic institutions, and nonprofit and faith-based 
        organizations.
  [(e) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate the report prepared under this section, including 
the findings and recommendations described in subsection (c).
  [(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000.]

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[SEC. 7529. AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND 
                    EDUCATION.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall make competitive grants to 
institutions of higher education to carry out agricultural and 
rural transportation research and education activities.
  [(b) Activities.--Research and education grants made under 
this section shall be used to address rural transportation and 
logistics needs of agricultural producers and related rural 
businesses, including--
          [(1) the transportation of biofuels; and
          [(2) the export of agricultural products.
  [(c) Selection Criteria.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants 
        under this section on the basis of the transportation 
        research, education, and outreach expertise of the 
        applicant, as determined by the Secretary.
          [(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
        institutions of higher education for use in 
        coordinating research and education activities with 
        other institutions of higher education with similar 
        agricultural and rural transportation research and 
        education programs.
  [(d) Diversification of Research.--The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section in areas that are regionally diverse 
and broadly representative of the diversity of agricultural 
production and related transportation needs in the rural areas 
of the United States.
  [(e) Matching Funds Requirement.--The Secretary shall require 
each recipient of a grant under this section to provide, from 
non-Federal sources, in cash or in kind, 50 percent of the cost 
of carrying out activities under the grant.
  [(f) Grant Review.--A grant shall be awarded under this 
section on a competitive, peer- and merit-reviewed basis in 
accordance with section 103(a) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613(a)).
  [(g) No Duplication.--In awarding grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure that activities funded under this 
section do not duplicate the efforts of the University 
Transportation Centers described in sections 5505 and 5506 of 
title 49, United States Code.
  [(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]

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TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

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Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

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[SEC. 8402. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION AGRICULTURAL LAND NATIONAL 
                    RESOURCES LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definition of Hispanic-Serving Institution.--In this 
section, the term ``Hispanic-serving institution'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)).
  [(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture may make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to Hispanic-serving 
institutions for the purpose of establishing an undergraduate 
scholarship program to assist in the recruitment, retention, 
and training of Hispanics and other under-represented groups in 
forestry and related fields.
  [(c) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants made under this section 
shall be used to recruit, retain, train, and develop 
professionals to work in forestry and related fields with 
Federal agencies, such as the Forest Service, State agencies, 
and private-sector entities.
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section.]

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TITLE IX--ENERGY

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[SEC. 9002. BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretaries''), shall jointly conduct a 
study that includes--
          [(1) an assessment of the infrastructure needs for 
        expanding the domestic production, transport, and 
        distribution of biofuels given current and likely 
        future market trends;
          [(2) recommendations for infrastructure needs and 
        development approaches, taking into account cost and 
        other associated factors; and
          [(3) a report that includes--
                  [(A) a summary of infrastructure needs;
                  [(B) an analysis of alternative development 
                approaches to meeting the needs described in 
                subparagraph (A), including cost, siting, and 
                other regulatory issues; and
                  [(C) recommendations for specific 
                infrastructure development actions to be taken.
  [(b) Scope of Study.--
          [(1) In general.--In conducting the study described 
        in subsection (a), the Secretaries shall address--
                  [(A) current and likely future market trends 
                for biofuels through calendar year 2025;
                  [(B) current and future availability of 
                feedstocks;
                  [(C) water resource needs, including water 
                requirements for biorefineries;
                  [(D) shipping and storage needs for biomass 
                feedstock and biofuels, including the adequacy 
                of rural roads; and
                  [(E) modes of transportation and delivery for 
                biofuels (including shipment by rail, truck, 
                pipeline or barge) and associated 
                infrastructure issues.
          [(2) Considerations.--In addressing the issues 
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall 
        consider--
                  [(A) the effects of increased tank truck, 
                rail, and barge transport on existing 
                infrastructure and safety;
                  [(B) the feasibility of shipping biofuels 
                through pipelines in existence as the date of 
                enactment of this Act;
                  [(C) the development of new biofuels 
                pipelines, including siting, financing, timing, 
                and other economic issues;
                  [(D) the implications of various biofuel 
                blend levels on infrastructure needs;
                  [(E) the implications of various approaches 
                to infrastructure development on resource use 
                and conservation;
                  [(F) regional differences in biofuels 
                infrastructure needs; and
                  [(G) other infrastructure issues, as 
                determined by the Secretaries.
  [(c) Implementation.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretaries --
          [(1) shall--
                  [(A) consult with individuals and entities 
                with interest or expertise in the areas 
                described in subsection (b);
                  [(B) to the extent available, use the 
                information developed and results of the 
                related studies authorized under sections 243 
                and 245 of the Energy Independence and Security 
                Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 
                1540, 1546)); and
                  [(C) submit to Congress the report required 
                under subsection (a)(3), including--
                          [(i) in the Senate--
                                  [(I) the Committee on 
                                Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                                Forestry ;
                                  [(II) the Committee on 
                                Commerce, Science, and 
                                Transportation;
                                  [(III) the Committee on 
                                Energy and Natural Resources; 
                                and
                                  [(IV) the Committee on 
                                Environment and Public Works; 
                                and
                          [(ii) in the House of 
                        Representatives--
                                  [(I) the Committee on 
                                Agriculture;
                                  [(II) the Committee on Energy 
                                and Commerce;
                                  [(III) the Committee on 
                                Transportation and 
                                Infrastructure; and
                                  [(IV) the Committee on 
                                Science and Technology; and
          [(2) may issue a solicitation for a competition to 
        select a contractor to support the Secretaries.

[SEC. 9003. RENEWABLE FERTILIZER STUDY.

  [(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
receipt of appropriations to carry out this section, the 
Secretary shall--
          [(1) conduct a study to assess the current state of 
        knowledge regarding the potential for the production of 
        fertilizer from renewable energy sources in rural 
        areas, including--
                  [(A) identification of the critical 
                challenges to commercialization of rural 
                production of nitrogen and phosphorus-based 
                fertilizer from renewables;
                  [(B) the most promising processes and 
                technologies for renewable fertilizer 
                production;
                  [(C) the potential cost-competitiveness of 
                renewable fertilizer; and
                  [(D) the potential impacts of renewable 
                fertilizer on fossil fuel use and the 
                environment; and
          [(2) submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
        report describing the results of the study.
  [(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009.]

TITLE X--HORTICULTURE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

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Subtitle A--Horticulture Marketing and Information

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SEC. 10105. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, 
to remain available until expended.

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SEC. 10107. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any 
other funds made available through annual appropriations for 
market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through [2012] 2018, to remain available until expended.

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Subtitle B--Pest and Disease Management

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[SEC. 10202. NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
be known as the ``National Clean Plant Network'' (referred to 
in this section as the ``Program'').
  [(b) Requirements.--Under the Program, the Secretary shall 
establish a network of clean plant centers for diagnostic and 
pathogen elimination services to--
          [(1) produce clean propagative plant material; and
          [(2) maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant 
        material in sites located throughout the United States.
  [(c) Availability of Clean Plant Source Material.--Clean 
plant source material may be made available to--
          [(1) a State for a certified plant program of the 
        State; and
          [(2) private nurseries and producers.
  [(d) Consultation and Collaboration.--In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) consult with State departments of agriculture, 
        land grant universities, and NLGCA Institutions (as 
        defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
        U.S.C. 3103)); and
          [(2) to the extent practicable and with input from 
        the appropriate State officials and industry 
        representatives, use existing Federal or State 
        facilities to serve as clean plant centers.
  [(e) Funding.--
          [(1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2012.--Of the funds of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
        use to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to remain available 
        until expended.
          [(2) Fiscal year 2013.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2013.]

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Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

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[SEC. 10403. GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS.

  [(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may make grants under 
this section to an eligible entity described in subsection 
(b)--
          [(1) to improve the cost-effective movement of 
        specialty crops to local, regional, national, and 
        international markets; and
          [(2) to address regional intermodal transportation 
        deficiencies that adversely affect the movement of 
        specialty crops to markets inside or outside the United 
        States.
  [(b) Eligible Grant Recipients.--Grants may be made under 
this section to any of, or any combination of:
          [(1) State and local governments.
          [(2) Grower cooperatives.
          [(3) National, State, or regional organizations of 
        producers, shippers, or carriers.
          [(4) Other entities as determined to be appropriate 
        by the Secretary.
  [(c) Matching Funds.--The recipient of a grant under this 
section shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds toward 
the project for which the grant is provided that is at least 
equal to the amount of grant funds received by the recipient 
under this section.
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]

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TITLE XI--LIVESTOCK

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[SEC. 11006. REGULATIONS.

  [As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall promulgate regulations with respect to the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) to establish 
criteria that the Secretary will consider in determining--
          [(1) whether an undue or unreasonable preference or 
        advantage has occurred in violation of such Act;
          [(2) whether a live poultry dealer has provided 
        reasonable notice to poultry growers of any suspension 
        of the delivery of birds under a poultry growing 
        arrangement;
          [(3) when a requirement of additional capital 
        investments over the life of a poultry growing 
        arrangement or swine production contract constitutes a 
        violation of such Act; and
          [(4) if a live poultry dealer or swine contractor has 
        provided a reasonable period of time for a poultry 
        grower or a swine production contract grower to remedy 
        a breach of contract that could lead to termination of 
        the poultry growing arrangement or swine production 
        contract.]

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SEC. 11013. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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[SEC. 11016. INSPECTION AND GRADING.

  [(a) Grading.--Section 203 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622) is amended--
          [(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection 
        (o); and
          [(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following 
        new subsection:
  [``(n) Grading Program.--To establish within the Department 
of Agriculture a voluntary fee based grading program for--
          [``(1) catfish (as defined by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (2) of section 1(w) of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(w))); and
          [``(2) any additional species of farm-raised fish or 
        farm-raised shellfish--
                  [``(A) for which the Secretary receives a 
                petition requesting such voluntary fee based 
                grading; and
                  [``(B) that the Secretary considers 
                appropriate.''.
  [(b) Inspection.--
          [(1) In general.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act is 
        amended--
                  [(A) in section 1(w) (21 U.S.C. 601(w)) --
                          [(i) by striking ``and'' at the end 
                        of paragraph (1);
                          [(ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) 
                        as paragraph (3); and
                          [(iii) by inserting after paragraph 
                        (1) the following new paragraph:
          [``(2) catfish, as defined by the Secretary; and'';
                  [(B) by striking section 6 (21 U.S.C. 606) 
                and inserting the following new section:
  [``Sec. 6. (a) In General.--For the purposes hereinbefore set 
forth the Secretary shall cause to be made, by inspectors 
appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of 
all meat food products prepared for commerce in any 
slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or 
similar establishment, and for the purposes of any examination 
and inspection and inspectors shall have access at all times, 
by day or night, whether the establishment be operated or not, 
to every part of said establishment; and said inspectors shall 
mark, stamp, tag, or label as `Inspected and passed' all such 
products found to be not adulterated; and said inspectors shall 
label, mark, stamp, or tag as `Inspected and condemned' all 
such products found adulterated, and all such condemned meat 
food products shall be destroyed for food purposes, as 
hereinbefore provided, and the Secretary may remove inspectors 
from any establishment which fails to so destroy such condemned 
meat food products: Provided, That subject to the rules and 
regulations of the Secretary the provisions of this section in 
regard to preservatives shall not apply to meat food products 
for export to any foreign country and which are prepared or 
packed according to the specifications or directions of the 
foreign purchaser, when no substance is used in the preparation 
or packing thereof in conflict with the laws of the foreign 
country to which said article is to be exported; but if said 
article shall be in fact sold or offered for sale for domestic 
use or consumption then this proviso shall not exempt said 
article from the operation of all the other provisions of this 
chapter.
  [``(b) Catfish.--In the case of an examination and inspection 
under subsection (a) of a meat food product derived from 
catfish, the Secretary shall take into account the conditions 
under which the catfish is raised and transported to a 
processing establishment.''; and
                  [(C) by adding at the end of title I the 
                following new section:
  [``Sec. 25.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the requirements of sections 3, 4, 5, 10(b), and 23 shall not 
apply to catfish.''.
          [(2) Effective date.--
                  [(A) In general.--The amendments made by 
                paragraph (1) shall not apply until the date on 
                which the Secretary of Agriculture issues final 
                regulations (after providing a period of public 
                comment, including through the conduct of 
                public meetings or hearings, in accordance with 
                chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code) to 
                carry out such amendments.
                  [(B) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
                with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall 
                issue final regulations to carry out the 
                amendments made by paragraph (1).
          [(3) Budget request.--Not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall submit to Congress an estimate of the 
        costs of implementing the amendments made by paragraph 
        (1), including the estimated--
                  [(A) staff years;
                  [(B) number of establishments;
                  [(C) volume expected to be produced at such 
                establishments; and
                  [(D) any other information used in estimating 
                the costs of implementing such amendments.]

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TITLE XIV--MISCELLANEOUS

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Subtitle B--Agricultural Security

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CHAPTER 1--AGRICULTURAL SECURITY

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SEC. 14112. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER.

  (a) * * *

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  [(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2008 through 2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

SEC. 14113. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AGRICULTURAL 
                    BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE.

  (a) Advanced Training Programs.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary [such 
        sums as may be necessary] to carry out this [subsection 
        for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.] 
        subsection--
                  (A) such sums as are necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and
                  (B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.

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  (b) Assessment of Response Capability.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There [is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2012.] are authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this subsection--
                  (A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
                through 2013; and
                  (B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.

                      CHAPTER 2--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 14121. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COUNTERMEASURES.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There [is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.] are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
        2013; and
          (2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

SEC. 14122. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated [sums as are necessary] to carry out this 
[section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain 
available until expended.] section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until 
        expended; and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018, to remain available until expended.

Subtitle C--Other Miscellaneous Provisions

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SEC. 14204. GRANTS TO IMPROVE SUPPLY, STABILITY, SAFETY, AND TRAINING 
                    OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR FORCE.

  (a) * * *

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  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2008 through 2013; and
          (2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 14212. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF COUNTY OFFICES FOR 
                    THE FARM SERVICE AGENCY.

  [(a) Temporary Prohibition.--
          [(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), until the 
        date that is two years after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may not close 
        or relocate a county or field office of the Farm 
        Service Agency.
          [(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                  [(A) an office that is located not more than 
                20 miles from another office of the Farm 
                Service Agency; or
                  [(B) the relocation of an office within the 
                same county in the course of routine leasing 
                operations.]
  (a) Prohibition on Closure or Relocation of Offices With High 
Workload Volume.--The Secretary of Agriculture may not close or 
relocate a county or field office of the Farm Service Agency in 
a State if the Secretary determines, after conducting the 
evaluation required under subsection (b)(1)(B), that the office 
has a high workload volume compared with other county offices 
in the State.
  (b) Limitation on Closure; Notice.--
          (1) Limitation.--[After the period referred to in 
        subsection (a)(1), the Secretary] The Secretary shall, 
        before closing any office of the Farm Service Agency 
        that is located more than 20 miles from another office 
        of [the Farm Service Agency, to the maximum extent 
        practicable] the Farm Service Agency--
                  (A) to the maximum extent practicable, first 
                close any offices of the Farm Service Agency 
                that--
                          [(A)] (i) are located less than 20 
                        miles from another office of the Farm 
                        Service Agency; and
                          [(B)] (ii) have two or fewer 
                        permanent full-time employees[.] as of 
                        the date of the enactment of this Act; 
                        and
                  (B) conduct and complete an evaluation of all 
                workload assessments for Farm Service Agency 
                county offices that were open and operational 
                as of January 1, 2012, during the period that 
                begins on a date that is not later than 180 
                days after the date of the enactment of the 
                Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 
                Act of 2013 and ends on the date that is 18 
                months after such date of enactment.
          (2) Notice.--[After the period referred to in 
        subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not 
        close a county or field office of the Farm Service 
        Agency unless--] After carrying out each of the 
        activities required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        of Agriculture shall, before closing a county or field 
        office of the Farm Service Agency--
                  (A) not later than 30 days after the 
                Secretary proposes to close such office, [the 
                Secretary holds] hold a public meeting 
                regarding the proposed closure in the county in 
                which such office is located; and
                  (B) after the public meeting referred to in 
                subparagraph (A), but not less than 90 days 
                before the date on which the Secretary approves 
                the closure of such office, [the Secretary 
                notifies] notify the Committee on Agriculture 
                and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives, the Committee on 
                Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, each 
                Senator representing the State in which the 
                office proposed to be closed is located, and 
                the member of the House of Representatives who 
                represents the Congressional district in which 
                the office proposed to be closed is located of 
                the proposed closure of such office.

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         FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT OF 1996



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                     Subtitle D--Other Commodities

CHAPTER 1--DAIRY

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SEC. 143. CONSOLIDATION AND REFORM OF FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDERS.

  (a) Amendment of Orders.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Inclusion of california as separate order.--Upon 
        the petition and approval of California dairy producers 
        in the manner provided in section 8c of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted 
        with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement 
        Act of 1937, the Secretary shall designate the State of 
        California as a separate Federal milk marketing order. 
        The order covering California shall have the right to 
        reblend and distribute order receipts to recognize 
        quota value. Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to the 
        authority of the Secretary under this subsection.

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CHAPTER 2--SUGAR

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SEC. 156. SUGAR PROGRAM.

  (a) Sugarcane.--The Secretary shall make loans available to 
processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal to--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) 18.75 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for [the 
        2012 crop year] each of the 2012 through 2018 crop 
        years.
  (b) Sugar Beets.--The Secretary shall make loans available to 
processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate equal 
to--
          (1) * * *
          (2) a rate that is equal to 128.5 percent of the loan 
        rate per pound of raw cane sugar for the applicable 
        crop year under subsection (a) for each of the 2009 
        through [2012] 2018 crop years.

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  (i) Effective Period.--This section shall be effective only 
for the 2008 through [2012] 2018 crops of sugar beets and 
sugarcane.

Subtitle E--Administration

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SEC. 164. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFICIENCIES.

  (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
producer shall be personally liable for any deficiency arising 
from the sale of the collateral securing any nonrecourse loan 
made under this title title I of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002, [and title I of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008] title I of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), and title I of the 
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 
unless the loan was obtained through a fraudulent 
representation by the producer.
  (b) Limitations.--Subsection (a) shall not prevent the 
Commodity Credit Corporation or the Secretary from requiring a 
producer to assume liability for--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) a failure or refusal to deliver a commodity in 
        accordance with a program established under this title, 
        title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
        of 2002, [and title I of the Food, Conservation, and 
        Energy Act of 2008] title I of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), and 
        title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
        Management Act of 2013.
  (c) Acquisition of Collateral.--In the case of a nonrecourse 
loan made under this title, title I of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, [and title I of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008] title I of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), 
and title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013 or the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.), if the Commodity Credit 
Corporation acquires title to the unredeemed collateral, the 
Corporation shall be under no obligation to pay for any market 
value that the collateral may have in excess of the loan 
indebtedness.

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Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Commodity Provisions

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SEC. 196. ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE 
                    PROGRAM.

  (a) Operation and Administration of Program.--
          [(1) In general.--In the case of an eligible crop 
        described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall operate a noninsured crop disaster 
        assistance program to provide coverage equivalent to 
        the catastrophic risk protection otherwise available 
        under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)). The Secretary shall carry out this 
        section through the Consolidated Farm Service Agency 
        (in this section referred to as the ``Agency'').]
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Coverages.--In the case of an eligible 
                crop described in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
                of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured crop 
                disaster assistance program to provide 
                coverages based on individual yields (other 
                than for value-loss crops) equivalent to--
                          (i) catastrophic risk protection 
                        available under section 508(b) of the 
                        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
                        1508(b)); or
                          (ii) additional coverage available 
                        under subsections (c) and (h) of 
                        section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) 
                        that does not exceed 65 percent.
                  (B) Administration.--The Secretary shall 
                carry out this section through the Farm Service 
                Agency (referred to in this section as the 
                ``Agency'').
          (2) Eligible crops.--
                  (A) In general.--In this section, the term 
                ``eligible crop'' means each commercial crop or 
                other agricultural commodity (except 
                livestock)--
                          (i) for which catastrophic risk 
                        protection under section 508(b) of the 
                        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
                        1508(b)) is not available; [and]
                          (ii) for which additional coverage 
                        under subsections (c) and (h) of 
                        section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) 
                        is not available; and
                          [(ii)] (iii) that is produced for 
                        food or fiber.
                  (B) Crops specifically included.--The term 
                ``eligible crop'' shall include floricultural, 
                ornamental nursery, and Christmas tree crops, 
                turfgrass sod, seed crops, aquaculture 
                (including ornamental fish), sea grass and sea 
                oats, camelina, sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, 
                and industrial crops.

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          (4) Program [ineligibility] benefit reduction 
        relating to crop production on native sod.--
                  (A) Definition of native sod.--In this 
                paragraph, the term ``native sod'' means land--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii) that has never been tilled, or 
                        the producer cannot substantiate that 
                        the ground has ever been tilled, for 
                        the production of an annual crop as of 
                        the date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph.
                  (B) [Ineligibility] Reduction in for 
                benefits.--
                          (i) In general.--Subject to clause 
                        (ii) and subparagraph (C), native sod 
                        acreage that has been tilled for the 
                        production of an annual crop after the 
                        date of enactment of this paragraph 
                        shall be ineligible during the first 5 
                        crop years of planting, as determined 
                        by the Secretary, [for benefits under--
                                  [(I) this section; and
                                  [(II) the Federal Crop 
                                Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
                                seq.).] for--
                                  (I) benefits under this 
                                section;
                                  (II) a portion of crop 
                                insurance premium subsidies 
                                under the Federal Crop 
                                Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
                                seq.) in accordance with 
                                subparagraph (C); and
                                  (III) payments described in 
                                subsection (b) or (c) of 
                                section 1001 of the Food 
                                Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
                                1308).

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                  [(C) Application.--Subparagraph (B) may apply 
                to native sod acreage in the Prairie Pothole 
                National Priority Area at the election of the 
                Governor of the respective State.]
                  (C) Administration.--
                          (i) In general.--During the first 4 
                        crop years of planting on native sod 
                        acreage by a producer described in 
                        subparagraph (B)--
                                  (I) subparagraph (B) shall 
                                apply to 65 percent of the 
                                transitional yield of the 
                                producer; and
                                  (II) the crop insurance 
                                premium subsidy provided for 
                                the producer under the Federal 
                                Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
                                1501 et seq.) shall be 50 
                                percentage points less than the 
                                premium subsidy that would 
                                otherwise apply.
                          (ii) Yield substitution.--During the 
                        period native sod acreage is covered by 
                        this paragraph, a producer may not 
                        substitute yields for the native sod 
                        acreage.
                  (D) Application.--This paragraph shall only 
                apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 
                National Priority Area.

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  (d) Payment.--[The Secretary] Subject to subsection (l), the 
Secretary shall make available to a producer eligible for 
noninsured assistance under this section a payment computed by 
multiplying--
          (1) * * *

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  (l) Payment Equivalent to Additional Coverage.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available 
        to a producer eligible for noninsured assistance under 
        this section a payment equivalent to an indemnity for 
        additional coverage under subsections (c) and (h) of 
        section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1508) that does not exceed 65 percent of the 
        established yield for the eligible crop on the farm, 
        computed by multiplying--
                  (A) the quantity that is not greater than 65 
                percent of the established yield for the crop, 
                as determined by the Secretary, specified in 
                increments of 5 percent;
                  (B) 100 percent of the average market price 
                for the crop, as determined by the Secretary; 
                and
                  (C) a payment rate for the type of crop, as 
                determined by the Secretary, that reflects--
                          (i) in the case of a crop that is 
                        produced with a significant and 
                        variable harvesting expense, the 
                        decreasing cost incurred in the 
                        production cycle for the crop that is, 
                        as applicable--
                                  (I) harvested;
                                  (II) planted but not 
                                harvested; or
                                  (III) prevented from being 
                                planted because of drought, 
                                flood, or other natural 
                                disaster, as determined by the 
                                Secretary; or
                          (ii) in the case of a crop that is 
                        produced without a significant and 
                        variable harvesting expense, such rate 
                        as shall be determined by the 
                        Secretary.
          (2) Premium.--To be eligible to receive a payment 
        under this subsection, a producer shall pay--
                  (A) the service fee required by subsection 
                (k); and
                  (B) a premium for the applicable crop year 
                that is equal to the product obtained by 
                multiplying--
                          (i) the number of acres devoted to 
                        the eligible crop;
                          (ii) the established yield for the 
                        eligible crop, as determined by the 
                        Secretary under subsection (e);
                          (iii) the coverage level elected by 
                        the producer;
                          (iv) the average market price, as 
                        determined by the Secretary; and
                          (v) .0525.
          (3) Limited resource, beginning, and socially 
        disadvantaged farmers.--The additional coverage made 
        available under this subsection shall be available to 
        limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged 
        producers, as determined by the Secretary, in exchange 
        for a premium that is 50 percent of the premium 
        determined for a producer under paragraph (2).
          (4) Premium payment and application deadline.--
                  (A) Premium payment.--A producer electing 
                additional coverage under this subsection shall 
                pay the premium amount owed for the additional 
                coverage by September 30 of the crop year for 
                which the additional coverage is purchased.
                  (B) Application deadline.--The latest date on 
                which additional coverage under this subsection 
                may be elected shall be the application closing 
                date described in subsection (b)(1).
          (5) Effective date.--Additional coverage under this 
        subsection shall be available beginning with the 2015 
        crop.

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                    TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION

             Subtitle A--Commodity Promotion and Evaluation

SEC. 501. COMMODITY PROMOTION AND EVALUATION.

  (a) * * *

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  [(e) Exemption of Certified Organic Products from 
Assessments.--
          [(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of a 
        commodity promotion law, a person that produces and 
        markets solely 100 percent organic products, and that 
        does not produce any conventional or nonorganic 
        products, shall be exempt from the payment of an 
        assessment under a commodity promotion law with respect 
        to any agricultural commodity that is produced on a 
        certified organic farm (as defined in section 2103 of 
        the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
        6502)).
          [(2) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall promulgate regulations concerning eligibility and 
        compliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).]
  (e) Exemption of Certified Organic Products from Promotion 
Order Assessments.--
          (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of a 
        commodity promotion law, a person that produces, 
        handles, markets, or imports organic products may be 
        exempt from the payment of an assessment under a 
        commodity promotion law with respect to any 
        agricultural commodity that is certified as ``organic'' 
        or ``100 percent organic'' (as defined in part 205 of 
        title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 
        regulation).
          (2) Split operations.--The exemption described in 
        paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified ``organic'' 
        or `100 percent organic' (as defined in part 205 of 
        title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
        successor regulation) products of a producer, handler, 
        or marketer regardless of whether the agricultural 
        commodity subject to the exemption is produced, 
        handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, 
        handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic 
        agricultural products, including conventional or 
        nonorganic agricultural products of the same 
        agricultural commodity as that for which the exemption 
        is claimed.
          (3) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the 
        exemption of a person under this subsection if the 
        person maintains a valid organic certificate issued 
        under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
        U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
          (4) Termination of effectiveness.--This subsection 
        shall be effective until the date on which the 
        Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion order 
        in accordance with subsection (f).
          (5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for 
        an exemption under paragraph (1).
  (f) Organic Commodity Promotion Order.--
          (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                  (A) Certified organic farm.--The term 
                ``certified organic farm'' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 2103 of the Organic 
                Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502).
                  (B) Covered person.--The term ``covered 
                person'' means a producer, handler, marketer, 
                or importer of an organic agricultural 
                commodity.
                  (C) Dual-covered agricultural commodity.--The 
                term ``dual-covered agricultural commodity'' 
                means an agricultural commodity that--
                          (i) is produced on a certified 
                        organic farm; and
                          (ii) is covered under both--
                                  (I) an organic commodity 
                                promotion order issued pursuant 
                                to paragraph (2); and
                                  (II) any other agricultural 
                                commodity promotion order 
                                issued under section 514.
          (2) Authorization.--The Secretary may issue an 
        organic commodity promotion order under section 514 
        that includes any agricultural commodity that--
                  (A) is produced or handled (as defined in 
                section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production 
                Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that is 
                certified to be sold or labeled as ``organic'' 
                or ``100 percent organic'' (as defined in part 
                205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or 
                a successor regulation)); or
                  (B) is imported with a valid organic 
                certificate (as defined in such part).
          (3) Election.--If the Secretary issues an organic 
        commodity promotion order described in paragraph (2), a 
        covered person may elect, for applicable dual-covered 
        agricultural commodities and in the sole discretion of 
        the covered person, whether to be assessed under the 
        organic commodity promotion order or another applicable 
        agricultural commodity promotion order.
          (4) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for 
        an exemption under paragraph (1).

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TITLE VIII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

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[SEC. 892. USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA AND OTHER DATA TO ANTICIPATE 
                    POTENTIAL FOOD, FEED, AND FIBER SHORTAGES OR 
                    EXCESSES AND TO PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION TO 
                    ASSIST FARMERS WITH PLANTING DECISIONS.

  [(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          [(1) remote sensing data can be useful to predict 
        impending famine problems and forest infestations in 
        time to allow remedial action;
          [(2) remote sensing data can inform the agricultural 
        community as to the condition of crops and the land 
        that sustains those crops; and
          [(3) remote sensing data and other data can be 
        valuable, when received on a timely basis, in 
        determining the need for additional plantings of a 
        particular crop or a substitute crop.
  [(b) Information Development.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, maximizing private funding and involvement, 
shall provide farmers and other interested persons with timely 
information, through remote sensing, on crop conditions, 
fertilization and irrigation needs, pest infiltration, soil 
conditions, projected food, feed, and fiber production, and any 
other information available through remote sensing.
  [(c) Coordination.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall jointly develop a proposal to provide 
farmers and other prospective users with supply and demand 
information for food and fibers.
  [(d) Sunset.--The authorities provided by this section shall 
expire 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.]
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                  AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938



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   TITLE III--LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING 
QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES

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Subtitle B--Marketing Quotas

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PART VII--FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR

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SEC. 359B. FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR SUGAR.

  (a) Sugar Estimates.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than August 1 before the 
        beginning of each of the 2008 through [2012] 2018 crop 
        years for sugarcane and sugar beets, the Secretary 
        shall estimate--
                  (A) * * *

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SEC. 359F. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PRODUCERS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Proportionate Shares of Certain Allotments.--
          (1) Definition of seed.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Exclusion.--The term ``seed'' does not 
                include seed of a high-fiber cane variety 
                dedicated to other uses, as determined by the 
                Secretary.

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SEC. 359L. PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.

  (a) In General.--This part shall be effective only for the 
2008 through [2012] 2018 crop years for sugar.

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                       FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985



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TITLE I--DAIRY

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                    [DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM

  [Sec. 153. (a) During the period beginning 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2012, 
the Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and operate an 
export incentive program as described in this section for dairy 
products under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act.
  [(b) The program established under subsection (a) shall 
provide for the Corporation to make payments, on a bid basis, 
to an entity that sells for export United States dairy 
products. The Secretary shall have sole discretion to accept or 
reject bids under such criteria as the Secretary deems 
appropriate.
  [(c) The program shall be operated under such rules and 
regulations issued by the Secretary as the Secretary deems 
necessary to ensure, among other things, that--
          [(1) payments may be made under the program only on 
        the quantity of dairy products sold by an entity for 
        export in any year that is in addition to, and not in 
        place of, any export sales of dairy products that the 
        entity would otherwise make in the absence of the 
        program;
          [(2) to the extent practicable, dairy products sold 
        for export under the program will not displace 
        commercial export sales of United States dairy products 
        by other exporters;
          [(3) the maximum volume of dairy product exports 
        allowable consistent with the obligations of the United 
        States under the Uruguay Round Agreements approved 
        under section 101 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
        (19 U.S.C. 3511) is exported under the program each 
        year (minus the volume sold under section 1163 of this 
        Act during that year), except to the extent that the 
        export of such a volume under the program would, in the 
        judgment of the Secretary, exceed the limitations on 
        the value permitted under subsection (f); and
          [(4) payments may be made under the program for 
        exports to any destination in the world for the purpose 
        of market development, except a destination in a 
        country with respect to which shipments from the United 
        States are otherwise restricted by law.
  [(d)(1) The regulations issued by the Secretary may provide 
for payments under the program to be made in cash or in 
commodities of equal value that are available in Commodity 
Credit Corporation stock.
  [(2) If payments in commodities are authorized, such payments 
shall be made through the issuance of generic certificates 
redeemable in commodities.
  [(3) If generic certificates issued in accordance with the 
program provided for by this section are exchanged for dairy 
products owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
regulations issued by the Secretary shall ensure that--
          [(A) such dairy products, or an equal quantity of 
        other dairy products, will be sold for export by the 
        entity; and
          [(B) any such export sales by the entity--
                  [(i) will be in addition to, and not in place 
                of, export sales of dairy products that the 
                entity would otherwise make under the program 
                or in the absence of the program; and
                  [(ii) to the extent practicable, will not 
                displace commercial export sales of United 
                States dairy products by other exporters.
  [(e)(1) The payments made under the program shall be made at 
a rate or rates established or approved by the Secretary, 
taking into consideration, among other things the type of 
product to be exported, the domestic price of dairy products, 
the world price of the dairy products, and any additional 
amount that may be required to assist in the development of 
world markets for United States dairy products.
  [(2) Any such rate established or approved by the Secretary 
shall be published in the Federal Register or publicly 
announced through other appropriate means, and shall be at a 
level or levels as will encourage the exportation of United 
States dairy products by entities.
  [(f) Required Funding.--
          [(1) Funds and commodities.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), the Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
        in each year use money and commodities for the program 
        under this section in the maximum amount consistent 
        with the obligations of the United States under the 
        Uruguay Round Agreements approved under section 101 of 
        the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511), 
        minus the amount expended under section 1163 of this 
        Act during that year.
          [(2) Volume limitations.--The Commodity Credit 
        Corporation may not exceed the limitations specified in 
        subsection (c)(3) on the volume of allowable dairy 
        product exports.]

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                 TITLE X--GENERAL COMMODITY PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  [(b) Limitation on Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical 
Payments, and ACRE Payments for Covered Commodities (other Than 
Peanuts).--
          [(1) Direct payments.--The total amount of direct 
        payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person 
        or legal entity (except a joint venture or a general 
        partnership) for any crop year under subtitle A of 
        title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
        2008 for 1 or more covered commodities (except for 
        peanuts) may not exceed--
                  [(A) in the case of a person or legal entity 
                that does not participate in the average crop 
                revenue election program under section 1105 of 
                that Act, $40,000; or
                  [(B) in the case of a person or legal entity 
                that participates in the average crop revenue 
                election program under section 1105 of that 
                Act, an amount equal to--
                          [(i) the payment limit specified in 
                        subparagraph (A); less
                          [(ii) the amount of the reduction in 
                        direct payments under section 
                        1105(a)(1) of that Act.
          [(2) Counter-cyclical payments.--In the case of a 
        person or legal entity (except a joint venture or a 
        general partnership) that does not participate in the 
        average crop revenue election program under section 
        1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
        the total amount of counter-cyclical payments received, 
        directly or indirectly, by the person or legal entity 
        for any crop year under subtitle A of title I of that 
        Act for 1 or more covered commodities (except for 
        peanuts) may not exceed $65,000.
          [(3) ACRE and counter-cyclical payments.--In the case 
        of a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or 
        a general partnership) that participates in the average 
        crop revenue election program under section 1105 of the 
        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the total 
        amount of average crop revenue election payments and 
        counter-cyclical payments received, directly or 
        indirectly, by the person or legal entity for any crop 
        year for 1 or more covered commodities (except for 
        peanuts) may not exceed the sum of--
                  [(A) $65,000; and
                  [(B) the amount by which the direct payment 
                limitation is reduced under paragraph (1)(B).
  [(c) Limitation on Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical 
Payments, and ACRE Payments for Peanuts.--
          [(1) Direct payments.--The total amount of direct 
        payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person 
        or legal entity (except a joint venture or a general 
        partnership) for any crop year under subtitle C of 
        title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
        2008 for peanuts may not exceed--
                  [(A) in the case of a person or legal entity 
                that does not participate in the average crop 
                revenue election program under section 1105 of 
                that Act, $40,000; or
                  [(B) in the case of a person or legal entity 
                that participates in the average crop revenue 
                election program under section 1105 of that 
                Act, an amount equal to--
                          [(i) the payment limit specified in 
                        subparagraph (A); less
                          [(ii) the amount of the reduction in 
                        direct payments under section 
                        1105(a)(1) of that Act.
          [(2) Counter-cyclical payments.--In the case of a 
        person or legal entity (except a joint venture or a 
        general partnership) that does not participate in the 
        average crop revenue election program under section 
        1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
        the total amount of counter-cyclical payments received, 
        directly or indirectly, by the person or legal entity 
        for any crop year under subtitle C of title I of that 
        Act for peanuts may not exceed $65,000.
          [(3) ACRE and counter-cyclical payments.--In the case 
        of a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or 
        a general partnership) that participates in the average 
        crop revenue election program under section 1105 of the 
        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the total 
        amount of average crop revenue election payments 
        received, directly or indirectly, by the person or 
        legal entity for any crop year for peanuts may not 
        exceed the sum of--
                  [(A) $65,000; and
                  [(B) the amount by which the direct payment 
                limitation is reduced under paragraph (1)(B).]
  (b) Limitation on Payments for Covered Commodities (other 
Than Peanuts).--
          (1) In general.--The total amount of payments 
        received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal 
        entity (except a joint venture or general partnership) 
        for any crop year under section 1101(c) of the Federal 
        Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 and 
        subsections (b) and (c) of section 1107 of such Act 
        (other than peanuts) may not exceed $125,000.
          (2) Additional limitation on payments related to 
        upland cotton.--The total amount of direct payments 
        received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal 
        entity (except a joint venture or a general 
        partnership) for each of the 2014 and 2015 crop years 
        under section 1101(c) of the Federal Agriculture Reform 
        and Risk Management Act of 2013 may not exceed $40,000.
  (c) Limitation on Payments for Peanuts.--The total amount of 
payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal 
entity (except a joint venture or general partnership) for any 
crop year under subtitle A of title I of the Federal 
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 for peanuts 
may not exceed $125,000.
  (d) Limitation on Applicability.--Nothing in this section 
authorizes any limitation on any benefit associated with the 
marketing assistance loan program or the loan deficiency 
payment program under title I of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 or title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform 
and Risk Management Act of 2013.

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  (f) Special Rules.--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) Federal agencies.--
                  (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection 
                (d), a Federal agency shall not be eligible to 
                receive any payment, benefit, or loan under 
                title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
                Act of 2008 [or title XII], title I of the 
                Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 
                Act of 2013, or title XII of this Act.

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          (6) State and local governments.--
                  (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection 
                (d), except as provided in subsection (g), a 
                State or local government, or political 
                subdivision or agency of the government, shall 
                not be eligible to receive any payment, 
                benefit, or loan under title I of the Food, 
                Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [or title 
                XII], title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform 
                and Risk Management Act of 2013, or title XII 
                of this Act.

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SEC. 1001C. FOREIGN PERSONS MADE INELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM BENEFITS.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
  (a) In General.--Any person who is not a citizen of the 
United States or an alien lawfully admitted into the United 
States for permanent residence under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall be ineligible to 
receive any type of loans or payments made available under 
title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 
Act of 2013, the Agricultural Market Transition Act, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et 
seq.), or subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.), or under any contract entered 
into under title XII, with respect to any commodity produced, 
or land set aside from production, on a farm that is owned or 
operated by such person, unless such person is an individual 
who is providing land, capital, and a substantial amount of 
personal labor in the production of crops on such farm.

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SEC. 1001D. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

  (a) Definitions.--
          [(1) In general.--In this section:
                  [(A) Average adjusted gross income.--The term 
                ``average adjusted gross income'', with respect 
                to a person or legal entity, means the average 
                of the adjusted gross income or comparable 
                measure of the person or legal entity over the 
                3 taxable years preceding the most immediately 
                preceding complete taxable year, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
                  [(B) Average adjusted gross farm income.--The 
                term ``average adjusted gross farm income'', 
                with respect to a person or legal entity, means 
                the average of the portion of adjusted gross 
                income of the person or legal entity that is 
                attributable to activities related to farming, 
                ranching, or forestry for the 3 taxable years 
                described in subparagraph (A), as determined by 
                the Secretary in accordance with subsection 
                (c).
                  [(C) Average adjusted gross nonfarm income.--
                The term ``average adjusted gross nonfarm 
                income'', with respect to a person or legal 
                entity, means the difference between--
                          [(i) the average adjusted gross 
                        income of the person or legal entity; 
                        and
                          [(ii) the average adjusted gross farm 
                        income of the person or legal entity.]
          (1) Average adjusted gross income.--In this section, 
        the term ``average adjusted gross income'', with 
        respect to a person or legal entity, means the average 
        of the adjusted gross income or comparable measure of 
        the person or legal entity over the 3 taxable years 
        preceding the most immediately preceding complete 
        taxable year, as determined by the Secretary.
          (2) Special rules for certain persons and legal 
        entities.--In the case of a legal entity that is not 
        required to file a Federal income tax return or a 
        person or legal entity that did not have taxable income 
        in 1 or more of the taxable years used to determine the 
        average under [subparagraph (A) or (B) of] paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall provide, by regulation, a 
        method for determining the average adjusted gross 
        income[, the average adjusted gross farm income, and 
        the average adjusted gross nonfarm income] of the 
        person or legal entity for purposes of this section.
          (3) Allocation of income.--On the request of any 
        person filing a joint tax return, the Secretary shall 
        provide for the allocation of average adjusted gross 
        income[, average adjusted gross farm income, and 
        average adjusted gross nonfarm income] among the 
        persons filing the return if--
                  (A) the person provides a certified statement 
                by a certified public accountant or attorney 
                that specifies the method by which the average 
                adjusted gross income[, average adjusted gross 
                farm income, and average adjusted gross nonfarm 
                income] would have been declared and reported 
                had the persons filed 2 separate returns; and

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  (b) [Limitations] Limitations on Commodity and Conservation 
Programs.--
          [(1) Commodity programs.--
                  [(A) Nonfarm limitation.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, a person or legal 
                entity shall not be eligible to receive any 
                benefit described in subparagraph (C) during a 
                crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, 
                if the average adjusted gross nonfarm income of 
                the person or legal entity exceeds $500,000.
                  [(B) Farm limitation.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law, a person or legal 
                entity shall not be eligible to receive a 
                direct payment under subtitle A or C of title I 
                of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
                2008 during a crop year, if the average 
                adjusted gross farm income of the person or 
                legal entity exceeds $750,000.
                  [(C) Covered benefits.--Subparagraph (A) 
                applies with respect to the following:
                          [(i) A direct payment or counter-
                        cyclical payment under subtitle A or C 
                        of title I of the Food, Conservation, 
                        and Energy Act of 2008 or an average 
                        crop revenue election payment under 
                        subtitle A of title I of that Act.
                          [(ii) A marketing loan gain or loan 
                        deficiency payment under subtitle B or 
                        C of title I of the Food, Conservation, 
                        and Energy Act of 2008.
                          [(iii) A payment or benefit under 
                        section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
                        Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
                        U.S.C. 7333).
                          [(iv) A payment or benefit under 
                        section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, 
                        and Energy Act of 2008.
                          [(v) A payment or benefit under title 
                        IX of the Trade Act of 1974 or subtitle 
                        B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
          [(2) Conservation programs.--
                  [(A) Limits.--
                          [(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of law, except as 
                        provided in clause (ii), a person or 
                        legal entity shall not be eligible to 
                        receive any benefit described in 
                        subparagraph (B) during a crop, fiscal, 
                        or program year, as appropriate, if the 
                        average adjusted gross nonfarm income 
                        of the person or legal entity exceeds 
                        $1,000,000, unless not less than 66.66 
                        percent of the average adjusted gross 
                        income of the person or legal entity is 
                        average adjusted gross farm income.
                          [(ii) Exception.--The Secretary may 
                        waive the limitation established under 
                        clause (i) on a case-by-case basis if 
                        the Secretary determines that 
                        environmentally sensitive land of 
                        special significance would be 
                        protected.
                  [(B) Covered benefits.--Subparagraph (A) 
                applies with respect to the following:
                          [(i) A payment or benefit under title 
                        XII of this Act.
                          [(ii) A payment or benefit under 
                        title II of the Farm Security and Rural 
                        Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
                        171; 116 Stat. 223) or title II of the 
                        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
                        2008.
                          [(iii) A payment or benefit under 
                        section 524(b) of the Federal Crop 
                        Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)).]
          (1) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible 
        to receive any benefit described in paragraph (2) 
        during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, 
        if the average adjusted gross income of the person or 
        legal entity exceeds $950,000.
          (2) Covered benefits.--Paragraph (1) applies with 
        respect to a payment or benefit under subtitle A, B, or 
        E of title I, or title II of the Federal Agriculture 
        Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, title II of the 
        Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, title 
        II of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
        title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, section 
        524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1524(b)), or section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
        Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).
  [(c) Income Determination.--
          [(1) In general.--In determining the average adjusted 
        gross farm income of a person or legal entity, the 
        Secretary shall include income or benefits derived from 
        or related to--
                  [(A) the production of crops, including 
                specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of the 
                Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 
                U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465)) and 
                unfinished raw forestry products;
                  [(B) the production of livestock (including 
                cattle, elk, reindeer, bison, horses, deer, 
                sheep, goats, swine, poultry, fish, and other 
                aquacultural products used for food, honeybees, 
                and other animals designated by the Secretary) 
                and products produced by, or derived from, 
                livestock;
                  [(C) the production of farm-based renewable 
                energy (as defined in section 9001 of the Farm 
                Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
                U.S.C. 8101));
                  [(D) the sale, including the sale of 
                easements and development rights, of farm, 
                ranch, or forestry land, water or hunting 
                rights, or environmental benefits;
                  [(E) the rental or lease of land or equipment 
                used for farming, ranching, or forestry 
                operations, including water or hunting rights;
                  [(F) the processing (including packing), 
                storing (including shedding), and transporting 
                of farm, ranch, and forestry commodities, 
                including renewable energy;
                  [(G) the feeding, rearing, or finishing of 
                livestock;
                  [(H) the sale of land that has been used for 
                agriculture;
                  [(I) payments or other benefits received 
                under any program authorized under title I of 
                the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
                2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or title I of the 
                Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008;
                  [(J) payments or other benefits received 
                under any program authorized under title XII of 
                this Act, title II of the Farm Security and 
                Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
                171; 116 Stat. 223), or title II of the Food, 
                Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008;
                  [(K) payments or other benefits received 
                under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture 
                Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
                7333);
                  [(L) payments or other benefits received 
                under title IX of the Trade Act of 1974 or 
                subtitle B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act;
                  [(M) risk management practices, including 
                benefits received under a program authorized 
                under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
                1501 et seq.) (including a catastrophic risk 
                protection plan offered under section 508(b) of 
                that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b))); and
                  [(N) any other activity related to farming, 
                ranching, or forestry, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
          [(2) Income derived from farming, ranching, or 
        forestry.--In determining the average adjusted gross 
        farm income of a person or legal entity, in addition to 
        the inclusions described in paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall include any income reported on the 
        Schedule F or other schedule used by the person or 
        legal entity to report income from farming, ranching, 
        or forestry operations to the Internal Revenue Service, 
        to the extent such income is not already included under 
        paragraph (1).
          [(3) Special rule.--If not less than 66.66 percent of 
        the average adjusted gross income of a person or legal 
        entity is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry 
        operations described in paragraphs (1) and (2), in 
        determining the average adjusted gross farm income of 
        the person or legal entity, the Secretary shall also 
        include--
                  [(A) the sale of equipment to conduct farm, 
                ranch, or forestry operations; and
                  [(B) the provision of production inputs and 
                services to farmers, ranchers, foresters, and 
                farm operations.]
  [(d)] (c) Enforcement.--
          (1) In general.--To comply with subsection (b), at 
        least once every 3 years a person or legal entity shall 
        provide to the Secretary--
                  (A) a certification by a certified public 
                accountant or another third party that is 
                acceptable to the Secretary that the average 
                adjusted gross income[, average adjusted gross 
                farm income, and average adjusted gross nonfarm 
                income] of the person or legal entity does not 
                exceed the applicable limitation specified in 
                that subsection; or
                  (B) information and documentation regarding 
                the average adjusted gross income[, average 
                adjusted gross farm income, and average 
                adjusted gross nonfarm income] of the person or 
                legal entity through other procedures 
                established by the Secretary.
          (2) Denial of program benefits.--If the Secretary 
        determines that a person or legal entity has failed to 
        comply with this section, the Secretary shall deny the 
        issuance of applicable payments and benefits specified 
        in [paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)] 
        subsection (b)(2) to the person or legal entity, under 
        similar terms and conditions as described in section 
        1001B.

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  [(e)] (d) Commensurate Reduction.--In the case of a payment 
or benefit described in [paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of 
subsection (b)] subsection (b)(2) made in a crop, program, or 
fiscal year, as appropriate, to an entity, general partnership, 
or joint venture, the amount of the payment or benefit shall be 
reduced by an amount that is commensurate with the direct and 
indirect ownership interest in the entity, general partnership, 
or joint venture of each person who has an average adjusted 
gross income[, average adjusted gross farm income, or average 
adjusted gross nonfarm income] in excess of the applicable 
limitation specified in subsection (b).
  [(f)] (e) Effective Period.--This section shall apply only 
during the [2009 through 2012] 2014 through 2018 crop, program, 
or fiscal years, as appropriate.

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                        TITLE XII--CONSERVATION

                        Subtitle A--Definitions

                              DEFINITIONS

  Sec. 1201. (a) For purposes of subtitles A through [E] I:
          (1) * * *

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             Subtitle B--Highly Erodible Land Conservation

SEC. 1211. PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.

  (a) In General.--Except as provided in section 1212, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who in 
any crop year produces an agricultural commodity on a field on 
which highly erodible land is [predominate] predominant, or 
designates land on which highly erodible land is [predominate] 
predominant to be set aside, diverted, devoted to conservation 
uses, or otherwise not cultivated under a program administered 
by the Secretary to reduce production of an agricultural 
commodity, as determined by the Secretary shall be ineligible 
for--
          (1) * * *

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        Subtitle D--Agricultural Resources Conservation Program

      CHAPTER 1--[COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM] 
                          CONSERVATION RESERVE

                    Subchapter A--General Provisions

[SEC. 1230. COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--
          [(1) In general.--During the 1996 through 2002 
        calendar years, the Secretary shall establish a 
        comprehensive conservation enhancement program 
        (referred to in this section as ``CCEP'') to be 
        implemented through contracts and the acquisition of 
        easements to assist owners and operators of farms and 
        ranches to conserve and enhance soil, water, and 
        related natural resources, including grazing land, 
        wetland, and wildlife habitat.
          [(2) Means.--The Secretary shall carry out the CCEP 
        by--
                  [(A) providing for the long-term protection 
                of environmentally sensitive land; and
                  [(B) providing technical and financial 
                assistance to farmers and ranchers to--
                          [(i) improve the management and 
                        operation of the farms and ranches; and
                          [(ii) reconcile productivity and 
                        profitability with protection and 
                        enhancement of the environment.
          [(3) Programs.--The CCEP shall consist of--
                  [(A) the conservation reserve program 
                established under subchapter B;
                  [(B) the wetlands reserve program established 
                under subchapter C; and
                  [(C) the environmental quality incentives 
                program established under chapter 4.
  [(b) Administration.--
          [(1) In general.--In carrying out the CCEP, the 
        Secretary shall enter into contracts with owners and 
        operators and acquire interests in land through 
        easements from owners, as provided in this chapter and 
        chapter 4.
          [(2) Prior enrollments.--Acreage enrolled in the 
        conservation reserve or wetlands reserve program prior 
        to the date of enactment of this paragraph shall be 
        considered to be placed into the CCEP.]

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                   Subchapter B--Conservation Reserve

SEC. 1231. CONSERVATION RESERVE.

  (a) In General.--Through the [2012] 2018 fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall formulate and carry out a conservation reserve 
program under which land is enrolled through the use of 
contracts to assist owners and operators of land specified in 
subsection (b) to conserve and improve the soil, water, and 
wildlife resources of such land and to address issues raised by 
State, regional, and national conservation initiatives.
  (b) Eligible Land.--The Secretary may include in the program 
established under this subchapter--
          (1) highly erodible cropland that--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) the Secretary determines had a cropping 
                history or was considered to be planted for 4 
                of the 6 years preceding [the date of enactment 
                of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
                2008] the date of the enactment of the Federal 
                Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 
                2013 (except for land enrolled in the 
                conservation reserve program as of that date);
          [(2) marginal pasture land converted to wetland or 
        established as wildlife habitat prior to November 28, 
        1990;]
          [(3)] (2) marginal pasture land to be devoted to 
        appropriate vegetation, including trees, in or near 
        riparian areas, or devoted to similar water quality 
        purposes (including marginal pastureland converted to 
        wetland or established as wildlife habitat);
          (3) grasslands that--
                  (A) contain forbs or shrubland (including 
                improved rangeland and pastureland) for which 
                grazing is the predominant use;
                  (B) are located in an area historically 
                dominated by grasslands; and
                  (C) could provide habitat for animal and 
                plant populations of significant ecological 
                value if the land is retained in its current 
                use or restored to a natural condition;
          (4) cropland that is otherwise ineligible if the 
        Secretary determines that--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) the land will be devoted to newly 
                established living snow fences, permanent 
                wildlife habitat, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or 
                [filterstrips devoted to trees or shrubs] 
                filterstrips or riparian buffers devoted to 
                trees, shrubs, or grasses;

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          [(5) the portion of land in a field not enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve in a case in which more than 
        50 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a 
        buffer, if--
                  [(A) the land is enrolled as part of the 
                buffer; and
                  [(B) the remainder of the field is--
                          [(i) infeasible to farm; and
                          [(ii) enrolled at regular rental 
                        rates.]
          (5) the portion of land in a field not enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve in a case in which--
                  (A) more than 50 percent of the land in the 
                field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, 
                or more than 75 percent of the land in the 
                field is enrolled as a conservation practice 
                other than as a buffer or filterstrip; and
                  (B) the remainder of the field is--
                          (i) infeasible to farm; and
                          (ii) enrolled at regular rental 
                        rates.
  (c) Planting Status of Certain Land.--For purposes of 
determining the eligibility of land to be placed in the 
conservation reserve established under this subchapter, land 
shall be considered to be planted to an agricultural commodity 
during a crop year [if--
          [(1) during the crop year, the land was devoted to a 
        conserving use; or
          [(2)(A) during the crop year or during any of the 2 
        years preceding the crop year, the land was enrolled in 
        the water bank program; and
          [(B) the contract of the owner or operator of the 
        cropland expired or will expire in calendar year 2000, 
        2001, or 2002.] if, during the crop year, the land was 
        devoted to a conserving use.
  [(d) Maximum Enrollment.--The Secretary may maintain up to 
39,200,000 acres in the conservation reserve at any 1 time 
during the 2002 through 2009 fiscal years (including contracts 
extended by the Secretary pursuant to section 1437(c) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 3831 note; Public Law 101-624)). During fiscal years 
2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, the Secretary may maintain up to 
32,000,000 acres in the conservation reserve at any 1 time.]
  (d) Enrollment.--
          (1) Maximum acreage enrolled.--The Secretary may 
        maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time 
        during--
                  (A) fiscal year 2014, no more than 27,500,000 
                acres;
                  (B) fiscal year 2015, no more than 26,000,000 
                acres;
                  (C) fiscal year 2016, no more than 25,000,000 
                acres;
                  (D) fiscal year 2017, no more than 24,000,000 
                acres; and
                  (E) fiscal year 2018, no more than 24,000,000 
                acres.
          (2) Grasslands.--
                  (A) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the 
                limitations in paragraph (1), 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.
                  (B) Priority.--In enrolling acres under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give 
                priority to land with expiring conservation 
                reserve program contracts.
                  (C) Method of enrollment.--In enrolling acres 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                make the program available to owners or 
                operators of eligible land on a continuous 
                enrollment basis with one or more ranking 
                periods.
  (e) Duration of Contract.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Certain land.--
                  [(A) In general.--In the case of land devoted 
                to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, or 
                wildlife corridors under a contract entered 
                into under this subchapter after October 1, 
                1990, and land devoted to such uses under 
                contracts modified under section 1235A, the 
                owner or operator of the land may, within the 
                limitations prescribed under this section, 
                specify the duration of the contract.
                  [(B) Hardwood trees.--In the case of land 
                that is devoted to hardwood trees under a 
                contract entered into under this subchapter 
                prior to October 1, 1990, the Secretary may 
                extend the contract for a term of not to exceed 
                5 years, as agreed to by the owner or operator 
                of such land and the Secretary.
          [(3) 1-year extension.--In the case of a contract 
        described in paragraph (1) the term of which expires 
        during calendar year 2002, an owner or operator of land 
        enrolled under the contract may extend the contract for 
        1 additional year.]
          (2) Special rule for certain land.--In the case of 
        land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, 
        windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under a contract 
        entered into under this subchapter, the owner or 
        operator of the land may, within the limitations 
        prescribed under paragraph (1), specify the duration of 
        the contract.
  (f) Conservation Priority Areas.--
          (1) Designation.--On application by the appropriate 
        State agency, the Secretary shall designate [watershed 
        areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region, the Great Lakes 
        Region, the Long Island Sound Region, and other] areas 
        of special environmental sensitivity as conservation 
        priority areas.
          (2) Eligible [watersheds.--Watersheds] areas.--Areas 
        eligible for designation under this subsection shall 
        include areas with actual and significant adverse water 
        quality or habitat impacts related to agricultural 
        production activities.
          (3) Expiration.--Conservation priority area 
        designation under this subsection shall expire after 5 
        years, subject to redesignation, except that the 
        Secretary may withdraw [a watershed's designation--
                  [(A) on application by the appropriate State 
                agency; or
                  [(B) in the case of an area covered by this 
                subsection, if the Secretary finds that the 
                area no longer contains actual and significant 
                adverse water quality or habitat impacts 
                related to agricultural production activities.] 
                an area's designation if the Secretary finds 
                that the area no longer contains actual and 
                significant adverse water quality or habitat 
                impacts related to agricultural production 
                activities.

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[SEC. 1231A. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

          [(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                  [(1) Merchantable timber.--The term 
                ``merchantable timber'' means timber on private 
                nonindustrial forest land on which the average 
                tree has a trunk diameter of at least 6 inches 
                measured at a point no less than 4.5 feet above 
                the ground.
                  [(2) Private nonindustrial forest land.--The 
                term ``private nonindustrial forest land'' 
                includes State school trust land.
          [(b) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out an 
        emergency pilot program in States that the Secretary 
        determines have suffered damage to merchantable timber 
        in counties affected by hurricanes during the 2005 
        calendar year.
          [(c) Eligible acreage.--
                  [(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) 
                and the availability of funds under paragraph 
                (7), an owner or operator may enroll private 
                nonindustrial forest land in the conservation 
                reserve under this section.
                  [(2) Determination of damages.--Eligibility 
                for enrollment shall be limited to owners and 
                operators of private nonindustrial forest land 
                that have experienced a loss of 35 percent or 
                more of merchantable timber in a county 
                affected by hurricanes during the 2005 calendar 
                year.
                  [(3) Exemptions.--Acreage enrolled in the 
                conservation reserve under this section shall 
                not count toward--
                          [(A) county acreage limitations 
                        described in section 1243(b); or
                          [(B) the maximum enrollment described 
                        in section 1231(d).
                  [(4) Duties of owners and operators.--As a 
                condition of entering into a contract under 
                this section, during the term of the contract, 
                the owner or operator of private nonindustrial 
                forest land shall agree--
                          [(A) to restore the land, through 
                        site preparation and planting of 
                        similar species as existing prior to 
                        hurricane damages or to the maximum 
                        extent practicable with other native 
                        species, as determined by the 
                        Secretary; and
                          [(B) to establish temporary 
                        vegetative cover the purpose of which 
                        is to prevent soil erosion on the 
                        eligible acreage, as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
                  [(5) Duties of the secretary.--
                          [(A) In general.--In return for a 
                        contract entered into by an owner or 
                        operator of private nonindustrial 
                        forest land under this section, the 
                        Secretary shall provide, at the option 
                        of the landowner--
                                  [(i) notwithstanding the 
                                limitation in section 
                                1234(f)(1), a lump sum payment; 
                                or
                                  [(ii) annual rental payments.
                          [(B) Calculation of lump sum 
                        payment.--The lump sum payment 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall 
                        be calculated using a net present value 
                        formula, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, based on the total amount a 
                        producer would receive over the 
                        duration of the contract.
                          [(C) Calculation of annual rental 
                        payments.--The annual rental payment 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
                        be equal to the average rental rate for 
                        conservation reserve contracts in the 
                        county in which the land is located.
                          [(D) Rolling signup.--The Secretary 
                        shall offer a rolling signup for 
                        contracts under this section.
                          [(E) Duration of contracts.--A 
                        contract entered into under this 
                        section shall have a term of 10 years.
                  [(6) Balance of natural resources.--In 
                determining the acceptability of contract 
                offers under this section, the Secretary shall 
                consider an equitable balance among the 
                purposes of soil erosion prevention, water 
                quality improvement, wildlife habitat 
                restoration, and mitigation of economic loss.
                  [(7) Funding.--The Secretary shall use 
                $504,100,000, to remain available until 
                expended, of funds of the Commodity Credit 
                Corporation to carry out this section.
                  [(8) Determinations by secretary.--A 
                determination made by the Secretary under this 
                section shall be final and conclusive.
                  [(9) Regulations.--
                          [(A) In general.--Not later than 90 
                        days after the date of enactment of 
                        this Act, the Secretary shall 
                        promulgate such regulations as are 
                        necessary to implement this section.
                          [(B) Procedure.--The promulgation of 
                        regulations and administration of this 
                        section shall be made without regard 
                        to--
                                  [(i) the notice and comment 
                                provisions of section 553 of 
                                title 5, United States Code;
                                  [(ii) the Statement of Policy 
                                of the Secretary of Agriculture 
                                effective July 24, 1971 (36 
                                Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
                                notices of proposed rulemaking 
                                and public participation in 
                                rulemaking; and
                                  [(iii) chapter 35 of title 
                                44, United States Code 
                                (commonly known as the 
                                ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
                          [(C) Congressional review of agency 
                        rulemaking.--In carrying out this 
                        section, the Secretary shall use the 
                        authority provided under section 808 of 
                        title 5, United States Code.]

SEC. 1231B. [PILOT PROGRAM FOR ENROLLMENT OF WETLAND AND BUFFER ACREAGE 
                    IN CONSERVATION RESERVE.] FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM.

  (a) Program Required.--
          (1) In general.--During the 2008 through [2012] 2018 
        fiscal years, the Secretary shall carry out [a program] 
        a farmable wetland program in each State under which 
        the Secretary shall enroll eligible acreage described 
        in subsection (b).

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  (b) Eligible Acreage.--
          (1) Wetland and related land.--Subject to subsections 
        (c) and (d), an owner or operator may enroll in the 
        conservation reserve, pursuant to the program 
        established under this section, land--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) on which a constructed wetland is to be 
                developed that will receive [flow from a row 
                crop agriculture drainage system] surface and 
                subsurface flow from row crop agricultural 
                production and is designed to provide nitrogen 
                removal in addition to other wetland functions;

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  (c) Program Limitations.--
          (1) Acreage limitation.--The Secretary may enroll in 
        the conservation reserve, pursuant to the program 
        established under this section, not more than--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) a total of [1,000,000] 750,000 acres.

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SEC. 1232. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

  (a) In General.--Under the terms of a contract entered into 
under this subchapter, during the term of the contract, an 
owner or operator of a farm or ranch shall agree--
          (1) * * *

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          (8) not to conduct any harvesting or grazing, nor 
        otherwise make commercial use of the forage, on land 
        that is subject to the contract, nor adopt any similar 
        practice specified in the contract by the Secretary as 
        a practice that would tend to defeat the purposes of 
        the contract, [except that the Secretary may permit, 
        consistent with the conservation of soil, water 
        quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat during 
        nesting seasons for birds in the area)--
                  [(A) managed harvesting (including the 
                managed harvesting of biomass), except that in 
                permitting managed harvesting, the Secretary, 
                in coordination with the State technical 
                committee--
                          [(i) shall develop appropriate 
                        vegetation management requirements; and
                          [(ii) shall identify periods during 
                        which managed harvesting may be 
                        conducted;
                  [(B) harvesting and grazing or other 
                commercial use of the forage on the land that 
                is subject to the contract in response to a 
                drought or other emergency;
                  [(C) routine grazing or prescribed grazing 
                for the control of invasive species, except 
                that in permitting such routine grazing or 
                prescribed grazing, the Secretary, in 
                coordination with the State technical 
                committee--
                          [(i) shall develop appropriate 
                        vegetation management requirements and 
                        stocking rates for the land that are 
                        suitable for continued routine grazing; 
                        and
                          [(ii) shall establish the frequency 
                        during which routine grazing may be 
                        conducted, taking into consideration 
                        regional differences such as--
                                  [(I) climate, soil type, and 
                                natural resources;
                                  [(II) the number of years 
                                that should be required between 
                                routine grazing activities; and
                                  [(III) how often during a 
                                year in which routine grazing 
                                is permitted that routine 
                                grazing should be allowed to 
                                occur; and
                  [(D) the installation of wind turbines, 
                except that in permitting the installation of 
                wind turbines, the Secretary shall determine 
                the number and location of wind turbines that 
                may be installed, taking into account--
                          [(i) the location, size, and other 
                        physical characteristics of the land;
                          [(ii) the extent to which the land 
                        contains wildlife and wildlife habitat; 
                        and
                          [(iii) the purposes of the 
                        conservation reserve program under this 
                        subchapter;] except as provided in 
                        subsection (b) or (c) of section 1233;

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  [(b) Conservation Plans.--The plan referred to in subsection 
(a)(1)--
          [(1) shall set forth--
                  [(A) the conservation measures and practices 
                to be carried out by the owner or operator 
                during the term of the contract; and
                  [(B) the commercial use, if any, to be 
                permitted on the land during the term; and
          [(2) may provide for the permanent retirement of any 
        existing cropland base and allotment history for the 
        land.]
  (b) Conservation Plans.--The plan referred to in subsection 
(a)(1) shall set forth--
          (1) the conservation measures and practices to be 
        carried out by the owner or operator during the term of 
        the contract; and
          (2) the commercial use, if any, to be permitted on 
        the land during the term.

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  [(d) Rental Payment Reduction for Certain Authorized Uses of 
Enrolled Land.--In the case of an authorized activity under 
subsection (a)(8) on land that is subject to a contract under 
this subchapter, the Secretary shall reduce the rental payment 
otherwise payable under the contract by an amount commensurate 
with the economic value of the authorized activity.]

[SEC. 1233. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  [In return for a contract entered into by an owner or 
operator under section 1232, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) share the cost of carrying out the conservation 
        measures and practices set forth in the contract for 
        which the Secretary determines that cost sharing is 
        appropriate and in the public interest; and
          [(2) for a period of years not in excess of the term 
        of the contract, pay an annual rental payment in an 
        amount necessary to compensate for--
                  [(A) the conversion of highly erodible 
                cropland normally devoted to the production of 
                an agricultural commodity on a farm or ranch to 
                a less intensive use; and
                  [(B) the retirement of any cropland base and 
                allotment history that the owner or operator 
                agrees to retire permanently.]

SEC. 1233. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  (a) Cost-share and Rental Payments.--In return for a contract 
entered into by an owner or operator under the conservation 
reserve program, the Secretary shall--
          (1) share the cost of carrying out the conservation 
        measures and practices set forth in the contract for 
        which the Secretary determines that cost sharing is 
        appropriate and in the public interest; and
          (2) for a period of years not in excess of the term 
        of the contract, pay an annual rental payment in an 
        amount necessary to compensate for--
                  (A) the conversion of highly erodible 
                cropland or other eligible lands normally 
                devoted to the production of an agricultural 
                commodity on a farm or ranch to a less 
                intensive use;
                  (B) the retirement of any base history that 
                the owner or operator agrees to retire 
                permanently; and
                  (C) the development and management of 
                grasslands for multiple natural resource 
                conservation benefits, including to soil, 
                water, air, and wildlife.
  (b) Specified Activities Permitted.--The Secretary shall 
permit certain activities or commercial uses of land that is 
subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program in 
a manner that is consistent with a plan approved by the 
Secretary, as follows:
          (1) Harvesting, grazing, or other commercial use of 
        the forage in response to a drought or other emergency 
        created by a natural disaster, without any reduction in 
        the rental rate.
          (2) Consistent with the conservation of soil, water 
        quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat during 
        nesting seasons for birds in the area), and in exchange 
        for a reduction of not less than 25 percent in the 
        annual rental rate for the acres covered by the 
        authorized activity--
                  (A) managed harvesting and other commercial 
                use (including the managed harvesting of 
                biomass), except that in permitting managed 
                harvesting, the Secretary, in coordination with 
                the State technical committee--
                          (i) shall develop appropriate 
                        vegetation management requirements; and
                          (ii) shall identify periods during 
                        which managed harvesting may be 
                        conducted, such that the frequency is 
                        not more than once every three years;
                  (B) routine grazing or prescribed grazing for 
                the control of invasive species, except that in 
                permitting such routine grazing or prescribed 
                grazing, the Secretary, in coordination with 
                the State technical committee--
                          (i) shall develop appropriate 
                        vegetation management requirements and 
                        stocking rates for the land that are 
                        suitable for continued routine grazing; 
                        and
                          (ii) shall identify the periods 
                        during which routine grazing may be 
                        conducted, such that the frequency is 
                        not more than once every two years, 
                        taking into consideration regional 
                        differences such as--
                                  (I) climate, soil type, and 
                                natural resources;
                                  (II) the number of years that 
                                should be required between 
                                routine grazing activities; and
                                  (III) how often during a year 
                                in which routine grazing is 
                                permitted that routine grazing 
                                should be allowed to occur; and
                  (C) the installation of wind turbines and 
                associated access, except that in permitting 
                the installation of wind turbines, the 
                Secretary shall determine the number and 
                location of wind turbines that may be 
                installed, taking into account--
                          (i) the location, size, and other 
                        physical characteristics of the land;
                          (ii) the extent to which the land 
                        contains wildlife and wildlife habitat; 
                        and
                          (iii) the purposes of the 
                        conservation reserve program under this 
                        subchapter.
          (3) The intermittent and seasonal use of vegetative 
        buffer practices incidental to agricultural production 
        on lands adjacent to the buffer such that the permitted 
        use does not destroy the permanent vegetative cover.
  (c) Authorized Activities on Grasslands.--For eligible land 
described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary shall permit the 
following activities:
          (1) Common grazing practices, including maintenance 
        and necessary cultural practices, on the land in a 
        manner that is consistent with maintaining the 
        viability of grassland, forb, and shrub species 
        appropriate to that locality.
          (2) Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed 
        production, subject to appropriate restrictions during 
        the nesting season for critical bird species in the 
        area.
          (3) Fire presuppression, fire-related rehabilitation, 
        and construction of fire breaks.
          (4) Grazing-related activities, such as fencing and 
        livestock watering.
  (d) Resource Conserving Use.--
          (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year 
        before the date of termination of a contract under the 
        program, the Secretary shall allow an owner or operator 
        to make conservation and land improvements that 
        facilitate maintaining protection of enrolled land 
        after expiration of the contract.
          (2) Conservation plan.--The Secretary shall require 
        an owner or operator carrying out the activities 
        described in paragraph (1) to develop and implement a 
        conservation plan.
          (3) Re-enrollment prohibited.--Land improved under 
        paragraph (1) may not be re-enrolled in the 
        conservation reserve program for 5 years after the date 
        of termination of the contract.

SEC. 1234. PAYMENTS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Federal Percentage of Cost Sharing Payments.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, and wildlife 
        corridors.--
                  (A) Applicability.--This paragraph applies 
                to--
                          (i) land devoted to the production of 
                        hardwood trees, windbreaks, 
                        shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors 
                        under a contract entered into under 
                        this subchapter after November 28, 
                        1990; and
                          [(ii) land converted to such 
                        production under section 1235A; and]
                          [(iii)] (ii) land on which an owner 
                        or operator agrees to conduct thinning 
                        authorized by section 1232(a)(9), if 
                        the thinning is necessary to improve 
                        the condition of resources on the land.

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  (c) Annual Rental Payments.--
          (1) In general.--In determining the amount of annual 
        rental payments to be paid to owners and operators for 
        converting highly erodible cropland or other eligible 
        lands normally devoted to the production of an 
        agricultural commodity to less intensive use, the 
        Secretary may consider, among other things, the amount 
        necessary to encourage owners or operators of highly 
        erodible cropland or other eligible lands to 
        participate in the program established by this 
        subchapter.
          [(2) Method of determination.--The amounts payable to 
        owners or operators in the form of rental payments 
        under contracts entered into under this subchapter may 
        be determined through--
                  [(A) the submission of bids for such 
                contracts by owners and operators in such 
                manner as the Secretary may prescribe; or
                  [(B) such other means as the Secretary 
                determines are appropriate.]
          (2) Methods of determination.--
                  (A) In general.--The amounts payable to 
                owners or operators in the form of rental 
                payments under contracts entered into under 
                this subchapter may be determined through--
                          (i) the submission of bids for such 
                        contracts by owners and operators in 
                        such manner as the Secretary may 
                        prescribe; or
                          (ii) such other means as the 
                        Secretary determines are appropriate.
                  (B) Grasslands.--In the case of eligible land 
                described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary 
                shall make annual payments in an amount that is 
                not more than 75 percent of the grazing value 
                of the land covered by the contract.

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  [(d) Cash or In-Kind Payments.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, payments under this subchapter--
                  [(A) shall be made in cash or in commodities 
                in such amount and on such time schedule as is 
                agreed on and specified in the contract; and
                  [(B) may be made in advance of determination 
                of performance.
          [(2) Method of providing in-kind payments.--If the 
        payment to an owner or operator is made with in-kind 
        commodities, the payment shall be made by the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation--
                  [(A) by delivery of the commodity involved to 
                the owner or operator at a warehouse or other 
                similar facility located in the county in which 
                the highly erodible cropland is located or at 
                such other location as is agreed to by the 
                Secretary and the owner or operator;
                  [(B) by the transfer of negotiable warehouse 
                receipts; or
                  [(C) by such other method, including the sale 
                of the commodity in commercial markets, as is 
                determined by the Secretary to be appropriate 
                to enable the owner or operator to receive 
                efficient and expeditious possession of the 
                commodity.
          [(3) Cash payments.--
                  [(A) Commodity credit corporation stocks.--If 
                stocks of a commodity acquired by the Commodity 
                Credit Corporation are not readily available to 
                make full payment in kind to the owner or 
                operator, the Secretary may substitute full or 
                partial payment in cash for payment in kind.
                  [(B) Special conservation reserve enhancement 
                program.--Payments to an owner or operator 
                under a special conservation reserve 
                enhancement program described in subsection 
                (f)(4) shall be in the form of cash only.]
  (d) Payment Schedule.--
          (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, payments under this subchapter shall be made 
        in cash in such amount and on such time schedule as is 
        agreed on and specified in the contract.
          (2) Advance payment.--Payments under this subchapter 
        may be made in advance of determination of performance.

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  (f) Payment Limitation for Rental Payments.--
          (1) In general.--The total amount of rental 
        payments[, including rental payments made in the form 
        of in-kind commodities,] received by a person or legal 
        entity, directly or indirectly, under this subchapter 
        for any fiscal year may not exceed $50,000.
          [(3) Other payments.--Rental payments received by an 
        owner or operator shall be in addition to, and not 
        affect, the total amount of payments that the owner or 
        operator is otherwise eligible to receive under the 
        Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.]
          [(4)] (2) Special conservation reserve enhancement 
        program.--
                  (A) * * *

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SEC. 1235. CONTRACTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Early Termination by Owner or Operator.--
          (1) Early termination.--
                  (A) In general.--[The Secretary] During 
                fiscal year 2014, the Secretary shall allow a 
                participant that entered into a contract under 
                this subchapter [before January 1, 1995,] to 
                terminate the contract at any time if the 
                contract has been in effect for at least 5 
                years.

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          (2) Certain land excepted.--The following land shall 
        not be subject to an early termination of contract 
        under this subsection:
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                  [(C) Other land of high environmental value 
                (including wetland), as determined by the 
                Secretary.]
                  (C) Land devoted to hardwood trees.
                  (D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, 
                pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, 
                wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife 
                enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, 
                and rare and declining habitat.
                  (E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland.
                  (F) Land that contains diversions, erosion 
                control structures, flood control structures, 
                contour grass strips, living snow fences, 
                salinity reducing vegetation, cross wind trap 
                strips, and sediment retention structures.
                  (G) Land located within a federally-
                designated wellhead protection area.
                  (H) Land that is covered by an easement under 
                the conservation reserve program.
                  (I) Land located within an average width, 
                according to the applicable Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service field office technical 
                guide, of a perennial stream or permanent water 
                body.
          (3) Effective date.--The contract termination shall 
        become effective [60 days after the date on which the 
        owner or operator submits the notice required under 
        paragraph (1)(C)] upon approval by the Secretary.

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  (f) Transition Option for Certain Farmers or Ranchers.--
          (1) [Duties of the secretary.--In the case of a 
        contract modification approved in order to facilitate 
        the transfer, as described in subsection 
        (c)(1)(B)(iii), of land to a beginning farmer] 
        Transition to covered farmer or rancher.--In the case 
        of a contract modification approved in order to 
        facilitate the transfer of land subject to a contract 
        from a retired farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer 
        or rancher or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher 
        (in this subsection referred to as a ``covered farmer 
        or rancher''), the Secretary shall--
                  (A) beginning on the date that is 1 year 
                before the date of termination of the 
                contract--
                          (i) 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; and

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                  (D) provide to the covered farmer or rancher 
                an opportunity to enroll in the conservation 
                stewardship program or the environmental 
                quality incentives program by not later than 
                the date on which [the farmer or rancher] the 
                covered farmer or rancher takes possession of 
                the land through ownership or lease; and
                  (E) continue to make annual payments to the 
                retired or retiring owner or operator for not 
                more than an additional 2 years after the date 
                of termination of the contract, if the retired 
                or retiring owner or operator is not a family 
                member (as defined in [section 1001A(b)(3)(B)] 
                section 1001 of this Act) of the covered farmer 
                or rancher.
          (2) Reenrollment.--The Secretary shall provide a 
        covered farmer or rancher with the option to reenroll 
        any applicable partial field conservation practice 
        that--
                  (A) is eligible for enrollment under the 
                continuous signup [requirement of section 
                1231(h)(4)(B)] option pursuant to section 
                1234(c)(2)(A)(ii); and

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  (g) Final Year of Contract.--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 land is enrolled in the conservation 
        stewardship program; and
          (2) the activity required under the conservation 
        stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is 
        consistent with this subchapter.
  (h) Land Enrolled in Agricultural Conservation Easement 
Program.--The Secretary may terminate or modify a contract 
entered into under this subchapter if eligible land that is 
subject to such contract is transferred into the agricultural 
conservation easement program under subtitle H.

[SEC. 1235A. CONVERSION OF LAND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT TO OTHER CONSERVING 
                    USES.

  [(a) Conversion to Trees.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit an owner 
        or operator that has entered into a contract under this 
        subchapter that is in effect on November 28, 1990, to 
        convert areas of highly erodible cropland that are 
        subject to the contract, and that are devoted to 
        vegetative cover, from that use to hardwood trees, 
        windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors.
          [(2) Terms.--
                  [(A) Extension of contract.--With respect to 
                a contract that is modified under this section 
                that provides for the planting of hardwood 
                trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife 
                corridors, if the original term of the contract 
                was less than 15 years, the owner or operator 
                may extend the contract to a term of not to 
                exceed 15 years.
                  [(B) Cost share assistance.--The Secretary 
                shall pay 50 percent of the cost of 
                establishing conservation measures and 
                practices authorized under this subsection for 
                which the Secretary determines the cost sharing 
                is appropriate and in the public interest.
  [(b) Conversion to Wetland.--The Secretary shall permit an 
owner or operator that has entered into a contract under this 
subchapter that is in effect on November 28, 1990, to restore 
areas of highly erodible cropland that are devoted to 
vegetative cover under the contract to wetland if--
          [(1) the areas are prior converted wetland;
          [(2) the owner or operator of the areas enters into 
        an agreement to provide the Secretary with a long-term 
        or permanent easement under subchapter C covering the 
        areas;
          [(3) there is a high probability that the prior 
        converted area can be successfully restored to wetland 
        status; and
          [(4) the restoration of the areas otherwise meets the 
        requirements of subchapter C.
  [(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not incur, through a 
conversion under this section, any additional expense on the 
acres, including the expense involved in the original 
establishment of the vegetative cover, that would result in 
cost share for costs under this section in excess of the costs 
that would have been subject to cost share for the new practice 
had that practice been the original practice.
  [(d) Condition of Contract.--An owner or operator shall as a 
condition of entering into a contract under subsection (a) 
participate in the Forest Stewardship Program established under 
section 5 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2103a).

                [Subchapter C--Wetlands Reserve Program

[SEC. 1237. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment and Purposes.--
          [(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        wetlands reserve program to assist owners of eligible 
        lands in restoring and protecting wetlands.
          [(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the wetlands reserve 
        program are to restore, protect, or enhance wetlands on 
        private or tribal lands that are eligible under 
        subsections (c) and (d).
  [(b) Enrollment Conditions.--
          [(1) Maximum enrollment.--The total number of acres 
        enrolled in the wetlands reserve program shall not 
        exceed 3,041,200 acres.
          [(2) Methods of enrollment.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3), the Secretary shall enroll acreage into the 
        wetlands reserve program through the use of permanent 
        easements, 30-year easements, restoration cost share 
        agreements, or any combination of those options.
          [(3) Acreage owned by indian tribes.--In the case of 
        acreage owned by an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall 
        enroll acreage into the wetlands reserve program 
        through the use of--
                  [(A) a 30-year contract (the value of which 
                shall be equivalent to the value of a 30-year 
                easement);
                  [(B) restoration cost-share agreements; or
                  [(C) any combination of the options described 
                in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
  [(c) Eligibility.--For purposes of enrolling land in the 
wetland reserve established under this subchapter during the 
1991 through 2012 fiscal years, private or tribal land shall be 
eligible to be placed into such reserve if the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior at the local 
level, determines that--
          [(1) such land maximizes wildlife benefits and 
        wetland values and functions;
          [(2) such land is--
                  [(A) farmed wetland or converted wetland, 
                together with the adjacent land that is 
                functionally dependent on the wetlands, except 
                that converted wetland with respect to which 
                the conversion was not commenced prior to 
                December 23, 1985, shall not be eligible to be 
                enrolled in the program under this section; or
                  [(B) cropland or grassland that was used for 
                agricultural production prior to flooding from 
                the natural overflow of a closed basin lake or 
                pothole, as determined by the Secretary, 
                together (where practicable) with the adjacent 
                land that is functionally dependent on the 
                cropland or grassland; and
          [(3) the likelihood of the successful restoration of 
        such land and the resultant wetland values merit 
        inclusion of such land in the program taking into 
        consideration the cost of such restoration.
  [(d) Other Eligible Land.--The Secretary may include in the 
wetland reserve established under this subchapter, together 
with land that is eligible under subsection (c), land that 
maximizes wildlife benefits and that is--
          [(1) farmed wetland and adjoining lands, enrolled in 
        the conservation reserve, with the highest wetland 
        functions and values, and that are likely to return to 
        production after they leave the conservation reserve;
          [(2) other wetland of an owner that would not 
        otherwise be eligible if the Secretary determines that 
        the inclusion of such wetland in such easement would 
        significantly add to the functional value of the 
        easement; or
          [(3) riparian areas that link wetlands that are 
        protected by easements or some other device or 
        circumstance that achieves the same purpose as an 
        easement.
  [(e) Ineligible Land.--The Secretary may not acquire 
easements on--
          [(1) land that contains timber stands established 
        under the conservation reserve under subchapter B; or
          [(2) pasture land established to trees under the 
        conservation reserve under subchapter B.
  [(f) Termination of existing contract.--The Secretary may 
terminate or modify an existing contract entered into under 
section 1231(a) if eligible land that is subject to such 
contract is transferred into the program established by this 
subchapter.

[SEC. 1237A. EASEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.

  [(a) In General.--To be eligible to place land into the 
wetland reserve under this subchapter, the owner of such land 
shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary--
          [(1) to grant an easement on such land to the 
        Secretary;
          [(2) to implement a wetland easement conservation 
        plan as provided for in this section;
          [(3) to create and record an appropriate deed 
        restriction in accordance with applicable State law to 
        reflect the easement agreed to under this subchapter 
        with respect to such lands; and
          [(4) to provide a written statement of consent to 
        such easement signed by those holding a security 
        interest in the land.
  [(b) Terms of Easement.--An owner granting an easement under 
subsection (a) shall be required to provide for the restoration 
and protection of the functional values of wetland pursuant to 
a wetland easement conservation plan that--
          [(1) permits--
                  [(A) repairs, improvements, and inspections 
                on such land that are necessary to maintain 
                existing public drainage systems if such land 
                is subsequently restored to the condition 
                required by the terms of the easement; and
                  [(B) landowners to control public access on 
                the easement areas while identifying access 
                routes to be used for wetland restoration 
                activities and management and easement 
                monitoring;
          [(2) prohibits--
                  [(A) the alteration of wildlife habitat and 
                other natural features of such land, unless 
                specifically permitted by the plan;
                  [(B) the spraying of such land with chemicals 
                or the mowing of such land, except where such 
                spraying or mowing is permitted by the plan or 
                is necessary--
                          [(i) to comply with Federal or State 
                        noxious weed control laws;
                          [(ii) to comply with a Federal or 
                        State emergency pest treatment program; 
                        or
                          [(iii) to meet habitat needs of 
                        specific wildlife species; and
                  [(C) any activities to be carried out on such 
                participating landowner's or successor's land 
                that is immediately adjacent to, and 
                functionally related to, the land that is 
                subject to the easement if such activities will 
                alter, degrade, or otherwise diminish the 
                functional value of the eligible land; and
                  [(D) the adoption of any other practice that 
                would tend to defeat the purposes of this 
                subchapter, as determined by the Secretary;
          [(3) provides for the efficient and effective 
        restoration of the functional values of wetlands; and
          [(4) includes such additional provisions as the 
        Secretary determines are desirable to carry out this 
        subchapter or to facilitate the practical 
        administration thereof.
  [(c) Restoration Plans.--The development of a restoration 
plan, including any compatible use, under this section shall be 
made through the local Natural Resources Conservation Service 
representative, in consultation with the State technical 
committee.
  [(d) Compatible Uses.--Wetland reserve program lands may be 
used for compatible economic uses, including such activities as 
hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, or periodic haying 
or grazing, if such use is specifically permitted by the plan 
and consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of 
the wetlands resources for which the easement was established.
  [(e) Type and Length of Easement.--A conservation easement 
granted under this section--
          [(1) shall be in a recordable form; and
          [(2) shall be for 30 years, permanent, or the maximum 
        duration allowed under applicable State laws.
  [(f) Compensation.--
          [(1) Determination.--Effective on the date of the 
        enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
        2008, the Secretary shall pay as compensation for a 
        conservation easement acquired under this subchapter 
        the lowest of--
                  [(A) the fair market value of the land, as 
                determined by the Secretary, using the Uniform 
                Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices 
                or an area-wide market analysis or survey;
                  [(B) the amount corresponding to a 
                geographical cap, as determined by the 
                Secretary in regulations; or
                  [(C) the offer made by the landowner.
          [(2) Form of payment.--Compensation for an easement 
        shall be provided by the Secretary in the form of a 
        cash payment, in an amount determined under paragraph 
        (1) and specified in the easement agreement.
          [(3) Payment schedule for easements.--
                  [(A) Easements valued at $500,000 or less.--
                For easements valued at $500,000 or less, the 
                Secretary may provide easement payments in not 
                more than 30 annual payments.
                  [(B) Easements in excess of $500,000.--For 
                easements valued at more than $500,000, the 
                Secretary may provide easement payments in at 
                least 5, but not more than 30 annual payments, 
                except that, if the Secretary determines it 
                would further the purposes of the program, the 
                Secretary may make a lump sum payment for such 
                an easement.
          [(4) Restoration agreement payment limitation.--
        Payments made to a person or legal entity, directly or 
        indirectly, pursuant to a restoration cost-share 
        agreement under this subchapter may not exceed, in the 
        aggregate, $50,000 per year.
          [(5) Enrollment procedure.--Lands may be enrolled 
        under this subchapter through the submission of bids 
        under a procedure established by the Secretary.
  [(g) Violation.--On the violation of the terms or conditions 
of the easement or related agreement entered into under 
subsection (a), the easement shall remain in force and the 
Secretary may require the owner to refund all or part of any 
payments received by the owner under this subchapter, together 
with interest thereon as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary.
  [(h) Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program.--
          [(1) Program authorized.--The Secretary may enter 
        into 1 or more agreements with a State (including a 
        political subdivision or agency of a State), 
        nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry 
        out a special wetlands reserve enhancement program that 
        the Secretary determines would advance the purposes of 
        this subchapter.
          [(2) Reserved rights pilot program.--
                  [(A) Reservation of grazing rights.--As part 
                of the wetlands reserve enhancement program, 
                the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program 
                for land in which a landowner may reserve 
                grazing rights in the warranty easement deed 
                restriction if the Secretary determines that 
                the reservation and use of the grazing rights--
                          [(i) is compatible with the land 
                        subject to the easement;
                          [(ii) is consistent with the long-
                        term wetland protection and enhancement 
                        goals for which the easement was 
                        established; and
                          [(iii) complies with a conservation 
                        plan.
                  [(B) Duration.--The pilot program established 
                under this paragraph shall terminate on 
                September 30, 2012.

[SEC. 1237B. DUTIES OF OWNERS.

  [Under the terms of an agreement entered into under this 
subchapter, an owner and operator of the land that is subject 
to an easement under this subchapter shall agree to comply with 
the terms of the easement and related agreements and shall 
agree to the permanent retirement of any existing cropland base 
and allotment history for such land under any program 
administered by the Secretary.

[SEC. 1237C. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  [(a) In General.--In return for the granting of an easement 
by an owner under this subchapter, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) share the cost of carrying out the establishment 
        of conservation measures and practices, and the 
        protection of the wetland functions and values, 
        including necessary maintenance activities, as set 
        forth in the plan to the extent that the Secretary 
        determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the 
        public interest; and
          [(2) provide necessary technical assistance to assist 
        owners in complying with the terms and conditions of 
        the easement and the plan.
  [(b) Cost-Share and Technical Assistance.--
          [(1) Easements.--Effective beginning October 1, 1996, 
        in making cost-share payments under subsection (a)(1), 
        the Secretary shall--
                  [(A) in the case of a permanent easement, pay 
                the owner an amount that is not less than 75 
                percent, but not more than 100 percent, of the 
                eligible costs; and
                  [(B) in the case of a 30-year easement, pay 
                the owner an amount that is not less than 50 
                percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the 
                eligible costs.
          [(2) Restoration cost-share agreements.--In making 
        cost-share payments in connection with a restoration 
        cost-share agreement entered into under section 
        1237A(h), the Secretary shall pay the owner an amount 
        that is not less than 50 percent, but not more than 75 
        percent, of the eligible costs.
          [(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall 
        provide owners with technical assistance to assist 
        owners in complying with the terms of easements and 
        restoration cost-share agreements.
  [(c) Ranking of Offers.--
          [(1) Conservation benefits and funding 
        considerations.--When evaluating offers from 
        landowners, the Secretary may consider--
                  [(A) the conservation benefits of obtaining 
                an easement or other interest in the land;
                  [(B) the cost-effectiveness of each easement 
                or other interest in eligible land, so as to 
                maximize the environmental benefits per dollar 
                expended; and
                  [(C) whether the landowner or another person 
                is offering to contribute financially to the 
                cost of the easement or other interest in the 
                land to leverage Federal funds.
          [(2) Additional considerations.--In determining the 
        acceptability of easement offers, the Secretary may 
        take into consideration--
                  [(A) the extent to which the purposes of the 
                easement program would be achieved on the land;
                  [(B) the productivity of the land; and
                  [(C) the on-farm and off-farm environmental 
                threats if the land is used for the production 
                of agricultural commodities.
  [(d) Easement Priority.--In carrying out this subchapter, to 
the extent practicable, taking into consideration costs and 
future agricultural and food needs, the Secretary shall give 
priority to obtaining permanent conservation easements before 
shorter term conservation easements and, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, shall place priority on 
acquiring easements based on the value of the easement for 
protecting and enhancing habitat for migratory birds and other 
wildlife.

[SEC. 1237D. PAYMENTS.

  [(a) Time of Payment.--The Secretary shall provide payment 
for obligations incurred by the Secretary under this 
subchapter--
          [(1) with respect to any cost sharing obligation as 
        soon as possible after the obligation is incurred; and
          [(2) with respect to any annual easement payment 
        obligation incurred by the Secretary as soon as 
        possible after October 1 of each calendar year.
  [(b) Payments to Others.--If an owner who is entitled to a 
payment under this subchapter dies, becomes incompetent, is 
otherwise unable to receive such payment, or is succeeded by 
another person who renders or completes the required 
performance, the Secretary shall make such payment, in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and 
without regard to any other provision of law, in such manner as 
the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in light of all 
of the circumstances.
  [(c) Payment Limitation.--
          [(1) In general.--The total amount of payments that a 
        person or legal entity may receive, directly or 
        indirectly, under this subchapter for any year may not 
        exceed $50,000, except such limitation shall not apply 
        with respect to payments for perpetual or 30-year 
        easements or under 30-year contracts.
          [(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue 
        regulations prescribing such rules as the Secretary 
        determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable 
        application of the limitation contained in this 
        subsection.
          [(3) Other payments.--Easement payments received by 
        an owner shall be in addition to, and not affect, the 
        total amount of payments that such owner is otherwise 
        eligible to receive under this Act, the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, or 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.).
  [(d) Exemption From Automatic Sequester.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no order issued under section 252 of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended (2 U.S.C. 902) shall affect any payment under this 
subchapter.

[SEC. 1237E. CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP; AGREEMENT MODIFICATION; TERMINATION.

  [(a) Limitations.--No easement shall be created under this 
subchapter on land that has changed ownership during the 
preceding 7-year period unless--
          [(1) the new ownership was acquired by will or 
        succession as a result of the death of the previous 
        owner;
          [(2)(A) the ownership change occurred because of 
        foreclosure on the land; and
          [(B) immediately before the foreclosure, the owner of 
        the land exercises a right of redemption from the 
        mortgage holder in accordance with State law; or
          [(3) the Secretary determines that the land was 
        acquired under circumstances that give adequate 
        assurances that such land was not acquired for the 
        purposes of placing it in the program established by 
        this subchapter.
  [(b) Modification; Termination.--
          [(1) Modification.--The Secretary may modify an 
        easement acquired from, or a related agreement with, an 
        owner under this subchapter if--
                  [(A) the current owner agrees to such 
                modification; and
                  [(B) the Secretary determines that such 
                modification is desirable--
                          [(i) to carry out this subchapter;
                          [(ii) to facilitate the practical 
                        administration of this subchapter; or
                          [(iii) to achieve such other goals as 
                        the Secretary determines are 
                        appropriate and consistent with this 
                        subchapter.
          [(2) Termination.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary may terminate 
                an easement created with an owner under this 
                subchapter if--
                          [(i) the current owner agrees to such 
                        termination; and
                          [(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        such termination would be in the public 
                        interest.
                  [(B) Notice.--At least 90 days before taking 
                any action to terminate under paragraph (A) all 
                easements entered into under this subchapter, 
                the Secretary shall provide written notice of 
                such action to the Committee on Agriculture of 
                the House of Representatives and the Committee 
                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
                Senate.

[SEC. 1237F. ADMINISTRATION, AND FUNDING.

  [(a) Delegation of Easement Administration.--The Secretary 
may delegate any of the easement management, monitoring, and 
enforcement responsibilities of the Secretary to Federal or 
State agencies that have the appropriate authority, expertise, 
and resources necessary to carry out such delegated 
responsibilities.
  [(b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this subchapter, the Secretary shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this subchapter.
  [(c) Prairie Pothole Region Survey and Reallocation.--
          [(1) Survey.--The Secretary shall conduct a survey 
        during fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year 
        for the purpose of determining interest and allocations 
        for the Prairie Pothole Region to enroll eligible land 
        described in section 1237(c)(2)(B).
          [(2) Annual adjustment.--The Secretary shall make an 
        adjustment to the allocation for an interested State 
        for a fiscal year, based on the results of the survey 
        conducted under paragraph (1) for the State during the 
        previous fiscal year.]

CHAPTER 2--CONSERVATION SECURITY [AND FARMLAND PROTECTION]

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            [Subchapter B--Conservation Stewardship Program

[SEC. 1238D. DEFINITIONS

  [In this subchapter:
          [(1) Conservation activities.--
                  [(A) In general.--The term ``conservation 
                activities'' means conservation systems, 
                practices, or management measures that are 
                designed to address a resource concern.
                  [(B) Inclusions.--The term ``conservation 
                activities'' includes--
                          [(i) structural measures, vegetative 
                        measures, and land management measures, 
                        including agriculture drainage 
                        management systems, as determined by 
                        the Secretary; and
                          [(ii) planning needed to address a 
                        resource concern.
          [(2) Conservation measurement tools.--The term 
        ``conservation measurement tools'' means procedures to 
        estimate the level of environmental benefit to be 
        achieved by a producer in implementing conservation 
        activities, including indices or other measures 
        developed by the Secretary.
          [(3) Conservation stewardship plan.--The term 
        ``conservation stewardship plan'' means a plan that--
                  [(A) identifies and inventories resource 
                concerns;
                  [(B) establishes benchmark data and 
                conservation objectives;
                  [(C) describes conservation activities to be 
                implemented, managed, or improved; and
                  [(D) includes a schedule and evaluation plan 
                for the planning, installation, and management 
                of the new and existing conservation 
                activities.
          [(4) Priority resource concern.--The term ``priority 
        resource concern'' means a resource concern that is 
        identified at the State level, in consultation with the 
        State Technical Committee, as a priority for a 
        particular watershed or area of the State.
          [(5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the 
        conservation stewardship program established by this 
        subchapter.
          [(6) Resource concern.--The term ``resource concern'' 
        means a specific natural resource impairment or 
        problem, as determined by the Secretary, that--
                  [(A) represents a significant concern in a 
                State or region; and
                  [(B) is likely to be addressed successfully 
                through the implementation of conservation 
                activities by producers on land eligible for 
                enrollment in the program.
          [(7) Stewardship threshold.--The term ``stewardship 
        threshold'' means the level of natural resource 
        conservation and environmental management required, as 
        determined by the Secretary using conservation 
        measurement tools, to improve and conserve the quality 
        and condition of a resource concern.

[SEC. 1238E. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment and Purpose.--During each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2014, the Secretary shall carry out a conservation 
stewardship program to encourage producers to address resource 
concerns in a comprehensive manner--
          [(1) by undertaking additional conservation 
        activities; and
          [(2) by improving, maintaining and managing existing 
        conservation activities.
  [(b) Eligible Land.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection 
        (c), the following land is eligible for enrollment in 
        the program:
                  [(A) Private agricultural land (including 
                cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved 
                pastureland, rangeland, and land used for agro-
                forestry).
                  [(B) Agricultural land under the jurisdiction 
                of an Indian tribe.
                  [(C) Forested land that is an incidental part 
                of an agricultural operation.
                  [(D) Other private agricultural land 
                (including cropped woodland, marshes, and 
                agricultural land used for the production of 
                livestock) on which resource concerns related 
                to agricultural production could be addressed 
                by enrolling the land in the program, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
          [(2) Special rule for nonindustrial private forest 
        land.--Nonindustrial private forest land is eligible 
        for enrollment in the program, except that not more 
        than 10 percent of the annual acres enrolled nationally 
        in any fiscal year may be nonindustrial private forest 
        land.
          [(3) Agricultural operation.--Eligible land shall 
        include all acres of an agricultural operation of a 
        producer, whether or not contiguous, that are under the 
        effective control of the producer at the time the 
        producer enters into a stewardship contract, and is 
        operated by the producer with equipment, labor, 
        management, and production or cultivation practices 
        that are substantially separate from other agricultural 
        operations, as determined by the Secretary.
  [(c) Exclusions.--
          [(1) Land enrolled in other conservation programs.--
        Subject to paragraph (2), the following land is not be 
        eligible for enrollment in the program:
                  [(A) Land enrolled in the conservation 
                reserve program.
                  [(B) Land enrolled in the wetlands reserve 
                program.
                  [(C) Land enrolled in the grassland reserve 
                program.
          [(2) Conversion to cropland.--Land used for crop 
        production after the date of enactment of the Food, 
        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 that had not been 
        planted, considered to be planted, or devoted to crop 
        production for at least 4 of the 6 years preceding that 
        date shall not be the basis for any payment under the 
        program, unless the land does not meet the requirement 
        because--
                  [(A) the land had previously been enrolled in 
                the conservation reserve program;
                  [(B) the land has been maintained using long-
                term crop rotation practices, as determined by 
                the Secretary; or
                  [(C) the land is incidental land needed for 
                efficient operation of the farm or ranch, as 
                determined by the Secretary.

[SEC. 1238F. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.

  [(a) Submission of Contract Offers.--To be eligible to 
participate in the conservation stewardship program, a producer 
shall submit to the Secretary for approval a contract offer 
that--
          [(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
        Secretary that the producer, at the time of the 
        contract offer, is meeting the stewardship threshold 
        for at least one resource concern; and
          [(2) would, at a minimum, meet or exceed the 
        stewardship threshold for at least 1 priority resource 
        concern by the end of the stewardship contract by--
                  [(A) installing and adopting additional 
                conservation activities; and
                  [(B) improving, maintaining, and managing 
                conservation activities in place at the 
                operation of the producer at the time the 
                contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.
  [(b) Evaluation of Contract Offers.--
          [(1) Ranking of applications.--In evaluating contract 
        offers made by producers to enter into contracts under 
        the program, the Secretary shall rank applications 
        based on--
                  [(A) the level of conservation treatment on 
                all applicable priority resource concerns at 
                the time of application, based to the maximum 
                extent practicable on conservation measurement 
                tools;
                  [(B) the degree to which the proposed 
                conservation treatment on applicable priority 
                resource concerns effectively increases 
                conservation performance, based to the maximum 
                extent possible on conservation measurement 
                tools;
                  [(C) the number of applicable priority 
                resource concerns proposed to be treated to 
                meet or exceed the stewardship threshold by the 
                end of the contract;
                  [(D) the extent to which other resource 
                concerns, in addition to priority resource 
                concerns, will be addressed to meet or exceed 
                the stewardship threshold by the end of the 
                contract period; and
                  [(E) the extent to which the actual and 
                anticipated environmental benefits from the 
                contract are provided at the least cost 
                relative to other similarly beneficial contract 
                offers.
          [(2) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not assign a 
        higher priority to any application because the 
        applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than the 
        applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive.
          [(3) Additional criteria.--The Secretary may develop 
        and use such additional criteria for evaluating 
        applications to enroll in the program that the 
        Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that 
        national, State, and local conservation priorities are 
        effectively addressed.
  [(c) Entering Into Contracts.--After a determination that a 
producer is eligible for the program under subsection (a), and 
a determination that the contract offer ranks sufficiently high 
under the evaluation criteria under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall enter into a conservation stewardship contract 
with the producer to enroll the land to be covered by the 
contract.
  [(d) Contract Provisions.--
          [(1) Term.--A conservation stewardship contract shall 
        be for a term of 5 years.
          [(2) Provisions.--The conservation stewardship 
        contract of a producer shall--
                  [(A) state the amount of the payment the 
                Secretary agrees to make to the producer for 
                each year of the conservation stewardship 
                contract under section 1238G(e);
                  [(B) require the producer--
                          [(i) to implement during the term of 
                        the conservation stewardship contract 
                        the conservation stewardship plan 
                        approved by the Secretary;
                          [(ii) to maintain, and make available 
                        to the Secretary at such times as the 
                        Secretary may request, appropriate 
                        records showing the effective and 
                        timely implementation of the 
                        conservation stewardship contract; and
                          [(iii) not to engage in any activity 
                        during the term of the conservation 
                        stewardship contract on the eligible 
                        land covered by the contract that would 
                        interfere with the purposes of the 
                        conservation stewardship contract;
                  [(C) permit all economic uses of the land 
                that--
                          [(i) maintain the agricultural nature 
                        of the land; and
                          [(ii) are consistent with the 
                        conservation purposes of the 
                        conservation stewardship contract;
                  [(D) include a provision to ensure that a 
                producer shall not be considered in violation 
                of the contract for failure to comply with the 
                contract due to circumstances beyond the 
                control of the producer, including a disaster 
                or related condition, as determined by the 
                Secretary; and
                  [(E) include such other provisions as the 
                Secretary determines necessary to ensure the 
                purposes of the program are achieved.
  [(e) Contract Renewal.--At the end of an initial conservation 
stewardship contract of a producer, the Secretary may allow the 
producer to renew the contract for one additional five-year 
period if the producer--
          [(1) demonstrates compliance with the terms of the 
        existing contract; and
          [(2) agrees to adopt new conservation activities, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
  [(f) Modification.--The Secretary may allow a producer to 
modify a stewardship contract if the Secretary determines that 
the modification is consistent with achieving the purposes of 
the program.
  [(g) Contract Termination.--
          [(1) Voluntary termination.--A producer may terminate 
        a conservation stewardship contract if the Secretary 
        determines that termination would not defeat the 
        purposes of the program.
          [(2) Involuntary termination.--The Secretary may 
        terminate a contract under this subchapter if the 
        Secretary determines that the producer violated the 
        contract.
          [(3) Repayment.--If a contract is terminated, the 
        Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of the 
        program--
                  [(A) allow the producer to retain payments 
                already received under the contract; or
                  [(B) require repayment, in whole or in part, 
                of payments already received and assess 
                liquidated damages.
          [(4) Change of interest in land subject to a 
        contract.--
                  [(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                paragraph (B), a change in the interest of a 
                producer in land covered by a contract under 
                this chapter shall result in the termination of 
                the contract with regard to that land.
                  [(B) Transfer of duties and rights.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
                          [(i) within a reasonable period of 
                        time (as determined by the Secretary) 
                        after the date of the change in the 
                        interest in land covered by a contract 
                        under the program, the transferee of 
                        the land provides written notice to the 
                        Secretary that all duties and rights 
                        under the contract have been 
                        transferred to, and assumed by, the 
                        transferee; and
                          [(ii) the transferee meets the 
                        eligibility requirements of the 
                        program.
  [(h) Coordination With Organic Certification.--The Secretary 
shall establish a transparent means by which producers may 
initiate organic certification under the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et. seq.) while 
participating in a contract under this subchapter.
  [(i) On-Farm Research and Demonstration or Pilot Testing.--
The Secretary may approve a contract offer under this 
subchapter that includes--
          [(1) on-farm conservation research and demonstration 
        activities; and
          [(2) pilot testing of new technologies or innovative 
        conservation practices.

[SEC. 1238G. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  [(a) In General.--To achieve the conservation goals of a 
contract under the conservation stewardship program, the 
Secretary shall--
          [(1) make the program available to eligible producers 
        on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or more ranking 
        periods, one of which shall occur in the first quarter 
        of each fiscal year;
          [(2) identify not less than 3 nor more than 5 
        priority resource concerns in a particular watershed or 
        other appropriate region or area within a State; and
          [(3) develop reliable conservation measurement tools 
        for purposes of carrying out the program.
  [(b) Allocation to States.--The Secretary shall allocate 
acres to States for enrollment, based--
          [(1) primarily on each State's proportion of eligible 
        acres under section 1238E(b)(1) to the total number of 
        eligible acres in all States; and
          [(2) also on consideration of--
                  [(A) the extent and magnitude of the 
                conservation needs associated with agricultural 
                production in each State;
                  [(B) the degree to which implementation of 
                the program in the State is, or will be, 
                effective in helping producers address those 
                needs; and
                  [(C) other considerations to achieve 
                equitable geographic distribution of funds, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
  [(c) Specialty Crop and Organic Producers.--The Secretary 
shall ensure that outreach and technical assistance are 
available, and program specifications are appropriate to enable 
specialty crop and organic producers to participate in the 
program.
  [(d) Acreage Enrollment Limitation.--During the period 
beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on September 30, 2017, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
          [(1) enroll in the program an additional 12,769,000 
        acres for each fiscal year; and
          [(2) manage the program to achieve a national average 
        rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the costs of 
        all financial assistance, technical assistance, and any 
        other expenses associated with enrollment or 
        participation in the program.
  [(e) Conservation Stewardship Payments.--
          [(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary shall 
        provide a payment under the program to compensate the 
        producer for--
                  [(A) installing and adopting additional 
                conservation activities; and
                  [(B) improving, maintaining, and managing 
                conservation activities in place at the 
                operation of the producer at the time the 
                contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.
          [(2) Payment amount.--The amount of the conservation 
        stewardship payment shall be determined by the 
        Secretary and based, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        on the following factors:
                  [(A) Costs incurred by the producer 
                associated with planning, design, materials, 
                installation, labor, management, maintenance, 
                or training.
                  [(B) Income forgone by the producer.
                  [(C) Expected environmental benefits as 
                determined by conservation measurement tools.
          [(3) Exclusions.--A payment to a producer under this 
        subsection shall not be provided for--
                  [(A) the design, construction, or maintenance 
                of animal waste storage or treatment facilities 
                or associated waste transport or transfer 
                devices for animal feeding operations; or
                  [(B) conservation activities for which there 
                is no cost incurred or income forgone to the 
                producer.
          [(4) Timing of payments.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
                payments as soon as practicable after October 1 
                of each fiscal year for activities carried out 
                in the previous fiscal year.
                  [(B) Additional activities.--The Secretary 
                shall make payments to compensate producers for 
                installation of additional practices at the 
                time at which the practices are installed and 
                adopted.
  [(f) Supplemental Payments for Resource-Conserving Crop 
Rotations.--
          [(1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary shall 
        provide additional payments to producers that, in 
        participating in the program, agree to adopt resource-
        conserving crop rotations to achieve beneficial crop 
        rotations as appropriate for the land of the producers.
          [(2) Beneficial crop rotations.--The Secretary shall 
        determine whether a resource-conserving crop rotation 
        is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for additional 
        payments under paragraph (1), based on whether the 
        resource-conserving crop rotation is designed to 
        provide natural resource conservation and production 
        benefits.
          [(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
        payment described in paragraph (1), a producer shall 
        agree to adopt and maintain beneficial resource-
        conserving crop rotations for the term of the contract.
          [(4) Resource-conserving crop rotation.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``resource-conserving crop 
        rotation'' means a crop rotation that--
                  [(A) includes at least 1 resource conserving 
                crop (as defined by the Secretary);
                  [(B) reduces erosion;
                  [(C) improves soil fertility and tilth;
                  [(D) interrupts pest cycles; and
                  [(E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion 
                of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need 
                for irrigation.
  [(g) Payment Limitations.--A person or legal entity may not 
receive, directly or indirectly, payments under this subchapter 
that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 for all contracts 
entered into during any 5-year period, excluding funding 
arrangements with federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaska 
Native corporations, regardless of the number of contracts 
entered into under the program by the person or entity.
  [(h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
that--
          [(1) prescribe such other rules as the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and 
        reasonable application of the limitations established 
        under subsection (g); and
          [(2) otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out the 
        program.
  [(i) Data.--The Secretary shall maintain detailed and 
segmented data on contracts and payments under the program to 
allow for quantification of the amount of payments made for--
          [(1) the installation and adoption of additional 
        conservation activities and improvements to 
        conservation activities in place on the operation of a 
        producer at the time the conservation stewardship offer 
        is accepted by the Secretary;
          [(2) participation in research, demonstration, and 
        pilot projects; and
          [(3) the development and periodic assessment and 
        evaluation of conservation plans developed under this 
        subchapter.

               [Subchapter C--Farmland Protection Program

[SEC. 1238H. DEFINITIONS.

  [In this subchapter:
          [(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
        means--
                  [(A) any agency of any State or local 
                government or an Indian tribe (including a 
                farmland protection board or land resource 
                council established under State law); or
                  [(B) any organization that--
                          [(i) is organized for, and at all 
                        times since the formation of the 
                        organization has been operated 
                        principally for, 1 or more of the 
                        conservation purposes specified in 
                        clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of 
                        section 170(h)(4)(A) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986;
                          [(ii) is an organization described in 
                        section 501(c)(3) of that Code that is 
                        exempt from taxation under section 
                        501(a) of that Code; and
                          [(iii) is--
                                  [(I) described in paragraph 
                                (1) or (2) of section 509(a) of 
                                that Code; or
                                  [(II) described in section 
                                509(a)(3), and is controlled by 
                                an organization described in 
                                section 509(a)(2), of that 
                                Code.
          [(2) Eligible land.--
                  [(A) In general.--The term ``eligible land'' 
                means land on a farm or ranch that is subject 
                to a pending offer for purchase from an 
                eligible entity and--
                          [(i) has prime, unique, or other 
                        productive soil;
                          [(ii) contains historical or 
                        archaeological resources; or
                          [(iii) the protection of which will 
                        further a State or local policy 
                        consistent with the purposes of the 
                        program.
                  [(B) Inclusions.--The term ``eligible land'' 
                includes, on a farm or ranch--
                          [(i) cropland;
                          [(ii) rangeland;
                          [(iii) grassland;
                          [(iv) pasture land;
                          [(v) forest land that--
                                  [(I) contributes to the 
                                economic viability of an 
                                agricultural operation; or
                                  [(II) serves as a buffer to 
                                protect an agricultural 
                                operation from development; and
                          [(vi) land that is incidental to land 
                        described in clauses (i) through (v), 
                        if such land is necessary for the 
                        efficient administration of a 
                        conservation easement, as determined by 
                        the Secretary.
          [(3) 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. 
        450b).
          [(4) Program.--The term ``program'' means the 
        farmland protection program established under section 
        1238I(a).

[SEC. 1238I. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a farmland protection program under which the Secretary 
shall facilitate and provide funding for the purchase of 
conservation easements or other interests in eligible land.
  [(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to protect the 
agricultural use and related conservation values of eligible 
land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land.
  [(c) Cost-Share Assistance.--
          [(1) Provision of assistance.--The Secretary shall 
        provide cost-share assistance to eligible entities for 
        purchasing a conservation easement or other interest in 
        eligible land.
          [(2) Federal share.--The share of the cost provided 
        by the Secretary for purchasing a conservation easement 
        or other interest in eligible land shall not exceed 50 
        percent of the appraised fair market value of the 
        conservation easement or other interest in eligible 
        land.
          [(3) Non-federal share.--
                  [(A) Share provided by eligible entity.--The 
                eligible entity shall provide a share of the 
                cost of purchasing a conservation easement or 
                other interest in eligible land in an amount 
                that is not less than 25 percent of the 
                acquisition purchase price.
                  [(B) Landowner contribution.--As part of the 
                non-Federal share of the cost of purchasing a 
                conservation easement or other interest in 
                eligible land, an eligible entity may include a 
                charitable donation or qualified conservation 
                contribution (as defined by section 170(h) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from the 
                private landowner from which the conservation 
                easement or other interest in land will be 
                purchased.
  [(d) Determination of Fair Market Value.--Effective on the 
date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008, the fair market value of the conservation easement or 
other interest in eligible land shall be determined on the 
basis of an appraisal using an industry approved method, 
selected by the eligible entity and approved by the Secretary.
  [(e) Bidding Down Prohibited.--If the Secretary determines 
that 2 or more applications for cost-share assistance are 
comparable in achieving the purpose of the program, the 
Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to any 1 of those 
applications solely on the basis of lesser cost to the program.
  [(f) Condition on Assistance.--
          [(1) Conservation plan.--Any highly erodible cropland 
        for which a conservation easement or other interest is 
        purchased using cost-share assistance provided under 
        the program shall be subject to a conservation plan 
        that requires, at the option of the Secretary, the 
        conversion of the cropland to less intensive uses.
          [(2) Contingent right of enforcement.--The Secretary 
        shall require the inclusion of a contingent right of 
        enforcement for the Secretary in the terms of a 
        conservation easement or other interest in eligible 
        land that is purchased using cost-share assistance 
        provided under the program.
  [(g) Agreements With Eligible Entities.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into 
        agreements with eligible entities to stipulate the 
        terms and conditions under which the eligible entity is 
        permitted to use cost-share assistance provided under 
        subsection (c).
          [(2) Length of agreements.--An agreement under this 
        subsection shall be for a term that is--
                  [(A) in the case of an eligible entity 
                certified under the process described in 
                subsection (h), a minimum of five years; and
                  [(B) for all other eligible entities, at 
                least three, but not more than five years.
          [(3) Substitution of qualified projects.--An 
        agreement shall allow, upon mutual agreement of the 
        parties, substitution of qualified projects that are 
        identified at the time of the proposed substitution.
          [(4) Minimum requirements.--An eligible entity shall 
        be authorized to use its own terms and conditions, as 
        approved by the Secretary, for conservation easements 
        and other purchases of interests in land, so long as 
        such terms and conditions--
                  [(A) are consistent with the purposes of the 
                program;
                  [(B) permit effective enforcement of the 
                conservation purposes of such easements or 
                other interests; and
                  [(C) include a limit on the impervious 
                surfaces to be allowed that is consistent with 
                the agricultural activities to be conducted.
          [(5) Effect of violation.--If a violation occurs of a 
        term or condition of an agreement entered into under 
        this subsection--
                  [(A) the agreement shall remain in force; and
                  [(B) the Secretary may require the eligible 
                entity to refund all or part of any payments 
                received by the entity under the program, with 
                interest on the payments as determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary.
  [(h) Certification of Eligible Entities.--
          [(1) Certification process.--The Secretary shall 
        establish a process under which the Secretary may--
                  [(A) directly certify eligible entities that 
                meet established criteria;
                  [(B) enter into long-term agreements with 
                certified entities, as authorized by subsection 
                (g)(2)(A); and
                  [(C) accept proposals for cost-share 
                assistance to certified entities for the 
                purchase of conservation easements or other 
                interests in eligible land throughout the 
                duration of such agreements.
          [(2) Certification criteria.--In order to be 
        certified, an eligible entity shall demonstrate to the 
        Secretary that the entity will maintain, at a minimum, 
        for the duration of the agreement--
                  [(A) a plan for administering easements that 
                is consistent with the purpose of this 
                subchapter;
                  [(B) the capacity and resources to monitor 
                and enforce conservation easements or other 
                interests in land; and
                  [(C) policies and procedures to ensure--
                          [(i) the long-term integrity of 
                        conservation easements or other 
                        interests in eligible land;
                          [(ii) timely completion of 
                        acquisitions of easements or other 
                        interests in eligible land; and
                          [(iii) timely and complete evaluation 
                        and reporting to the Secretary on the 
                        use of funds provided by the Secretary 
                        under the program.
          [(3) Review and revision.--
                  [(A) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
                review of eligible entities certified under 
                paragraph (1) every three years to ensure that 
                such entities are meeting the criteria 
                established under paragraph (2).
                  [(B) Revocation.--If the Secretary finds that 
                the certified entity no longer meets the 
                criteria established under paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary may--
                          [(i) allow the certified entity a 
                        specified period of time, at a minimum 
                        180 days, in which to take such actions 
                        as may be necessary to meet the 
                        criteria; and
                          [(ii) revoke the certification of the 
                        entity, if after the specified period 
                        of time, the certified entity does not 
                        meet the criteria established in 
                        paragraph (2).

[SEC. 1238J. FARM VIABILITY PROGRAM.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide to eligible 
entities identified by the Secretary grants for use in carrying 
out farm viability programs developed by the eligible entities 
and approved by the Secretary.
  [(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 
through 2012.

                [Subchapter D--Grassland Reserve Program

[SEC. 1238N. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall 
establish a grassland reserve program (referred to in this 
subchapter as the ``program'') for the purpose of assisting 
owners and operators in protecting grazing uses and related 
conservation values by restoring and conserving eligible land 
through rental contracts, easements, and restoration 
agreements.
  [(b) Enrollment of Acreage.--
          [(1) Acreage enrolled.--The Secretary shall enroll an 
        additional 1,220,000 acres of eligible land in the 
        program during fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
          [(2) Methods of enrollment.--The Secretary shall 
        enroll eligible land in the program through the use of;
                  [(A) a 10-year, 15-year, or 20-year rental 
                contract;
                  [(B) a permanent easement; or
                  [(C) in a State that imposes a maximum 
                duration for easements, an easement for the 
                maximum duration allowed under the law of that 
                State.
          [(3) Limitation.--Of the total amount of funds 
        expended under the program to acquire rental contracts 
        and easements described in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall use, to the extent practicable--
                  [(A) 40 percent for rental contacts; and
                  [(B) 60 percent for easements.
          [(4) Enrollment of conservation reserve land.--
                  [(A) Priority.--Upon expiration of a contract 
                under subchapter B of chapter 1 of this 
                subtitle, the Secretary shall give priority for 
                enrollment in the program to land previously 
                enrolled in the conservation reserve program 
                if--
                          [(i) the land is eligible land, as 
                        defined in subsection (c); and
                          [(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        the land is of high ecological value 
                        and under significant threat of 
                        conversion to uses other than grazing.
                  [(B) Maximum enrollment.--The number of acres 
                of land enrolled under the priority described 
                in subparagraph (A) in a calendar year shall 
                not exceed 10 percent of the total number of 
                acres enrolled in the program in that calendar 
                year.
  [(c) Eligible Land Defined.--For purposes of the program, the 
term ``eligible land'' means private or tribal land that--
          [(1) is grassland, land that contains forbs, or 
        shrubland (including improved rangeland and 
        pastureland) for which grazing is the predominant use;
          [(2) is located in an area that has been historically 
        dominated by grassland, forbs, or shrubland, and the 
        land--
                  [(A) could provide habitat for animal or 
                plant populations of significant ecological 
                value if the land--
                          [(i) is retained in its current use; 
                        or
                          [(ii) is restored to a natural 
                        condition;
                  [(B) contains historical or archaeological 
                resources; or
                  [(C) would address issues raised by State, 
                regional, and national conservation priorities; 
                or
          [(3) is incidental to land described in paragraph (1) 
        or (2), if the incidental land is determined by the 
        Secretary to be necessary for the efficient 
        administration of a rental contract or easement under 
        the program.

[SEC. 1238O. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.

  [(a) Rental Contracts.--To be eligible to enroll eligible 
land in the program under a rental contract, the owner or 
operator of the land shall agree--
          [(1) to comply with the terms of the contract and, 
        when applicable, a restoration agreement;
          [(2) to suspend any existing cropland base and 
        allotment history for the land under another program 
        administered by the Secretary; and
          [(3) to implement a grazing management plan, as 
        approved by the Secretary, which may be modified upon 
        mutual agreement of the parties.
  [(b) Easements.--To be eligible to enroll eligible land in 
the program through an easement, the owner of the land shall 
agree--
          [(1) to grant an easement to the Secretary or to an 
        eligible entity described in section 1238Q;
          [(2) to create and record an appropriate deed 
        restriction in accordance with applicable State law to 
        reflect the easement;
          [(3) to provide a written statement of consent to the 
        easement signed by persons holding a security interest 
        or any vested interest in the land;
          [(4) to provide proof of unencumbered title to the 
        underlying fee interest in the land that is the subject 
        of the easement;
          [(5) to comply with the terms of the easement and, 
        when applicable, a restoration agreement;
          [(6) to implement a grazing management plan, as 
        approved by the Secretary, which may be modified upon 
        mutual agreement of the parties; and
          [(7) to eliminate any existing cropland base and 
        allotment history for the land under another program 
        administered by the Secretary.
  [(c) Restoration Agreements.--
          [(1) When applicable.--To be eligible for cost-share 
        assistance to restore eligible land subject to a rental 
        contract or an easement under the program, the owner or 
        operator of the land shall agree to comply with the 
        terms of a restoration agreement.
          [(2) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall 
        prescribe the terms and conditions of a restoration 
        agreement by which eligible land that is subject to a 
        rental contract or easement under the program shall be 
        restored.
          [(3) Duties.--The restoration agreement shall 
        describe the respective duties of the owner or operator 
        and the Secretary, including the Federal share of 
        restoration payments and technical assistance.
  [(d) Terms and Conditions Applicable to Rental Contracts and 
Easements.--
          [(1) Permissible activities.--The terms and 
        conditions of a rental contract or easement under the 
        program shall permit--
                  [(A) common grazing practices, including 
                maintenance and necessary cultural practices, 
                on the land in a manner that is consistent with 
                maintaining the viability of grassland, forb, 
                and shrub species appropriate to that locality;
                  [(B) haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed 
                production, subject to appropriate restrictions 
                during the nesting season for birds in the 
                local area that are in significant decline or 
                are conserved in accordance with Federal or 
                State law, as determined by the State 
                Conservationist;
                  [(C) fire presuppression, rehabilitation, and 
                construction of fire breaks; and
                  [(D) grazing related activities, such as 
                fencing and livestock watering.
          [(2) Prohibitions.--The terms and conditions of a 
        rental contract or easement under the program shall 
        prohibit--
                  [(A) the production of crops (other than 
                hay), fruit trees, vineyards, or any other 
                agricultural commodity that is inconsistent 
                with maintaining grazing land; and
                  [(B) except as permitted under a restoration 
                plan, the conduct of any other activity that 
                would be inconsistent with maintaining grazing 
                land enrolled in the program.
          [(3) Additional terms and conditions.--A rental 
        contract or easement under the program shall include 
        such additional provisions as the Secretary determines 
        are appropriate to carry out or facilitate the purposes 
        and administration of the program.
  [(e) Violations.--On a violation of the terms or conditions 
of a rental contract, easement, or restoration agreement 
entered into under this section--
          [(1) the contract or easement shall remain in force; 
        and
          [(2) the Secretary may require the owner or operator 
        to refund all or part of any payments received under 
        the program, with interest on the payments as 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.

[SEC. 1238P. DUTIES OF SECRETARY.

  [(a) Evaluation and Ranking of Applications.--
          [(1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
        criteria to evaluate and rank applications for rental 
        contracts and easements under the program.
          [(2) Considerations.--In establishing the criteria, 
        the Secretary shall emphasize support for--
                  [(A) grazing operations;
                  [(B) plant and animal biodiversity; and
                  [(C) grassland, land that contains forbs, and 
                shrubland under the greatest threat of 
                conversion to uses other than grazing.
  [(b) Payments.--
          [(1) In general.--In return for the execution of a 
        rental contract or the granting of an easement by an 
        owner or operator under the program, the Secretary 
        shall--
                  [(A) make rental contract or easement 
                payments to the owner or operator in accordance 
                with paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                  [(B) make payments to the owner or operator 
                under a restoration agreement for the Federal 
                share of the cost of restoration in accordance 
                with paragraph (4).
          [(2) Rental contract payments.--
                  [(A) Percentage of grazing value of land.--In 
                return for the execution of a rental contract 
                by an owner or operator under the program, the 
                Secretary shall make annual payments during the 
                term of the contract in an amount, subject to 
                subparagraph (B), that is not more than 75 
                percent of the grazing value of the land 
                covered by the contract.
                  [(B) Payment limitation.--Payments made under 
                1 or more rental contracts to a person or legal 
                entity, directly or indirectly, may not exceed, 
                in the aggregate, $50,000 per year.
          [(3) Easement payments.--
                  [(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), in return for the granting of an easement 
                by an owner under the program, the Secretary 
                shall make easement payments in an amount not 
                to exceed the fair market value of the land 
                less the grazing value of the land encumbered 
                by the easement.
                  [(B) Method for determination of 
                compensation.--In making a determination under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall pay as 
                compensation for a easement acquired under the 
                program the lowest of--
                          [(i) the fair market value of the 
                        land encumbered by the easement, as 
                        determined by the Secretary, using--
                                  [(I) the Uniform Standards of 
                                Professional Appraisal 
                                Practices; or
                                  [(II) an area-wide market 
                                analysis or survey;
                          [(ii) the amount corresponding to a 
                        geographical cap, as determined by the 
                        Secretary in regulations; or
                          [(iii) the offer made by the 
                        landowner.
                  [(C) Schedule.--Easement payments may be 
                provided in up to 10 annual payments of equal 
                or unequal amount, as agreed to by the 
                Secretary and the owner.
          [(4) Restoration agreement payments.--
                  [(A) Federal share of restoration.--The 
                Secretary shall make payments to an owner or 
                operator under a restoration agreement of not 
                more than 50 percent of the costs of carrying 
                out measures and practices necessary to restore 
                functions and values of that land.
                  [(B) Payment limitation.--Payments made under 
                1 or more restoration agreements to a person or 
                legal entity, directly or indirectly, may not 
                exceed, in the aggregate, $50,000 per year.
          [(5) Payments to others.--If an owner or operator who 
        is entitled to a payment under the program dies, 
        becomes incompetent, is otherwise unable to receive the 
        payment, or is succeeded by another person who renders 
        or completes the required performance, the Secretary 
        shall make the payment, in accordance with regulations 
        promulgated by the Secretary and without regard to any 
        other provision of law, in such manner as the Secretary 
        determines is fair and reasonable in light of all the 
        circumstances.

[SEC. 1238Q. DELEGATION OF DUTY.

  [(a) Authority to Delegate.--The Secretary may delegate a 
duty under the program--
          [(1) by transferring title of ownership to an 
        easement to an eligible entity to hold and enforce; or
          [(2) by entering into a cooperative agreement with an 
        eligible entity for the eligible entity to own, write, 
        and enforce an easement.
  [(b) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term 
``eligible entity'' means--
          [(1) an agency of State or local government or an 
        Indian tribe; or
          [(2) an organization that--
                  [(A) is organized for, and at all times since 
                the formation of the organization has been 
                operated principally for, one or more of the 
                conservation purposes specified in clause (i), 
                (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 170(h)(4)(A) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                  [(B) is an organization described in section 
                501(c)(3) of that Code that is exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of that Code; and
                  [(C) is described in--
                          [(i) paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
                        509(a) of that Code; or
                          [(ii) in section 509(a)(3) of that 
                        Code, and is controlled by an 
                        organization described in section 
                        509(a)(2) of that Code.
  [(c) Transfer of Title of Ownership.--
          [(1) Transfer.--The Secretary may transfer title of 
        ownership to an easement to an eligible entity to hold 
        and enforce, in lieu of the Secretary, subject to the 
        right of the Secretary to conduct periodic inspections 
        and enforce the easement, if--
                  [(A) the Secretary determines that the 
                transfer will promote protection of grassland, 
                land that contains forbs, or shrubland;
                  [(B) the owner authorizes the eligible entity 
                to hold or enforce the easement; and
                  [(C) the eligible entity agrees to assume the 
                costs incurred in administering and enforcing 
                the easement, including the costs of 
                restoration or rehabilitation of the land as 
                specified by the owner and the eligible entity.
          [(2) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks to 
        hold and enforce an easement shall apply to the 
        Secretary for approval.
          [(3) Approval by secretary.--The Secretary may 
        approve an application described in paragraph (2) if 
        the eligible entity--
                  [(A) has the relevant experience necessary, 
                as appropriate for the application, to 
                administer an easement on grassland, land that 
                contains forbs, or shrubland;
                  [(B) has a charter that describes a 
                commitment to conserving ranchland, 
                agricultural land, or grassland for grazing and 
                conservation purposes; and
                  [(C) has the resources necessary to 
                effectuate the purposes of the charter.
  [(d) Cooperative Agreements.--
          [(1) Authorized; terms and conditions.--The Secretary 
        shall establish the terms and conditions of a 
        cooperative agreement under which an eligible entity 
        shall use funds provided by the Secretary to own, 
        write, and enforce an easement, in lieu of the 
        Secretary.
          [(2) Minimum requirements.--At a minimum, the 
        cooperative agreement shall--
                  [(A) specify the qualification of the 
                eligible entity to carry out the entity's 
                responsibilities under the program, including 
                acquisition, monitoring, enforcement, and 
                implementation of management policies and 
                procedures that ensure the long-term integrity 
                of the easement protections;
                  [(B) require the eligible entity to assume 
                the costs incurred in administering and 
                enforcing the easement, including the costs of 
                restoration or rehabilitation of the land as 
                specified by the owner and the eligible entity;
                  [(C) specify the right of the Secretary to 
                conduct periodic inspections to verify the 
                eligible entity's enforcement of the easement;
                  [(D) subject to subparagraph (E), identify a 
                specific project or a range of projects to be 
                funded under the agreement;
                  [(E) allow, upon mutual agreement of the 
                parties, substitution of qualified projects 
                that are identified at the time of 
                substitution;
                  [(F) specify the manner in which the eligible 
                entity will evaluate and report the use of 
                funds to the Secretary;
                  [(G) allow the eligible entity flexibility to 
                develop and use terms and conditions for 
                easements, if the Secretary finds the terms and 
                conditions consistent with the purposes of the 
                program and adequate to enable effective 
                enforcement of the easements;
                  [(H) if applicable, allow an eligible entity 
                to include 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 
                easement will be purchased as part of the 
                entity's share of the cost to purchase an 
                easement; and
                  [(I) provide for a schedule of payments to an 
                eligible entity, as agreed to by the Secretary 
                and the eligible entity.
          [(3) Cost sharing.--
                  [(A) In general.--As part of a cooperative 
                agreement with an eligible entity under this 
                subsection, the Secretary may provide a share 
                of the purchase price of an easement under the 
                program.
                  [(B) Minimum share by eligible entity.--The 
                eligible entity shall be required to provide a 
                share of the purchase price at least equivalent 
                to that provided by the Secretary.
                  [(C) Priority.--The Secretary may accord a 
                higher priority to proposals from eligible 
                entities that leverage a greater share of the 
                purchase price of the easement.
          [(4) Violation.--If an eligible entity violates the 
        terms or conditions of a cooperative agreement entered 
        into under this subsection--
                  [(A) the cooperative agreement shall remain 
                in force; and
                  [(B) the Secretary may require the eligible 
                entity to refund all or part of any payments 
                received by the eligible entity under the 
                program, with interest on the payments as 
                determined appropriate by the Secretary.
  [(e) Protection of Federal Investment.--When delegating a 
duty under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
terms of an easement include a contingent right of enforcement 
for the Department.]

             Subchapter B--Conservation Stewardship Program

SEC. 1238D. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subchapter:
          (1) Agricultural operation.--The term ``agricultural 
        operation'' means all eligible land, whether or not 
        contiguous, that is--
                  (A) under the effective control of a producer 
                at the time the producer enters into a contract 
                under the program; and
                  (B) operated with equipment, labor, 
                management, and production or cultivation 
                practices that are substantially separate from 
                other agricultural operations, as determined by 
                the Secretary.
          (2) Conservation activities.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``conservation 
                activities'' means conservation systems, 
                practices, or management measures.
                  (B) Inclusions.--The term ``conservation 
                activities'' includes--
                          (i) structural measures, vegetative 
                        measures, and land management measures, 
                        including agriculture drainage 
                        management systems, as determined by 
                        the Secretary; and
                          (ii) planning needed to address a 
                        priority resource concern.
          (3) Conservation stewardship plan.--The term 
        ``conservation stewardship plan'' means a plan that--
                  (A) identifies and inventories priority 
                resource concerns;
                  (B) establishes benchmark data and 
                conservation objectives;
                  (C) describes conservation activities to be 
                implemented, managed, or improved; and
                  (D) includes a schedule and evaluation plan 
                for the planning, installation, and management 
                of the new and existing conservation 
                activities.
          (4) Eligible land.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``eligible land'' 
                means--
                          (i) private or tribal land on which 
                        agricultural commodities, livestock, or 
                        forest-related products are produced; 
                        and
                          (ii) lands associated with the land 
                        described in clause (i) on which 
                        priority resource concerns could be 
                        addressed through a contract under the 
                        program.
                  (B) Inclusions.--The term ``eligible land'' 
                includes--
                          (i) cropland;
                          (ii) grassland;
                          (iii) rangeland;
                          (iv) pasture land;
                          (v) nonindustrial private forest 
                        land; and
                          (vi) other agricultural areas 
                        (including cropped woodland, marshes, 
                        and agricultural land used or capable 
                        of being used for the production of 
                        livestock), as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
          (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;
                  (B) represents a significant concern in a 
                State or region; and
                  (C) is likely to be addressed successfully 
                through the implementation of conservation 
                activities under this program.
          (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the 
        conservation stewardship program established by this 
        subchapter.
          (7) Stewardship threshold.--The term ``stewardship 
        threshold'' means the level of management required, as 
        determined by the Secretary, to conserve and improve 
        the quality and condition of a natural resource.

SEC. 1238E. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

  (a) Establishment and Purpose.--During each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall carry out a conservation 
stewardship program to encourage producers to address priority 
resource concerns in a comprehensive manner--
          (1) by undertaking additional conservation 
        activities; and
          (2) by improving, maintaining, and managing existing 
        conservation activities.
  (b) Exclusions.--
          (1) Land enrolled in other conservation programs.--
        Subject to paragraph (2), the following land (even if 
        covered by the definition of eligible land) is not 
        eligible for enrollment in the program:
                  (A) Land enrolled in the conservation reserve 
                program, unless--
                          (i) the conservation reserve contract 
                        will expire at the end of the fiscal 
                        year in which the land is to be 
                        enrolled in the program; and
                          (ii) conservation reserve program 
                        payments for land enrolled in the 
                        program cease before the first program 
                        payment is made to the applicant under 
                        this subchapter.
                  (B) Land enrolled in a wetland easement 
                through the agricultural conservation easement 
                program.
                  (C) Land enrolled in the conservation 
                security program.
          (2) Conversion to cropland.--Eligible land used for 
        crop production after October 1, 2013, that had not 
        been planted, considered to be planted, or devoted to 
        crop production for at least 4 of the 6 years preceding 
        that date shall not be the basis for any payment under 
        the program, unless the land does not meet the 
        requirement because--
                  (A) the land had previously been enrolled in 
                the conservation reserve program;
                  (B) the land has been maintained using long-
                term crop rotation practices, as determined by 
                the Secretary; or
                  (C) the land is incidental land needed for 
                efficient operation of the farm or ranch, as 
                determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 1238F. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.

  (a) Submission of Contract Offers.--To be eligible to 
participate in the conservation stewardship program, a producer 
shall submit to the Secretary a contract offer for the 
agricultural operation that--
          (1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
        that the producer, at the time of the contract offer, 
        meets or exceeds the stewardship threshold for at least 
        2 priority resource concerns; and
          (2) would, at a minimum, meet or exceed the 
        stewardship threshold for at least 1 additional 
        priority resource concern by the end of the stewardship 
        contract by--
                  (A) installing and adopting additional 
                conservation activities; and
                  (B) improving, maintaining, and managing 
                existing conservation activities across the 
                entire agricultural operation in a manner that 
                increases or extends the conservation benefits 
                in place at the time the contract offer is 
                accepted by the Secretary.
  (b) Evaluation of Contract Offers.--
          (1) Ranking of applications.--In evaluating contract 
        offers submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall rank applications based on--
                  (A) the level of conservation treatment on 
                all applicable priority resource concerns at 
                the time of application;
                  (B) the degree to which the proposed 
                conservation activities effectively increase 
                conservation performance;
                  (C) the number of applicable priority 
                resource concerns proposed to be treated to 
                meet or exceed the stewardship threshold by the 
                end of the contract;
                  (D) the extent to which other priority 
                resource concerns will be addressed to meet or 
                exceed the stewardship threshold by the end of 
                the contract period;
                  (E) the extent to which the actual and 
                anticipated conservation benefits from the 
                contract are provided at the least cost 
                relative to other similarly beneficial contract 
                offers; and
                  (F) the extent to which priority resource 
                concerns will be addressed when transitioning 
                from the conservation reserve program to 
                agricultural production.
          (2) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not assign a 
        higher priority to any application because the 
        applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than the 
        applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive.
          (3) Additional criteria.--The Secretary may develop 
        and use such additional criteria that the Secretary 
        determines are necessary to ensure that national, 
        State, and local priority resource concerns are 
        effectively addressed.
  (c) Entering into Contracts.--After a determination that a 
producer is eligible for the program under subsection (a), and 
a determination that the contract offer ranks sufficiently high 
under the evaluation criteria under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall enter into a conservation stewardship contract 
with the producer to enroll the eligible land to be covered by 
the contract.
  (d) Contract Provisions.--
          (1) Term.--A conservation stewardship contract shall 
        be for a term of 5 years.
          (2) Required provisions.--The conservation 
        stewardship contract of a producer shall--
                  (A) state the amount of the payment the 
                Secretary agrees to make to the producer for 
                each year of the conservation stewardship 
                contract under section 1238G(d);
                  (B) require the producer--
                          (i) to implement a conservation 
                        stewardship plan that describes the 
                        program purposes to be achieved through 
                        1 or more conservation activities;
                          (ii) to maintain and supply 
                        information as required by the 
                        Secretary to determine compliance with 
                        the conservation stewardship plan and 
                        any other requirements of the program; 
                        and
                          (iii) not to conduct any activities 
                        on the agricultural operation that 
                        would tend to defeat the purposes of 
                        the program;
                  (C) permit all economic uses of the eligible 
                land that--
                          (i) maintain the agricultural nature 
                        of the land; and
                          (ii) are consistent with the 
                        conservation purposes of the 
                        conservation stewardship contract;
                  (D) include a provision to ensure that a 
                producer shall not be considered in violation 
                of the contract for failure to comply with the 
                contract due to circumstances beyond the 
                control of the producer, including a disaster 
                or related condition, as determined by the 
                Secretary;
                  (E) include provisions requiring that upon 
                the violation of a term or condition of the 
                contract at any time the producer has control 
                of the land--
                          (i) if the Secretary determines that 
                        the violation warrants termination of 
                        the contract--
                                  (I) the producer shall 
                                forfeit all rights to receive 
                                payments under the contract; 
                                and
                                  (II) the producer shall 
                                refund all or a portion of the 
                                payments received by the 
                                producer under the contract, 
                                including any interest on the 
                                payments, as determined by the 
                                Secretary; or
                          (ii) if the Secretary determines that 
                        the violation does not warrant 
                        termination of the contract, the 
                        producer shall refund or accept 
                        adjustments to the payments provided to 
                        the producer, as the Secretary 
                        determines to be appropriate;
                  (F) include provisions in accordance with 
                paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section; and
                  (G) include any additional provisions the 
                Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 
                the program.
          (3) Change of interest in land subject to a 
        contract.--
                  (A) In general.--At the time of application, 
                a producer shall have control of the eligible 
                land to be enrolled in the program. Except as 
                provided in subparagraph (B), a change in the 
                interest of a producer in eligible land covered 
                by a contract under the program shall result in 
                the termination of the contract with regard to 
                that land.
                  (B) Transfer of duties and rights.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
                          (i) within a reasonable period of 
                        time (as determined by the Secretary) 
                        after the date of the change in the 
                        interest in eligible land covered by a 
                        contract under the program, the 
                        transferee of the land provides written 
                        notice to the Secretary that all duties 
                        and rights under the contract have been 
                        transferred to, and assumed by, the 
                        transferee for the portion of the land 
                        transferred;
                          (ii) the transferee meets the 
                        eligibility requirements of the 
                        program; and
                          (iii) the Secretary approves the 
                        transfer of all duties and rights under 
                        the contract.
          (4) Modification and termination of contracts.--
                  (A) Voluntary modification or termination.--
                The Secretary may modify or terminate a 
                contract with a producer if--
                          (i) the producer agrees to the 
                        modification or termination; and
                          (ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        the modification or termination is in 
                        the public interest.
                  (B) Involuntary termination.--The Secretary 
                may terminate a contract if the Secretary 
                determines that the producer violated the 
                contract.
          (5) Repayment.--If a contract is terminated, the 
        Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of the 
        program--
                  (A) allow the producer to retain payments 
                already received under the contract; or
                  (B) require repayment, in whole or in part, 
                of payments received and assess liquidated 
                damages.
  (e) Contract Renewal.--At the end of the initial 5-year 
contract period, the Secretary may allow the producer to renew 
the contract for 1 additional 5-year period if the producer--
          (1) demonstrates compliance with the terms of the 
        initial contract;
          (2) agrees to adopt and continue to integrate 
        conservation activities across the entire agricultural 
        operation, as determined by the Secretary; and
          (3) agrees, by the end of the contract period--
                  (A) to meet the stewardship threshold of at 
                least two additional priority resource concerns 
                on the agricultural operation; or
                  (B) to exceed the stewardship threshold of 
                two existing priority resource concerns that 
                are specified by the Secretary in the initial 
                contract.

SEC. 1238G. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  (a) In General.--To achieve the conservation goals of a 
contract under the conservation stewardship program, the 
Secretary shall--
          (1) make the program available to eligible producers 
        on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or more ranking 
        periods, one of which shall occur in the first quarter 
        of each fiscal year;
          (2) identify not less than 5 priority resource 
        concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate 
        region or area within a State; and
          (3) establish a science-based stewardship threshold 
        for each priority resource concern identified under 
        paragraph (2).
  (b) Allocation to States.--The Secretary shall allocate acres 
to States for enrollment, based--
          (1) primarily on each State's proportion of eligible 
        land to the total acreage of eligible land in all 
        States; and
          (2) also on consideration of--
                  (A) the extent and magnitude of the 
                conservation needs associated with agricultural 
                production in each State;
                  (B) the degree to which implementation of the 
                program in the State is, or will be, effective 
                in helping producers address those needs; and
                  (C) other considerations to achieve equitable 
                geographic distribution of funds, as determined 
                by the Secretary.
  (c) Acreage Enrollment Limitation.--During the period 
beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on September 30, 2021, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
          (1) enroll in the program an additional 8,695,000 
        acres for each fiscal year; and
          (2) manage the program to achieve a national average 
        rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the costs of 
        all financial assistance, technical assistance, and any 
        other expenses associated with enrollment or 
        participation in the program.
  (d) Conservation Stewardship Payments.--
          (1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary shall 
        provide annual payments under the program to compensate 
        the producer for--
                  (A) installing and adopting additional 
                conservation activities; and
                  (B) improving, maintaining, and managing 
                conservation activities in place at the 
                agricultural operation of the producer at the 
                time the contract offer is accepted by the 
                Secretary.
          (2) Payment amount.--The amount of the conservation 
        stewardship annual payment shall be determined by the 
        Secretary and based, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        on the following factors:
                  (A) Costs incurred by the producer associated 
                with planning, design, materials, installation, 
                labor, management, maintenance, or training.
                  (B) Income forgone by the producer.
                  (C) Expected conservation benefits.
                  (D) The extent to which priority resource 
                concerns will be addressed through the 
                installation and adoption of conservation 
                activities on the agricultural operation.
                  (E) The level of stewardship in place at the 
                time of application and maintained over the 
                term of the contract.
                  (F) The degree to which the conservation 
                activities will be integrated across the entire 
                agricultural operation for all applicable 
                priority resource concerns over the term of the 
                contract.
                  (G) Such other factors as determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary.
          (3) Exclusions.--A payment to a producer under this 
        subsection shall not be provided for--
                  (A) the design, construction, or maintenance 
                of animal waste storage or treatment facilities 
                or associated waste transport or transfer 
                devices for animal feeding operations; or
                  (B) conservation activities for which there 
                is no cost incurred or income forgone to the 
                producer.
          (4) Delivery of payments.--In making payments under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
        practicable--
                  (A) prorate conservation performance over the 
                term of the contract so as to accommodate, to 
                the extent practicable, producers earning equal 
                annual payments in each fiscal year; and
                  (B) make payments as soon as practicable 
                after October 1 of each fiscal year for 
                activities carried out in the previous fiscal 
                year.
  (e) Supplemental Payments for Resource-conserving Crop 
Rotations.--
          (1) Availability of payments.--The Secretary shall 
        provide additional payments to producers that, in 
        participating in the program, agree to adopt or improve 
        resource-conserving crop rotations to achieve 
        beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for the 
        eligible land of the producers.
          (2) Beneficial crop rotations.--The Secretary shall 
        determine whether a resource-conserving crop rotation 
        is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for additional 
        payments under paragraph (1) based on whether the 
        resource-conserving crop rotation is designed to 
        provide natural resource conservation and production 
        benefits.
          (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a payment 
        described in paragraph (1), a producer shall agree to 
        adopt and maintain beneficial resource-conserving crop 
        rotations for the term of the contract.
          (4) Resource-conserving crop rotation.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``resource-conserving crop 
        rotation'' means a crop rotation that--
                  (A) includes at least 1 resource conserving 
                crop (as defined by the Secretary);
                  (B) reduces erosion;
                  (C) improves soil fertility and tilth;
                  (D) interrupts pest cycles; and
                  (E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion of 
                soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for 
                irrigation.
  (f) Payment Limitations.--A person or legal entity may not 
receive, directly or indirectly, payments under the program 
that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 under all contracts 
entered into during fiscal years 2014 through 2018, excluding 
funding arrangements with Indian tribes, regardless of the 
number of contracts entered into under the program by the 
person or legal entity.
  (g) Specialty Crop and Organic Producers.--The Secretary 
shall ensure that outreach and technical assistance are 
available, and program specifications are appropriate to enable 
specialty crop and organic producers to participate in the 
program.
  (h) Coordination With Organic Certification.--The Secretary 
shall establish a transparent means by which producers may 
initiate organic certification under the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while 
participating in a contract under the program.
  (i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
that--
          (1) prescribe such other rules as the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and 
        reasonable application of the limitations established 
        under subsection (f); and
          (2) otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out the 
        program.

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               [CHAPTER 3--ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT PROGRAM

[SEC. 1239. ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall, during the 1991 
through 1995 calendar years, formulate and carry out an 
environmental easement program (hereafter in this chapter 
referred to as the ``easement program'') in accordance with 
this chapter, through the acquisition of permanent easements or 
easements for the maximum term permitted under applicable State 
law from willing owners of eligible farms or ranches in order 
to ensure the continued long-term protection of environmentally 
sensitive lands or reduction in the degradation of water 
quality on such farms or ranches through the continued 
conservation and improvement of soil and water resources.
  [(b) Eligibility; Termination.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire easements 
        under this section on land placed in the conservation 
        reserve under this subtitle (other than such land that 
        is likely to continue to remain out of production and 
        that does not pose an off-farm environmental threat), 
        land under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301), or 
        other cropland that--
                  [(A) contains riparian corridors;
                  [(B) is an area of critical habitat for 
                wildlife, especially threatened or endangered 
                species; or
                  [(C) contains other environmentally sensitive 
                areas, as determined by the Secretary, that 
                would prevent a producer from complying with 
                other Federal, State, or local environmental 
                goals if commodities were to be produced on 
                such land.
          [(2) Ineligible land.--The Secretary may not acquire 
        easements on--
                  [(A) land that contains timber stands 
                established under the conservation reserve 
                under subtitle D; or
                  [(B) pasture land established to trees under 
                the conservation reserve under subtitle D.
          [(3) Termination of existing contract.--The Secretary 
        may terminate or modify any existing contract entered 
        into under section 1231(a) if eligible land that is 
        subject to such contract is transferred into the 
        program established by this chapter.

[SEC. 1239A. DUTIES OF OWNERS; COMPONENTS OF PLAN.

  [(a) Duties of Owners.--
          [(1) Plan.--In conjunction with the creation of an 
        easement on any lands under this chapter, the owner of 
        the farm or ranch wherein such lands are located must 
        agree to implement a natural resource conservation 
        management plan under subsection (b) approved by the 
        Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
          [(2) Agreement.--In return for the creation of an 
        easement on any lands under this chapter, the owner of 
        the farm or ranch wherein such lands are located must 
        agree to the following:
                  [(A) To the creation and recordation of an 
                appropriate deed restriction in accordance with 
                applicable State law to reflect the easement 
                agreed to under this chapter with respect to 
                such lands.
                  [(B) To provide a written statement of 
                consent to such easement signed by those 
                holding a security interest in the land.
                  [(C) To comply with such additional 
                provisions as the Secretary determines are 
                desirable and are included in the easement to 
                carry out this chapter or to facilitate the 
                practical administration thereof.
                  [(D) To specify the location of any timber 
                harvesting on land subject to the easement. 
                Harvesting and commercial sales of Christmas 
                trees and nuts shall be prohibited on such 
                land, except that no such easement or related 
                agreement shall prohibit activities consistent 
                with customary forestry practices, such as 
                pruning, thinning, or tree stand improvement on 
                lands converted to forestry uses.
                  [(E) To limit the production of any 
                agricultural commodity on such lands only to 
                production for the benefit of wildlife.
                  [(F) Not to conduct any harvesting or 
                grazing, nor otherwise make commercial use of 
                the forage, on land that is subject to the 
                easement unless specifically provided for in 
                the easement or related agreement.
                  [(G) Not to adopt any other practice that 
                would tend to defeat the purposes of this 
                chapter, as determined by the Secretary.
          [(3) Violation.--On the violation of the terms or 
        conditions of the easement or related agreement entered 
        into under this section, the easement shall remain in 
        force and the Secretary may require the owner to refund 
        all or part of any payments received by the owner under 
        this chapter, together with interest thereon as 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary.
  [(b) Components of Plan.--The natural resource conservation 
management plan referred to in subsection (a)(1) (hereafter 
referred to as the ``plan'')--
          [(1) shall set forth--
                  [(A) the conservation measures and practices 
                to be carried out by the owner of the land 
                subject to the easement; and
                  [(B) the commercial use, if any, to be 
                permitted on such land during the term of the 
                easement; and
          [(2) shall provide for the permanent retirement of 
        any existing cropland base and allotment history for 
        such land under any program administered by the 
        Secretary.

[SEC. 1239B. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

  [In return for the granting of an easement by an owner under 
this chapter, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) share the cost of carrying out the establishment 
        of conservation measures and practices set forth in the 
        plan for which the Secretary determines that cost 
        sharing is appropriate and in the public interest;
          [(2) pay for a period not to exceed 10 years annual 
        easement payments in the aggregate not to exceed the 
        lesser of--
                  [(A) $250,000; or
                  [(B) the difference in the value of the land 
                with and without an easement;
          [(3) provide necessary technical assistance to assist 
        owners in complying with the terms and conditions of 
        the easement and the plan; and
          [(4) permit the land to be used for wildlife 
        activities, including hunting and fishing, if such use 
        is permitted by the owner.

[SEC. 1239C. PAYMENTS.

  [(a) Time of Payment.--The Secretary shall provide payment 
for obligations incurred by the Secretary under this chapter--
          [(1) with respect to any cost sharing obligation as 
        soon as possible after the obligation is incurred; and
          [(2) with respect to any annual easement payment 
        obligation incurred by the Secretary as soon as 
        possible after October 1 of each calendar year.
  [(b) Cost Sharing Payments.--In making cost sharing payments 
to owners under this chapter, the Secretary may pay up to 100 
percent of the cost of establishing conservation measures and 
practices pursuant to this chapter.
  [(c) Easement Payments; Acceptability of Offers.--
          [(1) Determination of amount.--The Secretary shall 
        determine the amount payable to owners in the form of 
        easement payments under this chapter, and in making 
        such determination may consider, among other things, 
        the amount necessary to encourage owners to participate 
        in the easement program.
          [(2) Acceptability of offers.--In determining the 
        acceptability of easement offers, the Secretary may 
        take into consideration--
                  [(A) the extent to which the purposes of the 
                easement program would be achieved on the land;
                  [(B) the productivity of the land; and
                  [(C) the on-farm and off-farm environmental 
                threats if the land is used for the production 
                of agricultural commodities.
  [(d) Form of Payment.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
section, payments under this chapter--
          [(1) shall be made in cash in such amount and at such 
        time as is agreed on and specified in the easement or 
        related agreement; and
          [(2) may be made in advance of a determination of 
        performance.
  [(e) Payments to Others.--If an owner who is entitled to a 
payment under this chapter dies, becomes incompetent, is 
otherwise unable to receive such payment, or is succeeded by 
another person who renders or completes the required 
performance, the Secretary shall make such payment, in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and 
without regard to any other provision of law, in such manner as 
the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in light of all 
of the circumstances.
  [(f) Payment Limitation.--
          [(1) In general.--The total amount of easement 
        payments made to a person under this chapter for any 
        year may not exceed $50,000.
          [(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue 
        regulations prescribing such rules as the Secretary 
        determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable 
        application of the limitation contained in this 
        subsection.
          [(3) Other payments.--Easement payments received by 
        an owner shall be in addition to, and not affect, the 
        total amount of payments that such owner is otherwise 
        eligible to receive under this Act, the Food, 
        Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, or 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.).
          [(4) State environmental enhancement.--The provisions 
        of this subsection that limit payments to any person, 
        and section 1305(d) of the Agricultural Reconciliation 
        Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 1308 note), shall not be 
        applicable to payments received by a State, political 
        subdivision, or agency thereof in connection with 
        agreements entered into under an environmental easement 
        enhancement program carried out by that entity that has 
        been approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may enter 
        into such agreements for payments to States, political 
        subdivisions, or agencies thereof that the Secretary 
        determines will advance the purposes of this chapter.
  [(g) Exemption From Automatic Sequester.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no order issued under section 252 of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
as amended (2 U.S.C. 902) shall affect any payment under this 
chapter.

[SEC. 1239D. CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP; MODIFICATION OF EASEMENT.

  [(a) Limitations.--No easement shall be created under this 
chapter on land that has changed ownership in the preceding 12 
months unless--
          [(1) the new ownership was acquired by will or 
        succession as a result of the death of the previous 
        owner;
          [(2) the new ownership was acquired before January 1, 
        1990; or
          [(3) the Secretary determines that the land was 
        acquired under circumstances that give adequate 
        assurances that such land was not acquired for the 
        purposes of placing it in the program established by 
        this chapter.
  [(b) Modification; Termination.--
          [(1) Modification.--The Secretary may modify an 
        easement acquired from, or a related agreement with, an 
        owner under this chapter if--
                  [(A) the current owner of the land agrees to 
                such modification; and
                  [(B) the Secretary determines that such 
                modification is desirable--
                          [(i) to carry out this chapter;
                          [(ii) to facilitate the practical 
                        administration of this chapter; or
                          [(iii) to achieve such other goals as 
                        the Secretary determines are 
                        appropriate and consistent with this 
                        chapter.
          [(2) Termination.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary may terminate 
                an easement created with an owner under this 
                chapter if--
                          [(i) the current owner of the land 
                        agrees to such termination; and
                          [(ii) the Secretary determines that 
                        such termination would be in the public 
                        interest.
                  [(B) Notice.--At least 90 days before taking 
                any action to terminate under subparagraph (A) 
                all easements entered into under this chapter, 
                the Secretary shall provide written notice of 
                such action to the Committee on Agriculture of 
                the House of Representatives and the Committee 
                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
                Senate.]

          CHAPTER 4--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

SEC. 1240. PURPOSES.

  The purposes of the environmental quality incentives program 
established by this chapter are to promote agricultural 
production, forest management, and environmental quality as 
compatible goals, and to optimize environmental benefits, by--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) providing flexible assistance to producers to 
        install and maintain conservation practices that 
        sustain food and fiber production while--
                  (A) enhancing soil, water, and related 
                natural resources, including grazing land, 
                forestland, wetland, and wildlife; [and]
                  (B) developing and improving wildlife 
                habitat; and
                  [(B)] (C) conserving energy; and
          (4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost 
        effective changes to production systems (including 
        conservation practices related to organic production), 
        grazing management, fuels management, forest 
        management, nutrient management associated with 
        livestock, pest or irrigation management, or other 
        practices on agricultural and forested land[; and].
          [(5) consolidating and streamlining conservation 
        planning and regulatory compliance processes to reduce 
        administrative burdens on producers and the cost of 
        achieving environmental goals.]

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SEC. 1240B. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) Establishment.--During each of the 2002 through [2014] 
2018 fiscal years, the Secretary shall provide payments to 
producers that enter into contracts with the Secretary under 
the program.
  (b) Practices and Term.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Term.--A contract under the program shall have a 
        term that--
                  [(A) at a minimum, is equal to the period 
                beginning on the date on which the contract is 
                entered into and ending on the date that is one 
                year after the date on which all practices 
                under the contract have been implemented; but
                  [(B) not to exceed 10 years.]
          (2) Term.--A contract under the program shall have a 
        term that does not exceed 10 years.

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  (d) Payments.--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) Increased payments for certain producers.--
                  (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (2), in the case of a producer that is a 
                limited resource, socially disadvantaged farmer 
                or rancher, veteran farmer or rancher (as 
                defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, 
                Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
                1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))), or a beginning farmer 
                or rancher, the Secretary shall increase the 
                amount that would otherwise be provided to a 
                producer under this subsection--
                          (i) * * *

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                  [(B) Advance payments.--Not more than 30 
                percent of the amount determined under 
                subparagraph (A) may be provided in advance for 
                the purpose of purchasing materials or 
                contracting.]
                  (B) Advance payments.--
                          (i) In general.--Not more than 50 
                        percent of the amount determined under 
                        subparagraph (A) may be provided in 
                        advance for the purpose of purchasing 
                        materials or contracting.
                          (ii) Return of funds.--If funds 
                        provided in advance are not expended 
                        during the 90-day period beginning on 
                        the date of receipt of the funds, the 
                        funds shall be returned within a 
                        reasonable time frame, as determined by 
                        the Secretary.

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  [(f) Allocation of Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2002 
through 2012, 60 percent of the funds made available for 
payments under the program shall be targeted at practices 
relating to livestock production.]
  (f) Allocation of Funding.--
          (1) Livestock.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018, at least 60 percent of the funds made available 
        for payments under the program shall be targeted at 
        practices relating to livestock production.
          (2) Wildlife habitat.--For each of fiscal years 2014 
        through 2018, 5 percent of the funds made available for 
        payments under the program shall be targeted at 
        practices benefitting wildlife habitat.
  (g) Funding for [Federally Recognized Native American Indian 
Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations] Indian Tribes.--The 
Secretary may enter into alternative funding arrangements with 
[federally recognized Native American Indian Tribes and Alaska 
Native Corporations (including their affiliated membership 
organizations)] Indian tribes if the Secretary determines that 
the goals and objectives of the program will be met by such 
arrangements, and that statutory limitations regarding 
contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded by any 
Tribal [or Native Corporation] member.

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  (j) Wildlife Habitat Incentive Practice.--The Secretary shall 
provide payments to producers under the program for practices, 
including recurring practices for the term of the contract, 
that support the restoration, development, protection, and 
improvement of wildlife habitat on eligible land, including--
          (1) upland wildlife habitat;
          (2) wetland wildlife habitat;
          (3) habitat for threatened and endangered species;
          (4) fish habitat;
          (5) habitat on pivot corners and other irregular 
        areas of a field; and
          (6) other types of wildlife habitat, as determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary.

SEC. 1240C. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Prioritization of Applications.--In evaluating 
applications under this chapter, the Secretary shall prioritize 
applications--
          (1) based on their overall level of cost-
        effectiveness to ensure that the conservation practices 
        and approaches proposed are the most efficient means of 
        achieving the anticipated [environmental] conservation 
        benefits of the project;

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          (3) that best fulfill the [purpose of the 
        environmental quality incentives program specified in 
        section 1240(1)] purposes of the program; and

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SEC. 1240D. DUTIES OF PRODUCERS.

  To receive payments under the program, a producer shall 
agree--
          (1) * * *
          (2) not to conduct any practices on the [farm, ranch, 
        or forest] enrolled land that would tend to defeat the 
        purposes of the program;

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[SEC. 1240G. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.

  [(a) limitation.--Subject to subsection (b), a person or 
legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-
share or incentive payments under this chapter that, in the 
aggregate, exceed $300,000 for all contracts entered into under 
this chapter by the person or entity during any six-year 
period, (excluding funding arrangements with federally 
recognized Native American Indian Tribes or Alaska Native 
Corporations under section 1240B(h)) regardless of the number 
of contracts entered into under this chapter by the person or 
entity.
  [(b) Waiver Authority.--In the case of contracts under this 
chapter for projects of special environmental significance 
(including projects involving methane digesters), as determined 
by the Secretary, the Secretary may--
          [(1) waive the limitation otherwise applicable under 
        subsection (a); and
          [(2) raise the limitation to not more than $450,000 
        during any six-year period.]

SEC. 1240G. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.

  A person or legal entity may not receive, directly or 
indirectly, cost share or incentive payments under this chapter 
that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all contracts entered 
into under this chapter by the person or legal entity during 
the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, regardless of the 
number of contracts entered into under this chapter by the 
person or legal entity.

SEC. 1240H. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAYMENTS.

  (a) Competitive Grants for Innovative Conservation 
Approaches.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Use.--The Secretary may provide grants under this 
        subsection to governmental and non-governmental 
        organizations and persons, on a competitive basis, to 
        carry out projects that--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) ensure efficient and effective transfer 
                of innovative technologies and approaches 
                demonstrated through projects that receive 
                funding under this section, such as market 
                systems for pollution reduction and practices 
                for the storage of carbon in soil[; and];
                  (D) provide environmental and resource 
                conservation benefits through increased 
                participation by producers of specialty 
                crops[.];
                  (E) facilitate on-farm conservation research 
                and demonstration activities; and
                  (F) facilitate pilot testing of new 
                technologies or innovative conservation 
                practices.
  [(b) Air Quality Concerns From Agricultural Operations.--
          [(1) Implementation assistance.--The Secretary shall 
        provide payments under this subsection to producers to 
        implement practices to address air quality concerns 
        from agricultural operations and to meet Federal, 
        State, and local regulatory requirements. The funds 
        shall be made available on the basis of air quality 
        concerns in a State and shall be used to provide 
        payments to producers that are cost effective and 
        reflect innovative technologies.
          [(2) Funding.--Of the funds made available to carry 
        out this chapter, the Secretary shall carry out this 
        subsection using $37,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2009 through 2012.]
  (b) Reporting.--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 projects funded under 
this section, including--
          (1) funding awarded;
          (2) project results; and
          (3) incorporation of project findings, such as new 
        technology and innovative approaches, into the 
        conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary.

[SEC. 1240I. AGRICULTURAL WATER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definitions.--In this section:
          [(1) Agricultural water enhancement activity.--The 
        term ``agricultural water enhancement activity'' 
        includes the following activities carried out with 
        respect to agricultural land:
                  [(A) Water quality or water conservation plan 
                development, including resource condition 
                assessment and modeling.
                  [(B) Water conservation restoration or 
                enhancement projects, including conversion to 
                the production of less water-intensive 
                agricultural commodities or dryland farming.
                  [(C) Water quality or quantity restoration or 
                enhancement projects.
                  [(D) Irrigation system improvement and 
                irrigation efficiency enhancement.
                  [(E) Activities designed to mitigate the 
                effects of drought.
                  [(F) Related activities that the Secretary 
                determines will help achieve water quality or 
                water conservation benefits on agricultural 
                land.
          [(2) Partner.--The term ``partner'' means an entity 
        that enters into a partnership agreement with the 
        Secretary to carry out agricultural water enhancement 
        activities on a regional basis, including--
                  [(A) an agricultural or silvicultural 
                producer association or other group of such 
                producers;
                  [(B) a State or unit of local government; or
                  [(C) a federally recognized Indian tribe.
          [(3) Partnership agreement.--The term ``partnership 
        agreement'' means an agreement between the Secretary 
        and a partner.
          [(4) Program.--The term ``program'' means the 
        agricultural water enhancement program established 
        under subsection (b).
  [(b) Establishment of Program.--Beginning in fiscal year 
2009, the Secretary shall carry out, in accordance with this 
section and using such procedures as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate, an agricultural water enhancement program as 
part of the environmental quality incentives program to promote 
ground and surface water conservation and improve water quality 
on agricultural lands--
          [(1) by entering into contracts with, and making 
        payments to, producers to carry out agricultural water 
        enhancement activities; or
          [(2) by entering into partnership agreements with 
        partners, in accordance with subsection (c), on a 
        regional level to benefit working agricultural land.
  [(c) Partnership Agreements.--
          [(1) Agreements authorized.--The Secretary may enter 
        into partnership agreements to meet the objectives of 
        the program described in subsection (b).
          [(2) Applications.--An application to the Secretary 
        to enter into a partnership agreement under paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:
                  [(A) A description of the geographical area 
                to be covered by the partnership agreement.
                  [(B) A description of the agricultural water 
                quality or water conservation issues to be 
                addressed by the partnership agreement.
                  [(C) A description of the agricultural water 
                enhancement objectives to be achieved through 
                the partnership.
                  [(D) A description of the partners 
                collaborating to achieve the project objectives 
                and the roles, responsibilities, and 
                capabilities of each partner.
                  [(E) A description of the program resources, 
                including payments the Secretary is requested 
                to make.
                  [(F) Such other such elements as the 
                Secretary considers necessary to adequately 
                evaluate and competitively select applications 
                for partnership agreements.
          [(3) Duties of partners.--A partner under a 
        partnership agreement shall--
                  [(A) identify producers participating in the 
                project and act on their behalf in applying for 
                the program;
                  [(B) leverage funds provided by the Secretary 
                with additional funds to help achieve project 
                objectives;
                  [(C) conduct monitoring and evaluation of 
                project effects; and
                  [(D) at the conclusion of the project, report 
                to the Secretary on project results.
  [(d) Agricultural Water Enhancement Activities by 
Producers.--The Secretary shall select agricultural water 
enhancement activities proposed by producers according to 
applicable requirements under the environmental quality 
incentives program.
  [(e) Agricultural Water Enhancement Activities by Partners.--
          [(1) Competitive process.--The Secretary shall 
        conduct a competitive process to select partners. In 
        carrying out the process, the Secretary shall make 
        public the criteria used in evaluating applications.
          [(2) Authority to give priority to certain 
        proposals.--The Secretary may give a higher priority to 
        proposals from partners that--
                  [(A) include high percentages of agricultural 
                land and producers in a region or other 
                appropriate area;
                  [(B) result in high levels of applied 
                agricultural water quality and water 
                conservation activities;
                  [(C) significantly enhance agricultural 
                activity;
                  [(D) allow for monitoring and evaluation; and
                  [(E) assist producers in meeting a regulatory 
                requirement that reduces the economic scope of 
                the producer's operation.
          [(3) Priority to proposals from states with water 
        quantity concerns.--The Secretary shall give a higher 
        priority to proposals from partners that--
                  [(A) include the conversion of agricultural 
                land from irrigated farming to dryland farming;
                  [(B) leverage Federal funds provided under 
                the program with funds provided by partners; 
                and
                  [(C) assist producers in States with water 
                quantity concerns, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
          [(4) Administration.--In carrying out this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                  [(A) accept qualified applications--
                          [(i) directly from partners applying 
                        on behalf of producers; or
                          [(ii) from producers applying through 
                        a partner as part of a regional 
                        agricultural water enhancement project; 
                        and
                  [(B) ensure that resources made available for 
                regional agricultural water enhancement 
                activities are delivered in accordance with 
                applicable program rules.
  [(f) Areas Experiencing Exceptional Drought.--Notwithstanding 
the purposes described in section 1240, the Secretary shall 
consider as an eligible agricultural water enhancement activity 
the use of a water impoundment to capture surface water runoff 
on agricultural land if the agricultural water enhancement 
activity--
          [(1) is located in an area that is experiencing or 
        has experienced exceptional drought conditions during 
        the previous two calendar years; and
          [(2) will capture surface water runoff through the 
        construction, improvement, or maintenance of irrigation 
        ponds or small, on-farm reservoirs.
  [(g) Waiver Authority.--To assist in the implementation of 
agricultural water enhancement activities under the program, 
the Secretary shall waive the applicability of the limitation 
in section 1001D(b)(2)(B) of this Act for participating 
producers if the Secretary determines that the waiver is 
necessary to fulfill the objectives of the program.
  [(h) Payments Under Program.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        appropriate payments to producers participating in 
        agricultural water enhancement activities in an amount 
        determined by the secretary to be necessary to achieve 
        the purposes of the program described in subsection 
        (b).
          [(2) Payments to producers in states with water 
        quantity concerns.--The Secretary shall provide 
        payments for a period of five years to producers 
        participating in agricultural water enhancement 
        activities under proposals described in subsection 
        (e)(3) in an amount sufficient to encourage producers 
        to convert from irrigated farming to dryland farming.
  [(i) Consistency With State Law.--Any agricultural water 
enhancement activity conducted under the program shall be 
conducted in a manner consistent with State water law.
  [(j) Funding.--
          [(1) Availability of funds.--In addition to funds 
        made available to carry out this chapter under section 
        1241(a), the Secretary shall carry out the program 
        using, of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation--
                  [(A) $73,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2009 and 2010;
                  [(B) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(C) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and 
                each fiscal year thereafter.
          [(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--None of 
        the funds made available for regional agricultural 
        water conservation activities under the program may be 
        used to pay for the administrative expenses of 
        partners.]

                 CHAPTER 5--OTHER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 1240M. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2002 through [2012] 2018.

[SEC. 1240N. WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
State technical committees established under section 1261, 
shall establish within the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service a program to be known as the wildlife habitat incentive 
program (referred to in this section as the ``program'') for 
the development of wildlife habitat on private agricultural 
land, nonindustrial private forest land, and tribal lands.
  [(b) Cost-Share Payments.--
          [(1) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary 
        shall make cost-share payments to owners of lands 
        referred to in subsection (a) to develop--
                  [(A) upland wildlife habitat;
                  [(B) wetland wildlife habitat;
                  [(C) habitat for threatened and endangered 
                species;
                  [(D) fish habitat; and
                  [(E) other types of wildlife habitat approved 
                by the Secretary, including habitat developed 
                on pivot corners and irregular areas.
          [(2) Increased cost share for long-term agreements.--
                  [(A) In general.--In a case in which the 
                Secretary enters into an agreement or contract 
                to protect and restore plant and animal habitat 
                that has a term of at least 15 years, the 
                Secretary may provide cost-share payments in 
                addition to amounts provided under paragraph 
                (1).
                  [(B) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may 
                use, for a fiscal year, not more than 25 
                percent of funds made available under section 
                1241(a)(7) for the fiscal year to carry out 
                contracts and agreements described in 
                subparagraph (A).
  [(c) Regional Equity.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that 
regional issues of concern relating to wildlife habitat are 
addressed in an appropriate manner.
  [(d) Priority for Certain Conservation Initiatives.--In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary may give priority to 
projects that would address issues raised by State, regional, 
and national conservation initiatives.
  [(e) Payment Limitation.--Payments made to a person or legal 
entity, directly or indirectly, under the program may not 
exceed, in the aggregate, $50,000 per year.]

SEC. 1240O. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *
  [(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (b) Funding.--
          (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
          (2) Availability of funds.--In addition to funds made 
        available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

[SEC. 1240P. GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM FOR SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT 
                    CONTROL.

  [(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may carry out the 
Great Lakes basin program for soil erosion and sediment control 
(referred to in this section as the ``program''), including 
providing assistance to implement the recommendations of the 
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy to Restore and 
Protect the Great Lakes.
  [(b) Consultation and Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry 
out the program in consultation with the Great Lakes Commission 
created by Article IV of the Great Lakes Basin Compact (82 
Stat. 415) and in cooperation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Army.
  [(c) Assistance.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
may--
          [(1) provide project demonstration grants, provide 
        technical assistance, and carry out information and 
        educational programs to improve water quality in the 
        Great Lakes basin by reducing soil erosion and 
        improving sediment control; and
          [(2) establish a priority for projects and activities 
        that--
                  [(A) directly reduce soil erosion or improve 
                sediment control;
                  [(B) reduce soil loss in degraded rural 
                watersheds; or
                  [(C) improve water quality for downstream 
                watersheds.
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

[SEC. 1240Q. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.

  [(a) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``Chesapeake Bay watershed'' means all tributaries, 
backwaters, and side channels, including their watersheds, 
draining into the Chesapeake Bay.
  [(b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall assist 
producers in implementing conservation activities on 
agricultural lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the 
purposes of--
          [(1) improving water quality and quantity in the 
        Chesapeake Bay watershed; and
          [(2) restoring, enhancing, and preserving soil, air, 
        and related resources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
  [(c) Conservation Activities.--The Secretary shall deliver 
the funds made available to carry out this section through 
applicable programs under this subtitle to assist producers in 
enhancing land and water resources--
          [(1) by controlling erosion and reducing sediment and 
        nutrient levels in ground and surface water; and
          [(2) by planning, designing, implementing, and 
        evaluating habitat conservation, restoration, and 
        enhancement measures where there is significant 
        ecological value if the lands are--
                  [(A) retained in their current use; or
                  [(B) restored to their natural condition.
  [(d) Agreements.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                  [(A) enter into agreements with producers to 
                carry out the purposes of this section; and
                  [(B) use the funds made available to carry 
                out this section to cover the costs of the 
                program involved with each agreement.
          [(2) Special considerations.--In entering into 
        agreements under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        give special consideration to, and begin evaluating, 
        applications with producers in the following river 
        basins:
                  [(A) The Susquehanna River.
                  [(B) The Shenandoah River.
                  [(C) The Potomac River (including North and 
                South Potomac).
                  [(D) The Patuxent River.
  [(e) Duties of the Secretary.--In carrying out the purposes 
in this section, the Secretary shall--
          [(1) where available, use existing plans, models, and 
        assessments to assist producers in implementing 
        conservation activities; and
          [(2) proceed expeditiously with the implementation of 
        any agreement with a producer that is consistent with 
        State strategies for the restoration of the Chesapeake 
        Bay watershed.
  [(f) Consultation.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
appropriate Federal agencies, shall ensure conservation 
activities carried out under this section complement Federal 
and State programs, including programs that address water 
quality, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
  [(g) Sense of Congress Regarding Chesapeake Bay Executive 
Council.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should 
be a member of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, and is 
authorized to do so under section 1(3) of the Soil Conservation 
and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a(3)).
  [(h) Funding.--
          [(1) Availability.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use, to the 
        maximum extent practicable--
                  [(A) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                  [(B) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                  [(C) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
          [(2) Duration of availability.--Funds made available 
        under paragraph (1) shall remain available until 
        expended.]

SEC. 1240R. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Funding.--
          (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2012.--Of the funds of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
        use to carry out this section, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
        2009 through 2012 and $30,000,000 for the period of 
        fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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                 Subtitle E--Funding and Administration

SEC. 1241. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

  [(a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012 
(and fiscal year 2014 in the case of the programs specified in 
paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)), the Secretary shall use 
the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to carry out the following programs under subtitle 
D (including the provision of technical assistance):
          [(1) The conservation reserve program under 
        subchapter B of chapter 1, including to the maximum 
        extent practicable--
                  [(A) $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
                years 2009 through 2012 to provide cost share 
                payments under paragraph (3) of section 1234(b) 
                in connection with thinning activities 
                conducted on land described in subparagraph 
                (A)(iii) of such paragraph; and
                  [(B) $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
                years 2009 through 2012 to carry out section 
                1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land 
                subject to contracts from retired or retiring 
                owners and operators to beginning farmers or 
                ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or 
                ranchers.
          [(2) The wetlands reserve program under subchapter C 
        of chapter 1.
          [(3)(A) Conservation security program.--The 
        conservation security program under subchapter A of 
        chapter 2, using such sums as are necessary to 
        administer contracts entered into before September 30, 
        2008.
          [(B) Conservation stewardship program.--The 
        conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of 
        chapter 2.
          [(4) The farmland protection program under subchapter 
        C of chapter 2, using, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                  [(A) $97,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;
                  [(B) $121,000,000 in fiscal year 2009;
                  [(C) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2010;
                  [(D) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(E) $200,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
                2012 through 2014.
          [(5) The grassland reserve program under subchapter D 
        of chapter 2.
          [(6) The environmental quality incentives program 
        under chapter 4, using, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                  [(A) $1,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;
                  [(B) $1,337,000,000 in fiscal year 2009;
                  [(C) $1,450,000,000 in fiscal year 2010;
                  [(D) $1,588,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(E) $1,750,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
                2012 through 2014.
          [(7) The wildlife habitat incentives program under 
        section 1240N, using, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                  [(A) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2002;
                  [(B) $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2003;
                  [(C) $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2004; and
                  [(D) $85,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2005 
                through 2014.]
  (a) Annual Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and 
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
the following programs under this title (including the 
provision of technical assistance):
          (1) The conservation reserve program under subchapter 
        B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, $25,000,000 for the period of 
        fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out section 
        1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject to 
        contracts from retired or retiring owners and operators 
        to beginning farmers or ranchers and socially 
        disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.
          (2) The agriculture conservation easement program 
        under subtitle H, using, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                  (A) $425,000,000 in fiscal year 2014;
                  (B) $450,000,000 in fiscal year 2015;
                  (C) $475,000,000 in fiscal year 2016;
                  (D) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2017; and
                  (E) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2018.
          (3) The conservation security program under 
        subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such 
        sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered 
        into before September 30, 2008.
          (4) The conservation stewardship program under 
        subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D.
          (5) The environmental quality incentives program 
        under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, $1,750,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2014 through 2018.
  (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts made available by 
subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to carry out the 
programs specified in such subsection for fiscal years 2014 
through 2018 and shall remain available until expended. Amounts 
made available for the programs specified in such subsection 
during a fiscal year through modifications, cancellations, 
terminations, and other related administrative actions and not 
obligated in that fiscal year shall remain available for 
obligation during subsequent fiscal years, but shall reduce the 
amount of additional funds made available in the subsequent 
fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount remaining 
unobligated.
  [(b) Technical Assistance.--Effective for fiscal year 2005 
and each subsequent fiscal year, Commodity Credit Corporation 
funds made available for each of the programs specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a)--
          [(1) shall be available for the provision of 
        technical assistance for the programs for which funds 
        are made available; and
          [(2) shall not be available for the provision of 
        technical assistance for conservation programs 
        specified in subsection (a) other than the program for 
        which the funds were made available.]
  (c) Technical Assistance.--
          (1) Availability of funds.--Commodity Credit 
        Corporation funds made available for a fiscal year for 
        each of the programs specified in subsection (a)--
                  (A) shall be available for the provision of 
                technical assistance for the programs for which 
                funds are made available as necessary to 
                implement the programs effectively; and
                  (B) shall not be available for the provision 
                of technical assistance for conservation 
                programs specified in subsection (a) other than 
                the program for which the funds were made 
                available.
          (2) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2013, the 
        Secretary shall submit (and update as necessary in 
        subsequent years) to the Committee on Agriculture of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
        report--
                  (A) detailing the amount of technical 
                assistance funds requested and apportioned in 
                each program specified in subsection (a) during 
                the preceding fiscal year; and
                  (B) any other data relating to this 
                subsection that would be helpful to such 
                Committees.
  [(c)] (d) Relationship to Other Law.--The use of Commodity 
Credit Corporation funds under subsection (b) to provide 
technical assistance shall not be considered an allotment or 
fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical assistance 
imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).
  [(d) Regional Equity.--
          [(1) Priority funding to promote equity.--Before 
        April 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall give 
        priority for funding under the conservation programs 
        under subtitle D (excluding the conservation reserve 
        program under subchapter B of chapter 1, the wetlands 
        reserve program under subchapter C of chapter 1, and 
        the conservation security program under subchapter A of 
        chapter 2) to approved applications in any State that 
        has not received, for the fiscal year, an aggregate 
        amount of at least $15,000,000 for those conservation 
        programs.
          [(2) Specific funding allocations.--In determining 
        the specific funding allocations for States under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the 
        respective demand in each State for each program 
        covered by such paragraph.]

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  (g) Assistance to Certain Farmers or Ranchers for 
Conservation Access.--
          (1) Assistance.--Of the funds made available for each 
        of fiscal years 2009 through [2012] 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, the 
        Secretary shall use, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                  (A) * * *

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          (4) Preference.--In providing assistance under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to a 
        veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 
        2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
        Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))) that qualifies 
        under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
  (h) Report on Program Enrollments and Assistance.--Beginning 
in calendar year 2009, and each year thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a semiannual report containing 
statistics by State related to enrollments in conservation 
programs under this subtitle, as follows:
          (1) Payments made under the [wetlands reserve 
        program] agricultural conservation easement program for 
        easements valued at $250,000 or greater.
          [(2) Payments made under the farmland protection 
        program for easements in which the Federal share is 
        $250,000 or greater.
          [(3) Payments made under the grassland reserve 
        program valued at $250,000 or greater.]
          [(4)] (2) Payments made under the environmental 
        quality incentives program for land determined to have 
        special environmental significance pursuant to section 
        1240G(b).
          [(5)] (3) Payments made under the [agricultural water 
        enhancement program] regional conservation partnership 
        program subject to the waiver of adjusted gross income 
        limitations pursuant to section [1240I(g)] 1271C(c)(3).
          [(6)] (4) Waivers granted by the Secretary under 
        section 1001D(b)(2) of this Act in order to protect 
        environmentally sensitive land of special significance.

SEC. 1242. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (h) Review of Conservation Practice Standards.--
          (1) Review required.--The Secretary shall--
                  (A) review conservation practice standards, 
                including engineering design specifications, in 
                effect on the date of the enactment of [the 
                Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008] the 
                Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 
                Act of 2013;

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  (i) Addressing Concerns of [Speciality] Specialty Crop, 
Organic, and Precision Agriculture Producers.--
          (1) * * *

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[SEC. 1243. COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.

  [(a) Establishment of Initiative.--The Secretary shall 
establish a cooperative conservation partnership initiative (in 
this section referred to as the ``Initiative'') to work with 
eligible partners to provide assistance to producers enrolled 
in a program described in subsection (c)(1) that will enhance 
conservation outcomes on agricultural and nonindustrial private 
forest land.
  [(b) Purposes.--The purposes of a partnership entered into 
under the Initiative shall be--
          [(1) to address conservation priorities involving 
        agriculture and nonindustrial private forest land on a 
        local, State, multi-State, or regional level;
          [(2) to encourage producers to cooperate in meeting 
        applicable Federal, State, and local regulatory 
        requirements related to production involving 
        agriculture and nonindustrial private forest land;
          [(3) to encourage producers to cooperate in the 
        installation and maintenance of conservation practices 
        that affect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial 
        private forest operations; or
          [(4) to promote the development and demonstration of 
        innovative conservation practices and delivery methods, 
        including those for specialty crop and organic 
        production and precision agriculture producers.
  [(c) Initiative Programs.--
          [(1) Covered programs.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (2), the Initiative applies to all 
        conservation programs under subtitle D.
          [(2) Excluded programs.--The Initiative shall not 
        include the following programs:
                  [(A) Conservation reserve program.
                  [(B) Wetlands reserve program.
                  [(C) Farmland protection program
                  [(D) Grassland reserve program.
  [(d) Eligible Partners.--The Secretary may enter into a 
partnership under the Initiative with one or more of the 
following:
          [(1) States and local governments.
          [(2) Indian tribes.
          [(3) Producer associations.
          [(4) Farmer cooperatives.
          [(5) Institutions of higher education.
          [(6) Nongovernmental organizations with a history of 
        working cooperatively with producers to effectively 
        address conservation priorities related to agricultural 
        production and nonindustrial private forest land.
  [(e) Implementation Agreements.--The Secretary shall carry 
out the Initiative--
          [(1) by selecting, through a competitive process, 
        eligible partners from among applications submitted 
        under subsection (f); and
          [(2) by entering into multi-year agreements with 
        eligible partners so selected for a period not to 
        exceed 5 years.
  [(f) Applications.--
          [(1) Required information.--An application to enter 
        into a partnership agreement under the Initiative shall 
        include the following:
                  [(A) A description of the area covered by the 
                agreement, conservation priorities in the area, 
                conservation objectives to be achieved, and the 
                expected level of participation by agricultural 
                producers and nonindustrial private forest 
                landowners.
                  [(B) A description of the partner, or 
                partners, collaborating to achieve the 
                objectives of the agreement, and the roles, 
                responsibilities, and capabilities of the 
                partner.
                  [(C) A description of the resources that are 
                requested from the Secretary, and the non-
                Federal resources that will be leveraged by the 
                Federal contribution.
                  [(D) A description of the plan for 
                monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on 
                progress made towards achieving the objectives 
                of the agreement.
                  [(E) Such other information that may be 
                required by the Secretary.
          [(2) Priorities.--The Secretary shall give priority 
        to applications for agreements that--
                  [(A) have a high percentage of producers 
                involved and working agricultural or 
                nonindustrial private forest land included in 
                the area covered by the agreement;
                  [(B) significantly leverage non-Federal 
                financial and technical resources and 
                coordinate with other local, State, or Federal 
                efforts;
                  [(C) deliver high percentages of applied 
                conservation to address water quality, water 
                conservation, or State, regional, or national 
                conservation initiatives;
                  [(D) provide innovation in conservation 
                methods and delivery, including outcome-based 
                performance measures and methods; or
                  [(E) meet other factors, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
  [(g) Relationship to Covered Programs.--
          [(1) Compliance with program rules.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure 
        that resources made available under the Initiative are 
        delivered in accordance with the applicable rules of 
        programs specified in subsection (c)(1) through normal 
        program mechanisms relating to program functions, 
        including rules governing appeals, payment limitations, 
        and conservation compliance.
          [(2) Adjustment.--The Secretary may adjust the 
        elements of any program specified in subsection 
        (c)(1)--
                  [(A) to better reflect unique local 
                circumstances and purposes if the Secretary 
                determines such adjustments are necessary to 
                achieve the purposes of the Initiative; and
                  [(B) to provide preferential enrollment to 
                producers who are eligible for the applicable 
                program and to participate in the Initiative.
  [(h) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
provide appropriate technical and financial assistance to 
producers participating in the Initiative in an amount 
determined to be necessary to achieve the purposes of the 
Initiative.
  [(i) Funding.--
          [(1) Reservation.--Of the funds and acres made 
        available for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to 
        implement the programs described in subsection (c)(1), 
        the Secretary shall reserve 6 percent of the funds and 
        acres to ensure an adequate source of funds and acres 
        for the Initiative.
          [(2) Allocation requirements.--Of the funds and acres 
        reserved for the Initiative for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall allocate--
                  [(A) 90 percent of the funds and acres to 
                projects based on the direction of State 
                conservationists, with the advice of State 
                technical committees; and
                  [(B) 10 percent of the funds and acres to 
                projects based on a national competitive 
                process established by the Secretary.
          [(3) Unused funding.--Any funds and acres reserved 
        for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) that are not 
        obligated by April 1 of that fiscal year may be used to 
        carry out other activities under the program that is 
        the source of the funds or acres during the remainder 
        of that fiscal year.
          [(4) Administrative costs of partners.--Overhead or 
        administrative costs of partners may not be covered by 
        funds provided through the Initiative.]

SEC. 1244. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

  (a) Incentives for Certain Farmers and Ranchers and Indian 
Tribes.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Covered persons.--Incentives authorized by 
        paragraph (1) may be provided to the following:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) Veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined 
                in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, 
                Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
                2279(e))).

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  (c) Plans.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
avoid duplication in--
          (1) the conservation plans required for--
                  (A) highly erodible land conservation under 
                subtitle B; and
                  (B) the conservation reserve program 
                established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
                subtitle D; [and]
                  [(C) the wetlands reserve program established 
                under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D; 
                and]
          (2) the agricultural conservation easement program 
        established under subtitle H; and
          [(2)] (3) the environmental quality incentives 
        program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D.
  (d) Tenant Protection.--Except for a person who is a tenant 
on land that is subject to a conservation reserve contract that 
has been extended by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide 
adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenants and 
sharecroppers, including provision for sharing, on a fair and 
equitable basis, in payments under the programs established 
under subtitles B through D, H, and I.

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  (f) Acreage Limitations.--
          (1) Limitations.--
                  (A) Enrollments.--The Secretary shall not 
                enroll more than 25 percent of the cropland in 
                any county in the [programs administered under 
                subchapters B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D] 
                conservation reserve program established under 
                subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D and 
                wetland easements under section 1265C.
                  (B) Easements.--Not more than 10 percent of 
                the cropland in a [country] county may be 
                subject to [an easement acquired under 
                subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D] a 
                wetland easement under section 1265C.

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          (3) Waiver to exclude certain acreage.--The Secretary 
        may grant a waiver to exclude acreage enrolled under 
        [subsection (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4)] subsection 
        (c)(2)(A)(ii) or (f)(2) of section 1234 from the 
        limitations in paragraph (1)(A) with the concurrence of 
        the county government of the county involved.

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          (5) Calculation.--In calculating the percentages 
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include 
        any acreage that was included in calculations of 
        percentages made under such paragraph, as in effect on 
        September 30, 2013, and that remains enrolled when the 
        calculation is made after that date under paragraph 
        (1).

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  (j) Improved Administrative Efficiency and Effectiveness.--In 
administrating a conservation program under this title, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
          (1) seek to reduce administrative burdens and costs 
        to producers by streamlining conservation planning and 
        program resources; and
          (2) take advantage of new technologies to enhance 
        efficiency and effectiveness.
  (k) Relation to Other Payments.--Any payment received by an 
owner or operator under this title, including an easement 
payment or rental payment, shall be in addition to, and not 
affect, the total amount of payments that the owner or operator 
is otherwise eligible to receive under any of the following:
          (1) This Act.
          (2) The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et 
        seq.).
          (3) The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
        Management Act of 2013.
          (4) Any law that succeeds a law specified in 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3).

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SEC. 1246. REGULATIONS.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to implement programs under this 
title, including such regulations as the Secretary determines 
to be necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of 
the limitations established under section 1244(f).
  (b) Rulemaking Procedure.--The promulgation of regulations 
and administration of programs under this title--
          (1) shall be carried out without regard to--
                  (A) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary 
                effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), 
                relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and 
                public participation in rulemaking; and
                  (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
                Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction 
                Act); and
          (2) shall be made as an interim rule effective on 
        publication with an opportunity for notice and comment.
  (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In 
promulgating regulations under this section, the Secretary 
shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, 
United States Code.

               Subtitle F--Other Conservation Provisions

SEC. 1252. AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION EXPERIENCED SERVICES PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(c) Funding Source.--
          [(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary may carry out the ACES program using 
        funds made available to carry out each program under 
        this title.
          [(2) Exclusions.--Funds made available to carry out 
        the following programs may not be used to carry out the 
        ACES program:
                  [(A) The conservation reserve program.
                  [(B) The wetlands reserve program.
                  [(C) The grassland reserve program.
                  [(D) The conservation stewardship program.]
  (c) Funding.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out the ACES 
        program using funds made available to carry out each 
        program under this title.
          (2) Exclusion.--Funds made available to carry out the 
        conservation reserve program may not be used to carry 
        out the ACES program.

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                 Subtitle G--State Technical Committees

SEC. 1261. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Standards.--[Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
the Secretary shall develop] The Secretary shall review and 
update as necessary--
          (1) * * *

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         Subtitle H--Agricultural Conservation Easement Program

SEC. 1265. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

  (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
agricultural conservation easement program for the conservation 
of eligible land and natural resources through easements or 
other interests in land.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program are to--
          (1) combine the purposes and coordinate the functions 
        of the wetlands reserve program established under 
        section 1237, the grassland reserve program established 
        under section 1238N, and the farmland protection 
        program established under section 1238I, as such 
        sections were in effect on September 30, 2013;
          (2) restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on 
        eligible land;
          (3) protect the agricultural use and related 
        conservation values of eligible land by limiting 
        nonagricultural uses of that land; and
          (4) protect grazing uses and related conservation 
        values by restoring and conserving eligible land.

SEC. 1265A. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) Agricultural land easement.--The term 
        ``agricultural land easement'' means an easement or 
        other interest in eligible land that--
                  (A) is conveyed for the purpose of protecting 
                natural resources and the agricultural nature 
                of the land; and
                  (B) permits the landowner the right to 
                continue agricultural production and related 
                uses subject to an agricultural land easement 
                plan, as approved by the Secretary.
          (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
        means--
                  (A) an agency of State or local government or 
                an Indian tribe (including a farmland 
                protection board or land resource council 
                established under State law); or
                  (B) an organization that is--
                          (i) organized for, and at all times 
                        since the formation of the organization 
                        has been operated principally for, 1 or 
                        more of the conservation purposes 
                        specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
                        or (iv) of section 170(h)(4)(A) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                          (ii) an organization described in 
                        section 501(c)(3) of that Code that is 
                        exempt from taxation under section 
                        501(a) of that Code; or
                          (iii) described in--
                                  (I) paragraph (1) or (2) of 
                                section 509(a) of that Code; or
                                  (II) section 509(a)(3) of 
                                that Code and is controlled by 
                                an organization described in 
                                section 509(a)(2) of that Code.
          (3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means 
        private or tribal land that is--
                  (A) in the case of an agricultural land 
                easement, agricultural land, including land on 
                a farm or ranch--
                          (i) that is subject to a pending 
                        offer for purchase of an agricultural 
                        land easement from an eligible entity;
                          (ii) that--
                                  (I) has prime, unique, or 
                                other productive soil;
                                  (II) contains historical or 
                                archaeological resources; or
                                  (III) the protection of which 
                                will further a State or local 
                                policy consistent with the 
                                purposes of the program; and
                          (iii) that is--
                                  (I) cropland;
                                  (II) rangeland;
                                  (III) grassland or land that 
                                contains forbs, or shrubland 
                                for which grazing is the 
                                predominate use;
                                  (IV) pastureland; or
                                  (V) 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;
                  (B) in the case of a wetland easement, a 
                wetland or related area, including--
                          (i) farmed or converted wetlands, 
                        together with adjacent land that is 
                        functionally dependent on that land, if 
                        the Secretary determines it--
                                  (I) is likely to be 
                                successfully restored in a cost 
                                effective manner; and
                                  (II) will maximize the 
                                wildlife benefits and wetland 
                                functions and values, as 
                                determined by the Secretary in 
                                consultation with the Secretary 
                                of the Interior at the local 
                                level;
                          (ii) cropland or grassland that was 
                        used for agricultural production prior 
                        to flooding from the natural overflow 
                        of--
                                  (I) a closed basin lake and 
                                adjacent land that is 
                                functionally dependent upon it, 
                                if the State or other entity is 
                                willing to provide 50 percent 
                                share of the cost of an 
                                easement;
                                  (II) a pothole and adjacent 
                                land that is functionally 
                                dependent on it;
                          (iii) farmed wetlands and adjoining 
                        lands that--
                                  (I) are enrolled in the 
                                conservation reserve program;
                                  (II) have the highest wetland 
                                functions and values, as 
                                determined by the Secretary; 
                                and
                                  (III) are likely to return to 
                                production after they leave the 
                                conservation reserve program;
                          (iv) riparian areas that link 
                        wetlands that are protected by 
                        easements or some other device that 
                        achieves the same purpose as an 
                        easement; or
                          (v) other wetlands of an owner that 
                        would not otherwise be eligible, if the 
                        Secretary determines that the inclusion 
                        of such wetlands in a wetland easement 
                        would significantly add to the 
                        functional value of the easement; or
                  (C) in the case of either an agricultural 
                land easement or wetland easement, other land 
                that is incidental to land described in 
                subparagraph (A) or (B), if the Secretary 
                determines that it is necessary for the 
                efficient administration of the easements under 
                this program.
          (4) Program.--The term ``program'' means the 
        agricultural conservation easement program established 
        by this subtitle.
          (5) Wetland easement.--The term ``wetland easement'' 
        means a reserved interest in eligible land that--
                  (A) is defined and delineated in a deed; and
                  (B) stipulates--
                          (i) the rights, title, and interests 
                        in land conveyed to the Secretary; and
                          (ii) the rights, title, and interests 
                        in land that are reserved to the 
                        landowner.

SEC. 1265B. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS.

  (a) Availability of Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
facilitate and provide funding for--
          (1) the purchase by eligible entities of agricultural 
        land easements and other interests in eligible land; 
        and
          (2) technical assistance to provide for the 
        conservation of natural resources pursuant to an 
        agricultural land easement plan.
  (b) Cost-share Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall protect the 
        agricultural use, including grazing, and related 
        conservation values of eligible land through cost-share 
        assistance to eligible entities for purchasing 
        agricultural land easements.
          (2) Scope of assistance available.--
                  (A) Federal share.--An agreement described in 
                paragraph (4) shall provide for a Federal share 
                determined by the Secretary of an amount not to 
                exceed 50 percent of the fair market value of 
                the agricultural land easement or other 
                interest in land, as determined by the 
                Secretary using--
                          (i) the Uniform Standards of 
                        Professional Appraisal Practice;
                          (ii) an area-wide market analysis or 
                        survey; or
                          (iii) another industry-approved 
                        method.
                  (B) Non-federal share.--
                          (i) In general.--Under the agreement, 
                        the eligible entity shall provide a 
                        share that is at least equivalent to 
                        that provided by the Secretary.
                          (ii) Source of contribution.--An 
                        eligible entity may include as part of 
                        its share a charitable donation or 
                        qualified conservation contribution (as 
                        defined by section 170(h) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from the 
                        private landowner if the eligible 
                        entity contributes its own cash 
                        resources in an amount that is at least 
                        50 percent of the amount contributed by 
                        the Secretary.
                  (C) 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.
          (3) Evaluation and ranking of applications.--
                  (A) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
                evaluation and ranking criteria to maximize the 
                benefit of Federal investment under the 
                program.
                  (B) Considerations.--In establishing the 
                criteria, the Secretary shall emphasize support 
                for--
                          (i) protecting agricultural uses and 
                        related conservation values of the 
                        land; and
                          (ii) maximizing the protection of 
                        areas devoted to agricultural use.
                  (C) Bidding down.--If the Secretary 
                determines that 2 or more applications for 
                cost-share assistance are comparable in 
                achieving the purpose of the program, the 
                Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to 
                any of those applications solely on the basis 
                of lesser cost to the program.
          (4) Agreements with eligible entities.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter 
                into agreements with eligible entities to 
                stipulate the terms and conditions under which 
                the eligible entity is permitted to use cost-
                share assistance provided under this section.
                  (B) Length of agreements.--An agreement shall 
                be for a term that is--
                          (i) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        certified under the process described 
                        in paragraph (5), a minimum of five 
                        years; and
                          (ii) for all other eligible entities, 
                        at least three, but not more than five 
                        years.
                  (C) Minimum terms and conditions.--An 
                eligible entity shall be authorized to use its 
                own terms and conditions for agricultural land 
                easements so long as the Secretary determines 
                such terms and conditions--
                          (i) are consistent with the purposes 
                        of the program;
                          (ii) permit effective enforcement of 
                        the conservation purposes of such 
                        easements;
                          (iii) include a right of enforcement 
                        for the Secretary, that may be used 
                        only if the terms of the easement are 
                        not enforced by the holder of the 
                        easement;
                          (iv) subject the land in which an 
                        interest is purchased to an 
                        agricultural land easement plan that--
                                  (I) describes the activities 
                                which promote the long-term 
                                viability of the land to meet 
                                the purposes for which the 
                                easement was acquired;
                                  (II) requires the management 
                                of grasslands according to a 
                                grasslands management plan; and
                                  (III) includes a conservation 
                                plan, where appropriate, and 
                                requires, at the option of the 
                                Secretary, the conversion of 
                                highly erodible cropland to 
                                less intensive uses; and
                          (v) include a limit on the impervious 
                        surfaces to be allowed that is 
                        consistent with the agricultural 
                        activities to be conducted.
                  (D) Substitution of qualified projects.--An 
                agreement shall allow, upon mutual agreement of 
                the parties, substitution of qualified projects 
                that are identified at the time of the proposed 
                substitution.
                  (E) Effect of violation.--If a violation 
                occurs of a term or condition of an agreement 
                under this subsection--
                          (i) the Secretary may terminate the 
                        agreement; and
                          (ii) the Secretary may require the 
                        eligible entity to refund all or part 
                        of any payments received by the entity 
                        under the program, with interest on the 
                        payments as determined appropriate by 
                        the Secretary.
          (5) Certification of eligible entities.--
                  (A) Certification process.--The Secretary 
                shall establish a process under which the 
                Secretary may--
                          (i) directly certify eligible 
                        entities that meet established 
                        criteria;
                          (ii) enter into long-term agreements 
                        with certified eligible entities; and
                          (iii) accept proposals for cost-share 
                        assistance for the purchase of 
                        agricultural land easements throughout 
                        the duration of such agreements.
                  (B) Certification criteria.--In order to be 
                certified, an eligible entity shall demonstrate 
                to the Secretary that the entity will maintain, 
                at a minimum, for the duration of the 
                agreement--
                          (i) a plan for administering 
                        easements that is consistent with the 
                        purpose of this subtitle;
                          (ii) the capacity and resources to 
                        monitor and enforce agricultural land 
                        easements; and
                          (iii) policies and procedures to 
                        ensure--
                                  (I) the long-term integrity 
                                of agricultural land easements 
                                on eligible land;
                                  (II) timely completion of 
                                acquisitions of such easements; 
                                and
                                  (III) timely and complete 
                                evaluation and reporting to the 
                                Secretary on the use of funds 
                                provided under the program.
                  (C) Review and revision.--
                          (i) Review.--The Secretary shall 
                        conduct a review of eligible entities 
                        certified under subparagraph (A) every 
                        three years to ensure that such 
                        entities are meeting the criteria 
                        established under subparagraph (B).
                          (ii) Revocation.--If the Secretary 
                        finds that the certified eligible 
                        entity no longer meets the criteria 
                        established under subparagraph (B), the 
                        Secretary may--
                                  (I) allow the certified 
                                eligible entity a specified 
                                period of time, at a minimum 
                                180 days, in which to take such 
                                actions as may be necessary to 
                                meet the criteria; and
                                  (II) revoke the certification 
                                of the eligible entity, if 
                                after the specified period of 
                                time, the certified eligible 
                                entity does not meet such 
                                criteria.
  (c) Method of Enrollment.--The Secretary shall enroll 
eligible land under this section through the use of--
          (1) permanent easements; or
          (2) easements for the maximum duration allowed under 
        applicable State laws.
  (d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
technical assistance, if requested, to assist in--
          (1) compliance with the terms and conditions of 
        easements; and
          (2) implementation of an agricultural land easement 
        plan.

SEC. 1265C. WETLAND EASEMENTS.

  (a) Availability of Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
assistance to owners of eligible land to restore, protect, and 
enhance wetlands through--
          (1) wetland easements and related wetland easement 
        plans; and
          (2) technical assistance.
  (b) Easements.--
          (1) Method of enrollment.--The Secretary shall enroll 
        eligible land under this section through the use of--
                  (A) 30-year easements;
                  (B) permanent easements;
                  (C) easements for the maximum duration 
                allowed under applicable State laws; or
                  (D) as an option for Indian tribes only, 30-
                year contracts (which shall be considered to be 
                30-year easements for the purposes of this 
                subtitle).
          (2) Limitations.--
                  (A) Ineligible land.--The Secretary may not 
                acquire easements on--
                          (i) land established to trees under 
                        the conservation reserve program, 
                        except in cases where the Secretary 
                        determines it would further the 
                        purposes of the program; and
                          (ii) farmed wetlands or converted 
                        wetlands where the conversion was not 
                        commenced prior to December 23, 1985.
                  (B) Changes in ownership.--No wetland 
                easement shall be created on land that has 
                changed ownership during the preceding 24-month 
                period unless--
                          (i) the new ownership was acquired by 
                        will or succession as a result of the 
                        death of the previous owner;
                          (ii)(I) the ownership change occurred 
                        because of foreclosure on the land; and
                          (II) immediately before the 
                        foreclosure, the owner of the land 
                        exercises a right of redemption from 
                        the mortgage holder in accordance with 
                        State law; or
                          (iii) the Secretary determines that 
                        the land was acquired under 
                        circumstances that give adequate 
                        assurances that such land was not 
                        acquired for the purposes of placing it 
                        in the program.
          (3) Evaluation and ranking of offers.--
                  (A) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
                evaluation and ranking criteria to maximize the 
                benefit of Federal investment under the 
                program.
                  (B) Considerations.--When evaluating offers 
                from landowners, the Secretary may consider--
                          (i) the conservation benefits of 
                        obtaining a wetland easement, including 
                        the potential environmental benefits if 
                        the land was removed from agricultural 
                        production;
                          (ii) the cost-effectiveness of each 
                        wetland easement, so as to maximize the 
                        environmental benefits per dollar 
                        expended;
                          (iii) whether the landowner or 
                        another person is offering to 
                        contribute financially to the cost of 
                        the wetland easement to leverage 
                        Federal funds; and
                          (iv) such other factors as the 
                        Secretary determines are necessary to 
                        carry out the purposes of the program.
                  (C) Priority.--The Secretary shall place 
                priority on acquiring wetland easements based 
                on the value of the wetland easement for 
                protecting and enhancing habitat for migratory 
                birds and other wildlife.
          (4) Agreement.--To be eligible to place eligible land 
        into the program through a wetland easement, the owner 
        of such land shall enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary to--
                  (A) grant an easement on such land to the 
                Secretary;
                  (B) authorize the implementation of a wetland 
                easement plan developed for the eligible land 
                under subsection (f);
                  (C) create and record an appropriate deed 
                restriction in accordance with applicable State 
                law to reflect the easement agreed to;
                  (D) provide a written statement of consent to 
                such easement signed by those holding a 
                security interest in the land;
                  (E) comply with the terms and conditions of 
                the easement and any related agreements; and
                  (F) permanently retire any existing base 
                history for the land on which the easement has 
                been obtained.
          (5) Terms and conditions of easement.--
                  (A) In general.--A wetland easement shall 
                include terms and conditions that--
                          (i) permit--
                                  (I) repairs, improvements, 
                                and inspections on the land 
                                that are necessary to maintain 
                                existing public drainage 
                                systems; and
                                  (II) owners to control public 
                                access on the easement areas 
                                while identifying access routes 
                                to be used for restoration 
                                activities and management and 
                                easement monitoring;
                          (ii) prohibit--
                                  (I) the alteration of 
                                wildlife habitat and other 
                                natural features of such land, 
                                unless specifically authorized 
                                by the Secretary;
                                  (II) the spraying of such 
                                land with chemicals or the 
                                mowing of such land, except 
                                where such spraying or mowing 
                                is authorized by the Secretary 
                                or is necessary--
                                          (aa) to comply with 
                                        Federal or State 
                                        noxious weed control 
                                        laws;
                                          (bb) to comply with a 
                                        Federal or State 
                                        emergency pest 
                                        treatment program; or
                                          (cc) to meet habitat 
                                        needs of specific 
                                        wildlife species;
                                  (III) any activities to be 
                                carried out on the owner's or 
                                successor's land that is 
                                immediately adjacent to, and 
                                functionally related to, the 
                                land that is subject to the 
                                easement if such activities 
                                will alter, degrade, or 
                                otherwise diminish the 
                                functional value of the 
                                eligible land; and
                                  (IV) the adoption of any 
                                other practice that would tend 
                                to defeat the purposes of the 
                                program, as determined by the 
                                Secretary;
                          (iii) provide for the efficient and 
                        effective establishment of wildlife 
                        functions and values; and
                          (iv) include such additional 
                        provisions as the Secretary determines 
                        are desirable to carry out the program 
                        or facilitate the practical 
                        administration thereof.
                  (B) Violation.--On the violation of the terms 
                or conditions of a wetland easement, the 
                wetland easement shall remain in force and the 
                Secretary may require the owner to refund all 
                or part of any payments received by the owner 
                under the program, together with interest 
                thereon as determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
                  (C) Compatible uses.--Land subject to a 
                wetland easement may be used for compatible 
                economic uses, including such activities as 
                hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, or 
                periodic haying or grazing, if such use is 
                specifically permitted by the wetland easement 
                plan developed for the land under subsection 
                (f) and is consistent with the long-term 
                protection and enhancement of the wetland 
                resources for which the easement was 
                established.
                  (D) Reservation of grazing rights.--The 
                Secretary may include in the terms and 
                conditions of a wetland easement a provision 
                under which the owner reserves grazing rights 
                if--
                          (i) the Secretary determines that the 
                        reservation and use of the grazing 
                        rights--
                                  (I) is compatible with the 
                                land subject to the easement;
                                  (II) is consistent with the 
                                historical natural uses of the 
                                land and the long-term 
                                protection and enhancement 
                                goals for which the easement 
                                was established; and
                                  (III) complies with the 
                                wetland easement plan developed 
                                for the land under subsection 
                                (f); and
                          (ii) the agreement provides for a 
                        commensurate reduction in the easement 
                        payment to account for the grazing 
                        value, as determined by the Secretary.
          (6) Compensation.--
                  (A) Determination.--
                          (i) Permanent easements.--The 
                        Secretary shall pay as compensation for 
                        a permanent wetland easement acquired 
                        under the program an amount necessary 
                        to encourage enrollment in the program, 
                        based on the lowest of--
                                  (I) the fair market value of 
                                the land, as determined by the 
                                Secretary, using the Uniform 
                                Standards of Professional 
                                Appraisal Practice or an area-
                                wide market analysis or survey;
                                  (II) the amount corresponding 
                                to a geographical cap, as 
                                determined by the Secretary in 
                                regulations; or
                                  (III) the offer made by the 
                                landowner.
                          (ii) 30-year easements.--Compensation 
                        for a 30-year wetland easement shall be 
                        not less than 50 percent, but not more 
                        than 75 percent, of the compensation 
                        that would be paid for a permanent 
                        wetland easement.
                  (B) Form of payment.--Compensation for a 
                wetland easement shall be provided by the 
                Secretary in the form of a cash payment, in an 
                amount determined under subparagraph (A).
                  (C) Payment schedule.--
                          (i) Easements valued at $500,000 or 
                        less.--For wetland easements valued at 
                        $500,000 or less, the Secretary may 
                        provide easement payments in not more 
                        than 10 annual payments.
                          (ii) Easements valued at more than 
                        $500,000.--For wetland easements valued 
                        at more than $500,000, the Secretary 
                        may provide easement payments in at 
                        least 5, but not more than 10 annual 
                        payments, except that, if the Secretary 
                        determines it would further the 
                        purposes of the program, the Secretary 
                        may make a lump sum payment for such an 
                        easement.
  (c) Easement Restoration.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        financial assistance to owners of eligible land to 
        carry out the establishment of conservation measures 
        and practices and protect wetland functions and values, 
        including necessary maintenance activities, as set 
        forth in a wetland easement plan developed for the 
        eligible land under subsection (f).
          (2) Payments.--The Secretary shall--
                  (A) in the case of a permanent wetland 
                easement, pay an amount that is not less than 
                75 percent, but not more than 100 percent, of 
                the eligible costs, as determined by the 
                Secretary; and
                  (B) in the case of a 30-year wetland 
                easement, pay an amount that is not less than 
                50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of 
                the eligible costs, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
  (d) Technical Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall assist owners in 
        complying with the terms and conditions of wetland 
        easements.
          (2) Contracts or agreements.--The Secretary may enter 
        into 1 or more contracts with private entities or 
        agreements with a State, non-governmental organization, 
        or Indian tribe to carry out necessary restoration, 
        enhancement, or maintenance of a wetland easement if 
        the Secretary determines that the contract or agreement 
        will advance the purposes of the program.
  (e) Wetland Enhancement Option.--The Secretary may enter into 
1 or more agreements with a State (including a political 
subdivision or agency of a State), nongovernmental 
organization, or Indian tribe to carry out a special wetland 
enhancement option that the Secretary determines would advance 
the purposes of program.
  (f) Administration.--
          (1) Wetland easement plan.--The Secretary shall 
        develop a wetland easement plan for eligible lands 
        subject to a wetland easement, which shall include 
        practices and activities necessary to restore, protect, 
        enhance, and maintain the enrolled lands.
          (2) Delegation of easement administration.--The 
        Secretary may delegate--
                  (A) any of the easement management, 
                monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of 
                the Secretary to other Federal or State 
                agencies that have the appropriate authority, 
                expertise, and resources necessary to carry out 
                such delegated responsibilities; and
                  (B) any of the easement management 
                responsibilities of the Secretary to other 
                conservation organizations if the Secretary 
                determines the organization has the appropriate 
                expertise and resources.
          (3) Payments.--
                  (A) Timing of payments.--The Secretary shall 
                provide payment for obligations incurred by the 
                Secretary under this section--
                          (i) with respect to any easement 
                        restoration obligation under subsection 
                        (c), as soon as possible after the 
                        obligation is incurred; and
                          (ii) with respect to any annual 
                        easement payment obligation incurred by 
                        the Secretary, as soon as possible 
                        after October 1 of each calendar year.
                  (B) Payments to others.--If an owner who is 
                entitled to a payment under this section dies, 
                becomes incompetent, is otherwise unable to 
                receive such payment, or is succeeded by 
                another person or entity who renders or 
                completes the required performance, the 
                Secretary shall make such payment, in 
                accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
                Secretary and without regard to any other 
                provision of law, in such manner as the 
                Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in 
                light of all of the circumstances.

SEC. 1265D. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) Ineligible Land.--The Secretary may not use program funds 
for the purposes of acquiring an easement on--
          (1) lands owned by an agency of the United States, 
        other than land held in trust for Indian tribes;
          (2) lands owned in fee title by a State, including an 
        agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit of local 
        government;
          (3) land subject to an easement or deed restriction 
        which, as determined by the Secretary, provides similar 
        protection as would be provided by enrollment in the 
        program; or
          (4) lands where the purposes of the program would be 
        undermined due to on-site or off-site conditions, such 
        as risk of hazardous substances, proposed or existing 
        rights of way, infrastructure development, or adjacent 
        land uses.
  (b) Priority.--In evaluating applications under the program, 
the Secretary may give priority to land that is currently 
enrolled in the conservation reserve program in a contract that 
is set to expire within 1 year and--
          (1) in the case of an agricultural land easement, is 
        grassland that would benefit from protection under a 
        long-term easement; and
          (2) in the case of a wetland easement, is a wetland 
        or related area with the highest functions and value 
        and is likely to return to production after the land 
        leaves the conservation reserve program.
  (c) Subordination, Exchange, Modification, and Termination.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may subordinate, 
        exchange, modify, or 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 the 
        Secretary determines that--
                  (A) it is in the Federal Government's 
                interest to subordinate, exchange, modify, or 
                terminate the interest in land;
                  (B) the subordination, exchange, 
                modification, or termination action--
                          (i) will address a compelling public 
                        need for which there is no practicable 
                        alternative; or
                          (ii) such action will further the 
                        practical administration of the 
                        program; and
                  (C) the subordination, exchange, 
                modification, or termination action will result 
                in comparable conservation value and equivalent 
                or greater economic value to the United States.
          (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall work with the 
        owner, and eligible entity if applicable, to address 
        any subordination, exchange, modification, or 
        termination of the interest, or portion of such 
        interest, in land.
          (3) Notice.--At least 90 days before taking any 
        termination action described in paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall provide written notice of such action 
        to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
  (d) Land Enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program.--The 
Secretary may terminate or modify a contract entered into under 
section 1231(a) if eligible land that is subject to such 
contract is transferred into the program.
  (e) Allocation of Funds for Agricultural Land Easements.--Of 
the funds made available under section 1241 to carry out the 
program for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
practicable, use for agricultural land easements--
          (1) no less than 40 percent in each of fiscal years 
        2014 through 2017; and
          (2) no less than 50 percent in fiscal year 2018.

         Subtitle I--Regional Conservation Partnership Program

SEC. 1271. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.

  (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a regional 
conservation partnership program to implement eligible 
activities on eligible land through--
          (1) partnership agreements with eligible partners; 
        and
          (2) contracts with producers.
  (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program are as follows:
          (1) To use covered programs to accomplish purposes 
        and functions similar to those of the following 
        programs, as in effect on September 30, 2013:
                  (A) The agricultural water enhancement 
                program established under section 1240I.
                  (B) The Chesapeake Bay watershed program 
                established under section 1240Q.
                  (C) The cooperative conservation partnership 
                initiative established under section 1243.
                  (D) The Great Lakes basin program for soil 
                erosion and sediment control established under 
                section 1240P.
          (2) To further the conservation, restoration, and 
        sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related 
        natural resources on eligible land on a regional or 
        watershed scale.
          (3) To encourage eligible partners to cooperate with 
        producers in--
                  (A) meeting or avoiding the need for 
                national, State, and local natural resource 
                regulatory requirements related to production 
                on eligible land; and
                  (B) implementing projects that will result in 
                the carrying out of eligible activities that 
                affect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial 
                private forest operations on a local, regional, 
                State, or multi-State basis.

SEC. 1271A. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle:
          (1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' 
        means the following:
                  (A) The agricultural conservation easement 
                program.
                  (B) The environmental quality incentives 
                program.
                  (C) The conservation stewardship program.
          (2) Eligible activity.--The term ``eligible 
        activity'' means any of the following conservation 
        activities:
                  (A) Water quality or quantity conservation, 
                restoration, or enhancement projects relating 
                to surface water and groundwater resources, 
                including--
                          (i) the conversion of irrigated 
                        cropland to the production of less 
                        water-intensive agricultural 
                        commodities or dryland farming; or
                          (ii) irrigation system improvement 
                        and irrigation efficiency enhancement.
                  (B) Drought mitigation.
                  (C) Flood prevention.
                  (D) Water retention.
                  (E) Air quality improvement.
                  (F) Habitat conservation, restoration, and 
                enhancement.
                  (G) Erosion control and sediment reduction.
                  (H) Other related activities that the 
                Secretary determines will help achieve 
                conservation benefits.
          (3) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means 
        land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or 
        forest-related products are produced, including--
                  (A) cropland;
                  (B) grassland;
                  (C) rangeland;
                  (D) pastureland;
                  (E) nonindustrial private forest land; and
                  (F) other land incidental to agricultural 
                production (including wetlands and riparian 
                buffers) on which significant natural resource 
                issues could be addressed under the program.
          (4) Eligible partner.--The term ``eligible partner'' 
        means any of the following:
                  (A) An agricultural or silvicultural producer 
                association or other group of producers.
                  (B) A State or unit of local government.
                  (C) An Indian tribe.
                  (D) A farmer cooperative.
                  (E) A water district, irrigation district, 
                rural water district or association, or other 
                organization with specific water delivery 
                authority to producers on agricultural land.
                  (F) An institution of higher education.
                  (G) An organization or entity with an 
                established history of working cooperatively 
                with producers on agricultural land, as 
                determined by the Secretary, to address--
                          (i) local conservation priorities 
                        related to agricultural production, 
                        wildlife habitat development, or 
                        nonindustrial private forest land 
                        management; or
                          (ii) critical watershed-scale soil 
                        erosion, water quality, sediment 
                        reduction, or other natural resource 
                        issues.
          (5) Partnership agreement.--The term ``partnership 
        agreement'' means an agreement entered into under 
        section 1271B between the Secretary and an eligible 
        partner.
          (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the regional 
        conservation partnership program established by this 
        subtitle.

SEC. 1271B. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS.

  (a) Partnership Agreements Authorized.--The Secretary may 
enter into a partnership agreement with an eligible partner to 
implement a project that will assist producers with installing 
and maintaining an eligible activity on eligible land.
  (b) Length.--A partnership agreement shall be for a period 
not to exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary may extend the 
agreement one time for up to 12 months when an extension is 
necessary to meet the objectives of the program.
  (c) Duties of Partners.--
          (1) In general.--Under a partnership agreement, the 
        eligible partner shall--
                  (A) define the scope of a project, 
                including--
                          (i) the eligible activities to be 
                        implemented;
                          (ii) the potential agricultural or 
                        nonindustrial private forest land 
                        operations affected;
                          (iii) the local, State, multi-State, 
                        or other geographic area covered; and
                          (iv) the planning, outreach, 
                        implementation, and assessment to be 
                        conducted;
                  (B) conduct outreach to producers for 
                potential participation in the project;
                  (C) at the request of a producer, act on 
                behalf of a producer participating in the 
                project in applying for assistance under 
                section 1271C;
                  (D) leverage financial or technical 
                assistance provided by the Secretary with 
                additional funds to help achieve the project 
                objectives;
                  (E) conduct an assessment of the project's 
                effects; and
                  (F) at the conclusion of the project, report 
                to the Secretary on its results and funds 
                leveraged.
          (2) Contribution.--An eligible partner shall provide 
        a significant portion of the overall costs of the scope 
        of the project that is the subject of the agreement 
        entered into under subsection (a), as determined by the 
        Secretary.
  (d) Applications.--
          (1) Competitive process.--The Secretary shall conduct 
        a competitive process to select applications for 
        partnership agreements and may assess and rank 
        applications with similar conservation purposes as a 
        group.
          (2) Criteria used.--In carrying out the process 
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 
        public the criteria used in evaluating applications.
          (3) Content.--An application to the Secretary shall 
        include a description of--
                  (A) the scope of the project, as described in 
                subsection (c)(1)(A);
                  (B) the plan for monitoring, evaluating, and 
                reporting on progress made towards achieving 
                the project's objectives;
                  (C) the program resources requested for the 
                project, including the covered programs to be 
                used and estimated funding needed from the 
                Secretary;
                  (D) eligible partners collaborating to 
                achieve project objectives, including their 
                roles, responsibilities, capabilities, and 
                financial contribution; and
                  (E) any other elements the Secretary 
                considers necessary to adequately evaluate and 
                competitively select applications for funding 
                under the program.
          (4) Priority to certain applications.--The Secretary 
        may give a higher priority to applications that--
                  (A) assist producers in meeting or avoiding 
                the need for a natural resource regulatory 
                requirement;
                  (B) have a high percentage of eligible 
                producers in the area to be covered by the 
                agreement;
                  (C) significantly leverage non-Federal 
                financial and technical resources and 
                coordinate with other local, State, or national 
                efforts;
                  (D) deliver high percentages of applied 
                conservation to address conservation priorities 
                or regional, State, or national conservation 
                initiatives;
                  (E) provide innovation in conservation 
                methods and delivery, including outcome-based 
                performance measures and methods; or
                  (F) meet other factors that are important for 
                achieving the purposes of the program, as 
                determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 1271C. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts 
with producers to provide financial and technical assistance 
to--
          (1) producers participating in a project with an 
        eligible partner, as described in section 1271B; or
          (2) producers that fit within the scope of a project 
        described in section 1271B or a critical conservation 
        area designated under section 1271F, but who are 
        seeking to implement an eligible activity on eligible 
        land independent of a partner.
  (b) Terms and Conditions.--
          (1) Consistency with program rules.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure 
        that the terms and conditions of a contract under this 
        section are consistent with the applicable rules of the 
        covered programs to be used as part of the project, as 
        described in the application under section 
        1271B(d)(3)(C).
          (2) Adjustments.--Except with respect to statutory 
        program requirements governing appeals, payment 
        limitations, and conservation compliance, the Secretary 
        may adjust the discretionary program rules of a covered 
        program--
                  (A)  to provide a simplified application and 
                evaluation process; and
                  (B) to better reflect unique local 
                circumstances and purposes if the Secretary 
                determines such adjustments are necessary to 
                achieve the purposes of the program.
  (c) Payments.--
          (1) In general.--In accordance with statutory 
        requirements of the covered programs involved, the 
        Secretary may make payments to a producer in an amount 
        determined by the Secretary to be necessary to achieve 
        the purposes of the program.
          (2) Payments to producers in states with water 
        quantity concerns.--The Secretary may provide payments 
        to producers participating in a project that addresses 
        water quantity concerns for a period of five years in 
        an amount sufficient to encourage conversion from 
        irrigated farming to dryland farming.
          (3) Waiver authority.--To assist in the 
        implementation of the program, the Secretary may waive 
        the applicability of the limitation in section 
        1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating producers if 
        the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary 
        to fulfill the objectives of the program.

SEC. 1271D. FUNDING.

  (a) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary shall use 
$100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out the 
program.
  (b) Duration of Availability.--Funds made available under 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
  (c) Additional Funding and Acres.--
          (1) In general.--In addition to the funds made 
        available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        reserve 6 percent of the funds and acres made available 
        for a covered program for each of fiscal years 2014 
        through 2018 in order to ensure additional resources 
        are available to carry out this program.
          (2) Unused funds and acres.--Any funds or acres 
        reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from a 
        covered program that are not obligated under this 
        program by April 1 of that fiscal year shall be 
        returned for use under the covered program.
  (d) Allocation of Funding.--Of the funds and acres made 
available for the program under subsections (a) and (c), the 
Secretary shall allocate--
          (1) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects 
        based on a State competitive process administered by 
        the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State 
        technical committee established under subtitle G;
          (2) 50 percent of the funds and acres to projects 
        based on a national competitive process to be 
        established by the Secretary; and
          (3) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects for 
        the critical conservation areas designated under 
        section 1271F.
  (e) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--None of the funds 
made available under the program may be used to pay for the 
administrative expenses of eligible partners.

SEC. 1271E. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) Disclosure.--In addition to the criteria used in 
evaluating applications as described in section 1271B(d)(2), 
the Secretary shall make publicly available information on 
projects selected through the competitive process described in 
section 1271B(d)(1).
  (b) Reporting.--Not later than December 31, 2014, and every 
two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report on the status of projects funded under the 
program, including--
          (1) the number and types of eligible partners and 
        producers participating in the partnership agreements 
        selected;
          (2) the number of producers receiving assistance; and
          (3) total funding committed to projects, including 
        from Federal and non-Federal resources.

SEC. 1271F. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS.

  (a) In General.--In administering funds under section 
1271D(d)(3), the Secretary shall select applications for 
partnership agreements and producer contracts within critical 
conservation areas designated under this section.
  (b) Critical Conservation Area Designations.--
          (1) Priority.--In designating critical conservation 
        areas under this section, the Secretary shall give 
        priority to geographical areas based on the degree to 
        which the geographical area--
                  (A) includes multiple States with significant 
                agricultural production;
                  (B) is covered by an existing regional, 
                State, binational, or multistate agreement or 
                plan that has established objectives, goals, 
                and work plans and is adopted by a Federal, 
                State, or regional authority;
                  (C) would benefit from water quality 
                improvement, including through reducing 
                erosion, promoting sediment control, and 
                addressing nutrient management activities 
                affecting large bodies of water of regional, 
                national, or international significance;
                  (D) would benefit from water quantity 
                improvement, including improvement relating 
                to--
                          (i) groundwater, surface water, 
                        aquifer, or other water sources; or
                          (ii) a need to promote water 
                        retention and flood prevention; or
                  (E) contains producers that need assistance 
                in meeting or avoiding the need for a natural 
                resource regulatory requirement that could have 
                a negative economic impact on agricultural 
                operations within the area.
          (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may not designate more 
        than 8 geographical areas as critical conservation 
        areas under this section.
  (c) Administration.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        the Secretary shall administer any partnership 
        agreement or producer contract under this section in a 
        manner that is consistent with the terms of the 
        program.
          (2) Relationship to existing activity.--The Secretary 
        shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that 
        eligible activities carried out in critical 
        conservation areas designated under this section 
        complement and are consistent with other Federal and 
        State programs and water quality and quantity 
        strategies.
          (3) Additional authority.--For a critical 
        conservation area described in subsection (b)(1)(D), 
        the Secretary may use authorities under 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), to carry out projects for the purposes of this 
        section.

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TITLE XIII--CREDIT

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     NONPROFIT NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMNET AND FINANCE CORPORATIONS

  Sec. 1323. (a) * * *
  (b)(1) * * *
  (2) All funds in, appropriated to, or repaid to the Rural 
Development Loan Fund, including those on deposit and available 
upon date of enactment, under sections 623 and 633 of the 
Community Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9801 et 
seq.) shall be transferred to the Secretary provided that--
          (A) all funds on deposit and available on date of 
        enactment shall be used for the purpose of making 
        grants under paragraph (1) and shall remain available 
        until expended; and
          (B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
        loans to intermediary borrowers made prior to date of 
        enactment, shall upon date of enactment, for the life 
        of such loan, bear a rate of interest not to exceed 
        that in effect upon the date of issuance of such 
        loans[; and].
          [(C) notwithstanding paragraph (1), all funds other 
        than funds to which subparagraph (A) applies shall be 
        used by the Secretary to make loans--
                  [(i) to the entities;
                  [(ii) for the purposes; and
                  [(iii) subject to the terms and conditions;
        specified in the first, second, and last sentences of 
        section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development 
        Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)). For purposes of this 
        subparagraph, any reference in such sentences to the 
        Secretary shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.]

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SECTION 902 OF THE TRADE SANCTIONS REFORM AND EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 
                                  2000

SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.

  In this title:
          (1) * * *
          (2) Agricultural program.--The term ``agricultural 
        commodity'' means----
                  (A) * * *

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                  [(D) the dairy export incentive program 
                administered under section 153 of the Food 
                Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14);]
                  [(E)] (D) any commercial export sale of 
                agricultural commodities;or
                  [(F)] (E) any export financing (including 
                credits or credit guarantees) provided by the 
                United States Government for agricultural 
                commodities.

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                     SECTION 3 OF PUBLIC LAW 90-484

      Sec. 3. The authority granted under this Act shall expire 
on September 30, [2012] 2018.
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               DAIRY PRODUCTION STABILIZATION ACT OF 1983

TITLE I--DAIRY

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Subtitle B--Dairy Promotion Program

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                        REQUIRED TERMS IN ORDERS

  Sec. 113. Any order issued under this subtitle shall contain 
terms and conditions as follows:
  (a) * * *

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  (e) Budgets.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Foreign market efforts.--The order shall 
        authorize the Board to expend in the maintenance and 
        expansion of foreign markets an amount not to exceed 
        the amount collected from United States producers for a 
        fiscal year. Of those funds, for each of the 2002 
        through [2012] 2018 fiscal years, the Board's budget 
        may provide for the expenditure of revenues available 
        to the Board to develop international markets for, and 
        to promote within such markets, the consumption of 
        dairy products produced or manufactured in the United 
        States.

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    SECTION 767 OF THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2013

                    (Division A of Public Law 108-7)

  Sec. 767. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of administering [sections 1101 and 1102 of Public Law 
107-171] subtitle A of title I of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, acreage planted to, or 
prevented from being planted to, popcorn shall be considered as 
acreage planted to, or prevented from being planted to, corn: 
Provided, That if a farm program payment yield for corn is 
otherwise established for a farm under [such section 1102] such 
subtitle, the same yield shall be used for the acreage on the 
farm planted to, or prevented from being planted to, popcorn: 
Provided further, That with respect to all other farms, the 
farm program payment yield for such popcorn acreage shall be 
established by the Secretary on a fair and equitable basis to 
reflect the farm program payment yields for corn on similar 
farms in the area.
  [(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2003.]
  (b) This section, as amended by section 1608(c) of the 
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, 
shall take effect beginning with the 2014 crop year.
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             WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION ACT



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SEC. 14. REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES NEAR, AT, OR PAST THEIR 
                    EVALUATED LIFE EXPECTANCY.

  (a) * * *

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  (h) Funding.--
          (1) Funds of commodity credit corporation.--In 
        carrying out this section, of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
        available, to remain available until expended--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2007[; and];
                  (F) $0 for fiscal year 2008[.];
                  (G) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, to be 
                available until expended[.]; and
                  (H) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to 
                remain available until expended.
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
        amounts made available under paragraph (1), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
        out this section, to remain available until expended--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) $85,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
                through [2012] 2018.

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                       FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT



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                        TITLE V--CROP INSURANCE

Subtitle A--Federal Crop Insurance Act

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SEC. 502. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Definitions.--As used in this subtitle:
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Beginning farmer or rancher.--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 5 crop years, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
          [(3)] (4) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board 
        of Directors of the Corporation established under 
        section 505(a).
          [(4)] (5) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' 
        means the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 
        established under section 503.
          [(5)] (6) Department.--The term ``Department'' means 
        the United States Department of Agriculture.
          [(6)] (7) Loss ratio.--The term ``loss ratio'' means 
        the ratio of all sums paid by the Corporation as 
        indemnities under any eligible crop insurance policy to 
        that portion of the premium designated for anticipated 
        losses and a reasonable reserve, other than that 
        portion of the premium designated for operating and 
        administrative expenses.
          [(7)] (8) Organic crop.--The term ``organic crop'' 
        means an agricultural commodity that is organically 
        produced consistent with section 2103 of the Organic 
        Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502).
          [(8)] (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means 
        the Secretary of Agriculture.
          [(9)] (10) Transitional yield.--The term 
        ``transitional yield'' means the maximum average 
        production per acre or equivalent measure that is 
        assigned to acreage for a crop year by the Corporation 
        in accordance with the regulations of the Corporation 
        whenever the producer fails--
                  (A) * * *

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  (c) Protection of Confidential Information.--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) Information.--
                  (A) Request.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 
                manner, provide to an agent or an approved 
                insurance provider authorized by the producer 
                any information (including Farm Service Agency 
                Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps (or 
                any corrections to those forms or maps) that 
                may assist the agent or approved insurance 
                provider in insuring the producer under a 
                policy or plan of insurance under this 
                subtitle.
                  (B) Privacy.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (C), an agent or approved 
                insurance provider that receives the 
                information of a producer pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) shall treat the information in 
                accordance with paragraph (1).
                  (C) Sharing.--Nothing in this section 
                prohibits the sharing of the information of a 
                producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) between 
                the agent and the approved insurance provider 
                of the producer.

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SEC. 508. CROP INSURANCE.

  (a) Authority to Offer Insurance.--
          (1) * * *

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          (9) Premium adjustments.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) does not 
                apply with respect to--
                          (i) a payment authorized under 
                        subsection (b)(5)(B); or
                          [(ii) a performance-based discount 
                        authorized under subsection (d)(3); or]
                          [(iii)] (ii) a patronage dividend, or 
                        similar payment, that is paid--
                                  (I) * * *

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                  (C) Publication of violations.--
                          (i) Publication required.--Subject to 
                        clause (ii), the Corporation shall 
                        publish in a timely manner on the 
                        website of the Risk Management Agency 
                        information regarding each violation of 
                        this paragraph, including any sanctions 
                        imposed in response to the violation, 
                        in sufficient detail so that the 
                        information may serve as effective 
                        guidance to approved insurance 
                        providers, agents, and producers.
                          (ii) Protection of privacy.--In 
                        providing information under clause (i) 
                        regarding violations of this paragraph, 
                        the Corporation shall redact the 
                        identity of the persons and entities 
                        committing the violations in order to 
                        protect their privacy.

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  (b) Catastrophic Risk Protection.--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) Administrative fee.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) Waiver of fee.--The Corporation shall 
                waive the amounts required under this paragraph 
                for limited resource farmers and beginning 
                farmers or ranchers, as defined by the 
                Corporation.

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          [(7) Eligibility for department programs.--
                  [(A) In general.--Effective for the spring-
                planted 1996 and subsequent crops (and fall-
                planted 1996 crops at the option of the 
                Secretary), to be eligible for any payment or 
                loan under the Agricultural Market Transition 
                Act, for the conservation reserve program, or 
                for any benefit described in section 371 of the 
                Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
                U.S.C. 2008f), a person shall--
                          [(i) obtain at least the catastrophic 
                        level of insurance for each crop of 
                        economic significance in which the 
                        person has an interest; or
                          [(ii) provide a written waiver to the 
                        Secretary that waives any eligibility 
                        for emergency crop loss assistance in 
                        connection with the crop.
                  [(B) Definition of crop of economic 
                significance.--As used in this paragraph, the 
                term ``crop of economic significance'' means a 
                crop that has contributed, or is expected to 
                contribute, 10 percent or more of the total 
                expected value of all crops grown by the 
                producer.]
          [(8)] (7) Limitation due to risk.--The Corporation 
        may limit catastrophic risk coverage in any county or 
        area, or on any farm, on the basis of the insurance 
        risk concerned.
          [(9)] (8) Transitional coverage for 1995 crops.--
        Effective only for a 1995 crop planted or for which 
        insurance attached prior to January 1, 1995, the 
        Corporation shall allow producers of the crops until 
        not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning 
        on the date of enactment of the Federal Crop Insurance 
        Reform Act of 1994 to obtain catastrophic risk 
        protection for the crop. On enactment of such Act, a 
        producer who made timely purchases of a crop insurance 
        policy before the date of enactment of such Act, under 
        the provisions of this subtitle then in effect, shall 
        be eligible for the same benefits to which a producer 
        would be entitled under comparable additional coverage 
        under subsection (c).
          [(10)] (9) Simplification.--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(11)] (10) Loss adjustment.--The rate for 
        reimbursing an approved insurance provider or agent for 
        expenses incurred by the approved insurance provider or 
        agent for loss adjustment in connection with a policy 
        of catastrophic risk protection shall not exceed 6 
        percent of the premium for catastrophic risk protection 
        that is used to define loss ratio.
  (c) General Coverage Levels.--
          (1) * * *

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          [(3) Yield and loss basis.--A producer shall have the 
        option of purchasing additional coverage based on an 
        individual yield and loss basis or on an area yield and 
        loss basis, if both options are offered by the 
        Corporation.
          [(4) Level of coverage.--The level of coverage shall 
        be dollar denominated and may be purchased at any level 
        not to exceed 85 percent of the individual yield or 95 
        percent of the area yield (as determined by the 
        Corporation). Not later than the beginning of the 1996 
        crop year, the Corporation shall provide producers with 
        information on catastrophic risk and additional 
        coverage in terms of dollar coverage (within the 
        allowable limits of coverage provided in this 
        paragraph).]
          (3) Yield and loss basis options.--A producer shall 
        have the option of purchasing additional coverage based 
        on--
                  (A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; or
                  (ii) an area yield and loss basis;
                  (B) an individual yield and loss basis, 
                supplemented with coverage based on an area 
                yield and loss basis to cover a part of the 
                deductible under the individual yield and loss 
                policy, as described in paragraph (4)(C); or
                  (C) a margin basis alone or in combination 
                with the coverages available in subparagraph 
                (A) or (B).
          (4) Level of coverage.--
                  (A) Dollar denomination and percentage of 
                yield.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
                the level of coverage--
                          (i) shall be dollar denominated; and
                          (ii) may be purchased at any level 
                        not to exceed 85 percent of the 
                        individual yield or 95 percent of the 
                        area yield (as determined by the 
                        Corporation).
                  (B) Information.--The Corporation shall 
                provide producers with information on 
                catastrophic risk and additional coverage in 
                terms of dollar coverage (within the allowable 
                limits of coverage provided in this paragraph).
                  (C) Supplemental coverage option.--
                          (i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                        subparagraph (A), in the case of the 
                        supplemental coverage option described 
                        in paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation 
                        shall offer producers the opportunity 
                        to purchase coverage in combination 
                        with a policy or plan of insurance 
                        offered under this subtitle that would 
                        allow indemnities to be paid to a 
                        producer equal to a part of the 
                        deductible under the policy or plan of 
                        insurance--
                                  (I) at a county-wide level to 
                                the fullest extent practicable; 
                                or
                                  (II) in counties that lack 
                                sufficient data, on the basis 
                                of such larger geographical 
                                area as the Corporation 
                                determines to provide 
                                sufficient data for purposes of 
                                providing the coverage.
                          (ii) Trigger.--Coverage offered under 
                        paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 
                        be triggered only if the losses in the 
                        area exceed 10 percent of normal levels 
                        (as determined by the Corporation).
                          (iii) Coverage.--Subject to the 
                        trigger described in clause (ii), 
                        coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) 
                        and clause (i) shall not exceed the 
                        difference between--
                                  (I) 90 percent; and
                                  (II) the coverage level 
                                selected by the producer for 
                                the underlying policy or plan 
                                of insurance.
                          (iv) Ineligible crops and acres.--
                        Crops for which the producer has 
                        elected under section 1107(c)(1) of the 
                        Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
                        Management Act of 2013 to receive 
                        revenue loss coverage and acres that 
                        are enrolled in the stacked income 
                        protection plan under section 508B 
                        shall not be eligible for supplemental 
                        coverage under this subparagraph.
                          (v) Calculation of premium.--
                        Notwithstanding subsection (d), the 
                        premium for coverage offered under 
                        paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall--
                                  (I) be sufficient to cover 
                                anticipated losses and a 
                                reasonable reserve; and
                                  (II) include an amount for 
                                operating and administrative 
                                expenses established in 
                                accordance with subsection 
                                (k)(4)(F).

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  (d) Premiums.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Premium amounts.--The premium amounts for 
        catastrophic risk protection under subsection (b) and 
        additional coverage under subsection (c) shall be fixed 
        as follows:
                  [(A) In the case of catastrophic risk 
                protection, the amount of the premium shall be 
                sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a 
                reasonable reserve.]
                  (A) In the case of catastrophic risk 
                protection, the amount of the premium 
                established by the Corporation for each crop 
                for which catastrophic risk protection is 
                available shall be reduced by the percentage 
                equal to the difference between the average 
                loss ratio for the crop and 100 percent, plus a 
                reasonable reserve.

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          [(3) Performance-based discount.--The Corporation may 
        provide a performance-based premium discount for a 
        producer of an agricultural commodity who has good 
        insurance or production experience relative to other 
        producers of that agricultural commodity in the same 
        area, as determined by the Corporation.]
          [(4)] (3) Billing date for premiums.--Effective 
        beginning with the 2012 reinsurance year, the 
        Corporation shall establish August 15 as the billing 
        date for premiums.
  (e) Payment of Portion of Premium by Corporation.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Amount of payment.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
        amount of the premium to be paid by the Corporation 
        shall be as follows:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (H) In the case of the supplemental coverage 
                option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), the 
                amount shall be equal to the sum of--
                          (i) 65 percent of the additional 
                        premium associated with the coverage; 
                        and
                          (ii) the amount determined under 
                        subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject 
                        to subsection (k)(4)(F), for the 
                        coverage to cover operating and 
                        administrative expenses.

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          (5) Enterprise and whole farm units.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Corporation may carry 
                out a pilot program under which the Corporation 
                pays a portion of the premiums for plans or 
                policies of insurance for which the insurable 
                unit is defined on a whole farm or enterprise 
                unit basis that is higher than would otherwise 
                be paid in accordance with paragraph (2).]
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation may pay a 
                portion of the premiums for plans or policies 
                of insurance for which the insurable unit is 
                defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit 
                basis that is higher than would otherwise be 
                paid in accordance with paragraph (2).

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                  (D) Nonirrigated crops.--Beginning with the 
                2014 crop year, the Corporation shall make 
                available separate enterprise units for 
                irrigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in 
                counties.

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          (8) Premium for beginning farmers or ranchers.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection 
        regarding payment of a portion of premiums, a beginning 
        farmer or rancher shall receive premium assistance that 
        is 10 percentage points greater than premium assistance 
        that would otherwise be available under paragraphs (2) 
        (except for subparagraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), 
        (6), and (7) for the applicable policy, plan of 
        insurance, and coverage level selected by the beginning 
        farmer or rancher.

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  (g) Yield Determinations.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Yield coverage plans.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Assigned yield.--If the producer does not 
                provide satisfactory evidence of the yield of a 
                commodity under subparagraph (A), the producer 
                shall be assigned--
                          (i) a yield that is not less than 65 
                        percent of the transitional yield of 
                        the producer (adjusted to reflect 
                        actual production reflected in the 
                        records acceptable to the Corporation 
                        for continuous years), as specified in 
                        regulations issued by the Corporation 
                        based on production history 
                        requirements; [or]
                          (ii) a yield determined by the 
                        Corporation, in the case of--
                                  (I) * * *

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                                  (III) a producer that rotates 
                                a crop produced on a farm to a 
                                crop that has not been produced 
                                on the farm[.]; or
                          (iii) if the producer is a beginning 
                        farmer or rancher who was previously 
                        involved in a farming or ranching 
                        operation, including involvement in the 
                        decisionmaking or physical involvement 
                        in the production of the crop or 
                        livestock on the farm, for any acreage 
                        obtained by the beginning farmer or 
                        rancher, a yield that is the higher 
                        of--
                                  (I) the actual production 
                                history of the previous 
                                producer of the crop or 
                                livestock on the acreage 
                                determined under subparagraph 
                                (A); or
                                  (II) a yield of the producer, 
                                as determined in clause (i).

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                  (E) Sources of yield data.--To determine 
                yields under this paragraph, the Corporation--
                          (i) shall use county data collected 
                        by the Risk Management Agency or the 
                        National Agricultural Statistics 
                        Service, or both; or
                          (ii) if sufficient county data is not 
                        available, may use other data 
                        considered appropriate by the 
                        Secretary.

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          (4) Adjustment in actual production history to 
        establish insurable yields.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Election to use percentage of 
                transitional yield.--If, for one or more of the 
                crop years used to establish the producer's 
                actual production history of an agricultural 
                commodity, the producer's recorded or appraised 
                yield of the commodity was less than [60] 70 
                percent of the applicable transitional yield, 
                as determined by the Corporation, the 
                Corporation shall, at the election of the 
                producer--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii)(I) replace each excluded yield 
                        with a yield equal to [60] 70 percent 
                        of the applicable transitional 
                        yield[.]; or
                          (II) in the case of beginning farmers 
                        or ranchers, replace each excluded 
                        yield with a yield equal to 80 percent 
                        of the applicable transitional yield.

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  (h) Submission of Policies and Materials to Board.--
          [(1) In general.--In addition]
          (1) Authority to submit.--
                  (A) In general.--In addition to any standard 
                forms or policies that the Board may require be 
                made available to producers under subsection 
                (c), a person (including an approved insurance 
                provider, a college or university, a 
                cooperative or trade association, or any other 
                person) may prepare for submission or propose 
                to the Board--
                          [(A)] (i) other crop insurance 
                        policies and provisions of policies; 
                        and
                          [(B)] (ii) rates of premiums for 
                        multiple peril crop insurance 
                        pertaining to wheat, soybeans, field 
                        corn, and any other crops determined by 
                        the Secretary.
                  (B) Review and submission by corporation.--
                The Corporation shall review any policy 
                developed under section 522(c) or any pilot 
                program developed under section 523 and submit 
                the policy or program to the Board under this 
                subsection if the Corporation, at the sole 
                discretion of the Corporation, finds that the 
                policy or program--
                          (i) will likely result in a viable 
                        and marketable policy consistent with 
                        this subsection;
                          (ii) would provide crop insurance 
                        coverage in a significantly improved 
                        form; and
                          (iii) adequately protects the 
                        interests of producers.

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          (3) Review and approval by the board.--[A policy]
                  (A) In general.--A policy or other material 
                submitted to the Board under this subsection 
                shall be reviewed by the Board and, if the 
                Board finds that the interests of producers are 
                adequately protected and that any premiums 
                charged to the producers are actuarially 
                appropriate, shall be approved by the Board for 
                reinsurance and for sale by approved insurance 
                providers to producers as an additional choice 
                at actuarially appropriate rates and under 
                appropriate terms and conditions. The 
                Corporation may enter into more than 1 
                reinsurance agreement with the approved 
                insurance provider simultaneously to facilitate 
                the offering of the new policies.
                  (B) Specified review and approval 
                priorities.--In reviewing policies and other 
                materials submitted to the Board under this 
                subsection for approval, the Board--
                          (i) shall make the development and 
                        approval of a revenue policy for peanut 
                        producers a priority so that a revenue 
                        policy is available to peanut producers 
                        in time for the 2014 crop year;
                          (ii) shall make the development and 
                        approval of a margin coverage policy 
                        for rice producers a priority so that a 
                        margin coverage policy is available to 
                        rice producers in time for the 2014 
                        crop year; and
                          (iii) may approve a submission that 
                        is made pursuant to this subsection 
                        that would, beginning with the 2014 
                        crop year, allow producers that 
                        purchase policies in accordance with 
                        subsection (e)(5)(A) to separate 
                        enterprise units by risk rating for 
                        acreage of crops in counties.

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  (k) Reinsurance.--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) Rate.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (F) Reimbursement rate for area policies and 
                plans of insurance.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraphs (A) through (E), for each of the 
                2009 and subsequent reinsurance years, the 
                reimbursement rate for area policies and plans 
                of insurance widely available as of the date of 
                enactment of this subparagraph or authorized 
                under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B 
                shall be 12 percent of the premium used to 
                define loss ratio for that reinsurance year.

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  (o) Crop Production on Native Sod.--
          (1) Definition of native sod.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``native sod'' means land--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) that has never been tilled, or the 
                producer cannot substantiate that the ground 
                has ever been tilled, for the production of an 
                annual crop as of the date of enactment of this 
                subsection.
          (2) [Ineligibility for] Reduction in benefits.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) 
                and paragraph (3), native sod acreage that has 
                been tilled for the production of an annual 
                crop after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection shall be ineligible during the first 
                5 crop years of planting, as determined by the 
                Secretary, [for benefits under--
                          [(i) this subtitle; and
                          [(ii) section 196 of the Federal 
                        Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 
                        of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).] for--
                          (i) a portion of crop insurance 
                        premium subsidies under this subtitle 
                        in accordance with paragraph (3);
                          (ii) benefits under section 196 of 
                        the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
                        Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and
                          (iii) payments described in 
                        subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 
                        of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
                        U.S.C. 1308).

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          [(3) Application.--Paragraph (2) may apply to native 
        sod acreage in the Prairie Pothole National Priority 
        Area at the election of the Governor of the respective 
        State.]
          (3) Administration.--
                  (A) In general.--During the first 4 crop 
                years of planting on native sod acreage by a 
                producer described in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
                        percent of the transitional yield of 
                        the producer; and
                          (ii) the crop insurance premium 
                        subsidy provided for the producer under 
                        this subtitle shall be 50 percentage 
                        points less than the premium subsidy 
                        that would otherwise apply.
                  (B) Yield substitution.--During the period 
                native sod acreage is covered by this 
                subsection, a producer may not substitute 
                yields for the native sod acreage.
          (4) Application.--This subsection shall only apply to 
        native sod in the Prairie Pothole National Priority 
        Area.

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SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND 
                    COTTON.

  (a) Availability.--Beginning not later than the 2014 crop of 
upland cotton, the Corporation shall make available to 
producers of upland cotton an additional policy (to be known as 
the ``Stacked Income Protection Plan''), which shall provide 
coverage consistent with the Group Risk Income Protection Plan 
(and the associated Harvest Revenue Option Endorsement) offered 
by the Corporation for the 2011 crop year.
  (b) Required Terms.--The Corporation may modify the Stacked 
Income Protection Plan on a program-wide basis, except that the 
Stacked Income Protection Plan shall comply with the following 
requirements:
          (1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not less 
        than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of 
        expected county revenue, specified in increments of 5 
        percent. The deductible is the minimum percent of 
        revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered under 
        the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the 
        expected county revenue.
          (2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton in all 
        counties with upland cotton production--
                  (A) at a county-wide level to the fullest 
                extent practicable; or
                  (B) in counties that lack sufficient data, on 
                the basis of such larger geographical area as 
                the Corporation determines to provide 
                sufficient data for purposes of providing the 
                coverage.
          (3) Be purchased in addition to any other individual 
        or area coverage in effect on the producer's acreage or 
        as a stand-alone policy, except that if a producer has 
        an individual or area coverage for the same acreage, 
        the maximum coverage available under the Stacked Income 
        Protection Plan shall not exceed the deductible for the 
        individual or area coverage.
          (4) Establish coverage based on--
                  (A) the expected price established under 
                existing Group Risk Income Protection or area 
                wide policy offered by the Corporation for the 
                applicable county (or area) and crop year; and
                  (B) an expected county yield that is the 
                higher of--
                          (i) the expected county yield 
                        established for the existing area-wide 
                        plans offered by the Corporation for 
                        the applicable county (or area) and 
                        crop year (or, in geographic areas 
                        where area-wide plans are not offered, 
                        an expected yield determined in a 
                        manner consistent with those of area-
                        wide plans); or
                          (ii) the average of the applicable 
                        yield data for the county (or area) for 
                        the most recent 5 years, excluding the 
                        highest and lowest observations, from 
                        the Risk Management Agency or the 
                        National Agricultural Statistics 
                        Service (or both) or, if sufficient 
                        county data is not available, such 
                        other data considered appropriate by 
                        the Secretary.
          (5) Use a multiplier factor to establish maximum 
        protection per acre (referred to as a ``protection 
        factor'') of not less than the higher of the level 
        established on a program wide basis or 120 percent.
          (6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount that the 
        expected county revenue exceeds the actual county 
        revenue, as applied to the individual coverage of the 
        producer. Indemnities under the Stacked Income 
        Protection Plan shall not include or overlap the amount 
        of the deductible selected under paragraph (1).
          (7) In all counties for which data are available, 
        establish separate coverage levels for irrigated and 
        non-irrigated practices.
  (c) Premium.--Notwithstanding section 508(d), the premium for 
the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall--
          (1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a 
        reasonable reserve; and
          (2) include an amount for operating and 
        administrative expenses established in accordance with 
        section 508(k)(4)(F).
  (d) Payment of Portion of Premium by Corporation.--Subject to 
section 508(e)(4), the amount of premium paid by the 
Corporation for all qualifying coverage levels of the Stacked 
Income Protection Plan shall be--
          (1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium 
        established under subsection (c) for the coverage level 
        selected; and
          (2) the amount determined under subsection (c)(2), 
        subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the coverage to 
        cover administrative and operating expenses.
  (e) Relation to Other Coverages.--The Stacked Income 
Protection Plan is in addition to all other coverages available 
to producers of upland cotton.

SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE.

  (a) In General.--Effective beginning with the 2014 crop year, 
the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation shall make 
available to producers of peanuts a revenue crop insurance 
program for peanuts.
  (b) Effective Price.--Subject to subsection (c), for purposes 
of the revenue crop insurance program and the multiperil crop 
insurance program under this Act, the effective price for 
peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam price index for 
peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer stock price of 
peanuts in the United States.
  (c) Adjustments.--
          (1) In general.--The effective price for peanuts 
        established under subsection (b) may be adjusted by the 
        Risk Management Agency and the Corporation to correct 
        distortions.
          (2) Administration.--If an adjustment is made under 
        paragraph (1), the Risk Management Agency and the 
        Corporation shall--
                  (A) make the adjustment in an open and 
                transparent manner; and
                  (B) 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 reasons for 
                the adjustment.

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SEC. 515. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE AND INTEGRITY.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Reconciling Producer Information.--[The Secretary]
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
        implement a coordinated plan for the Corporation and 
        the Farm Service Agency to reconcile all relevant 
        information received by the Corporation or the Farm 
        Service Agency from a producer who obtains crop 
        insurance coverage under this subtitle. [Beginning 
        with]
          (2) Frequency.--Beginning with the 2001 crop year, 
        the Secretary shall require that the Corporation and 
        the Farm Service Agency reconcile such producer-derived 
        information on at least an annual basis in order to 
        identify and address any discrepancies.
          (3) Corrections.--
                  (A) In general.--In addition to the 
                corrections permitted by the Corporation as of 
                the date of enactment of the Federal 
                Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 
                2013, the Corporation shall allow an agent or 
                an approved insurance provider, subject to 
                subparagraph (B)--
                          (i) within a reasonable amount of 
                        time following the applicable sales 
                        closing date, to correct unintentional 
                        errors in information that is provided 
                        by a producer for the purpose of 
                        obtaining coverage under any policy or 
                        plan of insurance made available under 
                        this subtitle to ensure that the 
                        eligibility information is correct;
                          (ii) within a reasonable amount of 
                        time following--
                                  (I) the acreage reporting 
                                date, to correct unintentional 
                                errors in factual information 
                                that is provided by a producer 
                                after the sales closing date to 
                                reconcile the information with 
                                the information reported by the 
                                producer to the Farm Service 
                                Agency; or
                                  (II) the date of any 
                                subsequent correction of data 
                                by the Farm Service Agency made 
                                as a result of the verification 
                                of information; and
                          (iii) at any time, to correct 
                        unintentional errors that were made by 
                        the Farm Service Agency or an agent or 
                        approved insurance provider in 
                        transmitting the information provided 
                        by the producer to the approved 
                        insurance provider or the Corporation.
                  (B) Limitation.--In accordance with the 
                procedures of the Corporation, correction to 
                the information described in clauses (i) and 
                (ii) of subparagraph (A) may only be made if 
                the corrections do not allow the producer--
                          (i) to avoid ineligibility 
                        requirements for insurance;
                          (ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase 
                        an insurance guarantee or indemnity, or 
                        avoid premium owed, if a cause of loss 
                        exists or has occurred before any 
                        correction has been made; or
                          (iii) to avoid an obligation or 
                        requirement under any Federal or State 
                        law.
                  (C) Exception to late filing sanctions.--Any 
                corrections made pursuant to this paragraph 
                shall not be subject to any late filing 
                sanctions authorized in the reinsurance 
                agreement with the Corporation.

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  (j) Information Management.--
          [(1) Systems upgrades.--The Secretary shall upgrade 
        the information management systems of the Corporation 
        used in the administration and enforcement and this 
        subtitle. In upgrading the systems, the Secretary shall 
        ensure that new hardware and software are compatible 
        with the hardware and software used by other agencies 
        of the Department to maximize data sharing and promote 
        the purpose of this section.]
          (1) Systems maintenance and upgrades.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain 
                and upgrade the information management systems 
                of the Corporation used in the administration 
                and enforcement of this subtitle.
                  (B) Requirement.--
                          (i) In general.--In maintaining and 
                        upgrading the systems, the Secretary 
                        shall ensure that new hardware and 
                        software are compatible with the 
                        hardware and software used by other 
                        agencies of the Department to maximize 
                        data sharing and promote the purposes 
                        of this section.
                          (ii) Acreage report streamlining 
                        initiative project.--As soon as 
                        practicable, the Secretary shall 
                        develop and implement an acreage report 
                        streamlining initiative project to 
                        allow producers to report acreage and 
                        other information directly to the 
                        Department.

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  (k) Funding.--
          [(1) Information technology.--To carry out subsection 
        (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts made 
        available from the insurance fund established under 
        section 516(c), not more than $15,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2010, and not more than 
        $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.]
          (1) Information technology.--
                  (A) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
                (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts 
                made available from the insurance fund 
                established under section 516(c), not more 
                than--
                          (i)(I) for fiscal year 2014, 
                        $25,000,000; and
                          (II) for each of fiscal years 2015 
                        through 2018, $10,000,000; or
                          (ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 
                        Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project 
                        is substantially completed by September 
                        30, 2015, not more than $15,000,000 for 
                        each of the fiscal years 2015 through 
                        2018.
                  (B) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify 
                the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
                Representatives and the Committee on 
                Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
                Senate of the substantial completion of the 
                Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative 
                (ACRSI) project not later than July 1, 2015.

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SEC. 522. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Reimbursement of Research, Development, and Maintenance 
Costs.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Advance payments.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) Approval.--The Board may approve up to 
                [50 percent] 75 percent of the projected total 
                research and development costs to be paid in 
                advance to an applicant, in accordance with the 
                procedures developed by the Board for the 
                making of such payments, if, after 
                consideration of the reviewer reports described 
                in subparagraph (D) and such other information 
                as the Board determines appropriate, the Board 
                determines that--
                          (i) * * *

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  (c) Research and Development [Contracting] Authority.--
          (1) Authority.--The Corporation [may enter into 
        contracts to carry out research and development to] may 
        conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out 
        research and development to maintain or improve 
        existing policies or develop new policies to--
                  (A) * * *

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          (2) Underserved agricultural commodities and areas.--
                  (A) Authority.--The Corporation may conduct 
                research and development or enter into 
                contracts under procedures prescribed by the 
                Corporation with qualified persons to carry out 
                research and development for policies that 
                promote the purposes of paragraph (1).
                  (B) Consultation.--Before conducting research 
                and development or entering into a contract 
                under subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall 
                consult with groups representing producers of 
                agricultural commodities that would be served 
                by the policies that are the subject of the 
                research and development.

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          (5) Use of resulting policies.--The Corporation may 
        offer any policy developed under this subsection that 
        is approved by the Board after expert review in 
        accordance with section 505(e).
          (6) Research and development priorities.--The 
        Corporation shall establish as one of the highest 
        research and development priorities of the Corporation 
        the development of [a pasture, range, and forage 
        program] policies that increase participation by 
        producers of underserved agricultural commodities, 
        including sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, rice, 
        peanuts, sugarcane, alfalfa, and specialty crops.

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          (17) Margin coverage for catfish.--
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation shall offer 
                to enter into a contract with a qualified 
                entity to conduct research and development 
                regarding a policy to insure producers against 
                reduction in the margin between the market 
                value of catfish and selected costs incurred in 
                the production of catfish.
                  (B) Eligibility.--Eligibility for the policy 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be limited 
                to freshwater species of catfish that are 
                propagated and reared in controlled or selected 
                environments.
                  (C) Implementation.--The Board shall review 
                the policy described in subparagraph (B) under 
                subsection 508(h) and approve the policy if the 
                Board finds that the policy--
                          (i) will likely result in a viable 
                        and marketable policy consistent with 
                        this subsection;
                          (ii) would provide crop insurance 
                        coverage in a significantly improved 
                        form;
                          (iii) adequately protects the 
                        interests of producers; and
                          (iv) the proposed policy meets other 
                        requirements of this subtitle 
                        determined appropriate by the Board.
          (18) Biomass and sweet sorghum energy crop insurance 
        policies.--
                  (A) Authority.--The Corporation shall offer 
                to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
                qualified entities to carry out research and 
                development regarding--
                          (i) a policy to insure biomass 
                        sorghum that is grown expressly for the 
                        purpose of producing a feedstock for 
                        renewable biofuel, renewable 
                        electricity, or biobased products; and
                          (ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 
                        that is grown for a purpose described 
                        in clause (i).
                  (B) Research and development.--Research and 
                development with respect to each of the 
                policies required in subparagraph (A) shall 
                evaluate the effectiveness of risk management 
                tools for the production of biomass sorghum or 
                sweet sorghum, including policies and plans of 
                insurance that--
                          (i) are based on market prices and 
                        yields;
                          (ii) to the extent that insufficient 
                        data exist to develop a policy based on 
                        market prices and yields, evaluate the 
                        policies and plans of insurance based 
                        on the use of weather indices, 
                        including excessive or inadequate 
                        rainfall, to protect the interest of 
                        crop producers; and
                          (iii) provide protection for 
                        production or revenue losses, or both.
          (19) Study on swine catastrophic disease program.--
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation shall 
                contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
                study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
                swine producers for a catastrophic event.
                  (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of the 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).
          (20) Whole farm diversified risk management insurance 
        plan.--
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation shall 
                conduct activities or enter into contracts to 
                carry out research and development to develop a 
                whole farm risk management insurance plan, with 
                a liability limitation of $1,250,000, that 
                allows a diversified crop or livestock producer 
                the option to qualify for an indemnity if 
                actual gross farm revenue is below 85 percent 
                of the average gross farm revenue or the 
                expected gross farm revenue that can reasonably 
                be expected of the producer, as determined by 
                the Corporation.
                  (B) Eligible producers.--The Corporation 
                shall permit producers (including direct-to-
                consumer marketers and producers servicing 
                local and regional and farm identity-preserved 
                markets) who produce multiple agricultural 
                commodities, including specialty crops, 
                industrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture 
                products, to participate in the plan in lieu of 
                any other plan under this subtitle.
                  (C) Diversification.--The Corporation may 
                provide diversification-based additional 
                coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 
                other enhanced benefits in recognition of the 
                risk management benefits of crop and livestock 
                diversification strategies for producers that 
                grow multiple crops or that may have income 
                from the production of livestock that uses a 
                crop grown on the farm.
                  (D) Market readiness.--The Corporation may 
                include coverage for the value of any packing, 
                packaging, or any other similar on-farm 
                activity the Corporation determines to be the 
                minimum required in order to remove the 
                commodity from the field.
                  (E) Report.--Not later than 2 years 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 and feasibility of the research and 
                development conducted under this paragraph, 
                including an analysis of potential adverse 
                market distortions.
          (21) Study on poultry catastrophic disease program.--
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation shall 
                contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
                study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
                poultry producers for a catastrophic event.
                  (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of the 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).
          (22) Poultry business interruption insurance 
        policy.--
                  (A) Authority.--The Corporation shall offer 
                to enter into a contract or cooperative 
                agreement with a university or other legal 
                entity to carry out research and development 
                regarding a policy to insure the commercial 
                production of poultry against business 
                interruptions caused by integrator bankruptcy.
                  (B) Research and development.--As part of the 
                research and development conducted pursuant to 
                a contract or cooperative agreement entered 
                into under subparagraph (A), the entity shall--
                          (i) evaluate the market place for 
                        business interruption insurance that is 
                        available to poultry growers;
                          (ii) determine what statutory 
                        authority would be necessary to 
                        implement a business interruption 
                        insurance through the Corporation;
                          (iii) assess the feasibility of a 
                        policy or plan of insurance offered 
                        under this subtitle to insure against 
                        losses due to the bankruptcy of an 
                        business integrator; and
                          (iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 
                        Government of a Federal business 
                        interruption insurance program for 
                        poultry growers.
                  (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the 
                terms ``poultry'' and ``poultry grower'' have 
                the meanings given those terms in section 2(a) 
                of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
                U.S.C. 182(a)).
                  (D) Deadline for contract or cooperative 
                agreement.--Not later than six months after the 
                date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
                Corporation shall enter into the contract or 
                cooperative agreement required by subparagraph 
                (A).
                  (E) Deadline for completion of research and 
                development.--Not later than one year after the 
                date of the 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 research and development 
                conducted pursuant to the contract or 
                cooperative agreement entered into under 
                subparagraph (A).
          (23) Study of food safety insurance.--
                  (A) In general.--The Corporation shall offer 
                to enter into a contract with 1 or more 
                qualified entities to conduct a study to 
                determine whether offering policies that 
                provide coverage for specialty crops from food 
                safety and contamination issues would benefit 
                agricultural producers.
                  (B) Subject.--The study described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 
                plans of insurance coverage that provide 
                protection for production or revenue impacted 
                by food safety concerns including, at a 
                minimum, government, retail, or national 
                consumer group announcements of a health 
                advisory, removal, or recall related to a 
                contamination concern.
                  (C) 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).
          [(17)] (24) Relation to limitations.--A policy 
        developed under this subsection may be prepared without 
        regard to the limitations of this subtitle, including--
                  (A) * * *

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  (d) Partnerships for Risk Management Development and 
Implementation.--
          [(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
        authorize the Corporation to enter into partnerships 
        with public and private entities for the purpose of 
        increasing the availability of loss mitigation, 
        financial, and other risk management tools for 
        producers, with a priority given to risk management 
        tools for producers of agricultural commodities covered 
        by section 196 of the Agricultural Market Transition 
        Act (7 U.S.C. 7333), specialty crops, and underserved 
        agricultural commodities.]
          (1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
        authorize the Corporation to enter into partnerships 
        with public and private entities for the purpose of 
        either--
                  (A) increasing the availability of loss 
                mitigation, financial, and other risk 
                management tools for producers, with a priority 
                given to risk management tools for producers of 
                agricultural commodities covered by section 196 
                of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
                U.S.C. 7333), specialty crops, and underserved 
                agricultural commodities; or
                  (B) improving analysis tools and technology 
                regarding compliance or identifying and using 
                innovative compliance strategies.

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  (e) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Contracting.--
                  [(A) Authority.--] (A) Conducting and 
                contracting for research and development.--Of 
                the amounts made available from the insurance 
                fund established under section 516(c), the 
                Corporation may use to conduct research and 
                development and carry out contracting and 
                partnerships under subsections (c) and (d) not 
                more than $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
                each subsequent fiscal year.
                  (B) Underserved states.--Of the amount made 
                available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal 
                year, the Corporation shall use not more than 
                $5,000,000 for the fiscal year to conduct 
                research and development and carry out 
                contracting for research and development to 
                carry out the purpose described in subsection 
                (c)(1)(A).
          (3) Unused funding.--If the Corporation determines 
        that the amount available [to provide either 
        reimbursement payments or contract payments] under this 
        section for a fiscal year is not needed for such 
        purposes, the Corporation may use--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(4) Prohibited research and development by 
        corporation.--
                  [(A) New policies.--Notwithstanding 
                subsection (d), on and after October 1, 2000, 
                the Corporation shall not conduct research and 
                development for any new policy for an 
                agricultural commodity offered under this 
                subtitle.
                  [(B) Existing policies.--Any policy developed 
                by the Corporation under this subtitle before 
                that date may continue to be offered for sale 
                to producers.]

SEC. 523. PILOT PROGRAMS.

  (a) General Provisions.--
          (1) Authority.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, the Corporation may, at the sole discretion of 
        the Corporation, conduct a pilot program submitted to 
        and approved by the Board under section 508(h), or that 
        is developed under subsection (b) or section 522, to 
        evaluate whether a proposal or new risk management tool 
        tested by the pilot program is suitable for the 
        marketplace and addresses the needs of producers of 
        agricultural commodities.

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          [(5) Evaluation.--
                  [(A) Requirement.--After the completion of 
                any pilot program under this section, the 
                Corporation shall evaluate the pilot program 
                and submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
                the House of Representatives and the Committee 
                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
                Senate a report on the operations of the pilot 
                program.
                  [(B) Evaluation and recommendations.--The 
                report shall include an evaluation by the 
                Corporation of the pilot program and the 
                recommendations of the Corporation with respect 
                to implementing the program on a national 
                basis.]

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SEC. 524. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Agricultural Management Assistance.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Uses.--A producer may use financial assistance 
        provided under this subsection to--
                  (A) * * *
                  [(B) plant trees to form windbreaks or to 
                improve water quality;]
                  [(C)] (B) mitigate financial risk through 
                production or marketing diversification [or 
                resource conservation practices], including--
                          [(i) soil erosion control;]
                          [(ii)] (i) integrated pest 
                        management;
                          [(iii)] (ii) organic farming; or
                          [(iv)] (iii) to develop and implement 
                        a plan to create marketing 
                        opportunities for the producer, 
                        including through value-added 
                        processing;
                  [(D)] (C) enter into futures, hedging, or 
                options contracts in a manner designed to help 
                reduce production, price, or revenue risk;
                  [(E)] (D) enter into agricultural trade 
                options as a hedging transaction to reduce 
                production, price, or revenue risk; or
                  [(F)] (E) conduct any other activity relating 
                to an activity described in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (E), as determined by the Secretary.

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          (4) Commodity credit corporation.--
                  (A) * * *
                  [(B) Funding.--
                          [(i) In general.--Except as provided 
                        in clause (ii), the Commodity Credit 
                        Corporation shall make available to 
                        carry out this subsection not less than 
                        $10,000,000 for each fiscal year.
                          [(ii) Exception for certain fiscal 
                        years.--For each of fiscal years 2008 
                        through 2014, the Commodity Credit 
                        Corporation shall make available to 
                        carry out this subsection $15,000,000.]
                  (B) Funding.--The Commodity Credit 
                Corporation shall make available to carry out 
                this subsection not less than $10,000,000 for 
                each fiscal year.
                  (C) Certain uses.--Of the amounts made 
                available to carry out this subsection for a 
                fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
                shall use not less than--
                          (i) [50] 30 percent to carry out 
                        subparagraphs [(A), (B), and (C)] (A) 
                        and (B) of paragraph (2) through the 
                        Natural Resources Conservation Service;

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                          (iii) [40] 60 percent to conduct 
                        activities to carry out subparagraph 
                        (F) of paragraph (2) through the Risk 
                        Management Agency.

       Subtitle B--Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance

SEC. 531. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Livestock Forage Disaster Program.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Assistance for losses due to drought 
        conditions.--
                  [(A) Eligible losses.--]
                          [(i) In general.--An eligible]
                  (A) Eligible losses.--An eligible livestock 
                producer may receive assistance under this 
                subsection only for grazing losses for covered 
                livestock that occur on land that--
                          [(I)] (i) is native or improved 
                        pastureland with permanent vegetative 
                        cover; or
                          [(II)] (ii) is planted to a crop 
                        planted specifically for the purpose of 
                        providing grazing for covered 
                        livestock.
                          [(ii) Exclusions.--An eligible 
                        livestock producer may not receive 
                        assistance under this subsection for 
                        grazing losses that occur on land used 
                        for haying or grazing under the 
                        conservation reserve program 
                        established under subchapter B of 
                        chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of 
                        the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
                        U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).]

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          TITLE II--EMERGENCY AND PRIVATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

  The President shall establish a program under this title (to 
be implemented by the Administrator) to provide agricultural 
commodities to foreign countries on behalf of the people of the 
United States to--
          (1) * * *

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          [(7) promote economic and nutritional security by 
        increasing educational, training, and other productive 
        activities.
Such program shall be implemented by the Administrator.]
          (7) build resilience to mitigate and prevent food 
        crises and reduce the future need for emergency aid.

SEC. 202. PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Support for Eligible Organizations.--
          (1) In general.--Of the funds made available in each 
        fiscal year under this title to the Administrator, not 
        less than 7.5 percent nor more than [13 percent] 11 
        percent of the funds shall be made available in each 
        fiscal year to eligible organizations described in 
        subsection (d), to assist the organizations in--
                  (A) * * *

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  (h) Food Aid Quality.--
          (1) In general.--[The Administrator shall use funds 
        made available for fiscal year 2009] In consultation 
        with the Secretary, the Administrator shall use funds 
        made available for fiscal year 2013 and subsequent 
        fiscal years to carry out this title to establish a 
        mechanism--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) to adjust products and formulations 
                (including the potential introduction of new 
                fortificants and products) as necessary to 
                cost-effectively meet nutrient needs of target 
                populations; [and]
                  [(C) to test prototypes.]
                  (C) to evaluate, as necessary, the use of 
                current and new agricultural commodities and 
                products thereof in different program settings 
                and for particular recipient groups, including 
                the testing of prototypes;
                  (D) to establish and implement appropriate 
                protocols for quality assurance of food 
                products procured by the Secretary for food aid 
                programs; and
                  (E) to periodically update program guidelines 
                on the recommended use of agricultural 
                commodities and food products in food aid 
                programs to reflect findings from the 
                implementation of this subsection and other 
                relevant information.
          (2) Administration.--[The Administrator] In 
        consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator--
                  (A) * * *

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          (3) Funding limitation.--Of the funds made available 
        under [section 207(f), for fiscal years 2009 through 
        2011, not more than $4,500,000 may be used to carry out 
        this subsection.] section 207(f)--
                  (A) for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, not 
                more than $4,500,000 may be used to carry out 
                this subsection; and
                  (B) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, not 
                more than $1,000,000 may be used to carry out 
                this subsection.

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SEC. 204. LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.

  (a) Minimum Levels.--
          (1) Minimum assistance.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make 
        agricultural commodities available for food 
        distribution under this title in an amount that for 
        each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018 is not 
        less than 2,500,000 metric tons.
          (2) Minimum non-emergency assistance.--Of the amounts 
        specified in paragraph (1), and except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), the Administrator shall make 
        agricultural commodities available for non-emergency 
        food distribution through eligible organizations under 
        section 202 in an amount that for each of fiscal years 
        2008 through [2012] 2018 is not less than 1,875,000 
        metric tons.

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SEC. 205. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Membership.--The Group shall be composed of--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) representatives from agricultural producer groups 
        in the United States; [and]
          (7) representatives from the United States 
        agricultural processing sector involved in providing 
        agricultural commodities for programs under this Act; 
        and
          [(7)] (8) representatives from the maritime 
        transportation sector involved in transporting 
        agricultural commodities overseas for programs under 
        this Act.

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  (d) Consultations.--[In preparing regulations, handbooks, or 
guidelines implementing this title, or significant revisions 
thereto, the Administrator shall provide such proposals to the 
Group for review and comment.]
          (1) Consultation in advance of issuance of 
        implementation regulations, handbooks, and 
        guidelines.--Not later than 45 days before a proposed 
        regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing this 
        title, or a proposed significant revision to a 
        regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing this 
        title, becomes final, the Administrator shall provide 
        the proposal to the Group for review and comment. The 
        Administrator shall consult and, when appropriate (but 
        at least twice per year), meet with the Group regarding 
        such proposed regulations, handbooks, guidelines, or 
        revisions thereto prior to the issuance of such.
          (2) Consultation regarding food aid quality 
        efforts.--The Administrator shall seek input from and 
        consult with the Group on the implementation of section 
        202(h).

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  (f) Termination.--The Group shall terminate on December 31, 
[2012] 2018.

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SEC. 207. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Regulations and Guidance.--
          (1) In general.--The Administrator shall promptly 
        issue all necessary regulations and make revisions to 
        agency guidelines with respect to changes in the 
        operation or implementation of the program established 
        under this title. Not later than 270 days after the 
        date of the enactment of the Federal Agriculture Reform 
        and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Administrator 
        shall issue all regulations and revisions to agency 
        guidance necessary to implement the amendments made to 
        this title by such Act.
          (2) Requirements.--The Administrator shall develop 
        regulations and guidance with the intent of--
                  (A) * * *

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  (f) Program Oversight, Monitoring, and Evaluation.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Requirements of systems and activities.--The 
        systems and activities described in paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) the evaluation of monetization programs; 
                and
                  (E) early warning assessments and systems to 
                help prevent famines[; and].
                  [(F) upgraded information technology 
                systems.]
          [(3) Implementation report.--Not later than 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, 
        and Energy Act of 2008, the Administrator shall submit 
        to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        efforts undertaken by the Administrator to conduct 
        oversight of nonemergency programs under this title.
          [(4) Government accountability office report.--Not 
        later than 270 days after the date of submission of the 
        report under paragraph (3), the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
        committees of Congress a report that contains--
                  [(A) a review of, and comments addressing, 
                the report described in paragraph (3); and
                  [(B) recommendations relating to any 
                additional actions that the Comptroller General 
                of the United States determines to be necessary 
                to improve the monitoring and evaluation of 
                assistance provided under this title.]
          [(5)] (3) Contract authority.--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(6)] (4) Funding.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to section 
                202(h)(3), in addition to other funds made 
                available to the Administrator to carry out the 
                monitoring of emergency food assistance, the 
                Administrator may implement this subsection 
                using up to $22,000,000 of the funds made 
                available under this title for each of fiscal 
                years 2009 through [2012, except for paragraph 
                (2)(F), for which only $2,500,000 shall be made 
                available during fiscal year 2009.] 2013, and 
                up to $10,000,000 of such funds for each of 
                fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
                  (B) Limitations.--
                          (i) In general.--Subject to clause 
                        (ii), of the funds made available under 
                        subparagraph (A), for each of fiscal 
                        years 2009 through [2012] 2018, not 
                        more than $8,000,000 may be used by the 
                        Administrator to carry out paragraph 
                        (2)(E).

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SEC. 208. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID TRANSPORTATION, 
                    DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE 
                    PREPACKAGED FOODS.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this 
section, $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
[2012] 2018, to remain available until expended.

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TITLE IV--GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

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SEC. 403. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Impact on Local Farmers and Economy.--The Secretary or 
the Administrator, as appropriate, shall ensure that the 
importation of United States agricultural commodities and the 
use of local currencies for development purposes will not have 
a disruptive impact on the farmers or the local economy of the 
recipient country. The Secretary or the Administrator, as 
appropriate, shall seek information, as part of the regular 
proposal and submission process, from implementing agencies on 
the potential benefits to the local economy of sales of 
agricultural commodities within the recipient country.

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  (e) World Prices.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Sale price.--Sales of agricultural commodities 
        described in paragraph (1) shall be made at a 
        [reasonable market price] fair market value in the 
        economy where the agricultural commodity is to be sold, 
        as determined by the Secretary or the Administrator, as 
        appropriate.
          (3) Coordination on assessments.--The Secretary and 
        the Administrator shall coordinate in assessments to 
        carry out paragraph (1) and in the development of 
        approaches to be used by implementing agencies for 
        determining the fair market value described in 
        paragraph (2).

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  (m) Report on Use of Funds.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Federal Agriculture Reform and 
Risk Management Act of 2013, and annually thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report--
          (1) specifying the amount of funds (including funds 
        for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, and 
        internal transportation, storage and handling, and 
        associated distribution costs) provided to each 
        eligible organization that received assistance under 
        this Act in the previous fiscal year; and
          (2) describing how those funds were used by the 
        eligible organization.

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SEC. 407. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Title II and III Program.--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) Prepositioning.--
                  (A) In general.--Funds made available for 
                fiscal years 2001 through [2012] 2018 to carry 
                out titles II and III may be used by the 
                Administrator to procure, transport, and store 
                agricultural commodities for prepositioning 
                within the United States and in foreign 
                countries, except that [for each such fiscal 
                year not more than $10,000,000 of such funds] 
                for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2013 not 
                more than $10,000,000 of such funds and for 
                each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 not more 
                than $15,000,000 of such funds may be used to 
                store agricultural commodities for 
                prepositioning in foreign countries.
                  [(B) Additional prepositioning sites.--
                          [(i) Feasibility assessments.--The 
                        Administrator may carry out assessments 
                        for the establishment of not less than 
                        2 sites to determine the feasibility 
                        of, and costs associated with, using 
                        the sites to store and handle 
                        agricultural commodities for 
                        prepositioning in foreign countries.
                          [(ii) Establishment of sites.--Based 
                        on the results of each assessment 
                        carried out under clause (i), the 
                        Administrator may establish additional 
                        sites for prepositioning in foreign 
                        countries.]
                  (B) Additional prepositioning sites.--The 
                Administrator may establish additional sites 
                for prepositioning in foreign countries or 
                change the location of current sites for 
                prepositioning in foreign countries after 
                conducting, and based on the results of, 
                assessments of need, the availability of 
                appropriate technology for long-term storage, 
                feasibility, and cost.

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  (f) Annual Reports.--
          (1) Annual report regarding [agricultural trade] food 
        aid programs and activities.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Contents.--An annual report described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 
                the prior fiscal year--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii) 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 and the 
                        activities carried out through such 
                        project;
                          (iii) a statement describing the 
                        quantity of agricultural commodities 
                        made available to, and the total number 
                        of beneficiaries in, each country 
                        pursuant to--
                                  (I) section 416(b) of the 
                                Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
                                U.S.C. 1431(b)); [and]
                                  (II) the Food for Progress 
                                Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o); 
                                and
                                  (III) 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);

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SEC. 408. EXPIRATION DATE.

  No agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance 
under this Act shall be entered into after December 31, [2012] 
2018.

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SEC. 412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated--
          (1) [for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter, $2,500,000,000] $2,500,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2013 and $2,000,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out the 
        emergency and nonemergency food assistance programs 
        under title II; and

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  (e) Minimum Level of Nonemergency Food Assistance.--
          [(1) Funds and commodities.--Of the amounts made 
        available to carry out emergency and nonemergency food 
        assistance programs under title II, not less than 
        $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $400,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2010, $425,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, 
        and $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 shall be expended 
        for nonemergency food assistance programs under title 
        II.]
          (1) Funds and commodities.--For each of fiscal years 
        2014 through 2018, of the amounts made available to 
        carry out emergency and nonemergency food assistance 
        programs under title II, not less than $400,000,000 
        shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance 
        programs under such title.

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SEC. 415. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

  (a) In General.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Purpose.--The purpose of a program shall be to--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) assess and apply technologies and systems 
                to improve and ensure the quality, shelf life, 
                bioavailability, and safety of fortified food 
                aid agricultural commodities, and products of 
                those agricultural commodities[, using 
                recommendations included in the report entitled 
                ``Micronutrient Compliance Review of Fortified 
                Public Law 480 Commodities'', published in 
                October 2001, with implementation by 
                independent entities with proven experience and 
                expertise in food aid commodity quality 
                enhancements].

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  (c) Termination of Authority.--The authority to carry out 
programs established under this section shall terminate on 
September 30, [2012] 2018.

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                   TITLE V--FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM

SEC. 501. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARMER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Minimum Funding.--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 $10,000,000 or 0.5 percent of the amounts made 
available for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2013, 
and not less than the greater of $15,000,000 or 0.5 percent of 
the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, to carry out this Act shall be used to carry out 
programs under this section, with--
          (1) * * *

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  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
        [2012] 2018 to carry out the programs under this 
        section--
                  (A) * * *

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                     AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT OF 1978



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TITLE II--AGRICULTURAL EXPORT PROGRAMS

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                       Subtitle B--Implementation

SEC. 211. FUNDING LEVELS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Export Credit Guarantee Programs.--The Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall make available for each of fiscal years 1996 
through [2012] 2018 credit guarantees under section 202(a) in 
an amount equal to but not more than the lesser of--
          (1) * * *

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  (c) Market Access Programs.--
          (1) In general.--The Commodity Credit Corporation or 
        the Secretary shall make available for market access 
        activities authorized to be carried out by the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation under section 203--
                  (A) in addition to any funds that may be 
                specifically appropriated to implement a market 
                access program, not more than $90,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2001, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2002, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, 
                $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $140,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2005, and $200,000,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, of 
                the funds of, or an equal value of commodities 
                owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation; and

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TITLE VII--FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM

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SEC. 703. FUNDING.

  (a) In General.--To carry out this title, the Secretary shall 
use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, or commodities 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation of a comparable value, in 
the amount of $34,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
[2012] 2018.

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                     FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985



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                            TITLE XI--TRADE

     Subtitle A--Public Law 480 and Use of Surplus Commodities in 
International Programs

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                           FOOD FOR PROGRESS

  Sec. 1110. (a) * * *

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  (f) Provision of Eligible Commodities to Developing 
Countries.--(1) * * *

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  (3) No funds of the Corporation in excess of $40,000,000 
(exclusive of the cost of eligible commodities) may be used for 
each of fiscal years 1996 through [2012] 2018 to carry out this 
section with respect to eligible commodities made available 
under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 unless 
authorized in advance in appropriation Acts.

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          [(6) Project in malawi.--
                  [(A) In general.--In carrying out this 
                section during fiscal year 2009, the President 
                shall approve not less than 1 multiyear project 
                for Malawi--
                          [(i) to promote sustainable 
                        agriculture; and
                          [(ii) to increase the number of women 
                        in leadership positions.
                  [(B) Use of eligible commodities.--Of the 
                eligible commodities used to carry out this 
                section during the period in which the project 
                described in subparagraph (A) is carried out, 
                the President shall carry out the project using 
                eligible commodities with a total value of not 
                less than $3,000,000 during the course of the 
                project.]
  (g) Minimum Tonnage.--Subject to subsection (f)(3), not less 
than 400,000 metric tons of eligible commodities may be 
provided under this section for the program for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through [2012] 2018.

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  (k) Effective and Termination Dates.--This section shall be 
effective during the period beginning October 1, 1985, and 
ending December 31, [2012] 2018.
  (l) Administrative Expenses.--(1) To enhance the development 
of private sector agriculture in countries receiving assistance 
under this section the President may, in each of the fiscal 
years 1996 through [2012] 2018, use in addition to any amounts 
or eligible commodities otherwise made available under this 
section for such activities, not to exceed $$15,000,000 (or, in 
the case of fiscal year 1999, $12,000,000) of Corporation funds 
(or eligible commodities of an equal value owned by the 
Corporation), to provide assistance in the administration, 
sale, and monitoring of food assistance programs, and to 
provide technical assistance for monetization programs, to 
strengthen private sector agriculture in recipient countries.

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                  BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT



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TITLE III--BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST

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SEC. 302. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMODITY TRUST.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Commodities or Funds in Trust.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Replenishment of trust.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Funds.--Any funds used to acquire 
                eligible commodities through purchases from 
                producers or in the market to replenish the 
                trust shall be derived--
                          (i) with respect to fiscal years 2000 
                        through [2012] 2018 from funds made 
                        available to carry out the Food for 
                        Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) that 
                        are used to repay or reimburse the 
                        Commodity Credit Corporation for the 
                        release of eligible commodities under 
                        subsections (c)(1) and (f)(2), except 
                        that, of such funds, not more than 
                        $20,000,000 may be expended for this 
                        purpose in each of the fiscal years 
                        2000 through [2012] 2018;

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  (h) Termination of Authority.--
          (1) In general.--The authority to replenish stocks of 
        eligible commodities to maintain the trust established 
        under this section shall terminate on September 30, 
        [2012] 2018.
          (2) Disposal of eligible commodities.--Eligible 
        commodities remaining in the trust after September 30, 
        [2012] 2018, shall be disposed of by release for use in 
        providing for emergency humanitarian food needs in 
        developing countries as provided in this section.
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         FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND TRADE ACT OF 1990



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TITLE XV--AGRICULTURAL TRADE

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SEC. 1542. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERGING MARKETS.

  (a) Funding.--The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make 
available for fiscal years 1996 through [2012] 2018 not less 
than $1,000,000,000 of direct credits or export credit 
guarantees for exports to emerging markets under section 201 or 
202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5621 and 
5622), in addition to the amounts acquired or authorized under 
section 211 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) for the program.

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  (d) E (Kika) de la Garza Agricultural Fellowship Program.--
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program, to 
be known as the ``E (Kika) de la Garza Agricultural Fellowship 
Program'', to develop agricultural markets in emerging markets 
and to promote cooperation and exchange of information between 
agricultural institutions and agribusinesses in the United 
States and emerging markets, as follows:
          (1) Development of agricultural systems.--
                  (A) In general.--
                          (i) Establishment of program.--For 
                        each of the fiscal years 1991 through 
                        [2012] 2018, the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture (hereafter in this section 
                        referred to as the ``Secretary''), in 
                        order to develop, maintain, or expand 
                        markets for United States agricultural 
                        exports, is directed 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 democracies, make 
                        recommendations on measures necessary 
                        to enhance the effectiveness of the 
                        systems, including potential reductions 
                        in trade barriers, and identify and 
                        carry out specific opportunities and 
                        projects to enhance the effectiveness 
                        of those systems.

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TITLE XVI--RESEARCH

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Subtitle B--Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

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CHAPTER 1--BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

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SEC. 1624. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated [$40,000,000 for each 
fiscal year] to carry out this chapter $40,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2018. Of amounts appropriated to 
carry out this chapter for a fiscal year, not less than 
$15,000,000, or not less than two thirds of any such 
appropriation, whichever is greater, shall be used to carry out 
sections 1621 and 1622.

                CHAPTER 2--INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

SEC. 1627. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

  (a) * * *

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  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated for each fiscal year $20,000,000 to carry 
out this section through the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture.]
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section through the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture $20,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2018.

CHAPTER 3--SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER 
                                PROGRAM

SEC. 1628. TECHNICAL GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS.

  (a) * * *

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  [(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this section.]
  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; 
        and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

SEC. 1629. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry 
out the National Training Program.]
  (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the National Training Program 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.

Subtitle C--National Genetic Resources Program

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SEC. 1635. DEFINITIONS AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated [such funds as may be necessary] to carry out 
this [subtitle for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2012.] 
subtitle--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1991 through 2013; and
          (2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

     [Subtitle D--National Agricultural Weather Information System

[SEC. 1637. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSES.

  [(a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
``National Agricultural Weather Information System Act of 
1990''.
  [(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subtitle are--
          [(1) to provide a nationally coordinated agricultural 
        weather information system, based on the participation 
        of universities, State programs, Federal agencies, and 
        the private weather consulting sector, and aimed at 
        meeting the weather and climate information needs of 
        agricultural producers;
          [(2) to facilitate the collection, organization, and 
        dissemination of advisory weather and climate 
        information relevant to agricultural producers, through 
        the participation of the private sector and otherwise;
          [(3) to provide for research and education on 
        agricultural weather and climate information, aimed at 
        improving the quality and quantity of weather and 
        climate information available to agricultural 
        producers, including research on short-term forecasts 
        of thunderstorms and on extended weather forecasting 
        techniques and models;
          [(4) to encourage, where feasible, greater private 
        sector participation in providing agricultural weather 
        and climate information, to encourage private sector 
        participation in educating and training farmers and 
        others in the proper utilization of agricultural 
        weather and climate information, and to strengthen 
        their ability to provide site-specific weather 
        forecasting for farmers and the agricultural sector in 
        general; and
          [(5) to ensure that the weather and climate data 
        bases needed by the agricultural sector are of the 
        highest scientific accuracy and thoroughly documented, 
        and that such data bases are easily accessible for 
        remote computer access.

[SEC. 1638. AGRICULTURAL WEATHER OFFICE.

  [(a) Establishment of the Office and Administration of the 
System.--
          [(1) Establishment required.--The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall establish in the Department of 
        Agriculture an Agricultural Weather Office to plan and 
        administer the National Agricultural Weather 
        Information System. The system shall be comprised of 
        the office established under this section and the 
        activities of the State agricultural weather 
        information systems described in section 1640.
          [(2) Director.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
        Director to manage the activities of the Agricultural 
        Weather Office and to advise the Secretary on 
        scientific and programmatic coordination for climate, 
        weather, and remote sensing.
  [(b) Authority.--The Secretary, acting through the Office, 
may undertake the following activities to carry out this 
subtitle:
          [(1) Enter into cooperative projects with the 
        National Weather Service to--
                  [(A) support operational weather forecasting 
                and observation useful in agriculture;
                  [(B) sponsor joint workshops to train 
                agriculturalists about the optimum utilization 
                of agricultural weather and climate data;
                  [(C) jointly develop improved computer models 
                and computing capacity; and
                  [(D) enhance the quality and availability of 
                weather and climate information needed by 
                agriculturalists.
          [(2) Obtain standardized weather observation data 
        collected in near real time through State agricultural 
        weather information systems.
          [(3) Make, through the National Institute of Food and 
        Agriculture, competitive grants under subsection (c) 
        for research in atmospheric sciences and climatology.
          [(4) Make grants to eligible States under section 
        1640 to plan and administer State agricultural weather 
        information systems.
          [(5) Coordinate the activities of the Office with the 
        weather and climate research activities of the National 
        Institute of Food and Agriculture, the National Academy 
        of Sciences, the National Science Foundation 
        Atmospheric Services Program, and the National Climate 
        Program.
          [(6) Encourage private sector participation in the 
        National Agricultural Weather Information System 
        through mutually beneficial cooperation with the 
        private sector, particularly in generating weather and 
        climatic data useful for site-specific agricultural 
        weather forecasting.
  [(c) Competitive Grants Program.--
          [(1) Grants authorized.--With funds allocated to 
        carry out this subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture 
        may make grants to State agricultural experiment 
        stations, all colleges and universities, other research 
        institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, 
        private organizations and corporations, and individuals 
        to carry out research in all aspects of atmospheric 
        sciences and climatology that can be shown to be 
        important in both a basic and developmental way to 
        understanding, forecasting, and delivering agricultural 
        weather information.
          [(2) Competitive basis.--Grants made under this 
        subsection shall be made on a competitive basis.
  [(d) Priority.--In selecting among applications for grants 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall give priority to 
proposals which emphasize--
          [(1) techniques and processes that relate to weather-
        induced agricultural losses, and to improving the 
        advisory information on weather extremes such as 
        drought, floods, freezes, and storms well in advance of 
        their actual occurrence;
          [(2) the improvement of site-specific weather data 
        collection and forecasting; or
          [(3) the impact of weather on economic and 
        environmental costs in agricultural production.

[SEC. 1640. STATE AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

  [(a) Advisory Program Grants.--
          [(1) Grants required.--With funds allocated to carry 
        out this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        make grants to not fewer than 10 eligible States to 
        plan and administer, in cooperation with persons 
        described in paragraph (2), advisory programs for State 
        agricultural weather information systems.
          [(2) Persons described.--The persons referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are the Director of the Agricultural 
        Weather Office, the Director of the National Institute 
        of Food and Agriculture, and other persons as 
        appropriate (such as the directors of the appropriate 
        State agricultural experiment stations and State 
        extension programs).
  [(b) Consultation.--For purposes of selecting among 
applications submitted by States for grants under this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with the Director.
  [(c) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a 
State shall submit to the Secretary an application that 
contains--
          [(1) assurances that the State will expend such grant 
        to plan and administer a State agricultural weather 
        system that will--
                  [(A) collect observational weather data 
                throughout the State and provide such data to 
                the National Weather Service and the 
                Agricultural Weather Office;
                  [(B) develop methods for packaging 
                information received from the national system 
                for use by agricultural producers (with State 
                Cooperative Extension Services and the private 
                sector to serve as the primary conduit of 
                agricultural weather forecasts and climatic 
                information to producers); and
                  [(C) develop programs to educate agricultural 
                producers on how to best use weather and 
                climate information to improve management 
                decisions; and
          [(2) such other assurances and information as the 
        Secretary may require by rule.

[SEC. 1641. FUNDING.

  [(a) Allocation of Funds.--
          [(1) Cooperative work.--Not less than 15 percent and 
        not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated for 
        a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle shall be used 
        for cooperative work with the National Weather Service 
        entered into under section 1638(b)(1).
          [(2) Competitive grants program.--Not less than 15 
        percent and not more than 25 percent of such funds 
        shall be used by the National Institute of Food and 
        Agriculture for a competitive grants program under 
        section 1638(c).
          [(3) Weather information systems.--Not less than 25 
        percent and not more than 35 percent of such funds 
        shall be divided equally between the participating 
        States selected for that fiscal year under section 
        1640.
          [(4) Other purposes.--The remaining funds shall be 
        allocated for use by the Agricultural Weather Office 
        and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in 
        carrying out generally the provisions of this subtitle.
  [(b) Limitations on Use of Funds.--Funds provided under the 
authority of this subtitle shall not be used for the 
construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving 
funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for 
equipment purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the 
distribution of agricultural and climate information to 
producers shall be done with consideration for the role that 
the private meteorological sector can play in such information 
delivery.
  [(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this subtitle for 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]

Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Research Provisions

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[SEC. 1670. RURAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EXTENSION PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definitions.--In this section:
          [(1) Development center.--The term ``development 
        center'' means--
                  [(A) the North Central Regional Center for 
                Rural Development;
                  [(B) the Northeast Regional Center for Rural 
                Development or its designee;
                  [(C) the Southern Rural Development Center; 
                and
                  [(D) the Western Rural Development Center or 
                its designee.
          [(2) Extension program.--The term ``extension 
        program'' means the rural electronic commerce extension 
        program established under subsection (b).
          [(3) Microenterprise.--The term ``microenterprise'' 
        means a commercial enterprise that has 5 or fewer 
        employees, 1 or more of whom own the enterprise.
          [(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director 
        of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
          [(5) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``small-business concern'' 
        by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        632(a)).
  [(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a rural 
electronic commerce extension program to expand and enhance 
electronic commerce practices and technology to be used by 
small businesses and microenterprises in rural areas.
  [(c) Grants.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        program established under subsection (b) by making--
                  [(A) grants to each of the development 
                centers; and
                  [(B) competitive grants to land-grant 
                colleges and universities (or consortia of 
                land-grant colleges and universities) and to 
                colleges and universities (including community 
                colleges) with agricultural or rural 
                development programs--
                          [(i) to develop and facilitate 
                        innovative rural electronic commerce 
                        business strategies; and
                          [(ii) to assist small businesses and 
                        microenterprises in identifying, 
                        adapting, implementing, and using 
                        electronic commerce business practices 
                        and technologies.
          [(2) Eligibility.--The selection criteria established 
        for grants awarded under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
        include--
                  [(A) the ability of an applicant to provide 
                training and education on best practices, 
                technology transfer, adoption, and use of 
                electronic commerce in rural communities by 
                small businesses and microenterprises;
                  [(B) the extent and geographic diversity of 
                the area served by the proposed project or 
                activity under the extension program;
                  [(C) in the case of a land-grant college or 
                university, the extent of participation of the 
                land-grant college or university in the 
                extension program (including any economic 
                benefits that would result from that 
                participation);
                  [(D) the percentage of funding and in-kind 
                commitments from non-Federal sources that would 
                be needed by and available for a proposed 
                project or activity under the extension 
                program; and
                  [(E) the extent of participation of low-
                income and minority businesses or 
                microenterprises in a proposed project or 
                activity under the extension program.
          [(3) Non-federal share.--
                  [(A) In general.--As a condition of the 
                receipt of funds under this section, a 
                development center or grant applicant shall 
                agree to obtain from non-Federal sources 
                (including State, local, nonprofit, or private 
                sector sources) contributions of an amount 
                equal to 50 percent of the grant amount.
                  [(B) Form.--The non-Federal share required 
                under subparagraph (A) may be provided in the 
                form of in-kind contributions.
                  [(C) Exception.--The non-Federal share 
                required under subparagraph (A) may be reduced 
                to 25 percent if the grant recipient serves 
                low-income or minority-owned businesses or 
                microenterprises, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
  [(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of 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 a report that describes--
          [(1) the policies, practices, and procedures used to 
        assist rural communities in efforts to adopt and use 
        electronic commerce techniques; and
  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2002 through 2007, of which not less than \1/3\ 
of the amount made available for each fiscal year shall be used 
to carry out activities under subsection (c)(1)(A).

[SEC. 1671. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE.

  [(a) Goals.--The goals of this section are--
          [(1) to expand the knowledge of public and private 
        sector entities and persons concerning genomes for 
        species of importance to the food and agriculture 
        sectors in order to maximize the return on the 
        investment in genomics of agriculturally important 
        species;
          [(2) to focus on the species that will yield 
        scientifically important results that will enhance the 
        usefulness of many agriculturally important species;
          [(3) to build on genomic research, such as the Human 
        Genome Initiative and the Arabidopsis Genome Project, 
        to understand gene structure and function that is 
        expected to have considerable payoffs in agriculturally 
        important species;
          [(4) to develop improved bioinformatics to enhance 
        both sequence or structure determination and analysis 
        of the biological function of genes and gene products;
          [(5) to encourage Federal Government participants to 
        maximize the utility of public and private partnerships 
        for agricultural genome research;
          [(6) 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
          [(7) to encourage international partnerships with 
        each partner country responsible for financing its own 
        strategy for agricultural genome research.
  [(b) Duties of Secretary.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall 
conduct a research initiative (to be known as the 
``Agricultural Genome Initiative'') for the purpose of--
          [(1) studying and mapping agriculturally significant 
        genes to achieve sustainable and secure agricultural 
        production;
          [(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing 
        agricultural genetics knowledge are filled;
          [(3) identifying and developing a functional 
        understanding of genes responsible for economically 
        important traits in agriculturally important species, 
        including emerging plant and animal pathogens and 
        diseases causing economic hardship;
          [(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of 
        agriculturally important species;
          [(5) supporting preservation of diverse germplasm;
          [(6) ensuring preservation of biodiversity to 
        maintain access to genes that may be of importance in 
        the future;
          [(7) reducing the economic impact of plant pathogens 
        on commercially important crop plants; and
          [(8) otherwise carrying out this section.
  [(c) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
          [(1) Authority.--The Secretary may make grants or 
        enter into cooperative agreements with individuals and 
        organizations in accordance with section 1472 of the 
        National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
        Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3318).
          [(2) Competitive basis.--A grant or cooperative 
        agreement under this subsection shall be made or 
        entered into on a competitive basis.
  [(d) Administration.--Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) 
of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to 
the making of a grant or cooperative agreement under this 
section.
  [(e) Matching of Funds.--
          [(1) General requirement.--If a grant or cooperative 
        agreement under this section provides a particular 
        benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the 
        Secretary shall require the recipient to provide funds 
        or in-kind support to match the amount of funds 
        provided by the Secretary under the grant or 
        cooperative agreement.
          [(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching 
        funds requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a 
        research project if the Secretary determines that--
                  [(A) the results of the project, while of 
                particular benefit to a specific agricultural 
                commodity, are likely to be applicable to 
                agricultural commodities generally; or
                  [(B) the project involves a minor commodity, 
                the project deals with scientifically important 
                research, and the recipient is unable to 
                satisfy the matching funds requirement.
  [(f) Consultation With National Academy of Sciences.--The 
Secretary may use funds made available under this section to 
consult with the National Academy of Sciences regarding the 
administration of the Agricultural Genome Initiative.]

SEC. 1672. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES.

  (a) Competitive Specialized Research and Extension Grants 
Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') may make competitive grants to 
support research and extension activities specified in 
[subsections (e) through (i)] subsections (e) and (f). The 
Secretary shall make the grants in consultation with the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board.
  (b) Administration.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Use of task forces.--To facilitate the making of 
        research and extension grants under this section in the 
        research and extension areas specified in [subsections 
        (e) through (i)] subsections (e) and (f), the Secretary 
        may appoint a task force for each such area to make 
        recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary may not 
        incur costs in excess of $1,000 for any fiscal year in 
        connection with each task force established under this 
        paragraph.

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  [(e) High-Priority Research and Extension Areas.--
          [(1) Ethanol research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of carrying out or enhancing research on 
        ethanol derived from agricultural crops as an 
        alternative fuel source.
          [(2) Aflatoxin research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of identifying, improving, and eventually 
        commercializing, alfatoxin controls in corn and other 
        affected agricultural products and crops.
          [(3) Prickly pear research and extension.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of investigating enhanced genetic selection 
        and processing techniques of prickly pears.
          [(4) Deer tick ecology research and extension.--
        Research and extension grants may be made under this 
        section for the purpose of studying the population 
        ecology of deer ticks and other insects and pests that 
        transmit Lyme disease.
          [(5) Peanut market enhancement research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of evaluating the 
        economics of applying innovative technologies for 
        peanut processing in a commercial environment.
          [(6) Dairy financial risk management research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of providing 
        research, development, or education materials, 
        information, and outreach programs regarding risk 
        management strategies for dairy producers and for dairy 
        cooperatives and other processors and marketers of 
        milk.
          [(7) Cotton research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of improving pest management, fiber quality 
        enhancement, economic assessment, textile production, 
        and optimized production systems for short staple 
        cotton.
          [(8) Methyl bromide research and extension.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of--
                  [(A) developing and evaluating chemical and 
                nonchemical alternatives, and use and emission 
                reduction strategies, for pre-planting and 
                post-harvest uses of methyl bromide; and
                  [(B) transferring the results of the research 
                for use by agricultural producers.
          [(9) Potato research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of developing and evaluating new strains of 
        potatoes that are resistant to blight and other 
        diseases, as well as insects. Emphasis may be placed on 
        developing potato varieties that lend themselves to 
        innovative marketing approaches.
          [(10) Wood use research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of developing new uses for wood from underused 
        tree species as well as investigating methods of 
        modifying wood and wood fibers to produce better 
        building materials.
          [(11) Wetlands use research and extension.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of better use of wetlands in diverse ways 
        to provide various economic, agricultural, and 
        environmental benefits.
          [(12) Food safety, including pathogen detection and 
        limitation, research and extension.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of increasing food safety, including the 
        identification of advanced detection and processing 
        methods to limit the presence of pathogens (including 
        hepatitis A and E. coli 0157:H7) in domestic and 
        imported foods.
          [(13) Financial risk management research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of providing 
        research, development, or education materials, 
        information, and outreach programs regarding financial 
        risk management strategies for agricultural producers 
        and for cooperatives and other processors and marketers 
        of any agricultural commodity.
          [(14) Ornamental tropical fish research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of meeting the needs 
        of commercial producers of ornamental tropical fish and 
        aquatic plants for improvements in the areas of fish 
        reproduction, health, nutrition, predator control, 
        water use, water quality control, and farming 
        technology.
          [(15) Gypsy moth research and extension.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of developing biological control, 
        management, and eradication methods against nonnative 
        insects, including Lymantria dispar (commonly known as 
        the ``gypsy moth''), that contribute to significant 
        agricultural, economic, or environmental harm.
          [(16) Tomato spotted wilt virus research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of control, 
        management, and eradication of tomato spotted wilt 
        virus.
          [(17) Genetically modified agriculture products 
        (gmap) research.--Research grants may be made under 
        this section for the purposes of providing unbiased, 
        science-based evaluation of the risks and benefits to 
        the public and the environment of specific genetically 
        modified plant and animal products. Grants may be used 
        to form interdisciplinary teams to review and conduct 
        research on scientific, social, economic, and ethical 
        issues during the review process, to answer questions 
        raised by the release of new genetically modified 
        agriculture products, to conduct fundamental studies on 
        the health and environmental safety of genetically 
        modified agriculture products (including quantitative 
        risk assessment, the effect of specific genetically 
        modified agriculture products on human health, and gene 
        flow studies), to communicate the risk of genetically 
        modified agriculture products through extension and 
        education programs, and to engage the public and 
        industry in relevant issues.
          [(18) Land use management research and extension.--
        Research and extension grants may be made under this 
        section for the purposes of evaluating the 
        environmental benefits of land use management tools 
        such as those provided in the Farmland Protection 
        Program.
          [(19) Water and air quality research and extension.--
        Research and extension grants may be made under this 
        section for the purpose of better understanding 
        agricultural impacts to air and water quality and means 
        to address them.
          [(20) Revenue and insurance tools research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purposes of better 
        understanding the impact of revenue and insurance tools 
        on farm income.
          [(21) Agrotourism research and extension.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of better understanding the economic, 
        environmental, and food systems impacts of agrotourism.
          [(22) Nitrogen-fixation by plants.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of enhancing the nitrogen-fixing ability and 
        efficiency of legumes, developing new varieties of 
        legumes that fix nitrogen more efficiently, and 
        developing new varieties of other commercially 
        important crops that potentially are able to fix 
        nitrogen.
          [(23) Environment and private lands research and 
        extension.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for the purpose of researching the 
        use of computer models to aid in assessment of best 
        management practices on a watershed basis, working with 
        government, industry, and private landowners to help 
        craft industry-led solutions to identified 
        environmental issues, researching and monitoring water, 
        air, or soil environmental quality to aid in the 
        development of new approaches to local environmental 
        concerns, and working with local, State, and federal 
        officials to help craft effective environmental 
        solutions that respect private property rights and 
        agricultural production realities.
          [(24) Livestock disease research and extension.--
        Research and extension grants may be made under this 
        section for the purpose of identifying possible 
        livestock disease threats, educating the public 
        regarding livestock disease threats, training persons 
        to deal with such threats, and conducting related 
        research.
          [(25) Plant gene expression.--Research grants may be 
        made under this section for the purpose of plant gene 
        expression research to accelerate the application of 
        basic plant genomic science to the development and 
        testing of new varieties of enhanced food crops, crops 
        that can be used as renewable energy sources, and other 
        alternative uses of agricultural crops.
          [(26) Animal infectious diseases research.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of developing prevention and control 
        methodologies for animal infectious diseases (including 
        evaluation under field conditions in countries in which 
        an animal disease occurs) such as laboratory tests for 
        quicker detection of infected animals and presence of 
        disease, prevention strategies (including vaccination 
        programs), and rapid diagnostic techniques for animal 
        disease agents considered to be risks for agricultural 
        bioterrorism attack.
          [(27) Program to combat childhood obesity.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section to 
        institutions of higher education with demonstrated 
        capacity in basic and clinical obesity research, 
        nutrition research, and community health education 
        research to develop and evaluate community-wide 
        strategies that catalyze partnerships between families 
        and health care, education, recreation, mass media, and 
        other community resources to reduce the incidence of 
        childhood obesity.
          [(28) Integrated pest management.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        coordinate and improve research, education, and 
        outreach on, and implementation on farms of, integrated 
        pest management.
          [(29) Sugarcane genetics.--Research grants may be 
        made under this section for the purpose of maintaining 
        acceptable yields under reduced production inputs, 
        implementing marker-assisted breeding strategies and 
        other basic plant genomic technologies to screen for 
        improved plant resistance to diseases, weeds, and 
        insects toward minimizing pesticide use, enhancing 
        food, fiber and energy production, and developing 
        varieties for maximum performance under prevailing 
        conditions, including management for improved soil and 
        water conservation.
          [(30) Air emissions from livestock operations.--
        Research and extension grants may be made under this 
        section for the purpose of conducting field 
        verification tests and developing mitigation options 
        for air emissions from animal feeding operations.
          [(31) Swine genome project.--Research grants may be 
        made under this section to conduct swine genome 
        research, including the mapping of the swine genome.
          [(32) Cattle fever tick program.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        study cattle fever ticks to facilitate understanding of 
        the role of wildlife in the persistence and spread of 
        cattle fever ticks, to develop advanced methods for 
        eradication of cattle fever ticks, and to improve 
        management of diseases relating to cattle fever ticks 
        that are associated with wildlife, livestock, and human 
        health.
          [(33) Synthetic gypsum.--Research and extension 
        grants may be made under this section to study the uses 
        of synthetic gypsum from electric power plants to 
        remediate soil and nutrient losses.
          [(34) Cranberry research program.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        study new technologies to assist cranberry growers in 
        complying with Federal and State environmental 
        regulations, increase production, develop new growing 
        techniques, establish more efficient growing 
        methodologies, and educate cranberry producers about 
        sustainable growth practices.
          [(35) Sorghum research initiative.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        study the use of sorghum as a bioenergy feedstock, 
        promote diversification in, and the environmental 
        benefits of sorghum production, and promote water 
        conservation through the use of sorghum.
          [(36) Marine shrimp farming program.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        establish a research program to advance and maintain a 
        domestic shrimp farming industry in the United States.
          [(37) Turfgrass research initiative.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        study the production of turfgrass (including the use of 
        water, fertilizer, pesticides, fossil fuels, and 
        machinery for turf establishment and maintenance) and 
        environmental protection and enhancement relating to 
        turfgrass production.
          [(38) Agricultural worker safety research 
        initiative.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section--
                  [(A) to study and demonstrate methods to 
                minimize exposure of farm and ranch owners and 
                operators, pesticide handlers, and agricultural 
                workers to pesticides, including research 
                addressing the unique concerns of farm workers 
                resulting from long-term exposure to 
                pesticides; and
                  [(B) to develop rapid tests for on-farm use 
                to better inform and educate farmers, ranchers, 
                and farm and ranch workers regarding safe field 
                re-entry intervals.
          [(39) High plains aquifer region.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        carry out interdisciplinary research relating to 
        diminishing water levels and increased demand for water 
        in the High Plains aquifer region.
          [(40) Deer initiative.--Research and extension grants 
        may be made under this section to support collaborative 
        research focusing on the development of viable 
        strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 
        of infectious, parasitic, and toxic diseases of farmed 
        deer and the mapping of the deer genome.
          [(41) Pasture-based beef systems research 
        initiative.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section to study the development of forage 
        sequences and combinations for cow-calf, heifer 
        development, stocker, and finishing systems, to deliver 
        optimal nutritive value for efficient production of 
        cattle for pasture finishing, to optimize forage 
        systems to improve marketability of pasture-finished 
        beef, and to assess the effect of forage quality on 
        reproductive fitness.
          [(42) Agricultural practices relating to climate 
        change.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section for field and laboratory studies 
        that examine the ecosystem from gross to minute scales 
        and for projects that explore the relationship of 
        agricultural practices to climate change.
          [(43) Brucellosis control and eradication.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section to 
        conduct research relating to the development of 
        vaccines and vaccine delivery systems to effectively 
        control and eliminate brucellosis in wildlife, and to 
        assist with the controlling of the spread of 
        brucellosis from wildlife to domestic animals.
          [(44) Bighorn and domestic sheep disease 
        mechanisms.--Research and extension grants may be made 
        under this section to conduct research relating to the 
        health status of (including the presence of infectious 
        diseases in) bighorn and domestic sheep under range 
        conditions.
          [(45) Agricultural development in the american-
        pacific region.--Research and extension grants may be 
        made under this section to support food and 
        agricultural science at a consortium of land-grant 
        institutions in the American-Pacific region.
          [(46) Tropical and subtropical agricultural 
        research.--Research grants may be made under this 
        section, in equal dollar amounts to the Caribbean and 
        Pacific Basins, to support tropical and subtropical 
        agricultural research, including pest and disease 
        research, at the land-grant institutions in the 
        Caribbean and Pacific regions.
          [(47) Viral hemorrhagic septicemia.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section to 
        study--
                  [(A) the effects of viral hemorrhagic 
                septicemia (referred to in this paragraph as 
                ``VHS'') on freshwater fish throughout the 
                natural and expanding range of VHS; and
                  [(B) methods for transmission and human-
                mediated transport of VHS among waterbodies.
          [(48) Farm and ranch safety.--Research and extension 
        grants may be made under this section to carry out 
        projects to decrease the incidence of injury and death 
        on farms and ranches, including--
                  [(A) on-site farm or ranch safety reviews;
                  [(B) outreach and dissemination of farm 
                safety research and interventions to 
                agricultural employers, employees, youth, farm 
                and ranch families, seasonal workers, or other 
                individuals; and
                  [(C) agricultural safety education and 
                training.
          [(49) Women and minorities in stem fields.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section to 
        increase participation by women and underrepresented 
        minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, 
        technology, engineering, and mathematics, with priority 
        given to eligible institutions that carry out 
        continuing programs funded by the Secretary.
          [(50) Alfalfa and forage research program.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of studying improvements in alfalfa and 
        forage yields, biomass and persistence, pest pressures, 
        the bioenergy potential of alfalfa and other forages, 
        and systems to reduce losses during harvest and 
        storage.
          [(51) Food systems veterinary medicine.--Research 
        grants may be made under this section to address health 
        issues that affect food-producing animals, food safety, 
        and the environment, and to improve information 
        resources, curriculum, and clinical education of 
        students with respect to food animal veterinary 
        medicine and food safety.
          [(52) Biochar research.--Grants may be made under 
        this section for research, extension, and integrated 
        activities relating to the study of biochar production 
        and use, including considerations of agronomic and 
        economic impacts, synergies of coproduction with 
        bioenergy, and the value of soil enhancements and soil 
        carbon sequestration.
  [(f) Imported Fire Ant Control, Management, and 
Eradication.--
          [(1) Task force.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        task force pursuant to subsection (b)(2) regarding the 
        control, management, and eradication of imported fire 
        ants. The Secretary shall solicit and evaluate grant 
        proposals under this subsection in consultation with 
        the task force.
          [(2) Initial grants.--
                  [(A) Request for proposals.--The Secretary 
                shall publish a request for proposals for 
                grants for research or demonstration projects 
                related to the control, management, and 
                possible eradication of imported fire ants.
                  [(B) Selection.--Not later than 1 year after 
                the date of publication of the request for 
                proposals, the Secretary shall evaluate the 
                grant proposals submitted in response to the 
                request and may select meritorious research or 
                demonstration projects related to the control, 
                management, and possible eradication of 
                imported fire ants to receive an initial grant 
                under this subsection.
          [(3) Subsequent grants.--
                  [(A) Evaluation of initial grants.--If the 
                Secretary awards grants under paragraph (2)(B), 
                the Secretary shall evaluate all of the 
                research or demonstration projects conducted 
                under the grants for their use as the basis of 
                a national plan for the control, management, 
                and possible eradication of imported fire ants 
                by the Federal Government, State and local 
                governments, and owners and operators of land.
                  [(B) Selection.--On the basis of the 
                evaluation under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary may select the projects that the 
                Secretary considers most promising for 
                additional research or demonstration related to 
                preparation of a national plan for the control, 
                management, and possible eradication of 
                imported fire ants. The Secretary shall notify 
                the task force of the projects selected under 
                this subparagraph.
          [(4) Selection and submission of national plan.--
                  [(A) Evaluation of subsequent grants.--If the 
                Secretary awards grants under paragraph (3)(B), 
                the Secretary shall evaluate all of the 
                research or demonstration projects conducted 
                under the grants for use as the basis of a 
                national plan for the control, management, and 
                possible eradication of imported fire ants by 
                the Federal Government, State and local 
                governments, and owners and operators of land.
                  [(B) Selection.--On the basis of the 
                evaluation under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall select 1 project funded under 
                paragraph (3)(B), or a combination of those 
                projects, for award of a grant for final 
                preparation of the national plan.
                  [(C) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit 
                to Congress the final national plan prepared 
                under subparagraph (B) for the control, 
                management, and possible eradication of 
                imported fire ants.]
  [(g)] (e) Formosan Termite Research and Eradication.--
          (1) * * *

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  [(h)] (f) Pollinator Protection.--
          (1) Research and extension.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2008 through [2012] 2018.
          (2) Department of agriculture capacity and 
        infrastructure.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph $7,250,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2008 through [2012] 2018.
          (3) Honey bee pest and pathogen surveillance.--There 
        is authorized to be appropriated to conduct a 
        nationwide honey bee pest and pathogen surveillance 
        program $2,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
        through [2012] 2018.
          (4) Annual report on response to honey bee colony 
        collapse disorder.--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 
        describing the progress made by the Department of 
        Agriculture in--
                  (A) investigating the cause or causes of 
                honey bee colony collapse and honey bee health 
                disorders; and
                  (B) finding appropriate strategies, including 
                best management practices to reduce colony 
                loss.
  [(i) Regional Centers of Excellence.--
          [(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall prioritize 
        regional centers of excellence established for specific 
        agricultural commodities for the receipt of funding 
        under this section.
          [(2) Composition.--A regional center of excellence 
        shall be composed of 1 or more colleges and 
        universities (including land-grant institutions, 
        schools of forestry, schools of veterinary medicine, or 
        NLGCA Institutions (as defined in section 1404 of the 
        National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
        Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103))) that provide 
        financial support to the regional center of excellence.
          [(3) Criteria for regional centers of excellence.--
        The criteria for consideration to be a regional center 
        of excellence shall include efforts--
                  [(A) to ensure coordination and cost-
                effectiveness by reducing unnecessarily 
                duplicative efforts regarding research, 
                teaching, and extension;
                  [(B) to leverage available resources by using 
                public/private partnerships among agricultural 
                industry groups, institutions of higher 
                education, and the Federal Government;
                  [(C) to implement teaching initiatives to 
                increase awareness and effectively disseminate 
                solutions to target audiences through extension 
                activities;
                  [(D) to increase the economic returns to 
                rural communities by identifying, attracting, 
                and directing funds to high-priority 
                agricultural issues; and
                  [(E) to improve teaching capacity and 
                infrastructure at colleges and universities 
                (including land-grant institutions, schools of 
                forestry, and schools of veterinary medicine).]
  [(j)] (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
[2012] 2018.

[SEC. 1672A. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

  [(a) Competitive Research and Extension Grants Authorized.--
The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary'') may make competitive grants to support 
research and extension activities specified in subsection (e). 
The Secretary shall make the grants in consultation with the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board.
  [(b) Administration.--
          [(1) In general.--Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and 
        (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, 
        and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall 
        apply with respect to the making of grants under this 
        section.
          [(2) Use of task forces.--To facilitate the making of 
        research and extension grants under this section in the 
        research and extension areas specified in subsection 
        (e), the Secretary may appoint a task force for each 
        such area to make recommendations to the Secretary. The 
        Secretary may not incur costs in excess of $1,000 for 
        any fiscal year in connection with each task force 
        established under this paragraph.
  [(c) Matching Funds Required.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require the 
        recipient of a grant under this section to provide 
        funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an 
        amount at least equal to the amount provided by the 
        Federal Government.
          [(2) Waiver authority.--The Secretary may waive the 
        matching funds requirement specified in paragraph (1) 
        with respect to a research project if the Secretary 
        determines that--
                  [(A) the results of the project, while of 
                particular benefit to a specific agricultural 
                commodity, are likely to be applicable to 
                agricultural commodities generally; or
                  [(B) the project involves a minor commodity, 
                the project deals with scientifically important 
                research, and the grant recipient is unable to 
                satisfy the matching funds requirement.
  [(d) Priority.--Following the completion of a peer review 
process for grant proposals received under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to those grant proposals that 
involve--
          [(1) the cooperation of multiple entities; and
          [(2) States or regions with a high concentration of 
        livestock, dairy, or poultry operations.
  [(e) Nutrient Management Research and Extension Areas.--
          [(1) Animal waste and odor management.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of--
                  [(A) identifying, evaluating, and 
                demonstrating innovative technologies for 
                animal waste management and related air quality 
                management and odor control;
                  [(B) investigating the unique microbiology of 
                specific animal wastes, such as swine waste and 
                dairy and beef cattle waste, to develop 
                improved methods to effectively manage air and 
                water quality; and
                  [(C) conducting information workshops to 
                disseminate the results of the research.
          [(2) Water quality and aquatic ecosystems.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of investigating the impact on aquatic food 
        webs, especially commercially important aquatic species 
        and their habitats, of microorganisms of the genus 
        Pfiesteria and other microorganisms that are a threat 
        to human or animal health.
          [(3) Rural and urban interface.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purpose of identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating 
        innovative technologies to be used for animal waste 
        management (including odor control) in rural areas 
        adjacent to urban or suburban areas in connection with 
        waste management activities undertaken in urban or 
        suburban areas.
          [(4) Animal feed.--Research and extension grants may 
        be made under this section for the purpose of 
        maximizing nutrition management for livestock, while 
        limiting risks, such as mineral bypass, associated with 
        livestock feeding practices.
          [(5) Alternative uses and renewable energy.--Research 
        and extension grants may be made under this section for 
        the purpose of finding innovative methods and 
        technologies to allow agricultural operators to make 
        use of animal waste, such as use as fertilizer, methane 
        digestion, composting, and other useful byproducts.
  [(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012.]

SEC. 1672B. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

  (a) * * *

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  [(e) Funding.--On October 1, 2003, and each October 1 
thereafter through October 1, 2007, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer $3,000,000 to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for this section.]
  (e) Farm Business Management Encouraged.--Following the 
completion of a peer review process for grant proposals 
received under this section, the Secretary shall give a 
priority to grant proposals found in the review process to be 
scientifically meritorious using the same criteria the 
Secretary uses to give priority to grants under section 
1672D(b).
  (f) Funding.--
          (1) Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2009 through 
        [2012] 2018.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to 
        carry out this section--
                  (A) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; [and]
                  (B) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2012[.]; and
                  (C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.
          (2) Discretionary funding for fiscal years [2009 
        through 2012] 2014 through 2018.--In addition to 
        amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years [2009 through 
        2012] 2014 through 2018.

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[SEC. 1672C. AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
                    RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

  [(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is established within 
the Department of Agriculture an agricultural bioenergy 
feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension 
initiative (referred to in this section as the ``Initiative'') 
for the purpose of enhancing the production of biomass energy 
crops and the energy efficiency of agricultural operations.
  [(b) Competitive Research and Extension Grants Authorized.--
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall make 
competitive grants to support research and extension activities 
specified in subsections (c) and (d).
  [(c) Agricultural Bioenergy Feedstock Research and Extension 
Areas.--
          [(1) In general.--Agricultural bioenergy feedstock 
        research and extension activities funded under the 
        Initiative shall focus on improving agricultural 
        biomass production, biomass conversion in 
        biorefineries, and biomass use by--
                  [(A) supporting on-farm research on crop 
                species, nutrient requirements, management 
                practices, environmental impacts, and 
                economics;
                  [(B) supporting the development and operation 
                of on-farm, integrated biomass feedstock 
                production systems;
                  [(C) leveraging the broad scientific 
                capabilities of the Department of Agriculture 
                and other entities in--
                          [(i) plant genetics and breeding;
                          [(ii) crop production;
                          [(iii) soil and water science;
                          [(iv) use of agricultural waste; and
                          [(v) carbohydrate, lipid, protein, 
                        and lignin chemistry, enzyme 
                        development, and biochemistry; and
                  [(D) supporting the dissemination of any of 
                the research conducted under this subsection 
                that will assist in achieving the goals of this 
                section.
          [(2) Selection criteria.--In selecting grant 
        recipients for projects under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall consider--
                  [(A) the capabilities and experiences of the 
                applicant, including--
                          [(i) research in actual field 
                        conditions; and
                          [(ii) engineering and research 
                        knowledge relating to biofuels or the 
                        production of inputs for biofuel 
                        production;
                  [(B) the range of species types and cropping 
                practices proposed for study (including species 
                types and practices studied using side-by-side 
                comparisons of those types and practices);
                  [(C) the need for regional diversity among 
                feedstocks;
                  [(D) the importance of developing multiyear 
                data relevant to the production of biomass 
                feedstock crops;
                  [(E) the extent to which the project involves 
                direct participation of agricultural producers;
                  [(F) the extent to which the project proposal 
                includes a plan or commitment to use the 
                biomass produced as part of the project in 
                commercial channels; and
                  [(G) such other factors as the Secretary may 
                determine.
  [(d) Energy-Efficiency Research and Extension Areas.--On-farm 
energy-efficiency research and extension activities funded 
under the Initiative shall focus on developing and 
demonstrating technologies and production practices relating 
to--
          [(1) improving on-farm renewable energy production;
          [(2) encouraging efficient on-farm energy use;
          [(3) promoting on-farm energy conservation;
          [(4) making a farm or ranch energy-neutral; and
          [(5) enhancing on-farm usage of advanced technologies 
        to promote energy efficiency.
  [(e) Best Practices Database.--The Secretary shall develop a 
best-practices database that includes information, to be 
available to the public, on--
          [(1) the production potential of a variety of biomass 
        crops; and
          [(2) best practices for production, collection, 
        harvesting, storage, and transportation of biomass 
        crops to be used as a source of bioenergy.
  [(f) Administration.--
          [(1) In general.--Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and 
        (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, 
        and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) 
        shall apply with respect to making grants under this 
        section.
          [(2) Consultation and coordination.--The Secretary 
        shall--
                  [(A) make the grants in consultation with the 
                National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
                Education, and Economics Advisory Board; and
                  [(B) coordinate projects and activities 
                carried out under the Initiative with projects 
                and activities under section 9008 of the Farm 
                Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to 
                ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, 
                that--
                          [(i) unnecessary duplication of 
                        effort is eliminated or minimized; and
                          [(ii) the respective strengths of the 
                        Department of Agriculture and the 
                        Department of Energy are appropriately 
                        used.
          [(3) Grant priority.--The Secretary shall give 
        priority to grant applications that integrate research 
        and extension activities established under subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively.
          [(4) Matching funds required.--As a condition of 
        receiving a grant under this section, the Secretary 
        shall require the recipient of the grant to provide 
        funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an 
        amount that is at least equal to the amount provided by 
        the Federal Government.
          [(5) Partnerships encouraged.--Following the 
        completion of a peer review process for grant proposals 
        received under this section, the Secretary may provide 
        a priority to those grant proposals found as a result 
        of the peer review process--
                  [(A) to be scientifically meritorious; and
                  [(B) that involve cooperation--
                          [(i) among multiple entities; and
                          [(ii) with agricultural producers.
  [(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]

SEC. 1672D. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated [such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section.] to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; 
        and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 1673. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

  (a) Funding Priorities.--The Secretary shall prioritize 
centers of excellence established for specific agricultural 
commodities for the receipt of funding for any competitive 
research or extension program administered by the Secretary.
  (b) Composition.--A center of excellence is composed of 1 or 
more of the eligible entities specified in subsection (b)(7) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide financial or in-kind support to 
the center of excellence.
  (c) Criteria for Centers of Excellence.--
          (1) Required efforts.--The criteria for consideration 
        to be recognized as a center of excellence shall 
        include efforts--
                  (A) to ensure coordination and cost 
                effectiveness by reducing unnecessarily 
                duplicative efforts regarding research, 
                teaching, and extension;
                  (B) to leverage available resources by using 
                public/private partnerships among agricultural 
                industry groups, institutions of higher 
                education, and the Federal Government;
                  (C) to implement teaching initiatives to 
                increase awareness and effectively disseminate 
                solutions to target audiences through extension 
                activities; and
                  (D) to increase the economic returns to rural 
                communities by identifying, attracting, and 
                directing funds to high-priority agricultural 
                issues.
          (2) Additional efforts.--Where practicable, the 
        criteria for consideration to be recognized as a center 
        of excellence shall include efforts to improve teaching 
        capacity and infrastructure at colleges and 
        universities (including land-grant institutions, 
        schools of forestry, schools of veterinary medicine, 
        and NLGCA Institutions).

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[SEC. 1676. RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER.

  [(a) Establishment of Center.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall award a grant, on a competitive basis, to a research 
facility described in subsection (b) to establish a red meat 
safety research center.
  [(b) Eligible Research Facility Described.--A research 
facility eligible for a grant under subsection (a) is a 
research facility that--
          [(1) is part of a land-grant college or university, 
        or other federally supported agricultural research 
        facility, located in close proximity to a livestock 
        slaughter and processing facility; and
          [(2) is staffed by professionals with a wide 
        diversity of scientific expertise covering all aspects 
        of meat science.
  [(c) Research Conducted.--The red meat safety research center 
established under subsection (a) shall carry out research 
related to general food safety, including--an
          [(1) the development of intervention strategies that 
        reduce microbiological contamination of carcass 
        surfaces;
          [(2) research regarding microbiological mapping of 
        carcass surfaces; and
          [(3) the development of model hazard analysis and 
        critical control point plans.
  [(d) Administration of Funds.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall administer funds appropriated to carry out this section.
  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
1997 to carry out this section.]

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SEC. 1680. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there [is] 
        are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        [section $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
        through 2012.] section--
                  (A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
                through 2013; and
                  (B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.

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TITLE XXIII--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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                 Subtitle D--Enhancing Human Resources

 CHAPTER 1--TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS

SEC. 2335A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
chapter [$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
2012] $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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           Subtitle G--Rural Revitalization Through Forestry

                Chapter 1--Forestry Rural Revitalization

SEC. 2371. FORESTRY RURAL REVITALIZATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Rural Revitalization Technologies.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
        through [2012] 2018.

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                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

SEC. 2381. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Limitation on Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through [2012] 2018.

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                  TITLE XXV--OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 2501. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS 
                    AND RANCHERS AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

  (a) Outreach and Assistance.--
          (1) Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        carry out an outreach and technical assistance program 
        to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers 
        and ranchers and veteran farmers or ranchers--
                  (A) * * *

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          (2) Requirements.--The outreach and technical 
        assistance program under paragraph (1) shall be used 
        exclusively--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) to assist the Secretary in--
                          (i) reaching current and prospective 
                        socially disadvantaged farmers or 
                        ranchers and veteran farmers or 
                        ranchers in a linguistically 
                        appropriate manner; and

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          (4) Funding.--
                  (A) Fiscal years 2009 through [2012] 2018.--
                Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
                Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
                to carry out this section--
                          (i) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
                        [and]
                          (ii) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2010 through 2012[.]; and
                          (iii) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2014 through 2018.

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                  (E) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2014 through 2018.
  (b) Designation of Federal Personnel.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Additional personnel.--In counties or regions in 
        which the number of socially disadvantaged farmers and 
        ranchers or veteran farmers and ranchers exceeds 25 
        percent of the total number of farmers and ranchers in 
        the county or region, the Secretary shall designate 
        additional personnel to implement the policies and 
        programs established or modified in accordance with 
        this section.
  (c) Report to Congress.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 1992, 
        and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
        report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, regarding--
                  (A) the efforts of the Secretary to enhance 
                participation by veteran farmers or ranchers 
                and members of socially disadvantaged groups in 
                agricultural programs;

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          (2) Contents.--In addition to the information 
        specified in paragraph (1), the report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                  (A) a comparison of the participation goals 
                and the actual participation rates of veteran 
                farmers or ranchers and members of socially 
                disadvantaged groups in each agricultural 
                program;

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  (e) Definitions.--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
        means any of the following:
                  (A) Any community-based organization, 
                network, or coalition of community-based 
                organizations that--
                          (i) has demonstrated experience in 
                        providing agricultural education or 
                        other agriculturally related services 
                        to socially disadvantaged farmers and 
                        ranchers and veteran farmers or 
                        ranchers;
                          (ii) has provided to the Secretary 
                        documentary evidence of work with, and 
                        on behalf of, socially disadvantaged 
                        farmers or ranchers and veteran farmers 
                        or ranchers during the 3-year period 
                        preceding the submission of an 
                        application for assistance under 
                        subsection (a); and

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          (7) Veteran farmer or rancher.--The term ``veteran 
        farmer or rancher'' means a farmer or rancher who 
        served in the active military, naval, or air service, 
        and who was discharged or released from the service 
        under conditions other than dishonorable.

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  (i) Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy 
Research Center.--The Secretary shall award a grant to a 
college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act 
of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee 
University, to establish a policy research center to be known 
as the ``Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy 
Research Center'' for the purpose of developing policy 
recommendations for the protection and promotion of the 
interests of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
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             FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002



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TITLE III--TRADE

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SEC. 3107. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD 
                    NUTRITION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) General Authorities.--The Secretary shall [to]--
          (1) * * *

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  (l) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal 
        years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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SEC. 3205. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Purpose.--The program shall provide direct assistance 
through public and private sector projects and technical 
assistance to remove, resolve, or mitigate sanitary and 
phytosanitary and [related barriers to trade] technical 
barriers to trade.

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  (e) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Funding amounts.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry 
        out this section--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                  [(D) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(E) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.]
                  (D) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
                through 2018.

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TITLE IV--NUTRITION PROGRAMS

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Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

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SEC. 4402. [SENIORS] FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

  [(a) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to carry 
out and expand the seniors farmers' market nutrition program 
$20,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (a) Funding.--
          (1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to 
        carry out and expand the farmers market nutrition 
        program $20,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
        through 2018.
          (2) Additional funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
        this subsection for each of the fiscal years specified 
        in paragraph (1).
  (b) Program Purposes.--The purposes of the [seniors] farmers' 
market nutrition program are--
          (1) to provide resources in the form of fresh, 
        nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, 
        vegetables, honey, and herbs from farmers' markets, 
        roadside stands, and community supported agriculture 
        programs to low-income seniors, and low-income families 
        who are determined to be at nutritional risk;

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  (c) State Grants and Other Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
carry out the Program through grants and other assistance 
provided in accordance with agreements made with States, for 
implementation through State agencies and local agencies, that 
include provisions--
          (1) for the issuance of coupons or vouchers to 
        participating individuals;
          (2) establishing an appropriate annual percentage 
        limitation on the use of funds for administrative 
        costs; and
          (3) specifying other terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary deems appropriate to encourage expanding the 
        participation of small scale farmers in Federal 
        nutrition programs.
  [(c)] (d) Exclusion of Benefits in Determining Eligibility 
for Other Programs.--The value of any benefit provided to any 
eligible [seniors] farmers' market nutrition program recipient 
under this section shall not be considered to be income or 
resources for any purposes under any Federal, State, or local 
law.
  [(d)] (e) Prohibition on Collection of Sales Tax.--Each State 
shall ensure that no State or local tax is collected within the 
State on a purchase of food with a benefit distributed under 
the [seniors] farmers' market nutrition program.
  [(e)] (f) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate such 
regulations as the Secretary considers to be necessary to carry 
out the [seniors] farmers' market nutrition program.
  [(f)] (g) Federal Law Not Applicable.--Section 920 of the 
Electronic Fund Transfer Act shall not apply to electronic 
benefit transfer systems established under this section.

[SEC. 4403. NUTRITION INFORMATION AND AWARENESS PILOT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
establish, in not more than 5 States, for a period not to 
exceed 4 years for each participating State, a pilot program to 
increase the domestic consumption of fresh fruits and 
vegetables.
  [(b) Purpose.--
          [(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        purpose of the program shall be to provide funds to 
        States solely for the purpose of assisting eligible 
        public and private sector entities with cost-share 
        assistance to carry out demonstration projects--
                  [(A) to increase fruit and vegetable 
                consumption; and
                  [(B) to convey related health promotion 
                messages.
          [(2) Limitation.--Funds made available to a State 
        under the program shall not be used to disparage any 
        agricultural commodity.
  [(c) Selection of States.--
          [(1) In general.--In selecting States to participate 
        in the program, the Secretary shall take into 
        consideration, with respect to projects and activities 
        proposed to be carried out under the program--
                  [(A) experience in carrying out similar 
                projects or activities;
                  [(B) innovative approaches; and
                  [(C) the ability of the State to promote and 
                track increases in levels of fruit and 
                vegetable consumption.
          [(2) Enhancement of existing state programs.--The 
        Secretary may use the pilot program to enhance existing 
        State programs that are consistent with the purpose of 
        the pilot program specified in subsection (b).
  [(d) Eligible Public and Private Sector Entities.--
          [(1) In general.--A participating State shall 
        establish eligibility criteria under which the State 
        may select public and private sector entities to carry 
        out demonstration projects under the program.
          [(2) Limitation.--No funds made available to States 
        under the program shall be provided by a State to any 
        foreign for-profit corporation.
  [(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
project or activity carried out using funds provided under this 
section shall be 50 percent.
  [(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.]

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TITLE VI--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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Subtitle E--Miscellaneous

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SEC. 6402. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
[$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012] 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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TITLE VII--RESEARCH AND RELATED MATTERS

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Subtitle D--New Authorities

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SEC. 7405. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Grants.--
          (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 for 
        beginning farmers or ranchers, including programs and 
        services (as appropriate) relating to--
                  [(A) mentoring, apprenticeships, and 
                internships;
                  [(B) resources and referral;
                  [(C) assisting beginning farmers or ranchers 
                in acquiring land from retiring farmers and 
                ranchers;
                  [(D) innovative farm and ranch transfer 
                strategies;
                  [(E) entrepreneurship and business training;
                  [(F) model land leasing contracts;
                  [(G) financial management training;
                  [(H) whole farm planning;
                  [(I) conservation assistance;
                  [(J) risk management education;
                  [(K) diversification and marketing 
                strategies;
                  [(L) curriculum development;
                  [(M) understanding the impact of 
                concentration and globalization;
                  [(N) basic livestock and crop farming 
                practices;
                  [(O) the acquisition and management of 
                agricultural credit;
                  [(P) environmental compliance;
                  [(Q) information processing; and
                  [(R) other similar subject areas of use to 
                beginning farmers or ranchers.]
                  (A) basic livestock, forest management, and 
                crop farming practices;
                  (B) innovative farm, ranch, and private, 
                nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies;
                  (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) assisting beginning farmers or ranchers 
                in acquiring land from retiring farmers and 
                ranchers;
                  (L) agricultural rehabilitation and 
                vocational training for veterans; and
                  (M) other similar subject areas of use to 
                beginning farmers or ranchers.

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          (7) Priority.--In making grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
        partnerships and collaborations that are led by or 
        include nongovernmental [and community-based 
        organizations], community-based organizations, and 
        school-based agricultural educational organizations 
        with expertise in new agricultural producer training 
        and outreach.
          [(8) Set-aside.--Not less than 25 percent of funds 
        used to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year 
        shall be used to support programs and services that 
        address the needs of--
                  [(A) limited resource beginning farmers or 
                ranchers (as defined by the Secretary);
                  [(B) socially disadvantaged beginning farmers 
                or ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of 
                the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
                (7 U.S.C. 2003(e)); and
                  [(C) farmworkers desiring to become farmers 
                or ranchers.]
          (8) Military veteran beginning farmers and 
        ranchers.--
                  (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 military 
                veteran beginning farmers and ranchers.
                  (B) Coordination permitted.--A recipient of a 
                grant under this section using the grant as 
                described in subparagraph (A) may coordinate 
                with a recipient of a grant under section 1680 
                of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
                Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) in addressing 
                the needs of military veteran beginning farmers 
                and ranchers with disabilities.

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          (11) Limitation on indirect costs.--A recipient of a 
        grant under this section may not use more than 10 
        percent of the funds provided by the grant for the 
        indirect costs of carrying out the initiatives 
        described in paragraph (1).

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  (h) Funding.--
          (1) Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2009 through 
        [2012] 2018.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to 
        carry out this section--
                  (A) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; [and]
                  (B) $19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
                through 2012[.]; and
                  (C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018, to remain available until 
                expended.
          (2) Authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 
        [2008 through 2012] 2014 through 2018.--In addition to 
        funds provided under paragraph (1), there is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years [2008 through 
        2012] 2014 through 2018.

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SEC. 7407. ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIATIVES.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Discretionary funding for fiscal years [2008 
        through 2012] 2014 through 2018.--In addition to funds 
        made available under paragraph (1), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        not more than $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years [2008 
        through 2012] 2014 through 2018, to remain available 
        until expended.

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[SEC. 7409. REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HANDLERS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL 
                    PRODUCTS.

  [Not later than 1 year after funds are made available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that--
          [(1) describes--
                  [(A) the extent to which producers and 
                handlers of organic agricultural products are 
                contributing to research and promotion programs 
                of the Department;
                  [(B) the extent to which producers and 
                handlers of organic agricultural products are 
                surveyed for ideas for research and promotion;
                  [(C) ways in which the programs reflect the 
                contributions made by producers and handlers of 
                organic agricultural products and directly 
                benefit the producers and handlers; and
                  [(D) the implementation of initiatives that 
                directly benefit organic producers and 
                handlers; and
          [(2) evaluates industry and other proposals for 
        improving the treatment of certified organic 
        agricultural products under Federal marketing orders, 
        including proposals to target additional resources for 
        research and promotion of organic products and to 
        differentiate between certified organic and other 
        products in new or existing volume limitations or other 
        orderly marketing requirements.

[SEC. 7410. REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.

  [It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary should--
          [(1) review the recommendations of the Committee on 
        Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants of the Board 
        on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National 
        Research Council made during 2000 and the Committee on 
        Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization 
        of Transgenic Plants made during 2002, concerning food 
        safety, ecological research, monitoring needs for 
        transgenic crops with plant incorporated protectants, 
        and the environmental effects of transgenic plants; and
          [(2) 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 actions taken to implement those 
        recommendations by agencies within the Department, 
        including agencies that develop or implement programs 
        or objectives relating to marketing, regulation, food 
        safety, research, education, or economics.

[SEC. 7411. STUDY OF NUTRIENT BANKING.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary may conduct a study to 
evaluate nutrient banking for the purpose of enhancing the 
health and viability of watersheds in areas with large 
concentrations of animal producing units.
  [(b) Components.--In conducting any study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall evaluate the costs, needs, and means 
by which litter may be collected and distributed outside the 
applicable watershed to reduce potential point source and 
nonpoint source phosphorous pollution.
  [(c) 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 a report 
that describes the results of any study conducted under 
subsection (a).]

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                          TITLE VIII--FORESTRY

Subtitle A--Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

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SEC. 8002. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
          [(1) to strengthen the commitment of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture to sustainable forest management to enhance 
        the productivity of timber, fish and wildlife habitat, 
        soil and water quality, wetland, recreational 
        resources, and aesthetic values of forest land; and
          [(2) to establish a coordinated and cooperative 
        Federal, State, and local sustainable forestry program 
        for the establishment, management, maintenance, 
        enhancement, and restoration of forests on 
        nonindustrial private forest land.]

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                            TITLE IX--ENERGY

SEC. 9001. DEFINITIONS.

  Except as otherwise provided, in this title:
          (1) * * *

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          [(4) Biobased product.--The term ``biobased product'' 
        means a product determined by the Secretary to be a 
        commercial or industrial product (other than food or 
        feed) that is--
                  [(A) composed, in whole or in significant 
                part, of biological products, including 
                renewable domestic agricultural materials and 
                forestry materials; or
                  [(B) an intermediate ingredient or 
                feedstock.]
          (4) Biobased product.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``biobased 
                product'' means a product determined by the 
                Secretary to be a commercial or industrial 
                product (other than food or feed) that is--
                          (i) composed, in whole or in 
                        significant part, of biological 
                        products, including renewable domestic 
                        agricultural materials and forestry 
                        materials; or
                          (ii) an intermediate ingredient or 
                        feedstock.
                  (B) Inclusion.--The term ``biobased 
                product'', with respect to forestry materials, 
                includes forest products that meet biobased 
                content requirements, notwithstanding the 
                market share the product holds, the age of the 
                product, or whether the market for the product 
                is new or emerging.

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          (9) Forest product.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``forest product'' 
                means a product made from materials derived 
                from the practice of forestry or the management 
                of growing timber.
                  (B) Inclusions.--The term ``forest product'' 
                includes--
                          (i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 
                        lumber, and other wood products; and
                          (ii) any recycled products derived 
                        from forest materials.
          [(9)] (10) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
        (25 U.S.C. 450b).
          [(10)] (11) Institution of higher education.--The 
        term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)).
          [(11)] (12) Intermediate ingredient or feedstock.--
        The term ``intermediate ingredient or feedstock'' means 
        a material or compound made in whole or in significant 
        part from biological products, including renewable 
        agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and 
        marine materials) or forestry materials, that are 
        subsequently used to make a more complex compound or 
        product.
          [(12)] (13) Renewable biomass.--The term ``renewable 
        biomass'' means--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(13)] (14) Renewable energy.--The term ``renewable 
        energy'' means energy derived from--
                  (A) * * *

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          (15) Renewable energy system.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the term ``renewable energy system'' means a 
                system that--
                          (i) produces usable energy from a 
                        renewable energy source; and
                          (ii) may include distribution 
                        components necessary to move energy 
                        produced by such system to the initial 
                        point of sale.
                  (B) Limitation.--A system described in 
                subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism 
                for dispensing energy at retail.
          [(14)] (16) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means 
        the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(h) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        to provide mandatory funding for biobased products 
        testing and labeling as required to carry out this 
        section--
                  [(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
                  [(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
                through 2012.
          [(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there]
          (h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2009 through [2013] 2018.

SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Assistance.--The Secretary shall make available [to 
eligible entities--
          [(1) grants to assist in paying the costs of the 
        development and construction of demonstration-scale 
        biorefineries to demonstrate the commercial viability 
        of 1 or more processes for converting renewable biomass 
        to advanced biofuels; and
          [(2) guarantees for loans] to eligible entities 
        guarantees for loans made to fund the development, 
        construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale 
        biorefineries using eligible technology.
  [(d) Grants.--
          [(1) Competitive basis.--The Secretary shall award 
        grants under subsection (c)(1) on a competitive basis.
          [(2) Selection criteria.--
                  [(A) In general.--In approving grant 
                applications, the Secretary shall establish a 
                priority scoring system that assigns priority 
                scores to each application and only approve 
                applications that exceed a specified minimum, 
                as determined by the Secretary.
                  [(B) Feasibility.--In approving a grant 
                application, the Secretary shall determine the 
                technical and economic feasibility of the 
                project based on a feasibility study of the 
                project described in the application conducted 
                by an independent third party.
                  [(C) Scoring system.--In determining the 
                priority scoring system, the Secretary shall 
                consider--
                          [(i) the potential market for the 
                        advanced biofuel and the byproducts 
                        produced;
                          [(ii) the level of financial 
                        participation by the applicant, 
                        including support from non-Federal and 
                        private sources;
                          [(iii) whether the applicant is 
                        proposing to use a feedstock not 
                        previously used in the production of 
                        advanced biofuels;
                          [(iv) whether the applicant is 
                        proposing to work with producer 
                        associations or cooperatives;
                          [(v) whether the applicant has 
                        established that the adoption of the 
                        process proposed in the application 
                        will have a positive impact on resource 
                        conservation, public health, and the 
                        environment;
                          [(vi) the potential for rural 
                        economic development;
                          [(vii) whether the area in which the 
                        applicant proposes to locate the 
                        biorefinery has other similar 
                        facilities;
                          [(viii) whether the project can be 
                        replicated; and
                          [(ix) scalability for commercial use.
          [(3) Cost sharing.--
                  [(A) Limits.--The amount of a grant awarded 
                for development and construction of a 
                biorefinery under subsection (c)(1) shall not 
                exceed an amount equal to 30 percent of the 
                cost of the project.
                  [(B) Form of grantee share.--
                          [(i) In general.--The grantee share 
                        of the cost of a project may be made in 
                        the form of cash or material.
                          [(ii) Limitation.--The amount of the 
                        grantee share that is made in the form 
                        of material shall not exceed 15 percent 
                        of the amount of the grantee share 
                        determined under subparagraph (A).]
  [(e)] (d) Loan Guarantees.--
          (1) Selection criteria.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Scoring system.--In determining the 
                priority scoring system for loan guarantees 
                under [subsection (c)(2)] subsection (c), the 
                Secretary shall consider--
                          (i) * * *

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          (2) Limitations.--
                  (A) Maximum amount of loan guaranteed.--The 
                principal amount of a loan guaranteed under 
                [subsection (c)(2)] subsection (c) may not 
                exceed $250,000,000.
                  (B) Maximum percentage of loan guaranteed.--
                          (i) In general.--Except as otherwise 
                        provided in this subparagraph, a loan 
                        guaranteed under [subsection (c)(2)] 
                        subsection (c) shall be in an amount 
                        not to exceed 80 percent of the project 
                        costs, as determined by the Secretary.
                          (ii) Other direct federal funding.--
                        The amount of a loan guaranteed for a 
                        project under [subsection (c)(2)] 
                        subsection (c) shall be reduced by the 
                        amount of other direct Federal funding 
                        that the eligible entity receives for 
                        the same project.
                          (iii) Authority to guarantee the 
                        loan.--The Secretary may guarantee up 
                        to 90 percent of the principal and 
                        interest due on a loan guaranteed under 
                        [subsection (c)(2)] subsection (c).
                  (C) Loan guarantee fund distribution.--Of the 
                funds made available for loan guarantees for a 
                fiscal year under [subsection (h)] subsection 
                (g), 50 percent of the funds shall be reserved 
                for obligation during the second half of the 
                fiscal year.
  [(f)] (e) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Energy.
  [(g)] (f) Condition on Provision of Assistance.--
          (1) * * *

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  [(h)] (g) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        for the cost of loan guarantees under this section, to 
        remain available until expended--
                  [(A) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
                  [(B) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
          [(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there] 
        (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
        2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        to make payments under this section $35,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2009, to remain available until expended.
          [(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there] 
        (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 9005. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED BIOFUELS.

  (a) * * *

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  (g) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        to carry out this section, to remain available until 
        expended--
                  [(A) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                  [(B) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                  [(C) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(D) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
          [(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there] 
        (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Funding.--
          [(1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2012.--Of the funds of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
        use to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
          [(2) Authorization of appropriations.--] (1) Fiscal 
        year 2013.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Financial Assistance for Energy Efficiency Improvements 
and Renewable Energy Systems.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Tiered application process.--In carrying out this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall establish a three-
        tiered application, evaluation, and oversight process 
        that varies based on the cost of the proposed project 
        with the process most simplified for projects referred 
        to in subparagraph (A), more comprehensive for projects 
        referred to in subparagraph (B), and most comprehensive 
        for projects referred to in subparagraph (C). The three 
        tiers for such process shall be as follows:
                  (A) Tier 1.--Projects for which the cost of 
                the project funded under this subsection is not 
                more than $80,000.
                  (B) Tier 2.--Projects for which the cost of 
                the project funded under this subsection is 
                more than $80,000 but less than $200,000.
                  (C) Tier 3.--Projects for which the cost of 
                the project funded under this subsection is 
                $200,000 or more.
          [(2)] (3) Award considerations.--In determining the 
        amount of a loan guarantee or grant provided under this 
        section, the Secretary shall take into consideration, 
        as applicable--
                  (A) * * *

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          [(3) Feasibility studies.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide 
                assistance in the form of grants to an 
                agricultural producer or rural small business 
                to conduct a feasibility study for a project 
                for which assistance may be provided under this 
                subsection.
                  [(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall use not 
                more than 10 percent of the funds made 
                available to carry out this subsection to 
                provide assistance described in subparagraph 
                (A).
                  [(C) Avoidance of duplicative assistance.--An 
                entity shall be ineligible to receive 
                assistance to carry out a feasibility study for 
                a project under this paragraph if the entity 
                has received other Federal or State assistance 
                for a feasibility study for the project.]

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  (g) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
        to carry out this section, to remain available until 
        expended--
                  [(A) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                  [(B) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                  [(C) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(D) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
          [(2) Audit and technical assistance funding.--
                  [(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), of the funds made available for each 
                fiscal year under paragraph (1), 4 percent 
                shall be available to carry out subsection (b).
                  [(B) Other use.--Funds not obligated under 
                subparagraph (A) by April 1 of each fiscal year 
                to carry out subsection (b) shall become 
                available to carry out subsection (c).
          [(3) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there] 
        (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

  (a) * * *

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  (h) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the 
        Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall use to carry out this section, to 
        remain available until expended--
                  [(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                  [(B) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                  [(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                  [(D) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
          [(2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to any other 
        funds made available to carry out this section, there] 
        (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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SEC. 9010. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIOENERGY PRODUCERS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Feedstock Flexibility Program.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Purchases and sales.--For each of the 
                2008 through [2013] 2018 crops, the Secretary 
                shall purchase eligible commodities from 
                eligible entities and sell such commodities to 
                bioenergy producers for the purpose of 
                producing bioenergy in a manner that ensures 
                that section 156 of the Federal Agriculture 
                Improvement and Reform Act (7 U.S.C. 7272) is 
                operated at no cost to the Federal Government 
                by avoiding forfeitures to the Commodity Credit 
                Corporation.

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          (2) Notice.--
                  (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after 
                the date of enactment of the Food, 
                Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and each 
                September 1 thereafter through September 1, 
                [2013] 2018, the Secretary shall provide notice 
                to eligible entities and bioenergy producers of 
                the quantity of eligible commodities that shall 
                be made available for purchase and sale for the 
                crop year following the date of the notice 
                under this section.

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SEC. 9011. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) * * *

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          [(6) Eligible material.--
                  [(A) In general.--The term ``eligible 
                material'' means renewable biomass.
                  [(B) Exclusions.--The term ``eligible 
                material'' does not include--
                          [(i) any crop that is eligible to 
                        receive payments under title I of the 
                        Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
                        2008 or an amendment made by that 
                        title;
                          [(ii) animal waste and byproducts 
                        (including fats, oils, greases, and 
                        manure);
                          [(iii) food waste and yard waste; or
                          [(iv) algae.]
          [(7)] (6) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means an 
        owner or operator of contract acreage that is 
        physically located within a BCAP project area.
          [(8)] (7) Project sponsor.--The term ``project 
        sponsor'' means--
                  (A) * * *

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  (b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish 
and administer a Biomass Crop Assistance [Program to--
          [(1) support the establishment] Program to support 
        the establishment and production of eligible crops for 
        conversion to bioenergy in selected BCAP project 
        areas[; and].
          [(2) assist agricultural and forest land owners and 
        operators with collection, harvest, storage, and 
        transportation of eligible material for use in a 
        biomass conversion facility.]
  (c) BCAP Project Area.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Selection of project areas.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) BCAP project area selection criteria.--In 
                selecting BCAP project areas, the Secretary 
                shall consider--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (viii) the range of eligible crops 
                        among project areas[; and];
                          (ix) existing project areas that have 
                        received funding under this section and 
                        the continuation of funding of such 
                        project areas to advance the maturity 
                        of such project areas; and
                          [(ix)] (x) any additional 
                        information, as determined by the 
                        Secretary.

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          (5) Payments.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Amount of annual payments.--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii) Reduction.--The Secretary shall 
                        reduce an annual payment by an amount 
                        determined to be appropriate by the 
                        Secretary, if--
                                  (I) * * *

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                                  [(III) the producer receives 
                                a payment under subsection 
                                (d);]
                                  [(IV)] (III) the producer 
                                violates a term of the 
                                contract; or
                                  [(V)] (IV) there are such 
                                other circumstances, as 
                                determined by the Secretary to 
                                be necessary to carry out this 
                                section.
  [(d) Assistance With Collection, Harvest, Storage, and 
Transportation.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make a payment 
        for the delivery of eligible material to a biomass 
        conversion facility to--
                  [(A) a producer of an eligible crop that is 
                produced on BCAP contract acreage; or
                  [(B) a person with the right to collect or 
                harvest eligible material.
          [(2) Payments.--
                  [(A) Costs covered.--A payment under this 
                subsection shall be in an amount described in 
                subparagraph (B) for--
                          [(i) collection;
                          [(ii) harvest;
                          [(iii) storage; and
                          [(iv) transportation to a biomass 
                        conversion facility.
                  [(B) Amount.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
                Secretary may provide matching payments at a 
                rate of $1 for each $1 per ton provided by the 
                biomass conversion facility, in an amount equal 
                to not more than $45 per ton for a period of 2 
                years.
          [(3) Limitation on assistance for bcap contract 
        acreage.--As a condition of the receipt of annual 
        payment under subsection (c), a producer receiving a 
        payment under this subsection for collection, harvest, 
        storage or transportation of an eligible crop produced 
        on BCAP acreage shall agree to a reduction in the 
        annual payment.]
  [(e)] (d) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 
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 on the 
dissemination by the Secretary of the best practice data and 
information gathered from participants receiving assistance 
under this section.
  [(f)] (e) Funding.--
          [(1) Fiscal years 2008 through 2012.--Of the funds of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
        use to carry out this section such sums as are 
        necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
          [(2) Fiscal year 2013.--
                  [(A) In general.--]
          (1) Fiscal year 2013.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2013.
          (2) Fiscal years 2014 Through 2018.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
          [(B)] (3) Multiyear contracts.--For each multiyear 
        contract entered into by the Secretary during a fiscal 
        year under [this paragraph] this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that sufficient funds are 
        obligated from the amounts appropriated for that fiscal 
        year to fully cover all payments required by the 
        contract for all years of the contract.

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SEC. 9013. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to [carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.] carry out this section--
          (1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
        2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS

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Subtitle E--Animal Health Protection

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SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments with 
eligible laboratories for any of the following purposes:
          (1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary to 
        detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerging or 
        existing threats to animal health and to support the 
        protection of public health, the environment, and the 
        agricultural economy of the United States.
          (2) To provide the capacity and capability for 
        standardized--
                  (A) test procedures, reference materials, and 
                equipment;
                  (B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 
                levels;
                  (C) quality management system requirements;
                  (D) interconnected electronic reporting and 
                transmission of data; and
                  (E) evaluation for emergency preparedness.
          (3) To coordinate the development, implementation, 
        and enhancement of national veterinary diagnostic 
        laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis on 
        surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, 
        technology development and validation, training, and 
        outreach.
  (b) Eligibility.--An eligible laboratory under this section 
is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria developed 
by the Secretary, in consultation with State animal health 
officials and State and university veterinary diagnostic 
laboratories.
  (c) Priority.--To the extent practicable and to the extent 
capacity and specialized expertise may be necessary, the 
Secretary shall give priority to existing Federal, State, and 
university facilities.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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Subtitle G--Specialty Crops

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SEC. 10603. PURCHASE OF SPECIALTY CROPS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Purchase of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Distribution 
to Schools and Service Institutions.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall purchase fresh fruits and vegetables for 
distribution to schools and service institutions in accordance 
with section 6(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(a)) using, of the amount specified in 
subsection (a), not less than $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through [2012] 2018.
  (c) Pilot Grant Program for Purchase of Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables.--
          (1) In general.--Using amounts made available to 
        carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture 
        shall conduct a pilot program under which the Secretary 
        will give not more than five participating States the 
        option of receiving a grant in an amount equal to the 
        value of the commodities that the participating State 
        would otherwise receive under this section for each of 
        fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
          (2) Use of grant funds.--A participating State 
        receiving a grant under this subsection may use the 
        grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits and 
        vegetables for distribution to schools and service 
        institutions in the State that participate in the food 
        service programs under the Richard B. Russell National 
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child 
        Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
          (3) Selection of participating states.--The Secretary 
        shall select participating States from applications 
        submitted by the States.
          (4) Reporting requirements.--
                  (A) School and service institution 
                requirement.--Schools and service institutions 
                in a participating State shall keep records of 
                purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables made 
                using the grant funds and report such records 
                to the State.
                  (B) State requirement.--Each participating 
                State shall submit to the Secretary a report on 
                the success of the pilot program in the State, 
                including information on--
                          (i) the amount and value of each type 
                        of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased 
                        by the State; and
                          (ii) the benefit provided by such 
                        purchases in conducting the school food 
                        service in the State, including meeting 
                        school meal requirements.
  [(c)] (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms 
``fruits'', ``vegetables'', and ``other specialty food crops'' 
shall have the meaning given the terms by the Secretary of 
Agriculture.

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[SEC. 10606. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE PROGRAM.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Agricultural Marketing Service) shall establish a 
national organic certification cost-share program to assist 
producers and handlers of agricultural products in obtaining 
certification under the national organic production program 
established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
  [(b) Federal Share.--
          [(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall pay under this section not more than 75 
        percent of the costs incurred by a producer or handler 
        in obtaining certification under the national organic 
        production program, as certified to and approved by the 
        Secretary.
          [(2) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a payment 
        made to a producer or handler under this section shall 
        be $750.
  [(c) Reporting.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes 
the requests by, disbursements to, and expenditures for each 
State under the program during the current and previous fiscal 
year, including the number of producers and handlers served by 
the program in the previous fiscal year.
  [(d) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2008 through 
        2012.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to 
        carry out this section $22,000,000 for the period of 
        fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
          [(2) Fiscal year 2013.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2013, to remain available until expended.]

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          DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1994



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TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION

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Subtitle A--General Reorganization Authorities

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SEC. 219. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary shall establish in the 
Department the position of Military Veterans Agricultural 
Liaison.
  (b) Duties.--The Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison 
shall--
          (1) provide information to returning veterans about, 
        and connect returning veterans with, beginning farmer 
        training and agricultural vocational and rehabilitation 
        programs appropriate to the needs and interests of 
        returning veterans, including assisting veterans in 
        using Federal veterans educational benefits for 
        purposes relating to beginning a farming or ranching 
        career;
          (2) provide information to veterans concerning the 
        availability of and eligibility requirements for 
        participation in agricultural programs, with particular 
        emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher programs;
          (3) serve as a resource for assisting veteran farmers 
        and ranchers, and potential farmers and ranchers, in 
        applying for participation in agricultural programs; 
        and
          (4) advocate on behalf of veterans in interactions 
        with employees of the Department.

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           Subtitle B--Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

SEC. 225. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM AND FOREIGN 
                    AGRICULTURAL SERVICES.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to establish 
in the Department the position of [Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services] Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Services.
  (b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes the 
position of [Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and 
Foreign Agricultural Services] Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Farm Services authorized under subsection (a), the Under 
Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate.
  (c) Functions of Under Secretary.--
          (1) Principal functions.--Upon establishment, the 
        Secretary shall delegate to the [Under Secretary of 
        Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services] 
        Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Services those 
        functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that 
        are related to farm [and foreign agricultural] 
        services.
          (2) Additional functions.--The [Under Secretary of 
        Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services] 
        Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Services shall 
        perform such other functions as may be required by law 
        or prescribed by the Secretary.

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SEC. 225A. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL 
                    SERVICES.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to establish 
in the Department the position of Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services.
  (b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes the 
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign 
Agricultural Services under subsection (a), the Under Secretary 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate.
  (c) Functions of Under Secretary.--
          (1) Principal functions.--Upon establishment, the 
        Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary of 
        Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services those 
        functions under the jurisdiction of the Department that 
        are related to foreign agricultural services.
          (2) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary of 
        Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services shall 
        perform such other functions as may be required by law 
        or prescribed by the Secretary.
  (d) Succession.--Any official who is serving as Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
Services on the date of the enactment of this section and who 
was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, shall not be required to be reappointed 
under subsection (b) or section 225(b) to the successor 
position authorized under subsection (a) or section 225(a) if 
the Secretary establishes the position, and the official 
occupies the new position, with 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section (or such later date set by the 
Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).

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SEC. 226B. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Farmworker Coordinator.--
          (1) * * *

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          [(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out this subsection for each of 
        fiscal years 2009 through 2012.]
          (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        subsection--
                  (A) such sums as are necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and
                  (B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.

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Subtitle D--Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

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SEC. 242. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE.

  (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to enhance the 
authorities of the Secretary to support efforts to provide 
access to healthy food by establishing an initiative to improve 
access to healthy foods in underserved areas, to create and 
preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities 
by providing loans and grants to eligible fresh, healthy food 
retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to 
entry in underserved areas.
  (b) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Community development financial institution.--The 
        term ``community development financial institution'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 
        Community Development Banking and Financial 
        Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702).
          (2) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the 
        Healthy Food Financing Initiative established under 
        subsection (c)(1).
          (3) National fund manager.--The term ``national fund 
        manager'' means a community development financial 
        institution that is--
                  (A) in existence on the date of enactment of 
                this section; and
                  (B) certified by the Community Development 
                Financial Institution Fund of the Department of 
                Treasury to manage the Initiative for purposes 
                of--
                          (i) raising private capital;
                          (ii) providing financial and 
                        technical assistance to partnerships; 
                        and
                          (iii) funding eligible projects to 
                        attract fresh, healthy food retailers 
                        to underserved areas, in accordance 
                        with this section.
          (4) Partnership.--The term ``partnership'' means a 
        regional, State, or local public-private partnership 
        that--
                  (A) is organized to improve access to fresh, 
                healthy foods;
                  (B) provides financial and technical 
                assistance to eligible projects; and
                  (C) meets such other criteria as the 
                Secretary may establish.
          (5) Perishable food.--The term ``perishable food'' 
        means a staple food that is fresh, refrigerated, or 
        frozen.
          (6) Quality job.--The term ``quality job'' means a 
        job that provides wages and other benefits comparable 
        to, or better than, similar positions in existing 
        businesses of similar size in similar local economies.
          (7) Staple food.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``staple food'' 
                means food that is a basic dietary item.
                  (B) Inclusions.--The term ``staple food'' 
                includes--
                          (i) bread;
                          (ii) flour;
                          (iii) fruits;
                          (iv) vegetables; and
                          (v) meat.
  (c) Initiative.--
          (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        initiative to achieve the purpose described in 
        subsection (a) in accordance with this subsection.
          (2) Implementation.--
                  (A) In general.--
                          (i) In general.--In carrying out the 
                        Initiative, the Secretary shall provide 
                        funding to entities with eligible 
                        projects, as described in subparagraph 
                        (B), subject to the priorities 
                        described in subparagraph (C).
                          (ii) Use of funds.--Funds provided to 
                        an entity pursuant to clause (i) shall 
                        be used--
                                  (I) to create revolving loan 
                                pools of capital or other 
                                products to provide loans to 
                                finance eligible projects or 
                                partnerships;
                                  (II) to provide grants for 
                                eligible projects or 
                                partnerships;
                                  (III) to provide technical 
                                assistance to funded projects 
                                and entities seeking Initiative 
                                funding; and
                                  (IV) to cover administrative 
                                expenses of the national fund 
                                manager in an amount not to 
                                exceed 10 percent of the 
                                Federal funds provided.
                  (B) Eligible projects.--Subject to the 
                approval of the Secretary, the national fund 
                manager shall establish eligibility criteria 
                for projects under the Initiative, which shall 
                include the existence or planned execution of 
                agreements--
                          (i) to expand or preserve the 
                        availability of staple foods in 
                        underserved areas with moderate- and 
                        low-income populations by maintaining 
                        or increasing the number of retail 
                        outlets that offer an assortment of 
                        perishable food and staple food items, 
                        as determined by the Secretary, in 
                        those areas; and
                          (ii) to accept benefits under the 
                        supplemental nutrition assistance 
                        program established under the Food and 
                        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
                        seq.).
                  (C) Priorities.--In carrying out the 
                Initiative, priority shall be given to projects 
                that--
                          (i) are located in severely 
                        distressed low-income communities, as 
                        defined by the Community Development 
                        Financial Institutions Fund of the 
                        Department of Treasury; and
                          (ii) include 1 or more of the 
                        following characteristics:
                                  (I) The project will create 
                                or retain quality jobs for low-
                                income residents in the 
                                community.
                                  (II) The project supports 
                                regional food systems and 
                                locally grown foods, to the 
                                maximum extent practicable.
                                  (III) In areas served by 
                                public transit, the project is 
                                accessible by public transit.
                                  (IV) The project involves 
                                women- or minority-owned 
                                businesses.
                                  (V) The project receives 
                                funding from other sources, 
                                including other Federal 
                                agencies.
                                  (VI) The project otherwise 
                                advances the purpose of this 
                                section, as determined by the 
                                Secretary.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$125,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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             Subtitle F--Research, Education, and Economics

SEC. 251. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
                    ECONOMICS.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) National Institute of Food and Agriculture.--
          (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) Competitive program.--The term 
                ``competitive program'' means each of the 
                following agricultural research, extension, 
                education, and related programs for which the 
                Secretary has administrative or other authority 
                as of the day before the date of enactment of 
                the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008:
                          (i) * * *

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                          [(xi) The administration and 
                        management of the Agricultural 
                        Bioenergy Feedstock and Energy 
                        Efficiency Research and Extension 
                        Initiative carried out under section 
                        1672C of the Food, Agriculture, 
                        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
                          [(xii) The research, extension, and 
                        education programs authorized by 
                        section 407 of the Agricultural 
                        Research, Extension, and Education 
                        Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627) 
                        relating to the competitiveness, 
                        viability and sustainability of small- 
                        and medium-sized dairy, livestock, and 
                        poultry operations.]
                          [(xiii)] (xi) Other programs that are 
                        competitive programs, as determined by 
                        the Secretary.

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Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reorganization Provisions

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SEC. 296. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Functions.--Subsection (a) shall not affect--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
        the Department, under section 251--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) the National Institute of Food and 
                Agriculture; [or]
          (7) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
        the Department the Office of Advocacy and Outreach in 
        accordance with section 226B[.];
          (8) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
        the Department the position of Under Secretary of 
        Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services in 
        accordance with section 225A;
          (9) the authority of the Secretary to establish and 
        carry out the Health Food Financing Initiative under 
        section 242;
          (10) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
        the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal 
        Relations in accordance with section 309; and
          (11) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 
        the Department the position of Military Veterans 
        Agricultural Liaison in accordance with section 219.

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                     FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008



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                              DEFINITIONS

  Sec. 3. As used in this Act, the term:
  (a) * * *

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  (g) ``Coupon'' means any coupon, stamp, type of certificate, 
authorization card, cash or check issued in lieu of a [coupon,] 
coupon.

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  (k) ``Food'' means (1) any food or food product for home 
consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, [and] hot 
foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption 
other than those authorized pursuant to clauses (3), (4), (5), 
(7), (8), and (9) of this subsection, and any deposit fee in 
excess of amount of the State fee reimbursement (if any) 
required to purchase any food or food product contained in a 
returnable bottle or can, regardless of whether such fee is 
included in the shelf price posted for such food or food 
product, (2) seeds and plants for use in gardens to produce 
food for the personal consumption of the eligible household, 
(3) in the case of those persons who are sixty years of age or 
over or who receive supplemental security income benefits or 
disability or blindness payments under title I, II, X, XIV, or 
XVI of the Social Security Act, and their spouses, meals 
prepared by and served in senior citizens' centers, apartment 
buildings occupied primarily by such persons, public or private 
nonprofit establishments (eating or otherwise) that feed such 
persons, private establishments that contract with the 
appropriate agency of the State to offer meals for such persons 
at concessional prices subject to section 9(h), and meals 
prepared for and served to residents of federally subsidized 
housing for the elderly, (4) in the case of persons sixty years 
of age or over and persons who are physically or mentally 
handicapped or otherwise so disabled that they are unable 
adequately to prepare all of their meals, meals prepared for 
and delivered to them (and their spouses) at their home by a 
public or private nonprofit organization or by a private 
establishment that contracts with the appropriate State agency 
to perform such services at concessional prices subject to 
section 9(h), (5) in the case of narcotics addicts or 
alcoholics, and their children, served by drug addiction or 
alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation programs, meals prepared 
and served under such programs, (6) in the case of certain 
eligible households living in Alaska, equipment for procuring 
food by hunting and fishing, such as nets, hooks, rods, 
harpoons, and knives (but not equipment for purposes of 
transportation, clothing, or shelter, and not firearms, 
ammunition, and explosives) if the Secretary determines that 
such households are located in an area of the State where it is 
extremely difficult to reach stores selling food and that such 
households depend to a substantial extent upon hunting and 
fishing for subsistence, (7) in the case of disabled or blind 
recipients of benefits under title I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the 
Social Security Act, [or are] and individuals described in 
paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (j), who are residents 
in a public or private nonprofit group living arrangement that 
serves no more than sixteen residents and is certified by the 
appropriate State agency or agencies under regulations issued 
under section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act or under 
standards determined by the Secretary to be comparable to 
standards implemented by appropriate State agencies under such 
section, meals prepared and served under such arrangement, (8) 
in the case of women and children temporarily residing in 
public or private nonprofit shelters for battered women and 
children, meals prepared and served, by such shelters, and (9) 
in the case of households that do not reside in permanent 
dwellings and households that have no fixed mailing addresses, 
meals prepared for and served by a public or private nonprofit 
establishment (approved by an appropriate State or local 
agency) that feeds such individuals and by private 
establishments that contract with the appropriate agency of the 
State to offer meals for such individuals at concessional 
prices subject to section 9(h).
  [(l) ``Food stamp program'' means the program operated 
pursuant to the provisions of this Act.]
  [(m)] (l) ``Homeless individual'' means--
          (1) * * *

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  [(o)] (n) ``Reservation'' means the geographically defined 
area or areas over which a tribal organization exercises 
governmental jurisdiction.
  [(p)] (o) ``Retail food store'' means--
          (1) an establishment or house-to-house trade route 
        that sells food for home preparation and consumption 
        and--
                  (A) offers for sale, on a continuous basis, a 
                variety of foods in each of the 4 categories of 
                staple foods specified in subsection (r)(1), 
                including perishable foods in [at least 2] at 
                least 3 of the categories; or

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          (3) a store purveying the hunting and fishing 
        equipment described in subsection (k)(6); [and]
          (4) any private nonprofit cooperative food purchasing 
        venture, including those in which the members pay for 
        food purchased prior to the receipt of such food[.]; 
        and
          (5) a governmental or private nonprofit food 
        purchasing and delivery service that--
                  (A) purchases food for, and delivers such 
                food to, individuals who are--
                          (i) unable to shop for food; and
                          (ii)(I) not less than 60 years of 
                        age; or
                          (II) physically or mentally 
                        handicapped or otherwise disabled;
                  (B) clearly notifies the participating 
                household at the time such household places a 
                food order--
                          (i) of any delivery fee associated 
                        with the food purchase and delivery 
                        provided to such household by such 
                        service; and
                          (ii) that a delivery fee cannot be 
                        paid with benefits provided under 
                        supplemental nutrition assistance 
                        program; and
                  (C) sells food purchased for such household 
                at the price paid by such service for such food 
                and without any additional cost markup.
  [(q)] (p) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
  [(r)] (q)(1) * * *

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  [(s)] (r) ``State'' means the fifty States, the District of 
Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and 
the reservations of an Indian tribe whose tribal organization 
meets the requirements of this Act for participation as a State 
agency.
  [(t)] (s) ``State agency'' means (1) the agency of State 
government, including the local offices thereof, which has the 
responsibility for the administration of the federally aided 
public assistance programs within such State, and in those 
States where such assistance programs are operated on a 
decentralized basis, the term shall include the counterpart 
local agencies administering such programs, and (2) the tribal 
organization of an Indian tribe determined by the Secretary to 
be capable of effectively administering a food distribution 
program under section 4(b) of this Act or a supplemental 
nutrition assistance program under section 11(d) of this Act.
  (t) ``Supplemental nutritional assistance program'' means the 
program operated pursuant to this Act.

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     ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

  Sec. 4. (a) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated 
under section 18 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to 
formulate and administer a supplemental nutrition assistance 
program under which, at the request of the State agency, 
eligible households within the State shall be provided an 
opportunity to obtain a more nutritious diet through the 
issuance to them of an allotment, except that a State may not 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program if 
the Secretary determines that State or local sales taxes are 
collected within that State on purchases of food made with 
benefits issued under this Act. The benefits so received by 
such households shall be used only to purchase food from retail 
food stores which have been approved for participation in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. [benefits] Benefits 
issued and used as provided in this Act shall be redeemable at 
face value by the Secretary through the facilities of the 
Treasury of the United States.
  (b) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) Traditional and locally-grown food fund.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (F) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to the 
                Secretary to carry out this paragraph 
                $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
                through [2012] 2018.

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                          ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS

  Sec. 5. (a) Participation in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program shall be limited to those households whose 
incomes and other financial resources, held singly or in joint 
ownership, are determined to be a substantial limiting factor 
in permitting them to obtain a more nutritious diet. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act except 
[sections 6(b), 6(d)(2), and 6(g)] subsections (b), (d)(2), 
(g), and (r) of section 6 and section 3(n)(4), [households in 
which each member receives benefits] households in which each 
member receives cash assistance under a State program funded 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.), supplemental security income benefits under title 
XVI of the Social Security Act, or aid to the aged, blind, or 
disabled under title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security 
Act, shall be eligible to participate in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program. Except for sections 6, 16(e)(1), 
and section 3(n)(4), households in which each member receives 
benefits under a State or local general assistance program that 
complies with standards established by the Secretary for 
ensuring that the program is based on income criteria 
comparable to or more restrictive than those under subsection 
(c)(2), and not limited to one-time emergency payments that 
cannot be provided for more than one consecutive month, shall 
be eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. Assistance under this program shall be 
furnished to all eligible households who make application for 
such participation.

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  (e) Deductions From Income.--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) Excess medical expense deduction.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Exclusion of medical marijuana.--The 
                Secretary shall promulgate rules to ensure that 
                medical marijuana is not treated as a medical 
                expense for purposes of this paragraph.
          (6) Excess shelter expense deduction.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Standard utility allowance.--
                          (i) In general.--In computing the 
                        excess shelter expense deduction, a 
                        State agency may use a standard utility 
                        allowance in accordance with 
                        regulations promulgated by the 
                        Secretary, subject to clause (iv), 
                        except that a State agency may use an 
                        allowance that does not fluctuate 
                        within a year to reflect seasonal 
                        variations.

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                          (iv) Availability of allowance to 
                        recipients of energy assistance.--
                                  [(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), if a State 
                                agency elects to use a standard 
                                utility allowance that reflects 
                                heating or cooling costs, the 
                                standard utility allowance 
                                shall be made available to 
                                households receiving a payment, 
                                or on behalf of which a payment 
                                is made, under the Low-Income 
                                Home Energy Assistance Act of 
                                1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
                                or other similar energy 
                                assistance program, if the 
                                household still incurs out-of-
                                pocket heating or cooling 
                                expenses in excess of any 
                                assistance paid on behalf of 
                                the household to an energy 
                                provider.]
                                  (I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), if a State 
                                agency elects to use a standard 
                                utility allowance that reflects 
                                heating and cooling costs, the 
                                standard utility allowance 
                                shall be made available to 
                                households that received a 
                                payment, or on behalf of which 
                                a payment was made, under the 
                                Low-Income Home Energy 
                                Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
                                U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or other 
                                similar energy assistance 
                                program, if in the current 
                                month or in the immediately 
                                preceding 12 months, the 
                                household either received such 
                                payment, or such payment was 
                                made on behalf of the 
                                household, that was greater 
                                than $20 annually, as 
                                determined by the Secretary.

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  (i)(1) * * *
  (2)(A) * * *

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  (D) Any sponsor of an alien, and such alien, shall be jointly 
and severably liable for an amount equal to any overpayment 
made to such alien during the period of three years after such 
alien's entry into the United States, on account of such 
sponsor's failure to provide correct information under the 
provisions of this section, except where such sponsor was 
without fault, or where good cause for such failure existed. 
Any such overpayment which is not repaid shall be recovered in 
accordance with the provisions of [section 13(b)(2)] section 
13(b) of this Act.

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  (j) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (i), a State 
agency shall consider a household member who receives 
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382 et seq.), aid to the aged, 
blind, or disabled under title I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), [or who receives benefits under a 
State program] or who receives cash assistance under a State 
program funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) to have satisfied the resource limitations 
prescribed under subsection (g).
  (k)(1) * * *

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          (4) Third party energy assistance payments.--
                  (A) Energy assistance payments.--For purposes 
                of subsection (d)(1), a payment made under a 
                State law (other than a law referred to in 
                [paragraph (2)(H)] paragraph (2)(G)) to provide 
                energy assistance to a household shall be 
                considered money payable directly to the 
                household.

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                     ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS

  Sec. 6. (a) * * *

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  (d) Conditions of Participation.--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) Employment and training.--
                  (A) * * *
  (B) For purposes of this Act, an ``employment and training 
program'' means a program that contains one or more of the 
following components, except that the State agency shall retain 
the option to apply employment requirements prescribed under 
this subparagraph to a program applicant at the time of 
application:
          (i) * * *

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          (vii) Programs intended to ensure job retention by 
        providing job retention services, if the job retention 
        services are provided for a period of not more than 90 
        days after an individual who received employment and 
        training services under this paragraph gains 
        employment.
  (F)(i) * * *

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  (iii) Any individual voluntarily electing to participate in a 
program under this paragraph shall not be subject to the 
limitations described in clauses (i) and (ii).

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  (e) No individual who is a member of a household otherwise 
eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program under this section shall be eligible to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as 
a member of that or any other household if the individual is 
enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher 
education, unless the individual--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) is assigned to or placed in an institution of 
        higher education through or in compliance with the 
        requirements of--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) an employment and training program under 
                this [section;] section, subject to the 
                condition that the course or program of study--
                          (i) is part of a program of career 
                        and technical education (as defined in 
                        section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
                        and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
                        U.S.C. 2302)) that may be completed in 
                        not more than 4 years at an institution 
                        of higher education (as defined in 
                        section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
                        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
                          (ii) is limited to remedial courses, 
                        basic adult education, literacy, or 
                        English as a second language;

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  (r) Ineligibility for Benefits Due to Receipt of Substantial 
Lottery or Gambling Winnings.--
          (1) In general.--Any household in which a member 
        receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings, as 
        determined by the Secretary, shall lose eligibility for 
        benefits immediately upon receipt of the winnings.
          (2) Duration of ineligibility.--A household described 
        in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for 
        participation until the household meets the allowable 
        financial resources and income eligibility requirements 
        under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (k), 
        (l), (m), and (n) of section 5.
          (3) Agreements.--As determined by the Secretary, each 
        State agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall 
        establish agreements with entities responsible for the 
        regulation or sponsorship of gaming in the State to 
        determine whether individuals participating in the 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program have received 
        substantial lottery or gambling winnings.

SEC. 7. ISSUANCE AND USE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Alternative Benefit Delivery.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) No imposition of costs.--The cost of documents 
        or systems that may be required by this subsection may 
        not be imposed upon a retail food store participating 
        in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.]
          (2) Imposition of costs.--
                  (A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 
                participating retailers (including restaurants 
                participating in a State option restaurant 
                program intended to serve the elderly, 
                disabled, and homeless) to pay 100 percent of 
                the costs of acquiring, and arrange for the 
                implementation of, electronic benefit transfer 
                point-of-sale equipment and supplies.
                  (B) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt 
                from subparagraph (A)--
                          (i) farmers' markets and other 
                        direct-to-consumer markets, military 
                        commissaries, nonprofit food buying 
                        cooperatives, and establishments, 
                        organizations, programs, or group 
                        living arrangements described in 
                        paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of section 
                        3(k); and
                          (ii) establishments described in 
                        paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 
                        3(k), other than restaurants 
                        participating in a State option 
                        restaurant program.

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          (4) Termination of manual vouchers.--
                  (A) In general.--Effective beginning on the 
                effective date of this paragraph, except as 
                provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall 
                issue manual vouchers to a household that 
                receives supplemental nutrition assistance 
                under this Act or allow retailers to accept 
                manual vouchers as payment, unless the 
                Secretary determines that the manual vouchers 
                are necessary, such as in the event of an 
                electronic benefit transfer system failure or a 
                disaster situation.
                  (B) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt 
                categories of retailers or individual retailers 
                from subparagraph (A) based on criteria 
                established by the Secretary.
          (5) Unique identification number required.--In an 
        effort to enhance the antifraud protections of the 
        program, the Secretary shall require all parties 
        providing electronic benefit transfer services to 
        provide for and maintain a unique business 
        identification and a unique terminal identification 
        number information through the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program electronic benefit transfer 
        transaction routing system. In developing the 
        regulations implementing this paragraph, the Secretary 
        shall consider existing commercial practices for other 
        point-of-sale debit transactions. The Secretary shall 
        issue proposed regulations implementing this paragraph 
        not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this paragraph.

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  (h) Electronic Benefit Transfers.--
          (1) * * *

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  (3) In the case of a system described in paragraph (1) in 
which participation is not optional for households, the 
Secretary shall not approve such a system unless--
          (A) * * *
          (B) any special equipment necessary to allow 
        households to purchase food with the benefits issued 
        under this Act [is operational--
                  [(i) in the case of a participating retail 
                food store in which coupons are used to 
                purchase 15 percent or more of the total dollar 
                amount of food sold by the store (as determined 
                by the Secretary), at all registers in the 
                store; and]
                  [(ii) in the case of other participating 
                stores,] is operational at a sufficient number 
                of registers to provide service that is 
                comparable to service provided individuals who 
                are not members of households receiving 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                benefits, as determined by the Secretary.

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          (8) Replacement [card fee] of cards.--[A State]
                  (A) Fees.--A State agency may collect a 
                charge for replacement of an electronic benefit 
                transfer card by reducing the monthly allotment 
                of the household receiving the replacement 
                card.
                  (B) Purposeful loss of cards.--
                          (i) In general.--Subject to terms and 
                        conditions established by the Secretary 
                        in accordance with clause (ii), if a 
                        household makes excessive requests for 
                        replacement of the electronic benefit 
                        transfer card of the household, the 
                        Secretary may require a State agency to 
                        decline to issue a replacement card to 
                        the household unless the household, 
                        upon request of the State agency, 
                        provides an explanation for the loss of 
                        the card.
                          (ii) Requirements.--The terms and 
                        conditions established by the Secretary 
                        shall provide that--
                                  (I) the household be given 
                                the opportunity to provide the 
                                requested explanation and meet 
                                the requirements under this 
                                paragraph promptly;
                                  (II) after an excessive 
                                number of lost cards, the head 
                                of the household shall be 
                                required to review program 
                                rights and responsibilities 
                                with State agency personnel 
                                authorized to make 
                                determinations under section 
                                5(a); and
                                  (III) any action taken, 
                                including actions required 
                                under section 6(b)(2), other 
                                than the withholding of the 
                                electronic benefit transfer 
                                card until an explanation 
                                described in subclause (I) is 
                                provided, shall be consistent 
                                with the due process 
                                protections under section 6(b) 
                                or 11(e)(10), as appropriate.
                  (C) Protecting vulnerable persons.--In 
                implementing this paragraph, a State agency 
                shall act to protect homeless persons, persons 
                with disabilities, victims of crimes, and other 
                vulnerable persons who lose electronic benefit 
                transfer cards but are not intentionally 
                committing fraud.
                  (D) Effect on eligibility.--While a State may 
                decline to issue an electronic benefits 
                transfer card until a household satisfies the 
                requirements under this paragraph, nothing in 
                this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, 
                or limitation on, the eligibility for benefits 
                under section 5.

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          [(12)] (13) Interchange fees.--No interchange fees 
        shall apply to electronic benefit transfer transactions 
        under this subsection.
          (14) Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits 
        of mobile transactions.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall pilot 
                the use of mobile technologies determined by 
                the Secretary to be appropriate to test the 
                feasibility and implications for program 
                integrity, by allowing retail food stores, 
                farmers markets, and other direct producer-to-
                consumer marketing outlets to accept benefits 
                from recipients of supplemental nutrition 
                assistance through mobile transactions.
                  (B) Demonstration projects.--To be eligible 
                to participate in a demonstration project under 
                subsection (a), a retail food store, farmers 
                market, or other direct producer-to-consumer 
                marketing outlet shall submit to the Secretary 
                for approval a plan that includes--
                          (i) a description of the technology;
                          (ii) the manner by which the retail 
                        food store, farmers market or other 
                        direct producer-to-consumer marketing 
                        outlet will provide proof of the 
                        transaction to households;
                          (iii) the provision of data to the 
                        Secretary, consistent with requirements 
                        established by the Secretary, in a 
                        manner that allows the Secretary to 
                        evaluate the impact of the 
                        demonstration on participant access, 
                        ease of use, and program integrity; and
                          (iv) such other criteria as the 
                        Secretary may require.
                  (C) Date of completion.--The demonstration 
                projects under this paragraph shall be 
                completed and final reports submitted to the 
                Secretary by not later than July 1, 2016.
                  (D) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall 
                submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture 
                of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                Forestry of the Senate that includes a finding, 
                based on the data provided under subparagraph 
                (C) whether or not implementation in all States 
                is in the best interest of the supplemental 
                nutrition assistance program.

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       APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS

  Sec. 9. (a)(1) Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall 
provide for the submission of applications for approval by 
retail food stores and wholesale food concerns which desire to 
be authorized to accept and redeem benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program and for the approval 
of those applicants whose participation will effectuate the 
purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program. In 
determining the qualifications of applicants, there shall be 
considered among such other factors as may be appropriate, the 
following: (A) the nature and extent of the food business 
conducted by the applicant; (B) the volume of benefit 
transactions which may reasonably be expected to be conducted 
by the applicant food store or wholesale food concern[; and 
(C)]; (C) whether the applicant is located in an area with 
significantly limited access to food; and (D) the business 
integrity and reputation of the applicant. Approval of an 
applicant shall be evidenced by the issuance to such applicant 
of a nontransferable certificate of approval. No retail food 
store or wholesale food concern of a type determined by the 
Secretary, based on factors that include size, location, and 
type of items sold, shall be approved to be authorized or 
reauthorized for participation in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program unless an authorized employee of the 
Department of Agriculture, a designee of the Secretary, or, if 
practicable, an official of the State or local government 
designated by the Secretary has visited the store or concern 
for the purpose of determining whether the store or concern 
should be approved or reauthorized, as appropriate.

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  (g) EBT Service Requirement.--An approved retail food store 
shall provide adequate EBT service as described in section 
7(h)(3)(B).
  (h) Private Establishments.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no private 
        establishment that contracts with a State agency to 
        offer meals at concessional prices as described in 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k) may be 
        authorized to accept and redeem benefits unless the 
        Secretary determines that the participation of the 
        private establishment is required to meet a documented 
        need in accordance with section 11(e)(24).
          (2) Existing contracts.--
                  (A) In general.--If, on the day before the 
                effective date of this subsection, a State has 
                entered into a contract with a private 
                establishment described in paragraph (1) and 
                the Secretary has not determined that the 
                participation of the private establishment is 
                necessary to meet a documented need in 
                accordance with section 11(e)(24), the 
                Secretary shall allow the operation of the 
                private establishment to continue without that 
                determination of need for a period not to 
                exceed 180 days from the date on which the 
                Secretary establishes determination criteria, 
                by regulation, under section 11(e)(24).
                  (B) Justification.--If the Secretary 
                determines to terminate a contract with a 
                private establishment that is in effect on the 
                effective date of this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall provide justification to the 
                State in which the private establishment is 
                located for that termination.
          (3) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
        September 30, 2014, and 90 days after the last day of 
        each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall report 
        to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the 
        effectiveness of a program under this subsection using 
        any information received from States under section 
        11(e)(24) as well as any other information the 
        Secretary may have relating to the manner in which 
        benefits are used.

SEC. 10. REDEMPTION OF PROGRAM BENEFITS.

  Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall provide for the 
redemption of benefits accepted by retail food stores through 
approved wholesale food concerns or through financial 
institutions which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance 
Corporation, or which are insured under the Federal Credit 
Union Act and have retail food stores or wholesale food 
concerns in their field of membership, with the cooperation of 
the Treasury Department, except that retail food stores defined 
in section 3(p)(4) shall be authorized to redeem their members' 
food benefits prior to receipt by the members of the food so 
purchased, agricultural producers who market agricultural 
products directly to consumers shall be authorized to redeem 
benefits for the initial cost of the purchase of a community-
supported agriculture share, and publicly operated community 
mental health centers or private nonprofit organizations or 
institutions which serve meals to narcotics addicts or 
alcoholics in drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and 
rehabilitation programs, public and private nonprofit shelters 
that prepare and serve meals for battered women and children, 
and public or private nonprofit group living arrangements that 
serve meals to disabled or blind residents shall not be 
authorized to redeem benefits through financial institutions 
which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or the 
Federal Credit Union Act. Notwithstanding the preceding 
sentence, a center, organization, institution, shelter, group 
living arrangement, or establishment described in that sentence 
may be authorized to redeem benefits through a financial 
institution described in that sentence if the center, 
organization, institution, shelter, group living arrangement, 
or establishment is equipped with 1 or more point-of-sale 
devices and is operating in an area in which an electronic 
benefit transfer system described in section 7(h) has been 
implemented. No financial institution may impose on or collect 
from a retail food store a fee or other charge for the 
redemption of benefits that are submitted to the financial 
institution in a manner consistent with the requirements, other 
than any requirements relating to cancellation of benefits, for 
the presentation of coupons by financial institutions to the 
Federal Reserve banks.

SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) The State plan of operation required under subsection (d) 
of this section shall provide, among such other provisions as 
may be required by regulation--
          (1) * * *

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          (22) the guidelines the State agency uses in carrying 
        out section 6(i); [and]
          (23) if a State elects to carry out a Simplified 
        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under section 
        26, the plans of the State agency for operating the 
        program, including--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) a description of the method by which the 
                State agency will carry out a quality control 
                system under section 16(c)[.]; and
          (24) if the State elects to carry out a program to 
        contract with private establishments to offer meals at 
        concessional prices, as described in paragraphs (3), 
        (4), and (9) of section 3(k)--
                  (A) the plans of the State agency for 
                operating the program, including--
                          (i) documentation of a need that 
                        eligible homeless, elderly, and 
                        disabled clients are underserved in a 
                        particular geographic area;
                          (ii) the manner by which the State 
                        agency will limit participation to only 
                        those private establishments that the 
                        State determines necessary to meet the 
                        need identified in clause (i); and
                          (iii) any other conditions the 
                        Secretary may prescribe, such as the 
                        level of security necessary to ensure 
                        that only eligible recipients 
                        participate in the program; and
                  (B) a report by the State agency to the 
                Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall 
                be established by the Secretary, that 
                includes--
                          (i) the number of households and 
                        individual recipients authorized to 
                        participate in the program, including 
                        any information on whether the 
                        individual recipient is elderly, 
                        disabled, or homeless; and
                          (ii) an assessment of whether the 
                        program is meeting an established need, 
                        as documented under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i).

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  [(p) State Verification Option.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in carrying out the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program, a State agency shall not be required to use 
an income and eligibility or an immigration status verification 
system established under section 1137 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7).]
  (p) State Verification Option.--In carrying out the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State agency shall 
be required to use an income and eligibility, or an immigration 
status, verification system established under section 1137 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7), in accordance with 
standards set by the Secretary.

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  (v) Data Exchange Standardization for Improved 
Interoperability.--
          (1) Data exchange standards.--
                  (A) Designation.--The Secretary, in 
                consultation with an interagency work group 
                which shall be established by the Office of 
                Management and Budget, and considering State 
                perspectives, shall, by rule, designate a data 
                exchange standard for any category of 
                information required to be reported under this 
                Act.
                  (B) Data exchange standards must be 
                nonproprietary and interoperable.--The data 
                exchange standard designated under subparagraph 
                (A) shall, to the extent practicable, be 
                nonproprietary and interoperable.
                  (C) Other requirements.--In designating data 
                exchange standards under this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
                incorporate--
                          (i) interoperable standards developed 
                        and maintained by an international 
                        voluntary consensus standards body, as 
                        defined by the Office of Management and 
                        Budget, such as the International 
                        Organization for Standardization;
                          (ii) interoperable standards 
                        developed and maintained by 
                        intergovernmental partnerships, such as 
                        the National Information Exchange 
                        Model; and
                          (iii) interoperable standards 
                        developed and maintained by Federal 
                        entities with authority over 
                        contracting and financial assistance, 
                        such as the Federal Acquisition 
                        Regulatory Council.
          (2) Data exchange standards for reporting.--
                  (A) Designation.--The Secretary, in 
                consultation with an interagency work group 
                established by the Office of Management and 
                Budget, and considering State perspectives, 
                shall, by rule, designate data exchange 
                standards to govern the data reporting required 
                under this part.
                  (B) Requirements.--The data exchange 
                standards required by subparagraph (A) shall, 
                to the extent practicable--
                          (i) incorporate a widely-accepted, 
                        nonproprietary, searchable, computer-
                        readable format;
                          (ii) be consistent with and implement 
                        applicable accounting principles; and
                          (iii) be capable of being continually 
                        upgraded as necessary.
                  (C) Incorporation of nonproprietary 
                standards.--In designating reporting standards 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 
                the extent practicable, incorporate existing 
                nonproprietary standards, such as the 
                eXtensible Markup Language.

SEC. 12. CIVIL PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND 
                    WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Period of Disqualification.--Subject to subsection (c), a 
disqualification under subsection (a) shall be--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) permanent upon--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) a finding of the sale of firearms, 
                ammunition, explosives, or controlled substance 
                (as defined in section 802 of title 21, United 
                States Code) for coupons, except that the 
                Secretary shall have the discretion to impose a 
                civil penalty of up to $20,000 for each 
                violation (except that the amount of [civil 
                money penalties] civil penalties imposed for 
                violations occurring during a single 
                investigation may not exceed $40,000) in lieu 
                of disqualification under this subparagraph if 
                the Secretary determines that there is 
                substantial evidence (including evidence that 
                neither the ownership nor management of the 
                store or food concern was aware of, approved, 
                benefited from, or was involved in the conduct 
                or approval of the violation) that the store or 
                food concern had an effective policy and 
                program in effect to prevent violations of this 
                Act; and

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  (g) Disqualification of Retailers Who Are Disqualified Under 
the WIC Program.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue 
        regulations providing criteria for the disqualification 
        under this Act of an approved retail food store or a 
        wholesale food concern that is disqualified from 
        accepting benefits under the special supplemental 
        nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
        established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 
        of 1966 [(7 U.S.C. 1786)] (42 U.S.C. 1786).

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  (i) Pilot Projects to Improve Federal-State Cooperation in 
Identifying and Reducing Fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out, under 
        such terms and conditions as determined by the 
        Secretary, pilot projects to test innovative Federal-
        State partnerships to identify, investigate, and reduce 
        retailer fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
        program, including allowing States to operate retail 
        Food Store investigation programs.
          (2) Selection criteria.--Pilot projects shall be 
        selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 
        which shall include--
                  (A) enhancing existing efforts by the 
                Secretary to reduce retailer fraud;
                  (B) requiring participant States to maintain 
                their overall level of effort at addressing 
                recipient fraud, as determined by the 
                Secretary, prior to participation in the pilot 
                project;
                  (C) collaborating with other law enforcement 
                authorities as necessary to carry out an 
                effective pilot project;
                  (D) commitment of the participant State 
                agency to follow Federal rules and procedures 
                with respect to retailer investigations; and
                  (E) the extent to which a State has committed 
                resources to recipient fraud and the relative 
                success of those efforts.
          (3) Evaluation.--
                  (A) The Secretary shall evaluate the projects 
                selected under this subsection to measure the 
                impact of the pilot projects.
                  (B) Such evaluation shall include--
                          (i) each pilot project's impact on 
                        increasing the Secretary's capacity to 
                        address retailer fraud;
                          (ii) the effectiveness of the pilot 
                        projects in identifying, preventing and 
                        reducing retailer fraud; and
                          (iii) the cost effectiveness of such 
                        pilot projects.
          (4) Report to congress.--Not later than September 30, 
        2017, 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 a description of the 
        results of each pilot project, including an evaluation 
        of the impact of the project on retailer fraud and the 
        costs associated with each pilot project.
          (5) Funding.--Any costs incurred by the State to 
        operate the pilot projects in excess of the amount 
        expended under this Act for retailer fraud in the 
        respective State in the previous fiscal year shall not 
        be eligible for Federal reimbursement under this Act.

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                       VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

  Sec. 15. (a) * * *
  (b)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this 
subsection, whoever knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, 
alters, or possesses benefits in any manner contrary to this 
Act or the regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall, if 
such benefits are of a value of $5,000 or more, be guilty of a 
felony and shall be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than twenty years, or both, and shall, if such 
benefits are of a value of $100 or more, but less than $5,000, 
or if the item used, transferred, acquired, altered, or 
possessed is [an benefit] a benefit that has a value of $100 or 
more, but less than $5,000, be guilty of a felony and shall, 
upon the first conviction thereof, be fined not more than 
$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both, 
and, upon the second and any subsequent conviction thereof, 
shall be imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than 
five years and may also be fined not more than $10,000 or, if 
such benefits are of a value of less than $100, or if the item 
used, transferred, acquired, altered, or processed is [an 
benefit] a benefit that has a value of less than $100, shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon the first conviction 
thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for 
not more than one year, or both, and upon the second and any 
subsequent conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not more 
than one year and may also be fined not more than $1,000. In 
addition to such penalties, any person convicted of a felony or 
misdemeanor violation under this subsection may be suspended by 
the court from participation in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program for an additional period of up to eighteen 
months consecutive to that period of suspension mandated by 
section 6(b)(1) of this Act.

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            ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY CONTROL

  Sec. 16. (a) Subject to subsection (k), the Secretary is 
authorized to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 50 
per centum of all administrative costs involved in each State 
agency's operation of the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program, which costs shall include, but not be limited to, the 
cost of (1) the certification of applicant households, (2) the 
acceptance, storage, protection, control, and accounting of 
benefits after their delivery to receiving points within the 
State, (3) the issuance of benefits to all eligible households, 
(4) informational activities relating to the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program, including those undertaken under 
section 11(e)(1)(A), but not including recruitment activities 
designed to persuade an individual to apply for program 
benefits or that promote the program via television, radio, or 
billboard advertisements, (5) fair hearings, (6) automated data 
processing and information retrieval systems subject to the 
conditions set forth in subsection (g), (7) supplemental 
nutrition assistance program investigations and prosecutions, 
and (8) implementing and operating the immigration status 
verification system established under section 1137(d) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)): Provided, That the 
Secretary is authorized at the Secretary's discretion to pay 
any State agency administering the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program on all or part of an Indian reservation 
under section 11(d) of this Act or in a Native village within 
the State of Alaska identified in section 11(b) of Public Law 
92-203[, as amended.] such amounts for administrative costs as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary for effective 
operation of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, as 
well as to permit each State to retain 35 percent of the value 
of all funds or allotments recovered or collected pursuant to 
sections 6(b) and 13(c) and 20 percent of the value of any 
other funds or allotments recovered or collected, except the 
value of funds or allotments recovered or collected that arise 
from an error of a State agency. The officials responsible for 
making determinations of ineligibility under this Act shall not 
receive or benefit from revenues retained by the State under 
the provisions of this subsection.

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  [(d) Bonuses for States That Demonstrate High or Most 
Improved Performance.--
          [(1) Fiscal years 2003 and 2004.--
                  [(A) Guidance.--With respect to fiscal years 
                2003 and 2004, the Secretary shall establish, 
                in guidance issued to State agencies not later 
                than October 1, 2002--
                          [(i) performance criteria relating 
                        to--
                                  [(I) actions taken to correct 
                                errors, reduce rates of error, 
                                and improve eligibility 
                                determinations; and
                                  [(II) other indicators of 
                                effective administration 
                                determined by the Secretary; 
                                and
                          [(ii) standards for high and most 
                        improved performance to be used in 
                        awarding performance bonus payments 
                        under subparagraph (B)(ii).
                  [(B) Performance bonus payments.--With 
                respect to each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, 
                the Secretary shall--
                          [(i) measure the performance of each 
                        State agency with respect to the 
                        criteria established under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i); and
                          [(ii) subject to paragraph (3), award 
                        performance bonus payments in the 
                        following fiscal year, in a total 
                        amount of $48,000,000 for each fiscal 
                        year, to State agencies that meet 
                        standards for high or most improved 
                        performance established by the 
                        Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii).
          [(2) Fiscal years 2005 and thereafter.--
                  [(A) Regulations.--With respect to fiscal 
                year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
                Secretary shall--
                          [(i) establish, by regulation, 
                        performance criteria relating to--
                                  [(I) actions taken to correct 
                                errors, reduce rates of error, 
                                and improve eligibility 
                                determinations; and
                                  [(II) other indicators of 
                                effective administration 
                                determined by the Secretary;
                          [(ii) establish, by regulation, 
                        standards for high and most improved 
                        performance to be used in awarding 
                        performance bonus payments under 
                        subparagraph (B)(ii); and
                          [(iii) before issuing proposed 
                        regulations to carry out clauses (i) 
                        and (ii), solicit ideas for performance 
                        criteria and standards for high and 
                        most improved performance from State 
                        agencies and organizations that 
                        represent State interests.
                  [(B) Performance bonus payments.--With 
                respect to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal 
                year thereafter, the Secretary shall--
                          [(i) measure the performance of each 
                        State agency with respect to the 
                        criteria established under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i); and
                          [(ii) subject to paragraph (3), award 
                        performance bonus payments in the 
                        following fiscal year, in a total 
                        amount of $48,000,000 for each fiscal 
                        year, to State agencies that meet 
                        standards for high or most improved 
                        performance established by the 
                        Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii).
          [(3) Prohibition on receipt of performance bonus 
        payments.--A State agency shall not be eligible for a 
        performance bonus payment with respect to any fiscal 
        year for which the State agency has a liability amount 
        established under subsection (c)(1)(C).
          [(4) Payments not subject to judicial review.--A 
        determination by the Secretary whether, and in what 
        amount, to award a performance bonus payment under this 
        subsection shall not be subject to administrative or 
        judicial review.]

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  (h) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Amounts.--To carry out employment and 
                training programs, the Secretary shall reserve 
                for allocation to State agencies, to remain 
                available for 15 months, from funds made 
                available for each fiscal year under section 
                18(a)(1), [$90,000,000 for each fiscal year, 
                except that for fiscal year 2013, the amount 
                shall be $79,000,000] $79,000,000 for each 
                fiscal year.

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  [(5) The Secretary shall monitor the employment and training 
programs carried out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) to 
measure their effectiveness in terms of the increase in the 
numbers of household members who obtain employment and the 
numbers of such members who retain such employment as a result 
of their participation in such employment and training 
programs.]
          (5)(A) In general.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
        employment and training programs carried out by State 
        agencies under section 6(d)(4) and assess their 
        effectiveness in--
                  (i) preparing members of households 
                participating in the supplemental nutrition 
                assistance program for employment, including 
                the acquisition of basic skills necessary for 
                employment; and
                  (ii) increasing the numbers of household 
                members who obtain and retain employment 
                subsequent to their participation in such 
                employment and training programs.
          (B) Reporting measures.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop 
        reporting measures that identify improvements in the 
        skills, training education or work experience of 
        members of households participating in the supplemental 
        nutrition assistance program. Measures shall be based 
        on common measures of performance for federal workforce 
        training programs, so long as they reflect the 
        challenges facing the types of members of households 
        participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
        program who participate in a specific employment and 
        training component. The Secretary shall require that 
        each State employment and training plan submitted under 
        section 11(3)(19) identify appropriate reporting 
        measures for each of their proposed components that 
        serve at least 100 people. Such measures may include:
                  (i) the percentage and number of program 
                participants who received employment and 
                training services and are in unsubsidized 
                employment subsequent to the receipt of those 
                services;
                  (ii) the percentage and number of program 
                participants who obtain a recognized 
                postsecondary credential, including a 
                registered apprenticeship, or a regular 
                secondary school diploma or its recognized 
                equivalent, while participating in or within 1 
                year after receiving employment and training 
                services;
                  (iii) the percentage and number of program 
                participants who are in an education or 
                training program that is intended to lead to a 
                recognized postsecondary credential, including 
                a registered apprenticeship or on-the-job 
                training program, a regular secondary school 
                diploma or its recognized equivalent, or 
                unsubsidized employment;
                  (iv) subject to the terms and conditions set 
                by the Secretary, measures developed by each 
                State agency to assess the skills acquisition 
                of employment and training program participants 
                that reflect the goals of their specific 
                employment and training program components, 
                which may include, but are not limited to--
                          (I) the percentage and number of 
                        program participants who are meeting 
                        program requirements in each component 
                        of the State's education and training 
                        program; and
                          (II) the percentage and number of 
                        program participants who are gaining 
                        skills likely to lead to employment as 
                        measured through testing, quantitative 
                        or qualitative assessment or other 
                        method; and
                  (v) other indicators as approved by the 
                Secretary.
          (C) State report.--Each State agency shall annually 
        prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the 
        State's employment and training program that includes 
        the numbers of supplemental nutrition assistance 
        program participants who have gained skills, training, 
        work or experience that will increase their ability to 
        obtain regular employment using measures identified in 
        subparagraph (B).
          (D) Modifications to the state employment and 
        training plan.--Subject to the terms and conditions 
        established by the Secretary, if the Secretary 
        determines that the state agency's performance with 
        respect to employment and training outcomes is 
        inadequate, the Secretary may require the State agency 
        to make modifications to their employment and training 
        plan to improve such outcomes.
          (E) Periodic evaluation.--
                  (i) In general.--Subject to terms and 
                conditions established by the Secretary, not 
                later than October 1, 2016, and not less 
                frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, 
                the Secretary shall conduct a study to review 
                existing practice and research to identify 
                employment and training program components and 
                practices that--
                          (I) effectively assist members of 
                        households participating in the 
                        supplemental nutrition assistance 
                        program in gaining skills, training, 
                        work, or experience that will increase 
                        their ability to obtain regular 
                        employment, and
                          (II) are best integrated with 
                        statewide workforce development 
                        systems.
                  (ii) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall 
                submit a report that describes the results of 
                the study under clause (i) to the Committee on 
                Agriculture in the House of Representatives, 
                and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and 
                Forestry in the Senate.

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                RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATIONS

  Sec. 17. (a) * * *

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  (l) Cooperation With Program Research and Evaluation.--
States, State agencies, local agencies, institutions, 
facilities such as data consortiums, and contractors 
participating in programs authorized under this Act shall 
cooperate with officials and contractors acting on behalf of 
the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations and studies under 
this Act and shall submit information at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may require.
  (m) Pilot Projects to Reduce Dependency and Increase Work 
Effort in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out, under 
        such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to 
        be appropriate, pilot projects to identify best 
        practices for employment and training programs under 
        this Act to raise the number of work registrants who 
        obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their earned 
        income, and reduce their reliance on public assistance, 
        including but not limited to the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program.
          (2) Selection criteria.--Pilot projects shall be 
        selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 
        that shall include--
                  (A) enhancing existing employment and 
                training programs in the State;
                  (B) agreeing to participate in the evaluation 
                described in paragraph (3), including making 
                available data on participants' employment 
                activities and post-participation employment, 
                earnings, and public benefit receipt;
                  (C) collaborating with the State workforce 
                board and other job training programs in the 
                State and local area;
                  (D) the extent to which the pilot project's 
                components can be easily replicated by other 
                States or political subdivisions; and
                  (E) such additional criteria that ensure that 
                the pilot projects--
                          (i) target a variety of populations 
                        of work registrants, including 
                        childless adults, parents, and 
                        individuals with low skills or limited 
                        work experience;
                          (ii) are selected from a range of 
                        existing employment and training 
                        programs including programs that 
                        provide--
                                  (I) section 20 workfare;
                                  (II) skills development for 
                                work registrants with limited 
                                employment history;
                                  (III) post-employment support 
                                services necessary for 
                                maintaining employment; and
                                  (IV) education leading to a 
                                recognized postsecondary 
                                credential, registered 
                                apprenticeship, or secondary 
                                school diploma or its 
                                equivalent;
                          (iii) are located in a range of 
                        geographic areas, including rural, 
                        urban, and Indian reservations; and
                          (iv) include participants who are 
                        exempt and not exempt under section 
                        (6)(d)(2).
          (3) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an 
        independent evaluation of projects selected under this 
        subsection to measure the impact of the pilot projects 
        on the ability of each pilot project target population 
        to find and retain employment that leads to increased 
        household income and reduced dependency, compared to 
        what would have occurred in the absence of the pilot 
        project.
          (4) Report to congress.--By September 30, 2017, 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 a description of--
                  (A) the results of each pilot project, 
                including an evaluation of the impact of the 
                project on the employment, income, and public 
                benefit receipt of the targeted population of 
                work registrants;
                  (B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 
                each pilot project;
                  (C) the planned dissemination of the reports' 
                findings with State agencies; and
                  (D) the steps and funding necessary to 
                incorporate components of pilot projects that 
                demonstrate increased employment and earnings 
                into State employment and training programs.
          (5) Funding.--From amounts made available to under 
        section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make $10,000,000 
        available for each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 
        2016 to carry out this subsection. Such amounts shall 
        remain available until expended.
          (6) Use of funds.--
                  (A) Funds provided under this subsection for 
                pilot projects shall be used only for--
                          (i) pilot projects that comply with 
                        the provisions of this Act;
                          (ii) the costs and administration of 
                        the pilot projects;
                          (iii) the costs incurred in providing 
                        information and data to the independent 
                        evaluation under paragraph (3); and
                          (iv) the costs of the evaluation 
                        under paragraph (3).
                  (B) Funds made available under this 
                subsection may not be used to supplant non-
                Federal funds used for existing employment and 
                training activities.

                    AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

  Sec. 18. (a)(1) To carry out this Act, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018. Not to exceed one-fourth 
of 1 per centum of the previous year's appropriation is 
authorized in each such fiscal year to carry out the provisions 
of section 17 of this Act, subject to paragraph (3).

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  (e) Funds collected from claims against households or State 
agencies, including claims collected pursuant to [sections 
7(f)] section 7(f), subsections (g) and (h) of section 11, 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 13, and section 16(c)(1), 
claims resulting from resolution of audit findings, and claims 
collected from households receiving overissuances, shall be 
credited to the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
appropriation account for the fiscal year in which the 
collection occurs. Funds provided to State agencies under 
section 16(c) of this Act shall be paid from the appropriation 
account for the fiscal year in which the funds are provided.

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  (g) Ban on Recruitment and Promotion Activities.--(1) Except 
as provided in paragraph (2), no funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this Act shall be used by the Secretary 
for--
          (A) recruitment activities designed to persuade an 
        individual to apply for supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program benefits;
          (B) television, radio, or billboard advertisements 
        that are designed to promote supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program benefits and enrollment; or
          (C) any agreements with foreign governments designed 
        to promote supplemental nutrition assistance program 
        benefits and enrollment.
  (2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to programmatic 
activities undertaken with respect to benefits made available 
in response to a natural disaster.
  (h) Ban on Recruitment by Entities that Receive Funds.--The 
Secretary shall issue regulations that forbid entities that 
receive funds under this Act to compensate any person for 
conducting outreach activities relating to participation in, or 
for recruiting individuals to apply to receive benefits under, 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the amount of 
such compensation would be based on the number of individuals 
who apply to receive such benefits.

SEC. 19. CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANTS FOR PUERTO RICO AND AMERICAN SAMOA.

  (a) Payments to Governmental Entities.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Block grants.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Payments to commonwealth of puerto 
                rico.--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iii) Limitation on use of funds.--
                        None of the funds made available to the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this 
                        subparagraph may be used to provide 
                        nutrition assistance in the form of 
                        cash benefits.

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                  MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROJECT

  Sec. 22. (a) * * *
  (b) Required Terms and Conditions of the Project.--The 
application submitted by the State under subsection (a) shall 
provide an assurance that the Project shall satisfy all of the 
following requirements:
          (1) * * *

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          (10)(A) * * *
          (B)(i) Following the standards specified in 
        subparagraph (C), the State shall ensure that benefits 
        under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are 
        provided to participating families in case the Project 
        is terminated or to participating families or family 
        members that are determined ineligible for the Project 
        because of income, resources, or change in household 
        composition, if such families or individuals are 
        determined eligible for the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program. [Food benefits] Benefits shall be 
        issued to eligible families and individuals described 
        in this clause retroactive to the date of termination 
        from the Project; and

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SEC. 25. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Community food project.--In this section, the 
        term ``community food project'' means a community-based 
        project that--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) is designed--
                          (i)(I) * * *
                          (II) to increase the self-reliance of 
                        communities in providing for the food 
                        needs of the communities; [and]
                          (III) to promote comprehensive 
                        responses to local food, farm, and 
                        nutrition issues; [or] and
                          (IV) to provide incentives for the 
                        consumption of fruits and vegetables 
                        among low-income individuals; or

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  (b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Funding.--
                  (A) In general.--Out of any funds in the 
                Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
                Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Secretary to carry out this section not less 
                than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter. Of the amount made 
                available under this subparagraph for each such 
                fiscal year, $5,000,000 shall be available to 
                carry out subsection (a)(1)(B)(I)(IV).
                  (B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary 
                shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
                shall use to carry out this section, the funds 
                transferred under subparagraph (A) without 
                further appropriation.
                  (C) Maintenance of funding.--The funding 
                provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
                supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 
                funding made available to the Secretary to 
                carry out this section.

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SEC. 26. SIMPLIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Rules and Procedures.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Requirements.--In operating a Program, a State or 
        political subdivision shall comply with the 
        requirements of--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) [subsection] subsections (b) and (d) of 
                section 8;

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SEC. 27. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE 
                    PROGRAM.

  (a) Purchase of Commodities.--
          (1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry 
        out this Act, for each of the fiscal years [2008 
        through 2012] 2013 through 2018, the Secretary shall 
        purchase a dollar amount described in paragraph (2) of 
        a variety of nutritious and useful commodities of the 
        types that the Secretary has the authority to acquire 
        through the Commodity Credit Corporation or under 
        section 32 of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes'', 
        approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), and 
        distribute the commodities to States for distribution 
        in accordance with section 214 of the Emergency Food 
        Assistance Act of 1983 [(Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c 
        note)] (7 U.S.C. 7515).
          (2) Amounts.--The Secretary shall use to carry out 
        paragraph (1)--
                  [(A) for fiscal year 2008, $190,000,000;
                  [(B) for fiscal year 2009, $250,000,000; and]
                  (A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000;
                  (B) for fiscal year 2014 the dollar amount of 
                commodities specified in subparagraph (A) 
                adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty 
                food plan has been adjusted under section 
                3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012 and June 30, 
                2013, and subsequently increased by 
                $20,000,000;
                  (C) for each of fiscal years [2010 through 
                2012, the dollar amount of commodities 
                specified in] 2015 through 2018, the total 
                amount of commodities under subparagraph (B) 
                adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty 
                food plan has been adjusted under section 
                3(u)(4) between June 30, [2008] 2013, and June 
                30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
          (3) Funds availability.--For purposes of the funds 
        described in this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 
                years; and
                  (B) allow States to carry over unexpended 
                balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to 
                such terms and conditions as are determined by 
                the Secretary.

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SEC. 28. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Programs.--Consistent with the terms and conditions of 
grants awarded under this section, State agencies may implement 
a nutrition education and obesity prevention program for 
eligible individuals that promotes healthy food choices and 
physical activity consistent with the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the 
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5341).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (d) Funding.--
          (1) In general.--Of funds made available each fiscal 
        year under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall 
        reserve for allocation to State agencies to carry out 
        the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant 
        program under this section, to remain available for 
        obligation for a period of 2 fiscal years--
                  (A) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                  (D) for fiscal year 2014, [$401,000,000;] 
                $375,000,000; and
                  [(E) for fiscal year 2015, $407,000,000; and]
                  [(F) for fiscal year 2016] (E) for fiscal 
                year 2015 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.

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SEC. 29. RETAILER TRAFFICKING.

  (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide the 
Department of Agriculture with additional resources to prevent 
trafficking in violation of this Act by strengthening recipient 
and retailer program integrity. Additional funds are provided 
to supplement the Department's payment accuracy, and retailer 
and recipient integrity activities.
  (b) Funding.--
          (1) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
        otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
        shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 
        section not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 
        and each fiscal year thereafter.
          (2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
        carry out this section the funds transferred under 
        paragraph (1) without further appropriation.
          (3) Maintenance of funding.--The funding provided 
        under paragraph (1) shall supplement (and not supplant) 
        other Federal funding for programs carried out under 
        this Act.

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                           PUBLIC LAW 102-551

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 
                    THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Extension of Chapter 1.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XXIII of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
950aaa et seq.), including the amendments made by this section, 
shall be effective until September 30, [2012] 2018.

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                           PUBLIC LAW 87-788

   (Commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act)



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  Sec. 8. The term ``State'' as used in this Act shall include 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, [and Guam] Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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             LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1981



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TITLE XXVI--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

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                     APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

  Sec. 2605. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (f)(1) * * *
  (2) For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection and for 
purposes of determining any excess shelter expense deduction 
under section 5(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(e))--
          (A) the full amount of such payments or allowances 
        shall be deemed to be expended by such household for 
        heating or cooling expenses, without regard to whether 
        such payments or allowances are provided directly to, 
        or indirectly for the benefit of, such household, 
        except that, for purposes of the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program established under the Food and 
        Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), such 
        payments or allowances were greater than $20 annually, 
        consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture; and

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                 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1983

TITLE II--EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1983

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SEC. 209. EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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                      OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965



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TITLE V--COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT

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SEC. 509. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FEDERAL HOUSING AND [FOOD STAMP 
                    PROGRAMS] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
                    PROGRAM.

  Funds received by eligible individuals from projects carried 
out under the program established under this title shall not be 
considered to be income of such individuals for purposes of 
determining the eligibility of such individuals, or of any 
other individuals, to participate in any housing program for 
which Federal funds may be available or for any income 
determination under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

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              SECTION 3803 OF TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE

Sec. 3803. Hearing and determinations

  (a) * * *

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  (c)(1) * * *
  (2)(A) * * *

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  (C) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``benefits'' 
means--
          (i) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (vii) benefits under the supplemental nutrition 
        assistance program (as defined in [section 3(l)] 
        section 3(s) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008);
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PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996



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TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 115. DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED 
                    CONVICTIONS.

  (a) In General.--An individual convicted (under Federal or 
State law) of any offense which is classified as a felony by 
the law of the jurisdiction involved and which has as an 
element the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled 
substance (as defined in section 102(6) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))) shall not be eligible for--
          (1) * * *
          (2) benefits under the food stamp program (as defined 
        in [section 3(l)] section 3(s) of the Food Stamp Act of 
        1977) or any State program carried out under the Food 
        Stamp Act of 1977.
  (b) Effects on Assistance and Benefits for Others.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Benefits under the food stamp act of 1977.--The 
        amount of benefits otherwise required to be provided to 
        a household under the food stamp program (as defined in 
        [section 3(l)] section 3(s) of the Food Stamp Act of 
        1977), or any State program carried out under the Food 
        Stamp Act of 1977, shall be determined by considering 
        the individual to whom subsection (a) applies not to be 
        a member of such household, except that the income and 
        resources of the individual shall be considered to be 
        income and resources of the household.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (e) Definitions of State.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``State'' has the meaning given it--
          (1) * * *
          (2) in section 3(s) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 
        when referring to the food stamp program (as defined in 
        [section 3(l)] section 3(s) of the Food Stamp Act of 
        1977) or any State program carried out under the Food 
        Stamp Act of 1977.

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            AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1973



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                     COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

  Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may, during fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, 
purchase and distribute sufficient agricultural commodities 
with funds appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury 
to maintain the traditional level of assistance for food 
assistance programs as are authorized by law, including but not 
limited to distribution to institutions (including hospitals 
and facilities caring for needy infants and children), 
supplemental feeding programs serving women, infants, and 
children or elderly persons, or both, wherever located, 
disaster areas, summer camps for children, the United States 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Indians, whenever a 
tribal organization requests distribution of federally donated 
foods pursuant to section 4(b) of the [Food Stamp Act of 1977] 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (section 2013(b) of this title). 
In providing for commodity distribution to Indians, the 
Secretary shall improve the variety and quantity of commodities 
supplied to Indians in order to provide them an opportunity to 
obtain a more nutritious diet.

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                  COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

  Sec. 5. (a) Grants Per Assigned Caseload Slot.--
          (1) In general.--In carrying out the program under 
        section 4 (referred to in this section as the 
        ``commodity supplemental food program''), for each of 
        fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, the Secretary 
        shall provide to each State agency from funds made 
        available to carry out that section (including any such 
        funds remaining available from the preceding fiscal 
        year), a grant per assigned caseload slot for 
        administrative costs incurred by the State agency and 
        local agencies in the State in operating the commodity 
        supplemental food program.
          (2) Amount of grants.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Subsequent fiscal years.--For each of 
                fiscal years 2004 through [2012] 2018, the 
                amount of each grant per assigned caseload slot 
                shall be equal to the amount of the grant per 
                assigned caseload slot for the preceding fiscal 
                year, adjusted by the percentage change 
                between--
                          (i) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (d)(1) * * *
  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity 
Credit Corporation shall, to the extent that the Commodity 
Credit Corporation inventory levels permit, provide not less 
than 9,000,000 pounds of cheese and not less than 4,000,000 
pounds of nonfat dry milk in each of fiscal years 2008 through 
[2012] 2018 to the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary 
shall use such amounts of cheese and nonfat dry milk to carry 
out the commodity supplemental food program before the end of 
each fiscal year.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  [(g) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including regulations), the Secretary may not require a State 
or local agency to prioritize assistance to a particular group 
of individuals that are--
          [(1) low-income persons aged 60 and older; or
          [(2) women, infants, and children.]
  (g) Eligibility.--Except as provided in subsection (m), the 
States shall only provide assistance under the commodity 
supplemental food program to low-income individuals aged 60 and 
older.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (i) Each State agency administering a commodity supplemental 
food program serving elderly persons shall ensure that written 
information is provided on at least one occasion to each 
elderly participant in or applicant for the commodity 
supplemental food program for the elderly concerning--
          (1) food stamps provided under the [Food Stamp Act of 
        1977] Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
        seq.);

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (l) Use of Approved Food Safety Technology.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Programs.--A program referred to in paragraph (1) 
        is a program authorized under--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) the [Food Stamp Act of 1977] Food and 
                Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (m) Phase-out.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an individual who receives assistance under the commodity 
supplemental food program on the day before the effective date 
of this subsection shall continue to receive that assistance 
until the date on which the individual no longer qualifies for 
assistance under the eligibility criteria for the program in 
effect on the day before the effective date of this subsection.

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                          SOCIAL SECURITY ACT



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TITLE IV--GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH 
CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES

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Part D--Child Support and Establishment of Paternity

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                     FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE

  Sec. 453. (a) * * *

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  (j) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures.--
          (1) * * *

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          (10) Information comparisons and disclosure to assist 
        in administration of [food stamp] supplemental 
        nutrition assistance programs.--
                  (A) * * *

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     TITLE XI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                             SIMPLIFICATION

Part A--General Provisions

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


               INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM

  Sec. 1137. (a) In order to meet the requirements of this 
section, a State must have in effect an income and eligibility 
verification system which meets the requirements of subsection 
(d) and under which--
          (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (5) adequate safeguards are in effect so as to assure 
        that--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) the information is adequately protected 
                against unauthorized disclosure for other 
                purposes, as provided in regulations 
                established by the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services, or, in the case of the 
                unemployment compensation program, the 
                Secretary of Labor, or, in the case of the 
                [food stamp] supplemental nutrition assistance 
                program, the Secretary of Agriculture, or in 
                the case of information released pursuant to 
                section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1954, the Secretary of the Treasury;

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (b) The programs which must participate in the income and 
eligibility verification system are--
          (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (4) the [food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act 
        of 1977] supplemental nutrition assistance program 
        under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and

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   TITLE XVI--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND 
DISABLED

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


               Part B--Procedural and General Provisions

                        PAYMENTS AND PROCEDURES

                          Payment of Benefits

  Sec. 1631. (a) * * *

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   CONCURRENT SSI AND [FOOD STAMP] SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
             APPLICATIONS BY INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS

  (n) The Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall develop a procedure under which an individual 
who applies for supplemental security income benefits under 
this title shall also be permitted to apply at the same time 
for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program authorized under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

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                    AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ACT OF 1981



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TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

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    DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES; SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS

  Sec. 1114. (a)(1) * * *
  (2)(A) For each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018, 
whenever a commodity is made available without charge or credit 
under any nutrition program administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Secretary shall encourage consumption of such 
commodity through agreements with private companies under which 
the commodity is reprocessed into end-food products for use by 
eligible recipient agencies. The expense of reprocessing shall 
be paid by such eligible recipient agencies.

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      COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION REFORM ACT AND WIC AMENDMENTS OF 1987



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SEC. 3. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM REFORMS.

  (a) Commodities Specifications.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to--
                  (A) * * *
                  [(B) the program established under section 
                4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
                2013(b));]
                  (B) the program established under section 
                4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                U.S.C. 2013(b));

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          (3) Advisory council.--(A) * * *

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          (D) The council shall report annually to the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, [the Committee on Education 
        and Labor] the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
        and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.

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  (b) Duties of Secretary With Respect to Provision of 
Commodities.--With respect to the provision of commodities to 
recipient agencies, the Secretary shall--
          (1) before the end of the 270-day period beginning on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act --
                  (A) implement a system to provide recipient 
                agencies with options with respect to package 
                sizes and forms of such commodities, based on 
                information received from such agencies under 
                subsection (f)(2), taking into account the duty 
                of the Secretary--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii) to purchase surplus agriculture 
                        commodities through [section 32 of the 
                        Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
                        601 et seq.)] section 32 of the Act of 
                        August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c); and

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  (e) Regulations.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide by 
        regulation for--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) delivery schedules for the distribution 
                of commodities and products that are consistent 
                with the needs of eligible recipient agencies, 
                taking into account the duty of the Secretary--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iii) to make direct purchases of 
                        agricultural commodities and other 
                        foods for distribution to recipient 
                        agencies under--
                                  (I) * * *
                                  [(II) the program established 
                                under section 4(b) of the Food 
                                Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
                                2013(b)); and]
                                  (II) the program established 
                                under section 4(b) of the Food 
                                and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                                U.S.C. 2013(b));

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  (k) Report.--Not later than January 1, 1989, the Secretary 
shall submit to [the Committee on Education and Labor] the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
a report on the implementation and operation of this section.

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SEC. 17. [COMMODITY DONATIONS.] COMMODITY DONATIONS AND PROCESSING.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Processing.--For any program included in subsection (b), 
the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of State 
or Federal law relating to the procurement of goods and 
services--
          (1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 
        processor, on behalf of a State (including a State 
        distributing agency and a recipient agency), until such 
        time as end products containing such commodities, or 
        similar commodities as approved by the Secretary, are 
        delivered to a State distributing agency or to a 
        recipient agency; and
          (2) promulgate regulations to ensure accountability 
        for commodities provided to a processor for processing 
        into end products, and to facilitate processing of 
        commodities into end products for use by recipient 
        agencies. Such regulations may provide that--
                  (A) a processor that receives commodities for 
                processing into end products, or provides a 
                service with respect to such commodities or end 
                products, in accordance with its agreement with 
                a State distributing agency or a recipient 
                agency, provide to the Secretary a bond or 
                other means of financial assurance to protect 
                the value of such commodities; and
                  (B) in the event a processor fails to deliver 
                to a State distributing agency or a recipient 
                agency an end product in conformance with the 
                processing agreement entered into under this 
                Act, the Secretary take action with respect to 
                the bond or other means of financial assurance 
                pursuant to regulations promulgated under this 
                paragraph and distribute any proceeds obtained 
                by the Secretary to one or more State 
                distributing agencies and recipient agencies as 
                determined appropriate by the Secretary.

SEC. 18. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this Act:
          [(1) The term ``donated commodities'' means 
        agricultural commodities and their products that are 
        donated by the Secretary to recipient agencies.
          [(2) The term ``entitlement commodities'' means 
        agricultural commodities and their products that are 
        donated and charged by the Secretary against 
        entitlements established under programs authorized by 
        statute to receive such commodities.]
          (1) The term ``commodities'' means agricultural 
        commodities and their products that are donated by the 
        Secretary for use by recipient agencies.
          (2) The term ``end product'' means a food product 
        that contains processed commodities.

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              RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT



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SEC. 19. [FRESH] FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--For the school year beginning July 2008 and 
each subsequent school year, the Secretary shall provide grants 
to States to carry out a program to make free [fresh] fruits 
and vegetables available in elementary schools (referred to in 
this section as the ``program'').
  (b) Program.--A school participating in the program shall 
make free [fresh] fruits and vegetables available to students 
throughout the school day (or at such other times as are 
considered appropriate by the Secretary) in 1 or more areas 
designated by the school.

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  (e) Notice of Availability.--If selected to participate in 
the program, a school shall widely publicize within the school 
the availability of free [fresh] fruits and vegetables under 
the program.

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              CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT



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TITLE III--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

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Subtitle A--Real Estate Loans

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SEC. 302. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR REAL ESTATE LOANS.

  [(a) In General.--The] (a) In General.--
          (1) Eligibility requirements.--The Secretary may make 
        and insure loans under this subtitle to farmers and 
        ranchers in the United States, and to farm cooperatives 
        and private domestic corporations, partnerships, joint 
        operations, trusts, and limited liability companies, 
        and such other legal entities as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate, that are controlled by farmers and 
        ranchers and engaged primarily and directly in farming 
        or ranching in the United States, subject to the 
        conditions specified in this section. To be eligible 
        for such loans, applicants who are individuals, or, in 
        the case of cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, 
        joint operations, trusts, [and limited liability 
        companies] limited liability companies, and such other 
        legal entities, individuals holding a majority interest 
        in such entity, must [(1)] (A) be citizens of the 
        United States, [(2)] (B) for direct loans only, have 
        either training or farming experience that the 
        Secretary determines is sufficient to assure reasonable 
        prospects of success in the proposed farming 
        operations, taking into consideration all farming 
        experience of the applicant, without regard to any 
        lapse between farming experiences, [(3)] (C) be or will 
        become owner-operators of not larger than family farms 
        (or in the case of cooperatives, corporations, 
        partnerships, joint operations, trusts, [and limited 
        liability companies] limited liability companies, and 
        such other legal entities in which a majority interest 
        is held by individuals who are related by blood or 
        marriage, as defined by the Secretary, such individuals 
        must be or will become either owners or operators of 
        not larger than a family farm and at least one such 
        individual must be or will become an operator of not 
        larger than a family farm or, in the case of holders of 
        the entire interest who are related by blood or 
        marriage and all of whom are or will become farm 
        operators, the ownership interest of each such holder 
        separately constitutes not larger than a family farm, 
        even if their interests collectively constitute larger 
        than a family farm, as defined by the Secretary), and 
        [(4)] (D) be unable to obtain sufficient credit 
        elsewhere to finance their actual needs at reasonable 
        rates and terms, taking into consideration prevailing 
        private and cooperative rates and terms in the 
        community in or near which the applicant resides for 
        loans for similar purposes and periods of time. In 
        addition to the foregoing requirements of this section, 
        in the case of corporations, partnerships, joint 
        operations, trusts, [and limited liability companies] 
        limited liability companies, and such other legal 
        entities, the family farm requirement of clause [(3)] 
        (C) of the preceding sentence shall apply as well to 
        the farm or farms in which the entity has an ownership 
        and operator interest and the requirement of clause 
        [(4)] (D) of the preceding sentence shall apply as well 
        to the entity in the case of cooperatives, 
        corporations, partnerships, joint operations, trusts, 
        [and limited liability companies] limited liability 
        companies, and such other legal entities.
          (2) Special deeming rules.--
                  (A) Eligibility of certain operating-only 
                entities.--An entity that is or will become 
                only the operator of a family farm is deemed to 
                meet the owner-operator requirements of 
                paragraph (1) if the individuals that are the 
                owners of the family farm own more than 50 
                percent (or such other percentage as the 
                Secretary determines is appropriate) of the 
                entity.
                  (B) Eligibility of certain embedded 
                entities.--An entity that is an owner-operator 
                described in paragraph (1), or an operator 
                described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
                that is owned, in whole or in part, by other 
                entities, is deemed to meet the direct 
                ownership requirement imposed under paragraph 
                (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership 
                interests of each embedded entity of such 
                entity is owned directly or indirectly by the 
                individuals that own the family farm.
  (b) Direct Loans.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary may make a direct loan under this subtitle 
        only to a farmer or rancher who has participated in the 
        business operations of a farm or ranch for not less 
        than 3 years or has other acceptable experience for a 
        period of time, as determined by the Secretary, and--
                  (A) * * *

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SEC. 304. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Eligibility.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may make or guarantee 
        loans to farmers or ranchers in the United States, farm 
        cooperatives, private domestic corporations, 
        partnerships, joint operations, trusts, or limited 
        liability companies, or such other legal entities as 
        the Secretary deems appropriate, that are controlled by 
        farmers or ranchers and engaged primarily and directly 
        in agricultural production in the United States.
          (2) Requirements.--To be eligible for a loan under 
        this section, applicants shall meet the requirements in 
        [paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302(a)] clauses (A) 
        and (B) of section 302(a)(1).

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  (e) Limitations Applicable to Loan Guarantees.--The portion 
of a loan that the Secretary may guarantee under this section 
shall be [75 percent] 90 percent of the principal amount of the 
loan.

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  (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal 
years 2008 through [2012] 2018, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such funds as are necessary to 
carry out this section.

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  Sec. 306. (a)(1) * * *
          (2) Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility 
        grants.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Revolving funds for financing water and 
                wastewater projects.--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (vii) Authorization of 
                        appropriations.--There are authorized 
                        to be appropriated to carry out this 
                        subparagraph $30,000,000 for each of 
                        fiscal years [2008 through 2012] 2014 
                        through 2018.

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          (11) Rural business opportunity grants.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph [$15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2008 through 2012] $15,000,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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          (19) Community facilities grant program.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  [(C) Reservation of funds for child day care 
                facilities.--
                          [(i) In general.--For each fiscal 
                        year, not less than 10 percent of the 
                        funds made available to carry out this 
                        paragraph shall be reserved for grants 
                        to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
                        developing and constructing day care 
                        facilities for children in rural areas.
                          [(ii) Release.--Funds reserved under 
                        clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be 
                        reserved only until June 1 of the 
                        fiscal year.]

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          [(22) Rural water and wastewater circuit rider 
        program.--
                  [(A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                establish a national rural water and wastewater 
                circuit rider program that is based on the 
                rural water circuit rider program of the 
                National Rural Water Association that (as of 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph) 
                receives funding from the Secretary, acting 
                through the Rural Utilities Service.
                  [(B) Relationship to existing program.--The 
                program established under subparagraph (A) 
                shall not affect the authority of the Secretary 
                to carry out the circuit rider program for 
                which funds are made available under the 
                heading ``rural community advancement program'' 
                in title III of the Agriculture, Rural 
                Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
                Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (115 
                Stat. 719).
                  [(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
                and each fiscal year thereafter.]
          (22) Rural water and wastewater circuit rider 
        program.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue 
                a national rural water and wastewater circuit 
                rider program that--
                          (i) is consistent with the activities 
                        and results of the program conducted 
                        before the date of enactment of this 
                        paragraph, as determined by the 
                        Secretary; and
                          (ii) receives funding from the 
                        Secretary, acting through the Rural 
                        Utilities Service.
                  (B) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 
                and each fiscal year thereafter.

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          (24) Loan guarantees for water, wastewater, and 
        essential community facilities loans.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Utilization of loan guarantees for 
                community facilities.--The Secretary shall 
                consider the benefits to communities that 
                result from using loan guarantees in the 
                Community Facilities Program and to the maximum 
                extent possible utilize guarantees to enhance 
                community involvement.
          (25) Tribal college and university essential 
        community facilities.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
                this paragraph [$10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2008 through 2012] $5,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
          (26) Essential community facilities technical 
        assistance and training.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary may make 
                grants to public bodies and private nonprofit 
                corporations, such as States, counties, cities, 
                townships, and incorporated towns and villages, 
                boroughs, authorities, districts and Indian 
                tribes on Federal and State reservations which 
                will serve rural areas for the purpose of 
                enabling them to provide to associations 
                described in this subsection technical 
                assistance and training, with respect to 
                essential community facilities programs 
                authorized under this subsection, to--
                          (i) assist communities in identifying 
                        and planning for community facility 
                        needs;
                          (ii) identify public and private 
                        resources to finance community 
                        facilities needs;
                          (iii) prepare reports and surveys 
                        necessary to request financial 
                        assistance to develop community 
                        facilities;
                          (iv) prepare applications for 
                        financial assistance;
                          (v) improve the management, including 
                        financial management, related to the 
                        operation of community facilities; or
                          (vi) assist with other areas of need 
                        identified by the Secretary.
                  (B) Selection priority.--In selecting 
                recipients of grants under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary shall give priority to private, 
                nonprofit, or public organizations that have 
                experience in providing technical assistance 
                and training to rural entities.
                  (C) Funding.--Not less than 3 nor more than 5 
                percent of any funds appropriated to carry out 
                each of the essential community facilities 
                grant, loan and loan guarantee programs as 
                authorized under this subsection for any fiscal 
                year shall be reserved for grants under this 
                paragraph.

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SEC. 306A. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT 
                    PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (i) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
        funds made available under paragraph (1), there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        [$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
        2012] $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 306E. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FINANCE THE 
                    CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING, AND SERVICING OF 
                    INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS IN 
                    RURAL AREAS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW OR MODERATE 
                    INCOMES.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section [$10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012] $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
  Sec. 307. (a) * * *

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  [(d) With respect to a farm ownership loan made after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, unless appraised 
values of the rights to oil, gas, or other minerals are 
specifically included as part of the appraised value of 
collateral securing the loan, the rights to oil, gas, or other 
minerals located under the property shall not be considered 
part of the collateral securing the loan. Nothing in this 
subsection shall prevent the inclusion of, as part of the 
collateral securing the loan, any payment or other compensation 
the borrower may receive for damages to the surface of the 
collateral real estate resulting from the exploration for or 
recovery of minerals.]
  [(e)] (d) The Secretary may not--
          (1) * * *

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SEC. 310B. ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL ENTITIES.

  (a) Loans to Private Business Enterprises.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Loan purposes.--The Secretary may make and insure 
        loans to public, private, or cooperative organizations 
        organized for profit or nonprofit and private 
        investment funds that invest primarily in cooperative 
        organizations, to Indian tribes on Federal and State 
        reservations or other federally recognized Indian 
        tribal groups, or to individuals for the purposes of--
                  (A) improving, developing, or financing 
                business, industry, and employment including 
                working capital and improving the economic and 
                environmental climate in rural communities, 
                including pollution abatement and control;

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  (e) Rural Cooperative Development Grants.--
          (1) * * *

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          (12) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        subsection [$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
        through 2012] $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
        through 2018.

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  (g) Business and Industry Direct and Guaranteed Loans.--
          (1) * * *

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          (7) Intangible assets.--In determining whether a 
        cooperative organization is eligible for a guaranteed 
        business and industry loan, the Secretary may consider 
        the market value of a properly appraised brand name, 
        patent, or trademark of the cooperative. In the 
        discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary 
        determines that the action would not create or 
        otherwise contribute to an unreasonable risk of default 
        or loss to the Federal Government, the Secretary may 
        take account receivables as security for the 
        obligations entered into in connection with loans and a 
        borrower may use account receivables as collateral to 
        secure a loan made or guaranteed under this subsection.

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          (9) Locally or regionally produced agricultural food 
        products.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Loan and loan guarantee program.--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (v) Reservation of funds.--
                                  (I) In general.--For each of 
                                fiscal years 2008 through 
                                [2012] 2018, the Secretary 
                                shall reserve not less than 5 
                                percent and not more than 7 
                                percent of the funds made 
                                available to carry out this 
                                subsection to carry out this 
                                subparagraph.

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  Sec. 310D. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make and insure 
loans for any of the purposes referred to in section 303(a), or 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 304(a), to farmers and 
ranchers in the United States who (1) are citizens of the 
United States, (2) meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) 
through (4) of section 302, (3) are unable to obtain sufficient 
credit under section 302 to finance their actual needs, (4) are 
owners or operators of small or family farms (including new 
owners or operators), (5) are farmers or ranchers with a low 
income, and (6) demonstrate a need to maximize their income 
from farming or ranching operations. The Secretary is also 
authorized to make such loans to any farm cooperative or 
private domestic corporation or partnership, or such other 
legal entities as the Secretary deems appropriate, that is 
controlled by farmers and ranchers and engaged primarily and 
directly in farming or ranching in the United States if all of 
its members, stockholders, [or partners] partners, or owners, 
as applicable, are citizens of the United States and the entity 
and all such members, stockholders, [or partners] partners, or 
owners meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (6) of 
the preceding sentence.

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SEC. 310E. DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Loan Terms.--
          (1) Principal.--Each loan made under this section 
        shall be in an amount that does not exceed 45 percent 
        of the least of--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) [$500,000] $667,000.

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          [(2) Interest rate.--The interest rate on any loan 
        made by the Secretary under this section shall be 4 
        percent.]

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SEC. 310H. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make loans to the 
entities, for the purposes, and subject to the terms and 
conditions specified in the 1st, 2nd, and last sentences of 
section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)).
  (b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For 
loans under subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary not more than $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

                      Subtitle B--Operating Loans

SEC. 311. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS.

  [(a) In General.--The] (a) In General.--
          (1) Eligibility requirements.--The Secretary may make 
        and insure loans under this subtitle to farmers and 
        ranchers in the United States, and to farm cooperatives 
        and private domestic corporations, partnerships, joint 
        operations, trusts, and limited liability companies, 
        and such other legal entities as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate, that are controlled by farmers and 
        ranchers and engaged primarily and directly in farming 
        or ranching in the United States, subject to the 
        conditions specified in this section. To be eligible 
        for such loans, applicants who are individuals, or, in 
        the case of cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, 
        joint operations, trusts, [and limited liability 
        companies] limited liability companies, and such other 
        legal entities, individuals holding a majority interest 
        in such entity, must [(1)] (A) be citizens of the 
        United States, [(2)] (B) for direct loans only, have 
        either training or farming experience that the 
        Secretary determines is sufficient to assure reasonable 
        prospects of success in the proposed farming 
        operations, taking into consideration all farming 
        experience of the applicant, without regard to any 
        lapse between farming experiences, [(3)] (C) be or will 
        become operators of not larger than family farms (or in 
        the case of cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, 
        joint operations, trusts, [and limited liability 
        companies] limited liability companies, and such other 
        legal entities in which a majority interest is held by 
        individuals who are related by blood or marriage, as 
        defined by the Secretary, such individuals must be or 
        will become either owners or operators of not larger 
        than a family farm and at least one such individual 
        must be or will become an operator of not larger than a 
        family farm or, in the case of holders of the entire 
        interest who are related by blood or marriage and all 
        of whom are or will become farm operators, the 
        ownership interest of each such holder separately 
        constitutes not larger than a family farm, even if 
        their interests collectively constitute larger than a 
        family farm, as defined by the Secretary), and [(4)] 
        (D) be unable to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere to 
        finance their actual needs at reasonable rates and 
        terms, taking into consideration prevailing private and 
        cooperative rates and terms in the community in or near 
        which the applicant resides for loans for similar 
        purposes and periods of time. In addition to the 
        foregoing requirements of this subsection, in the case 
        of corporations, partnerships, joint operations, 
        trusts, [and limited liability companies] limited 
        liability companies, and such other legal entities, the 
        family farm requirement of clause [(3)] (C) of the 
        preceding sentence shall apply as well to the farm or 
        farms in which the entity has an operator interest and 
        the requirement of clause [(4)] (D) of the preceding 
        sentence shall apply as well to the entity in the case 
        of cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, joint 
        operations, trusts, [and limited liability companies] 
        limited liability companies, and such other legal 
        entities.
          (2) Special deeming rule.--An entity that is an 
        operator described in paragraph (1) that is owned, in 
        whole or in part, by other entities, is deemed to meet 
        the direct ownership requirement imposed under 
        paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership 
        interests of each embedded entity of such entity is 
        owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that 
        own the family farm.
  (b)(1) Loans may also be made under this subtitle without 
regard to the requirements of clauses (2) and (3) of subsection 
(a) to youths [who are rural residents] to enable them to 
operate enterprises in connection with their participation in 
4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and similar 
organizations.

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  (5) The Secretary may, on a case by case basis, waive the 
personal liability of a borrower for a loan made under this 
subsection if any default on the loan was due to circumstances 
beyond the control of the borrower.
  (c) Direct Loans.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Youth loans.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``direct operating loan'' shall not include a loan made 
        to a youth under subsection (b).]
          (2) Exceptions.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``direct operating loan'' shall not include--
                  (A) a loan made to a youth under subsection 
                (b); or
                  (B) a microloan made to a beginning farmer or 
                rancher or a veteran farmer or rancher (as 
                defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, 
                Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
                1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)).

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SEC. 312. PURPOSES OF LOANS.

  (a) In General.--A direct loan (including a microloan, as 
defined by the Secretary) may be made under this subtitle only 
for--
          (1) * * *

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SEC. 313. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Microloans.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may establish a program to make or guarantee 
        microloans.
          (2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not make or 
        guarantee a microloan under this subsection that 
        exceeds $35,000 or that would cause the total principal 
        indebtedness outstanding at any 1 time for microloans 
        made under this chapter to any 1 borrower to exceed 
        $70,000.
          (3) Applications.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
        the Secretary shall limit the administrative burdens 
        and streamline the application and approval process for 
        microloans under this subsection.
          (4) Cooperative lending projects.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                the Secretary may contract with community-based 
                and nongovernmental organizations, State 
                entities, or other intermediaries, as the 
                Secretary determines appropriate--
                          (i) to make or guarantee a microloan 
                        under this subsection; and
                          (ii) to provide business, financial, 
                        marketing, and credit management 
                        services to borrowers.
                  (B) Requirements.--Before contracting with an 
                entity described in subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary--
                          (i) shall review and approve--
                                  (I) the loan loss reserve 
                                fund for microloans established 
                                by the entity; and
                                  (II) the underwriting 
                                standards for microloans of the 
                                entity; and
                          (ii) establish such other 
                        requirements for contracting with the 
                        entity as the Secretary determines 
                        necessary.

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  Sec. 316. (a)(1) * * *
  (2) The interest rate on a microloan to a beginning farmer or 
rancher or veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 
2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)) or any loan (other than a guaranteed 
loan) to a low income, limited resource borrower under this 
subtitle shall not be--
          (A) * * *

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                      Subtitle C--Emergency Loans

  Sec. 321. (a) The Secretary shall make and insure loans under 
this subtitle only to the extent and in such amounts as 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts to (1) established 
farmers or ranchers (including equine farmers or ranchers), or 
persons engaged in aquaculture, who are citizens of the United 
States and who are [owner-operators (in the case of loans for a 
purpose under subtitle A) or operators (in the case of loans 
for a purpose under subtitle B)] (in the case of farm ownership 
loans in accordance with subtitle A) owner-operators or 
operators, or (in the case of loans for a purpose under 
subtitle B) operators of not larger than family farms, and (2) 
farm cooperatives, private domestic corporations, partnerships, 
joint operations, trusts, or limited liability companies, or 
such other legal entities as the Secretary deems appropriate 
(A) that are engaged primarily in farming or ranching 
(including equine farming or ranching) or aquaculture, and (B) 
in which a majority interest is held by individuals who are 
citizens of the United States and who are [owner-operators (in 
the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle A) or operators 
(in the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B)] (in the 
case of farm ownership loans in accordance with subtitle A) 
owner-operators or operators, or (in the case of loans for a 
purpose under subtitle B) operators of not larger than family 
farms (or in the case of such cooperatives, corporations, 
partnerships, joint operations, trusts, or limited liability 
companies, or other legal entities in which a majority interest 
is held by individuals who are related by blood or marriage, as 
defined by the Secretary, such individuals must be either 
owners or operators of not larger than a family farm and at 
least one such individual must be an operator of not larger 
than a family farm), where the Secretary finds that the 
applicants' farming, ranching, or aquaculture operations have 
been substantially affected by a quarantine imposed by the 
Secretary under the Plant Protection Act or the animal 
quarantine laws (as defined in section 2509 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990), a natural 
disaster in the United States, or a major disaster or emergency 
designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.): Provided, That they have experience and resources 
necessary to assure a reasonable prospect for successful 
operation with the assistance of such loan and are not able to 
obtain sufficient credit elsewhere. In addition to the 
foregoing requirements of this subsection, in the case of farm 
cooperatives, private domestic corporations, partnerships, 
joint operations, trusts, [and limited liability companies,] 
limited liability companies, and such other legal entities the 
family farm requirement of the preceding sentence shall apply 
as well to all farms in which the entity has an [ownership and 
operator] ownership or operator interest (in the case of loans 
for a purpose under subtitle A) or an operator interest (in the 
case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B). The Secretary 
shall accept applications from, and make or insure loans 
pursuant to the requirements of this subtitle to, applicants, 
otherwise eligible under this subtitle, that conduct farming, 
ranching, or aquaculture operations in any county contiguous to 
a county where the Secretary has found that farming, ranching, 
or aquaculture operations have been substantially affected by a 
quarantine imposed by the Secretary under the Plant Protection 
Act or the animal quarantine laws (as defined in section 2509 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990), 
a natural disaster in the United States, or a major disaster or 
emergency designated by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). The Secretary shall accept applications 
for assistance under this subtitle from persons affected by 
such a quarantine or natural disaster at any time during the 
eight-month period beginning (A) on the date on which the 
Secretary determines that farming, ranching, or aquaculture 
operations have been substantially affected by such quarantine 
or natural disaster or (B) on the date the President makes the 
major disaster or emergency designation with respect to such 
natural disaster, as the case may be. An entity that is an 
owner-operator or operator described in this subsection is 
deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under 
this subsection if at least 75 percent of the ownership 
interests of each embedded entity of such entity is owned 
directly or indirectly by the individuals that own the family 
farm.

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                 Subtitle D--Administrative Provisions

  Sec. 331. (a) * * *

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  (d) Rural College Coordinated Strategy.--The Secretary shall 
develop a coordinated strategy across the relevant programs 
within the Rural Development mission areas to serve the 
specific, local needs of rural communities when making 
investments in rural community colleges and technical colleges 
through other current authorities. During the development of a 
coordinated strategy, the Secretary shall consult with groups 
representing rural-serving community colleges and technical 
colleges to coordinate critical investments in rural community 
colleges and technical colleges involved in workforce training. 
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide a 
priority for funding within current authorities. The Secretary 
shall use the coordinated strategy and information developed 
for the strategy to more effectively serve rural communities 
with respect to investments in community colleges and technical 
colleges.

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  Sec. 333. In connection with loans made or insured under this 
title, the Secretary shall [require]--
          (1) require the applicant (A) to certify in writing, 
        and the Secretary shall determine, that he is unable to 
        obtain sufficient credit elsewhere to finance his 
        actual needs at reasonable rates and terms, taking into 
        consideration prevailing private and cooperative rates 
        and terms in the community in or near which the 
        applicant resides for loans for similar purposes and 
        periods of time, and (B) to furnish an appropriate 
        written financial statement;
          (2) except with respect to a loan under section 306, 
        310B, or 314, require--
                  (A) * * *

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          (3) except for guaranteed loans, require an agreement 
        by the borrower that if at any time it shall appear to 
        the Secretary that the borrower may be able to obtain a 
        loan from a production credit association, a Federal 
        land bank, or other responsible cooperative or private 
        credit source (or, in the case of a borrower under 
        section 310D of this title, the borrower may be able to 
        obtain a loan under section 302 of this title), at 
        reasonable rates and terms for loans for similar 
        purposes and periods of time, the borrower will, upon 
        request by the Secretary, apply for and accept such 
        loan in sufficient amount to repay the Secretary or the 
        insured lender, or both, and to pay for any stock 
        necessary to be purchased in a cooperative lending 
        agency in connection with such loan;
          (4) require such provision for supervision of the 
        borrower's operations as the Secretary shall deem 
        necessary to achieve the objectives of the loan and 
        protect the interests of the United States; [and]
          (5) require the application of a person who is a 
        veteran of any war, as defined in section 101(12) of 
        title 38, United States Code, for a loan under subtitle 
        A or B to be given preference over a similar 
        application from a person who is not a veteran of any 
        war, if the applications are on file in a county or 
        area office at the same time[.]; and
          (6) with respect to water and waste disposal direct 
        and guaranteed loans provided under section 306, 
        encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, private 
        or cooperative lenders to finance rural water and waste 
        disposal facilities by--
                  (A) maximizing the use of loan guarantees to 
                finance eligible projects in rural communities 
                where the population exceeds 5,500;
                  (B) maximizing the use of direct loans to 
                finance eligible projects in rural communities 
                where the impact on rate payers will be 
                material when compared to financing with a loan 
                guarantee;
                  (C) establishing and applying a materiality 
                standard when determining the difference in 
                impact on rate payers between a direct loan and 
                a loan guarantee;
                  (D) in the case of projects that require 
                interim financing in excess of $500,000, 
                requiring that such projects initially seek 
                such financing from private or cooperative 
                lenders; and
                  (E) determining if an existing direct loan 
                borrower can refinance with a private or 
                cooperative lender, including with a loan 
                guarantee, prior to providing a new direct 
                loan.
  Sec. 333A. (a) * * *

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  (h) Simplified Application Forms.--Except as provided in 
subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, develop a simplified application 
process, including a single page application where possible, 
for grants and relending authorized under sections 306, 306C, 
306D, 306E, 310B(b), 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 
379E.

SEC. 333B. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS 
                    PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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  Sec. 343. (a) As used in this title:
          (1) * * *

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          (11) The term ``qualified beginning farmer or 
        rancher'' means an applicant, regardless of whether the 
        applicant is participating in a program under section 
        310E--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) in the case of a cooperative, 
                corporation, partnership, or joint operation, 
                or such other legal entity as the Secretary 
                deems appropriate, who has members, 
                stockholders, partners, [or joint operators] 
                joint operators, or owners who are all related 
                to one another by blood or marriage;
                  (D)(i) in the case of an owner and operator 
                of a farm or ranch, who--
                          (I) * * *
                          (II)(aa) in the case of a loan made 
                        to a cooperative, corporation, 
                        partnership, or joint operation, or 
                        such other legal entity, has members, 
                        stockholders, partners, [or joint 
                        operators] joint operators, or owners, 
                        materially and substantially 
                        participate in the operation of the 
                        farm or ranch; and

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                  (ii) in the case of an applicant seeking to 
                own and operate a farm or ranch, who--
                          (I) * * *
                          (II)(aa) in the case of a loan made 
                        to a cooperative, corporation, 
                        partnership, or joint operation, or 
                        such other legal entity, will have 
                        members, stockholders, partners, [or 
                        joint operators] joint operators, or 
                        owners, materially and substantially 
                        participate in the operation of the 
                        farm or ranch; and

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                  (F) who does not own land or who, directly or 
                through interests in family farm corporations, 
                owns land, the aggregate acreage of which does 
                not exceed 30 percent of the [median acreage] 
                average acreage of the farms or ranches, as the 
                case may be, in the county in which the farm or 
                ranch operations of the applicant are located, 
                as reported in the most recent census of 
                agriculture, except that this subparagraph 
                shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed 
                under subtitle B; and

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  Sec. 346. (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization for Loans.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may make or guarantee 
        loans under subtitles A and B from the Agricultural 
        Credit Insurance Fund provided for in section 309 for 
        not more than $4,226,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2008 through [2012] 2018, of which, for each fiscal 
        year--
                  (A) * * *

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          (2) Beginning farmers and ranchers.--
                  (A) Direct loans.--
                          (i) Farm ownership loans.--
                                  (I) * * *

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                                  (III) Priority.--In order to 
                                maximize the number of 
                                borrowers served under this 
                                clause, the Secretary--
                                          (aa) shall give 
                                        priority to applicants 
                                        who apply under the 
                                        down payment loan 
                                        program under section 
                                        310E or joint financing 
                                        arrangements under 
                                        section 307(a)(3)(D); 
                                        and
                                          (bb) may offer other 
                                        financing options under 
                                        this subtitle to 
                                        applicants only if the 
                                        Secretary determines 
                                        that down payment or 
                                        other participation 
                                        loan options are not a 
                                        viable approach for the 
                                        applicants.
                          (ii) Operating loans.--Of the amounts 
                        made available under paragraph (1) for 
                        direct operating loans, the Secretary 
                        shall reserve for qualified beginning 
                        farmers and ranchers--
                                  (I) * * *

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                                  (III) for each of fiscal 
                                years 2008 through [2012] 2018, 
                                an amount that is not less than 
                                50 percent [of the total 
                                amount].

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SEC. 359. BORROWER TRAINING.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Eligibility for Loans.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Loan conditions.--The need of a borrower who 
        satisfies the criteria set out in [section 302(a)(2) or 
        311(a)(2)] section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B) for 
        management assistance under this section shall not be 
        cause for denial of eligibility of the borrower for a 
        direct loan under this title.

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SEC. 375. NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT CENTER.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Revolving Fund.--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) Funding.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated to the 
                Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 
                2018.

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SEC. 379B. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS.

  (a) * * *

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  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.]
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

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SEC. 379E. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Funding.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Discretionary funding.--In addition to amounts 
        made available under paragraph (1), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        [$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
        2012] $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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Subtitle F--Delta Regional Authority

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SEC. 382M. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Authority to carry out this subtitle [$30,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012] $12,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until 
expended.

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SEC. 382N. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

  This subtitle and the authority provided under this subtitle 
expire on October 1, [2012] 2018.

Subtitle G--Northern Great Plains Regional Authority

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SEC. 383N. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Authority to carry out this subtitle [$30,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012] $2,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until 
expended.

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SEC. 383O. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

  The authority provided by this subtitle terminates effective 
October 1, [2012] 2018.

Subtitle H--Rural Business Investment Program

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SEC. 384S. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle [$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012] $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.

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           SECTION 506 OF THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ACT OF 1987

SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988 through 
[2015] 2018.
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                     SECTION 1 OF PUBLIC LAW 91-229

SECTION 1. LOANS TO PURCHASERS OF HIGHLY FRACTIONED LAND.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Highly Fractionated Land.--
          (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of Agriculture may make and insure loans in 
        accordance with section 309 of the Consolidated Farm 
        and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929) to eligible 
        purchasers of highly fractionated land [pursuant to 
        section 205(c) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 
        U.S.C. 2204(c))] or to intermediaries in order to 
        establish revolving loan funds for the purchase of 
        highly fractionated land.

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                   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ACT OF 1936

TITLE I

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SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

  (a) Loans.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
Act as the ``Secretary'') is authorized and empowered to make 
loans in the several States and Territories of the United 
States for rural electrification and for the purpose of 
furnishing and improving electric and telephone service in 
rural areas, as provided in this Act, and for the purpose of 
assisting electric borrowers to implement demand side 
management, energy efficiency (including relending for this 
purpose as provided in section 4) and conservation programs, 
and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems.

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  Sec. 4. (a) The Secretary is authorized and empowered, from 
the sums hereinbefore authorized, to make loans for rural 
electrification to persons, corporations, States, Territories, 
and subdivisions and agencies thereof, municipalities, peoples' 
utility districts and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-
dividend associations organized under the laws of any State or 
Territory of the United States, for the purpose of financing 
the construction and operation of generating plants, electric 
transmission and distribution lines or systems for the 
furnishing and improving of electric service to persons in 
rural areas, including by assisting electric borrowers to 
implement demand side management, energy efficiency (including 
relending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by borrowers 
enumerated in the proviso in this section) and conservation 
programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems, 
and loans, from funds available under section 3, to cooperative 
associations and municipalities for the purpose of enabling 
said cooperative associations, and municipalities to the extent 
that such indebtedness was incurred with respect to electric 
transmission and distribution lines or systems or portions 
thereof serving persons in rural areas, to discharge or 
refinance long-term debts owned by them to the Tennessee Valley 
Authority on account of loans made or credit extended under the 
terms of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as 
amended: Provided, That the Secretary, in making such loans, 
shall give preference to States, Territories, and subdivisions 
and agencies thereof, municipalities, peoples' utility 
districts, and cooperative, nonprofit, or limited-dividend 
associations, the projects of which comply with the 
requirements of this Act.

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SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES.

  (a) In General.--For electrification baseload generation loan 
guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request of the 
borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs of the loan 
guarantee.
  (b) Fee.--The fee described in subsection (a) for a loan 
guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guarantee 
(within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C))).
  (c) Limitation.--Funds received from a borrower to pay the 
fee described in this section shall not be derived from a loan 
or other debt obligation that is made or guaranteed by the 
Federal Government.

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TITLE III

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SEC. 313. CUSHION OF CREDIT PAYMENTS PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Uses of Cushion of Credit Payments.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Rural economic development subaccount.--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) Grants.--The Secretary (acting through 
                the Rural Utilities Service) is authorized, 
                from the interest differential sums credited 
                this subaccount and from any other funds made 
                available thereto, to provide grants or zero 
                interest loans to borrowers under this Act for 
                the purpose of promoting energy efficiency 
                (including relending to ultimate consumers for 
                this purpose), 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.

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SEC. 313A. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR 
                    TELEPHONE PURPOSES.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Termination.--The authority provided under this section 
shall terminate on September 30, [2012] 2018.

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SEC. 315. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Secretary shall use 
to make loans under this section any funds otherwise made 
available for telephone loans for each of fiscal years 2008 
through [2012] 2018.

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                    TITLE VI--RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS

SEC. 601. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES IN RURAL 
                    AREAS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Loans and Loan Guarantees.--
          (1) * * *
          [(2) Priority.--In making or guaranteeing loans under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give the highest 
        priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband 
        service to the greatest proportion of households that, 
        prior to the provision of the broadband service, had no 
        incumbent service provider.]
          (2) Priorities.--In making or guaranteeing loans 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give--
                  (A) the highest priority to applicants that 
                offer to provide broadband service to the 
                greatest proportion of households that, prior 
                to the provision of the broadband service, had 
                no incumbent service provider; and
                  (B) priority to applicants that offer in 
                their applications to provide broadband service 
                not predominantly for business service, but 
                where at least 25 percent of customers in the 
                proposed service territory are commercial 
                interests.
  (d) Eligibility.--
          (1) * * *

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          (5) Notice requirement.--The Secretary shall publish 
        a notice of each application for a loan or loan 
        guarantee under this section describing the 
        application, including--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) each area proposed to be served by the 
                applicant; [and]
                  (C) the estimated number of households 
                without terrestrial-based broadband service in 
                those areas[.];
                  (D) the amount and type of support requested; 
                and
                  (E) a list of the census block groups or 
                tracts proposed to be so served.

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          (8) Additional process.--The Secretary shall 
        establish a process under which an incumbent service 
        provider which, as of the date of the publication of 
        notice under paragraph (5) with respect to an 
        application submitted by the provider, is providing 
        broadband service to a remote rural area, may (but 
        shall not be required to) submit to the Secretary, not 
        less than 15 and not more than 30 days after that date, 
        information regarding the broadband services that the 
        provider offers in the proposed service territory, so 
        that the Secretary may assess whether the application 
        meets the requirements of this section with respect to 
        eligible projects.
  (e) Broadband Service.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Requirement.--In considering the technology needs 
        of customers in a proposed service territory, the 
        Secretary shall take into consideration the upgrade or 
        replacement cost for the construction or acquisition of 
        facilities and equipment in the territory.

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  (k) Funding.--
          (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
        out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2008 through [2012] 2018, to remain available until 
        expended.

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  (l) Termination of Authority.--No loan or loan guarantee may 
be made under this section after September 30, [2012] 2018.

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                AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000

TITLE II--AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE

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                          Subtitle C--Research

[SEC. 221. CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH.

  [(a) In General.--To the extent funds are made available for 
this purpose, the Secretary shall provide a grant to the 
Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse 
Gases, acting through Kansas State University, to develop, 
analyze, and implement, through the land grant universities 
described in subsection (b), carbon cycle research at the 
national, regional, and local levels.
  [(b) Land Grant Universities.--The land grant universities 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
          [(1) Colorado State University.
          [(2) Iowa State University.
          [(3) Kansas State University.
          [(4) Michigan State University.
          [(5) Montana State University.
          [(6) Purdue University.
          [(7) Ohio State University.
          [(8) Texas A&M University.
          [(9) University of Nebraska.
  [(c) Use.--Land grant universities described in subsection 
(b) shall use funds made available under this section--
          [(1) to conduct research to improve the scientific 
        basis of using land management practices to increase 
        soil carbon sequestration, including research on the 
        use of new technologies to increase carbon cycle 
        effectiveness, such as biotechnology and 
        nanotechnology;
          [(2) to enter into partnerships to identify, develop, 
        and evaluate agricultural best practices, including 
        partnerships between--
                  [(A) Federal, State, or private entities; and
                  [(B) the Department of Agriculture;
          [(3) to develop necessary computer models to predict 
        and assess the carbon cycle;
          [(4) to estimate and develop mechanisms to measure 
        carbon levels made available as a result of--
                  [(A) voluntary Federal conservation programs;
                  [(B) private and Federal forests; and
                  [(C) other land uses;
          [(5) to develop outreach programs, in coordination 
        with Extension Services, to share information on carbon 
        cycle and agricultural best practices that is useful to 
        agricultural producers; and
          [(6) to collaborate with the Great Plains Regional 
        Earth Science Application Center to develop a space-
        based carbon cycle remote sensing technology program 
        to--
                  [(A) provide, on a near-continual basis, a 
                real-time and comprehensive view of vegetation 
                conditions;
                  [(B) assess and model agricultural carbon 
                sequestration; and
                  [(C) develop commercial products.
  [(d) Cooperative Research.--
          [(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
        departments and agencies participating in the U.S. 
        Global Change Research Program (which may use any of 
        their statutory authorities) and with eligible 
        entities, may carry out research to promote 
        understanding of--
                  [(A) the flux of carbon in soils and plants 
                (including trees); and
                  [(B) the exchange of other greenhouse gases 
                from agriculture.
          [(2) Eligible entities.--Research under this 
        subsection may be carried out through the competitive 
        awarding of grants and cooperative agreements to 
        colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 
        of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
        Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 1303)).
          [(3) Cooperative research purposes.--Research 
        conducted under this subsection shall encourage 
        collaboration among scientists with expertise in the 
        areas of soil science, agronomy, agricultural 
        economics, forestry, and other agricultural sciences to 
        focus on--
                  [(A) developing data addressing carbon losses 
                and gains in soils and plants (including trees) 
                and the exchange of methane and nitrous oxide 
                from agriculture;
                  [(B) understanding how agricultural and 
                forestry practices affect the sequestration of 
                carbon in soils and plants (including trees) 
                and the exchange of other greenhouse gases, 
                including the effects of new technologies such 
                as biotechnology and nanotechnology;
                  [(C) developing cost-effective means of 
                measuring and monitoring changes in carbon 
                pools in soils and plants (including trees), 
                including computer models;
                  [(D) evaluating the linkage between federal 
                conservation programs and carbon sequestration;
                  [(E) developing methods, including remote 
                sensing, to measure the exchange of carbon and 
                other greenhouse gases sequestered, and to 
                evaluate leakage, performance, and permanence 
                issues; and
                  [(F) assessing the applicability of the 
                results of research conducted under this 
                subsection for developing methods to account 
                for the impact of agricultural activities 
                (including forestry) on the exchange of 
                greenhouse gases.
          [(4) Authorization of appropriation.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out this subsection for each of 
        fiscal years 2002 through 2007.
  [(e) Extension Projects.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        departments and agencies participating in the U.S. 
        Global Change Research Program (which may use any of 
        their statutory authorities), and local extension 
        agents, experts from institutions of higher education 
        that offer a curriculum in agricultural and biological 
        sciences, and other local agricultural or conservation 
        organizations, may implement extension projects 
        (including on-farm projects with direct involvement of 
        agricultural producers) that combine measurement tools 
        and modeling techniques into integrated packages to 
        monitor the carbon sequestering benefits of 
        conservation practices and the exchange of greenhouse 
        gas emissions from agriculture which demonstrate the 
        feasibility of methods of measuring and monitoring--
                  [(A) changes in carbon content and other 
                carbon pools in soils and plants (including 
                trees); and
                  [(B) the exchange of other greenhouse gases.
          [(2) Extension project results.--The Secretary may 
        disseminate to farmers, ranchers, private forest 
        landowners, and appropriate State agencies in each 
        State information concerning--
                  [(A) the results of projects under this 
                subsection; and
                  [(B) the manner in which the methods used in 
                the projects might be applicable to the 
                operations of the farmers, ranchers, private 
                forest landowners, and State agencies.
          [(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out this subsection for each of 
        fiscal years 2002 through 2007.
  [(f) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 3 percent of the 
funds made available for this section may be used by the 
Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred in carrying out 
this section.
  [(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.]

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                   Subtitle D--Agricultural Marketing

SEC. 231. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Grant Program.--
          (1) * * *

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          (7) Funding.--
                  (A) Mandatory funding.--On October 1, [2008] 
                2013, of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
                Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
                to carry out this subsection [$15,000,000] 
                $50,000,000, to remain available until 
                expended.
                  (B) Discretionary funding.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                subsection $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2008 through [2012] 2018.

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 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 
                                  1977



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  TITLE XIV--NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING 
POLICY ACT OF 1977

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Subtitle A--Findings, Purposes, and Definitions

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                              DEFINITIONS

  Sec. 1404. When used in this title:
          (1) * * *

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          [(5) The term ``cooperating forestry schools'' means 
        those institutions eligible to receive funds under the 
        Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), 
        commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962.]
          (5) Cooperating forestry school.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``cooperating 
                forestry school'' means an institution--
                          (i) that is eligible to receive funds 
                        under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 
                        U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as 
                        the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962; and
                          (ii) with respect to which the 
                        Secretary has not received a 
                        declaration of the intent of that 
                        institution to not be considered a 
                        cooperating forestry school.
                  (B) Termination of declaration.--A 
                declaration of the intent of an institution to 
                not be considered a cooperating forestry school 
                submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect 
                until September 30, 2018.

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          (10) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 
        universities.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``Hispanic-serving 
                agricultural colleges and universities'' means 
                colleges or universities [that]--
                          (i) that qualify as Hispanic-serving 
                        institutions; [and]
                          (ii) that offer associate, bachelors, 
                        or other accredited degree programs in 
                        agriculture-related fields[.]; and
                          (iii) with respect to which the 
                        Secretary has not received a statement 
                        of the declaration of the intent of a 
                        college or university to not be 
                        considered a Hispanic-serving 
                        agricultural college or university.

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                  (C) Termination of declaration of intent.--A 
                declaration of the intent of a college or 
                university to not be considered a Hispanic-
                serving agricultural college or university 
                submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect 
                until September 30, 2018.

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    Subtitle B--Coordination and Planning of Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching

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SEC. 1408. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND 
                    ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) review and make recommendations to the Under 
        Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and 
        Economics on the research, extension, education, and 
        economics portion of the draft strategic plan required 
        under section 306 of title 5, United States Code; [and]
          (4) review the mechanisms of the Department of 
        Agriculture for technology assessment (which should be 
        conducted by qualified professionals) for the purposes 
        of--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) the development of mechanisms for the 
                assessment of emerging public and private 
                agricultural research and technology transfer 
                initiatives[.]; and
          (5) consult with industry groups on agricultural 
        research, extension, education, and economics, and make 
        recommendations to the Secretary based on that 
        consultation.

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  (h) Termination.--The Advisory Board shall remain in 
existence until September 30, [2012] 2018.

SEC. 1408A. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Annual Committee Report.--Not later than 180 days after 
the establishment of the specialty crops committee, and 
annually thereafter, the specialty crops committee shall submit 
to the Advisory Board a report containing the findings of its 
study under subsection (a). The specialty crops committee shall 
include in each report recommendations regarding the following:
          (1) [Measures] Programs designed to improve the 
        efficiency, productivity, and profitability of 
        specialty crop production in the United States.
          [(2) Measures designed to improve competitiveness in 
        research, extension, and economics programs affecting 
        the specialty crop industry.]
          [(3) Programs that would] (2) Research, extension, 
        and teaching programs designed to improve 
        competitiveness in the specialty crop industry, 
        including programs that would--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) develop new products and new uses of 
                specialty crops, including improving the 
                quality and taste of processed specialty crops;

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                  (G) improve the remote sensing and the 
                mechanization of production practices; and

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          [(4)] (3) Analyses of changes in macroeconomic 
        conditions, technologies, and policies on specialty 
        crop production and consumption, with particular focus 
        on the effect of those changes on the financial 
        stability of producers.
          [(5)] (4) Development of data that provide applied 
        information useful to specialty crop growers, their 
        associations, and other interested beneficiaries in 
        evaluating that industry from a regional and national 
        perspective.

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Subtitle C--Agricultural Research and Education Grants and Fellowships

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SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' 
        means--
                  (A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located 
                in the United States that, or an individual 
                who, operates a veterinary clinic providing 
                veterinary services--
                          (i) in a rural area, as defined in 
                        section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
                        and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
                        1991(a)); and
                          (ii) in a veterinarian shortage 
                        situation;
                  (B) a State, national, allied, or regional 
                veterinary organization or specialty board 
                recognized by the American Veterinary Medical 
                Association;
                  (C) a college or school of veterinary 
                medicine accredited by the American Veterinary 
                Medical Association;
                  (D) a university research foundation or 
                veterinary medical foundation;
                  (E) a department of veterinary science or 
                department of comparative medicine accredited 
                by the Department of Education;
                  (F) a State agricultural experiment station; 
                or
                  (G) a State, local, or tribal government 
                agency.
          (2) Veterinarian shortage situation.--The term 
        ``veterinarian shortage situation'' means a 
        veterinarian shortage situation as determined by the 
        Secretary under section 1415A.
  (b) Establishment.--
          (1) Competitive grants.--The Secretary shall carry 
        out a program to make competitive grants to qualified 
        entities that carry out programs or activities 
        described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of 
        developing, implementing, and sustaining veterinary 
        services.
          (2) Eligibility requirements.--A qualified entity 
        shall be eligible to receive a grant described in 
        paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs or 
        activities that the Secretary determines will--
                  (A) substantially relieve veterinarian 
                shortage situations;
                  (B) support or facilitate private veterinary 
                practices engaged in public health activities; 
                or
                  (C) support or facilitate the practices of 
                veterinarians who are providing or have 
                completed providing services under an agreement 
                entered into with the Secretary under section 
                1415A(a)(2).
  (c) Award Processes and Preferences.--
          (1) Application, evaluation, and input processes.--In 
        administering the grant program established under this 
        section, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) use an appropriate application and 
                evaluation process, as determined by the 
                Secretary; and
                  (B) seek the input of interested persons.
          (2) Coordination preference.--In selecting recipients 
        of grants to be used for any of the purposes described 
        in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall give a 
        preference to qualified entities that provide 
        documentation of coordination with other qualified 
        entities, with respect to any such purpose.
          (3) Consideration of available funds.--In selecting 
        recipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes 
        described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall take 
        into consideration the amount of funds available for 
        grants and the purposes for which the grant funds will 
        be used.
          (4) Nature of grants.--A grant awarded under this 
        section shall be considered to be a competitive 
        research, extension, or education grant.
  (d) Use of Grants To Relieve Veterinarian Shortage Situations 
and Support Veterinary Services.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        a qualified entity may use funds provided by a grant 
        awarded under this section to relieve veterinarian 
        shortage situations and support veterinary services for 
        any of the following purposes:
                  (A) To promote recruitment (including for 
                programs in secondary schools), placement, and 
                retention of veterinarians, veterinary 
                technicians, students of veterinary medicine, 
                and students of veterinary technology.
                  (B) To allow veterinary students, veterinary 
                interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and 
                veterinary technician students to cover 
                expenses (other than the types of expenses 
                described in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend 
                training programs in food safety or food animal 
                medicine.
                  (C) To establish or expand accredited 
                veterinary education programs (including 
                faculty recruitment and retention), veterinary 
                residency and fellowship programs, or 
                veterinary internship and externship programs 
                carried out in coordination with accredited 
                colleges of veterinary medicine.
                  (D) To provide continuing education and 
                extension, including veterinary telemedicine 
                and other distance-based education, for 
                veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and 
                other health professionals needed to strengthen 
                veterinary programs and enhance food safety.
                  (E) To provide technical assistance for the 
                preparation of applications submitted to the 
                Secretary for designation as a veterinarian 
                shortage situation under this section or 
                section 1415A.
          (2) Qualified entities operating veterinary 
        clinics.--A qualified entity described in subsection 
        (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a grant 
        awarded under this section to establish or expand 
        veterinary practices, including--
                  (A) equipping veterinary offices;
                  (B) sharing in the reasonable overhead costs 
                of such veterinary practices, as determined by 
                the Secretary; or
                  (C) establishing mobile veterinary facilities 
                in which a portion of the facilities will 
                address education or extension needs.
  (e) Special Requirements for Certain Grants.--
          (1) Terms of service requirements.--
                  (A) In general.--Funds provided through a 
                grant made under this section to a qualified 
                entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) and 
                used by such entity under subsection (d)(2) 
                shall be subject to an agreement between the 
                Secretary and such entity that includes a 
                required term of service for such entity 
                (including a qualified entity operating as an 
                individual), as prospectively established by 
                the Secretary.
                  (B) Considerations.--In establishing a term 
                of service under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall consider only--
                          (i) the amount of the grant awarded; 
                        and
                          (ii) the specific purpose of the 
                        grant.
          (2) Breach remedies.--
                  (A) In general.--An agreement under paragraph 
                (1) shall provide remedies for any breach of 
                the agreement by the qualified entity referred 
                to in paragraph (1)(A), including repayment or 
                partial repayment of the grant funds, with 
                interest.
                  (B) Waiver.--The Secretary may grant a waiver 
                of the repayment obligation for breach of 
                contract if the Secretary determines that such 
                qualified entity demonstrates extreme hardship 
                or extreme need.
                  (C) Treatment of amounts recovered.--Funds 
                recovered under this paragraph shall--
                          (i) be credited to the account 
                        available to carry out this section; 
                        and
                          (ii) remain available until expended 
                        without further appropriation.
  (f) Prohibition on Use of Grant Funds for Construction.--
Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), funds made available 
for grants under this section may not be used--
          (1) to construct a new building or facility; or
          (2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an existing 
        building or facility, including site grading and 
        improvement and architect fees.
  (g) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate 
regulations to carry out this section.
  (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 1417. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 
                    EDUCATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated for carrying out this [section $60,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 1990 through 2012.] section--
          (1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 through 
        2013; and
          (2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 1419A. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

  (a) In General.--Consistent with this section, the [Secretary 
may make grants, competitive grants, and special research 
grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other 
contracting instruments with,] Secretary shall, acting through 
the Office of the Chief Economist, make competitive grants to, 
or enter into cooperative agreements with, policy research 
centers described in subsection (b) with a history of providing 
unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis to Congress to conduct 
research and education programs that are objective, 
operationally independent, and external to the Federal 
Government and that concern the effect of public policies and 
trade agreements on--
          (1) * * *

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  (b) Eligible Recipients.--State agricultural experiment 
stations, colleges and universities, [other research 
institutions and organizations (including the Food Agricultural 
Policy Research Institute, the Agricultural and Food Policy 
Center, the Rural Policy Research Institute, and the National 
Drought Mitigation Center), private organizations, 
corporations, and individuals shall be eligible] and other 
public research institutions and organizations shall be 
eligible to apply for funding under subsection (a).
  (c) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give a preference to policy research centers 
that have extensive databases, models, and demonstrated 
experience in providing Congress with agricultural market 
projections, rural development analysis, agricultural policy 
analysis, and baseline projections at the farm, multiregional, 
national, and international levels.
  [(c)] (d) Activities.--Under this section, funding may be 
provided for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and 
education concerning policy research activities consistent with 
this section, including activities that--
          (1) * * *

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  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012.]
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1996 through 2013; and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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 Subtitle D--National Food and Human Nutrition Research and Extension 
Program

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[SEC. 1424. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH 
                    PROGRAM.

  [(a) Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may establish, 
and award grants for projects for, a multi-year research 
initiative on human nutrition intervention and health 
promotion.
  [(b) Emphasis of Initiative.--In administering human 
nutrition research projects under this section, the Secretary 
shall give specific emphasis to--
          [(1) coordinated longitudinal research assessments of 
        nutritional status;
          [(2) the implementation of unified, innovative 
        intervention strategies; and
          [(3) proposals that examine the efficacy of current 
        agriculture policies in promoting the health and 
        welfare of economically disadvantaged populations;
to identify and solve problems of nutritional inadequacy and 
contribute to the maintenance of health, well-being, 
performance, and productivity of individuals, thereby reducing 
the need of the individuals to use the health care system and 
social programs of the United States.
  [(c) Administration of Funds.--The Administrator of the 
Agricultural Research Service shall administer funds made 
available to carry out this section to ensure a coordinated 
approach to health and nutrition research efforts.
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012.

[SEC. 1424A. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL 
                    RESEARCH.

  [(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          [(1) Although medical researchers in recent years 
        have demonstrated that there are several naturally 
        occurring compounds in many vegetables and fruits that 
        can aid in the prevention of certain forms of cancer, 
        coronary heart disease, stroke, and atherosclerosis, 
        there has been almost no research conducted to enhance 
        these compounds in food plants by modern breeding and 
        molecular genetic methods.
          [(2) By linking the appropriate medical and 
        agricultural research scientists in a highly-focused, 
        targeted research program, it should be possible to 
        develop new varieties of vegetables and fruits that 
        would provide greater prevention of diet-related 
        diseases that are a major cause of death in the United 
        States.
  [(b) Pilot Research Program.--The Secretary shall conduct, 
through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a pilot 
research program to link major cancer and heart and other 
circulatory disease research efforts with agricultural research 
efforts to identify compounds in vegetables and fruits that 
prevent these diseases. Using information derived from such 
combined research efforts, the Secretary shall assist in the 
development of new varieties of vegetables and fruits having 
enhanced therapeutic properties for disease prevention.
  [(c) Agreements.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program through agreements entered into with land-grant 
colleges or universities, other universities, State 
agricultural experiment stations, the State cooperative 
extension services, nonprofit organizations with demonstrable 
expertise, or Federal or State governmental entities. The 
Secretary shall enter into the agreements on a competitive 
basis.
  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 
through 2012 to carry out the pilot program.]

SEC. 1425. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the expanded food and nutrition 
education program established under section 3(d) of the Act of 
May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), and this section $90,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 through [2012] 2018.

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Subtitle E--Animal Health and Disease Research

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   [APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH 
                                PROGRAMS

  [Sec. 1433. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such 
funds as Congress may determine necessary to support continuing 
animal health and disease research programs at eligible 
institutions, but not to exceed $25,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1991 through 2012, and not in excess of such sums 
as may after the date of enactment of this title be authorized 
by law for any subsequent fiscal year. Funds appropriated under 
this section shall be used: (1) to meet expenses of conducting 
animal health and disease research, publishing and 
disseminating the results of such research, and contributing to 
the retirement of employees subject to the provisions of the 
Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39-40, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 
331); (2) for administrative planning and direction; and (3) to 
purchase equipment and supplies necessary for conducting such 
research.]

SEC. 1433. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE 
                    RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to support continuing animal health and 
        disease research programs at eligible institutions--
                  (A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
                through 2013; and
                  (B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.
          (2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this 
        section shall be used--
                  (A) to meet the expenses of conducting animal 
                health and disease research, publishing and 
                disseminating the results of such research, and 
                contributing to the retirement of employees 
                subject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 
                331);
                  (B) for administrative planning and 
                direction; and
                  (C) to purchase equipment and supplies 
                necessary for conducting the research described 
                in subparagraph (A).

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     [APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS

  [Sec. 1434. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such 
funds as Congress may determine necessary to support research 
on specific national or regional animal health or disease 
problems, or national or regional problems relating to pre-
harvest, on-farm food safety, or animal well-being, but not to 
exceed $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 
2012, and not in excess of such sums as may after the date of 
enactment of this title be authorized by law for any subsequent 
fiscal year.
  [(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1435 of this 
title, funds appropriated under this section shall be awarded 
in the form of grants, for periods not to exceed five years, to 
State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and 
universities (including 1890 Institutions (as defined in 
section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601))), other research 
institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, private 
organizations or corporations, and individuals.
  [(c) In order to establish a national allocation of funds 
appropriated under this section, the Secretary shall establish 
annually priority lists of animal health and disease, food 
safety, and animal well-being problems of national or regional 
significance. Such lists shall be prepared after consultation 
with the Advisory Board. Any recommendations made in connection 
with such consultation shall not be controlling on the 
Secretary's determination of priorities. In establishing such 
priorities, the Secretary and the Advisory Board shall consider 
the following factors:
          [(1) any health or disease problem which causes or 
        may cause significant economic losses to any part of 
        the livestock production industry;
          [(2) any food safety problem that has a significant 
        pre-harvest (on-farm) component and is recognized as 
        posing a significant health hazard to the consuming 
        public;
          [(3) issues of animal well-being related to 
        production methods that will improve the housing and 
        management of animals to improve the well-being of 
        livestock production species;
          [(4) whether current scientific knowledge necessary 
        to prevent, cure, or abate such a health or disease 
        problem is adequate; and
          [(5) whether the status of scientific research is 
        such that accomplishments may be anticipated through 
        the application of scientific effort to such health or 
        disease problem.
  [(d) Without regard to any consultation under subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, award grants on 
the basis of the priorities assigned through a peer review 
system. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis in 
accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may establish.
  [(e) In the case of multiyear grants, the Secretary shall 
distribute funds to grant recipients on a schedule which is 
reasonably related to the timetable required for the orderly 
conduct of the research project involved.
  [(f) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII 
of this Act shall not apply to a panel or board created solely 
for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals 
submitted under this subtitle.]

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                             MATCHING FUNDS

  Sec. 1438. No funds in excess of $100,000[, exclusive of the 
funds provided for research on specific national or regional 
animal health and disease problems under the provisions of 
section 1434 of this title,] shall be paid by the Federal 
Government to any State under this subtitle during any fiscal 
year in excess of the amount from non-Federal sources made 
available to and budgeted for expenditure by eligible 
institutions in the State during the same fiscal year for 
animal health and disease research. The Secretary is authorized 
to make such payments in excess of $100,000 on the certificate 
of the appropriate official of the eligible institution having 
charge of the animal health and disease research for which such 
payments are to be made. If any eligible institution certified 
for receipt of matching funds fails to make available and 
budget for expenditure for animal health and disease research 
in any fiscal year sums as least equal to the amount for which 
it is certified, the difference between the Federal matching 
funds available and the funds made available to and budgeted 
for expenditure by the eligible institution shall be 
reapportioned by the Secretary among other eligible 
institutions of the same State, if there are any which qualify 
therefor, and, if there are none, the Secretary shall 
reapportion such difference among the other States.

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Subtitle G--1890 Land-Grant College Funding

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SEC. 1447. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES 
                    AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
                    UNIVERSITY.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for the 
purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through [2012] 2018, 
and such sums shall remain available until expended.

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SEC. 1447B. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES 
                    AND EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL 
                    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT 
                    [INSTITUTIONS] COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

  [(a) Purpose.--It is the intent of Congress to assist the 
land-grant institutions in the insular areas in efforts to 
acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment 
necessary for conducting agricultural research.]
  (a) Purpose.--It is the intent of Congress to assist the 
land-grant colleges and universities in the insular areas in 
efforts to--
          (1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant 
        equipment necessary for conducting agricultural 
        research; and
          (2) support tropical and subtropical agricultural 
        research, including pest and disease research.

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

[SEC. 1448. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL CENTERS.

  [(a) Competitive Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture may make a competitive grant to five national 
research and training virtual centers located at colleges (or a 
consortia of such colleges) eligible to receive funds under the 
Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 
Tuskegee University, that--
          [(1) have been designated by the Secretary for the 
        fiscal years 1991 through 1995, or fiscal years 1996 
        through 2012, as national research and training virtual 
        centers; and
          [(2) have the best demonstrable capacity, as 
        determined by the Secretary, to provide administrative 
        leadership as--
                  [(A) a National Center for Goat Research and 
                Training;
                  [(B) a National Center for Agricultural 
                Engineering Development, Research, and 
                Training;
                  [(C) a National Center for Water Quality and 
                Agricultural Production Research and Training;
                  [(D) a National Center for Sustainable 
                Agriculture Research and Training; and
                  [(E) a National Center for Domestic and 
                International Trade and Development Research 
                and Training.
  [(b) Use of Grants.--A grant made under subsection (a) may be 
expended by a center to--
          [(1) pay expenses incurred in conducting research for 
        which the center was designated;
          [(2) print and disseminate the results of such 
        research;
          [(3) plan, administer, and direct such research; and
          [(4) alter or repair buildings necessary to conduct 
        such research.
  [(c) Priority.--In making a grant determination under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to those 
centers that--
          [(1) will assure dissemination of information between 
        eligible institutions described in subsection (a) and 
        among agricultural producers; and
          [(2) will attract students and needed professionals 
        in the food and agricultural sciences.
  [(d) Payments.--(1) Under the terms of a grant made under 
subsection (a), funds appropriated under subsection (f) for a 
fiscal year shall be paid (upon vouchers approved by the 
Secretary) to a center receiving the grant in equal quarterly 
installments beginning on or about the first day of October of 
such year.
  [(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year 
for which funds are paid under this section to a center, the 
research director of such center shall submit to the Secretary 
a detailed statement of the disbursements in such fiscal year 
of funds received by such center under this section.
  [(3) If any of the funds received by a center under this 
section are misapplied, lost, or diminished by any action or 
contingency on the part of the center--
          [(A) the center shall replace such funds; and
          [(B) the Secretary shall not distribute to such 
        center any other funds under this subsection until such 
        funds are replaced.
  [(e) Prohibited Uses of Funds.--Funds provided under this 
section may not be used--
          [(1) to acquire or construct a building; or
          [(2) to pay the overhead costs of the college (or 
        consortia of colleges) receiving the grant.
  [(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 
through 2012 for grants under this section.
  [(g) Center Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``center'' means a national research and training virtual 
center that receives a grant under this subsection.
  [(h) Coordination of Center Activities.--(1) The center 
designated under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall coordinate its 
activities with the water quality research activities conducted 
under subtitle G of title XIV of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
  [(2) The center designated under subsection (a)(2)(D) shall 
coordinate its activities with the sustainable agriculture 
research and education program established under subtitle B of 
title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990.]

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         Subtitle H--Programs for Hispanic-Serving Institutions

SEC. 1455. EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAMS FOR HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to make grants under this section $40,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1997 through [2012] 2018.

SEC. 1456. HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Competitive Grants Program.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        competitive grants program to fund fundamental and 
        applied research at Hispanic-serving agricultural 
        colleges and universities in agriculture, human 
        nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and environmental 
        science.]
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        competitive grants program--
                  (A) to fund fundamental and applied research 
                and extension at Hispanic-serving agricultural 
                colleges and universities in agriculture, human 
                nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and 
                environmental science; and
                  (B) to award competitive grants to Hispanic-
                serving agricultural colleges and universities 
                to provide for training in the food and 
                agricultural sciences of Hispanic agricultural 
                workers and Hispanic youth working in the food 
                and agricultural sciences.

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Subtitle I--International Research, Extension, and Teaching

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SEC. 1459A. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 
                    AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

  (a) * * *

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  [(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012.]
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2013; and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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Subtitle K--Funding and Miscellaneous Provisions

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[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 described in subsection (b).
  [(b) Eligible Institutions.--The Secretary may make a grant 
under this section to--
          [(1) a college or university; or
          [(2) a State cooperative institution.
  [(c) Maximum Amount.--The amount of a grant made to an 
eligible institution under this section may not exceed 
$500,000.
  [(d) Prohibition on Charge of 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.
  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.]

     AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXISTING AND CERTAIN NEW 
                     AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

  Sec. 1463. (a) Notwithstanding any authorization for 
appropriations for agricultural research in any Act enacted 
prior to the date of enactment of this title, there are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out 
the provisions of this title, except sections 1417, 1420, and 
the competitive grants program provided for in section 1414, 
and except that the authorization for moneys provided under the 
Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 
361a-361i), is excluded and is provided for in subsection (b) 
of this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 1991 through [2012] 2018.
  (b) Notwithstanding any authorization for appropriations for 
agricultural research at State agricultural experiment stations 
in any Act enacted prior to the date of enactment of this 
title, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of conducting agricultural research at State 
agricultural experiment stations pursuant to the Act of March 
2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i), 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 
through [2012] 2018.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law effective 
beginning October 1, 1983, not less than 25 per centum of the 
total funds appropriated to the Secretary in any fiscal year 
for the conduct of the cooperative research program provided 
for under the Act of March 2, 1887, commonly known as the Hatch 
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.); the cooperative forestry research 
program provided for under the Act of October 10, 1962, 
commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Act (16 U.S.C. 582a et 
seq.); the special and competitive grants programs provided for 
in sections 2(b) and 2(c) of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 
U.S.C. 450i); the animal health research program provided for 
under [sections 1433 and 1434] section 1433 of this title; the 
native latex research program provided for in the Native Latex 
Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 178 et seq.); and the research provided for under 
various statutes for which funds are appropriated under the 
Agricultural Research heading or a successor heading, shall be 
appropriated for research at State agricultural experiment 
stations pursuant to the provision of the Act of March 2, 1887.

        AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION

  Sec. 1464. Notwithstanding any authorization for 
appropriations for the Cooperative Extension Service in any Act 
enacted prior to the date of enactment of this title, there are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of 
carrying out the extension programs of the Department of 
Agriculture such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1991 through [2012] 2018.

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SEC. 1469. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                    REQUIREMENTS.

  (a) In General.--Except as provided elsewhere in this Act or 
any other Act of Congress--
          (1) * * *
          (2) the Secretary shall provide that each recipient 
        of assistance under this title shall submit an annual 
        report, at such times and on such forms as the 
        Secretary shall prescribe, stating the accomplishments 
        of projects (on a project-by-project basis) for which 
        such assistance was used and accounting for the use of 
        all such assistance. If the Secretary determines that 
        any portion of funds made available under this title 
        has been lost or applied in a manner inconsistent with 
        the provisions of this title or regulations issued 
        thereunder the recipient of such funds shall reimburse 
        the Federal Government for the funds lost or so 
        applied, and the Secretary shall not make available to 
        such recipient any additional funds under this Act 
        until the recipient has so reimbursed the Federal 
        Government; and
          [(3) the Secretary may retain up to 4 percent of 
        amounts made available for agricultural research, 
        extension, and teaching assistance programs for the 
        administration of those programs authorized under this 
        Act or any other Act; and]
          [(4)] (3) the Secretary shall establish appropriate 
        criteria for grant and assistance approval and 
        necessary regulations pertaining thereto.
  (b) Administrative Expenses.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary may retain not more than 4 percent of amounts 
        made available for agricultural research, extension, 
        and teaching assistance programs for the administration 
        of those programs authorized under this Act or any 
        other Act.
          (2) Exceptions.--The limitation on administrative 
        expenses under paragraph (1) shall not apply to peer 
        panel expenses under subsection (d) or any other 
        provision of law related to the administration of 
        agricultural research, extension, and teaching 
        assistance programs that contains a limitation on 
        administrative expenses that is less than the 
        limitation under paragraph (1).
  (c) Agreements With Non-Federal Entities.--
          (1) Former agricultural research facilities of the 
        department.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
        Secretary, for purposes of supporting ongoing research 
        and information dissemination activities, including 
        supporting research and those activities through co-
        locating scientists and other technical personnel, 
        sharing of laboratory and field equipment, and 
        providing financial support, shall enter into grants, 
        contracts, cooperative agreements, or other legal 
        instruments with former Department of Agriculture 
        agricultural research facilities.
          (2) Agreements with agricultural research 
        organizations.--The Secretary, for purposes of 
        receiving from a non-Federal agricultural research 
        organization support for agricultural research, 
        including staffing, laboratory and field equipment, or 
        direct financial assistance, may enter into grants, 
        contracts, cooperative agreements, or other legal 
        instruments with a non-Federal agricultural research 
        organization, the operation of which is consistent with 
        the research mission and programs of an agricultural 
        research facility of the Department of Agriculture.
  [(b)] (d) Community Food Projects.--The Secretary may retain, 
for the administration of community food projects under section 
25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034), 4 
percent of amounts available for the projects, notwithstanding 
the availability of any appropriation for administrative 
expenses of the projects.
  [(c)] (e) Peer Panel Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law regarding a competitive research, education, 
or extension grant program of the Department of Agriculture, 
the Secretary may use grant program funds, as necessary, to 
supplement funds otherwise available for program 
administration, to pay for the costs associated with peer 
review of grant proposals under the program.
  [(d)] (f) Definition of In-Kind Support.--In any law relating 
to agricultural research, education, or extension activities 
administered by the Secretary, the term ``in-kind support'', 
with regard to a requirement that the recipient of funds 
provided by the Secretary match all or part of the amount of 
the funds, means contributions such as office space, equipment, 
and staff support.

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                   SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS

  Sec. 1473D. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during the period beginning October 1, 1986, and ending 
September 30, [2012] 2018, the Secretary shall develop and 
implement a research project for the development of 
supplemental and alternative crops, using such funds as are 
appropriated to the Secretary each fiscal year under this 
title.

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  (c)(1) The Secretary shall [use such research funding, 
special or competitive grants, or other means, as the Secretary 
determines,] make competitive grants to further the purposes of 
this section in the implementation of a comprehensive and 
integrated program.

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  (e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; 
        and
          (2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 1473F. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTITUTIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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Subtitle L--Aquaculture

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                    AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

  Sec. 1475. (a) * * *
  (b) Grants.--The Secretary may make competitive grants to--
          (1) * * *

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                   [AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

  [Sec. 1477. There is authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 
for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2012. Funds 
appropriated under this section or section 1476 may not be used 
to acquire or construct a building.]

SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this subtitle--
          (1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 
        2013; and
          (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.
  (b) Prohibition on Use.--Funds made available under this 
section may not be used to acquire or construct a building.

Subtitle M--Rangeland Research

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                             APPROPRIATIONS

  Sec. 1483. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated, to 
implement the provisions of this [subtitle, such sums not to 
exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 
2012.] subtitle--
          (1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 
        2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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                        Subtitle N--Biosecurity

SEC. 1484. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
for agricultural research, extension, and education under this 
Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for agricultural 
research, education, and extension activities for biosecurity 
planning and [response such sums as are necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2002 through 2012.] response--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2002 through 2013; and
          (2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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Subtitle O--Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas

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SEC. 1490. DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR AREAS.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary may make competitive [or 
noncompetitive] grants to eligible institutions in insular 
areas to strengthen the capacity of such institutions to carry 
out distance food and agricultural education programs using 
digital network technologies.

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  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this [section such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.] 
section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2002 through 2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

SEC. 1491. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR AREAS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated [such sums as are necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2002 through 2012 to carry out this section.] to 
carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2002 through 2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

                     Subtitle P--General Provisions

SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.

  (a) In General.--The recipient of a competitive grant that is 
awarded by the Secretary under a covered law shall provide 
funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of both, from 
sources other than funds provided through such grant in an 
amount at least equal to the amount of such grant.
  (b) Exception.--The matching funds requirement under 
subsection (a) shall not apply to grants awarded--
          (1) to a research agency of the Department of 
        Agriculture;
          (2) to 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))), 
        including a partner of such entity.
  (c) Covered Law.--In this section, the term ``covered law'' 
means each of the following provisions of law:
          (1) This title.
          (2) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
        and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).
          (3) The Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
        Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.).
          (4) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the Food, 
        Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202 et 
        seq.).
          (5) The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
        Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).
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        COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANT ACT

SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANTS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Priority areas.--The competitive grants program 
        established under this subsection shall address the 
        following areas:
                  (A) Plant health and production and plant 
                products.--Plant systems, including--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (vi) unproved nutrient qualities of 
                        plant products; [and]
                          (vii) new food and industrial uses of 
                        plant products[.]; and
                          (viii) plant-based foods that are 
                        major sources of nutrients of concern 
                        (as determined by the Secretary).
                  (B) Animal health and production and animal 
                products.--Animal systems, including--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (vii) improved nutrient qualities of 
                        animal products and uses; [and]
                          (viii) the development of new and 
                        improved animal husbandry and 
                        production systems that take into 
                        account production efficiency, animal 
                        well-being, and animal systems 
                        applicable to aquaculture[.];
                          (ix) the research and development of 
                        surveillance methods, vaccines, 
                        vaccination delivery systems, or 
                        diagnostic tests for pests and diseases 
                        (especially zoonotic diseases) in 
                        wildlife reservoirs presenting a 
                        potential concern to public health or 
                        domestic livestock and pests and 
                        diseases in minor species (including 
                        deer, elk, and bison); and
                          (x) the identification of animal drug 
                        needs and the generation and 
                        dissemination of data for safe and 
                        effective therapeutic applications of 
                        animal drugs for minor species and 
                        minor uses of such drugs in major 
                        species.
                  (C) Food safety, nutrition, and health.--
                Nutrition, food safety and quality, and health, 
                including--
                          (i) * * *
                          (ii) links between diet and health, 
                        including the effects of plant-based 
                        foods that are major sources of 
                        nutrients of concern on diet and 
                        health;
                          (iii) bioavailability of nutrients, 
                        including plant-based foods that are 
                        major sources of nutrients of concern;
                          (iv) postharvest physiology and 
                        practices, including postharvest 
                        practices conducted with respect to 
                        plant-based foods that are major 
                        sources of nutrients of concern; and
                          (v) improved processing technologies, 
                        including improving the functionality 
                        of plant-based foods that are major 
                        sources of nutrients of concern.
                  (D) Renewable energy, natural resources, and 
                environment.--Natural resources and the 
                environment, including--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iv) the effectiveness of 
                        conservation practices and technologies 
                        designed to address nutrient losses and 
                        improve water quality;
                          [(iv)] (v) global climate effects on 
                        agriculture;
                          [(v)] (vi) forestry; and
                          [(vi)] (vii) biological diversity.

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                  (F) Agriculture economics and rural 
                communities.--Markets, trade, economics, and 
                policy, including--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (v) the economic costs, benefits, and 
                        viability of producers adopting 
                        conservation practices and technologies 
                        designed to improve water quality;
                          [(v)] (vi) technology assessment; and
                          [(vi)] (vii) new approaches to rural 
                        development, including rural 
                        entrepreneurship.

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          (4) General administration.--In making grants under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (D) solicit and consider input from persons 
                who conduct or use agricultural research, 
                extension, or education in accordance with 
                section 102(b) of the Agricultural Research, 
                Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
                U.S.C. 7612(b)); [and]
                  (E) in seeking proposals for grants under 
                this subsection and in performing peer review 
                evaluations of such proposals, seek the widest 
                participation of qualified individuals in the 
                Federal Government, colleges and universities, 
                State agricultural experiment stations, and the 
                private sector[.]; and
                  (F) establish procedures under which a 
                commodity board established under a commodity 
                promotion law (as such term is defined under 
                section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture 
                Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
                7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other 
                equivalent State entity) may directly submit to 
                the Secretary proposals for requests for 
                applications to specifically address particular 
                issues related to the priority areas specified 
                in paragraph (2).

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          (6) Special considerations.--In making grants under 
        this subsection, the Secretary may assist in the 
        development of capabilities in the agricultural, food, 
        and environmental sciences by providing grants--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (C) to ensure that the faculty of small, mid-
                sized, and minority-serving institutions who 
                have not previously been successful in 
                obtaining competitive grants under this 
                subsection receive a portion of the grants; 
                [and]
                  (D) to improve research, extension, and 
                education capabilities in States (as defined in 
                section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
                Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
                1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) in which institutions 
                have been less successful in receiving funding 
                under this subsection, based on a 3-year 
                rolling average of funding levels[.]; and
                  (E) to eligible entities to carry out the 
                specific research proposals submitted under 
                procedures established under paragraph (4)(F).
          (7) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may make grants 
        to carry out research, extension, and education under 
        this subsection to--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (G) private organizations [or corporations], 
                foundations, or corporations;

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          (9) Matching funds for equipment grants.--
                  [(A) Equipment grants.--]
                  [(i)] (A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                clause (ii), in the case of a grant made under 
                paragraph (6)(A), the amount provided under 
                this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of 
                the cost of the special research equipment or 
                other equipment acquired using funds from the 
                grant.
                  [(ii)] (B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive 
                all or part of the matching requirement under 
                clause (i) in the case of a college, 
                university, or research foundation maintained 
                by a college or university that ranks in the 
                lowest \1/3\ of such colleges, universities, 
                and research foundations on the basis of 
                Federal research funds received, if the 
                equipment to be acquired using funds from the 
                grant costs not more than $25,000 and has 
                multiple uses within a single research project 
                or is usable in more than 1 research project.
                  [(B) Applied research.--As a condition of 
                making a grant under paragraph (5)(B), the 
                Secretary shall require the funding of the 
                grant to be matched with equal matching funds 
                from a non-Federal source if the grant is for 
                applied research that is--
                          [(i) commodity-specific; and
                          [(ii) not of national scope.]

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          (11) Authorization of appropriations.--
                  (A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out this subsection 
                $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
                through [2012] 2018, of which--
                          (i) * * *

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  (e) Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4.--(1) The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an Inter-Regional 
Research Project Number 4 (hereinafter referred to in this 
subsection as the ``IR-4 Program'') to assist in the collection 
of residue and efficacy data in support of--
          (A) the registration or reregistration of [minor use 
        pesticides] pesticides for minor agricultural use and 
        for use on specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of 
        the Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 
        U.S.C. 1621 note) under the Federal Insecticide, 
        Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 
        and

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  (4) As part of carrying out the IR-4 Program, the Secretary 
shall--
          (A) participate in research activities aimed at 
        reducing residues of pesticides registered for minor 
        agricultural use and for use on specialty crops;
          (B) develop analytical techniques applicable to 
        residues of pesticides registered for minor 
        agricultural use, including automation techniques and 
        validation of analytical methods; [and]
          (C) prioritize potential pest management technology 
        for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty 
        crops;
          (D) conduct research to develop the data necessary to 
        facilitate pesticide registrations, reregistrations, 
        and associated tolerances;
          (E) assist in removing trade barriers caused by 
        residues of pesticides registered for minor 
        agricultural use and for use on domestically grown 
        specialty crops;
          (F) assist in the registration and reregistration of 
        pest management technologies for minor agricultural use 
        and for use on specialty crops; and
          [(C)] (G) coordinate with other programs within the 
        Department of Agriculture and the Environmental 
        Protection Agency designed to develop and promote 
        biological and other alternative control measures.

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  [(k) Emphasis on Sustainable Agriculture.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall ensure that grants made under subsections (b) 
and (c) are, where appropriate, consistent with the development 
of systems of sustainable agriculture. For purposes of this 
section, the term ``sustainable agriculture'' has the meaning 
given that term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103).]
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   AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT OF 1998



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 TITLE I--PRIORITIES, SCOPE, REVIEW, AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

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SEC. 103. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
                    EDUCATION FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

  (a) Review of National Institute of Food and Agriculture.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) [Merit review of extension] Relevance and merit 
        review of research, extension, and education grants.--
                  (A) Establishment of procedures.--The 
                Secretary shall establish procedures that 
                provide for relevance and merit review of each 
                agricultural [extension or education] research, 
                extension, or education grant administered, on 
                a competitive basis, by the National Institute 
                of Food and Agriculture.
                  (B) Consultation with advisory board.--The 
                Secretary shall consult with the Advisory Board 
                in establishing the merit review procedures on 
                a continuous basis.

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     TITLE IV--NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION 
INITIATIVES

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SEC. 406. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION COMPETITIVE 
                    GRANTS PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1999 through [2012] 2018.

[SEC. 407. COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO 
                    IMPROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE DAIRY, 
                    LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OPERATIONS.

  [(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
carry out a coordinated program of research, extension, and 
education to improve the competitiveness, viability, and 
sustainability of small and medium size dairy, livestock, and 
poultry operations (referred to in this section as 
``operations'').
  [(b) Components.--To the extent the Secretary elects to carry 
out the program, the Secretary shall conduct--
          [(1) research, development, and on-farm extension and 
        education concerning low-cost production facilities and 
        practices, management systems, and genetics that are 
        appropriate for the operations;
          [(2) in the case of dairy and livestock operations, 
        research and extension on management-intensive grazing 
        systems for dairy and livestock production to realize 
        the potential for reduced capital and feed costs 
        through greater use of management skills, labor 
        availability optimization, and the natural benefits of 
        grazing pastures;
          [(3) research and extension on integrated crop and 
        livestock or poultry systems that increase efficiencies 
        (including improved use of energy inputs), reduce 
        costs, and prevent environmental pollution to 
        strengthen the competitive position of the operations;
          [(4) economic analyses and market feasibility studies 
        to identify new and expanded opportunities for 
        producers on the operations that provide tools and 
        strategies to meet consumer demand in domestic and 
        international markets, such as cooperative marketing 
        and value-added strategies for milk, meat, and poultry 
        production and processing; and
          [(5) technology assessment that compares the 
        technological resources of large specialized producers 
        with the technological needs of producers on the 
        operations to identify and transfer existing technology 
        across all sizes and scales and to identify the 
        specific research and education needs of the producers.
  [(c) Administration.--The Secretary may use the funds, 
facilities, and technical expertise of the Agricultural 
Research Service and the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture and other funds available to the Secretary (other 
than funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation) to carry out 
this section.]

SEC. 408. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, 
                    AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY 
                    TILLETIA INDICA.

  (a) * * *

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  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012.]
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section--
          (1) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2013; and
          (2) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

[SEC. 409. BOVINE JOHNE'S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
coordination with State veterinarians and other appropriate 
State animal health professionals, may establish a program to 
conduct research, testing, and evaluation of programs for the 
control and management of Johne's disease in livestock.
  [(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
2012.]

SEC. 410. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this [section such sums as are 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.] 
section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 2008 through 2013; and
          (2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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SEC. 412. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Establishment.--There is established within the 
Department a specialty crop research and extension initiative 
to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by 
developing and disseminating science-based tools to address 
needs of specific crops and their regions, including--
          (1) research in plant breeding, genetics, [and 
        genomics] genomics, and other methods to improve crop 
        characteristics, such as--
                  (A) * * *

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          (3) efforts to improve production efficiency, 
        handling and processing, productivity, and 
        profitability over the long term (including specialty 
        crop policy and marketing);

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  [(d) Research Projects.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis.]
  (d) Research Projects.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants on the basis of--
          (1) an initial scientific peer review conducted by a 
        panel of subject matter experts from Federal agencies, 
        non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop industry; 
        and
          (2) a final funding determination made by the 
        Secretary based on a review and ranking for merit, 
        relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of specialty 
        crop industry representatives for the specific 
        specialty crop.

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  (h) Funding.--
          [(1) Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2008 through 
        2012.--Of the funds]
          (1) Mandatory funding.--
                  (A) Fiscal years 2008 through 2012.--Of the 
                funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
                Secretary shall make available to carry out 
                this section $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
                and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
                through 2012, from which activities under each 
                of paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b) 
                shall be allocated not less than 10 percent.
                  (B) Subsequent funding.--Of the funds of the 
                Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
                shall make available to carry out this 
                section--
                          (i) $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 
                        and 2015;
                          (ii) $55,000,000 for fiscal years 
                        2016 and 2017; and
                          (iii) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2018 and each fiscal year thereafter.
          (2) Authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 
        [2008 through 2012] 2014 through 2018.--In addition to 
        funds made available under paragraph (1), there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years [2008 through 
        2012] 2014 through 2018.

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                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Subtitle A--Existing Authorities

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SEC. 604. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any 
other funds available to carry out subsection (c), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018.

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Subtitle B--New Authorities

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[SEC. 612. NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CENTER.

  [Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out 
this section, or through a reprogramming of funds provided for 
swine research to carry out this section pursuant to 
established procedures, during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 1998, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural 
Research Service, may accept as a gift, and administer, the 
National Swine Research Center located in Ames, Iowa.]

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SEC. 614. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated [such sums as are necessary] to carry out this 
[section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012.] section--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 through 2013; and
          (2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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                          [Subtitle C--Studies

[SEC. 631. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                    EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

  [(a) Evaluation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
a performance evaluation to determine whether federally funded 
agricultural research, extension, and education programs result 
in public goods that have national or multistate significance.
  [(b) Contract.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
with 1 or more entities with expertise in research assessment 
and performance evaluation to provide input and recommendations 
to the Secretary with respect to federally funded agricultural 
research, extension, and education programs.
  [(c) Guidelines for Performance Measurement.--The contractor 
selected under subsection (b) shall develop and propose to the 
Secretary practical guidelines for measuring performance of 
federally funded agricultural research, extension, and 
education programs. The guidelines shall be consistent with the 
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
62) and amendments made by that Act.

[SEC. 632. STUDY OF FEDERALLY FUNDED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, 
                    AND EDUCATION.

  [(a) Study.--Not later than January 1, 1999, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall request the National Academy of Sciences to 
conduct a study of the role and mission of federally funded 
agricultural research, extension, and education.
  [(b) Requirements.--The study shall--
          [(1) evaluate the strength of science conducted by 
        the Agricultural Research Service and the relevance of 
        the science to national priorities;
          [(2) examine how the work of the Agricultural 
        Research Service relates to the capacity of the 
        agricultural research, extension, and education system 
        of the United States;
          [(3) examine the appropriateness of the formulas for 
        the allocation of funds under the Smith-Lever Act (7 
        U.S.C. 341 et seq.) and the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 
        361a et seq.) with respect to current conditions of the 
        agricultural economy and other factors of the various 
        regions and States of the United States and develop 
        recommendations to revise the formulas to more 
        accurately reflect the current conditions; and
          [(4) examine the system of competitive grants for 
        agricultural research, extension, and education.
  [(c) Reports.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate--
          [(1) not later than 18 months after the commencement 
        of the study, a report that describes the results of 
        the study as it relates to paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        subsection (b), including any appropriate 
        recommendations; and
          [(2) not later than 3 years after the commencement of 
        the study, a report that describes the results of the 
        study as it relates to paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
        subsection (b), including the recommendations developed 
        under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and other 
        appropriate recommendations.]

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                  CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT



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  Sec. 16. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture [such sums as are necessary] to carry 
out this [Act in each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2012.] 
Act--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1991 through 2013; and
          (2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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          EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994



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PART C--1994 INSTITUTIONS

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SEC. 532. DEFINITION.

  As used in this part, the term ``1994 Institutions'' means 
any one of the following colleges:

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          (1) Aaniih Nakoda College.
          [(1)] (2) Bay Mills Community College.
          [(2)] (3) Blackfeet Community College.
          [(3)] (4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College.
          [(8)] (5) Chief Dull Knife [Memorial] College.
          (6) College of the Muscogee Nation.
          [(4)] (7) College of Menominee Nation.
          [(5) Crownpoint Institute of Technology.]
          [(6)] (8) D-Q University.
          [(7)] (9) Dine College.
          [(9)] (10) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
          [(10) Fort Belknap College.]

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          [(34)] (14) Ilisagvik College.
          [(14)] (15) Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
        Native Culture and Arts Development.
          (16) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.
          [(15)] (17) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community 
        College.
          [(16)] (18) Leech Lake Tribal College.
          [(17)] (19) Little Big Horn College.
          [(18)] (20) Little Priest Tribal College.
          (21) Navajo Technical College.
          [(19)] (22) Nebraska Indian Community College.
          [(20)] (23) Northwest Indian College.
          [(21)] (24) Oglala Lakota College.
          [(22)] (25) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
          [(24)] (26) Salish Kootenai College.
          [(25)] (27) Sinte Gleska University.
          [(26)] (28) Sisseton Wahpeton [Community] College.
          [(27) Si Tanka/Huron University.]
          [(28)] (29) Sitting Bull College.
          [(29)] (30) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic 
        Institute.
          [(30)] (31) Stone Child College.
          [(23)] (32) Tohono O`odham Community College.
          [(31)] (33) Turtle Mountain Community College.
          [(32)] (34) United Tribes Technical College.
          [(33)] (35) White Earth Tribal and Community College.

SEC. 533. LAND-GRANT STATUS FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1996 through [2012] 2018. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this section shall be held and 
considered to have been granted to 1994 Institutions to 
establish an endowment pursuant to subsection (c).

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SEC. 535. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) In General.--
          (1) Institutional capacity building grants.--For each 
        of fiscal years 1996 through [2012] 2018, the Secretary 
        shall make two or more institutional capacity building 
        grants to assist 1994 Institutions with constructing, 
        acquiring, and remodeling buildings, laboratories, and 
        other capital facilities (including fixtures and 
        equipment) necessary to conduct instructional 
        activities more effectively in agriculture and 
        sciences.

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  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to carry out 
this section, such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through [2012] 2018.

SEC. 536. RESEARCH GRANTS.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Requirements.--Grant applications submitted under this 
section shall certify that the research to be conducted will be 
performed under a cooperative agreement [with at least 1 other 
land-grant college or university (exclusive of another 1994 
Institution).] with--
          (1) the Agricultural Research Service of the 
        Department of Agriculture; or
          (2) at least 1--
                  (A) other land-grant college or university 
                (exclusive of another 1994 Institution);
                  (B) non-land-grant college of agriculture (as 
                defined in section 1404 of the National 
                Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
                Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or
                  (C) cooperating forestry school (as defined 
                in that section).
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 1999 through [2012] 2018. 
Amounts appropriated shall remain available until expended.
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                        RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT



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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 1996 through [2012] 2018 for the study, 
plan, design, structure, and related costs of agricultural 
research facilities under this Act.

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               RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 1978



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                      APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION

  Sec. 6. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 
[2012] 2018. Generally, States shall be eligible for funds 
appropriated under this Act according to the respective 
capabilities of their private forests and rangelands for 
yielding renewable resources and relative needs for such 
resources identified in the periodic Renewable Resource 
Assessment provided for in section 3 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the 
periodic appraisal of land and water resources provided for in 
section 5 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 
1977.

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                             EFFECTIVE DATE

  Sec. 8. The provisions of this Act shall be effective for the 
period beginning October 1, 1978, and ending September 30, 
[2012] 2018.
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                    NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980



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                   AUTHORIZATIONS FOR APPROPRIATIONS

  Sec. 10. For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this 
Act, there are authorized to be appropriated--
          (1) to the Department of Agriculture, $1,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1991 through [2012] 2018;
          (2) to the Department of Commerce, $1,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1991 through [2012] 2018; and
          (3) to the Department of Interior, $1,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1991 through [2012] 2018.
Funds authorized by this section shall be in addition to, and 
not in lieu of, funds authorized by any other Act.

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      FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE REFORM AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
                       REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1994



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TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

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SEC. 308. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  (b) Requirements.--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) Termination of authority.--This section and the 
        authority provided by this section terminate--
                  (A) on the date that is [5 years] 10 years 
                after the date of enactment of this section; or

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  (d) Administration.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Reports.--Not later than [1, 3, and 5 years] 6, 
        8, and 10 years after the date of enactment of 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 a report describing the implementation of 
        the program under this section, including--
                  (A) a copy of each lease entered into 
                pursuant to this section; and
                  (B) an assessment by the Secretary of the 
                success of the program using the management 
                objectives and performance measurements 
                developed by the Secretary.

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SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS.

  The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Secretary 
an Office of Tribal Relations to advise the Secretary on 
policies related to Indian tribes.
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                 SECTION 6 OF THE ACT OF MARCH 4, 1927

    (An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a 
              national arboretum, and for other purposes.)

SEC. 6. CONCESSIONS, FEES, AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) and 
section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in furtherance of the mission of the 
National Arboretum, may--
          [(1) negotiate agreements granting concessions at the 
        National Arboretum to nonprofit scientific or 
        educational organizations the interests of which are 
        complementary to the mission of the National Arboretum, 
        except that the net proceeds of the organizations from 
        the concessions shall be used exclusively for research 
        and educational work for the benefit of the National 
        Arboretum;]
          (1) negotiate agreements for the National Arboretum 
        with nonprofit scientific or educational organizations, 
        the interests of which are complementary to the mission 
        of the National Arboretum, or nonprofit organizations 
        that support the purpose of the National Arboretum, 
        except that the net proceeds of the organizations from 
        the agreements shall be used exclusively for research 
        and educational work for the benefit of the National 
        Arboretum and the operation and maintenance of the 
        facilities of the National Arboretum, including 
        enhancements, upgrades, restoration, and conservation;

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  (d) Recognition of Donors.--A non-profit organization that 
entered into an agreement under subsection (a)(1) may recognize 
donors if that recognition is approved in advance by the 
Secretary. In considering whether to approve such recognition, 
the Secretary shall broadly exercise the discretion of the 
Secretary to the fullest extent allowed under Federal law in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection.

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              COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978



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SEC. 2A. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Coordination.--In developing or updating the State-wide 
assessment and State-wide strategy required by subsection (a), 
the State Forester or equivalent State official shall 
coordinate with--
          (1) * * *

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          (4) applicable Federal land management agencies; 
        [and]
          (5) as feasible, appropriate military installations 
        where the voluntary participation and management of 
        private or State-owned or other public forestland is 
        able to support, promote, and contribute to the 
        missions of such installations; and
          [(5)] (6) for purposes of the Forest Legacy Program 
        under section 7, the State lead agency designated by 
        the Governor.

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[SEC. 4. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

  [(a) Establishment.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        establish a forest land enhancement program--
                  [(A) to provide financial assistance to State 
                foresters; and
                  [(B) to encourage the long-term 
                sustainability of nonindustrial private forest 
                lands in the United States by assisting the 
                owners of nonindustrial private forest lands, 
                through State foresters, in more actively 
                managing the nonindustrial private forest lands 
                and related resources of those owners through 
                the use of State, Federal, and private sector 
                resource management expertise, financial 
                assistance, and educational programs.
          [(2) Coordination and consultation.--The Secretary, 
        acting through State foresters, shall implement the 
        program--
                  [(A) in coordination with the State Forest 
                Stewardship Coordinating Committees; and
                  [(B) in consultation with other Federal, 
                State, and local natural resource management 
                agencies, institutions of higher education, and 
                a broad range of private sector interests.
  [(b) Program Objectives.--In implementing the program, the 
Secretary shall target resources to achieve the following 
objectives:
          [(1) Investing in practices to establish, restore, 
        protect, manage, maintain, and enhance the health and 
        productivity of the nonindustrial private forest lands 
        in the United States for timber, habitat for flora and 
        fauna, soil, water, and air quality, wetlands, and 
        riparian buffers.
          [(2) Ensuring that afforestation, reforestation, 
        improvement of poorly stocked stands, timber stand 
        improvement, practices necessary to improve seedling 
        growth and survival, and growth enhancement practices 
        occur where needed to enhance and sustain the long-term 
        productivity of timber and nontimber forest resources 
        to help meet future public demand for all forest 
        resources and provide environmental benefits.
          [(3) Reducing the risks and helping restore, recover, 
        and mitigate the damage to forests caused by fire, 
        insects, invasive species, disease, and damaging 
        weather.
          [(4) Increasing and enhancing carbon sequestration 
        opportunities.
          [(5) Enhancing implementation of agroforestry 
        practices.
          [(6) Maintaining and enhancing the forest landbase 
        and leverage State and local financial and technical 
        assistance to owners that promote the same conservation 
        and environmental values.
          [(7) Preserving the aesthetic quality of 
        nonindustrial private forest lands and providing 
        opportunities for outdoor recreation.
  [(c) State Priority Plan.--
          [(1) Development.--The State Forester and State 
        Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee of a State 
        shall jointly develop and submit to the Secretary a 
        State priority plan that is intended to promote forest 
        management objectives in that State.
          [(2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2006, each 
        State that implemented a State priority plan shall 
        submit to the Secretary a report describing the status 
        of all activities and practices funded under the 
        program as of that date.
  [(d) Owner Eligibility for Assistance.--
          [(1) Eligibility criteria.--To be eligible for cost-
        share assistance under the program, an owner of 
        nonindustrial private forest lands shall agree--
                  [(A) to develop and implement, in cooperation 
                with a State forester, another State official, 
                or a professional resources manager, a 
                management plan that--
                          [(i) except as provided in paragraph 
                        (2) or (3), provides for the treatment 
                        of not more than 1,000 acres of 
                        nonindustrial private forest lands;
                          [(ii) is approved by the State 
                        forester; and
                          [(iii) addresses site specific 
                        activities and practices; and
                  [(B) to implement approved activities and 
                practices in a manner consistent with the 
                management plan for a period of not less than 
                10 years, unless the State forester approves a 
                modification to the plan.
          [(2) Public benefit exception.--The Secretary may 
        increase the acreage limitation specified in paragraph 
        (1)(A)(i) to not more than 5,000 acres for an owner of 
        nonindustrial private forest lands if the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the State forester, determines that 
        significant public benefits will accrue as a result of 
        the provision of cost-share assistance under the 
        program for the treatment of the additional acreage.
          [(3) Plan development exception.--An owner may 
        receive cost-share assistance under the program for the 
        purpose of developing a management plan under 
        subsection (e) that provides for the treatment of 
        acreage in excess of the acreage limitations specified 
        in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (2), except that the 
        owner's eligibility for cost-share assistance to 
        implement approved activities and practices under the 
        management plan remains subject to the acreage 
        limitation specified in paragraph (1)(A)(i) or, if the 
        Secretary makes the determination described in 
        paragraph (2), the acreage limitation specified in that 
        paragraph.
  [(e) Management Plan.--
          [(1) Submission and content.--An owner of 
        nonindustrial private forest lands that seeks to 
        participate in the program shall submit to the State 
        forester of the State in which the lands are located a 
        management plan that--
                  [(A) identifies and describes projects and 
                activities to be carried out by the owner to 
                protect or enhance soil, water, air, range and 
                aesthetic quality, recreation, timber, water, 
                wetland, or fish and wildlife resources on the 
                lands in a manner that is compatible with the 
                objectives of the owner;
                  [(B) addresses any criteria established by 
                the State and the applicable Committee; and
                  [(C) meets the other requirements of this 
                section.
          [(2) Lands covered.--At a minimum, the management 
        plan shall apply to those portions of the nonindustrial 
        private forest lands of the owner on which any project 
        or activity funded under the program will be carried 
        out. In a case in which a project or activity may 
        affect acreage outside the portion of the land on which 
        the project or activity is carried out, the management 
        plan shall apply to all lands of the owner that are in 
        forest cover and may be affected by the project or 
        activity.
  [(f) Approved Activities.--
          [(1) State list.--The Secretary shall develop for 
        each State a list of approved forest activities and 
        practices eligible for cost-share assistance that meets 
        the purposes of the program. The Secretary shall 
        develop the list for a State in consultation with the 
        State forester and the Committee for that State.
          [(2) Types of activities.--Approved activities and 
        practices under paragraph (1) may consist of activities 
        and practices for the following purposes:
                  [(A) The establishment, management, 
                maintenance, and restoration of forests for 
                shelterbelts, windbreaks, aesthetic quality, 
                and other conservation purposes.
                  [(B) The sustainable growth and management of 
                forests for timber production.
                  [(C) The restoration, use, and enhancement of 
                forest wetland and riparian areas.
                  [(D) The protection of water quality and 
                watersheds through--
                          [(i) the planting of trees in 
                        riparian areas; and
                          [(ii) the enhanced management and 
                        maintenance of native vegetation on 
                        land vital to water quality.
                  [(E) The management, maintenance, 
                restoration, or development of habitat for 
                plants, fish, and wildlife.
                  [(F) The control, detection, monitoring, and 
                prevention of the spread of invasive species 
                and pests on nonindustrial private forest 
                lands.
                  [(G) The restoration of nonindustrial private 
                forest land affected by invasive species and 
                pests.
                  [(H) The conduct of other management 
                activities, such as the reduction of hazardous 
                fuels, that reduce the risks to forests posed 
                by, and that restore, recover, and mitigate the 
                damage to forests caused by, fire or any other 
                catastrophic event, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
                  [(I) The development of management plans;
                  [(J) The conduct of energy conservation and 
                carbon sequestration activities.
                  [(K) The conduct of other activities approved 
                by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                State forester and the appropriate Committees.
  [(g) Reimbursement of Eligible Activities.--
          [(1) In general.--In the case of an eligible owner 
        that has an approved management plan, the Secretary 
        shall share the cost of implementing the approved 
        activities and practices that the Secretary determines 
        are appropriate.
          [(2) Rate.--The Secretary shall determine the 
        appropriate reimbursement rate for cost-share payments 
        under paragraph (1) and the schedule for making those 
        payments.
          [(3) Maximum cost share.--The Secretary shall not 
        make cost-share payments under this subsection to an 
        owner in an amount in excess of 75 percent, or a lower 
        percentage as determined by the State forester, of the 
        total cost to the owner to implement the approved 
        activities and practices under the management plan.
          [(4) Aggregate payment limit.--The Secretary shall 
        determine the maximum aggregate amount of cost-share 
        payments that an owner may receive under the program.
          [(5) Consultation.--The Secretary shall make 
        determinations under this subsection in consultation 
        with the State forester.
  [(h) Recapture.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
        implement a mechanism to recapture payments made to an 
        owner in the event that the owner fails to implement an 
        approved activity or practice specified in the 
        management plan for which the owner received cost-share 
        payments.
          [(2) Additional remedy.--The remedy provided in 
        paragraph (1) is in addition to any other remedy 
        available to the Secretary.
  [(i) Distribution of Cost-Share Funds.--The Secretary, acting 
through the State foresters, shall distribute funds available 
for cost sharing under the program only after giving 
appropriate consideration to the following factors:
          [(1) The public benefits that would result from the 
        distribution.
          [(2) The total acreage of nonindustrial private 
        forest lands in each State.
          [(3) The potential productivity of those lands, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
          [(4) The number of owners eligible for cost sharing 
        in each State.
          [(5) The opportunities to enhance nontimber resources 
        on those lands, including--
                  [(A) the protection of riparian buffers and 
                forest wetland;
                  [(B) the preservation of fish and wildlife 
                habitat;
                  [(C) the enhancement of soil, air, and water 
                quality; and
                  [(D) the preservation of aesthetic quality 
                and opportunities for outdoor recreation.
          [(6) The anticipated demand for timber and nontimber 
        resources in each State.
          [(7) The need to improve forest health to minimize 
        the damaging effects of catastrophic fire, insects, 
        disease, or weather.
          [(8) The need and demand for agroforestry practices 
        in each State.
          [(9) The need to maintain and enhance the forest 
        landbase.
          [(10) The need for afforestation, reforestation, and 
        timber stand improvement.
  [(j) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary shall use 
$100,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
carry out the Program during the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 and ending on September 30, 2007.
  [(k) Definitions.--In this section:
          [(1) Nonindustrial private forest lands.--The term 
        ``nonindustrial private forest lands'' means rural 
        lands, as determined by the Secretary, that--
                  [(A) have existing tree cover or are suitable 
                for growing trees; and
                  [(B) are owned by any nonindustrial private 
                individual, group, association, corporation, 
                Indian tribe, or other private legal entity so 
                long as the individual, group, association, 
                corporation, tribe, or entity has definitive 
                decision-making authority over the lands.
          [(2) Committee.--The terms ``State Forest Stewardship 
        Coordinating Committee'' and ``Committee'' means a 
        State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee 
        established under section 19(b).
          [(3) 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. 
        450b).
          [(4) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means an owner of 
        nonindustrial private forest land.
          [(5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the forest 
        land enhancement program established by this section.
          [(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.
          [(7) State forester.--The term ``State forester'' 
        means the director or other head of a State Forestry 
        Agency or equivalent State official.]

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[SEC. 6. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

  [(a) Definition of Nonindustrial Private Forest Land.--In 
this section, the term ``nonindustrial private forest land'' 
means rural land, as determined by the Secretary, that--
          [(1) has existing tree cover or that is suitable for 
        growing trees; and
          [(2) is owned by any nonindustrial private 
        individual, group, association, corporation, or other 
        private legal entity, that has definitive 
        decisionmaking authority over the land.
  [(b) General Authority and Purpose.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and (where appropriate) 
through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, may 
provide technical, financial, and related assistance to State 
foresters, equivalent State officials, or cooperative extension 
officials at land grant colleges and universities and 1890 
institutions for the purpose of expanding State forest 
stewardship capacities and activities through State forestry 
best-management practices and other means at the State level to 
address watershed issues on non-Federal forested land and 
potentially forested land.
  [(c) Technical Assistance To Protect Water Quality.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        State foresters or equivalent State officials, shall 
        engage interested members of the public, including 
        nonprofit organizations and local watershed councils, 
        to develop a program of technical assistance to protect 
        water quality described in paragraph (2).
          [(2) Purpose of program.--The program under this 
        subsection shall be designed--
                  [(A) to build and strengthen watershed 
                partnerships that focus on forested landscapes 
                at the State, regional, and local levels;
                  [(B) to provide State forestry best-
                management practices and water quality 
                technical assistance directly to owners of 
                nonindustrial private forest land;
                  [(C) to provide technical guidance to land 
                managers and policymakers for water quality 
                protection through forest management;
                  [(D) to complement State and local efforts to 
                protect water quality and provide enhanced 
                opportunities for consultation and cooperation 
                among Federal and State agencies charged with 
                responsibility for water and watershed 
                management; and
                  [(E) to provide enhanced forest resource data 
                and support for improved implementation and 
                monitoring of State forestry best-management 
                practices.
          [(3) Implementation.--In the case of a participating 
        State, the program of technical assistance shall be 
        implemented by State foresters or equivalent State 
        officials.
  [(d) Watershed Forestry Cost-Share Program.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        watershed forestry cost-share program--
                  [(A) which shall be--
                          [(i) administered by the Forest 
                        Service; and
                          [(ii) implemented by State foresters 
                        or equivalent State officials in 
                        participating States; and
                  [(B) under which funds or other support 
                provided to participating States shall be made 
                available for State forestry best-management 
                practices programs and watershed forestry 
                projects.
          [(2) Watershed forestry projects.--The State 
        forester, an equivalent State official of a 
        participating State, or a Cooperative Extension 
        official at a land grant college or university or 1890 
        institution, in coordination with the State Forest 
        Stewardship Coordinating Committee established under 
        section 19(b) (or an equivalent committee) for that 
        State, shall make awards to communities, nonprofit 
        groups, and owners of nonindustrial private forest land 
        under the program for watershed forestry projects 
        described in paragraph (3).
          [(3) Project elements and objectives.--A watershed 
        forestry project shall accomplish critical forest 
        stewardship, watershed protection, and restoration 
        needs within a State by demonstrating the value of 
        trees and forests to watershed health and condition 
        through--
                  [(A) the use of trees as solutions to water 
                quality problems in urban and rural areas;
                  [(B) community-based planning, involvement, 
                and action through State, local, and nonprofit 
                partnerships;
                  [(C) application of and dissemination of 
                monitoring information on forestry best-
                management practices relating to watershed 
                forestry;
                  [(D) watershed-scale forest management 
                activities and conservation planning; and
                  [(E)(i) the restoration of wetland (as 
                defined by the States) and stream-side forests; 
                and
                  [(ii) the establishment of riparian 
                vegetative buffers.
          [(4) Cost-sharing.--
                  [(A) Federal share.--
                          [(i) Funds under this subsection.--
                        Funds provided under this subsection 
                        for a watershed forestry project may 
                        not exceed 75 percent of the cost of 
                        the project.
                          [(ii) Other federal funds.--The 
                        percentage of the cost of a project 
                        described in clause (i) that is not 
                        covered by funds made available under 
                        this subsection may be paid using other 
                        Federal funding sources, except that 
                        the total Federal share of the costs of 
                        the project may not exceed 90 percent.
                  [(B) Form.--The non-Federal share of the 
                costs of a project may be provided in the form 
                of cash, services, or other in-kind 
                contributions.
          [(5) Prioritization.--The State Forest Stewardship 
        Coordinating Committee for a State, or equivalent State 
        committee, shall prioritize watersheds in that State to 
        target watershed forestry projects funded under this 
        subsection.
          [(6) Watershed forester.--Financial and technical 
        assistance shall be made available to the State 
        Forester or equivalent State official to create a State 
        watershed or best-management practice forester position 
        to--
                  [(A) lead statewide programs; and
                  [(B) coordinate watershed-level projects.
  [(e) Distribution.--
          [(1) In general.--Of the funds made available for a 
        fiscal year under subsection (g), the Secretary shall 
        use--
                  [(A) at least 75 percent of the funds to 
                carry out the cost-share program under 
                subsection (d); and
                  [(B) the remainder of the funds to deliver 
                technical assistance, education, and planning, 
                at the local level, through the State Forester 
                or equivalent State official.
          [(2) Special considerations.--Distribution of funds 
        by the Secretary among States under paragraph (1) shall 
        be made only after giving appropriate consideration 
        to--
                  [(A) the acres of agricultural land, 
                nonindustrial private forest land, and highly 
                erodible land in each State;
                  [(B) the miles of riparian buffer needed;
                  [(C) the miles of impaired stream segments 
                and other impaired water bodies where forestry 
                practices can be used to restore or protect 
                water resources;
                  [(D) the number of owners of nonindustrial 
                private forest land in each State; and
                  [(E) water quality cost savings that can be 
                achieved through forest watershed management.
  [(f) Willing Owners.--
          [(1) In general.--Participation of an owner of 
        nonindustrial private forest land in the watershed 
        forestry assistance program under this section is 
        voluntary.
          [(2) Written consent.--The watershed forestry 
        assistance program shall not be carried out on 
        nonindustrial private forest land without the written 
        consent of the owner of, or entity having definitive 
        decisionmaking over, the nonindustrial private forest 
        land.
  [(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.]

SEC. 7. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(m) Appropriation.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.]
  (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; 
        and
          (2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

SEC. 7A. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

  (a) * * *

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  [(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section.]
  (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; 
        and
          (2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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[SEC. 18. COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS MARKETING PROGRAM.

  [(a) Findings and Purposes.--
          [(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                  [(A) the health and vitality of the domestic 
                forest products industry is important to the 
                well-being of the economy of the United States;
                  [(B) the domestic forest products industry 
                has a significant potential for expansion in 
                both domestic and foreign markets;
                  [(C) many small-sized to medium-sized forest 
                products firms lack the tools that would enable 
                them to meet the increasing challenge of 
                foreign competition in domestic and foreign 
                markets; and
                  [(D) a new cooperative forest products 
                marketing program will improve the 
                competitiveness of the United States forest 
                products industry.
          [(2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
                  [(A) provide direct technical assistance to 
                the United States forest products industry to 
                improve marketing activities;
                  [(B) provide cost-share grants to States to 
                support State and regional forest products 
                marketing programs; and
                  [(C) target assistance to small-sized and 
                medium-sized producers of solid wood and 
                processed wood products, including pulp.
  [(b) Program Authority.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        cooperative national forest products marketing program 
        under this Act that provides--
                  [(A) technical assistance to States, 
                landowners, and small-sized to medium-sized 
                forest products firms on ways to improve 
                domestic and foreign markets for forest 
                products; and
                  [(B) grants of financial assistance with 
                matching requirements to the States to assist 
                in State and regional forest products marketing 
                efforts targeted to aid small-sized to medium-
                sized forest products firms and private, 
                nonindustrial forest landowners.
          [(2) Interstate cooperative agreements.--Grant 
        agreements shall encourage the establishment of 
        interstate cooperative agreements by the States for the 
        purpose of promoting the development of domestic and 
        foreign markets for forest products.
  [(c) Limitations.--
          [(1) Cooperation with other federal agencies.--In 
        carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
        cooperate with Federal departments and agencies to 
        avoid the duplication of efforts and to increase 
        program efficiency.
          [(2) Domestic program.--The program authorized under 
        this section shall be carried out within the United 
        States and not be extended to Department of Agriculture 
        activities in foreign countries.
  [(d) Authorization for Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988 
through 1991, to carry out this section.
  [(e) Program Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress 
annually on the activities taken under the marketing program 
established under this section. A final report including 
recommendations for program changes and the need and 
desirability of the reauthorization of this authority, and 
required levels of funding, shall be submitted to Congress not 
later than September 30, 1990.]

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                HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003



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TITLE III--WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE

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[SEC. 303. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE.

  [(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service, shall provide technical, financial, and 
related assistance to Indian tribes for the purpose of 
expanding tribal stewardship capacities and activities through 
tribal forestry best-management practices and other means at 
the tribal level to address watershed issues on land under the 
jurisdiction of or administered by the Indian tribes.
  [(b) Technical Assistance To Protect Water Quality.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
        Indian tribes, shall develop a program to provide 
        technical assistance to protect water quality, as 
        described in paragraph (2).
          [(2) Purpose of program.--The program under this 
        subsection shall be designed--
                  [(A) to build and strengthen watershed 
                partnerships that focus on forested landscapes 
                at the State, regional, tribal, and local 
                levels;
                  [(B) to provide tribal forestry best-
                management practices and water quality 
                technical assistance directly to Indian tribes;
                  [(C) to provide technical guidance to tribal 
                land managers and policy makers for water 
                quality protection through forest management;
                  [(D) to complement tribal efforts to protect 
                water quality and provide enhanced 
                opportunities for consultation and cooperation 
                among Federal agencies and tribal entities 
                charged with responsibility for water and 
                watershed management; and
                  [(E) to provide enhanced forest resource data 
                and support for improved implementation and 
                monitoring of tribal forestry best-management 
                practices.
  [(c) Watershed Forestry Program.--
          [(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        watershed forestry program in cooperation with Indian 
        tribes.
          [(2) Programs and projects.--Funds or other support 
        provided under the program shall be made available for 
        tribal forestry best-management practices programs and 
        watershed forestry projects.
          [(3) Annual awards.--The Secretary shall annually 
        make awards to Indian tribes to carry out this 
        subsection.
          [(4) Project elements and objectives.--A watershed 
        forestry project shall accomplish critical forest 
        stewardship, watershed protection, and restoration 
        needs within land under the jurisdiction of or 
        administered by an Indian tribe by demonstrating the 
        value of trees and forests to watershed health and 
        condition through--
                  [(A) the use of trees as solutions to water 
                quality problems;
                  [(B) application of and dissemination of 
                monitoring information on forestry best-
                management practices relating to watershed 
                forestry;
                  [(C) watershed-scale forest management 
                activities and conservation planning;
                  [(D) the restoration of wetland and stream-
                side forests and the establishment of riparian 
                vegetative buffers; and
                  [(E) tribal-based planning, involvement, and 
                action through State, tribal, local, and 
                nonprofit partnerships.
          [(5) Prioritization.--An Indian tribe that 
        participates in the program under this subsection shall 
        prioritize watersheds in land under the jurisdiction of 
        or administered by the Indian tribe to target watershed 
        forestry projects funded under this subsection.
          [(6) Watershed forester.--The Secretary may provide 
        to Indian tribes under this section financial and 
        technical assistance to establish a position of tribal 
        forester to lead tribal programs and coordinate small 
        watershed-level projects.
  [(d) Distribution.--The Secretary shall devote--
          [(1) at least 75 percent of the funds made available 
        for a fiscal year under subsection (e) to the program 
        under subsection (c); and
          [(2) the remainder of the funds to deliver technical 
        assistance, education, and planning in the field to 
        Indian tribes.
  [(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.]

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TITLE V--HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM

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SEC. 508. FUNDING.

  (a) [In General] Fiscal Years 2009 Through 2013.--Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall make available $9,750,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2012 to carry out this title.
  (b) Fiscal Years 2014 through 2018.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 
this section $9,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.
  (c) Additional Source of Funds.--In addition to funds 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such 
amount of the funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry 
out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 
590a et seq.) as the Secretary determines necessary to cover 
the cost of technical assistance, management, and enforcement 
responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests 
reserve program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
504.
  [(b)] (d) Duration of Availability.--The funds made available 
under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

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  SECTION 322 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993

[SEC. 322. FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING AND APPEALS REFORM.

  [(a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, shall establish a notice and comment process 
for proposed actions of the Forest Service concerning projects 
and activities implementing land and resource management plans 
developed under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and shall modify 
the procedure for appeals of decisions concerning such 
projects.
  [(b) Notice and Comment.--
          [(1) Notice.--Prior to proposing an action referred 
        to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall give notice 
        of the proposed action, and the availability of the 
        action for public comment by--
                  [(A) promptly mailing notice about the 
                proposed action to any person who has requested 
                it in writing, and to persons who are known to 
                have participated in the decisionmaking 
                process; and,
                  [(B)(i) in the case of an action taken by the 
                Chief of the Forest Service, publishing notice 
                of action in the Federal Register; or
                  [(ii) in the case of any other action 
                referred to in subsection (a), publishing 
                notice of the action in a newspaper of general 
                circulation that has previously been identified 
                in the Federal Register as the newspaper in 
                which notice under this paragraph may be 
                published.
          [(2) Comment.--The Secretary shall accept comments on 
        the proposed action within 30 days after publication of 
        the notice in accordance with paragraph (1).
  [(c) Right to Appeal.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
of issuance of a decision of the Forest Service concerning 
actions referred to in subsection (a), a person who was 
involved in the public comment process under subsection (b) 
through submission of written or oral comments or by otherwise 
notifying the Forest Service of their interest in the proposed 
action may file an appeal.
  [(d) Disposition of an Appeal.--
          [(1) Informal disposition.--
                  [(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), a designated employee of the Forest 
                Service shall offer to meet with each 
                individual who files an appeal in accordance 
                with subsection (c) and attempt to dispose of 
                the appeal.
                  [(B) Time and location of the meeting.--Each 
                meeting in accordance with subparagraph (A) 
                shall take place--
                          [(i) not later than 15 days after the 
                        closing date for filing an appeal; and
                          [(ii) at a location designated by the 
                        Chief of the Forest Service that is in 
                        the vicinity of the lands affected by 
                        the decision.
          [(2) Formal review.--If the appeal is not disposed of 
        in accordance with paragraph (1), an appeals review 
        officer designated by the Chief of the Forest Service 
        shall review the appeal and recommend in writing, to 
        the official responsible for deciding the appeal, the 
        appropriate disposition of the appeal. The official 
        responsible for deciding the appeal shall then decide 
        the appeal. The appeals review officer shall be a line 
        officer at least at the level of the agency official 
        who made the initial decision on the project or 
        activity that is under appeal, who has not participated 
        in the initial decision and will not be responsible for 
        implementation of the initial decision after the appeal 
        is decided.
          [(3) Time for disposition.--Disposition of appeals 
        under this subsection shall be completed not later than 
        30 days after the closing date for filing of an appeal, 
        provided that the Forest Service may extend the closing 
        date by an additional 15 days.
          [(4) If the Secretary fails to decide the appeal 
        within the 45-day period, the decision on which the 
        appeal is based shall be deemed to be a final agency 
        action for the purpose of chapter 7 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
  [(e) Stay.--Unless the Chief of the Forest Service determines 
that an emergency situation exists with respect to a decision 
of the Forest Service, implementation of the decision shall be 
stayed during the period beginning on the date of the 
decision--
          [(1) for 45 days, if an appeal is not filed, or
          [(2) for an additional 15 days after the date of the 
        disposition of an appeal under this section, if the 
        agency action is deemed final under subsection (d)(4).]
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              GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PREVENTION ACT OF 1990



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TITLE XXIV--GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

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SEC. 2405. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY.

  (a) * * *

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  [(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012 
such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.]
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated--
          (1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
        years 1996 through 2013; and
          (2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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  SECTION 347 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

              STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING PROJECTS

  Sec. 347. (a) In General.--Until September 30, [2013] 2018, 
the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, via 
agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter into 
stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other 
public or private entities to perform services to achieve land 
management goals for the national forests and the public lands 
that meet local and rural community needs.

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  (c) Agreements or Contracts.--
          (1) * * *

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          (6) Contract for sale of property.--At the discretion 
        of the Secretary of Agriculture, a contract entered 
        into by the Forest Service under this section may be 
        considered a contract for the sale of property under 
        such terms as the Secretary may prescribe without 
        regard to any other provision of law.

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     FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT OF 1978



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                         RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION

  Sec. 3. (a) * * *

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  (d) High Priority Forestry and Rangeland Research and 
Education.--
          (1) * * *
          (2) Priorities.--The research and education 
        priorities include the following:
                  (A) * * *

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                  (F) Science and technology transfer, through 
                the Forest Products Laboratory, to demonstrate 
                the beneficial characteristics of wood as a 
                green building material, including investments 
                in life cycle assessment for wood products.

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                  RESEARCH FACILITIES AND COOPERATION

  Sec. 4. (a) * * *

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  (e) 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 describing, for the period covered by the report--
          (1) the research conducted in furtherance of the 
        research and education priority specified in section 
        3(d)(2)(F);
          (2) the number of buildings the Forest Service has 
        built with wood as the primary structural material; and
          (3) the investments made by the Forest Service in 
        green building wood promotion.

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                 NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976



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              TIMBER SALES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS

  Sec. 14. (a) * * *

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  [(g) Designation, marking when necessary, and supervision of 
harvesting of trees, portions of trees, or forest products 
shall be conducted by persons employed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture. Such persons shall have no personal interest in 
the purchase or harvest of such products and shall not be 
directly or indirectly in the employment of the purchaser 
thereof.]
  (g) Designation, including but not limited to, marking when 
necessary, designation by description, or designation by 
prescription, and supervision of harvesting of trees, portions 
of trees, or forest products shall be conducted by persons 
employed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Such persons shall 
have no personal interest in the purchase or harvest of such 
products and shall not be directly or indirectly in the 
employment of the purchaser thereof. Designation by 
prescription and designation by prescription shall be 
considered valid methods for designation, and may be supervised 
by use of post-harvest cruise, sample weight scaling, or other 
methods determined by the Secretary to be appropriate.

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            FARMER-TO-CONSUMER DIRECT MARKETING ACT OF 1976



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SEC. 6. FARMERS' MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM.

  (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a program, 
to be known as the ``Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion 
Program'' (referred to in this section as the ``Program''), to 
make grants to eligible entities for projects to establish, 
expand, and promote [farmers' markets and to promote] direct 
producer-to-consumer marketing[.] and assist in the development 
of local food business enterprises.
  [(b) Program Purposes.--
          [(1) In general.--The purposes of the Program are--
                  [(A) to increase domestic consumption of 
                agricultural commodities by improving and 
                expanding, or assisting in the improvement and 
                expansion of, domestic farmers' markets, 
                roadside stands, community-supported 
                agriculture programs, agri-tourism activities, 
                and other direct producer-to-consumer market 
                opportunities; and
                  [(B) to develop, or aid in the development 
                of, new farmers' markets, roadside stands, 
                community-supported agriculture programs, agri-
                tourism activities, and other direct producer-
                to-consumer marketing opportunities.
          [(2) Limitations.--An eligible entity may not use a 
        grant or other assistance provided under the Program 
        for the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of a 
        building or structure.]
  (b) Program Purposes.--The purposes of the Program are to 
increase domestic consumption of, and consumer access to, 
locally and regionally produced agricultural products by 
assisting in the development, improvement, and expansion of--
          (1) domestic farmers' markets, roadside stands, 
        community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism 
        activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer 
        market opportunities; and
          (2) local and regional food business enterprises that 
        process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or 
        regionally produced food products.
  (c) Eligible Entities.--An entity shall be eligible to 
receive a grant under the Program if the entity is--
          (1) an agricultural cooperative or other agricultural 
        business entity or a producer network or association, 
        including a community supported agriculture network or 
        association;

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  (e) Funds Requirements for Eligible Entities.--
          (1) Matching funds.--An entity receiving a grant 
        under this section for a project to carry out a purpose 
        described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide matching 
        funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in 
        an amount equal to 25 percent of the total cost of such 
        project.
          (2) Limitation on use of funds.--An eligible entity 
        may not use a grant or other assistance provided under 
        this section for the purchase, construction, or 
        rehabilitation of a building or structure.
  [(e)] (f) Funding.--
          (1) Fiscal years 2008 through 2012.--Of the funds of 
        the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
        use to carry out this section--
                  (A) * * *
                  (B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
                through 2010; [and]
                  (C) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
                and 2012[.]; and
                  (D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018.

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          [(3) Use of funds.--Not less than 10 percent of the 
        funds used to carry out this section in a fiscal year 
        under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be used to support the 
        use of electronic benefits transfers for Federal 
        nutrition programs at farmers' markets.]
          (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
          (4) Use of funds.--Of the funds made available to 
        carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 percent of 
        such funds shall be used for the purposes described in 
        paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 percent of such 
        funds shall be used for the purposes described in 
        paragraph (2) of such subsection.
          (5) Limitation on administrative expenses.--Not more 
        than 3 percent of the total amount made available to 
        carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used 
        for administrative expenses.
          [(4)] (6) Interdepartmental coordination.--In 
        carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
        ensure coordination between the various agencies to the 
        maximum extent practicable.
          [(5) Limitation.--Funds described in paragraph (3)--
                  [(A) may not be used for the ongoing cost of 
                carrying out any project; and
                  [(B) shall only be provided to eligible 
                entities that demonstrate a plan to continue to 
                provide EBT card access at 1 or more farmers' 
                markets following the receipt of the grant.]

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                  ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990



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TITLE XXI--ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

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SEC. 2122. ADMINISTRATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Modernization and Technology Upgrade for National Organic 
Program.--The Secretary shall modernize database and technology 
systems of the national organic program.

SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

  (a) Expedited Administrative Hearing.--The Secretary shall 
establish an expedited administrative hearing procedure under 
which the Secretary may suspend or revoke the organic 
certification of a producer or handler or the accreditation of 
a certifying agent in accordance with subsection (d). Such a 
hearing may be conducted in addition to a hearing conducted 
pursuant to section 2120.
  (b) Investigation.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may take such 
        investigative actions as the Secretary considers to be 
        necessary to carry out this title--
                  (A) to verify the accuracy of any information 
                reported or made available under this title; 
                and
                  (B) to determine, with regard to actions, 
                practices, or information required under this 
                title, whether a person covered by this title 
                has committed a violation of this title.
          (2) Investigative powers.--The Secretary may 
        administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, 
        compel attendance of witnesses, take evidence, and 
        require the production of any records required to be 
        maintained under section 2112(d) or 2116(c) that are 
        relevant to the investigation.
  (c) Unlawful Act.--It shall be unlawful and a violation of 
this title for any person covered by this title--
          (1) to refuse to provide information required by the 
        Secretary under this title; or
          (2) to violate--
                  (A) a suspension or revocation of the organic 
                certification of a producer or handler; or
                  (B) a suspension or revocation of the 
                accreditation of a certifying agent.
  (d) Enforcement.--
          (1) Suspension.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary may, after 
                notice and opportunity for an expedited 
                administrative hearing, suspend the organic 
                certification of a producer, handler or the 
                accreditation of a certifying agent if--
                          (i) the Secretary, during such 
                        expedited administrative hearing, 
                        proved that--
                                  (I) in the case of a producer 
                                or handler, the producer or 
                                handler--
                                          (aa) has recklessly 
                                        committed a violation 
                                        of a term, condition, 
                                        or requirement of the 
                                        organic plan to which 
                                        the producer or handler 
                                        is subject; or
                                          (bb) has recklessly 
                                        committed, or is 
                                        recklessly committing, 
                                        a violation of this 
                                        title; or
                                  (II) in the case of a 
                                certifying agent, the agent has 
                                recklessly committed, or is 
                                recklessly committing, a 
                                violation of this title; or
                          (ii) the producer, handler, or 
                        certifying agent has waived such 
                        expedited administrative hearing.
                  (B) Issuance of suspension.--A suspension 
                issued under this paragraph shall be issued not 
                later than five days after the date on which--
                          (i) the expedited administrative 
                        hearing referred to in clause (i) of 
                        subparagraph (A) concludes; or
                          (ii) the Secretary receives notice of 
                        the waiver referred to in clause (ii) 
                        of such subparagraph.
                  (C) Duration of suspension.--The period of a 
                suspension issued under this paragraph shall be 
                not more than 90 days, beginning on the date on 
                which the Secretary issues the suspension.
                  (D) Curing of violations.--
                          (i) In general.--The Secretary may 
                        not issue a suspension of a 
                        certification or accreditation under 
                        this paragraph if the producer, 
                        handler, or certifying agent subject to 
                        such suspension--
                                  (I) before the date on which 
                                the suspension would otherwise 
                                have been issued, cures, or 
                                corrects the deficiency giving 
                                rise to, the violation for 
                                which the certification or 
                                accreditation would have been 
                                suspended; or
                                  (II) within a reasonable 
                                timeframe (as determined by the 
                                Secretary), enters into a 
                                settlement with the Secretary 
                                regarding a deficiency referred 
                                to in subclause (I).
                          (ii) During suspension.--The 
                        Secretary shall terminate the 
                        suspension of an organic certification 
                        or accreditation issued under this 
                        paragraph if the producer, handler, or 
                        certifying agent subject to such 
                        suspension cures the violation for 
                        which the certification or 
                        accreditation was suspended under this 
                        paragraph before the date on which the 
                        period of the suspension ends.
          (2) Revocation.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary may, after 
                notice and opportunity for an expedited 
                administrative hearing under this section and 
                an expedited administrative appeal under 
                section 2121, revoke the organic certification 
                of a producer or handler, or the accreditation 
                of a certifying agent if--
                          (i) the Secretary, during such 
                        hearing, proved that--
                                  (I) in the case of a producer 
                                or handler, the producer or 
                                handler--
                                          (aa) has knowingly 
                                        committed an egregious 
                                        violation of a term, 
                                        condition, or 
                                        requirement of the 
                                        organic plan to which 
                                        the producer or handler 
                                        is subject; or
                                          (bb) has knowingly 
                                        committed, or is 
                                        knowingly committing, 
                                        an egregious violation 
                                        of this title; or
                                  (II) in the case of a 
                                certifying agent, the agent has 
                                knowingly committed, or is 
                                knowingly committing, an 
                                egregious violation of this 
                                title; or
                          (ii) the producer, handler, or 
                        certifying agent has waived such 
                        expedited administrative hearing and 
                        such an expedited administrative 
                        appeal.
                  (B) Initiation of revocation proceedings.--
                          (i) In general.--If the Secretary 
                        finds, during an investigation or 
                        during the period of a suspension under 
                        paragraph (1), that a producer, 
                        handler, or certifying agent has 
                        knowingly committed an egregious 
                        violation of this title, the Secretary 
                        shall initiate revocation proceedings 
                        with respect to such violation not 
                        later than 30 days after the date on 
                        which the producer, handler, or 
                        certifying agent receives notice of 
                        such finding in accordance with clause 
                        (ii). The Secretary may not initiate 
                        revocation proceedings with respect to 
                        such violation after the date on which 
                        that 30-day period ends.
                          (ii) Notice.--Not later than five 
                        days after the date on which the 
                        Secretary makes the finding described 
                        in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
                        provide to the producer, handler, or 
                        certifying agent notice of such 
                        finding.
  (e) Appeal.--
          (1) Suspensions.--
                  (A) In general.--The suspension of a 
                certification or accreditation under subsection 
                (d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
                United States district court in accordance with 
                section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
                after the date on which the person subject to 
                such suspension receives notice of the 
                suspension.
                  (B) Suspension final and conclusive.--A 
                suspension of a certification or accreditation 
                under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary shall 
                be final and conclusive--
                          (i) in the case of a suspension that 
                        is appealed under subparagraph (A) 
                        within the 30-day period specified in 
                        such subparagraph, on the date on which 
                        judicial review of such suspension is 
                        complete; or
                          (ii) in the case of a suspension that 
                        is not so appealed, the date on which 
                        such 30-day period ends.
          (2) Revocations.--
                  (A) In general.--The revocation of a 
                certification or an accreditation under 
                subsection (d)(2) by the Secretary may be 
                appealed to a United States district court in 
                accordance with section 2121(b) not later than 
                30 business days after the date on which the 
                person subject to such revocation receives 
                notice of the revocation.
                  (B) Revocation final and conclusive.--A 
                revocation of a certification or an 
                accreditation under subsection (d)(2) by the 
                Secretary shall be final and conclusive--
                          (i) in the case of a revocation that 
                        is appealed under subparagraph (A) 
                        within the 30-day period specified in 
                        such subparagraph, on the date on which 
                        judicial review of such revocation is 
                        complete; or
                          (ii) in the case of a revocation that 
                        is not so appealed, the date on which 
                        such 30-day period ends.
          (3) Standards for review of suspensions and 
        revocations.--A suspension or revocation of a 
        certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 
        shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards of 
        review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, United 
        States Code.
  (f) Noncompliance.--
          (1) In general.--If a person covered by this title 
        fails to obey a revocation of a certification or an 
        accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such 
        revocation has become final and conclusive or after the 
        appropriate United States district court has entered a 
        final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the United 
        States may apply to the appropriate United States 
        district court for enforcement of such revocation.
          (2) Enforcement.--If the court determines that the 
        revocation was lawfully made and duly served and that 
        the person violated the revocation, the court shall 
        enforce the revocation.
          (3) Civil penalty.--If the court finds that the 
        person violated the revocation of a certification or an 
        accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the person shall 
        be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in 
        subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120.
  (g) Violation of This Title Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``violation of this title'' means a violation specified in 
section 2120.

SEC. 2123. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) * * *
  (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) * * *

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          [(6) in addition to those amounts, such additional 
        sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter.]
          (6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.

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       COMMODITY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACT OF 1996



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TITLE V--AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION

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Subtitle B--Issuance of Orders for Promotion, Research, and Information 
Activities Regarding Agricultural Commodities

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SEC. 513. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle (unless the context otherwise requires):
                  (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term 
                ``agricultural commodity'' means--
                          (A) * * *

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                          (E) the products of natural stone;
                          (F) products, as a class, that are 
                        produced on a certified organic farm 
                        (as defined in section 2103 of the 
                        Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
                        U.S.C. 6502)) and that are certified to 
                        be sold or labeled as ``organic'' or 
                        ``100 percent organic'' (as defined in 
                        part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations or a successor 
                        regulation));
                          [(E)] (G) other commodities raised or 
                        produced on farms, as determined 
                        appropriate by the Secretary; and
                          [(F)] (H) products processed or 
                        manufactured from products specified in 
                        the preceding subparagraphs, as 
                        determined appropriate by the 
                        Secretary.

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              SPECIALTY CROPS COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2004



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             TITLE I--STATE ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS

SEC. 101. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS.

  (a) Availability and Purpose of Grants.--Using the funds made 
available under [subsection (j)] subsection (l), the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall make grants to States for each of the 
fiscal years 2005 through [2012] 2018 to be used by State 
departments of agriculture solely to enhance the 
competitiveness of specialty crops.
  [(b) Grants Based on Value of Production.--Subject to 
subsection (c), the amount of the grant for a fiscal year to a 
State under this section shall bear the same ratio to the total 
amount made available under subsection (j) for that fiscal year 
as the value of specialty crop production in the State during 
the preceding calendar year bears to the value of specialty 
crop production during the preceding calendar year in all 
States whose application for a grant for that fiscal year is 
accepted by the Secretary under subsection (f).]
  (b) Grants Based on Value and Acreage.--Subject to subsection 
(c), for each State whose application for a grant for a fiscal 
year that is accepted by the Secretary under subsection (f), 
the amount of the grant for such fiscal year to the State under 
this section shall bear the same ratio to the total amount made 
available under subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year as--
          (1) the average of the most recent available value of 
        specialty crop production in the State and the acreage 
        of specialty crop production in the State, as 
        demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture 
        data; bears to
          (2) the average of the most recent available value of 
        specialty crop production in all States and the acreage 
        of specialty crop production in all States, as 
        demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture 
        data.

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  (d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a State department of agriculture shall prepare 
and submit, for approval by the Secretary of Agriculture, an 
application at such time, in such a manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary shall require by regulation, 
including--
          (1) * * *
          (2) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
        requirements of the plan; [and]
          (3) an assurance that grant funds received under this 
        section shall supplement the expenditure of State funds 
        in support of specialty crops grown in that State, 
        rather than replace State funds[.]; and
          (4) an assurance that any grant funds received under 
        this section that are used for equipment or capital-
        related research costs determined to enhance the 
        competitiveness of specialty crops--
                  (A) shall be supplemented by the expenditure 
                of State funds in an amount that is not less 
                than 50 percent of such costs during the fiscal 
                year in which such costs were incurred; and
                  (B) shall be completely replaced by State 
                funds on the day after the date on which such 
                fiscal year ends.

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  (j) Multistate Projects.--Not later than 180 days after the 
effective date of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
issue guidance for the purpose of making grants to multistate 
projects under this section for projects involving--
          (1) food safety;
          (2) plant pests and disease;
          (3) research;
          (4) crop-specific projects addressing common issues; 
        and
          (5) any other area that furthers the purposes of this 
        section, as determined by the Secretary.
  (k) Administration.--
          (1) Department.--The Secretary of Agriculture may not 
        use more than 3 percent of the funds made available to 
        carry out this section for a fiscal year for 
        administrative expenses.
          (2) States.--A State receiving a grant under this 
        section may not use more than 8 percent of the funds 
        received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
        administrative expenses.
  [(j)] (l) Funding.--[Of the funds]
          (1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 
        grants under this section, using--
                  [(1)] (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                  [(2)] (B) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
                [and]
                  [(3)] (C) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 2010 through 2012[.];
                  (D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 
                2017; and
                  (E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
          (2) Multistate projects.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use to carry out 
        subsection (j), to remain available until expended--
                  (A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;
                  (B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                  (C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                  (D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
                  (E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.

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                            EXPORT APPLE ACT



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  Sec. 4. [Apples in] (a) Apples in less than carload lots as 
defined by the Secretary may, in his discretion, be shipped to 
any foreign country without complying with the provisions of 
this Act.
  (b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins without 
complying with the provisions of this Act.

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  Sec. 9. That when used in this Act--
  (1) * * *

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  (5) The term ``bulk bin'' means a bin that contains a 
quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.

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                      AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT

TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT

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Part 2--Commodity Benefits

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  Sec. 8e. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (c) and 
(d) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a 
marketing order issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant 
to section 8c of this Act contains any terms or conditions 
regulating the grade, size, quality, or maturity of tomatoes, 
raisins, olives (other than Spanish-style green olives), olive 
oil, prunes, avocados, mangoes, limes, grapefruit, green 
peppers, Irish potatoes, cucumbers, oranges, onions, walnuts, 
dates, filberts, table grapes, eggplants, kiwifruit, 
nectarines, clementines, plums, pistachios, apples, or 
caneberries (including raspberries, blackberries, and 
loganberries) produced in the United States the importation 
into the United States of any such commodity, other than dates 
for processing, during the period of time such order is in 
effect shall be prohibited unless it complies with the grade, 
size, quality, and maturity provisions of such order or 
comparable restrictions promulgated hereunder: Provided, That 
this prohibition shall not apply to such commodities when 
shipped into continental United States from the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico or any Territory or possession of the United States 
where this Act has force and effect: Provided further, That 
whenever two or more such marketing orders regulating the same 
agricultural commodity produced in different areas of the 
United States are concurrently in effect, the importation into 
the United States of any such commodity, other than dates for 
processing, shall be prohibited unless it complies with the 
grade, size, quality, and maturity provisions of the order 
which, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, regulates 
the commodity produced in the area with which the imported 
commodity is in most direct competition. Such prohibition shall 
not become effective until after the giving of such notice as 
the Secretary of Agriculture determines reasonable, which shall 
not be less than three days. In determining the amount of 
notice that is reasonable in the case of tomatoes the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall give due consideration to the time 
required for their transportation and entry into the United 
States after picking. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture 
finds that the application of the restrictions under a 
marketing order to an imported commodity is not practicable 
because of variations in characteristics between the domestic 
and imported commodity he shall establish with respect to the 
imported commodity, other than dates for processing, such 
grade, size, quality, and maturity restrictions by varieties, 
types, or other classifications as he finds will be equivalent 
or comparable to those imposed upon the domestic commodity 
under such order. The Secretary of Agriculture may promulgate 
such rules and regulations as he deems necessary, to carry out 
the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any 
provision if this section or of any rule, regulation, or order 
promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture in the 
amount prescribed in section 8a(5) or, upon conviction, a 
penalty in the amount prescribed in section 8c(14) of the Act, 
or to both such forfeiture and penalty.

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                SECTION 420 OF THE PLANT PROTECTION ACT

SEC. 420. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION.

  (a) * * *

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  (e) National Clean Plant Network.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        program to be known as the ``National Clean Plant 
        Network'' (referred to in this subsection as the 
        ``Program'').
          (2) Requirements.--Under the Program, the Secretary 
        shall establish a network of clean plant centers for 
        diagnostic and pathogen elimination services--
                  (A) to produce clean propagative plant 
                material; and
                  (B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
                plant material in sites located throughout the 
                United States.
          (3) Availability of clean plant source material.--
        Clean plant source material may be made available to--
                  (A) a State for a certified plant program of 
                the State; and
                  (B) private nurseries and producers.
          (4) Consultation and collaboration.--In carrying out 
        the Program, the Secretary shall--
                  (A) consult with--
                          (i) State departments of agriculture; 
                        and
                          (ii) land-grant colleges and 
                        universities and NLGCA Institutions (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)); and
                  (B) to the extent practicable and with input 
                from the appropriate State officials and 
                industry representatives, use existing Federal 
                or State facilities to serve as clean plant 
                centers.
          (5) Funding for fiscal year 2013.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program 
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
  [(e)] (f) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out 
this section--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; [and]
          (4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 [and each fiscal 
        year thereafter.];
          (5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2017; 
        and
          (6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
  (g) Relationship to Other Law.--The use of Commodity Credit 
Corporation funds under this section to provide technical 
assistance shall not be considered an allotment or fund 
transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of 
the limit on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714i).
  (h) Use of Funds for Clean Plant Network.--Of the funds made 
available under subsection (f) to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year, not less than $5,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out the national clean plant network under subsection 
(e).

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          FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT



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SEC. 3. REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES.

  (a) * * *

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  (f) Miscellaneous.--
          (1) * * *

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          (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.

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SEC. 17. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

  (a) * * *

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  (c) Importation of Pesticides and Devices.--The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall notify the Administrator of the arrival of 
pesticides and devices and shall deliver to the Administrator, 
upon the Administrator's request, samples of pesticides or 
devices which are being imported into the United States, giving 
notice to the owner or consignee, who may appear before the 
Administrator and have the right to introduce testimony. If it 
appears from the examination of a sample that it is 
adulterated, or misbranded or otherwise violates the provisions 
set forth in this Act, or is otherwise injurious to health or 
the environment, the pesticide or device may be refused 
admission, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall refuse 
delivery to the consignee and shall cause the destruction of 
any pesticide or device refused delivery which shall not be 
exported by the consignee within 90 days from the date of 
notice of such refusal under such regulations as the Secretary 
of the Treasury may prescribe. The Secretary of the Treasury 
may deliver to the consignee such pesticide or device pending 
examination and decision in the matter on execution of bond for 
the amount of the full invoice value of such pesticide or 
device, together with the duty thereon, and on refusal to 
return such pesticide or device for any cause to the custody of 
the Secretary of the Treasury, when demanded, for the purpose 
of excluding them from the country, or for any other purpose, 
said consignee shall forfeit the full amount of said bond. All 
charges for storage, cartage, and labor on pesticides or 
devices which are refused admission or delivery shall be paid 
by the owner or consignee, and in default of such payment shall 
constitute a lien against any future importation made by such 
owner or consignee. Solely for purposes of notifications of 
arrival upon importation, for purposes of this subsection, 
seed, including treated seed, shall not be considered a 
pesticide or device. Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed as precluding or limiting the authority of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the importation or 
movement of plants, plant products, or seeds, under the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Federal Seed Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.).

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                  FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT



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TITLE IV--PERMITS AND LICENSES

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            NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

  Sec. 402. (a) * * *

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  (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.

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         SECTION 508 OF THE FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT OF 1938

SEC. 508. CROP INSURANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (k) Reinsurance.--
          (1) * * *

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          (8) Renegotiation of standard reinsurance 
        agreement.--
                  (A) * * *

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                  (E) 2011 reinsurance year.--
                          (i) * * *

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                          (iii) Equitable relief for specialty 
                        crop policies.--
                                  (I) In general.--For each of 
                                the 2011 through 2015 
                                reinsurance years, in addition 
                                to the total amount of funding 
                                for reimbursement of 
                                administrative and operating 
                                costs that is otherwise 
                                required to be made available 
                                in each such reinsurance year 
                                pursuant to an agreement 
                                entered into by the 
                                Corporation, the Corporation 
                                shall use $41,000,000 to 
                                provide additional 
                                reimbursement with respect to 
                                eligible insurance contracts 
                                for any agricultural commodity 
                                that is not eligible for a 
                                benefit under subtitles A, B or 
                                C of title I of the Federal 
                                Agriculture Reform and Risk 
                                Management Act of 2013.
                                  (II) Treatment.--Additional 
                                reimbursements made under this 
                                clause shall be included as 
                                part of the base level of 
                                administrative and operating 
                                expense reimbursement to which 
                                any limit on compensation to 
                                persons involved in the direct 
                                sale and service of any 
                                eligible crop insurance 
                                contract required under an 
                                agreement entered into by the 
                                Corporation is applied.
                                  (III) Rule of construction.--
                                Nothing in this clause shall be 
                                construed as statutory assent 
                                to the limit described in 
                                subclause (II).
                  (F) Budget.--
                          (i) In general.--The Board shall 
                        ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 
                        Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii), as compared to the previous 
                        Standard Reinsurance Agreement--
                                  (I) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, shall be budget 
                                neutral; and
                                  (II) in no event, may 
                                significantly depart from 
                                budget neutrality.
                          (ii) Use of savings.--To the extent 
                        that any budget savings is realized in 
                        the renegotiation of a Standard 
                        Reinsurance Agreement under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii), and the savings 
                        are determined not to be a significant 
                        departure from budget neutrality under 
                        clause (i), the savings shall be used 
                        to increase the obligations of the 
                        Corporation under subsections (e)(2) or 
                        (k)(4) or section 523.

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  (p) Coverage Levels by Practice.--Beginning with the 2015 
crop year, a producer that produces an agricultural commodity 
on both dry land and irrigated land may elect a different 
coverage level for each production practice.
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                  SECTION 901 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974

SEC. 901. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Livestock Forage Disaster Program.--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) Assistance for losses due to drought 
        conditions.--
                  [(A) Eligible losses.--
                          [(i) In general.--An eligible]
                  (A) Eligible losses.--An eligible livestock 
                producer may receive assistance under this 
                subsection only for grazing losses for covered 
                livestock that occur on land that--
                          [(I)] (i) is native or improved 
                        pastureland with permanent vegetative 
                        cover; or
                          [(II)] (ii) is planted to a crop 
                        planted specifically for the purpose of 
                        providing grazing for covered 
                        livestock.
                          [(ii) Exclusions.--An eligible 
                        livestock producer may not receive 
                        assistance under this subsection for 
                        grazing losses that occur on land used 
                        for haying or grazing under the 
                        conservation reserve program 
                        established under subchapter B of 
                        chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of 
                        the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
                        U.S.C. 3831 et seq.).]

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                      ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION ACT



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TITLE X--MISCELLANEOUS

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Subtitle E--Animal Health Protection

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SEC. 10405. EXPORTATION.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
          (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated--
                  (A) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
                through [2012] 2018 to carry out section 11010 
                of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
                2008; and
                  (B) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
                fiscal years 2008 through [2012] 2018 to carry 
                out this section.

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                           ANIMAL WELFARE ACT



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  Sec. 26. (a) Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in an Animal 
Fighting Venture.--
          (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
        sponsor or exhibit an animal in an animal fighting 
        venture[.] or to knowingly attend or knowingly cause a 
        minor to attend an animal fighting venture.

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                   Duplicative Programs Clarification

    This bill reauthorizes the USDA's Water and Waste Disposal 
program, the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) all of which GAO has 
listed as duplicative programs.
    The GAO report found no overlap in duplicate funding 
between the Water and Waste disposal program and the EPA's 
Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds but did 
identify the potential for communities to complete duplicate 
funding applications and related documents when applying for 
funding from both the EPA programs and the USDA program.
    The 2011 GAO report listed TEFAP and CSFP as duplicative 
because they help ensure access to nutritious food, as does the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the 
food stamp program).